I Become a Landlady in the Game World

Zhou Bai thought about it and Earl Orkot had already made up his mind.

He nodded and said, "Shall we find a place to discuss this?"

"Okay."

Shortly after they had agreed, both of them packed up and left.

Baron Charlot's departure was expected by Zhou Bai; she naturally wouldn't care too much, but the sudden departure of Earl Orkot made her take notice.

"What do you think Earl Orkot left because of?" Zhou Bai asked Bayer to discuss it together.

"They left after seeing the resort, where the hottest topic in the territory right now is the ability to build seven-story buildings with cement," Bayer replied.

Listening, Zhou Bai nodded. "It seems that their discussion was related to cement. Also, Baron Charlot got wind of it here and was interested in defensive construction materials at the time. It's possible they really did strike a deal. It's just unknown what on Earl Orkot Baron Charlot might have coveted."

After all, Baron Charlot's family background was not small. If they really found shells useful, they would not need to rely on Earl Orkot.

"Forget it, whatever it is, as long as they bring more shells back to trade with us, we stand to profit," Zhou Bai stated.

At this point, Bayer expressed a different opinion, "What if they use the shells to research cement themselves? By then, if they have their own raw material channels, this market could well be taken over by them."

Listening, Zhou Bai paused and then said calmly, "The formula for cement could also be figured out by some people. as our new territories continue to come into others' sights, this day was bound to come. It is expected that they would research cement. The cement market is large; we don't need to think about monopolizing it with just one territory. Besides shells, there are also limestone mines. While their attention is on shells, we should look for more limestone mines to increase our own reserves."

"Bayer, our strength is limited, and we don't have the energy to travel long distances to the coast to find raw materials. Moreover, there are Dragon Clan by the sea! It's too dangerous for our territory's personnel to go there; it's not worth it."

Zhou Bai naturally knew Bayer wanted to send teams to collect as many shells as possible to make cement and get the upper hand, but Hope Village was far from ready to take such a loss.

She still preferred to take it slow.

"So, as long as we are capable of obtaining shells, Lord, you don't mind keeping this business in your hands, right?" Bayer suddenly asked.

"Right." Zhou Bai, though surprised, still answered. If the raw materials were sufficient, she would indeed be willing to open up sales in exchange for a large amount of Gold Coins. Wouldn't it be wonderful to invest in other industries by then?

It must be said that the sudden involvement of Baron Charlot and Earl Orkot gave her a bit of a sense of crisis.

"Lord, did you forget? Aside from the Dragon Clan, there's another place by the sea, or rather, in the middle of the sea," Bayer said with a smile.

Zhou Bai looked at Bayer and involuntarily muttered four words, "Undead Kingdom?"

"Yes, the Undead Kingdom."

"But isn't the outer perimeter of the Undead Kingdom filled with miasma that makes it inaccessible? And you've never mentioned this option before," Zhou Bai couldn't help saying.

"I thought so too, which is why I never considered it an option, but just before coming here, Vigil sought me out and said he found a way to get it from some Undead Mages," Bayer explained.

Vigil? That merchant NPC summoned from the Heroic Spirit Hall? Did he really have a way?

"Call him over! Let's talk," Zhou Bai's heartbeat suddenly quickened.

If it was feasible through the Undead Kingdom, their raw materials would be endless. Even if other territories managed to produce cement, Hope Village could still dominate this business and rapidly take over the market while expanding its scale.

By then, wouldn't the wealth just pour in?

"Yes." Bayer responded and then walked out of the office.

After a moment, he brought Vigil along.

"I've had the honor to meet you, Lord," Vigil said as he looked at Zhou Bai, giving a bow with a polite smile still hanging on his lips.

Zhou Bai was sizing up Vigil.

Aside from being initially known as a swindler from the Undead, he was later mentioned by her mother, Ding Qiurou.