I Become a Landlady in the Game World
Chapter 88 - 058: Recruiting from Other Territories_2

Chapter 88: Chapter 058: Recruiting from Other Territories_2

The production of the Territory Tailor Shop couldn’t keep up; surely, many people were cold.

People at home immediately began trying to make warm clothes and blankets out of Beast Skin and linen.

As for the problem of not being able to go out in the snowy weather and starving, that simply didn’t exist in Hope Village.

In fact, many laid-back residents were even planning to take a little break for themselves, inviting friends over to warm up by the fire.

"Let’s gather some wood and warm up by the fire, this will last longer; and at noon, let’s all have hot pot together!"

"Sure thing!"

In no time, the residential area was bustling with activity.

Ding Qiurou looked at the situation outside and smiled knowingly.

After this period, everyone’s ability to cope under pressure had really improved a lot.

She then got ready to light the stove and warm up in the house too.

But when she turned around, she saw Zhou Bai, looking somewhat worried, "What’s wrong? Has something else happened?"

"This weather will hinder the migration of residents, and these few days are critical for accepting new population," Zhou Bai said straight out.

So far, the population of the territory was 872.

There were only five days left in the Newbie Protection Period.

This meant, aside from the 16 slots occupied by Undead npcs and Beastman NPCs, she had to recruit 112 people within four days. Under normal conditions, she could’ve leveled up her territory before the end of the Newbie Protection Period.

But now, it was uncertain.

"What do we do?" Ding Qiurou, listening, also grew anxious; she knew that Zhou Bai had been starting Professions, selling Silver Equipment, all to raise the strength of the territory quickly, in preparation for the Beast Tide that comes with upgrading.

If there were any hiccups, the plans that followed could be affected—it was a domino effect.

"There’s only one method: we have to take the initiative and go even further out to find survivors, and we can even poach people from other territories," Zhou Bai had already thought of this contingency plan.

After all, Zhou Bai was quite confident in the current development of her own territory.

Especially since many residents from other territories had come recently, they were the ones who refused to stay in other territories after being exploited, and many were too afraid to leave even when they wanted to.

If someone went to pick them up, it would definitely be different.

Ding Qiurou paused upon hearing Zhou Bai’s idea, then smiled, "That’s doable, and it’s essentially rescuing people too."

"Right," Zhou Bai nodded, thinking the same. It was a good thing for both parties!

Having made a decision, Zhou Bai then continued to issue tasks.

[Task: Execute an external mission with Undead npcs and Beastman NPCs, and recruit at least 112 residents for the territory]

[Nature: Temporary Task]

[Reward: Contribution, copper coins, cold-resistant equipment, sleeping bags, etc.]

[Eligible Participants: All Residents (Those who know the location of other territories have priority)]

[Requirements: Professionals]

The rewards she offered this time were substantial.

The cold-resistant equipment was self-explanatory, and the sleeping bag was something her father had acquired after killing a Level 9 Night Blade Leopard; he had given her the blueprints afterward. She hadn’t put them online as she figured they wouldn’t be needed for an outing, but now they could come in handy.

Immediately after the task appeared on her personal panel, Zhou Bai was the first to sign up for it on the Contribution Task board.

With that, she walked unhesitatingly toward the NPC gathering place.

*

Bayer and other NPCs received Zhou Bai’s task immediately, and almost from the first glance at it, Bayer understood Zhou Bai’s purpose.

"Is the Lord trying to level up to a Level 2 territory?" Danis asked outright, obviously guessing the same.

"Today is a snowy day, and humans are very likely not to migrate; without migration, no one joins the territory, we won’t get the numbers, and then we can’t be promoted," Heidi added.

"If that’s the case, why don’t we, the Undead Army, take action, and have those Beastmen join us? Can they get things done?" Alike spoke, oozing discontent, still unable to like those Beastmen—lazy and slippery, greedy at the sight of money, simply infuriating to watch.

Listening to their conversation, Bayer directly said, "Not all Beastmen are like that, Beck and Anna are decent, and the Lord has preparations for the Beastmen."

These two Sheep-headed Men had been specifically assigned to Bayer’s team by Zhou Bai. Initially, he had found them troublesome, but these two really stood out. Following behind their battalion, they were always well-behaved and busy nearby, either collecting seeds for vegetables and fruits or catching small Demon Beasts for research; working with them was a pleasant experience.