Chapter 347 - 281: Village Defense Battle (17)
Zhao Chi lay in the spring water, recalling the day’s events.
Today had been incredibly fruitful.
First, he had used the Beast Race bloodline to improve the Exceeded Load Genes for all the female villagers.
It increased all the female villagers’ carrying capacity by 150%, allowing them to carry a normal load of 100 kilograms and a temporary maximum of 300 kilograms.
This would change the very equipment loadouts of the Female Soldiers.
Second, the territory now had a new bovine subspecies: the Feathered Oxen.
A cow impregnated by a Feathered Ox would give birth in just 20 days.
Then it would take another 40 days for the calf to grow into an adult ox.
Furthermore, the Body Weight of Male Feathered Oxen was doubled, reaching a massive 2,000 kilograms.
Their pulling strength was also tripled, reaching 15 to 30 times that of a normal person. Their work potential was immense.
Female Feathered Oxen also had their Body Weight doubled, and their milk production tripled. They could produce 45 kilograms of milk per day during their lactation period—an incredibly high yield.
Neither of these two gains today directly increased Combat Power.
However, they were both extremely potent support-type gains.
Just as he was lost in thought, Gu Qing arrived at the Carefree Spring.
She drew close to Zhao Chi, wrapping her arms around him.
The ultimate sensation of warmth and softness enveloped Zhao Chi once more.
"My Lord, how was she? The touch of a High-level Female Elf Noble isn’t bad, is it?"
"It was alright."
"Compared to us?"
"There’s no comparison. Her body looked fine—normal, even—but it was too hard."
"Hard?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, that must be because of the Soft Body Gene, right?"
"Yes. After spending so much time with all of you, any ordinary woman feels hard in comparison."
"Hehe, in that case, My Lord, you just need to stay close to us."
"No problem."
"My Lord, I’ve finished running all the tests you asked me to."
Zhao Chi sat up.
Gu Qing and the others’ carrying capacity had increased dramatically.
Theoretically, this meant their Power had increased.
But according to the data, their Power attribute hadn’t changed at all.
Which is why various tests were needed.
Gu Qing said, "Our carrying capacity has definitely increased, no doubt about that. But our throwing distance, as well as our throwing Power and Destructive Power, haven’t increased."
Zhao Chi nodded. "Understood. It’s the same for melee weapons, right?"
"Yes, that’s right. For melee weapons, our Attack Speed, Attack Power, and even our Block Ability haven’t improved at all."
Attack Speed, Attack, and Block are all separate Branch Attributes, independent of Weight.
Logically, all of these attributes should be interconnected and inseparable.
For example, if one’s Weight capacity increases, how could their Power possibly remain unchanged?
But the fact was, it hadn’t changed.
’This world just worked that way. It didn’t matter if Zhao Chi found it illogical.’
Zhao Chi asked, "What about Physical Strength Consumption?"
"The Physical Strength Consumption is the same as before, deducted in proportion to the Weight carried. Equipping everyone with Iron Armor is no problem at all, and the impact on speed isn’t too severe."
"Good. Then our next step is to craft another batch of Iron Armor Sets and replace all the Female Soldiers’ Leather Armor."
Right now, there are only 24 sets of Female Iron Armor in the territory, and they have all been repaired, so their maximum Durability has been significantly reduced.
But there are 100 Female Soldiers, so we’re still short 76 sets.
’It’s a long process to craft Iron Armor. Without training additional Blacksmiths, it might take many days to produce them all.’
’I could also just buy them.’
’But Iron Armor is expensive, and I’m short on cash.’
’Looks like I really need a long-term, stable source of income.’
’Unfortunately, the Craftsmen in the territory are all too low-skilled.’
Even with Experience Fruits and Goddess Sleepwear to greatly increase their Profession experience, it still takes Time.
After all, even the most senior Female Craftsman had only been in the profession for a month.
This is how it is for a New Lord. Development is slow at the beginning; you have to be patient and not rush.
It had been a full month since Zhao Chi established his territory.
Although his progress was many times faster than other Lords of the same Level, he still felt it was too slow.
Peach Blossom Village was fully equipped with all sorts of facilities, making it a proper small-to-medium-sized village, but its development had currently come to a halt.
Construction in Penglai Village was being expedited.
In the future, Super Experience Fruits, Super Wheat, and Feathered Oxen would all be grown and raised in Penglai Village.
’Although my original intention wasn’t to turn Penglai Village into an agricultural hub, it is the most stable path forward.’
’In that case, Peach Blossom Village could be developed into an industrial center.’
All sorts of iron smelting, Forging, and oil pressing could be done there.
But an industrial center was bound to have a poor environment.
’I need to find a way to improve the working environment. That would also stabilize the Mood of the Female Craftsmen and keep their work Efficiency consistently high.’
From these two battles, Zhao Chi had obtained a total of 28 Territory Configuration Points.
He could create 2 plots of fertile soil, or 2 New Plots.
But Zhao Chi hadn’t used them yet.
After all, although fertile soil was good, his wheat and Experience Fruit yields were already extremely high, so he was fine without it.
And he didn’t need the New Plots for the time being. It wouldn’t be too late to exchange for them later, after the population grew.
In case new exchangeable options appeared in the future, he might need more Territory Configuration Points.
’I’ll save them up for now. That way, if a better option appears down the line, I can take it immediately.’
Finally, there were still 2 Silver Treasure Chests left.
And a Water Condensation Skill Book.
’I’ll use them all.’
The two Silver Treasure Chests opened in succession, the light fading away.
[You have obtained items.]
[Steel Ingot x20]
[High-End Sanitary Products x186]
Tsk.
’What a lousy haul.’
Zhao Chi was not satisfied.
’Steel Ingots were decent enough, being High Level Materials, but the quantity was just too small.’
’You can research Refined Iron Ingots from Iron Ingots, and then research Steel Ingots from Refined Iron Ingots.’