I Become a Landlady in the Game World
Chapter 166 - 098: Local Resident Arrives_2

Chapter 166: Chapter 098: Local Resident Arrives_2

[Building: Training Ground]

[Introduction: Serves as an ancillary building to the barracks, training powerful warriors.]

As Zhou Bai read the introduction, his eyes lit up.

With such a formal training ground, could their territory soldiers’ strength be further enhanced?

Without hesitation, Zhou Bai placed them into the barracks, and they integrated as one.

[Integrating, please wait...]

After finishing all this, Zhou Bai’s gaze once again fell on the Lord’s panel.

Now that the training ground was set, where were the people?

**

Stanlo Village.

Kerlich, seeing that the Lord of Hope Village had accepted the condition to exchange human slaves for resources, was instantly revitalized.

He stepped out of the house right away.

"Lord," Seeing Kerlich appear, the group of Pigman warriors guarding outside were somewhat surprised.

From their understanding, their Lord’s defeat in combat would have taken him days to recover from!

Kerlich ignored the astonishment in their eyes and commanded directly, "Bring over those human slaves."

As the Pigmen listened to Kerlich’s orders, the same thought surfaced in each of their minds.

Could their Lord be planning to kill the human slaves to vent his frustration?

Even though this crossed their minds, no one dared to voice an objection and followed Kerlich’s orders as commanded.

Suddenly, the entire territory was turned upside down, as numerous human slaves working in various corners of the territory were brought over, not sparing even the children at home.

The humans of Stanlo Village felt even more panic at this moment.

They were aware that Kerlich had been defeated by the human territory.

They had originally thought it had nothing to do with them, but now it seemed that the Beastman Lord was taking out his anger on them.

"Father, mother, I’m scared." Several children, seeing their families, hid in their scared embrace.

"Don’t be afraid." The adults could only helplessly pat their backs and then wait blankly for their unknown fate.

No one dared to think that they had a chance to leave this place and return to human territory.

Kerlich, watching the noisy crowd, an impatient look flashed across his face.

Several Pigman warriors around him were ready, waiting for a command from Kerlich to act.

Grant and Mali had both arrived at the scene.

Listening to other Pigmen’s discussions, the slightly smarter Grant understood that Kerlich calling out these human slaves meant that Hope Village had probably chosen the human slaves as their spoils of war.

Hope Village truly dared!

Indeed, after all human slaves gathered, a familiar ring of light appeared at the scene.

Seeing this ring of light, Kerlich directly ordered, "Drive them all in!"

The humans at the site were a bit slow to react, then they were herded into it.

When the light shone and the stars changed, and they found themselves in a new environment, everyone came to their senses.

The human territory that had defeated Stanlo Village had chosen them.

When they finally received the news that they had arrived within the boundaries of Hope Village’s territory, they couldn’t help but break down and cry, each cry louder than the last, as if they were crying out all their grievances.

They were back, finally back to human territory!

No matter how hard life was in human territory, It was better than being a slave in the Beastman territory!

It was uncertain how much time had passed before many people’s emotions gradually stabilized.

Looking at the marked territory position on the map, someone spoke up.

"Let’s head to Hope Village first!"

"The Lord of Hope Village saved us, we should really thank him properly."

"So, are we going to stay in Hope Village from now on?"

"Where else can we go besides here?"

"And besides, we are now the spoils of Hope Village, and we owe it to them to explain what will happen in the future."

"Perhaps, even if we want to stay, we might not be able to!"

"..."

Listening, more people fell silent.

Those returning from Beastman Territory were penniless, and everyone knows that whether you are a visitor or a resident, you need money to stay in a territory.

They could only take things one step at a time now!

A group of battered individuals supported each other, heading towards the place indicated by the path.

Along the way, they also saw well-constructed roads and signposts, increasing their sense of tension.

No wonder this territory had managed to defeat the Beastman Territory, it seemed very... affluent?

As they headed towards Hope Village, Zhou Bai finally saw their figures on the map. After watching them start moving towards the territory, Zhou Bai decided not to issue a task for someone to pick them up.

The danger within the territory’s borders had become very minimal. Whether it’s soldier teams or individual groups, everyday there were fighters within this range killing Demon Beasts, so as long as one followed the roads, there wouldn’t be much danger.

However, how to settle these people was indeed a problem.

Unlike the natives of Blue Star, who brought savings from their world, these people returning from the Beastman Territory probably had no money.

It was impossible to settle them for free!

With that thought, Zhou Bai continued to buy materials, especially stone and wood, which were not only urgently needed by the territory but also easy to obtain in the wild.

Through this battle, Zhou Bai realized that the more basic and simple the materials, sometimes the more crucial they were.

Had she not stockpiled enough stone this time, the only option for Hope Village to prevent the walls from being breached would have been to use human lives to stop the advance of the Pigmen army, and then the losses for Hope Village would have been immeasurable.

The stock she had built up previously had been almost depleted, so she took this opportunity to continue stockpiling.

After finalizing everything, Zhou Bai got up, washed up, and went out.

As soon as she stepped outside, she was met with the bustling noise of the territory.

"Hehe! The rewards for this war’s settlement have arrived."

"I actually got 300 contribution points."

"The territory was very generous this time!"

"That’s because we performed well!"

"Yes, we made those Pigmen wet their pants."

"With this contribution, many people should reach 500 again! Are they going to redeem for soldiers?"

"I still prefer freedom. I’ll save these contribution points for now! Maybe later I can exchange them for a weapon or something."

"This time they also rewarded quite a few copper coins, which is more tangible."

"I received some too, so I’m definitely going to treat myself to a good meal today."

"..."

In the territory, most people were discussing the just-settled rewards, looking excited.

Zhou Bai glanced at them. She too had received a reward of thousands of contribution points and six Gold Coins, which indeed counted as a windfall.

She went straight to the restaurant for breakfast.

Just as she finished eating, she heard someone shouting.

"People are coming! A lot of people have arrived outside the territory."

"They’re not from Blue Star, they’re natives! Looks like several hundred people!"

"Why did so many natives suddenly come here?"

"Let’s go have a look!"

"..."

Hearing this, Zhou Bai immediately followed the crowd out.

They had finally arrived!