Only by continually improving himself could he never go wrong.
Every secondary attribute was useful.
There was a good reason to invest in any of them.
But a jack of all trades was a master of none.
It was better to specialize in one area.
Zhao Chi chose the approach that would best keep him alive.
As long as he survived, everything else remained possible.
Only while he was alive did any of it have meaning.
Although dying might let him return to his original world.
He dared not gamble on it.
What if dying really meant dying for good?
Since he was here, he might as well live properly.
So Zhao Chi planned to focus on Constitution.
He would build up his Health, defense, and Resistance, one after another.
First, he would make sure he stayed alive. Everything else could wait.
Zhao Chi tapped the system.
He entered the enhancement interface.
[Please select a secondary attribute.]
Zhao Chi selected Health.
[You have selected Health. Your current Constitution is 5. Each enhancement will increase your Health by 5%. Confirm enhancement?]
Zhao Chi had learned about all this, too.
The amount gained from an enhancement depended on the primary attribute.
Constitution was the primary attribute for Health. With his Constitution at 5, each Health enhancement would increase his Health by 5%.
If his Constitution were 6, each Health enhancement would increase it by 6%.
Moreover, when a primary attribute increased, any previously enhanced secondary attributes would increase accordingly.
So there was no need to save enhancement points.
He could use them as soon as he got them.
Zhao Chi tapped confirm.
A warm, gentle glow appeared over his body.
It quickly seeped into his skin.
Zhao Chi did not feel anything particularly unusual.
But according to the system's figures, his Health had indeed increased by 5%.
He closed the system.
Tang Ruan was watching him.
"My lord, you started glowing. Did you level up?"
"Yes, that's right."
"That's wonderful! You're even stronger now, my lord. What should we do with these three Goblins?"
What should we do with them...
Zhao Chi hesitated.
Although Goblins were a humanoid race, it was not entirely unreasonable to treat them as animals.
And their corpses were meat, too.
As for eating them...
No, forget it...
Use them as fishing bait?
That could work, but if the fish ate Goblin flesh, and then I ate the fish...
The thought still made him a little queasy.
Or chop them up for fertilizer?
Who would do the chopping?
Have those women do it?
That did not seem right, either.
Although these women belonged to a new human race.
They still needed to develop a basic sense of ethics.
Excessive cruelty and brutality were never good things.
Even if the Goblins were enemies, doing something like that would ultimately affect his own people.
Zhao Chi sighed. "Let's get some water and start cooking first. Then we'll just bury the three of them."
Tang Ruan nodded obediently. "Oh, all right."
Aside from their corpses, the spoils also included three wooden spears.
They could take the wooden spears.
There were also three filthy loincloths...
Who would want those?
This junk counted as loot, too?
Zhao Chi did not even look at them.
Finally, there was a piece of unidentified meat.
Since it was unidentified, it could have come from any creature.
Of course, they could not just eat it. They would bury it with the bodies later.
Chapter 15: Cooking Porridge
Zhao Chi surveyed their surroundings.
He confirmed that it was safe.
"Come on, Tang Ruan. Let's hurry and get some water so you can all eat your fill. Once you've eaten, we'll wipe out that group of Goblins."
"Huh? Didn't that Goblin say they had thirty-five strong warriors? There are only twelve of us. Can we beat them?"
Tang Ruan was a little worried.
Zhao Chi laughed. "What thirty-five warriors? Goblins love boasting about themselves. They exaggerate everything. Even the number he gave might not be true. There might not even be thirty of them."
Tang Ruan nodded. "Oh, there's still a lot I don't understand. Thank you for patiently teaching me."
Tang Ruan really was quite polite.
Zhao Chi smiled. "You're welcome. When we get back, you can teach the others what I've told you."
Tang Ruan nodded. "Yes, I will."
"Let's go. Hurry and get the water."
Everything went smoothly after that.
They encountered no obstacles.
Zhao Chi's iron pot and Tang Ruan's wooden basin were both filled with water.
The two of them returned to the territory quickly but carefully.
They went straight into the Lord's House.
Gu Qing, with her fair, delicate skin, was in the kitchen.
Clearly, the clothes were not finished yet.
But Gu Qing had already prepared the supplies they needed for cooking.
They filled an entire corner.
When she saw Zhao Chi and Tang Ruan, she stood up happily. "You're back! My lord, I've prepared all the firewood for cooking. We can start the fire right away."
Zhao Chi set the pot on the stove.
Looking at the large pile of firewood, he was a little surprised.
Although the firewood had been piled up.
It was very neatly arranged.
It was sorted into three separate piles along the corner.
The innermost pile consisted of thick pieces of firewood that would burn for a long time.
The middle pile held dry branches and smaller sticks.
The outermost pile contained dry grass, leaves, and bark, all ideal for kindling.
Zhao Chi could not help asking, "Did you do all this?"
Tang Ruan also exclaimed, "You're amazing, Sister Gu."
Gu Qing smiled and waved her hand.
"How could I have done all this on my own?
"Three of the other girls helped me. After all, we need to cook first so everyone can eat their fill."
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