[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-lord-starting-with-heroine-fusion":3,"chapter-global-lord-starting-with-heroine-fusion-global-lord-starting-with-heroine-fusion-chapter-494":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Universal Lords: Starting with Heroine Fusion",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2202070,3808,"Chapter 494","global-lord-starting-with-heroine-fusion-chapter-494",494,"\u003Cp>With more female soldiers, armor was even more scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might as well just buy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Cang answered very straightforwardly: “Here’s the list, see for yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were indeed quite a few female armors in the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were over a hundred brand new ones, and several hundred that were nine-tenths new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although female soldiers didn’t account for a high proportion of all soldiers, they still made up about 20%-30%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, female elves accounted for the majority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of the remaining 10% of female soldiers were guards for male lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So some could be seized after every battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price of these armors was not low; brand new ones were 1.8 gold coins, up 0.2 gold coins from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine-tenths new ones were 1.55 gold coins, also more expensive by a dozen silver coins than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no way; taxes were higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although everyone had some Random-Marking Talismans privately to evade taxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the alien Fog Corridor Captain had already said that if the transaction volume was low and taxes paid were low, he would come to check one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fine for Zhao Chi to evade taxes alone, but if Zhao Cang paid too little, those aliens might come to cause trouble, which wasn’t worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he would buy 200 sets of nine-tenths new ones, some of which were ninety-nine-tenths new, almost brand new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides iron armor, raw materials for fire oil also needed to be purchased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still quite a few rare materials for fire oil, about 2700 portions, enough to boil about 8000+ liters of super-bright fire oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no oil now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to buy some animal fat, or just buy ordinary fire oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary fire oil was 130 copper coins per liter, not cheap, but Zhao Chi could accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he would just buy 8000 liters of fire oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it wasn’t a small amount, it was still quite a bit of stock for the family warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third Brother, I want these.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm… fire oil… and female armor. Don’t you consider using more male soldiers in your territory? Aren’t there too many issues with female soldiers?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chi shook his head: “It’s fine, no problems.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Cang sighed: “How is that possible? I only have three wives at home, and they argue every day; it’s driving me crazy. Can you have so many female soldiers in your territory without them arguing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chi recalled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing and the other heroines had never argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other women had had disputes, but they subsided quickly, and there didn’t seem to be any real estrangement, and they cooperated well later on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chi was indeed a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now, hearing Zhao Cang say this, did he realize that he was truly worry-free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chi could only answer: “There are arguments, but they are manageable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Cang sighed: “Exactly, how could they not argue? I’d rather stay in this warehouse territory; these goods are better, they don’t make a sound, and I can arrange them however I want.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chi didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also knew that one of his third sisters-in-law was very fierce and had mocked him before; Zhao Chi didn’t like her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the other two third sisters-in-law didn’t seem easy to deal with either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really didn’t know why Zhao Cang married them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Cang finally patted Zhao Chi on the shoulder: “You’re not married yet; you’ll understand later, sigh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, both of them suddenly received a notification:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Family Notification]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I am Zhao Qizong, just received a notification from the Holy Race, telling all our lords to gather at the North Gate to welcome Captain Mu Chang]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Captain Mu Chang is the former Master Mu Chang, everyone come out to welcome him, remember not to show any hostility on your faces]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you don’t want to look at him, lower your head. If you hold your head up, make sure you are smiling, don’t let them find fault]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hide any contraband in your territory as soon as possible, and don’t carry any Random-Marking Talismans or the like on your person; this Captain Mu Chang has strong investigative abilities]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Alright, everyone come]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chi and Zhao Cang looked at each other, and Zhao Cang immediately prepared to teleport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chi hurriedly stopped him: “Third Brother, give me my equipment first; I might need it if there’s a war.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Cang immediately called his subordinate: “Give him the list, let him move it for you. You hurry up too, don’t delay this kind of thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chi nodded: “I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, leave as soon as you get the stuff, don’t stay here long, I’m leaving first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Zhao Chi could reply, Zhao Cang disappeared directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhao Chi quickly sent the list to Zhao Cang’s subordinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trouble you, brother, help me get it ready as soon as possible, I need to leave quickly too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That subordinate also knew Zhao Chi and didn’t waste time, quickly preparing it for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying 414 gold coins, Zhao Chi took the female soldiers and supplies and returned immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chi didn’t have time to find Gu Qing, so he told the female soldiers: “Give the list to Gu Qing, let her distribute the iron armor, put the fire oil in the warehouse, and tell her I’ve gone out for something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female soldiers nodded one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, my lord, we can handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teleported out of the Great World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already past 5 PM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun was setting, and the weather was still slightly hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were very few people on the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chi ran quickly toward the North Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he hadn’t been delayed; Mu Chang hadn’t arrived yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dirt road outside the village was empty; originally, few people traveled on these village roads, and now one couldn’t see anyone for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were many people inside the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each family was already standing in neat rows on both sides of the gate, standing along the road, and many people were holding small yellow flags in their hands, waving them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very front was Fog Corridor with the 12 alien lords, and there were also 300 alien warriors beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Zhao Chi had seen them turn into werewolves, he felt more and more that they looked like wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were set somewhat apart, and their noses and mouths were slightly protruding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their hair was all oily and hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate was open, and outside the gate were several thick wooden poles with over a dozen people hanging from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all covered in lacerations, blood flowing all over their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood dripped down, having already dried into a black-red color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t just been hung there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although those people had become bloodied figures, Zhao Chi could still recognize that they were all people from Xiliu Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t see clearly from this angle, but he could already see that some were independent residents, and two were from the Qi family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know what they had done wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hanging them outside the gate like this probably served as a demonstration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either a demonstration to the outside, or a demonstration to the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s attention was outside the gate, and Zhao Chi quickly stood behind the Zhao family’s line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qin was looking around, and after seeing Zhao Chi, she immediately squeezed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She whispered: “Why did you come so late?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chi also whispered: “I had to tidy up some things in the territory. What’s the situation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to the people hanging outside the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qin was a bit surprised: “You don’t know? What have you been doing these past few days?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been busy crafting equipment these past few days; I haven’t paid much attention to anything that wasn’t a mandatory notification.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1317,"2026-06-17T06:09:53.282Z","2026-06-17T06:13:01.193Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","cc3d6416b66a0b64410ac402277395e357402febda48d8f142e929fce890867c","global-lord-starting-with-heroine-fusion-chapter-495","global-lord-starting-with-heroine-fusion-chapter-493",515,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-lord-starting-with-heroine-fusion-cover.jpg"]