Chapter 403

After all, he had just consumed too many energy points.

He really did need to replenish a bit.

But unfortunately, Zhao Chi didn't have many genetic points left.

He had given them all to Gu Qing earlier.

From now on, he could only replenish once per day.

Forcefully pouring them into Gu Qing wouldn't have any real effect either.

But, even without the attribute bonus... Zhao Chi discovered it was effective for Blissful Frenzy.

Every time they did it like this, Gu Qing could very easily gain 1 Blissful Frenzy energy point.

That wasn't bad either.

Half an hour passed.

Gu Qing absorbed 1 Genetic Enhancement energy point.

Zhao Chi gained 4 Blissful Frenzy energy points.

Both were very satisfied.

Gu Qing, cheeks rosy, hooked her arm through Zhao Chi's.

Half leaning, half embracing.

Nuzzling and snuggling, they entered the hot spring.

It was already 1 a. m.

There were still 3 hours until the rest time mandated by the territory.

Gu Qing, now replenished, refreshed in body and mind, happily went to the training ground to practice with the female soldiers.

Zhao Chi, meanwhile, entered the tailor shop.

Feng Xiu was leading the female tailors in making leather armor.

She was very surprised to see Zhao Chi come in.

"My lord, why didn't you go to your own dedicated tailor shop? Are you here to inspect us?"

Zhao Chi waved his hand: "No, I came over to check on your leather armor production. How are those ice bear pelts we captured yesterday? Have they been processed yet?"

Feng Xiu shook her head: "Sorry, Lord, I don't really know about that. You could ask Yang Lu later — her hunting team is in charge of processing the bear pelts. We've received several dozen and are making leather armor right now."

"How is it? Is it difficult to make armor from these ice bear pelts?" Zhao Chi asked.

"It is indeed a little harder, but the technique hasn't changed. It's just a material substitution, so it doesn't make much difference."

"Mm, do you have any finished leather armor?"

"Yes, they're all over there. We've already finished several sets, but haven't distributed them yet."

"Good, you all carry on. I'll take a look at this bear leather armor."

"Yes, Lord."

In the wooden frame nearby, there were already several sets of completed bear leather armor.

Zhao Chi picked out a standard-quality set.

The appearance was very different.

Regular leather armor is usually brown or black.

The surface is smooth and hard.

But this bear leather armor had a thick layer of white bear fur on the outside.

It looked fluffy — wearing it would definitely keep you warm.

Besides, the bear fur was dense, which also provided good cushioning.

It could also slightly boost defense.

Zhao Chi clicked on the attributes.

【Name】 Ice Bear Leather Armor Set

【Quality】 Standard

【Durability】 150

【Defense】 7

【Material】 Defense +2, Durability +50, Cold Resistance +5

As expected, this Bai Bai ice bear leather armor wasn't just good-looking.

The material really did have an upgrade.

This kind of material substitution was relatively simple.

Unlike switching stockings to spider silk — which made them too thin and too elastic, requiring changes to the technique itself.

Making this leather armor was simply a matter of substituting the material.

The technique and steps were entirely unchanged.

So although the crafting difficulty had indeed increased a little, these apprentice tailors could still handle it and produce standard-quality bear leather armor.

This bear leather armor added an extra 2 points of defense and 50 points of durability.

Bringing the total durability of the leather armor set up to 200 points.

Every part of the leather armor set was made of the same material.

So every part had the same defense and the same durability.

Standard-quality leather armor was equivalent to about 1.5 times an ordinary person's HP.

This analogy was very rough.

For example, weapons like spears and crossbows could pierce armor.

Blunt weapons like hammers and staves deal impact damage, bypassing armor and hurting the body directly.

In these situations, the effect of armor is reduced.

But under normal circumstances, you can roughly understand it as: wearing bear leather armor raises your HP by 2x.

Besides that, the material of this bear leather armor also grants 5 points of cold resistance.

In effect, that's equivalent to expanding your temperature tolerance range by 5 points,

of course, on the cold side.

But right now it's the middle of summer.

Making those women wear bear leather armor in summer would practically roast them alive.

It can be set aside as reserves for now.

Wear it in winter, or when heading to certain cold territories.

Coming out of the tailor's shop, Zhao Chi arrived outside the kitchen.

A separate kitchen has now been built.

Originally there were few female villagers, so using the kitchen in Lord Zhao Chi's house was enough.

Or grilling outside.

But now that the number of female villagers is close to 200, a dedicated kitchen is a must.

Inside there are plenty of stoves, and the ventilation is decent too.

Enough to cook meals for over a hundred people.

Right now everyone takes turns cooking; once it's light, 5 new villagers can be class-changed and trained as dedicated chefs.

This way, as their cooking skill improves, the meals they make will taste better and better.

After this kitchen was built, Gu Qing kept running over to it.

She doesn't have the Cooking skill, but she just loves cooking.

Over the past couple of days she's been studying recipes and has managed to make a few dishes.

The flavor is passable.

But the heart put into it is full marks.

Although there are no chefs yet, outside the kitchen there are still some busy figures.

It's Yang Lu's hunting squad.

Now they no longer need to hunt at all.

At least not in the short term, for sure.

These ten-plus tons of bear meat are enough to feed everyone for a long time.

Add in the 7 tons of meat cured earlier, and food for the near future is absolutely no worry.