I Become a Landlady in the Game World
Chapter 253 - 158: The Poisonous Hope Village_2

Chapter 253: Chapter 158: The Poisonous Hope Village_2

"I was previously worried that Hope Village was just a village, not secure enough," he said, "but these days, Hope Village has been continuously collecting stone without any limit. I estimated, and it definitely can last a long time, should be very safe."

"I think so too."

...

Similar discussions erupted in every corner of the territory.

At first, many were hesitant, lingering between their original territory and Hope Village, but over these few days, their doubts had completely vanished.

Of all the territories they had seen, none compared to Hope Village.

This comparison wasn’t about the strength of the territories, but about the territories’ care for their residents.

They liked this kind of environment and understood why the residents of Hope Village were so united.

In such a territory, they too were willing to contribute.

At this time, Watt also heard these discussions.

When he heard them, he felt somewhat helpless.

He had originally planned to stay and see what kind of developments would occur in Hope Village before making a decision.

But just in these few days, after getting used to the "good" of Hope Village, his subordinates continued to "defect."

He realized that if he stubbornly decided to leave Hope Village, there would likely be only one outcome: he would end up alone.

With no other choice, he quickly adjusted his mindset and decided to stay in Hope Village, meanwhile gathering the remaining people to form one of the professional teams in Hope Village.

As for those who had left earlier, they were doing quite well in the new team and didn’t want to come back.

Because of this, Watt even had to adjust the treatment of the professionals in his existing team.

While listening to these familiar words, only one thought remained in his mind.

Hope Village was truly addictive.

Muttering to himself, Watt converted all of his morning’s earnings into money, and then distributed it among the professionals in his team.

"Let’s all go back and eat, take a break at noon, and we’ll set off again in the afternoon."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the team members dispersed instantly.

"What are we eating today?"

"Hot and sour noodles, this stuff is really addictive."

"It’s so hot today, aren’t you worried about it being too spicy?"

"That’s exactly why it’s enjoyable to eat it in this weather!"

"Since that’s the case, how about we all get together for dinner and have hot pot?"

"Sounds good! I still don’t know how they slice the meat so thin. Just a quick dip in the boiling water, and it’s ready to eat, so convenient."

...

Watching their distant figures, Watt swallowed his saliva and followed them.

Watt gave up resisting and directly became a member of Hope Village, which made Morrison, who was watching them, remark that it was indeed expected.

Of the more than eight hundred people who came to Hope Village on the same day, now only a little over a hundred still held the status of tourists; the rest had already become residents of Hope Village.

This fact alone was enough to demonstrate the charm of Hope Village.

Fortunately, he had promised that they could freely choose and bring their families with them, which was enough to keep them stable.

"Captain, we’ve already accumulated enough goods, can we leave now?" someone in the team asked in a low voice.

They had stockpiled quite a bit of goods and had stayed for so many days. Watching the people who arrived with them settle in Hope Village and head for a better future, they were getting a little anxious.

Especially him, who also planned to stay in Hope Village.

To settle in Hope Village, naturally, he needed to establish a home and a business.

But in Hope Village, only residents could purchase or rent houses.

Now, the locations of the residential areas in the territory had increasingly moved inward.

Though the price of new residential units was fixed, many second-hand units in good locations had doubled in price.

If it weren’t for the territory’s restriction on housing purchases, they would probably all be sold out.

But even so, each day they delayed, the benefits they could gain diminished.

Because some merchant teams had already set out with their goods.

Once they returned and sold all their merchandise, they would return to Hope Village, possibly bringing more people with them.

In such a situation, their departure being delayed meant they would return later than others.

When that person finished speaking, a few members of the team showed signs of urgency.

Morrison took a look and said directly, "After the hot weather passes, we’ll set out."

"Why?"

"The current business in Hope Village involves four territories, but in a few days, it might involve ten or even more. By then, business will expand, and prices will become transparent. We only need to stock up more goods, then run to the cities to do business where goods are scarce, and make a big profit with the early timing. After the hot weather, the merchant teams from Bengala town will come over, and Hope Village won’t sell us much," Morrison explained. If he did not clarify, the people in his team wouldn’t be at ease.

Hearing Morrison’s explanation, the man who had spoken up said apologetically, "Captain, I’m sorry, I was too impatient."

"It’s alright. There have been quite a few merchant teams leaving these past days, your impatience is understandable."

"Then Captain, when can we do business this time and return to our original territory?"

Morrison gave him a look, "We’ll head back after we’ve sold everything; I also plan to bring my family here."

"Really?" If the captain’s family was coming, did that mean he had chosen Hope Village and their team could settle in Hope Village?

"I will not become a resident of Hope Village. We can do business well in various territories because my support comes from Lovisa City. If I were to become a resident of Hope Village, business wouldn’t be so easy. But as for you, the choice is yours," Morrison said.

Though he admitted that Hope Village was indeed nice, in terms of strength it couldn’t compare to towns and cities.

However, Hope Village had potential.

As long as Hope Village continuously survived the Territory Wars and became a town, he would consider making his base there.

Others, hearing this, understood Morrison’s choice and felt only gratitude towards him.

The captain really thought about their welfare.

But ultimately, they couldn’t compare to the captain; they also had ambitions. In Lovisa City, they would always just be ordinary professionals, but in the emerging Hope Village, they saw more possibilities to stand out.

Ultimately, it all came down to interests.

Hope Village showed them the potential for profit.

Morrison understood this, so he never thought of forcing them.

As a businessman, he had long understood that although affection could sometimes supersede interest, more often than not, in the face of interest, affection was worthless.

Thus, the matter was settled.

In the territory, there were quite a few merchant teams like Morrison’s; whether they became residents of Hope Village or not, none planned to sell Hope Village’s products in other territories, as there was a large profit margin involved.

Thus, under the high temperatures, quite a few merchant teams stayed another day in Hope Village, waiting for some products to be ready and then buying in bulk.

On the 50th day since the apocalypse began, the hot weather ended.

Early that day, numerous merchant teams filled with hope left Hope Village.

Meanwhile, the Medal Award Team that had enjoyed a few days in Bengala Town, along with several mercenary teams from Bengala Town, headed toward Hope Village.