Chapter 497: Chapter 331: Fireworks Filling the Sky (3)

The Ogre corpses were quickly moved.

Zhao Chi returned with the Female Soldiers.

In Peach Blossom Village, nearly 400 massive Ogre corpses were piled up like a mountain.

They stank when they were alive, and they smelled even worse now that they were dead.

But the female villagers didn’t shrink back at all.

Despite their disgust, they surrounded the bodies without hesitation, ready to butcher them.

Yang Lu and her Hunting team had their small knives ready, prepared to start cutting at any moment.

Chu Shi and her team of chefs had their kitchen knives ready as well, standing by to assist.

Xia Jing’s Mining team and Lin Mei’s Chopping team were also there to help.

With so many people, their Efficiency was high.

Chu Shi had just arrived this morning.

Gu Qing had changed the Profession of 10 of the 20 newly arrived female villagers into dedicated female chefs.

The chef Profession came with 5 points in Culinary Skill, equivalent to half a year of full-time experience. While it didn’t make them master chefs, they were still far more professional than someone like Yang Lu, who couldn’t cook at all.

Chu Shi had a good personality, so she was appointed as the chef Team Leader.

Besides these four teams, Zhuang Ya was also standing nearby, looking eager.

Zhao Chi found it a little strange. "Zhuang Ya, what are you doing here? Why didn’t you go for a soak in the Carefree Spring?"

Zhuang Ya looked a little embarrassed. "I want to help butcher them too. Is that okay, Lord Zhao Chi?"

Zhao Chi was confused. "Are you trying to learn butchering techniques? For cooking?"

Zhuang Ya bit her lower lip. "Not really... I just want to cut them... Alive or dead, either is fine..."

Everyone stared at Zhuang Ya.

Zhuang Ya waved her hands frantically. "Don’t look at me like that! I... I’m perfectly normal."

Zhao Chi understood.

’It must be her Talent’s Effect acting up,’ he thought. ’Some Talents have many Effects, but their descriptions only list the main one.’

’Take Tang Ruan’s masochistic hobby, for example. Its Effect is to increase Morale and provide Damage Reduction after taking damage.’

’Even though the Effect only activates after she’s injured, Tang Ruan clearly displays Sadomasochism in her daily life too.’

’It seems Zhuang Ya is the same.’

’Her Talent’s sadistic tendency only provides a Bonus when she damages enemies in battle.’

’Yet in her daily life, she also exhibits these traits.’

’For instance, her love of cutting things.’

’Of course, the targets are always enemies.’

With this in mind, Zhao Chi agreed. "Zhuang Ya, just keep yourself in check. Don’t scare the others."

Zhuang Ya laughed. "I won’t, don’t worry. Thank you, Zhao Chi."

These Ogres were quite a prize.

Each one weighed a ton.

There weren’t many intact corpses. Every single one was riddled with arrow holes and sword marks, or else burned pitch-black.

There were also many severed limbs, piled up haphazardly.

But as Zhuang Ya and the others butchered them, Zhao Chi was able to get a general idea of what one Ogre was made of.

kilograms of fat, 400 kilograms of lean meat, 100 kilograms of thick hide, and a total of 300 kilograms for the remaining organs, bones, blood, and horns.

By that calculation, the fat would yield another 77 tons.

They now had the basic Material for Kerosene.

The Ogre hide was thick and large. A single full hide could be cut into three standard pieces. After accounting for unusable sections, they could probably process about 800 usable pieces of Ogre Hide.

’I wonder what Effect these hides have. I’ll make a few pairs of High Heels later to test them out.’

There were 155 tons of lean meat.

Zhao Chi’s territory definitely wouldn’t eat it. He would sell it to Zhao Cang later.

He could also give 25 tons to Su Qin for her Beastmen to eat.

Of course, this portion would be free of charge.

Although they were Su Qin’s Soldiers, now that even Su Qin herself belonged to him, her Soldiers were more or less his as well.

They were his own people; no need to be too meticulous about it.

Besides, Su Qin was entitled to a share of the spoils of war to begin with, so it was only right to give her some.

As for the organs, blood, and so on, those could also be sold off at a low price.

After all, Goblins and Beastmen ate that stuff, so it could still fetch a bit of money.

The Ogre horns, 400 in total, were set aside. They were Forging Materials.

He didn’t need them now, so he’d stockpile them for the future.

Soon, Zhao Chi had 25 tons of meat delivered to Su Qin’s side.

He was rewarded with a face full of lipstick marks.

He then contacted Zhao Cang and sold the rest of the lean meat and organs to him.

After taxes, the Ogre lean meat sold for 9 Copper Coins per kilogram and the organs and miscellaneous meat for 3 Copper Coins, for a total of 122.8 Gold Coins.

Zhao Chi was a little surprised when he saw the amount.

He hadn’t expected the haul to be so profitable.

Su Qin killed a large number of Magical Beasts every day; there was no way she didn’t know the value of these Ogre corpses.

’So... did she give it all to me on purpose?’

’That Su Qin...’

’Since she’s showing me such goodwill, I’ll just accept it.’

’Being too polite and trying to settle the score would only make her unhappy.’

’Let’s just leave it at that.’

Chen Hua’s team hauled away the fat and began rendering it into Kerosene.

Feng Xiu’s team carried away the thick hides to be cleaned and tanned into leather.

Zhao Chi also hauled away a few pieces of Ogre Hide.

He found the freshly cleaned Qi Yue, slipped right inside, and began crafting High Heels with the new Material.

When the Effect of one Speeding Charm ended, 12 pairs of blue High Heels appeared.

The Ogre’s skin had been dirty and smelly, but after being cleaned and tanned, it had become leather.

The foul odor was gone, replaced by the scent of leather.

These blue High Heels looked good and had a decent Material bonus.

However, no extra Improvement Points appeared.

It seemed the hide of a Basic Level Magical Beast could improve an item’s Attributes, but it couldn’t add Improvement Points.

The Improvement Points were the most important thing.

[Ice Bear Hide Material] Defense +2, Durability +50, Cold Resistance +5

[Ogre Hide Material] Durability +50, Impact Resistance +5%

Each had its pros and cons.

The Ice Bear Hide had white fur on it, making it warmer.

However, it also absorbed foot sweat more easily, which meant it would start to stink faster.

The Ogre Hide was relatively smooth, softer, and better at withstanding Impact Force.

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