Chapter 11: Bathing by the River

Chapter 11: Chapter 11: Bathing by the River

Zhao Chi hurried home.

His Physical Strength was severely depleted.

But he didn’t rest, immediately clicking "teleport."

As he breathed heavily, the scenery before him changed.

The next moment, he arrived in his territory.

He discovered that next to the Lord’s House, the holes created when the women were born had been filled in.

The one-cubic-meter toolbox that had been next to it was also gone.

Panting, he opened the door to the house.

No one was inside.

But the toolbox was in the house.

Some of the tools inside were missing.

Gu Qing and the others must have moved it inside.

’But where did they go?’

Zhao Chi left the package and the rice in the house and went out to look for them.

He looked down.

He saw a large arrow drawn in the dirt.

The arrow pointed east.

Zhao Chi went back into the house to grab a Firewood Knife, then followed the arrow’s direction, moving slowly.

He walked into the woods.

The undergrowth on the ground had also been deliberately cleared.

He could clearly see the markers left for him.

Zhao Chi followed the markers.

Before long, he spotted a river through a gap in the trees.

’This must be the small river he had chosen in the configuration.’

But this river wasn’t small at all.

It was about ten meters wide.

The current wasn’t too fast.

The water was a pale green, but very clear.

He could occasionally see fish swimming by.

The women were all in the water not far away.

They were carefully washing themselves.

They chattered away as they washed.

Three women stood on the bank.

They had already finished washing and were arranging their wet hair.

In their hands, they held Firewood Knives or axes.

They seemed to be standing guard as well.

Gu Qing was among them.

She had now washed her body clean.

With no dirt to obscure the view, the full scenery was on display.

Full and ample.

A wasp waist and curvaceous hips.

Long legs and jade-like feet.

Zhao Chi only glanced for a moment before lowering his head.

’Even though they’re my subjects, I have to consider their feelings.’

’Otherwise, their Loyalty will drop.’

’Besides, for something like this, it has to be voluntary.’

He walked toward the group of bathing women with his head lowered.

It wasn’t to get a better look, but simply to protect them.

They were all women, after all, and very vulnerable.

As a man and their Lord, he naturally had a duty to protect them.

Gu Qing was looking around.

Upon seeing Zhao Chi, she raised an eyebrow and said happily, "Ah! The Lord is back."

The surrounding women stopped talking and all looked over.

Zhao Chi actually felt a little nervous.

He took a deep breath, strode forward, and stopped right in front of Gu Qing.

He had only glanced at her body earlier, and only now did he see her face.

But this time, Zhao Chi didn’t look away.

’Looking at a face isn’t offensive, after all.’

Besides, Zhao Chi didn’t want to look away.

Having bathed, Gu Qing was even more alluring.

Willow-leaf brows, enchanting eyes, and red lips.

Her cheeks were delicate and fair, with a rosy blush.

Zhao Chi confirmed that she wasn’t wearing any makeup.

In that case, the red of her cheeks and lips was her natural color.

Though she wore no makeup, she was naturally somewhat bewitching.

Coupled with her faint smile, it was no wonder Zhao Chi didn’t want to look away.

"What is it, Lord? Why are you staring at me?" Gu Qing chuckled lightly.

Zhao Chi snapped back to reality. "Oh... uh... how is it? Is it safe here?"

"Mhm, it’s safe."

Zhao Chi asked, "I brought some old bedsheets and fabric. You can make Simple clothes, right?"

Gu Qing nodded. "Of course, no problem."

Zhao Chi sighed. "For now, I can only ask you to make do with old fabric. I’ll make sure you all have good clothes to wear in the future."

Hearing this, Gu Qing’s smile faded.

She said very seriously, "Lord, please don’t say that. You were willing to take us in and even find materials for us to make clothes. That’s already wonderful. We all know the territory is just starting out and everything is in short supply. We don’t mind such a small thing."

The other female villagers also nodded in agreement.

"That’s right, Lord. Don’t worry about a small thing like this."

"It’s summer anyway, so as long as we can cover our bodies, it’s fine."

"Lord, we all believe in you."

Zhao Chi was a little moved.

"Alright, you all continue washing. Next time, I’ll bring some shampoo and body wash."

Gu Qing said happily, "That’s great! Then we can get even cleaner."

As she spoke, she ran her hands over her skin.

Zhao Chi’s gaze subconsciously followed her hands, glancing over her body.

Her skin was delicate and fair.

"You’re already very clean."

Gu Qing smiled faintly. "It’s mainly that after using them, your body will smell nice."

"That’s true," Zhao Chi nodded.

"Lord, do you like nice scents?"

"Of course. Who doesn’t like a nice fragrance?"

Gu Qing chuckled. "Alright, next time after I wash, I’ll let you have a sniff."

Zhao Chi waved his hands. "That’s not what I meant."

But Gu Qing said softly, "But that’s what *I* meant."

"Okay, we’ll talk about it next time..."

’The shampoo and body wash I have now definitely isn’t enough.’

’I’ll have to spend some money to buy more.’

The female villagers were still bathing.

Zhao Chi felt it was inappropriate to stare.

So he opened the system to check the Attributes of these new villagers.

Although they were all from the Peach Blossom Human Race and their Basic Attributes were all 6 points, there could be differences between individuals.

He could assign different work Positions based on their individual differences.

But as Zhao Chi looked, he frowned.

He couldn’t help but look at the women again.

Their ages were between 18 and 25.

Although they were all technically newborns, they were actually born with random ages based on the Human refugees.

The refugees’ ages fell within that range.

’All young women, that’s pretty good.’

’Though young people all have low Skills, like Sewing, Forging, etc.’

’That’s fine, though.’

’They’re young, after all. There’s plenty of time to slowly improve all sorts of skills.’

Their Appearances also matched the Race’s value.

They all reached the 6-point "naturally beautiful" level.

Zhao Chi had just seen it for himself.

They were indeed all beauties.

But the one thing that made him frown now was that their Attributes were too low.

They averaged only 16 points.

That was equivalent to an average of 4 points per attribute, far below the 24 points of the Peach Blossom Human Race. They didn’t even reach the 20 points of the Ordinary Human Race.

’That’s way too low!’

’What went wrong?’

He looked at them in confusion.

Gu Qing had moved to the left to stand guard, leaving only a young woman in front of him.

Zhao Chi noticed she was even prettier than the others.

’Her appearance must be higher than 6 points.’

She had a very delicate and pretty air about her.

To be specific, she was youthful, sweet, and lovely.

Hers was the face of a first love.

Her long, black hair hung down softly.

She was a classic beauty with long, straight, black hair.

She covered her body with her hands, but it was hard to hide her explosive figure.

Her figure was like a smaller version of Gu Qing’s.

Her figure didn’t quite match her face.

It gave off a "cute face, huge tits" kind of vibe.

’Like Gu Qing, her figure also defies the laws of physics. How can they be so big and not sag?’

She looked over shyly.

Seeing that Zhao Chi was also looking at her, she quickly lowered her head.

Zhao Chi asked softly, "Is there something wrong with your bodies? Why are your Attributes so low? Do you know the reason?"

The female villager looked up, a little surprised.

"Lord, we were just born. Our bodies are very weak. We need to eat before we can recover."

"So that’s how it is."

Understanding dawned on Zhao Chi.

At the same time, he felt relieved.

After all, the Peach Blossom Human Race was a Race he had reconfigured himself.

’Much of the knowledge I learned before doesn’t apply here.’

’I need to understand them all over again.’