I Become a Landlady in the Game World

Just as Viscount Lancelot had hoped, with Hope Village opening as a vacation destination, it had become the target of many native territories.

The first batch of territories that had previously collaborated with Hope Village had already sent their teams.

The second batch, curious about Hope Village, was also assembling teams to check out the territory whose fame had recently surged.

Of course, what arrived in even greater numbers were mercenaries from various territories, originally planning to freeload a vacation opportunity, unexpectedly changed their minds upon arriving at Hope Village.

So much delicious food available, not only to enjoy life but also to buy goods to sell back home at a slight markup, no matter what! Play for a few more days!!!

For a while, these mercenaries in Hope Village were basically eating, eating, eating, buying, buying, buying.

Almost every shop was packed to the gills.

Spotting the enormous business opportunity, even the less desirable shop locations were rented out at lightning speed and preparations to open new stores began immediately.

After all, in the face of such a huge flow of people, virtually any eatery was sure to make money. To snag one was to make a profit.

At that moment, Zhou Bai was in a beef noodle shop, savoring beef meatballs paired with dumplings, looking utterly content.

Before the apocalypse, there was a time-honored beef noodle shop near her home where she often ate.

Now, eating here brought back those memories, a bit nostalgic.

After reminiscing, she promptly returned to reality.

Thinking about the occasional activity on the control panel, Zhou Bai directly opened it.

Upon opening it, the notification section had already turned to "99+".

She clicked on it and started browsing.

["Dear Host, all your Commercial Street shops have been rented, please add more."]

["Dear Host, all your residential houses have been sold, please increase their numbers."]

["Congratulations Host, you have received 3 Gold Coins from business tax."]

["Congratulations Host, you have received 10 Gold Coins from business tax."]

[...]

["Dear Host, the vacation task you posted at the Task Center has reached 3,000 visitors, costing 300 Gold Coins."]

["Congratulations Host, you have received 5 Gold Coins from business tax."]

[...]

["Dear Host, your hotel occupancy has reached 100%, please increase the number of hotels."]

[...]

After a quick glance, Zhou Bai was stunned by the information revealed.

The vacation task attracted 3,000 visitors?

This number really amazed her.

Immediately, Zhou Bai turned to the Lord section to check the current population of the territory.

[Population: 7,982/20,000] (Visitors: 3,120)

The territory's transient population exceeded ten thousand!

Most importantly, in just three or four days, the population of her own territory had increased by over a thousand.

Truly a surprising number!

With this rate of increase, it wouldn't take long for Hope Village to reach the required population for a small town.

Even though she hadn't planned on upgrading to a town so soon, this news was still thrilling.

It proved her early ideas were correct.

Merely relying on nearby territories for population growth wasn't fast enough.

Through the Task Center, not only could she energize the economy of the territory but also attract population from other territories, and those attracted were high-quality residents, as those coming were all professionals.

And even if they didn't come to settle, their visits to Hope Village meant consumption—eating, shopping, lodging... all cost money.

Subconsciously, Zhou Bai glanced at her territory's current wealth.

[Wealth: 13,329 Gold 89 Silver 29 Copper]

A skyrocketing wealth accumulation rate!

Keep in mind, Zhou Bai had been spending money every day during these few days, with various expenses totaling up to several hundred gold.

Yet, it still couldn't stop the growth of wealth.

Compared to the benefits obtained by Hope Village, the 300 Gold Coins spent on the vacation task was just a drop in the ocean.

Keep going, it must continue!

Zhou Bai felt this could definitely be a long-term venture.

Repeating that phrase, considering the current growth rate of Hope Village, it could accommodate any amount of population.

Because at this point, Hope Village's income was no longer reliant on local resources, but rather on trade with other territories.

An economic cycle had already formed.

Indeed, the focus of Hope Village could next be shifted to enhancing the military strength of the territory.