Chapter 368: Chapter 288: Rapid Development (2)

The Treasure Chest opened, bathing the area in a radiant light.

But the first data transfer failed...

No matter. That was to be expected.

The second data transfer succeeded.

In total, he obtained 315 portions of Rare Materials.

Everything was ready. Time to begin!

Seven hours passed.

At 10:00 PM, a dizzy and disoriented Zhao Chi finally finished the Improvements.

All 100 Two-Handed Phoenix Cry Sabers had been successfully improved.

He exited the crafting interface.

The CLANG CLANG CLANG of metal still rang ceaselessly in his ears.

Ding Dang and the others hadn’t reached their break time yet, their Iron Hammers rising and falling without pause.

Sparks and soot-filled smoke flew in every direction.

Gu Qing had already taken the Shadow-Carrying Phoenix Cry Sabers to distribute to the Female Swordsmen.

Zhao Chi was considering a problem.

Should he change the Profession of those 20 Female Archers to Sword Soldier?

Their Combat Power wasn’t low, to be fair.

Compared to the Female Archers of other Lords, there was simply no contest—the gap was too massive.

Even when compared to the male Archers of other Lords, they were still far stronger.

For starters, their four core Basic Attributes were all 1 point higher.

As a result, their Attack, Attack Speed, Accuracy, and so on, had all surpassed Human Archers. They were even stronger than Elf Bowmen.

With the Fearless trait, they could maintain steady aim, Accuracy, and damage output even as enemies charged right up to them.

With Soft Body, they could twist and shoot from any angle.

And Bone Gathering Resurrection goes without saying.

Night Vision allowed them to perform consistently even at night.

Furthermore, Overload Weight enabled them to carry a huge number of Arrows, giving them an extremely high ammo capacity. They could also wear Heavy Armor and engage enemies in close combat.

All of that was great.

The only problem was that ranged damage was inherently lower than melee damage.

[Name] Iron Bow

[Quality] Standard

[Durability] 200

[Attack] 10

[Range] 100 meters

He didn’t know if this world had been adjusted for the sake of balance, or if this was just how it was supposed to be.

Normally, you’d have to hit someone with ten Arrows to kill them.

Of course, that didn’t include Headshots or other Deadly Attacks.

This meant that while the Female Archers were indeed powerful, they wouldn’t be as powerful as they would be if he changed their Profession to Sword Soldier.

Right now, his Soldier count was only in the hundreds.

The numbers were too small.

There was no room for things like strategic depth or Soldier Type synergy.

When 100 Female Soldiers charged, every single one of them could reach an enemy.

Besides, he hadn’t acquired any Bow-type Combat Skills, nor did he have any particularly powerful Bows and Arrows.

It was really better to have them specialize as Sword Soldiers.

He could consider adding Archers again later, once his Soldier count was higher.

As for ranged Damage, he could just make up for it with Javelins.

Zhao Chi picked up a newly crafted Phoenix Cry Saber, and looking at its Attributes only strengthened his resolve.

[Name] Iron Two-handed Chengying Phoenix Cry Saber

[Quality] Standard

[Durability] 400

[Attack] 38

[Destruction] 15

[Effect] Range +50%, Attack +50%, Attack Speed +5%, Accuracy +5%

At its core, this Phoenix Cry Saber was still a Two-Handed Iron Saber.

But it had received a massive number of Bonuses on top of its original base.

The most direct calculation was its Attack Power, which went from 38 to 57.

Two strikes would be a guaranteed kill.

Two strikes could probably even shatter Leather Armor.

A Wooden Shield would be smashed in a single blow.

Against an Iron Shield or Iron Armor with 400 Durability, it would only take five to six strikes to break through.

With Continuous Dance, it would only take two uses to slice an Iron-Armored enemy down to their bare skin.

But with a Bow...

You could probably empty an entire Quiver of 30 Arrows and still not break the enemy’s Shield.

Damn it... I’m changing their Profession!

Zhao Chi hesitated no longer.

He found the 20 Female Archers at the training ground and asked for their opinion.

The Female Archers just giggled, having no objections at all.

"We’ll do whatever you say, my Lord."

"Yes, we’ll listen to you."

"No problem. We can handle any task you give us."

"Sword Soldier sounds good. We just have to charge in and slash away."

"Yep, our opinion is that we have no opinion."

"My Lord, you must have thought this through. We all trust you."

Alright, since that was the case, it was time to change all their Professions!

The 20 Transfer Orders Zhao Chi had acquired were, in fact, specifically for them.

With a flash of 20 lights,

the Profession of these Female Archers reverted to "General Laborer."

All Bonuses from the Archer Profession were removed.

However, the "Bow Skill" they had mastered through their own training while they were Archers would not disappear; that was their own Ability forever.

Immediately after, Zhao Chi changed their Profession again.

First, to Militia.

[Soldier Type Information]

[Profession] Militia

[Tier] Tier One

[Skills] Shield Skill +5

[Attributes] Enhancement Points +5

And then to Sword Soldier.

[Soldier Type Information]

[Profession] Sword Soldier

[Tier] Tier Two

[Skills] Swordsmanship +10

[Attributes] Enhancement Points +10

Just like the other Sword Soldiers, they all gained +10 Swordsmanship, +5 Shield Skill, and 15 Enhancement Points.

He used these Enhancement Points to increase their Attack Speed as well.

The 15 Enhancement Points from their Profession, plus the 15 from their Level, gave them a total of 30 Enhancement Points.

Currently, their Attack Speed was increased by a total of 180%!

Their Attack Speed was incredibly fast!

Excellent!

Zhao Chi’s Female Soldiers now had an average Level of 15.

He had 60 Sword Soldiers and 40 Gunmen.

Starting tomorrow, he would continue recruiting.

He would focus on Sword Soldiers, with Gunmen as support, and Supplement his ranks up to 200 Soldiers.

However, this created another problem.

He would need to keep supplying them with outfits and Phoenix Cry Sabers...

Zhao Chi suddenly felt a wave of exhaustion.

But it couldn’t be helped.

After all, the difficulty of creating Super-Improved products was just too high. Only he could do it; only he could see that grayed-out data.

’He’d really become a glorified babysitter.’

Still, whenever those Female Soldiers were fighting for their lives on the battlefield, they always gave it their all.

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