I Become a Landlady in the Game World
Chapter 232 - 144: The Future Will Not Be Bad_3

Chapter 232: Chapter 144: The Future Will Not Be Bad_3

Compared to the few demon beasts they had at the beginning, now the number of demon beasts had clearly become sizable. Among them, she saw many cubs, all of which were caught by professionals during this time.

She thought that after some time, they would be able to achieve self-sufficiency in beast meat within their territory.

Compared to planting, which could yield results in the short term, breeding obviously required more time. Zhou Bai wasn’t in a hurry and didn’t ask about the situation inside; instead, he directly brought up the matter of the school teacher.

"Where’s Beck?" Anna asked nervously, but she started by asking about Beck.

"He’s already settled." Zhou Bai said.

"Then I’m willing too! If the village chief needs me, I’ll do my best." Although Anna was a shy young girl, it was clear she also had her own thoughts.

"Good, thank you." Seeing her cute appearance, Zhou Bai tiptoed and stroked the fluff on her head.

It really was soft.

Watching Zhou Bai’s gesture, Anna felt a warmth in her heart.

She really liked the Lord.

After teasing Anna, Zhou Bai took a stroll around the breeding area and then left straight away.

Directly after that, Zhou Bai came to the solvent cave resource point outside the territory.

Unlike other materials, mineral resources such as ores are non-renewable resources. Once the ores in a location are excavated, there basically won’t be any left, so as soon as the presence of minerals is discovered, all forces will try their best to mine all of it. After all, only what is in hand is truly owned.

Zhou Bai planned to do the same with the iron ore within Hope Village’s territory.

As a result, during this time, two goblin NPCs, Victor and Denglop, were practically stationed in this cave.

They would start their day at dawn, head to the mine after breakfast at the territory’s restaurant, eat packed food for lunch, return to the territory for dinner, and go home to sleep. Their days were extremely regular.

Yet in doing so, they felt truly at ease.

The Lord had given them such lives, and what they could do was mine vigorously to repay the Lord.

Of course, it wasn’t just them mining at this time.

Yu Ziming and his group were also there.

After the punishment period ended, Yu Ziming and his group regained their freedom.

Originally, they planned to make a big effort, but they realized that after the punishment period, they had already lost the initiative in many matters.

Moreover, many people in the territory knew the good deeds they had committed and ostracized them; they didn’t have much money left and found themselves in a difficult situation.

In such a case, they could only continue mining, acquiring enough Gold Coins to start a business.

Of course, they weren’t only mining. In addition to mining, they also hunted nearby demon beasts and strove to unlock Professions.

Yu Ziming was the earliest among them to unlock a Profession, now a Mage.

He planned to form a team once everyone in the group became Professionals.

Once their strength increased and they had saved enough money and the rumors died down, they thought they should be able to establish a foothold in Hope Village.

While pondering this, Yu Ziming noticed someone entering the solvent cave and was on high alert immediately. After noticing it was Zhou Bai, he paused for a moment.

Unlike their stunned state, Victor and Denglop were extremely excited to greet him.

Seeing that they had dug even deeper into the mine, Zhou Bai took them outside.

Observing their departure, someone next to Yu Ziming couldn’t help but say, "Among this batch of Blue Star people in Hope Village, the best one is probably this village chief. Even the NPCs respect her because of her Identity. It’s really enviable! And Cao Jingshan... is also not bad."

When Cao Jingshan was mentioned, everyone fell silent.

Coming from the same batch, it truly was a matter of ’comparing oneself with others leads to despair.’

"Looking at Cao Jingshan’s current development, we need to learn a lesson even more. If we hadn’t had crooked thoughts at the beginning, we wouldn’t be worse off than them now." Yu Ziming emphasized, seeing the envy in some people’s eyes.

During the time they were incarcerated and punished, they went through a lot of emotions.

The word ’resentment’ was not unfamiliar to them.

They were resentful at first, only later events smoothed out such a mindset step by step.

Now he was the leader of the team, and he wouldn’t allow those underneath him to revert to their former mindset.

"Mm-hmm," the others quickly agreed upon hearing Yu Ziming’s emphasized tone.

Yu Ziming didn’t say anything more but continued to start working.

They needed to build up strength now and wait for an opportunity, a chance to change others’ impressions of them.

With the development pace of Hope Village, he believed that day would come.

Meanwhile, Denglop and Victor, on leaving, were dumbfounded when they heard that Zhou Bai planned to have them teach students mining knowledge and how to find mines at the school in the future.

They truly hadn’t expected such a thing to happen to them.

Goblins were the lowest beings on the Stan Continent, as well as beings who could be oppressed at will; most goblins in the human territories were slaves in the mines.

They thought that being treated as residents in Hope Village was lucky enough, and now Lord wanted them to become respected teachers.

Were they dreaming?

"Can we really do it?"

Zhou Bai sighed inwardly at their timid tone.

The reaction of each individual revealed their character, with racial influences being the most significant.

The goblins were the least self-confident.

Yet their talent in mining was unmatched.

"Yes, you can! If you have the talent, why not?" Zhou Bai gave them the greatest affirmation.

Upon hearing Zhou Bai’s words, both men seemed to tremble slightly.

After who knows how long, Victor finally said word by word, "Village chief, we will prepare well!"

"Mm-hmm," Zhou Bai nodded.

Then the two of them staggered toward the direction of the mines, only embracing and weeping together once they were out of Zhou Bai’s sight.

After crying for a while, Victor said, "The village chief is so kind; we must work hard for her to find more mines."

"Mm-hmm."

"It’s just that the two of us alone aren’t enough; it would be better if we had more of our people," Victor couldn’t help saying, "If they came here, they could not only help the village chief but also live a good life. How great would that be!"

Denglop listened and squeezed out after a long pause, "I know of a settlement of our people nearby, but I don’t know if they’re still there..."

Previously, Denglop had kept this secret close to his chest, but now he felt that revealing it might actually be a good thing for their race.

"Let’s wait for an opportunity and tell the village chief later!" Victor said after pondering for a moment.

"Mm-hmm," Denglop nodded.

Zhou Bai had no idea that her actions might bring a group of technically skilled people that her territory desperately needed; she only knew that after this walk, she not only learned about some progress in the affairs of Hope Village but also determined a few technical teachers for the school.

Tailor, blacksmith, warrior, planting, breeding, mining... she was recruiting technical talents now for comprehensive development; only then would everyone realize where their potential lay.

Of course, besides these NPCs, the remaining teachers she planned to select from the residents, prioritizing those with experience.

The combination of Blue Star’s educational methods with the native methods should be able to cultivate talents for the territory, and more importantly, talents who care about the territory.

How wonderful!

Zhou Bai was becoming more and more curious about what Hope Village would look like once it was established in the future.

After all, even as the Lord, she couldn’t be sure!

But she thought, as long as she followed the current rhythm, it wouldn’t be bad!