I Become a Landlady in the Game World

"Really, how is this possible?"

"I heard it's because Hope Village came up with their own construction material."

"Cement?"

"Yes, exactly, at the moment, only Hope Village has this construction material. Hope Village's city walls and those new buildings all use this new type material. The buildings constructed with it are extremely sturdy, no less than those protected by Magic Arrays."

"Can this construction be sold?"

"No, currently Hope Village only uses it for themselves, but a few territories seem to have reached an agreement with them. They need to provide shells in order to purchase cement from Hope Village."

"Shells? Can shells be used to make cement? Hope Village just told everyone the raw materials like that?"

"Yes! Hope Village has never hidden this fact."

"But shells are also rare! Besides some saltwater lakes, they're only found in the sea, but that's the territory of the Dragon Clan. No one other than Saint-level professionals dares to venture there lightly. If caught by the Dragon Clan, they would be taken as slaves. The Dragon Clan also loves capturing humans. If you want to get out of there, you'd have to spend a lot of Gold Coins."

"You know so much?"

"This cement is really tempting! The effect is so powerful. If I could buy it, I believe I could sell it for ten or a hundred times more!"

"I believe!"

"..."

Similar conversations arose near the resort.

The rise of the resort deepened the impression that cement was a good thing.

Many nobles came upon hearing the news.

They came to Hope Village to see why this territory had gotten rich so quickly, but after arriving, they were truly captivated by the life here.

During this time, they would come every day and go back at night.

Who could blame them when the accommodation environment of Hope Village really wasn't suited for nobles.

Today at Hope Village, countless people were discussing the upcoming completion of the resort, and with these people hyping it up so much, they naturally came this way.

Only after actually seeing the resort, did they truly feel that what they had heard before was indeed no exaggeration.

This resort really had something special.

That small, watchtower-like building surprisingly had seven floors. Standing beside it, one could see the entire scenery of Hope Village. It was definitely an excellent spot for sightseeing.

Of course, what most caught their attention was the height of this building.

They had long known the benefits of using cement-made concrete for wall defense, but what they didn't expect was that this cement could also be used to construct such towering buildings. They didn't feel any Magic Fluctuation at the top, which meant they could construct multi-story buildings without magic.

That would save so much effort.

Thinking about it, cement, however expensive, was not more costly than investing in a Magic Array.

"Does Hope Village really not sell their cement?" a Territory Lord couldn't help but ask.

Initially interested in the cement, now he was even more interested.

However, they all knew very well, Hope Village's cement was never for sale. They even thought of buying off the workers, but the end result was the same, no one agreed. Beyond their unwillingness, there was simply no channel to do so.

After a while, they temporarily gave up.

After all, they all knew that besides cement, Magic Arrays were another method to enhance wall defense.

Magic Arrays weren't as rare as cement.

However, this time, the impressive performance of cement in construction had made them reconsider the value of cement.

"Previously, a Lord reached an agreement with Hope Village, trading shells for cement, and it's true. I know one of the Lords of a territory who reached the agreement, it's near my territory, they've already sent teams to the seaside."

"So they really went to the seashore to find shells? Aren't they afraid of the Dragon Clan?"

"The chance of encountering the Dragon Clan isn't 100%, and the most important thing is, if they really fall into the Dragon Clan's hands, they can use money for ransom, they think it's worth it."

"That makes sense, shall we go too?" a Lord couldn't help but suggest.

This statement was met with silence for a moment.

Many Lords remained silent, internally weighing the pros and cons of such a venture.

As long as the benefits were sufficient, some risks were indeed worth taking.

"Let's talk about it later! Wait until a territory trades with Hope Village and then see," one of the more conservative Lords spoke up first.

As someone had just mentioned, since some territories had already tried it, they would just wait and watch.