I Become a Landlady in the Game World

Seeing the nobles and soldiers excited by the cuisine of Hope Village, Zhou Bai smiled inwardly.

Every person who came to Hope Village was inevitably enchanted by the delicious food.

What she knew better, however, was the better the cuisine, the more they cared about the "business" of Hope Village.

Thinking this, Zhou Bai spoke, "The variety of cuisines in Hope Village is vast, and it's impossible to finish them quickly. You could stay in Hope Village for a few more days and enjoy them slowly."

Apart from their identities, Zhou Bai genuinely hoped they would stay longer as tourists.

After all, each additional day they stayed meant more expenses in Hope Village, which added up to a significant amount.

In any case, Hope Village would profit.

Most importantly, if they enjoyed their stay and spread the good reputation of Hope Village, it could attract even more visitors in the future.

"Of course, I won't leave until I've tried everything," Viscount Kains responded without hesitation.

Enjoying the food and drinks in Hope Village while exploring this rising territory seemed like killing two birds with one stone.

"Is there anything else fun to do in Hope Village?" Viscount Kains asked.

"Our territory currently offers nothing but food," Zhou Bai said with an embarrassed smile. "In the meantime, if the lords don't mind, you can take a walk around the territory to help digest your meals."

"Alright, then we'll take a look around," Viscount Kains said directly.

They had only walked a short distance when they noticed the architecture in Hope Village was significantly different from theirs; exploring might offer some valuable insights!

"Then I will not accompany you, lords. I'm quite busy since our territory was just promoted," Zhou Bai quickly excused herself.

She had accompanied them for a good while, which was considerate enough.

Viscount Kains unconsciously looked at Marquis Boyle.

Would the high and mighty Marquis Boyle agree?

They were willing, but they couldn't speak for Marquis Boyle.

Listening, Marquis Boyle turned to Zhou Bai and finally spoke, "The village chief may go about her duties, I won't interfere with your work; I just wanted to ask, where is the lord of your territory? We haven't seen him yet."

Zhou Bai paused, then responded, "Didn't anyone mention it before Marquis Boyle came to our territory? Our territory lord has never shown himself since the establishment of the territory, including during the last conferment ceremony. We have never hidden this."

Marquis Boyle looked at Theodore next to him.

Theodore shivered and hurriedly said, "I didn't manage to tell you, my fault."

His father had come on short notice, only having a brief understanding of Hope Village.

He hadn't asked, so Theodore hadn't had the chance to tell him.

Regardless, the fault wouldn't lie with his father; it would be on him.

"Your village chief is quite mysterious," Marquis Boyle commented before moving on from that topic.

"As long as the territory operates normally, we won't investigate the lord's intentions," Zhou Bai said matter-of-factly.

"So, you are fully in charge of this territory war? Which territory are you battling against?" Marquis Boyle asked Zhou Bai, seemingly very interested.

Hearing this, Zhou Bai instantly tensed, here it came.

"I'm just following the territory's orders. As for the territory we're fighting against... it's Fasal Village," Zhou Bai carefully answered.

As soon as Fasal Village was mentioned, everyone was shocked.

"Fasal Village? That's an aggressive territory that has swept through several others."

"Hope Village won?"

"How did you manage that?"

"How substantial were the losses to your territory?"

"That's incredibly impressive, isn't it?"

"…"

Fasal Village was notorious among the village-level lords present, as encountering them generally meant losing one's territory.

They never expected that Hope Village would actually confront Fasal Village and even win?

For a moment, the way they looked at Zhou Bai changed.

This was truly incredible!

Facing pairs of burning gazes, Zhou Bai stated directly, "Our territory didn't send any troops to fight, we just withstood the attack relying solely on our city walls."

"Your city walls withstood the attack? According to survivors who previously escaped from Fasal Village, the Lord of Fasal Village is very ferocious! There are quite a few Level 3 villages that didn't survive!" Viscount Conrad couldn't hold back, looking incredulously at Zhou Bai.

"The new building materials in Hope Village are very effective?" Viscount Puchalin also sharply interjected from the side.

They just thought the city walls of Hope Village were different, but now it seemed, they were more complex than imagined.

"Did Hope Village suddenly jump by more than a thousand in ranking because of these city walls?" Baron Barton also spoke up.

Both men were keen observers, and they liked watching from the shadows.

They had not spoken before, but now that they did, they hit the nail on the head.

Listening, Zhou Bai paused; she knew that once this matter was discovered in Hope Village, it was absolutely impossible to conceal.

However, having someone else intentionally bring it up still felt different.

Stabilizing her mind, Zhou Bai nodded, "Indeed, when our territory's city walls were completed, our ranking jumped by more than a thousand. As for the defensive power of the territory? We don't know that; it's in the hands of the Lord."

Even though they didn't know the specifics, the confirmation from Zhou Bai made several nobles catch their breath.

"Didn't you mention earlier that you still have some? Are you selling?"

"How is it used on the city walls?"

"Can it be produced just from Shell? If we provide you with the Shell, can you immediately produce a batch for us?"

"..."

Good food is, of course, desirable, but compared to things that could enhance the strength of a territory, those were insignificant.

They were now interested in the new building materials Hope Village had.

Zhou Bai: "... Besides the defensive power of the city walls, our territory also spent hundreds of thousands in Stone Reserves, and during the Territory War, we promoted our territory and triggered a Beast Tide, only then managing to drive the enemy away."

The role of cement was there, but it was not the main factor.

She didn't want these people to overstate the role of cement.

"Anyway, as long as it improves defense, that's fine."

"Even a small improvement is worthwhile!"

"We really need it in our territory."

"..."

Being at the village level, their funds were limited, not like those in towns and cities that could afford Magic Defense Arrays; they could only strengthen their defenses physically.

Sometimes, having a bit higher defense than others was the key to victory.

"If you can provide me with Shells, then we can talk," Zhou Bai finally said.

After all, Shell was not that easy to obtain.

As for the timing of the negotiation, she would decide.

"Done!" Viscount Conrad and the others nodded.

Although dealing with the Dragon Clan was tricky, they figured a little effort might still get them something.

They previously did not think it was necessary, but now that its value was apparent, of course, it was different.

Zhou Bai observed their changing attitude towards the Shells, understanding their pursuit of defensive power in their territories.

The next moment, her gaze fell on Marquis Boyle, whose expression was slightly surprised.

He was the one who deliberately brought up the Territory War; it was intentional, wasn't it?