I Become a Landlady in the Game World
Chapter 87 - 058: Go to Other Territories to Poach People

Chapter 87: Chapter 058: Go to Other Territories to Poach People

In the following days, Zhou Bai saw an increasing trend in the number of people becoming Professionals, with more joining each day.

Just when Zhou Bai thought things would continue to go smoothly, on the 25th day since the Doomsday Game began, special weather arrived.

Zhou Bai, as usual, got up early to prepare to summon NPCs, but when he opened the door, he was greeted by a blanket of white. Snow had already accumulated on the territory’s ground, and the piercing cold wind hit him squarely in the face.

Without a second thought, Zhou Bai shut the door and then went back to his room to put on the anti-cold suit he had prepared in advance.

During this period, although the territory had been experiencing sunny days, since the last rainy day, he had purchased from the System Store a number of materials only available during special weather events and had Diana prepare 100 portions of each, which were then gradually put up for sale at the tailor shop.

As for the price, Zhou Bai set it high. After all, since the materials were expensive, the product prices couldn’t be cheap. He did this partly to shave off some benefits from some of the "wealthy" in the territory.

Since he had bought the equipment in advance, he could take the initiative in such weather.

Those who were willing to buy in advance were definitely ranked high in the territory; they could also help the territory collect more special materials, saving Zhou Bai money.

Zhou Bai, of course, had bought it in advance and casually had his mother buy it too.

Now, it came in handy.

Once on, the clothes were extremely warm.

He then immediately went to his parents’ room and woke them up.

When they awoke, they were still somewhat bewildered.

"What’s wrong?" asked Zhou Zhengping.

"Today it’s switched to heavy snow, and it’s started snowing heavily outside. The temperature will gradually drop. Hurry and change into your anti-cold suits," Zhou Bai warned.

Prompted by Zhou Bai, the two indeed felt that the temperature inside the house seemed to have dropped quite a bit.

Once they were dressed and opened the door to look outside, they couldn’t help but shiver.

It looked incredibly cold!

"Thank goodness we listened to you and bought these early. Otherwise, we’d really be suffering," said Ding Qiurou as she quickly turned back to put on her anti-cold suit. Even though her body had warmed up, a mist formed as she spoke.

"How many anti-cold suits are there?" Zhou Zhengping asked, feeling the surrounding temperature and looking at the heavy snow, with a frown.

"For each type of weather, besides those reserved separately for the soldier team, there are only 100 suits available. Even if Diana and her apprentices rush to produce them, it’s impossible to supply them immediately," said Zhou Bai. Diana was indeed busy, working non-stop every day. It was good enough that she had managed to prepare some equipment for various types of weather in advance.

"Then you should immediately issue the task and the purchase notice!" Zhou Zhengping said, ready to leave the house.

"Right," Zhou Bai replied and immediately issued the task to collect materials and updated the purchase notice.

[Task: Collect Special Materials]

[Nature: Snow Day Limited Task]

[Reward: Gathered items are personal property (Residents); 20% salary bonus (Soldiers)]

[Recipients: Soldier Team (Mandatory), All Residents (Voluntary)]

[Note: Snow day travel props for the soldier team will be provided by the territory at no cost. Please collect them at the tailor shop. Moreover, the special materials will belong to the territory.]

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[Purchase honeysuckle, 5 copper coins per flower]

[Purchase cedar resin, 10 copper coins per unit]

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Upon receiving the task notice, Zhou Zhengping immediately left the house with the rain hat from the last rainy day, unsurprisingly receiving a notification about a decrease in Life Value. However, for a Professional who had advanced, such a loss of Life Value was trivial.

"Breakfast..." Ding Qiurou hastily said.

"Wife, you continue to rest inside the house; I’ll go eat at the restaurant," Zhou Zhengping’s voice came through the wind and snow.

Following Zhou Zhengping, many Professionals in the residential area, upon receiving the message, hurriedly left their homes. Most of them were still using the rain protection equipment from the last time, which at least provided some small protective effect.

These people were already familiar with how the territory operated. Although it was a bit expensive, being able to go out early was an advantage, gaining a day over others every day, and over the years, they were sure to advance much further.

As for another part of the Professionals who had experienced the last rainy day and knew that the territory was prepared, they weren’t in a rush. Many simply stayed in their rooms, lit braziers for warmth, and waited for the tailor shop to stock new items before going out.

And a portion of the residents who had not yet advanced to Professionals immediately started exploring the business opportunities.