I Become a Landlady in the Game World

Lordship development is fraught with challenges, especially for those with brief periods of prosperity. When crises loom, how should they respond?

"Strive to adapt, strive to improve," Zhou Bai pursed his lips and ultimately uttered just these eight words.

"You're right," sighed Jin Jingshan.

They realized that the best course of action was to enhance their own territories.

"Thank you." In the end, Jin Jingshan expressed his gratitude once more.

Gleaning such information couldn't have been easy; it likely cost a great deal of effort to collect.

"I'm not even sure if my speculation is correct, but it's always better to be prepared," Zhou Bai replied.

After all, strengthening one's territory was universally beneficial, regardless of the situation.

"Would you mind if I shared this with others?" Jin Jingshan inquired, knowing of the matter, he would certainly prepare thoroughly, not just for his brother's territory, but also for several other allied territories.

"Of course, I don't mind; the more Lords who know, the better, at least there'll be some preparation," Zhou Bai nodded, "But as I said, I'm not one hundred percent certain."

In fact, perhaps learning of this sooner would have enlightened the less developed territories about the principles of survival of the fittest, not simply toiling away blindly but to promote the integration of territorial resources and collectively overcome challenges.

"I understand," Jin Jingshan nodded.

Following the discussion of the matter, the two implicitly agreed not to mention it further.

Jin Jingshan then turned the conversation, "I've brought the resources acquired from this venture, you can choose first!"

With that, Jin Jingshan laid out his "harvest"—the model of Barnes Village's territory—in front of Zhou Bai.

The entirety of the territory was spread out before them, with every building in sight: public facilities, residences, shops, and more, available for the taking.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Bai instinctively began to inspect it.

It was clear that Barnes Village's development direction was different from that of Hope Village, hence the public buildings varied slightly between them.

Lord Mansion, farms, manors, Blacksmith Shop, tailor shop, grocery store, medical center, Potion Shop, Commercial Street... An array of buildings presented itself before Zhou Bai, ripe for selection.

Leaving aside the non-existent ones, just the mere integration of the existing ones to form High-level Buildings was the driving force behind aggressive territories—they knew that conquering another would lead to expansive development of their own territory.

"Pick a few structures you want! Besides buildings, there's a variety of resources and materials," Jin Jingshan said as the screen in front of him switched to the Warehouse page of Barnes Village.

Zhou Bai's gaze followed, landing on the Warehouse.

Within the Warehouse, the variety of items was too numerous to count. There were many materials Zhou Bai had never seen before, and she felt almost overwhelmed by the sight.

Truly, taking over a territory was incredibly lucrative.

Noticing the eagerness in Zhou Bai's eyes, Jin Jingshan remarked, "Viscount Robin has mentioned to me, some of these resources are specially collected at a high price during his visits to towns or cities. He has a penchant for collecting unique items, so there are many things we are unfamiliar with. This world is vast."

By the end, Jin Jingshan felt a touch of melancholy.

The more they understood this world, the more acutely they felt their insignificance.

To truly make their mark in this world, they still had a long way to go!

Zhou Bai resonated with Jin Jingshan's sentiments.

Despite her intense curiosity about the world, she had no intention to delve in too soon without corresponding strength. She preferred to progress steadily at her own pace.

"Let's distribute each type of resource material according to the ratio we agreed upon before. That's the fairest way," Jin Jingshan continued.

Many materials may not be immediately useful; sharing them with others would earn their gratitude. There was nothing wrong with that.

Besides, the majority still belonged to him.

He believed, given Zhou Bai's integrity, if he offered her quality items, she wouldn't forget him when she came across something valuable in the future.

Indeed, Zhou Bai had sensed Jin Jingshan's sincerity and nodded in return, "Let's divide the resources as agreed. As for the buildings and such, should we wait for Viscount Lancelot to arrive and decide together?"

She didn't feel entitled to make selections on her own; it would be more appropriate for all three to be present, especially since Viscount Lancelot could have priority choice due to his life-saving favor towards Jin Jingshan.

This time, Zhou Bai's benefits from Barnes Village were already plentiful.