Chapter 507 - 334: Fireworks Filling the Sky (6)

Zhao Chi said, "These rat-men can help clear land. They’re also great at farming, and they don’t eat much. You can keep them."

Su Qin nodded. "Mm, I understand. I was just planning to clear more Farmland anyway. They’ll be perfect for the job."

The rat-men’s Combat Power wasn’t high, but they were unparalleled at digging tunnels.

Using them to clear and till land would be a piece of cake.

There were 60 Female Ratmen. Their bodies were slightly smaller, but they were definitely enough for Zhao Chi’s purposes.

Su Qin asked, "Are you staying for lunch?"

Zhao Chi thought for a moment, then declined. "No, I’ll come find you tonight."

"Alright, then I’ll have these rat-men start clearing the land today."

Zhao Chi nodded. "Train them well beforehand. Don’t let them dig tunnels under your bamboo forest, or all your bamboo will be ruined. That would affect your economy. I’m leaving now."

Su Qin laughed softly. "Okay. Then I’ll be waiting for you to come discipline me tonight... and to dig my tunnel."

Zhao Chi didn’t get it. "Do you need my help training and disciplining the rat-men?"

Su Qin chuckled coquettishly. "You don’t need to discipline the rat-men. You can come discipline me, and dig *my* tunnel."

Zhao Chi: "...I’ll definitely be there. You just wait."

With that said, he tapped to return to Penglai.

Everyone else went their separate ways.

Zhuang Ya was stunned.

Her hearing was very sharp. Even though Zhao Chi and Su Qin had spoken quietly, she’d heard every word clearly.

She leaned close to Gu Qing. "Gu Qing, did you hear that? I feel like that woman, Su Qin, is even more forward than you... er... I mean, she’s even better with words than you are."

Gu Qing’s Intelligence was also at 7 points, so her hearing was excellent. Of course she had heard.

’But what did Zhuang Ya mean by that?’

Gu Qing shot her a glare.

Zhuang Ya quickly offered an apologetic smile.

Gu Qing didn’t dwell on it. Instead, she smiled faintly, her red lips parting slightly. "I’m the one who taught her."

"You taught her?" Zhuang Ya was utterly astonished. "When you two were whispering on the way here, this is what you were talking about?"

"Hee hee, that’s right."

"How is that possible? How could you have predicted what topic they would talk about?"

Gu Qing laughed. "I taught her the method, not the specific words."

Zhuang Ya was dumbfounded. "It can be done like that? Sister, you have to teach me too."

Gu Qing covered her mouth as she spoke. "You want to learn too? I’ll teach you after we’re done with our work. For now, let’s train the rat-men first."

Zhuang Ya nodded. "Okay!"

But then she had another question.

"Gu Qing, did you see Lord Zhao Chi’s expression just now? After hearing what Su Qin said, he was clearly a little... Aren’t you afraid Lord Zhao Chi will be captivated by Su Qin?"

Gu Qing smiled. "What I’m afraid of is that he *won’t* be captivated."

"Huh? Sister, can you be a little clearer? I don’t think I understand what you’re saying."

"I can tell from the look in Su Qin’s eyes that she has truly fallen for him, but our Lord hasn’t reached that level with her yet. The main reason is that Su Qin isn’t like us; she’s independent. And the Lord can’t enslave her, so he feels a sense of detachment from her in his Inner Heart."

Zhuang Ya nodded repeatedly. "Right, right, right, I get that feeling too."

Gu Qing smiled. "So, now is when Su Qin’s feelings are at their strongest. If his response is too cold, or not intense enough, I’m afraid she’ll be disappointed. That wouldn’t be good for our Lord. Teaching her a few more lines to say should have some Effect."

"Oh, I see..."

"Besides, it’ll help us get along more harmoniously with Su Qin in the future."

Zhuang Ya praised her sincerely, "You really are the big sister, thinking of everything. You’re not one year older than me for nothing."

Gu Qing laughed. "I’d still rather be a little younger."

Zhuang Ya burst out laughing. "We can live for 1,000 years, and you’re haggling over one year? Haha."

Gu Qing nodded. "Yes, *we* can live for 1,000 years, but the Lord... he can’t."

At these words, Zhuang Ya’s smile froze.

Gu Qing smiled. "It’s alright, no need for that. We still have Time, and we’ll definitely find a way. But the prerequisite is that we must continue to improve our strength so we have the Ability to do so."

Fire unconsciously erupted from Zhuang Ya’s hands.

"Understood... Let’s go. First, we’ll get those rat-men trained up so they can start clearing the fields as soon as possible."

Gu Qing chuckled. "Zhuang Ya, calm down. Why are your palms shooting fire? Don’t you go burning those rat-men to death."

Zhuang Ya laughed heartily. "How could I? I just feel my blood boiling with passion. I’m not going to abuse them."

"That’s good. Let’s go."

The Female Ratmen were even more timid.

Under the intimidation of Gu Qing and Zhuang Ya, their Obedience Level didn’t dare drop below 4 points.

Lured by the incredibly high Comfort Level of the Carefree Spring, the rat-men joined Gu Yan’s farming group that very afternoon.

Gu Yan’s group was now the largest one.

It had 20 female farmers who were responsible for all Farmland matters.

Female Ratmen were responsible for clearing and tilling the land.

Flower Demons were responsible for auxiliary tasks like weeding, catching insects, and watering.

The Farmland area was bustling with activity.

Meanwhile, Zhao Chi entered Qi Yue’s Body to continue producing Kerosene.

After midnight, Zhao Chi recovered 2 points of Genes.

Since these Genes were useless to Su Qin, there was no need to save them for her.

He gave 1 point each to Gu Qing and Tang Ruan, while Qi Yue consumed the remnants.

Zhao Chi actually didn’t really want Qi Yue to do this every time; it felt unhygienic.

And it wasn’t as if he ever shortchanged her.

After all, he only got 2 points a day, which had to be split among the three of them. That meant each person would only get 2 points every three days, and they had to save them up for Skills.

But Qi Yue didn’t mind doing it this way.

"My Lord, if you are only considering my feelings, then it’s completely fine. I truly don’t mind. But if doing this makes you uncomfortable, I can stop."

’How could I possibly be uncomfortable?’

’This is even more pleasurable than soaking in the Carefree Spring.’

Zhao Chi scratched his head and said, "I’m actually quite willing... I just feel that you... As long as you’re willing, it’s fine. Besides, Gu Qing and Tang Ruan are both very clean..."