I Become a Landlady in the Game World
Chapter 164 - 097: Sleazy Tactics! Victory!_3

Chapter 164: Chapter 097: Sleazy Tactics! Victory!_3

"You say, should I just retreat and go home?"

Grant: "..." — He really didn’t want to answer.

"Just say it! I won’t blame you."

"You should have the answer in your heart already," Grant said lightly, dodging the issue. Who knew if there would be a score to settle in autumn? Better to play it safe.

Kerlich paused; indeed, he already had the answer in his heart.

But he, he just couldn’t accept it!

After a long while, Kerlich continued to give orders, "Prepare the camp for the night."

"...Yes."

Grant thought Kerlich would command the Pigmen to continue the fight, but to his surprise, as night fell, Kerlich gave no further orders but simply stood in the camp, staring distantly and unwillingly at Hope Village.

On the other side in Hope Village, seeing that the Pigmen were not attacking further, the expressions of its inhabitants were a bit odd.

Standing on the walls, many people watched the Pigmen setting up camp within their territory and couldn’t help but discuss.

"What are they planning to do? Rest before fighting again?"

"I think they’re giving up. This afternoon, those Pigmen fought like they didn’t know what they were doing, and it wasn’t even as satisfying as fighting a Demon Beast!"

"We should still be careful, can’t let down our guard until the very last moment!"

"Then do you think we should just flank them in a surprise attack and... wipe out their whole army?"

While saying this, their expressions showed eager anticipation.

And others also started to get ideas.

Although they did not know how Contribution was calculated in a Territory War, it was certainly related to the enemy’s circumstances.

The more they destroyed, the higher the Contribution!

Bayer watched the enemy’s temporary camp from afar, saw a figure standing there, and said directly, "They’ve basically given up. If we attack by surprise and provoke a counterattack, today’s efforts would have been for nothing. Let’s leave it at that!"

If the Lord had no further commands, then this was the end.

The second Territory War, they had won again!

Thinking of this, Bayer reckoned the gains and losses of this war in his heart.

The more he thought about it, the happier he became.

He really hadn’t fought such a joyous war in a long time.

Last time was happy, this time even happier.

Hearing Bayer, the overall commander, say this, no one else objected.

It’s true, the Beastmen didn’t fight fiercely in the afternoon, not because they couldn’t, but because they simply did not want to fight.

If they really were too far away, they might get resolved before others came to aid.

They really almost got carried away.

And so, with a stretch of open ground between them, both sides commenced an uneasy truce.

Time continued to slip away, second by second.

Kerlich didn’t sleep at all through the night.

As for Zhou Bai, she didn’t sleep well either.

After all, a village-level territory war lasted 24 hours, and she couldn’t truly relax until the final moment and dust settled.

Finally, the next morning, Zhou Bai received the system notification she had been waiting for.

[Dear Host, the Territory War has ended. Congratulations on the successful defense of your territory and securing victory. Calculating the rewards, please wait...]

After seeing this message, Zhou Bai went to sleep, reassured.

Meanwhile, Kerlich also received a notification.

Reading the message of his unsuccessful assault, Kerlich’s expression darkened. He led the remaining Pigmen back to Stanlo Village.

In Stanlo Village, the Pigmen who were not taken along were preparing to welcome their warriors back.

As they saw it, with so many of their Lord’s men gone, they must have succeeded in taking the city and looted great treasures from Hope Village, surely bringing back many slaves.

When they returned, it would be time to hold a victory celebration.

Shortly after, with the same flash of light, Kerlich and his men returned.

Seeing the state of the Pigmen that Kerlich had brought back, the village fell silent.

What’s going on?

Weren’t they supposed to have captured a lot of resources and Human slaves?

But now, it seemed that the Pigmen warriors were much fewer, and most of the ones left were injured.

What was happening?

Could it be... had Stanlo Village been defeated by Human Territory?

Kerlich, returning to his territory, also noted the disbelief on the faces of his people, his expression growing even more sullen as he retreated to his dwelling.

If the Lord was silent, so were the others.

The whole territory fell into silence.

Within the territory, watching the Pigmen returning wounded, a spark of light appeared in the eyes of some Human slaves.

They knew about Stanlo Village’s assault on Human Territory, and they had thought this assault was destined to fail, that they would receive more "brethren."

But they hadn’t expected, Human Territory had won! A Level 2 Human Territory had won against a Level 3 Beastman Territory!

This was indeed good news!

So did they have a chance to return to Human Territory? As spoils of war??

But in the next moment, more Human slaves’ eyes dimmed.

Compared to the war spoils that could be obtained in a Beastman territory, they as Human slaves, were never an option.

Just as they drifted into thought, a Pigman noticed them slacking and lashed out with his whip.

"Don’t you slack off; get to work, or I’ll whip you."

Following this command, the slaves each buried their heads and got back to work.

And soon, the results of the Territory War were calculated!