I Become a Landlady in the Game World
Chapter 176 - 106: Self-Sufficiency, Is That Alright?_3

Chapter 176: Chapter 106: Self-Sufficiency, Is That Alright?_3

Mobile merchants are like idols to all the mercenaries.

After hearing Ellis’s explanation, Zhou Bai instantly felt envious.

That profession is freaking awesome!

If she had that profession, would there be anything to worry about for the future of Hope Village?

Seeming to have noticed Zhou Bai’s interest, Bayer by her side casually reminded her, "Because mobile merchants are so powerful, the profession also comes with a limitation—they must always be free individuals and cannot become residents of a particular territory. Once branded, they will be ostracized by other territories, and may even be hunted."

So, it is impossible for a Lord to become a mobile merchant.

The existence of the mobile merchant profession serves as a bridge connecting all the territories; it is bound not to belong to any individual.

Listening to this, Zhou Bai instantly abandoned all those thoughts.

She preferred staying in one place over wandering around.

If she wasn’t currently bearing the responsibility of a territory, she thought she might prefer to just slack off and scrape by.

"You can hire our entire Mercenary Team to do business for you, but how do you plan to cooperate? How will the benefits be distributed?" Ellis had also figured out the potential benefits involved, and it seemed much more valuable than waiting for tasks in the Task Hall of Sorrel Town.

Although Sorrel Town was more prosperous than this place, the competition was also much steeper.

Now, they were the only option in Hope Village!

And they could make a good profit in a short period of time.

They didn’t plan to swallow this business alone, and of course they couldn’t. They could only represent one territory, which would make it possible to sell things successfully in another territory and secure their wealth.

Hope Village may just be a village, but it is also a backing.

The Zhou Bai in front of them could likely represent the territory.

"I do indeed want to hire you guys, but it’s not just me on my own. I’ll organize several merchant teams to head to different territories, and we’ll need you to show the way. However, as for profit distribution, we can follow your rules. I believe everyone won’t disappoint you," Zhou Bai earnestly said.

With the funds she had at hand, she could ingest such a large piece of the pie, but there was no need.

It was best to let the capable and visionary people of the entire territory join in.

As long as the residents of the territory were wealthy, she, as their Lord, would also be wealthy.

Moreover, her purpose in leading this was not to make money but to integrate the territory more quickly into the Stan Continent and to develop it better, which was much more important than making money.

"Okay," Ellis accepted immediately.

He didn’t know Zhou Bai or what her identity was within this territory, but he trusted Captain Bayle. Since Captain Bayer did not step forward and instead let Zhou Bai negotiate with them, this meant that Zhou Bai had the ability and qualifications.

Ellis’s nod was also within Zhou Bai’s expectations.

But after confirmation, Zhou Bai once again started to consider how to proceed next. Originally, she had planned to explore the surrounding territories in the form of quests, but now with the addition of this mercenary team, she could do much more and more comprehensively.

Even more so, this was a great opportunity for her.

A great opportunity to naturally become the Chief of Hope Village.

No sooner said than done, Zhou Bai was already preparing to go back and work out a detailed plan. Looking at Ellis and the others, she continued, "Just relax for now! I’ll prepare everything and find you all later."

"Okay," Ellis nodded in agreement.

Right after that, Zhou Bai left.

After Zhou Bai left, Ellis turned to Bayer, "Captain, let’s go sit in the tavern!"

It was time for a good chat.

Initially, it was Captain Bayer who had them come here.

But now, this affiliation seemed different from what they had in mind.

However, clearly, this choice was not wrong!

In this short period, he could almost foresee the bright future of his Mercenary Team in Hope Village.

However, he needed more to gauge how long this future could last.

"Mhmm," Bayer responded after listening and raising an eyebrow, agreeing to the suggestion.

Afterward, the group headed towards the tavern together.

As for Zhou Bai, after returning home, she immediately adjusted her plan regarding the changes and then re-conceptualized a strategy document.

Once the strategic plan document was completed, Zhou Bai opened the Lord’s panel and promptly issued a quest.

[Quest: Formulate an external development plan for the territory]

[Nature: Triggered Quest (Triggered by Zhou Bai, a resident of Hope Village)]

[Reward: Acting Village Chief position, Contribution]

[Eligible Participants: All residents]

The moment after issuing the quest,

Zhou Bai submitted the plan she just wrote.

Assigning herself a task and then self-recruiting? Can that even work?

Zhou Bai chuckled, feeling that this sense of backdoor dealings was kind of thrilling, wasn’t it?