Chapter 42

[Level] Primary

[Skill] Construction +5

[Attribute] Enhancement Points +5

The construction workers' enhancement also prioritized efficiency first.

Among them, there was one woman with better attributes, whom Zhao Chi appointed as the construction team leader to manage and lead the other 4 female construction workers.

[Primary Construction Worker: Fang Li]

The transfer was complete.

All 10 new female villagers had their own occupations.

They all felt full of fighting spirit.

Construction team leader Fang Li asked, "My lord, what building should we build?"

Zhao Chi said, "Build defensive towers first, build 5 of them."

Fang Li was stunned for a moment, then confirmed again, "My lord, build 5 defensive towers? Not build other buildings?"

Zhao Chi nodded, "That's right, there will be a beast invasion in a few days, we must establish defensive facilities first. Building walls is too low in cost-effectiveness, defensive towers are better, but you all have to live in the barracks for these few days, is that okay?"

Fang Li shook her head, "What's the problem with living in the barracks? Of course, no problem. But we can only build primary defensive towers right now, they are very small."

"Yeah, I understand, it doesn't matter, just go ahead and build them."

"Understood, my lord, we will go build them immediately, are there any requirements for the location?"

"1 in the center, then one in the southeast, west, north, and south, just distribute them evenly."

"Received!"

It was now 8 o'clock in the morning.

All the female artisans were doing their jobs.

Today was already the 3rd day, there were 4 more days to develop.

This kind of development was definitely unfair.

Students like Zhao Chi could only rely on themselves.

Some students could rely on their families.

Even if the 8th Lord Academy was a commoner academy, among commoners, there were levels.

A better family background could provide more help.

Being able to buy more equipment, or buy some refugees.

Could substantially improve strength.

However, relatively speaking.

If the parents in the family had already lost their territory, there were no resources to provide help.

If the parents' territory still existed, they could provide some help, but it was limited.

After all, parents also faced the pressure of alien beast invasions.

Relatively speaking, the parents' pressure was even greater.

Most resources would still be invested in the parents, as that was the most brutal battlefield.

What was invested in the children would be some, and they would be stronger than others, but ultimately not too much.

Noble families were the exception.

On the training ground.

Gu Qing was at the front, facing 10 female militia.

Zhao Chi stood behind the militia, following them in practicing spear thrusts.

The female militia held shields in their left hands and branches in their right, practicing very seriously.

Yesterday, only the carpenter Li Zhu was making wooden shields, and only 8 were made.

Today, the carpenters had been replenished to 5, and by the afternoon, everyone would be equipped with brand new wooden shields and wooden spears. ===== CHAPTER 104 =====

Thrust, thrust, thrust!

Thrust, thrust, thrust!

Every female soldier gritted her teeth and thrust out with force.

With every forward thrust, they felt something suppressed in their chests.

Zhao Chi felt it too.

"Everyone shout it out, every time you thrust, shout once!"

"Shout what?" Tang Ruan asked.

"Kill!" Zhao Chi answered.

Gu Qing said, "Alright, everyone shout it out loud, Kill!"

"Kill!"

Zhao Chi nodded at Gu Qing.

Gu Qing continued to lead the female soldiers in training.

"Everyone ready, thrust!"

"Kill!!"

The sound was loud.

The female soldiers shouted out with the breath held in their chests.

With this shout, the momentum was completely different.

It really felt like standing on a battlefield, facing enemies about to engage.

"Thrust!"

"Kill!!"

"Thrust!" x1000

"Kill!!" x1000

Throughout the morning, over a thousand thrusts were performed.

Zhao Chi saw that his and the female soldiers' experience was slowly increasing.

Finally, when training ended at noon, all level 0 female soldiers upgraded to level 1.

The female soldiers who had upgraded before also saw their experience increase by a small half.

Training until tomorrow would definitely bring them to level 2.

Everyone ate lunch with great appetite, especially these female soldiers.

Mainly because they were tired.

Although they only practiced one movement, the physical consumption was still great.

Zhao Chi held a bamboo cup, eating roasted meat.

The roasted meat in his hand kept shaking, shaking, shaking.

The salt on it was about to be shaken off.

Looking at the female soldiers next to him, they were all the same.

Their right hands couldn't stop trembling, but they were much better than Zhao Chi.

Gu Qing leaned over with a grin, "My lord, are your arms okay?"

"Of course they're okay." Zhao Chi's arm was still trembling.

A drop of oil shook onto Gu Qing's chest.

Gu Qing wiped it off softly with her index finger and licked it clean in her mouth.

"Don't push yourself, come."

Gu Qing handed a skewer of meat to Zhao Chi's mouth.

"No need, everyone is just as tired, I'm fine on my own."

Zhao Chi raised his hand, and the bamboo skewer poked his face.

Zhao Chi: "..."

Gu Qing: "...Open your mouth."

Zhao Chi obediently opened his mouth.

Gu Qing had also practiced over a thousand times in the morning, but it hadn't reached her fatigue point, so her right hand was still very steady. ===== CHAPTER 105 =====

After feeding him for a while, Tang Ruan walked over.

"Sister Gu, I'm done eating, let me feed the lord?"

Gu Qing looked at Tang Ruan, then at Zhao Chi.

"Alright, I'll leave it to you."

"Mm."

Tang Ruan took the skewer from Gu Qing's hand and handed it to Zhao Chi's mouth.

"Come, open your mouth, ah~~"

Zhao Chi felt she was a bit like a kindergarten teacher.

"No need, I can eat with my left hand."

"The left hand isn't convenient either, why do you only let Sister Gu feed you, and not me? Is it because I'm not good at feeding?"

"...Then you feed me."

"Mm! Hehe."

Soon, served by two beauties, he finished this warm yet awkward lunch.

Li Zhu and the other 4 female carpenters had been busy in the carpentry shop.

Now they had just come out.

Everyone was holding the newly made wooden spears and wooden shields.

Li Zhu said with a hint of apology, "My lord, I'm really sorry, we all lack experience, the quality of what we made isn't good, only a few met the quality standards."

This was certain.

Newly transferred carpenters, it was enough that they could make them successfully.

Quality couldn't be demanded too highly.

Zhao Chi nodded, "It doesn't matter, it's normal, just put them on the ground, you all go eat quickly, don't delay your meals in the future."

"Alright, thank you, my lord, what should we do after? Any work arrangements?"

"3 people continue making wooden shields and spears, 1 person make a wooden cart, 1 person make some wooden bowls or something, bamboo cups aren't convenient for eating after all."

"Alright, my lord, I understand."

"Go eat quickly."

"Mm."

On the ground were 20 wooden spears and 12 wooden shields.

This was the work Zhao Chi had arranged for her yesterday, and today it was finally all completed.

These wooden spears and shields were pale yellow all over, a million times cleaner than the wooden spears captured from the goblins.

But the attributes of these wooden spears were indeed not very good.

Only 2 sets were of "Standard" quality.

The rest were all "Rough" or "Inferior."

Zhao Chi picked up two wooden shields:

The first was inferior:

[Name] Wooden Shield

[Quality] Inferior

[Durability] 75

[Defense] 4

The second was standard:

[Name] Wooden Shield

[Quality] Standard

[Durability] 150

[Defense] 9

Durability was the equipment's life; once it was gone, the equipment would shatter.

Defense power naturally had great use.

If the enemy's attack power was 7 points.

Then the standard wooden shield with 9 defense could completely defend against all attacks; these 7 points of attack would consume 7 points of shield durability and wouldn't harm the human body.

But the inferior wooden shield couldn't.

The inferior wooden shield only had 4 points of defense, so it could only defend against 4 points of damage, consuming 4 points of durability. The remaining 3 points of attack would be borne by the human body.

Only when attack was greater than defense could it harm the body.

If attack was less than or equal to defense, it could only harm the equipment's durability.

The difference between the two wooden shields could be seen from their appearance.

Naturally, the better the quality, the better the appearance.

Li Li Ruanyu had taught that equipment quality was very important, affecting all attributes.

Zhao Chi compared them; durability, defense, all were very different.

The inferior attributes were half of the standard ones.

The rough ones were between the two.

But anyway, it was practice now, so quality didn't matter.

At this time, the female blacksmith Ding Dang also walked over.

Holding an iron spear in her arms.

"My lord, very lucky, the first iron spear is of standard quality."

Zhao Chi smiled, "Not bad, a good start."

Ding Dang smiled, "It's mainly luck, I can't guarantee the ones after will be standard, we will try our best not to make inferior ones."

Zhao Chi nodded, "Alright, don't have psychological pressure, just let go and do it."

Ding Dang smiled, "Thank you for your tolerance, my lord, but iron ingots are not enough now, the remaining can only make 4 more iron spears."

Zhao Chi said, "It doesn't matter, finish making the iron spears in the afternoon, then you all go find a mining area, tomorrow let the construction team build the mine first."

Ding Dang nodded, "Alright, I understand."

Zhao Chi held the iron spear in his left hand and the wooden spear in his right, looking at them.

[Name] Wooden Spear

[Quality] Standard

[Durability] 50

[Attack] 8

[Penetration] 1

Then the iron spear:

[Name] Iron Spear

[Quality] Standard

[Durability] 200

[Attack] 34

[Penetration] 20

There was a big difference between different materials, the attributes differed by several times.

If high-level materials could be used for production, they must be used.

Penetration was armor-piercing, able to penetrate the opponent's defense.

This standard iron spear had 20 points of penetration, equivalent to ignoring 20 points of the opponent's defense.

Very good.

Spear-type weapons had the strongest penetration.

While Zhao Chi was looking, Gu Qing and Tang Ruan also surrounded him.

Zhao Chi pointed to the ground, "Stop looking, everyone pick one, call the female soldiers over to pick too."

Tang Ruan nodded, "Alright, I'll go call them."

Soon, the female soldiers all ran over to pick weapons.

Everyone chose a weapon and shield that felt comfortable. ===== CHAPTER 106 =====