I Become a Landlady in the Game World

If Hope Village were given more time to develop, it would inevitably become a massive entity that many would find untouchable. Thus, they would not wait too long to make their move.

Although by now, he had a vague premonition that this matter would not be so easy.

But when it came to taking action, he felt he was not ready.

Simmons listened, wanting to speak but eventually swallowing all his words.

Decisions made by the Lord were hardly ever changed; speaking up was useless.

Moreover, he felt that Hope Village was indeed not so easy to deal with.

At least so far, most who faced Hope Village had not fared well.

Given that, it seemed a good choice to temporarily hold back the troops.

Djibouti Village.

"Barnes Village is gone," Djibouti Village's Chief Dolgi told Viscount Elvan, the Lord of Djibouti Village.

"Uh-huh," replied Viscount Elvan calmly, with a lazy affirmation as usual, completely at ease.

"My Lord, such a large territory of Barnes Village vanished overnight, and it was most likely the doing of Hope Village and Glasgow Village. What if they turn their sights on us?" Dolgi couldn't help worrying as he looked at his Lord's leisure.

"Barnes Village became a target because they targeted others first. They can't blame Hope Village for their downfall," Viscount Erwan stated honestly. "Besides, hasn't the income of our territory increased thanks to Hope Village lately? Didn't you commend the people of Hope Village for their honest business dealings a few days ago? Why have you changed your tune so suddenly?"

Viscount Erwan finished speaking with a smile that was almost a chuckle, looking at his Chief.

Dolgi: "That's two different things."

"To me, it's the same thing. So far, Hope Village has shown no covetousness towards Djibouti Village, nor do I harbor any malice against them. On the contrary, trade between our two places has been mutually beneficial. It's a good thing, so don't overthink it," Viscount Erwan emphasized. He might be lazy, but he wasn't foolish; he knew which choice was more beneficial for him.

That Viscount Robin, always overthinking and ultimately misstepping.

How nice it was to live as freely as he did!

"Let's just wait and see! However, we must still make the necessary preparations. We can't let someone take advantage of us when the Territory War comes," Dolgi stressed.

"Of course, I'll leave the arrangements to you. If you need Gold Coins, help yourself," said Viscount Orwan without hesitation.

"Mhm." Dolgi nodded, already calculating in his mind how to make his territory well-defended and ready for attack.

After all, Djibouti Village had plenty of money; they could seize the opportunity to hire Advanced professionals to custom make large weapons specifically for Djibouti Village.

With their own strength secured, they would be unafraid of any gaze from the outside, whether well-intentioned or malicious.

Qinghe Village.

"Lucky we didn't go to Barnes Village, I said there must be a catch when they suddenly offered such a high Price to hire people!"

"Exactly, there's no such thing as a free lunch."

"Barnes Village is gone, what about those people?"

"Most likely they've become the spoils of the conquerors, possibly turned into slaves."

"That's terrible! Slaves have no status on the Stan Continent."

"Yes, they're in for it."

"..."

A group of Residents were discussing with a hint of relief and a touch of Schadenfreude.

The Residents of Qinghe Village were inherently unprincipled.

After all, those with proper principles can't survive in Qinghe Village.

No one knew how it started, but Qinghe Village had become a haven for the strong.

As long as you were strong enough, you could live well in Qinghe Village.

Of course, you couldn't escape the control of the Lord of Qinghe Village.

Lord Mou Anjiang of Qinghe Village also heard these discussions within his territory and he somewhat agreed.

For him, those who betrayed Qinghe Village deserved their fate.

Losing several hundred people to those recruiters had been a significant blow to Qinghe Village!

Now hearing that Barnes Village had been destroyed, he was so pleased he was beside himself.

"This Hope Village really is powerful!" someone said discreetly to Mou Anjiang.

"Anyone who would lay a hand on another territory can't be anything good," Mou Anjiang spoke dismissively. Everyone praised Hope Village, but he really wasn't impressed.

Hearing this, his subordinates dared not say anything further.