I Become a Landlady in the Game World

"Lord, Ningshan Village has achieved victory!" Bayer hurriedly came to Zhou Bai as soon as he confirmed the news.

"Mm, I just saw that too," Zhou Bai nodded, "It seems we've taken complete control."

"Then, will the Ningshan Village Lord stick to the original distribution plan?" Bayer asked subconsciously.

Ningshan Village, relying on its strength, had taken over the entire Barnes Village, even if it was a remnant force, it was still the accumulation of a Level 3 village. Without a doubt, after swallowing it up, their strength would definitely skyrocket.

At that point, Hope Village might no longer be on an equal footing with Ningshan Village, and it was possible that what originally belonged to Hope Village could be consumed as well.

This was the status quo he was accustomed to, which is why he raised such a question.

Hearing this, Zhou Bai directly said, "No, if that really happens, it's quite good to be able to see a person's true colors for such a little advantage, much better than finding out after the cooperation has gone deeper."

Not to mention, there should be more trust between humans, in this world, she felt that her trust in people had already started to shift from character to interest.

To trust in someone's character—once failed, the price to pay is not something she can afford right now.

Therefore, when dealing with other territories, she couldn't possibly trust blindly, not even if the other party was a compatriot.

Because as soon as she chose to become a lord, she was bound to her territory, to the residents of the territory; the interests she represented were no longer just her own.

Listening to Zhou Bai's words, Bayer looked somewhat surprised.

In his mind, he always thought the Lord was too kind and trusted people too easily—trusting their undead, trusting the Beastmen like O'Neill, trusting the goblins like Mills...

Of course, he didn't think there was anything wrong with that; it was precisely because of the Lord's qualities that they were utterly devoted to her, as she had entrusted them with incomparable trust.

Therefore, he was willing to filter out the bad elements for the Lord behind the scenes.

But now, it seemed the Lord was smarter and had more sense of measure in her heart than he had imagined.

Her kindness was measured.

Of course, she was also growing gradually.

Suddenly, Bayer thought of a new word he had learned from the residents.

Graceful.

The Lord was a person of grace.

Seemingly ordinary but far from it in reality, always able to make the right choices at the right time.

Even if she wasn't the smartest or the strongest, she was definitely a qualified lord.

"Mm, the Lord is right," Bayer said, reassured.

Zhou Bai, noticing Bayer's reaction, also knew what he was worried about and couldn't help but smile wryly. Did she really come off as so unreliable in the eyes of her own subordinates?

Just as the two were ready to end the topic and attend to the affairs of the territory, someone knocked on the door of the office.

"The Ningshan Village Lord has arrived." After entering, the messenger reported swiftly.

Zhou Bai paused, somewhat surprised. According to the timeline, had the other party rushed over to Hope Village immediately after securing victory in their own territory?

Why the rush? Was there something urgent???

"Invite him over!" Zhou Bai and Bayer exchanged glances and casually instructed.

Shortly after, Jin Jingshan was ushered in.

Seeing Zhou Bai, he spoke directly, "I have taken down Barnes Village."

"Mm, I saw that. Barnes Village has disappeared from the territorial rankings," Zhou Bai nodded.

"After storming Barnes Village, I took over all the remaining personnel and resources of Barnes Village."

"And the Barnes Village Lord..." Zhou Bai inquired. What might that prideful noble be feeling now?

Jin Jingshan paused, "He has become a resident of Ningshan Village. I've appointed him as the Village Chief of Ningshan."

After returning to Ningshan Village, he didn't intend to intentionally snub the other party by using means to demoralize him. Instead, he promptly made him the Village Chief of his own territory and had him integrate Barnes Village's people into Ningshan Village.

And indeed, Robin did not betray his trust. When he merged Hudson and other soldier teams into the Ningshan Village soldier team, Viscount Robin disrupted their teams, integrating them into the other soldier teams.

In doing so, the "remaining forces" of Barnes Village could no longer stir up any trouble.