The battle was over.
Tang Ruan was indeed unharmed.
The young woman was visibly excited.
Not at all afraid of such a bloody affair.
"You're not scared anymore?"
"Mm, I'm not. With the Lord by my side, I'm not afraid of anything."
Zhao Chi chuckled. "Alright. I hope you're still not scared after the Effect of the Encouragement Skills wears off."
Tang Ruan also smiled. "I've never fought before; this was my first time. I probably won't be scared anymore once my Newborn State ends. Besides, with you to teach me, Lord, I'll definitely learn as fast as I can so I can be your helper again next time."
Zhao Chi nodded. "Good. It's great that you're so motivated. Keep it up."
"Yes! I'll do my best!" Tang Ruan nodded earnestly.
A notification arrived from the system:
[Your subordinate Tang Ruan's Loyalty has increased to 5: Dutiful]
(Dutiful: Basically satisfied with the current situation; will conscientiously complete orders and fulfill their duties.)
Her Loyalty had increased.
That was a good thing.
If Loyalty was low, they might disobey orders or even rebel.
They wouldn't take their work seriously, either.
High Loyalty meant they would strictly follow orders.
And they would work very hard.
Right now, the other female villagers all had 4 Loyalty.
Gu Qing naturally started with 5, and now Tang Ruan was at 5 as well.
5 wasn't particularly high.
But he had only just started his territory. He couldn't ask for too much; it was best to accumulate it slowly.
There were other notifications in the system.
A massive flood of data.
It was the settlement information for the battle.
Zhao Chi quickly scanned it.
[Congratulations, battle victory!]
[Battle Results]:
[Combatants] 5 total: 2 on our side, 3 enemy Goblins
[Defeated by our side] Goblins ×3
[Combat Difficulty] Simple
[Combat Performance] Perfect
[Battle Result] Flawless Victory
[Experience Bonus] 150%
[Team Contribution] 100%
[Team Experience] 375
[Individual Contribution] 81%
[Personal Experience] 304
[Loot] Goblin Corpse ×3, Rough Wooden Spear ×3, Filthy Loincloth ×3, Unknown Meat ×1
[Congratulations, your Level has increased to Level 1. You have gained 1 Enhancement Point.]
There was a lot of information.
Zhao Chi understood all of it.
The academy had taught all of this, but it was his first time experiencing it firsthand.
Among them, Combat Difficulty, Combat Performance, and Battle Result were all part of the system's overall evaluation of the battle.
Together, they determined the final Experience Bonus.
Overall, this time was pretty good.
The overall assessment resulted in a total bonus of 150% experience.
Only Zhao Chi's team participated in the battle this time, so the Team Contribution was 100%, all of which went to the Zhao Chi Army.
If he fought alongside other Lords in the future, the experience would be distributed differently based on the contribution of each Lord's army.
Zhao Chi's personal contribution to the battle this time was 81%.
Therefore, he received 81% of the 375 experience points, which was 304 points.
As for Tang Ruan, she received the remaining 19%, which was 71 points.
Tang Ruan didn't get much experience.
After all, the battle was primarily led by Zhao Chi.
Tang Ruan had only drawn the Goblins' attention and injured one of them, so she was able to get 19% Contribution.
Zhao Chi, on the other hand, had formulated the battle plan and killed all three Goblins himself.
Thus, his Contribution was very high.
Tang Ruan hadn't leveled up yet.
Zhao Chi, however, had gone from Level 0 to Level 1.
And gained 1 Enhancement Point.
Enhancement Points were, of course, for enhancing oneself.
Everyone had four Basic Attributes.
Constitution, Power, agility, and Intelligence.
These Basic Attributes were very difficult to raise.
Enhancement Points couldn't be used on them either.
They required long-term training or life-and-death battles for even a chance to break through.
These Basic Attributes determined many Branch Attributes.
Constitution determines: Life, Physical Strength, Defense, Resistance.
Power determines: Attack, Weight, Special Attack, Block.
agility determines: Movement Speed, Attack Speed, Accuracy, Evasion.
Intelligence determines: Spiritual Power, Learning, Efficiency, Perception.
Enhancement Points were for enhancing these Branch Attributes.
Zhao Chi already had a plan.
His new Race was extremely powerful, and his initial Talent was well-suited for the Commander-in-Chief path.
But in the end, these were external strengths.
Continuously improving himself was the only path that could never be wrong.
Every single Branch Attribute was useful.
There was a good reason to add to any of them.
But a jack of all trades is a master of none.
It was better to specialize in one area.
Zhao Chi chose the build that would best preserve his life.
Only by surviving could he have anything at all.
Only by being alive did anything have meaning.
Although after death, he might be able to return to his original world.
But he didn't dare to gamble on it.
'What if death is really just... death?'
'Since I'm here, I might as well live a good life.'
Therefore, Zhao Chi decided to follow the Constitution path.
He would stack Life, Defense, and Resistance, in that order.
First, ensure he wouldn't die, then worry about everything else.
So, Zhao Chi tapped into the system.
He entered the Enhancement interface.
[Please select a Branch Attribute]
Zhao Chi chose Life.
[You have selected Life. Your current Constitution is 5 points. Each Enhancement will increase your Life Value by 5%. Do you wish to confirm the Enhancement?]
Zhao Chi had learned about this as well.
The value of an Enhancement was related to the main Attribute.
Constitution was the main Attribute for Life. His Constitution was 5, so each time he enhanced Life, he would gain 5% Life.
If his Constitution were 6, then each Enhancement to Life would increase it by 6%.
Furthermore, after a main Attribute was raised, previously enhanced Branch Attributes would also increase accordingly.
So there was no need to save Enhancement Points.
He could use them as soon as he got them.
Zhao Chi tapped "Confirm."
A warm, gentle light appeared on his Body.
It quickly seeped into his skin.
Zhao Chi didn't feel anything special.
But looking at the data in the system, his Life had indeed increased by 5%.
He closed the system.
Tang Ruan was looking at him.
"Lord, a light appeared on you. Did you level up?"
"Mhm, that's right."
"That's wonderful! You've gotten stronger again, Lord. What should we do with these three Goblins now?"
'What to do with them...'
Zhao Chi hesitated.
Although Goblins were a humanoid Race, it wasn't out of the question to treat them as animals.
And their corpses were still meat.
'Eating them...'
'Better not...'
'Chop them up for fish bait?'
'That's an option, but then the fish eat the Goblin meat, and I eat the fish...'
'It's still a bit nauseating.'
'Or chop them up for fertilizer?'
'Who would do the chopping?'
'Have the women chop them up?'
'That doesn't feel right either.'
Even though these women were a new Human Race.
He still needed to cultivate a conventional sense of ethics.
Being overly cruel and tyrannical was never a good thing.
Even if Goblins were the enemy, if they really did something like that, his own people would be the ones affected.
Zhao Chi sighed. "Let's go get some water first and get a fire going for a meal. Then we'll just bury the three of them."
Tang Ruan nodded obediently. "Oh, okay."
Besides their corpses, the loot also included 3 Wooden Spears.
The Wooden Spears could be taken.
There were also 3 Filthy Loincloths...
'Who would want this?'
'This piece of junk counts as loot?'
Zhao Chi didn't even glance at them.
Finally, there was a piece of Unknown Meat.
Since it was Unknown Meat, it could be the flesh of any creature.
Of course, he couldn't just eat it. He would just bury it with the corpses in a bit.