I Become a Landlady in the Game World

Barnes Village.

[Hope Village Resident Zhong Yongnian entered Barnes Village as a tourist.]

[Hope Village Resident Su Zu Fei entered Barnes Village as a tourist.]

[Hope Village Resident Min Zhuolin entered Barnes Village as a tourist.]

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[Hope Village Resident Yun Juncai entered Barnes Village as a tourist.]

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[Hope Village Resident Watt entered Barnes Village as a tourist.]

[Hope Village Resident Ellis entered Barnes Village as a tourist.]

[Hope Village Resident Brooke entered Barnes Village as a tourist.]

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Early in the morning, Lord Viscount Robin, the lord of Barnes Village, saw a long list of notifications.

Normally, Lord Viscount Robin would just glance over these messages subconsciously; after all, plenty of groups and individuals came and went from Barnes Village every day, and he wouldn't waste his energy on such notifications.

But how could he ignore them when the name "Hope Village" struck a sensitive nerve, compelling him to take notice?

Ever since Hope Village had lured away many of his people, he had built up resentment towards Hope Village.

Before Hope Village appeared, residents of Barnes Village had never felt anything amiss about living there. Yet after the emergence of Hope Village, residents' hearts were swayed.

In Lord Viscount Robin's view, the residents were also considered property of his lordship. A few residents leaving here and there didn't bother him much, as he believed he could always acquire more.

But Hope Village was different; it had dug away several hundred of his residents all at once. What was key was that these residents had run down Barnes Village after their departure, thoroughly embarrassing him in front of Hope Village.

As a noble, he naturally possessed noble pride.

Quarreling with some lowly commoners was beneath his identity, so naturally, it was Hope Village that he held in contempt.

Of course, behind this resentment, there was also a hint of jealousy.

Why should a territory just emerging on the scene develop so rapidly in such a short period? And even sway the neighboring territories to its side?

Yes, in Viscount Robin's view, Glasgow Village and Djibouti Village, which had not joined him in dealing with Hope Village, had opted for Hope Village instead.

As he was thinking, Lord Viscount Robin, seeing Hope Village residents moving through every corner of his territory, felt a surge of malice arise.

Driving them out of Barnes Village.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Just as Viscount Robin was about to act on this intention, someone knocked on his door.

After he opened the door, the butler stood outside and bowed to report, "Lord Viscount, Hope Village Resident Zhong Yongnian is outside requesting an audience. He has brought you generous gifts."

Generous gifts? Lord Viscount Robin raised his eyebrow and then said indifferently, "Get dressed."

The butler, upon hearing the command, clapped his hands simply outside the door, bringing in a procession of female slaves who entered in single file and began to help Lord Viscount Robin wash and dress.

The butler, understanding the unspoken message, withdrew and went downstairs to receive Zhong Yongnian.

"Please wait a moment, our Lord Viscount will soon join you," the butler said politely to Zhong Yongnian.

Zhong Yongnian responded with a hearty smile, "Alright."

Seeing this, the butler just stood to the side, not saying much else.

As for Zhong Yongnian, he couldn't help but size up the Viscount's manor.

As soon as he had entered the territory, he noticed that the Viscount's manor occupied an extremely vast area, at least one-tenth of the entire territory.

As for Commercial Street, shops, and residential buildings, they were quite cramped; the roads were only wide enough to allow a single Beast Cart to pass through, optimizing space to the ultimate degree.

Used to the spaciousness of Hope Village, he felt somewhat uncomfortable with the urban construction of Barnes Village.

However, he figured that situations like that of Barnes Village were certainly not unique.

Still, his own territory was the best!

Thinking of Hope Village, Zhong Yongnian glanced at his control panel.

[Mission: Barnes Village Cornerstone Removal Trip]

[Nature: Temporary Mission]

[Reward: A certain amount of Contribution, a certain amount of copper coins]

[Executor: Zhong Yongnian]

Yes, his trip to Barnes Village was mission-driven.

To speak of it, his main reason for accepting this mission was the Contribution.

After all, the Convenience Hall's business now involved dozens of territories and was even on an expanding trend. Even if half of the factories were owned by the territories, the other half had rapidly accumulated his wealth.

One could say that within the entire territory, excluding any super-rich that might have existed before the end-of-days, his personal wealth was absolutely first.