I Become a Landlady in the Game World

In just a short while, Viscount Lancelot had arrived at the school.

At this moment, classes were in session, with quite a few onlookers, many of them local residents who were slightly older, clearly there for their children.

When Zhou Bai entered, he inadvertently glanced at the Lord panel and noticed that among the dozen or so Lords who had come to Hope Village, ten were currently at this school.

Indeed, schools were more eye-catching than other buildings!

At that time, Zhou Bai noticed that several Lords were right beside him.

He looked at the map, then at the people, and instantly identified several of them.

Ningshan Village, Wenxia Village, Xidong Village, Tabert Village, and Pingmo Village.

These were precisely the group of people she was interested in!

And they were discussing the topic of the school.

"This school is really quite impressive."

"It combines the educational methods of two worlds, really suitable for nurturing talents."

"The new generation of kids will probably become Professionals very quickly."

"Not bad at all."

"…"

The group exchanged thoughts; though they didn't discuss the topic of studying per se, it was clear that they were all planning on taking their cue from it.

Given the current development of their territories, setting up a school wouldn't be a big problem at all.

They really felt this trip was worth it.

Hope Village offered many aspects from which they could learn.

They really got quite a bit of inspiration from it.

Speaking of which, they knew about many things in Hope Village and had already incorporated them into their future plans for their own territories, but their progress couldn't match that of Hope Village.

That brought them to consider a question, starting from the same point, why Hope Village had managed to build such a solid foundation.

As they walked along, they felt more assured in their understanding.

Hope Village knew how to assign the right people to the right jobs, effectively dividing the powers of the Lords.

This was something they had considered as well.

But there were just some aspects that didn't work out.

Their territory had too mixed a population, with more than a few with ulterior motives; they couldn't simply expel people and redistributing some powers, especially to numerous Professional teams, was something they were wary of, fearing it would benefit others instead!

Dividing powers was easy, reclaiming them was… also easy, but reclaiming them without any concerns was not easy; if they weren't careful, the territory could easily suffer significant setbacks, which would be a loss not worth the gain.

Therefore, they still chose to follow their original pace, which could strengthen their territory as well.

However, seeing Hope Village advancing faster, they couldn't help but feel envious.

Thinking it over, they wished they had known earlier that a Lord Identity could be hidden; it would indeed make things a lot more convenient than now.

Meanwhile, Zhou Bai wasn't aware of what they were thinking, and after confirming their identities, he turned to Viscount Lancelot and started introducing, "Currently, our school offers more than a dozen courses, covering culture, skills, magic, and many other areas…"

Listening to Zhou Bai's introduction, Jin Jingshan and the others shifted their gaze toward the back and then saw Zhou Bai and Viscount Lancelot together.

The identity of Zhou Bai as the Hope Village Chief and that of Viscount Lancelot as the Lord of Glasgow Village seemed particularly prominent at this moment.

The former was essentially the host of Hope Village, and the latter was a Lord of the native territory.

Both of them had value for fostering good relations.

"Big brother, should we go over and say hello?" Jin Jingxia spoke up, suggesting a greeting that would mean exposing their own identities.

But having a Lord identity didn't seem to be anything special; there were four of them here!

Moreover, they could see that compared to the exchange between Hope Village and the native territory, the exchange with their Blue Star territory was markedly shallower.

Though it might be due to geographic distribution, it was a fact.

They were all compatriots, after all; they couldn't lag behind, could they?

"Hmm," Jin Jingshan responded and had already canceled his identity concealment.

He instantly went from being a tourist to the Lord of Ningshan Village.

Seeing this, others followed suit, and their identities changed in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Bai naturally noticed this, a hint of something unusual flashing across her face.

She thought this trace of oddity might also reduce the suspicion that she was the lord.

In any case, no matter what, she needed to maintain her disguise as long as possible, the later she was discovered, the better.

Viscount Lancelot, who had been listening to Zhou Bai's introduction, noticed several unfamiliar faces after seeing Zhou Bai's surprised expression and followed her gaze.

What concerned Viscount Lancelot was that these individuals were all lords.

And judging by their appearances, they likely had the same origins as Hope Village.

"Are they your kinsmen?" Viscount Lancelot asked.

"Yes."

"Did they all come together to Hope Village?" Viscount Lancelot's expression contained a probing tone.

These people were previously tourists; wasn't it too coincidental for them to gather without revealing their identities?

Don't tell him, besides unity within the same territory, the territories themselves were also so united?

Wasn't he afraid they harbored ill intentions towards Hope Village?

"They probably met by chance in the territory; all these territories are Level 3 villages, they have already opened Task Centers, and it's normal for them to recognize each other," Zhou Bai explained, understanding Viscount Lancelot's implication.

"You seem to trust them quite a bit," Viscount Lancelot said, somewhat surprised.

Without even a hint of doubt.

"Because doubting others doesn't benefit our territory," Zhou Bai responded calmly, "unless it's someone who has openly and definitively shown ill intentions towards our territory, like Fasal Village."

So far, the only place unwelcome in their Hope Village was Fasal Village.

As they were talking, Jin Jingshan and four others had already walked over.

"Hello, I am the Hope Village Chief, Zhou Bai," Zhou Bai greeted first.

"Hello, I am the Lord of Ningshan Village, Jin Jingshan."

"Hello, I am the Lord of Wenxia Village, Jin Jingxia."

"Hello, I am the Lord of Xidong Village, Guo Yunxiu."

"Hello, I am the Lord of Tabert Village, Fu Wenlin."

"Hello, I am the Lord of Pingmo Village, Zhong Yuanzhou."

They introduced themselves one after another.

After the introductions, there was a moment of silence; then, seemingly realizing something, they all laughed.

Zhou Bai also laughed.

Each person's laugh was different, yet all carried an unspoken understanding.

A style of greetings common in their country.

Beside them, Viscount Lancelot watched and instantly felt out of place.

If he hadn't known that they were from the same country, he would have suspected that these individuals were speaking in some sort of code in front of him.

As the host, Zhou Bai was reliable; she quickly introduced Viscount Lancelot, "This is the Lord of Glasgow Village, Viscount Lancelot."

"You all… hello." Viscount Lancelot decided to follow local customs and greeted them as well.

This gesture was quite sincere; they immediately felt his goodwill, smiled at him, but that was it.

Because they were not familiar!

They were considering in their minds whether to say something to break the awkwardness.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhou Bai added, "Viscount Lancelot's territory is home to many Demon Beasts, both breeding and combat types."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the five individuals changed instantly.

They all gave Zhou Bai a grateful look.

Good brother!