I Become a Landlady in the Game World

With the help of some people, Finn and his group quickly adapted to life in the territory.

The assistance from the residents of Hope Village filled them with confidence.

Once everyone had eaten their fill, they gathered again, and the glint of tears could be seen in their eyes.

This time, they were tears of joy.

"People in Hope Village are really nice."

"And things are affordable, too! I spent only 2 copper coins and already felt seven or eight parts full. Back in Barnes Village, 2 copper coins would hardly buy a sound."

"I thought the porridge for 1 copper coin would be watery, but the owner served me a thick bowl."

"There weren't just four buns; there were five."

"I spent 3 copper coins and got a bowl of vegetarian noodles."

"This place is really great, both the territory and the people."

"I want to work hard to earn money and try other delicious foods."

"Me too. It smelled so good, and I was so hungry at the time that I nearly drooled."

"Let's all work hard to make money and live well together!"

"..."

Previously, everything about Hope Village had been foreign to them, so they were at a loss.

But now, after experiencing the "kindness" of the Hope Village residents, they were filled with confidence about living in this territory.

Finn watched as everyone was in high spirits and, for some reason, a sense of relief welled up in his heart.

He had finally brought them to the life they wanted.

How wonderful!

"Come on, let's find a place to sleep now, and look for work tomorrow morning."

"Okay," responded everyone in unison.

In no time, they had left the city gates and started looking for a suitable space to rest in the square outside.

Once they found one, they laid out the straw they had collected earlier and simply sat on top of it.

This straw had been their bed before.

Although Finn had some money to spare, after thinking it over, he decided to spend the night outside as well.

He knew that staying in a hotel for the night was somewhat expensive, and renting a place was more cost-effective. He planned to rent a room the next day.

After sitting down, he felt an incomparable sense of security as he looked at the torches lit not far from them and the soldiers guarding the city gates.

**

Elsewhere, Tang Xiuwen also met with Zhou Bai at the Lord Mansion.

"I've been waiting for you since I received the news of your return. How's the situation?" Zhou Bai asked directly.

She had just received a message from Li Xingteng during the day about planning, which was awaiting implementation.

She had thought she wouldn't hear the results until the next day, but she suddenly received a system notification which presented her with a choice of accepting the slaves from Barnes Village.

The first choice was to directly accommodate them as slaves of Hope Village, without any expenditure, and these three hundred plus individuals would become slaves of Hope Village, their lives at her disposal.

The second choice was to grant them the status of freedmen, after which they could choose to become residents of Hope Village or residents of other territories.

Zhou Bai had chosen the latter without hesitation.

Her territory did not need the existence of slaves.

After confirmation, she knew that the first batch of Task Takers had returned, so she immediately came to the Lord Mansion to work overtime.

"These people were slaves from Barnes Village, the first batch to be transferred back. It was relatively easy to rescue them, and I think the follow-up will probably go smoothly as well," Tang Xiuwen explained, laying out the situation for Zhou Bai, "Quite a few Professionals and soldiers in Barnes Village are already dissatisfied with their Lord. Once Captain Zhong knew about this, he temporarily adjusted some of the original plans. The new plan went well; they were able to make contact with their soldier team through the local Mercenary Team and, if the situation was right, they would escape together."

Zhou Bai was already aware of this, but what Tang Xiuwen said was even more explicit.

Listening, Zhou Bai began to feel a bit of anticipation.

Could it be as much as a thousand?

The population of her territory had recently reached over 17,000 people. If 2,000 or more were added, they would reach the 20,000 required for the town.

If Barnes Village could provide more than a thousand people, the progress of Hope Village would undoubtedly accelerate.

By then, Hope Village would have the initiative to decide whether to seek promotion or not.

Like during the last Territory War with Fasal Village, it wouldn't be impossible to do it again.

"Mm, I see. Thank you for your hard work. For such a small team to bring people back, it must have been a tough journey," Zhou Bai added immediately.

"Speaking of which, this trip back seemed quite smooth; we hardly encountered any Demon Beasts, whether near Barnes Village or Hope Village, much less than when we went out," Tang Xiuwen still mentioned this unusual point after hearing Zhou Bai's words.

Zhou Bai paused.

The Demon Beasts were decreasing? Could it be that something had happened?

"I will have someone investigate this," Zhou Bai noted.

The presence of Demon Beasts was definitely closely related to the territory; their changes could not be ignored.

Thinking this, Zhou Bai continued, "Your Contribution, along with that of your team, will be settled after the whole group returns. You and your partner take a good rest these next couple of days."

"Mm," Tang Xiuwen nodded.

But just then, a Magic Pigeon rushed in from the window and landed on Zhou Bai's shoulder.

Zhou Bai took it, then removed a piece of paper from the bird's leg. On the paper, written in the language of Blue Star Country, was a message.

[Successfully brought back over 3000 people!]

Over 3000 people!!

Zhou Bai was incredulous at the number.

The population goal was reached just like that?

"Did something happen to the Captain and his team?" Tang Xiuwen instinctively asked, seeing Zhou Bai's expression.

"No, it's nothing. They've just returned."

"That's good they're back. It seems everything really went smoothly!"

"Very smoothly, indeed. They brought back more than 3000 people!"

"3000??? That much???" Tang Xiuwen was stunned.

Although he had guessed that there wouldn't be a few, the figure was still beyond imagination.

"Yes," Zhou Bai's lips curled slightly.

A loss of more than 3000 people; Barnes Village had indeed suffered a heavy blow.

That Viscount Robin must be spitting blood with rage!

Of course, that wasn't the point. The point was that it was time to send a message to her partners.