I Become a Landlady in the Game World
Chapter 135 - 079: The Entire Territory, Comes to Life!_4

Chapter 135: Chapter 079: The Entire Territory, Comes to Life!_4

It really was sudden, a lord coming out of nowhere, commanding everyone up and down to do his bidding. He felt it was never going to be that smooth.

Because the human heart is the most unpredictable!

Especially after seeing the situation mentioned by the residents from other territories.

Zhou Zhengping, listening to Li Xingteng’s words, immediately thought of Zhou Bai, who was behind the scenes.

Indeed, if he had exposed his identity from the start, wanting the territory to develop to this extent would not have been so quick, even if all those powerful NPCs listened to her.

Now, there were quite a few people in the territory with ulterior motives, but they had no specific target to aim for. Everything in the territory was well-ordered; they had no point of entry.

Li Xingteng himself had been ambitious at the start and gave up later when he realized the one who came forward was the territory itself, eluding his grasp. Those ambitions, with time and the wear of real life, gradually diminished.

So, he was certain that if people had known from the beginning that Zhou Bai was the lord, her and their family’s lives would not have been so "relaxed."

Snapping back to reality, he replied, "It will get better and better."

Following the current pace of the territory’s development, it would inevitably become prosperous. Even if it couldn’t return to pre-doomsday levels, there would still be a shadow of that time, after all, everything was "traceable."

"But tomorrow the newbie protection period ends! Who knows what changes this doomsday game will bring, for better or for worse?" Li Xingteng’s remark was sudden, after seeing the countdown of 14 hours on the panel, he swiftly changed the topic.

Compared to the thriving territory, this was the biggest worry.

"We’ll find out tomorrow." Zhou Zhengping had also heard Zhou Bai mention this issue, plus he had his own little guesses.

Because of these guesses, the warehouse was now stocked with an abundance of materials beyond the current consumption level of the territory. He dared not act rashly.

You could say that most of the territory’s wealth was resting on this.

"You! You’re too tight-lipped." Li Xingteng felt bored at Zhou Zhengping’s reaction.

Zhou Zhengping just smiled without speaking.

He was afraid that speaking more could lead to mistakes. If he accidentally let slip something he shouldn’t have known, with Li Xingteng’s intelligence, he might piece things together. Better to stay quiet and safe.

Soon after, the two of them had no time to delve deeper into discussion.

Because it was their turn to go mining.

In the mining area of the solvent cave.

Several passages had been directly allocated, each one meticulously calculated by two goblin NPCs to ensure no interference with one another, thereby greatly increasing the efficiency of mining.

In the other tunnels, Yu Ziming and the others were mining diligently, while in front of the two empty tunnels, stood a goblin NPC, exactly the ones Zhou Bai had summoned before—Victor and Denglop.

Upon seeing Zhou Zhengping and Li Xingteng, each handed them an iron pickaxe and then elaborated on the precautions of mining.

After explaining, they issued a stern warning, "Any excess beyond what’s required must not be hoarded! A tenfold fine will be imposed if caught."

The speaker was goblin Victor.

These past days at Hope Village were the happiest times of his life as a goblin.

Managing human miners, earning wages, sleeping in clean, tidy houses, and enjoying delicious human food... all of these made him swear to work hard for the lord.

Hence, under his watch, no one dared to embezzle! No one could escape their watchful eyes and ears.

"Alright." The two little darlings had no air of deterrence when they spoke, but they still agreed respectfully.

Then, the two took their pickaxes and entered the tunnel.

Hitting the wall ahead, they could hear the sound of objects falling.

With the falling of objects, the notification "Iron Ore +1" kept ringing in their ears.

Some time later, with the announcement "Materials have been met, Soldier Gift Package in production," they stopped.

After coming out of the mine, Victor immediately said to them, "Mining task completed, you can go."

After the two left, Victor happily completed the task he had received in the morning, receiving his reward. Then he turned to Denglop beside him, shared half with him, and patted his shoulder, "Let’s get to work, too!"

Denglop nodded silently.

The solvent cave was once again filled with two frenzied miners.

Yu Ziming felt the vibrations that had returned to the mine.

He sighed deeply.

When would these days end?

Meanwhile, Zhou Zhengping and Li Xingteng emerged from the solvent cave to see the soldiers outside donning new gear, their faces alight with excitement.

"The Soldier Gift Package is out?"

"Yes, it’s freaking awesome. The equipment is all Silver Level, and they’re growth-type, changing with our attributes to become the weapons most suited for us."

"Upgrading them is just a bit troublesome, the materials required are even more precious, we’ve never even heard of them."

"They’re even better than what’s sold at the Blacksmith Shop."

"There’s just one restriction! These weapons belong to soldiers, once we’re no longer soldiers, they lose those enhancements."

"..."

Zhou Zhengping and Li Xingteng listened, their eyes sparkling.

Indeed, it was a surprise!

After the production was complete, they excitedly went to test out the new gear.

**

Everywhere in the territory, everyone was diligently doing their work.

And as time slowly passed, night gradually came.

Those active outside, habitually began returning to the territory after dark.

And today, as they stepped in, they instantly noticed the change in the territory.

Buildings and such were as they were before they left, but the entire territory, it had come alive!