I Become a Landlady in the Game World

"Continuing to stay in the territory, if you have life to enjoy but no life to spend, what do you do?"

...

These voices were very clear, not only did Viscount Robin and his companions hear them, but many people in the square also heard them.

After listening, the whole scene instantly boiled over.

What does that mean?

What does it mean the territory can't hold out?

What does it mean the territory uses people as cannon fodder?

What does it mean the territory is down more than three thousand people?

What does it mean the territory has how many soldiers left? Where are the soldiers?

Many people at the scene suddenly realized, could their lord's lightly spoken disaster not be so simple?

"Who? Who's speaking? Stand out for me!!!" Viscount Robin on stage was bewildered when questioned.

He had never expected such an exception to occur at the end of his speech.

Now, seeing the crowd that was originally filled with excitement and admiration look at him with uncertainty, questioning, and suspicion, his heart immediately couldn't take it.

Therefore, in speaking, there was a bit of exasperation.

Who dares to sabotage his good deed?

But listening to his questioning, the scene buzzed for a while, everyone was looking left and right, but didn't know who had just spoken.

And those who knew who had spoken also did not stand out to point them out.

Because the first to stand out and speak were not others, but representatives sent by some Mercenary Teams.

One's own people, naturally, would be protected.

With the cover-up by companions, who can find out?

Seeing that no one responded, Viscount Robin loudly said, "The words just said are pure slander, do not believe them, you must believe in the territory..."

"Since it's slander, can Lord explain to us how many people are currently in the territory? How many are soldiers? I hope the territory can clarify this to us."

"Right, if the territory is now lacking in military strength, how are we going to fight the Territory War when the time comes? Fill it with lives?"

"We have the right to know, we don't want to sacrifice needlessly."

"Keeping it secret any longer, we are very suspicious whether the assurances Lord just made have ulterior motives?"

...

Now, those who stood out were all captains of the major Mercenary Teams.

Only they, at this time, had the courage and confidence to publicly "confront" the territory.

Seeing them come forward, Foster muttered a curse under his breath.

He had never thought that the news he had blocked would be discovered by these mercenaries.

At this moment, Viscount Robin also glanced at Foster and his companions.

He woke up knowing the news was confined and felt relieved for a moment.

But now he was being told the news had spread.

Of course, now was not the time for squabbling; stabilizing the situation was most important.

At this point, there were less than a thousand soldiers left in the territory.

Apart from the more than a thousand who had deserted, a part had been assigned to Hudson.

Even, in order to recruit people from Qinghe Village back, he had given Hudson the elite.

If the situation couldn't be stabilized, if the territory once again had turmoil, once again saw defection,

Then, Barnes Village was really finished.

Foster perceived Viscount Robin's gaze and also felt aggrieved.

He could guarantee that none of the people present yesterday could have leaked the news.

Under such circumstances, there was only one possibility for the leak.

That would be that there were still people from Hope Village in their territory.

Only the people from Hope Village could have such a detailed grasp of the desertion.

Yes, it must be this.

Realizing this, Foster quickly whispered to Viscount Robin, "Lord Viscount, our territory may still contain people from Hope Village."

"Impossible!" Viscount Robin denied instinctively.

Betrayed by Hope Village once before, he wasn't so easygoing.

The first thing he did when he woke up was to thoroughly investigate the resident situation in the territory; there were no residents from Hope Village.

To be completely reassured, he also strictly checked the situation of the residents who had recently joined the territory.

Due to his previous control policies, there were few such people, so he had people directly watch over them.

It was impossible for Hope Village to have left a lingering influence in Barnes Village.

Seeing how adamant Viscount Robin was, Foster pursed his lips and could only remind him, "Lord Viscount, it doesn't have to be just 'maybe.'"

Now a "culprit" was needed, and so one could naturally appear.

Viscount Robin, upon hearing it, instantly understood.

Looking again at the captains of the Mercenary Teams below, he spoke without hesitation, "The current military strength of the territory is not something I can disclose. I want to know where you heard this information from? I suspect it is Hope Village's spies left over in our territory, their purpose is to sow discord. If I were to disclose the military strength to you all, and it is used by the spies of Hope Village, then this upcoming Territory War is where the real danger lies."

Viscount Robin's words sounded somewhat reasonable, but those in the know at the scene realized he was dodging the important issues.

The replies that should be given were not mentioned at all.

Many captains of the Mercenary Teams were already more inclined to believe the news they had inadvertently heard.

Even if the news was indeed released by Hope Village's people, what about it?

If it was released by Hope Village's people, then it only further proved the extensive reach of Hope Village.

After making a huge commotion in Barnes Village, they could still plant such a trap within the territory.

Their existence further proved the incompetence of Barnes Village.

Could such an inept Barnes Village withstand the specially selected territory Hope Village had prepared to take on Barnes Village?

The most important point was, if it indeed was said by the people from Hope Village, then the several pieces of information given were definitely true.

For example, the territory had lost a total of three thousand people before and after.

For example, more than a thousand soldiers of the territory had deserted.

Just these two points severely weakened the defensive capability of Barnes Village.

Barnes Village was in danger.

Thinking of this, several captains of the Mercenary Teams continued to speak.

"If it really was Hope Village's spy, doesn't it mean that the news everyone just heard is true? Barnes Village is indeed lacking in military strength?"

Each word resonated powerfully.

Each word hammered into the ears of everyone present.

At this moment, the existence of Hope Village's people had instead become more concrete evidence.

In the crowd, Milovan and Rete watched as the situation developed in this way, their eyes shining as they looked at the initiators.

Impressive!