Recaps

Zhao Chi rejected Yang Xiong’s offer to visit so he could keep his new race secret, then checked the class group chat and watched his classmates discuss their territories. The chat showed Cao Feng offering to help Lu Yi fight two trolls, while Zhao Chi learned more about Cao Feng’s costly Shadow Leopards.

• Yang Xiong offered to visit and help Zhao Chi clear monsters, but Zhao Chi rejected the request to avoid revealing his new race and disturbing the women working in his territory.
• Zhao Chi and Yang Xiong discussed the seven-day test, and Yang Xiong ended the call after Zhao Chi assured him he could manage alone.
• Zhao Chi opened the private class chat and watched Lu Yi ask whether her five Elves and Elf hero could defeat two trolls without casualties.
• Cao Feng offered to draw the trolls’ attention with his five Shadow Leopards, and Lu Yi praised his starting race.
• Zhao Chi reflected that Shadow Leopards were capable combatants but poor value for their high price.

Zhao Chi warned Lu Yi that Cao Feng’s Shadow Leopards could be disadvantaged against the Trolls and recommended using poison, but Cao Feng mocked his advice and publicly ridiculed him. Zhao Chi ignored the insults and reflected on how hard he had worked to catch up in his studies.

• Zhao Chi privately advised Lu Yi that the two Trolls were young agility types and urged her to warn Cao Feng to use poison and avoid a direct clash.
• Lu Yi relayed Zhao Chi’s advice without naming him, but Cao Feng guessed who had offered it and challenged Zhao Chi’s assessment.
• Cao Feng sent Zhao Chi insulting voice messages and posted their exchange in the class group chat, where his lackeys joined in mocking Zhao Chi.
• Lu Yi objected to Cao Feng’s insults, and he agreed to keep helping her fight the Trolls after she told him to stop picking fights.
• Zhao Chi felt unmoved by the mockery and recalled how he had studied for two years to catch up on the coursework he had missed.

Zhao Chi warned Lu Yi that the Trolls were agility types and told her to focus her attacks on them, while Cao Feng dismissed his advice and insulted him. Cao Feng’s battle video showed his Shadow Leopards struggling against the Trolls, and one was struck by a stone axe as the fight continued.

• Zhao Chi told Lu Yi to target the Trolls’ legs and warned Cao Feng that his Shadow Leopards could die if he underestimated them.
• Cao Feng cursed Zhao Chi in the class chat and received a system warning along with his lackeys.
• Gu Qing brought Zhao Chi rice porridge, and he urged her, Tang Ruan, and the other women to eat and recover their strength.
• Cao Feng posted a video of the battle, where Lu Yi’s Elves fired arrows while the Shadow Leopards tried to draw the Trolls away.
• Cao Feng ignored Lu Yi’s orders to retreat, and a Troll’s stone axe struck one Shadow Leopard and broke its hind leg.

After Lu Yi reported that he and Cao Feng had killed both Trolls, Zhao Chi mocked Cao Feng and his lackeys, who were eventually silenced by the system. At home, Zhao Chi shared porridge with Gu Qing and the women, then discovered Tang Ruan’s exceptional Constitution made her a promising tank.

• Lu Yi told the students that he and Cao Feng had survived the battle and killed both Trolls, though Cao Feng lost two Shadow Leopards and Lu Yi lost an Elf.
• Zhao Chi taunted Cao Feng and recommended Master Lord Xiang Long’s Common Races Experience Compendium, prompting Cao Feng to send angry messages until the system muted him.
• Zhao Chi, Gu Qing, Tang Ruan, and the other women ate two large pots of rice porridge together.
• Zhao Chi checked the women’s attributes and found that Tang Ruan had 8 Constitution and 7 Strength.
• Zhao Chi decided that Tang Ruan’s high Constitution made her suited to serve as a frontliner who could absorb damage.

Zhao Chi prepared Tang Ruan to become a tank and led his recovered villagers to attack the nearby goblin camp. The women set out armed and eager to fight, leaving the territory ready to launch its assault.

• Zhao Chi asked Tang Ruan to train as a tank, and she agreed to take injuries to protect him.
• Gu Qing promised to help heal Tang Ruan and keep the women working happily together.
• Tang Ruan handed out the finished camisoles, and everyone put on their temporary clothes and cloth shoes.
• Zhao Chi explained that the goblin camp held useful supplies and ordered the women to prepare for a raid.
• The women chose hammers, fishing spears, logging axes, and machetes, then enthusiastically followed Zhao Chi as he ordered them to move out.

Zhao Chi led the women toward the Goblin camp near the edge of his territory, struggling to keep pace with their superior stamina. The group reached the camp and prepared to attack, with Zhao Chi warning them to capture fleeing Goblins and the tethered mongrels.

• Zhao Chi told the women to slow down so they could conserve stamina before the battle.
• The group approached the Fog Wall cautiously, watching for traps as they neared the territory’s edge.
• Tang Ruan spotted the Goblin camp in a clearing, where more than a dozen Goblins were roasting meat.
• Zhao Chi counted seventeen Goblins, warned that more might be inside the tents, and told the women to capture fleeing Goblins and the tethered mongrels.

Zhao Chi led the women to attack a Goblin village, but they quickly overtook him and killed eight Goblins. Gu Qing caught and wounded the Goblin Chieftain, but the other Goblins fled, so she pursued them.

• Zhao Chi charged toward the Goblin village with the women following behind him.
• Gu Qing and the women rushed ahead and killed eight Goblins in moments.
• Tang Ruan pinned a fleeing Goblin and asked whether he surrendered.
• Gu Qing broke the Goblin Chieftain's leg and threatened the fleeing Goblins with his life.
• The Goblins ignored Gu Qing and continued running, so she caught up with them.

Zhao Chi arrived as Gu Qing and the women finished defeating and capturing the Goblins, leaving him no chance to fight or gain battle experience. The group captured all the Goblins, including their injured chief, and prepared to return so Zhao Chi could buy the women bathing supplies.

• Gu Qing and the women surrounded the Goblins, killing eight and forcing the rest to surrender while Zhao Chi arrived after the battle was nearly over.
• Tang Ruan and three other women captured twelve Goblins in the tents as two tethered mongrels barked nearby.
• Zhao Chi helped tie up the prisoners and regretted missing out on battle experience, then planned to train with Gu Qing after returning.
• Gu Qing returned with nine more Goblins and their injured chief, having slapped the prisoners into obedience.
• The women tied up the captured Goblins, and Zhao Chi promised to buy body wash, shampoo, soap, and towels when they got back.

Zhao Chi spared the Goblin Chieftain and prepared the captured Goblins for work, then finished searching their camp. Gu Qing’s loyalty rose after Zhao Chi reassured her, and Tang Ruan approached him.

• Zhao Chi spared the Goblin Chieftain on the condition that he work obediently, and Gu Qing healed his leg.
• Zhao Chi ordered the Goblin Chieftain tied up and searched the camp, finding supplies and two treasure chests.
• Zhao Chi’s group finished the battle with eight Goblins killed, twenty-one captured, and no injuries.
• Gu Qing disciplined the two mongrels, then told Zhao Chi she had only been trying to scare them.
• Zhao Chi said Gu Qing could relax and be herself, raising her loyalty to 6.
• Tang Ruan walked over to Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi arranged for the goblins to help transport supplies and left Gu Qing in charge of the fallen camp before returning to the Great World. He learned how Snowfield City's magical formation protected its people and how lords and displaced territory owners made a living, leaving confident about the test in seven days.

• Zhao Chi ordered the goblins untied and tethered in pairs so they could carry supplies, then assigned Gu Qing to oversee the camp and its transport work.
• Zhao Chi returned to the Great World and felt confident about his territory and the test seven days later.
• Zhao Chi observed Snowfield City's walls and learned that their magical formation divided incoming magical beasts among lords according to their strength.
• Zhao Chi learned that the city's taxes funded the formation and that production-oriented lords could earn a living without fighting.
• Zhao Chi learned that people who had lost access to their territory worlds worked as craftsmen, mercenaries, artists, instructors, or service workers.

Zhao Chi returned from town with supplies and found Gu Qing and the villagers hauling logs and goods into his territory. After they went to fetch the remaining loads, he rested beside the Lord's House and opened one of the treasure chests he had captured.

• Zhao Chi bought household supplies and seven bags of rice at a general store, then paid the exchange tax on the goods.
• Zhao Chi arrived at his territory and narrowly avoided colliding with Gu Qing, who was carrying a thick log.
• Zhao Chi saw Gu Qing, three female villagers, and the twenty-one goblins hauling logs and supplies toward the Lord's House.
• Gu Qing wiped Zhao Chi's forehead, and he tried to return the gesture before she led everyone away to fetch the remaining goods.
• Zhao Chi sat down to rest beside the Lord's House and opened the Initial Wooden Treasure Chest.

Zhao Chi opened two starter treasure chests and stored healing, construction, and combat items in his System Space. He obtained a Body Driving Technique skill book but could not learn it because he was not yet a Junior Lord.

• Zhao Chi opened the first chest and received five Lesser Health Potions, five Lesser Health Pills, five Rapid Construction Talismans, and one Flame Curse Talisman.
• Zhao Chi examined the items, noted that Gu Qing's healing skill did not cause drug resistance, and stored everything in his System Space.
• Zhao Chi opened the second chest and obtained a Body Driving Technique skill book.
• Zhao Chi considered using the skill to control Gu Qing or Tang Ruan in battle, reasoning that they seemed to trust him despite their low loyalty.
• Zhao Chi tried to learn the skill, but the System said he needed to be a Junior Lord.

After Zhao Chi reviewed the battle rewards, his territory expanded slightly from the Goblin camp’s defeat. Gu Qing and the others returned with the supplies, and Zhao Chi gave Gu Qing responsibility for the provisions and seasonings.

• Zhao Chi checked the battle results and learned he had gained 37 experience while Gu Qing and the others received most of the team experience.
• Zhao Chi considered how to use the Goblin captives, village dogs, corpses, and recovered weapons and supplies.
• Zhao Chi saw a system message confirming that defeating the Goblin camp had expanded his territory by 100 square meters.
• Gu Qing and the others returned with the supplies, and Zhao Chi thanked them and put Gu Qing in charge of the purchased goods.
• Gu Qing and the others gathered around the supplies, and Zhao Chi gave Gu Qing the seasonings to practice cooking with.

Zhao Chi used construction items to build a carpentry shop, blacksmith shop, and tailor shop around the Lord's House, while the group prepared roast venison. The area became crowded, so Zhao Chi planned to clear more land the next day, and Gu Qing stood up as the meat roasted.

• Tang Ruan washed the venison while the women built a bonfire and prepared skewers for roasting.
• Zhao Chi used a Rapid Construction Talisman, selected the carpentry shop, and watched it assemble from white light.
• Zhao Chi used a Rapid Construction Token to build the blacksmith shop and tailor shop, astonishing the women.
• Zhao Chi decided they would clear trees and rocks the next day to make room for more buildings.
• Gu Qing stood up beside the bonfire as the aroma of roasting venison spread through the air.

Zhao Chi shared the roasted venison with the women, village dogs, and goblin captives while praising Gu Qing for her work. Gu Qing then asked whether her independent actions had overshadowed Zhao Chi or challenged his authority, leaving him to consider how she had overstepped while still achieving excellent results.

• Zhao Chi ate roasted venison with the women, who said their appetites had returned to normal after their earlier negative status wore off.
• Zhao Chi fed the leftover meat to the two village dogs and told them they would need to guard the settlement, hunt, and track.
• Gu Qing rationed the spoiled skewers among the goblin captives and warned that their food would depend on their work.
• Zhao Chi praised Gu Qing for handling the day’s tasks, and she asked whether she had stolen his spotlight or challenged his authority.
• Zhao Chi recalled that Gu Qing had acted beyond his instructions but judged that she had handled each task better than he expected.

Zhao Chi praised Gu Qing’s performance and consulted her as his strategist about how to spend their enhancement points. After discussing the villagers’ attributes, he approved Gu Qing increasing her spiritual power and chose defense for Tang Ruan, while the other women left their enhancements to him.

• Zhao Chi assured Gu Qing that her performance deserved full marks and invited her to advise him on enhancement points.
• Gu Qing recommended increasing her spiritual power, raising Tang Ruan’s defense, and choosing roles for the other villagers based on their needs.
• Zhao Chi approved Gu Qing’s choice, and she allocated her own points.
• Tang Ruan entrusted her allocation to Zhao Chi, who chose to increase her defense.
• The other female villagers also left their enhancement choices to Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi changed three female villagers into artisans and assigned their enhancement points to improve their work efficiency. The remaining villagers planned to become soldiers once the Barracks was built.

• Zhao Chi invited the female villagers to choose artisan classes, and three volunteered to become a tailor, blacksmith, and carpenter.
• Tang Ruan and the seven other villagers said they wanted to become soldiers, so Zhao Chi told them to wait until the Barracks was built the next day.
• Zhao Chi changed Li Zhu into a carpenter, Ding Dang into a blacksmith, and Feng Xiu into a tailor, giving each beginner-level skills and five enhancement points.
• Zhao Chi considered which attributes would best help the artisans and chose efficiency for each of their six available enhancement points.

Zhao Chi assigned Enhancement Points to Feng Xiu, Ding Dang, and Li Zhu, boosting their crafting skills and sending them to make clothes, tools, and arrows. As evening approached, he stayed to supervise the Goblins and forced Old Bu to organize them into chopping trees, leaving them exhausted and under threat.

• Zhao Chi made Feng Xiu, Ding Dang, and Li Zhu novice artisans with improved crafting quality and efficiency.
• The three craftswomen rushed to their workshops, then asked Zhao Chi what to make; he assigned them clothes, tools, and arrows.
• Zhao Chi refused Gu Qing's invitation to bathe with the village women and stayed to watch the Goblins.
• Zhao Chi renamed the Goblin Chieftain Old Bu, tied his knees with rope, and ordered him to make the Goblins fell five trees within an hour.
• Old Bu untied Goblins and tied them to trees to chop, then switched in fresh workers when Zhao Chi pointed out the first five were exhausted.

Zhao Chi put the Goblins to work cutting trees and rewarded those who worked, while Gu Qing and the other women planned an overnight crafting shift. By midnight, everyone was exhausted, and Zhao Chi sent the Goblins to sleep outside while the women prepared to rest indoors.

• Zhao Chi gave grilled skewers to the Goblins who chopped trees, and their obedience increased.
• Zhao Chi warned the Goblins not to look at the women as Gu Qing and the others returned from bathing.
• Gu Qing told Zhao Chi that the women planned to work in the carpentry, blacksmith, and tailor shops until midnight to prepare tools and clothes.
• Zhao Chi, Gu Qing, and the Goblins chopped trees through the night while the women worked in the workshops.
• At midnight, Zhao Chi had Old Bu lead the exhausted Goblins to fetch their blankets, while the female villagers prepared to sleep indoors.

Zhao Chi and Gu Qing bathed in the river before returning to the Lord's House, where Gu Qing fell asleep clinging to him. At 5:10 a.m., Zhao Chi noticed a flood of messages and announcements, including urgent voice messages from Chief Instructor Li Ruanyu.

• Tang Ruan and the other women prepared the Lord's House floor for sleeping and arranged night watches.
• Gu Qing accompanied Zhao Chi to the river, where they both bathed while she watched him.
• Zhao Chi and Gu Qing returned to the Lord's House and went to sleep beside each other.
• Zhao Chi woke to find Gu Qing wrapped around him in bed and saw that it was 5:10 a.m.
• Zhao Chi opened the flashing chat groups and found urgent voice messages from Chief Instructor Li Ruanyu.

After hearing that Liu Xun had entered the Fog Wall, Zhao Chi reflected on why poor students risked their lives to defend their territories. He then noticed Wang Lie selling a Stocking Fashion Modification Book and privately offered Goblin captives in exchange, asking how many Wang Lie would take.

• Li Ruanyu warned the students not to enter the Fog Wall and said instructors were attempting to rescue Liu Xun.
• Zhao Chi guessed that Liu Xun had been attacked while defending his territory and felt distressed that his classmate was likely lost.
• Zhao Chi read the group chat and learned that Wang Lie was selling a Stocking Fashion Modification Book for three gold coins or another modification book.
• Zhao Chi recognized that the book might work with Transplant Flowers, Connect Jade, and decided it could benefit Gu Qing and the other women.
• Zhao Chi privately asked Wang Lie whether he would trade the modification book for Goblin captives and what rate he would offer.

Zhao Chi traded 21 Goblins to Wang Lie for the Stocking Fashion Modification Book and visited Wang Lie’s territory to complete the deal. As the new villagers were about to arrive, Zhao Chi left Gu Qing and Tang Ruan preparing to welcome them while the trade interface opened.

• Zhao Chi offered Wang Lie 21 Goblins and agreed that Wang Lie would pay the tax.
• Wang Lie accepted the deal but asked Zhao Chi to let Cao Feng know that Zhao Chi had bought the book so Wang Lie could avoid a direct clash with him.
• Gu Qing woke and joined Zhao Chi, while Tang Ruan prepared porridge for the arriving villagers and Gu Qing gathered bathing supplies.
• Gu Qing helped Zhao Chi secure the Goblins, and Zhao Chi accepted Wang Lie’s invitation to visit his territory.
• Zhao Chi arrived at Wang Lie’s mining territory, where Wang Lie praised the Goblins, including their chieftain.
• Zhao Chi placed ownership of the 21 Goblins in the trade interface, and Wang Lie offered the Stocking Fashion Modification Book.

Zhao Chi welcomed ten newly born female villagers to Peach Spring Village and reviewed the village’s work and production plans. After breakfast, he assigned four of the new villagers to blacksmithing and four to tailoring.

• Zhao Chi returned to Peach Spring Village after trading goblins with Wang Lie, and ten female villagers emerged from the ground.
• Zhao Chi welcomed the newcomers and sent them with Gu Qing to bathe before checking their attributes and the previous day’s work summary.
• Zhao Chi reviewed the village’s production priorities, including making clothes and tools and clearing land for barracks.
• Gu Qing brought the newcomers back, and Tang Ruan served them rice porridge while Zhao Chi encouraged them to eat their fill.
• After breakfast, Zhao Chi asked the new villagers about their preferred professions and assigned four to blacksmithing and four to tailoring.

After assigning the villagers to crafting, gathering, and clearing land, Zhao Chi used a Stocking Fashion Modification Book and studied how to allocate its points. He weighed the benefits of each attribute but had not yet chosen a configuration when the chapter ended.

• Gu Qing took three women to gather wild vegetables, fruit, and herbs and to hunt, while Zhao Chi assigned Tang Ruan and five others to clear trees, stumps, and rocks.
• Zhao Chi used the Stocking Fashion Modification Book and found an interface with ten points to spend across five attributes.
• Zhao Chi realized he could alter the configuration data, then considered movement speed, defense, jumping ability, comfort, and cleanliness.
• Zhao Chi judged movement speed and defense most valuable, while deciding to leave comfort and cleanliness for a future intermediate modification book.

Zhao Chi upgraded the stocking technology to increase defense and planned to equip Gu Qing and the female soldiers before the Academy's test. Afterward, he joined Tang Ruan and the other women in cutting trees as the territory prepared to build barracks and produce more equipment.

• Zhao Chi transferred the stocking upgrade points into defense and unlocked the Ultra-Silky Type technology, which gave stockings Defense +50%.
• Zhao Chi planned to buy stockings or a production blueprint and equip Gu Qing and the female soldiers before the Academy's test.
• Tang Ruan and five other women worked hard felling trees while Zhao Chi joined them.
• By noon, the women had cleared land for barracks, made nine sets of clothes and 18 axes, and planned to craft more tools, shoes, armor, and weapons.