Zhao Chi had mixed feelings.

He didn’t have any deep feelings for his family.

He was simply grateful to them for raising him.

He planned to repay the family as much as possible once he could stand on his own two feet.

But today, it seemed he had developed a spark of genuine affection for his family.

Especially for the Clan Leader, Zhao Shizhang.

But thinking about it now was useless. The only path forward was to increase his strength.

Zhao Chi cleared his mind of stray thoughts and quickly walked home.

After tidying up his house, he immediately returned to his territory.

Night had fallen.

Most people had gone to rest.

Gu Qing and a few other women were chatting around a campfire, but their bodies were covered in black marks.

Upon closer inspection, those black marks turned out to be the Leather Clothing from the Succubi.

However, the Leather Clothing was made with very little material, revealing large patches of their snow-white skin.

"My Lord, you’re back! How did it go? Are you alright?"

Gu Qing stood up with a smile.

"It went okay. Why are they wearing the Succubus Leather Clothing?"

Gu Qing chuckled. "We’ve already washed them. What do you think? They look good, don’t they? We don’t have enough clothes, so having them wear these at least provides some cover."

Zhao Chi observed them closely.

’They look even lewder wearing them than wearing nothing at all.’

Seeing the look in Zhao Chi’s eyes, Gu Qing smiled. "It seems you like it, My Lord. Actually, I’m wearing it too. What do you think?"

After speaking, Gu Qing switched her outfit.

The Leather Armor on her body suddenly vanished, replaced by the same kind of Leather Clothing.

Except Gu Qing was also wearing a pair of Silk Stockings on her legs.

Combined with her explosive figure, Zhao Chi honestly found it a bit much to handle.

"Come on, back to my house with me!"

Zhao Chi beckoned her over.

"Huh?" Gu Qing’s seductive smile turned to one of surprise.

She glanced at her Affinity with Zhao Chi again; it was still at the Pulse Pounding Level.

Gu Qing asked gently, "My Lord, are you sure? If you really can’t hold back, I can cooperate... but I still hope you can be serious about me, and not just play around."

"What are you talking about? I’m going to help you change your Talent."

"Change my Talent? That’s great!"

Gu Qing’s eyes lit up.

She quickly grabbed Zhao Chi and made a beeline for the Lord’s House.

"Hey, hey, not so fast..."

Gu Qing giggled. "I’m not the one who’s rushing. You’re being too slow, My Lord."

Entering the Lord’s House, Gu Qing shut the door with a SLAM.

Then she started to undress.

Zhao Chi quickly grabbed her hands. "What are you doing?"

"Aren’t you helping me change my Talent, My Lord?"

"I am, but why are you taking your clothes off to change your Talent?"

"Huh? Without taking my clothes off? My Lord, I thought you wanted me to pay you this way?"

"..." Zhao Chi’s mind went blank for two seconds.

But he finally understood what Gu Qing was thinking.

"You just said that my feelings for you being at ’Pulse Pounding’ wasn’t enough, that you wanted me to have deeper feelings before you’d be willing to... with me. But I get the feeling your standards aren’t actually that strict."

Gu Qing covered her mouth and giggled. "Oh, this is just payment. It doesn’t involve the heart. The other thing is about feelings and needs to be full of emotion. The two are different."

"What??"

Zhao Chi didn’t quite get it.

The next moment, he understood.

’Gu Qing’s way of thinking is dangerous.’

’I have to set her straight.’

"Gu Qing, if I take you out somewhere in the future and you see something you really want but can’t afford because it’s too expensive, what would you do?"

"I’d have you buy it for me, My Lord."

"I’m not with you."

"Then I’d wait for you, My Lord. Wait until you get back to buy it for me."

"What if I can’t afford it either?"

"Then... threaten the seller? Make him lower the price?"

"Er... he won’t lower the price."

Gu Qing thought for a moment. "Then there’s nothing to be done. I can’t just slaughter the seller, can I? I wouldn’t mind, but it might have a negative effect on you, My Lord?"

Zhao Chi felt a little relieved.

"You wouldn’t use this ’taking your clothes off’ method to pay, right?"

Gu Qing said, stunned, "The seller isn’t you, My Lord. Why would I use that method?"

"So, it’s only for me?"

"Of course."

Zhao Chi nodded. "That’s good, then."

Gu Qing lightly tapped Zhao Chi. "What are you thinking, My Lord? I’m not just any woman."

Coming from Gu Qing’s mouth, the credibility of that statement was rather questionable.

"...Really? Alright, I’ll believe you for now."

"Why have you become so long-winded, My Lord? Since you don’t need me to pay you like this, hurry up and help me change my Talent."

Gu Qing was already bursting with impatience.

She had been very envious when she saw Tang Ruan’s Talent.

Now that she heard she also had a chance, she was naturally happy and excited.

But Zhao Chi had to pour some cold water on her excitement.

"Gu Qing, let me warn you first. The new Talent is also randomly generated. It might be worse than your current one. If the new Talent is too bad, I’ll cancel the change and you’ll keep the one you have now."

"Mm, I understand."

Zhao Chi said no more and took out the Three Lives Stone, handing it to Gu Qing.

"Activate it."

"Hehe, thank you, My Lord. This stone is so beautiful; it must be very valuable. Even if it fails, I’m still grateful to you."

The Three Lives Stone was more like a three-colored stone.

It was a small, palm-sized stone tablet with three colors on it: red, yellow, and blue.

After Gu Qing activated it, the three colors emitted a tri-colored light that completely enveloped her from head to toe.

She looked as if she were standing in a rainbow.

Gradually, the light spread evenly around Gu Qing and began to seep into her fair skin.

A system message arrived:

[Gu Qing is undergoing a Talent Awakening]

[...]

[Talent Awakening complete]

Three Talents appeared before the two of them.

They looked at them at the same time.

The first Talent:

[Talent] Beastman Scholar

[Level] E Level (Improvable)

[Effect] 1. Skill Effects on allied Beastmen +20%. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

[Effect] 2. Skill Effects on other allied Races -10%.

A common Talent.

It seemed Yang Xiong had this Talent, which was quite suitable for him.

For Zhao Chi or Gu Qing, however, it was useless.

The second Talent:

[Talent] Binge Drinking

[Level] F Level

[Effect] 1. Water Intake +500%

[Effect] 2. Fluid Output +500%

’What is this trash??’

’How did another trash Talent show up?’

’Isn’t this just the drinking version of the previous Gluttony Talent?’

’Gu Qing’s luck isn’t very good.’

Now two of the Talents were trash. He hoped the third one would be a bit more impressive.

Otherwise, the Three Lives Stone would have been a waste.

’Hmm... wait.’

’Fluid Output...?’

’What does Fluid Output mean?’

’The human body expels fluids every day. Mostly urine, then sweat, and probably saliva too.’

’Those all fall under the category of fluid output, right?’

’And all of those are bodily fluids!’

’Gu Qing currently has the Individual Gene Improvement, Healing Fluid.’

’If she chooses this Binge Drinking Talent, does that mean her bodily fluid volume will increase by five times?’

’Wow!’

’Isn’t this a perfect coincidence?’

’Who said this was a useless Talent!’

’There’s no such thing as trash in this world, only resources in the wrong place.’

’There’s no such thing as a useless Talent, only a Talent given to the wrong person.’

’Barring any surprises, this is the one.’

’It’s a shame it’s not an improvable Talent, but that’s not a big deal. The data can be transferred.’

He looked at the third Talent:

[Talent] Spider Woman Silk Gland

[Level] E Level (Improvable)

[Effect] 1. Can convert bodily fluids into Silk Paste and spray powerful Spider Silk.

[Effect] 2. Flame Damage taken +500%.

’Huh?’

’Setting aside this Talent’s effects for a moment...’

’The question is, why would Gu Qing awaken this kind of Talent?’

’Spider Woman Silk...’

’The Spider Woman belongs to the Undead Race.’

’Gu Qing has no connection to the Undead.’

’Could it be because she has the Skeleton’s Fearless Talent?’

’Plus, their daily reinforcement numbers and birth method are all based on the Skeletons’ data, so that’s how they became connected to the Undead?’