Upon clicking 'Return', the feeling returned.
His mind grew muddled.
It was like he was about to fall asleep.
The next moment, the scenery before him changed at a dizzying speed.
In an instant, he was back in his home in the Great World.
"Whew... so this is what a territory is like."
Zhao Chi gasped slightly.
It felt like a dream.
But he didn't delay for long.
After all, those women were still naked, waiting for him to return.
The territory wasn't safe.
There might be some ferocious beasts.
Like tigers and jackals.
There could also be invasions from outside forces.
Like bandits or rogue armies.
Or even Beastmen, Giants, and the like.
He couldn't leave the territory for too long.
Zhao Chi found his wallet in his System Space, but there wasn't much money inside.
In this world, the currency was simple.
1 Gold Coin = 100 Silver Coins.
1 Silver Coin = 100 Copper Coins.
Although prices were very different from his original world.
Basically, the purchasing power of 1 Copper Coin was roughly equivalent to one yuan from his previous world.
Correspondingly.
1 Silver Coin was equal to 100 yuan from his old world.
1 Gold Coin was equal to 10,000 yuan.
Gold Coins were still quite valuable.
But these were all very, very rough comparisons.
They could only be used as a rough guide.
Last night, Zhao Chi had just gone to his family clan to collect his stipend.
A total of 50 Silver Coins.
He used 45 Silver Coins to pay for next semester's tuition.
The remaining 5 Silver Coins were his living expenses for the next month.
Adding the 12 Silver Coins he had saved up before, he had a total of 17 Silver Coins at his disposal.
That was equivalent to 1,700 yuan.
Honestly, he was very poor.
Zhao Chi had also thought about getting a part-time job.
But if he worked a job now, his studies would suffer.
After all, his time was limited.
Spending time working would naturally mean cutting back on time for his studies.
Besides, Zhao Chi wasn't originally from this world.
Just integrating into this world had already taken up a lot of his time.
And now he had a very heavy course load to study.
For example: Forging, Sewing, alchemy, Martial Arts, Spiritual Techniques, tactics, racial lore, Talent information, Magical Beast Attributes, and so on.
The variety was enormous.
Every course took time.
Fortunately, he had already crammed all the basic knowledge.
From now on, he just needed to specialize in one or two of those subjects.
But there were so many professional instructors at the school whom he could consult at any time.
With such a great opportunity, it would be a real waste not to learn as much as possible.
So, he would rather eat poorly and spend his time on studying and training. He really had no time for a part-time job.
Besides, his material desires were low.
As long as he could eat his fill, he was fine.
Even if he only had a few sets of clothes for the entire year.
Even if he had almost no social life.
Even if others looked at him with disdain.
He didn't care at all.
He treated his life in this world like he was playing a game.
'Who would get angry at an NPC in a game?'
That's why his friend Yang Xiong always thought he had a great attitude.
The Chief Instructor, Li Ruanyu, also admired this about him and would offer help from time to time.
The class belle, Lu Yi, also found her eyes drawn to him often, which annoyed several other classmates.
Zhao Chi was unwilling to spend time on them, so he kept his distance from both the class belle and those other students.
This, in turn, made the class belle Lu Yi pay even more attention to him, and made those classmates hate him even more.
Zhao Chi felt quite helpless about it.
But this was just a minor episode.
Right now, he only had 17 Silver Coins.
If he were to buy clothes for those female villagers, it definitely wouldn't be enough.
After all, women's clothing was on the expensive side.
Besides, 10 more would arrive tomorrow, another 10 the day after, and more every day.
So, buying clothes directly was definitely not going to work.
Zhao Chi thought for a moment.
He packed up the bedding from his bed.
He also took out all the spare bedsheets, clothes, and curtains from his closet.
It was all cloth.
He could have them use this cloth to make simple clothes.
It was summer now anyway, so it wasn't cold at all.
They just needed to cover the sensitive parts.
And these female villagers... were villagers who were female. This wasn't a redundant statement; it was to say that they all knew how to do some mending.
While it couldn't be called Sewing Skills, they could still manage to stitch together simple clothes to cover their bodies.
Besides, this was just an emergency measure.
Later, he could go hunting and use Beast Hides to make clothes.
Or even Leather Armor.
Soon, Zhao Chi had packed a large bundle.
He hoisted the bundle onto his back and went straight out the door.
In this world, there were many cities where Humans gathered.
Zhao Chi didn't know about other cities.
But here in Snowfield City, supplies from one's territory and supplies from the Great World couldn't be exchanged directly.
It wasn't that it was impossible.
It was that the law didn't allow it.
Because taxes had to be paid.
You could think of a territory as another country.
Whether you were bringing goods into the territory or taking them out into the Great World, it was all considered trade.
And it all required paying taxes.
There were specific methods and personnel conducting real-time audits.
Anyone trying to evade taxes would be discovered immediately.
Zhao Chi jogged all the way with the bundle on his back.
He ran from his village to the town.
Although he was gasping for breath from exhaustion, he gritted his teeth and pushed on.
It was currently working hours.
There weren't many pedestrians on the road.
Although students like Zhao Chi were on vacation, the ordinary office workers and laborers were not.
In this world, most people couldn't escape the fate of being a wage slave.
Soon, he arrived at the Exchange.
Snowfield City was a County Level city, after all, and its area was vast.
There were hundreds of Exchanges, big and small.
This one was the closest to him.
There weren't many people now, with only about thirty people inside handling business.
There was a receptionist at the entrance.
Seeing Zhao Chi enter, a female receptionist immediately asked:
"Hello sir, what can I help you with?"
Zhao Chi pointed to the bundle on his back.
"I need to transport these to my territory."
"What are the items?"
"Bedding, clothes, curtains, things like that."
"Are they goods for sale? How many are there?"
"They're not for sale. This is all of it."
The receptionist pointed to a counter nearby.
"Alright, you can go to Counter 8 over there to process it."
"Okay, thank you."
"You're welcome."
This Exchange was a bit like a low-budget bank.
It was managed quite efficiently.
There weren't many people at Counter 8; only 2 people were in line ahead of him.
Soon, it was Zhao Chi's turn.
The counter staff asked him similar questions.
Then they scanned his bundle with a device.
"Sir, you need to pay a 3% fee for these supplies, which comes to a total of 1 Copper Coin."
"..." Zhao Chi silently took out the money.
'So this whole huge bundle only costs 1 Copper Coin to transport?'
But it was understandable.
After all, it was all old clothes, old bedding, and old curtains.
They weren't worth anything.
"Alright, your supplies have been registered and granted a transport permit. You can transport them at any time."
Zhao Chi nodded. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. Do you have any other business to take care of?"
"Um... I'd also like to buy some rice."
The clerk seemed a bit troubled. "Sir, this counter is for registering supplies. If you're looking to make a trade, you'll need to go to a different counter."
Zhao Chi nodded. "I understand, thank you."
Zhao Chi rarely came to the Exchange.
He wasn't familiar with the process this time, but he would be for the next.
Soon, he was at Counter 15, where he bought a 10-kilogram bag of rice for 98 Copper Coins.
After returning to Counter 8, he paid a tax of 3 Copper Coins.
With that, the cloth and rice could be legally transported to his territory.
Registration complete.
Zhao Chi immediately ran back home.
Snowfield City also had requirements for a Lord's teleportation.
You couldn't just teleport at will.
You could only teleport from designated locations.
Such as your home, or the academy.
After all, if teleportation were unrestricted, anyone—or even any army—could appear anywhere, at any time.
That could easily cause chaos.
If exploited by criminals, it could also cause great destruction.
It would severely affect public security and create serious uncertainty.
Therefore, the teleportation function was restricted by a barrier.
You could only teleport through a limited number of locations.
This was a rule Zhao Chi could understand and fully supported.