Chapter 45

This time it could be considered enjoying advanced medicines in advance.

If he sold these medicines, he should be able to make a profit too.

He wouldn't dare say more, but paying off the debt he just borrowed definitely wouldn't be a problem, and there would be some left over.

But he definitely couldn't sell them.

He still had to rely on these medicines to pass the entrance test.

And he had to win Cao Feng's "Race Improvement Book" to improve Gu Qing, Tang Ruan, and these other women. ===== CHAPTER 112 =====

Zhao Chi headed north all the way.

Constantly looking around on the road, avoiding running into those District 7 nobles.

Other pedestrians also walked in a hurry.

It seemed everyone had received similar notifications.

Very lucky, there was only dust and horse manure on the road, no nobles encountered.

Zhao Chi wanted to buy stocking fashion, the fashion store in this town might not have it.

And improving fashion also required materials, and rare materials, which this town might not have either.

If he wanted to buy everything, he would have to run to several places.

Now it wasn't peaceful outside, not worth risking for a little money.

He could buy it directly at the exchange.

Although the exchange required a service fee, the variety was complete.

Zhao Chi came to the exchange.

There were very few people inside, the manager was actually sitting inside.

As soon as Zhao Chi entered, he immediately attracted the attention of many staff members.

Seeing Zhao Chi's attire, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

A staff member walked over from the door to entertain him.

Led him to counter 14.

Unfortunately, there were no blueprints here.

Then he could only buy finished fashion.

But when looking at these fashion items, Zhao Chi was dumbfounded.

He didn't expect there to be so many classifications for stockings.

Pantyhose, long stockings, medium stockings, short stockings, over-the-knee stockings, dance stockings, toe stockings, suspender stockings, crotchless stockings, snakeskin stockings, polka-dot stockings...

Etc., etc., there were many types.

But could they all be classified as stockings?

Many names he was hearing for the first time, but among them, there were a few he really wanted to choose.

For example, crotchless stockings.

This wasn't because he had any special thoughts, but because he felt these stockings would be very convenient for those women.

But in that case, there would be a spot between their legs that couldn't enjoy the defense bonus.

And that was exactly their sensitive area.

So crotchless stockings wouldn't work.

Suspender stockings and over-the-knee stockings were also good, but they had drawbacks too.

What were toe stockings? Why were there these? So strange.

After considering for a moment, Zhao Chi finally chose pantyhose.

After all, although this kind of stocking wasn't the best-looking, it had the largest coverage.

Not only could it wrap the legs and feet.

It could even wrap the buttocks, and even the waist.

In this way, it was equivalent to allowing their entire lower body to enjoy the defense bonus.

He would choose this.

But besides the style, there were also many types of thickness.

Ultra-thin, thin, standard, thick, ultra-thick.

Zhao Chi didn't hesitate about the thickness, choosing the ultra-thin type.

Finally, what he bought for them was ultra-thin pantyhose.

Next was buying materials.

Very lucky, all materials were available.

Also buy some energy pills for the artisans to eat.

Selected quickly.

The staff member said softly, "Sir, please check again, confirm after confirming the payment."

Zhao Chi checked carefully.

[Shopping List]

[Stocking Fashion] x24

[Silk] x24

[Cotton Thread] x24

[Bugui Grass Juice] x24

[Primary Energy Pill] x300

[Payment] 850 silver coins

[Commission] 25.5 silver coins

[Total] 875.5 silver coins

Zhao Chi had already made a psychological expectation, but when he really saw so much money, he was still a bit shocked.

The unit of these amounts was silver coins.

Whether here or in his original world, this was the first time he had spent so much money directly.

The most expensive thing here was the "Bugui Grass Juice," which was more expensive than the stocking fashion.

But there was no choice, this was the key material for improvement, it must be had.

Silk wasn't cheap either.

The cheapest was cotton thread.

Calculating this way, buying a pair of stocking fashion, then consuming materials for improvement, the total cost reached about 35 silver coins.

After all, it was super improved fashion, so this much money was worth it.

And it was definitely much cheaper than buying finished products.

Energy pills weren't too expensive, but he bought a large quantity.

Mainly because these pills could replenish energy.

Similar to the effect of coffee or tea.

Could let those female artisans eat them to replenish energy and refresh themselves.

Could work for a long time without sleeping, working continuously, and working with full energy.

Although this was a bit cruel to those women.

But now was the early stage of territory development, indeed needing to work overtime.

Later, he would compensate these female heroes double.

The 10 gold coins he just borrowed were almost spent.

Besides these payments and commissions, he also had to pay taxes...

Zhao Chi said, "Please give me the receipt, I'll go to the counter next door to pay taxes."

Unexpectedly, the staff member said, "Don't be so troublesome today, I'll help you pay it quickly, you leave quickly, don't run into those nobles."

Zhao Chi couldn't help but smile, "Alright, then thank you."

[Tax] 119.85 silver coins

"What? So much?"

Zhao Chi was shocked. ===== CHAPTER 113 =====

This tax was as high as 1.2 gold coins!

He knew the tax would be a lot, but he didn't expect this much.

He was just buying these things to transport back to the territory.

The staff member nodded, "Yes, sir, most of what you bought are commodities, not daily necessities, so the fees can only be collected normally, this is the tax bill, please check."

Roughly looking at the tax bill, the tax rates for different commodities were different, but it was indeed this much money.

No choice, pay it.

The 10 gold coins he just borrowed now had less than 4.65 silver coins left.

Adding the money he had left before, only 5.54 silver coins remained.

Damn it.

"Zhao Chi? Why are you here? Buying things?"

A familiar female voice.

Looking back, it was Chief Instructor Li Li Ruanyu.

Still wearing that instructor uniform.

Looking mature and elegant.

Zhao Chi nodded, "Yes, buying some supplies to transport back."

"You bought... stockings?"

Li Li Ruanyu looked at the goods on the counter in surprise.

In her impression, Zhao Chi didn't care for women, was introverted and deep, focused on his studies, and had made great progress.

And his character was good, worthy of trust.

Zhao Chi was a bit embarrassed.

Now that he had paid the tax, he quickly put the supplies into his system space.

"Mm... this is fashion, for the heroes and soldiers in my territory to wear."

Li Li Ruanyu nodded with a strange expression.

"Hurry and go, it's already afternoon, those District 7 nobles are going to our academy, be careful on the road."

Zhao Chi nodded, "Alright, Instructor Li, you be careful too."

Li Li Ruanyu smiled confidently, "They don't dare do anything to me, don't worry about me, you hurry and go, don't conflict with them, if you encounter trouble on the road, you can contact me immediately."

Zhao Chi thanked her, "Thank you, Instructor Li, I'll go back now."

After speaking, he turned and left.

But he found that all the staff around were staring at Li Li Ruanyu.

Li Li Ruanyu waved her hand, "Hurry and go, stop looking."

"Alright, Instructor Li, goodbye."

"Goodbye, develop well."

There were even fewer people on the road.

Many private shops on both sides had closed their doors.

Zhao Chi's pace couldn't help but speed up a bit.

Fortunately, it was very smooth.

He quickly returned home, panting and entering the territory.

Before his vision recovered, shouts of killing came to his ears.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Those female soldiers were training very seriously.

Sweating like rain.

Beside them was the sound of bang, bang, bang from the construction team.

Fang Li and the other 4 female construction workers were building defensive towers.

Now there was plenty of wood, all ready-made, and could be taken directly.

Tang Ruan saw Zhao Chi return and signaled Gu Qing.

"Sister Gu, he's back."

Gu Qing turned around and saw the panting Zhao Chi.

She called a stop to the training, "Everyone rest for a while, gather in 10 minutes to continue training."

The female soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief.

Shaking their sore arms, they all went to find water to drink.

Today they were all equipped with wooden shields and wooden spears, and both hands would be practiced.

Yesterday it was only the right arm that was sore and trembling, today it was both arms trembling together.

Gu Qing jumped to Zhao Chi's side in two or three steps, "My lord! You're back?"

"Mm, how is the territory?"

"Everything is smooth!"

"The two dogs didn't bark, did they?"

"No, they are both roaming around nearby, they have already integrated into our place."

Those two dogs had now recovered their spirit.

But Zhao Chi didn't tie them up again, instead letting them patrol freely around the territory.

It could be seen that these two dogs were very satisfied, galloping freely with joy.

Seeing any movement, they would bark wildly.

They had already scared away several animals.

Zhao Chi said, "Gu Qing, I'll leave the subsequent training to you, I'm going to the tailor shop to make some fashion for you all."

"Make fashion? My lord, you can also make fashion?"

Gu Qing was very surprised.

"No, it's improving fashion, what I said just now wasn't accurate."

"Oh, why not let Feng Xiu do it? Isn't she a professional tailor?"

Zhao Chi smiled, "The level of this technology of ours seems to be very high, it's too difficult for Feng Xiu, after all, she is only a primary tailor. Forcing her to make it might fail and waste materials."

Gu Qing nodded, "Listening to this, my lord, you actually have confidence? You are truly amazing."

Zhao Chi smiled, not explaining.

Gu Qing asked again, "Tang Ruan is very interested in sewing, should I let her assist you?"

"No need, I can do it myself, Tang Ruan has high attributes, let her focus on training."

Gu Qing smiled, "Alright, then I won't disturb you, I'll go train them well and turn these little girls into qualified soldiers for you."

"Keep going, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard work, looking forward to the little socks you'll make for me, my lord."