I Become a Landlady in the Game World

"Hope Village really made the right choice!"

"I must urge my kids to study hard and strive for a chance at further studies."

"Once this news gets out, the competition is bound to become fiercer."

"But what is this political education class exactly?"

"Not sure, but it must be like language and math, teaching knowledge in a certain field! That's pretty good."

"Yes! Our children have hope for the future."

"..."

Locals were chatting in small groups, their faces filled with longing for the future.

Listening to their conversations, the Blue Star residents were quite frustrated.

With the two notifications released simultaneously, they saw the ultimate challenge for Hope Village.

That is, sending children to Lovisa City for advanced studies might not be the real intention, thus the need for political education classes to establish certain ways of thinking in the kids, to prevent them from being easily charmed by Lovisa City.

Clearly, this was a reluctant choice.

Although they were confident about their own territory now, they were well aware that compared to many other territories, they were still insignificant and naturally had to be cautious. They understood and accepted such a choice for their territory.

"Eh, what is this political education class exactly?" A local resident directly asked a Blue Star resident.

"That's hard to say, but surely it's beneficial if you attend." Not being foolish enough to reveal the territory's plans, the Blue Star resident gave a vague response.

Seeing this, the local residents didn't press further and continued discussing the promising opportunity for their offspring.

While everyone was talking about it, Viscount Conrad and others had also caught wind of it as they were eating barbecue in the Tavern.

Taverns were always hubs for news, and they had directly heard about it from the people around them.

"Has Hope Village really attached itself to Lovisa City?" Viscount Conrad said incredulously, "The attitude of the Hope Village Chief didn't seem too flattering before, has he changed his mind in such a short time?"

"It must be something that Marquis from Lovisa City did, right?" Viscount Keynes speculated.

"Indeed, someone just reported that the Marquis paid a visit to the School and then went to the Lord Mansion; he probably took an interest in Hope Village's educational methods," Chaplin followed up.

They all knew about it but given the attitude Hope Village had towards the Nobles, they didn't think that an agreement would be reached, however...

"This deal benefits Lovisa City greatly; the students trained by Hope Village will undoubtedly have a more solid foundation." Baron Barton hesitated before speaking up, "But for Hope Village to agree to such demands, Marquis Boyer must have offered them something, or else it was coercion."

He lowered his voice as he spoke.

The others looked at each other.

Indeed, Hope Village had too much to offer that could tempt others.

"Regardless of the reason, they have reached an agreement," Chaplin stated plainly.

"I wonder if there are other aspects of cooperation between Hope Village and Lovisa City, and if it will affect our trade with Hope Village," Viscount Conrad frowned. He didn't care what agreement Hope Village had with Lovisa City; what mattered to him was whether Hope Village would maintain autonomy in business or be influenced by Lovisa City.

"The mysterious Lord behind Hope Village and the Village Chief we met are unlikely to be completely controlled by Lovisa City. It's highly probable that they've just borrowed a title, affording Hope Village time to develop, and with the resources at hand, grow on a scale that won't be inferior to Lovisa City," Viscount Keynes analyzed rationally.

"This brings up the question, what is Lovisa City really after? Just some students with good qualifications? Lovisa City could also recruit talent from other territories if they wanted to; it seems there might be other designs Lovisa City has on Hope Village..." Baron Barton continued, then closed his mouth, remaining silent.

The others fell silent.

Lovisa City, ranking among the top twenty cities, had a good reputation in the Human Clan Kingdom, so it was a bit too much to suggest ulterior motives.

But digging deeper, there was something indeed off.

Ultimately, it was unusual for a major city like Lovisa City to take interest in a small territory like Hope Village so early.

Under normal circumstances, no matter how much potential Hope Village had for development, it was still miles away from a big city!

"I heard that it was because a Lovisa City merchant team came to Hope Village by chance, became involved, and caught the attention of one of the big merchant teams in the city. The head of that merchant team is a bastard son of Marquis Boyer; maybe it's for that reason he showed a bit of interest and came by casually. The Marquis himself also travels all around," Viscount Conrad wasn't as prone to conspiracy theories.

After all, Lovisa City had a very good reputation in the Human Clan Kingdom, even often helping smaller territories resist invasive territories' aggression.

Marquis Boyer was known to travel throughout the territories of the Human Clan Kingdom. It was normal for him to visit Hope Village if he found its offerings intriguing.

"That's also possible," Viscount Chaplin nodded.

"As long as there are no entanglements in business, that's the best scenario. If Hope Village's business falls into Lovisa City's hands, they might dominate the industry," Viscount Keynes stated candidly.

They were in Hope Village for profit and naturally didn't want their profits encroached upon by others.

"Let's wait and see! It's quite clear that Hope Village wants to go it alone," Chaplin somewhat trusted Hope Village.

Baron Barton watched as they quickly reached a consensus about Lovisa City, his eyelids drooped slightly, hiding the emotions deep in his eyes. When he looked up again, his eyes were clear.

Hope Village had caught the eye of Lovisa City. Whether it could preserve itself depended entirely on its own capabilities.

He was actually curious, under the covetous gaze of Lovisa City, whether Hope Village, already renowned for its superior goods, would continue to rise or, unbeknownst to themselves, vanish from the map of the Human Clan Kingdom.