Chapter 536

This is a beginner wind-element spiritual technique that can summon and control a gust of wind.

Originally it was meant to disperse heavy fog and sand, or to coordinate with fire-element spiritual techniques.

But it's also very suitable for Gu Qing.

When Gu Qing spits or sprays silk, she relies on muscle contraction to shoot out the spider silk.

But her muscle strength is limited after all, and so is her range.

Especially the blood silk from her hands — the distance it sprays is quite short.

If she could control wind, she could use the wind to blow the spider silk farther.

After all, spider silk is very light.

Wind can easily carry it a long way.

After the trade was done, Zhao Chi wandered around the county town for another hour or so.

For Gu Qing and the other two female heroes, he bought experience-boosting hair ties separately.

【Name】Study Hair Tie

【Quality】Excellent

【Grade】Improved

【Durability】15

【Color】Black

【Effect】Female only

【Attribute】Learning +20%

【Improvement】Learning +20%

This hair tie has slightly lower durability, and the price is a bit cheaper too.

This way, all the heroes have fashion items that boost experience by 40%.

Zhao Chi hurriedly bought some lunch, ate it, and took a car back to the village.

The spirit-energy car fare back was rather expensive — a full 5 silver coins.

But Zhao Chi had just spent over 280 gold coins, so this bit of silver wasn't worth fussing over.

He soon returned to the village.

It was just 4 p. m.

Right at the village entrance, he ran into the horse cart transporting the oil-refining workbench for Zhao Chi.

Under Zhao Chi's direction, the workbench was moved into his warehouse.

From now on, Zhao Chi can start making ultra-bright fire oil.

He hadn't seen it at the exchange just now, and had no idea how much it could sell for.

But the improved high-brightness fire oil could sell for 200 copper coins per jar.

His ultra-improved fire oil should be able to sell for 700 copper coins per jar.

The price is far worse than fashion items.

After all, fire oil is a consumable.

It can only be used once.

Fashion items may not have high durability, but they can still be used for a while.

Besides, even without ultra-bright fire oil, ordinary torches made with regular fire oil aren't unusable either — selling this ultra-bright fire oil for 700 copper coins is already not bad.

But how much it can actually sell for still has to wait and be seen later.

Zhao Chi tidied up the surroundings briefly.

He was just about to return to his territory.

But suddenly he heard a burst of noise outside, mixed with a woman's crying.

Zhao Chi didn't want to get involved, but he felt the woman's voice was somewhat familiar.

Then he'd take a peek through the crack in the door…

He opened the courtyard gate and saw over 40 black-armored noble soldiers heading out of the village.

Behind the black-armored soldiers were also over 10 alien soldiers wearing cyan-colored exotic armor.

Several of the alien soldiers were grabbing a woman.

The woman was struggling, but was firmly held down by those soldiers.

Were they still capturing female lords?

Zhao Chi closed the door a little tighter.

He suddenly saw that behind the soldiers were also following over a dozen members of the Xiao family.

From their looks, they were all very angry.

They were capturing someone from the Xiao family?

Zhao Chi quickly opened the door and looked carefully at the woman.

Xiao Ning!

No way…

Although Zhao Chi was somewhat disgusted with Xiao Ning, he was even more disgusted with those nobles.

By now the procession had already passed Zhao Chi's courtyard, with those dozen-plus Xiao family members following all the way.

Behind them were some other onlookers watching the excitement.

Zhao Huai was also among the crowd behind.

Zhao Chi opened the door fully and walked out.

"Eleventh Brother, what's going on?"

Zhao Huai saw it was Zhao Chi and sighed: "What else could it be? Master Mu Chang took a liking to her during this morning's inspection."

"Huh?"

"What 'huh'?"

"No, is it really that direct? Then where is Xiao Ning being taken?"

Zhao Huai snorted: "Where else? To the Noble District, to attend on Master Mu Chang."

"So this is just straight-up snatching people?"

"That's right."

Zhao Chi frowned: "Isn't this village Zhao Quan's territory? Can that alien race just snatch people straight from Zhao Quan's turf?"

Zhao Huai said with a cold laugh: "Nobles? The ones taking people are the alien race — the very aliens the nobles can't handle."

Zhao Chi said in surprise: "Wait, wait, are the aliens really that strong now? Strong enough to stand above the nobles?"

Zhao Huai sighed: "You only ever knew how to study at the academy and never paid attention to anything. From now on, you should pay more attention to what's going on outside."

Zhao Chi hurriedly asked: "Eleventh Brother, just give me a quick rundown."

Zhao Huai said: "You know how the aliens got here, right?"

"I know — they came from other towns through the territory connections."

"You know they forced their way in, right?"

"I know."

"You know the nobles lost the battle, right?"

"I know — that's exactly why the aliens were able to break in after the nobles lost."

"No, I mean the great battle three months ago where they lost."

"I know that."

"If you know everything, why are you even asking me?"

Zhao Chi was still full of confusion: "Don't the nobles lose battles all the time? But there are so many of them — losing a few hundred doesn't matter, since the aliens have so few people."

Zhao Huai shook his head: "I don't know the specifics either, but in any case, the nobles have chickened out now. I heard District 4 has already been handed over to those aliens."

Zhao Chi had never even heard of it: "No way? District 4? Handed over to the aliens?"

Zhao Huai nodded: "I only heard it too, don't know if it's true, but it's definitely a fact that those aliens are living in the Noble District."