Special Reward: Aptitude Pills

Lei Jin gave him a meaningful look.

Seeing this, Lei Ying could only nod. "Since that's the case, I agree. But Lei Qi, you must understand that they are not members of the Thunder Clan after all."

"Clan Chief, rest assured. They will all submit to me completely," Lei Qi said.

None of these women were heartless fools.

In the original world, they had continued following Xiao Yan even without deep exchanges between them. Later, he would naturally have deep exchanges with each of them. By then, he did not believe they would harbor any thoughts of betraying him.

"Alright, go back and rest." Lei Ying waved his hand.

"Yes."

Lei Qi turned and left.

Only after Lei Qi had left did Lei Ying look at Lei Jin. "That kid Lei Qi is still young and impulsive, making requests without thinking. How could you let me agree to something like this?"

Lei Jin smiled. "Clan Chief, please don't be impatient."

Then Lei Jin continued, "Though I had never observed this child Lei Qi before, even from our brief contact, I do not think he is a foolish boy. Since he dared bring them here, he must trust them. Or rather, those girls may already be under his control. Just now, he asked the clan for resources and clearly stated each of their special qualities. That means he has determined that these girls will surely be extraordinary in the future. Perhaps we are overthinking things. There may be reasons of his own for taking these girls in as concubines."

"Besides, if he had truly been bewitched by beauty, how could he have given them merely the status of concubines?"

After hearing Lei Jin's analysis, Lei Ying paused before saying, "So you also think these girls are extraordinary?"

"Wouldn't we find out after nurturing them for a while?" Lei Jin said with a smile.

"Fine."

[ Ding, congratulations, Host. It has been detected that Cai Lin is pregnant. Would you like to claim the reward? ]

After leaving the main hall, Lei Qi saw the notification.

Good heavens, his spearwork was becoming more and more proficient. It had only been how long? And the system needed some time to detect it too. Tsk, tsk. Even he was starting to admire himself.

"Claim it."

The reward from Yun Yun's pregnancy last time had been quite good. Cai Lin's reward would surely be even better, and Lei Qi immediately grew curious.

[ Ding, congratulations, Host. You have received a special reward: three eighth-tier, nine-colored pill lightning Aptitude Pills! ]

Aptitude Pill: Produced by the system, it can greatly improve the cultivation aptitude of whoever consumes it. It is a precious item intended for cultivation trash.

Note: Apart from this, it has no other effects. (Furthermore, this pill has no effect on those whose innate talent is already at the pinnacle.)

Lei Qi's mouth twitched slightly.

This reward...?

Was it useful or not?

It seemed rather useless. Setting aside his own talent, Little Fairy Doctor and the others probably did not need it at all.

But calling it useless did not seem entirely right either. For instance, although Cao Ying's alchemy talent was top-tier, her cultivation talent seemed somewhat lacking?

And Yun Yun also fell somewhat behind in the later stages.

Even after receiving someone else's Dou Qi, she still could not compare to Qing Lin and the other girls. It was clear that her talent was only considered good within the Jia Ma Empire. Compared to the other girls, however, the difference was far from minor.

Clearly, these pills were not useless after all.

And merely planting the seed had already brought a special reward. What about after the child was born?

Good heavens, just for the Queen's special gift, he felt that when the child arrived three years later, he ought to work even harder.

That was right. Medusa was different from ordinary humans when raising offspring. She would not give birth after merely ten months.

After claiming the reward, Lei Qi returned to his residence.

When he returned, all the girls were sitting there. Clearly, they had guessed that Lei Qi had been summoned because of them.

After so long, it was inevitable that they would be worried.

Even Cai Lin sat there with an indifferent expression, but from time to time, she glanced toward the entrance.

When they saw Lei Qi return, the girls all rose to their feet as one.

"Why are you all here?" Lei Qi asked in confusion.

"We were waiting for you," Little Fairy Doctor said.

"Really? You have so little faith in me?" Lei Qi immediately understood what was going on and spoke somewhat speechlessly.

Lei Qi continued, "Alright, go get some rest. The clan has agreed to provide the resources you need for cultivation."

Upon hearing Lei Qi's words, the girls finally relaxed. At the same time, however, they also felt pressure. After all, these resources would clearly not be easy to obtain. And it could not have been easy for Lei Qi to request them from the clan.

Lei Qi did not explain the matter in detail. Instead, he followed Cao Ying to her residence.

As the first girl to follow Lei Qi, Cao Ying usually appeared quite carefree. But as more mature enchantresses joined them, she actually felt some pressure as well.

Now that Lei Qi had come with her, Cao Ying relaxed a little. She had truly been worried that he would fall out of favor with her because she was young, especially since Lei Qi and Cai Lin had spent so much private time together lately.

"Little girl, what's wrong with you lately?" Lei Qi had naturally noticed Cao Ying's emotional fluctuations.

She had been by his side for so long, so of course he could tell when something was bothering her.

"Nothing." Cao Ying glanced at Lei Qi and shook her head.

Lei Qi scooped her into his arms, stopped, and continued, "You've started hiding things from me now?"

"I..."

Looking at Lei Qi, Cao Ying knew she could not conceal it and told him the truth. "It's just that there are more and more people around you, and I'm afraid you won't want me anymore."

"Although I call you all concubines, in my heart, you are all my wives. I will never abandon any one of you," Lei Qi reassured her.

Wives, concubines—there was no real difference to him.

He simply wanted to give every girl a home.

"Here, this is an eighth-tier, nine-colored pill lightning pill I just obtained from the clan for you." Lei Qi took out an Aptitude Pill and handed it to Cao Ying.

There was no need to worry about alchemy for now. With Medicine Elder's inheritance and some guidance from him, she would be fine. But in terms of cultivation, she still needed some assistance.

Cao Ying froze for a moment before asking, "Th-this high-tier pill... can I really take it?"

"Although this pill is of very high grade, it does not have much effect on those with exceptional cultivation talent. For people with poor cultivation talent, however, it provides tremendous assistance," Lei Qi said.

Upon hearing that, Cao Ying puffed out her cheeks.

She seemed to feel that he was questioning her!

"Ahem, I just want you to excel in both areas. I don't mean anything else," Lei Qi said seriously.

Cao Ying accepted it, then swallowed it just like that.