Chapter 673

Besides, the central clearing is very large.

Even with ordinary eyesight, the naked eye can see quite far.

If Qi Yue takes a detour, it would be hard for her to completely avoid the enemy's line of sight while the enemy reaches the middle.

And beyond that, Zhao Chi's soldiers were already few to begin with.

Qi Yue is also Zhao Chi's army's highest damage output.

If she's absent from the front, Zhao Chi's army will find it even harder to face Yuan Zhao head-on.

Having Qi Yue detour to attack the Territory Stone also means giving up on frontal combat.

That would be far too passive.

This plan won't work… I need to think of another.

While he was thinking, he suddenly received a voice call from Yuan Zhao.

Yuan Zhao is looking for me?

What for?

Zhao Chi clicked accept.

Yuan Zhao 【Zhao Chi, got a minute? Let's chat.】

Chatting is fine, no big deal.

Besides, Zhao Chi was a little curious about Yuan Zhao's purpose.

Zhao Chi 【Sure, where?】

Yuan Zhao 【Come to Rest Room 34, just the two of us.】

Rest room…

The rest rooms here are also virtual spaces, but they charge quite a bit.

Zhao Chi could afford it, but he didn't think it was necessary.

If there's something to discuss, find a quiet spot; if you want to rest, go back to your territory.

But ultimately, Zhao Chi was just used to being poor.

His mindset was still pretty frugal.

Zhao Chi 【Alright, I'll head over now.】

After briefly greeting Zhao Jiao and the other two, Zhao Chi headed straight to Rest Room 34.

He pushed the door open and found a spacious interior.

The facilities were extremely luxurious.

Far beyond what commoners could afford.

But this was only a virtual space, after all — the cost was low. Even commoners could enjoy this kind of luxury.

Yuan Zhao was still dressed in his usual noble attire.

If he weren't missing the gold soft armor that was the hallmark of nobility, almost everyone would have taken him for an aristocrat.

"Zhao Chi, sit."

Yuan Zhao gestured toward a high-end sofa beside him.

Then he brought over a glass of red wine.

Zhao Chi took it, but he definitely wouldn't drink it.

"Zhao Chi, you really are full of surprises. I always assumed my finals opponent would be Jiang Die — I never expected it to be you."

Zhao Chi smiled and made small talk: "I didn't expect it to be me either. Maybe I just got lucky."

Yuan Zhao burst out laughing.

Clearly knowing Zhao Chi's words didn't match his true feelings.

"Save that kind of talk for fooling others. I've watched every one of your battles — luck might get you into the top 8, but it absolutely cannot get you into the finals."

Zhao Chi smiled: "Yuan Zhao, what did you want to talk to me about? Just say it straight."

Yuan Zhao set down his wine glass.

"How should I put this… don't get mad when I say it. After all, this is an uninvited request on my part, and it's also taking something you love."

Zhao Chi was a little surprised.

Yuan Zhao's tone was very polite, even carrying a hint of pleading.

But…

An uninvited request? Taking something he loves?

A flash of insight crossed Zhao Chi's mind — he had a rough guess.

Yuan Zhao continued: "Honestly, I've seen plenty of outstanding beginner-tier heroes, but the two female heroes you have — this is the first time I've ever seen anything like them."

Just as he thought!

Zhao Chi sighed inwardly: Guessed right.

Yuan Zhao smiled: "I know, female heroes like these are one in a hundred, worth a fortune. Maybe you just got incredibly lucky and obtained those two female heroes, but I'm still willing to pay a heavy price. I wonder if you'd be willing to part with them, even if it pains you?"

Yuan Zhao had gotten some things right.

But not entirely.

Setting aside their "Hyper Self-Heal" and "Exclusive Rend," just their racial modification "Bone-Gathering Revival" alone couldn't be bought for any amount of money.

This wasn't one in a hundred — this was one in a hundred million.

If they were ordinary humans with only a hundred-year lifespan, that would already be impressive enough.

But the Tang Ruan race has a thousand-year lifespan and can resurrect a hundred times — that alone could be considered immortality in the eyes of ordinary people.

As long as they don't die, they can keep growing, getting stronger and stronger.

And most importantly, the two of them have already opened mutual Affinity with Zhao Chi — they are Zhao Chi's women.

Zhao Chi refused outright.

"Yuan Zhao, this won't work. It's not about the money."

Yuan Zhao nodded in understanding.

"I get it, I understand all that. After all, the achievements you've reached today must all be thanks to those two heroines, right? I understand that whether from emotion or from reason, you could never give them up. But it doesn't matter — I said a heavy price, and I really mean a heavy price!"

Yuan Zhao put special emphasis on the words "heavy price."

But Zhao Chi listened with a face full of confusion.

Huh?

Like hell I reached today's achievements thanks to Tang Ruan and Qi Yue?

It's completely backwards.

If one were to say that Tang Ruan and Qi Yue contributed greatly to his reaching these achievements, that would be no problem.

But the truth was that Tang Ruan and Qi Yue themselves actually relied on Zhao Chi to have their current strength.

It seemed Yuan Zhao assumed Zhao Chi had only reached his current results because of luck — by obtaining two powerful heroines.

But Yuan Zhao hadn't mentioned Gu Qing at all.

It seemed Gu Qing really was hidden very well, completely drawing no one else's attention.

Zhao Chi still shook his head.

"Sorry, it has nothing to do with any external factors. Those two are not for sale."

Yuan Zhao laughed.