Behind Gu Qing stood the 10 new women.

Having just bathed, they all looked radiant, fresh, and beautiful.

They had already changed into clean, new clothes.

They looked at Zhao Chi, then at Gu Qing and Tang Ruan, unsure of their relationship.

Gu Qing said, "Everyone, let’s go eat. We need to work overtime now."

The 10 women nodded. "Understood. We know this place is just being built, so it’s a busy time."

After the meal, the 10 women’s Attributes had all increased, and they were ready to work.

The women who had arrived this time still had 6 points in all their Attributes, and their Appearance was also 6 points.

It seemed Tang Ruan truly was a Special villager.

There were now a full 40 villagers.

Plus one Hero, Gu Qing, and the Lord, Zhao Chi.

The territory’s total population had reached 42, almost double that of other Lords.

Of course, that excluded spendthrifts like Cao Feng.

Today’s new villagers had already been assigned their jobs.

Five were assigned as Miners, and five were assigned as Tailors.

Being a Miner was hard work, and the environment was poor, filled with dust and soot.

Zhao Chi sighed. "You have the hardest job right now. I don’t have much to give you at the moment, but I promise I will not treat you unfairly later on."

The five women were a little surprised.

One of them shook her head. "Lord, you don’t have to say that. Work is work, no matter the Position. We are all serving you, Lord. We don’t feel it’s a big deal."

The other women nodded in agreement.

’They’re so conscientious...’

Zhao Chi smiled. "Gu Qing, give them some Energy Pills as well. Everyone, let’s work hard!"

"Alright!" the women responded in unison.

For the next few days, Zhao Chi remained in the tailor shop.

He spent all his time on Improvement, Improvement, and more Improvement...

His hands were sore and his head was spinning.

But he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Pair after pair of pale white Silk Stockings, as thin as a cicada’s wing, were completed through Improvement.

Gradually, his Improvement speed increased slightly.

At first, his technique was extremely clumsy, but he later grasped a few tricks.

Although it was very difficult to master, it was indeed better than before.

He still didn’t have the Sewing Skill, but he had gained a lot of experience and could be said to have some rudimentary skills.

It wasn’t until late at night on the seventh day of the break, when he finished the Improvement on the 21st pair of Super-type Silk Stockings, that a system prompt appeared:

[Your Sewing Skill has been upgraded. Current Level: Sewing 1]

Zhao Chi’s mind was a bit groggy.

He stared blankly at the notification for a moment.

After all, every point in a Professional Skill required more than a month of full-time work to obtain.

If you slacked off or were lazy during that time, it would take even longer.

But it had only been four short days.

’How did I manage to get 1 point in the Sewing Skill?’

Back at the academy, he had only practiced for a few classes and had just a basic grasp of sewing methods. He was nowhere near having put in over a month of sewing time.

But the facts were right in front of him, so Zhao Chi could only analyze the reason.

’It’s probably because the difficulty of this Improvement was higher, so my sewing experience gain was multiplied.’

After all, this wasn’t an Ordinary Improvement skill, but a Super-Improvement technique.

An Ordinary Improvement technique was of average difficulty.

But after Zhao Chi altered the information, the difficulty of this Improvement technique skyrocketed.

This was understandable. After all, the original Improvement only increased Defense by 10%, but now it increased Defense by 50%.

The Attributes were greatly enhanced.

So, higher difficulty meant more experience.

Zhao Chi looked at that 1 point in Sewing Skill with a hint of joy.

It might only be 1 point, but it affected crafting efficiency, crafting time, crafting quality, and material Consumption.

It gave a Bonus to all of them.

Although it was still a small amount, it was a good start.

It seemed his Transplantation Talent could be useful even when he couldn’t transfer information.

It allowed Zhao Chi to craft High-Level items far above his own level, thereby gaining massive amounts of experience.

Zhao Chi shook his head and prepared to rest for a moment.

It wasn’t just him; the other female villagers had also been working at full capacity these past few days.

Every villager worked continuously, only sleeping once every 24 to 30 hours.

They would continue working as soon as they woke up.

Zhao Chi even felt his heart ache for them.

But they all looked to Zhao Chi as an example and refused to rest early.

After all, Zhao Chi was also working continuously.

The 350 Energy Pills had been completely used up by yesterday afternoon.

But Zhao Chi didn’t regret it at all. After all, he had traded medicine for time—work time.

The rewards of the past few days had been substantial.

The Female Craftsmen and Female Militia had all worked and trained with all their might, and their experience had steadily accumulated.

The highest Level was now Level 3.

This included Zhao Chi, Gu Qing, Tang Ruan, and the women who had arrived earlier.

Except for the newest arrivals, the rest were all Level 1-2.

Zhao Chi assigned them to different Craftsman professions based on the situation.

It was all clear to see in the system.

[Peach Blossom Village Profession Chart]

[Village Chief] Zhao Chi (1)

[Hero] Gu Qing (1)

[Militia] Tang Ruan, etc. (20)

[Carpenter] Li Zhu, etc. (10)

[Blacksmith] Ding Dang, etc. (10)

[Tailor] Feng Xiu, etc. (10)

[Miner] Xia Jing, etc. (5)

[Hunter] Yang Lu, etc. (5)

[Construction Worker] Fang Li, etc. (10)

[Total] 72 people

Among them, Junior Miner Xia Jing and Junior Hunter Yang Lu were both women who had arrived in the last few days.

They had good personalities, so Zhao Chi made them Work Group Leaders.

There was nothing much to say about the Miners; they focused on excavating Iron Ore.

This was then supplied to the Blacksmiths, who would smelt it into Iron Ingots and forge it into Weapons and Equipment.

The female Miners still had their Efficiency Attribute enhanced.

The Hunter Team Leader was Yang Lu. Hunters were also needed now.

The population was growing, and the rice he had bought earlier had all been eaten by the women.

From now on, they would eat wild vegetables, wild fruits, and meat from hunting.

Besides hunting, the female hunters also had a certain degree of ranged Attack capability.

After all, they used Wooden Bows to kill prey, and these could also be used against enemies with some effectiveness.

Zhao Chi did not give them an Efficiency Enhancement.

After all, there was plenty of prey, and they could hunt it easily enough without an efficiency boost.

The number of female villagers wasn’t that large, so they couldn’t eat too much game.

Overhunting would result in a large amount of meat in a short period. Meat is difficult to preserve and spoils easily, which would be a huge waste.

So, Zhao Chi helped them enhance their Movement Speed instead.

This way, they could track prey faster.

If they encountered a fierce beast, they could also retreat more quickly.

However, these female hunters’ Professional Skill was Hunting, not Bow Skill.

Therefore, they didn’t have a Damage Bonus for Bows.

But that didn’t matter.

If a battle broke out, the female hunters’ task would only be to harass the enemy. The Female Soldiers were the main combat force.

Zhao Chi hadn’t looked closely at the work summaries from the past few days.

Today’s summary wouldn’t be available until tomorrow, but Zhao Chi could directly export and view the summary for all four days.

[4-Day Work Summary]

[Miners] Iron Ore: 44

[Hunting] Meat: 430

[Collection] Fruits & Vegetables: 60, Medicinal Herbs: 5

[Forging] Iron Spears: 17, Iron Shields: 22

[Building] Mine Shaft: 1, Defense Towers: 4

[Sewing] Leather Armor Sets: 22, Cloth Clothing & Pants: 30, Cloth Shoes: 10

[Woodworker] Wheelbarrows: 4, Wooden Shields: 50, Wooden Spears: 207