Chapter 125: Chapter 124: Mastering Combat Skills

Now that he had money, it was time to go shopping at the Exchange.

But Gu Qing was grumbling to herself.

Lord, you just said my Appearance and figure weren’t as good as Wanyan’s? You didn’t mean that, did you?

Of course I didn’t mean it, Zhao Chi replied. I was just humoring her, saying what she wanted to hear. Besides, it lowers the risk of you being discovered. But I never said you were inferior to her.

Oh. Then what do you think of my Appearance and figure?

They’re both great.

What about compared to that woman who came to save you the other day?

Save me?

Mhm. The woman who showed up when you were inside the Slime. Her surname is Li.

Oh, that’s my instructor. Her name is Li Ruanyu.

How do I compare to her?

How could she possibly compare to you? You two aren’t on the same Level at all.

Gu Qing was happy now.

She giggled to herself. ’Hee hee.’

Hee hee, Lord, you don’t have to say that. I think she’s quite outstanding, too. Her Appearance and figure are pretty good. The main thing is her strength—it’s just too immense. If I could become that strong, I could truly protect you.

Don’t be anxious. Our territory has been established for less than two weeks. As long as we make steady progress and accumulate small improvements, you’ll definitely become stronger than anyone.

Hee hee hee, that’s an exaggeration, hahaha!

Zhao Chi could feel that Gu Qing’s Mood had improved greatly.

It seemed Gu Qing and Tang Ruan were quite similar.

They were both women who were easy to please.

A little praise was all it took to make them this happy.

It’s because we have you in our hearts that we’re so easy to please! Lord, you should praise us more often when you have a spare moment.

Zhao Chi felt a little awkward.

Some of his more superficial thoughts were impossible to hide; Gu Qing could hear them.

Yes, I know, he sent.

Soon, they reached the Exchange.

This time, Zhao Chi had very clear goals.

First was to buy more Speeding Charms. He had used up 12, leaving only 16.

The things were agonizing to use, but they certainly sped things up.

It was a true test of willpower.

Next, he needed to buy some Medicine to increase his Physical Strength and Energy.

Although all Medicine came with a 10% resistance, you could still take them a few times.

With Medicine, he could drastically reduce the need for sleep.

His Efficiency would leap up once again.

Of course, the accumulated discomfort from the miserable State would also become even more unbearable...

His best bet was to buy the Self-Selected Medicine Treasure Chests.

With choices, he could activate Transplantation.

Now that he had 34 Gold Coins, he had more options.

After spending more than two hours, Zhao Chi finished browsing five Exchanges.

But there were still many more Exchanges he hadn’t visited.

He finally understood why women loved to go shopping. If it was all for stuff like this, Zhao Chi would love it too.

But he couldn’t delay for too long. The prices all floated within the same general range.

Finally, at a little past 3 a.m., he finished buying everything he needed.

Zhao Chi immediately returned to the Great World.

Gu Qing, you take control of the Body. I need to activate and use these items.

Okay~

The moment she took over the Body, she began running around gleefully.

Meanwhile, Zhao Chi opened his System Space.

He had once again spent every last one of his Gold Coins.

But he had bought some satisfying items.

[Shopping List]

[Speeding Charm] x20

[Thrusting Battle Technique Book] x1

[Continuous Dance Battle Technique Book] x1

[Self-Selected Medicine Treasure Chest] x2

[Silk Stocking-related Materials] xSeveral

[Total Cost: 34.2 Gold Coins]

This expense not only used up everything he’d earned today, but also dipped into his previous savings by 20 Silver Coins.

Now, he only had 362 Copper Coins left.

But these were all good things.

The Speeding Charms were a priority purchase.

They weren’t cheap, and using them was agonizing.

But... what could he do? They increased work Efficiency.

They were a must-buy.

The Thrusting Battle Technique Book and the Continuous Dance Battle Technique Book were both basic Skill items.

Just like the Silk Stockings Blueprint, using them would allow all Soldiers in the territory to learn the Skills.

They would just start with a very low Skill Level.

He learned them immediately.

[Congratulations, your territory has mastered the Blade Combat Technique - Continuous Dance and the Gun Combat Technique - Thrust.]

(Continuous Dance: A Basic Blade Combat Skill. When used, you can quickly Attack an enemy 3 times. Consumes 10 Energy. Each point of Skill Level increases Attack Speed and Attack by 1%.)

(Thrust: A Basic Gun Combat Skill. When used, your next Attack and Piercing will be increased by 100%. Consumes 10 Energy. Each point of Skill Level increases Attack and Piercing by 1%.)

This way, Tang Ruan, Qi Yue, and the others would now have Combat Skills for killing enemies.

Blades and other such One-Handed Weapons had the fastest Attack Speed, and Continuous Dance allowed for three even faster Attacks.

It could be roughly considered a triple Attack.

This would allow them to inflict massive Damage in a short amount of time.

However, this type of Combat Skill consumed Energy.

Using it once or twice was fine.

But if used multiple times in a row, the high Energy Consumption would lead to exhaustion, making it hard to keep one’s eyes open and creating an overwhelming urge to sleep.

Besides consuming Energy, using Combat Skills also required Physical Strength.

It consumed more Physical Strength than a normal attack.

Therefore, balancing the use of Combat Skills and normal attacks on the battlefield was a true science.

The Gun’s Penetration Power was very high.

Ordinary Leather Armor or low-quality Iron Armor couldn’t block a Gun’s Attack. While they might mitigate some of the Damage, the Body would ultimately be wounded.

Although the Thrusting Combat Skill only dealt double the Attack damage, it also doubled the Piercing.

This would allow them to damage enemies with thicker Armor.

For example, iron-shelled tortoises or Scale Armor Nagas.

Combat Skills had their downsides, but as long as he was the one in control, the pros ultimately outweighed the cons.

He would have the Female Soldiers start practicing in a bit.

Next, Zhao Chi took out the [Self-Selected Medicine Treasure Chest].

He had bought one from his Fourth Clan Brother Zhao Hong before, and its Effect was quite good.

Unfortunately, the Exchanges only had these two. Otherwise, Zhao Chi would have bought as many as they had.

He tapped to open it.

The same 24 types of Medicine appeared before him.

He had to choose three out of the 24.

’First, I’ll transfer the data,’ he thought.

〖Please select the transfer target〗

Selections:

[High Level Life Pill] x5

[High Level Stamina Pill] x5

[High Level Energy Pill] x5

〖Please select the transfer Effect〗

Zhao Chi transferred the x100 quantity from three types of Basic Pills to these three High Level Medicines.

[High Level Life Pill] x100

[High Level Stamina Pill] x100

[High Level Energy Pill] x100

What he needed right now were Stamina and Energy Pills.

However, Life Pills were also excellent. He had used them all up in the last battle, so he could get more this time and distribute them to the Female Soldiers for future fights.

〖Current data match is moderate. Transfer success rate is 55%. Confirm?〗

’That’s a bit low.’

’Only a 55% chance.’

This kind of data wasn’t genetic data, so he couldn’t use Genetic Improvement Points to raise the probability.

’I’ll risk it!’

Confirm!

〖Data transfer failed〗

’Son of a...!’

It finally failed.

This was his first-ever failure.

But it was for the best. Failing here was much better than failing at a critical moment.

Zhao Chi clicked again.

But no matter how many times he clicked, the golden light never appeared again.

As expected. He would just have to make a normal selection.

The Basic Pills had the highest quantity.

’I’ll just choose the Basic Pills then.’

[You have obtained the following items]:

[Basic Life Pill] x100

[Basic Stamina Pill] x100

[Basic Energy Pill] x100

This meant he would have to open the second Treasure Chest.

Zhao Chi had originally planned to open one in the Great World and one in his territory.

After all, there was a tax for bringing Medicine across worlds, and the tax on such a large quantity of High Level Medicine would be substantial.

’What a pain!’

But since he had failed, he had no other choice.

Although the Basic Medicine was usable and could slowly Supplement 40 points of its corresponding State...

...both Basic Medicine and High Level Medicine inflicted a 10% resistance on the Body with each dose.

You could only take ten pills in a short period.

Any more than that would have no Effect.

Zhao Chi’s crafting had high Consumption, so he had to use High Level Medicine.

’Might as well open the second Treasure Chest, then.’

Worst case, he could go to the black market tomorrow and have someone there modify the item’s identification.

That would also let him pay much less in taxes.

Zhao Chi clicked the second Treasure Chest.

’The first Treasure Chest failed, so the second one should succeed, right?’

’The probability is 55%, after all.’

He went through the motions again.

Once more, he transferred the quantity from the Basic Pills to the High Level Pills.

〖Current data match is moderate. Transfer success rate is 55%. Confirm?〗

Hooo...

Zhao Chi prayed silently.

He clicked confirm.

〖Data transfer successful〗

He let out a sigh of relief.

[You have obtained the following items]:

[High Level Life Pill] x100

[High Level Stamina Pill] x100

[High Level Energy Pill] x100

As long as he succeeded once, this outcome was acceptable.

Gu Qing was moving at extreme speed now.

In the blink of an eye, she was already back at the Wooden House.

Zhao Chi placed all the Supplies in a cabinet, took some Basic Medicine with him, and returned to the territory.

The moment he returned to the territory, Tang Ruan ran over.

"Lord, Lord, was that a Skill you set up? We all know Combat Skills now!"

Zhao Chi smiled. "I was just about to come back and tell you. I didn’t expect you to know already. How is it? Is the Effect any good?"

Tang Ruan nodded and smiled. "The Effect is excellent! Come, Lord, I’ll give you a demonstration."

With that,

Tang Ruan took Gu Qing’s hand and led her toward the barracks’ training grounds.

Through Gu Qing’s sense of touch, Zhao Chi felt that Tang Ruan’s small hand was incredibly soft, much softer than Wanyan’s.

It was practically as soft as if it had no bones.

But when Tang Ruan exerted herself, an immense Power would manifest.

They arrived at the training grounds.

Tang Ruan picked up a Wooden Spear.

In front of her was a wooden dummy made from a stake, dressed in old Leather Armor.

"Lord, watch this."

Tang Ruan’s expression turned serious as she gripped the Wooden Spear with both hands.

She pushed off forcefully with her long legs.

BAM!

The Wooden Spear pierced partway into the Leather Armor, its tip striking the wooden stake.

Tang Ruan explained, "Lord, this Leather Armor doesn’t have much Durability left. Otherwise, I might not have been able to pierce it. I’ll get a new Wooden Spear."

Zhao Chi nodded. "Yes, I understand."

As they spoke, Zhao Chi’s figure flickered, and he separated from Gu Qing’s Body.

Tang Ruan chuckled. "Hehe, Lord, you’re quite fair-skinned. I’m going to use a Skill now."

Zhao Chi said helplessly, "You girls are even paler. Focus."

Tang Ruan smiled and nodded. "Don’t get dressed yet, Lord. Watch me use my Skill first."

This time, Tang Ruan’s gaze was even sharper.

Her body seemed to be radiating an invisible aura.

There was also a faint red fluorescent glow.

With a soft cry, her body shot forward in an instant.

SWOOSH~

BAM!

Say what you will, but in the instant before she unleashed the Thrust, her body did indeed surge forward a fair distance.

And this time, the sound of the impact on the wooden man was different.

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