I Become a Landlady in the Game World

Putting aside the matter of the apocalypse, the three returned to the main topic.

"Limestone is extremely important for the upcoming construction in our territory. Aside from the cement factory, no one else is allowed to take it. Even at the cement factory, we need to strictly control every element, to prevent any chances of smuggling," Zhou Bai continued to instruct Bayer.

Better safe than sorry.

She really didn't want her people to toil only for others to reap the benefits.

"Mm," Bayer nodded. He was aware of just how vital cement was to the territory.

"And about Penglai Village that Baron Charlotte just mentioned..." As Zhou Bai spoke, she opened the Lord's control panel and spotted Penglai Village ranked fairly low. "It's currently a Level 2 village, but according to Baron Charlotte, its strength has already far surpassed Level 3. Yet, its ranking seems very reasonable. I don't know how they managed to evade the system's detection."

What worried Zhou Bai more was how many more Penglai Villages there might be within these territories.

She had once been pleased that her territory had achieved the first place.

Little had she known, others kept their strength hidden while she laid everything out in the open.

Should she also hide some of her power...

The thought had just arisen when Zhou Bai suppressed it.

It was different.

From the start, the direction of Hope Village's development was different from theirs. Hope Village had to showcase its 'good' to attract more and more visitors.

At this stage of Hope Village's development, hiding its strength would be dangerous.

Continuing on the original path seemed best.

"Speaking of which, I have something that I haven't given to you yet, Lord." Bayer suddenly spoke up while listening.

"What is it?"

The next moment, Bayer took out a whole stack of documents and handed them to Zhou Bai.

As Zhou Bai flipped through them, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. "Bayer, when did you prepare all this?"

The documents Bayer gave to Zhou Bai contained information about the various territories, all of them outward-facing Level 3 villages. The majority were native territories, and the information included their population, special products, geographic location, and other basic details.

And the first document connected these territories with a map.

Although the amount was currently small, from this, one could foresee that once most territories were collected, the entire map of the Human Clan Kingdom would be revealed.

She had always been curious about the boundaries of the Human Clan Kingdom and other kingdoms, but after asking many from their native territories, most knew only their little patch of land.

Some who knew a little more only knew bits and pieces, making it difficult to connect, and those who could connect them weren't willing to divulge the information because that knowledge was wealth to them.

But now, their own territory had taken action, albeit only in part.

Bayer smiled, "The Carefree Mercenary Team mainly did the work. Previously, Lord, you mentioned wanting to know about the information of other territories, so I assigned this task. The captain of the Carefree Mercenary Team, Yun Juncai, approached me, saying they would take on this task. I gave them the bulk of the work, telling them that earnings would be based on the number of territories they explored. I didn't expect him to hand in such a perfect report. This is the complete one they compiled, and they will continue to supplement it. Besides their Mercenary Team, other Professionals also took on the task, doing it part-time. This is actually better as we don't need to divert too many of our people."

Hearing what Bayer said, Zhou Zhengping couldn't help but lean in next to Zhou Bai to see, his eyes also flashing with surprise when looking at the part of the map that had been sketched out.

"How many of our mercenaries are currently in other territories?" Zhou Bai asked.

Although the Carefree Mercenary Team was the main force, other mercenaries must have contributed significantly as well!

"Quite a few. Currently, the number of mercenaries outside reaches six to seven hundred. Some are passing through other villages, going on to the towns and cities nearby these villages. Almost all of them have taken on exploration tasks, and I believe, when they return, the scope of our map will multiply several times over," Bayer said, his voice filled with a hint of excitement.

To any territory, this was a big deal.

Listening to Bayer's description, a tinge of longing appeared in Zhou Bai's eyes.

It would be quite nice to experience some Magic Cities firsthand.