I Become a Landlady in the Game World

The three people took turns speaking, and after they had finished, they exchanged smiles between themselves.

They were all battle-hardened individuals; they could tell whether someone was sincere or faking.

Meanwhile, the other Mercenary Team Captains and Soldier Team Captains listened to their statements and started to ponder deeply, their gazes shifting around the entire team.

"So, once we move to Hope Village, can we still be soldiers?" one of the Soldier Team Captains asked.

Having finally gained an official position in one territory, the switch could mean starting all over again, which was slightly disheartening.

"This," Pavel spoke up, "Ellis and the others have given us guarantees. Soldiers will remain soldiers, and captains will remain captains, but there are requirements regarding Contribution. If these aren't met within three months, there will need to be a demotion. If they haven't lied to us, I believe everyone should be able to maintain their positions within three months."

"As for the Mercenary Team, there are no Contribution requirements; you just need to register at the Mercenary Center to take on tasks," Lucian also shared the information he had learned with the various Mercenary Team Captains. "It's no different from being in Barnes Village, and in fact, a bonus is that the territory won't take a cut of our commissions."

When they were still in Barnes Village, they hardly had time to share these details. Lucian had contacted them; they knew what they needed without much effort.

Only now, after moving a considerable distance from Barnes Village, did they have the opportunity to discuss in detail, and Lucian had his chance to explain.

Indeed, as soon as Lucian spoke, many Mercenary Team Captains' eyes lit up.

"Is that true?"

"Yes, those that contacted us were from the Hope Village Mercenary Team, and they haven't been charged any commission by the territory, just the regular taxes," Lucian nodded.

"That Zhong Yongnian— the one who convinced the Lord Viscount to let him open a shop—is the owner of the Convenience Hall of Hope Village. The dried meat, dried fruit, and various ready-to-eat meals are all products he created. He's currently the largest Mercenary Group in Hope Village, not just in terms of strength, but also wealth," Maimaiti piped in with his insight.

He was intrigued by Hope Village, so he managed to extract quite a bit from Watt, seeing how much Watt admired Zhong Yongnian; naturally, he sought to learn more about Zhong Yongnian's accomplishments.

Not just the Mercenary Team Captains, but also the listening Soldier Team Captains were somewhat taken aback.

For they could hardly believe that the Lord of Hope Village, holding such wealth, would not be tempted?

After all, in many territories, merchants are just ATMs for the territory lords.

Indeed, even those with a bit of power in the territory could occasionally extract some profits from the merchants.

Thinking about this, one person directly asked out loud.

Watt has mentioned this before; "Hope Village gave them a factory especially for production, which is considered an investment. They share half the profits from the factory's production, but apart from that, Hope Village does not involve itself in the management or operation. This is quite normal, without a territory's name attached, doing business in other territories is prone to being taken over," Maimaiti pragmatically stated.

The territory is involved, but not fully involved, the team has complete autonomy.

This situation was indeed quite favorable.

Following this, several people alternately shared what they had heard about Hope Village from others. Although they only knew fragments, the information, once integrated, seemed to align.

And this information, undoubtedly, was proving one point:

Hope Village was truly a great place.

"Actually, from how they treat ordinary residents, you can tell the culture of this territory," Pavel added, as everyone discussed; his gaze fixed on a nearby beast cart team.

At this moment, many ordinary residents on the beast cart were already dozing off, leaning this way and that. Although the beast cart continued to move at a relatively fast speed, the carriage itself was very stable, which was evidently due to the driving soldiers' efforts in stabilization.

What concerned them was the comfort of the ordinary residents behind them.

Onlookers saw this and naturally understood, their expressions subtly changed.

The true nature is revealed in small matters.

Hope Village might truly be a territory completely different from Barnes Village.

They were getting a bit excited!

As this vast team, filled with hope, moved toward Hope Village, on the other side, Hope Village had already welcomed the first batch of residents from Barnes Village.