I Become a Landlady in the Game World-Chapter 72 - 050 It’s Always Right to Work Hard to Strengthen the Territory

O’Neill, looking at Zhou Bai with an air of disbelief, unconsciously ground his teeth.

This human, so annoying.

He wanted to hit her.

His claws scraped against the palm of his hand, but as he realized that the Zhou Bai before him was the Lord of Hope Village, and decided their stay in human territory, he forcefully suppressed the urge, then grumbled, “The residents over there are all humans; how could we possibly live there?”

O’Neill displayed a disdainful attitude towards living with humans.

Of course, that was truly what he felt.

Humans, in their eyes, were all weak and could not compare to them, the beastmen—especially those below level 10, who hadn’t even unlocked their professions; they were insignificant.

At that moment, Zhou Bai, listening to him, actually considered the idea of setting up a separate residential area specifically for these beastmen NPCs.

The beastmen’s contempt for humans was all too apparent.

Should a dispute arise, and beastmen lay their hands on the residents, even post-incident management wouldn’t be enough to fix things.

Perhaps, setting up a separate residential area was a better idea.

Thinking thus, Zhou Bai calmly continued, “Since that’s the case, I will build houses for you behind the Heroic Spirit Hall and the Beast God Temple.”

After saying this, Zhou Bai started to make arrangements.

There were currently ten undead NPCs and six beastmen NPCs.

Thinking it over, Zhou Bai decided to build twelve Level 1 Houses.

After finishing, she stated directly, “There shouldn’t be a problem now, right?

The environment in the Beast God Temple is too rudimentary and truly unsuitable for your noble bodies.”

Just right, to pull back some of their commission through rent, at least she would find some solace in that.

Plus, it was a chance to be facetiously scornful; in their human territory, they still looked down on humans so blatantly.

O’Neill: “…”

Zhou Bai’s actions were so swift, he didn’t even have time to react.

Hold on, why should he pay for lodging when he has the Beast God Temple free of charge???

But as a beastman’s pride wouldn’t allow him to bow down to Zhou Bai, he rigidly responded with a grunt of agreement.

“Yesterday, someone was present, so I didn’t mention my identity to you.

In the future, in the territory, there’s no need to treat me as your lord,” Zhou Bai further stipulated, “Additionally, the territory gives you a monthly salary of 1 Gold Coin not for you to come here to idle away, remember to report to Bayer and follow his arrangements for work.”

“You want us to listen to that undead?

Even though he was once a human, he is now a part of the Undead Kingdom.

The Undead Kingdom nearly unified the entire Stan Continent in the past.

Aren’t you afraid they might use your territory to rise up again?” Lucas, who had been observing from behind O’Neill, piped up with an instigating remark.

Zhou Bai, of course, knew about Lucas, the kobold.

From what she had learned from Bayer and the others, the kobolds were not only keen-nosed, but more importantly, they were intelligent.

In the Beastman Army, the kobolds often played the role of military strategists.

A true master reveals his expertise with a single touch.

Looking at Lucas, Zhou Bai didn’t hesitate, “Since you’ve come to Hope Village, you are residents of Hope Village, and I trust him.”

As she spoke, Zhou Bai mentioned meaningfully, “Just like you’ve come to Hope Village, you wouldn’t want to serve our territory while others doubt you, right?”

Lucas: “…”

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Could he say he didn’t mind?

He was thinking of staying in the human territory longer to gather more information about it and later contribute to the benefit of their native territory!

Human territory?

They really didn’t care for it.

However, the things in human territory were indeed better than those in beastman territory.

Zhou Bai watched Lucas’s expression, paused for a moment, and realized he truly hadn’t intended to give his loyalty to human territory; thus, she didn’t expect their trust.

Fortunately, she had never put her full hopes on the Beast God Temple; she only hoped to understand enough about beastmen through it to prepare for the future of the territory.

As for how to use the beastmen, she already had an idea after just noticing the differences between them.

Beastmen like Sheep-headed Men should concentrate on cultivating the planting and breeding industries for the territory.

Tiger-men and Kobolds just need to utilize their abilities to bring benefits to the territory.

Their loyalty isn’t necessary; it’s enough to temporarily bind them to the territory through interests.

Adapt measures to local conditions and individuals.

Thinking this, Zhou Bai continued to address Lucas, “All you need to know is this, during the period you are employed by the territory, here in Hope Village, you must abide by the rules of Hope Village.

If you are unwilling, we can simply terminate the employment.

After all, I’m paying Gold Coins to hire you, hoping you can perform at a level worth the price.

If you can’t, I might as well save a sum of money, or find someone more obedient.”

Saying so, Zhou Bai shifted slightly, highlighting the two Sheep-headed Men standing behind him.

It would be great to have a few more of such adorably soft beastmen!

O’Neill, Lucas, and the others had already grasped the threat in Zhou Bai’s words.

Looking at her casual nonchalance, they had to admit that her words indeed carried a real threat.

O’Neill blurted out, “Since we’ve accepted your employment, of course, we’ll be obedient.

Don’t worry!

We’ll find that Undead and report to them, following their command.”

He was hoping to save more Gold Coins here in Human Territory to support his wife and children.

How were they doing after he left?

Once the first month of employment was over, he could go back and see them.

Lucas knew about O’Neill’s love for money and immediately realized he was ensnared by the offer.

Well, to be honest, he was also short of money.

There were too many talented individuals in his clan, and without a strong enough backer, earning so many Gold Coins in Beastman Territory, and eating enough food was rather difficult.

After all, the Demon Beasts rarely dared to appear near their Beastman Territory due to the pressure from the powerful within their own kind.

They relied more on plundering resources from other Race’s territories and, being at the bottom, they had little to gain.

Thinking this, Lucas also made his stance clear.

After O’Neill and Lucas had spoken, the other two nodded along.

Seeing the four behaving as if they were one collective, Zhou Bai was already strategizing in her heart; maybe it was time for Bayer to separate them.

When they gathered, she was afraid they might cause trouble!

After the agreement, O’Neill and the others turned their gaze to Beck and Anna, huffing at Zhou Bai, “These Sheep-headed People are useless, are you sure you want to employ them?” And for the same price as them.

They felt they were getting a raw deal.

“To our territory, they are vital,” Zhou Bai said without hesitation.

O’Neill furrowed his brow at her response.

What did she mean by that?

Were they not vital?

Beck and Anna looked at Zhou Bai with grateful eyes upon hearing her words.

They had never been told before that they were vital to a territory.

Ying ying ying, they would definitely work hard.

Seeing their eyes, O’Neill became disgruntled.

These two Sheep-headed People were too popular among Humans; it was a face-loser for their beastmen.

Noticing O’Neill’s discontent with the Sheep-headed Men, Zhou Bai subtly said, “It’s almost dawn; according to the time, Bayer should be getting close to the barracks by now.

You should go find him.”

“What about them?” O’Neill asked, his gaze slightly narrowed on the two Sheep-headed Men.

“I have other arrangements for them,” Zhou Bai responded directly.

After taking a deep look at Zhou Bai, O’Neill and the others turned and left.

Once they were gone, Zhou Bai turned to the two Sheep-headed Men, “Upon the start of your employment, you are also residents of Hope Village.

Regardless of how things were in your original territory, here, there’s no need to fear them.

If they dare to bully you, tell me directly, understand?”

Beck and Anna exchanged a glance and then nodded obediently.

Looking at their woolly heads, Zhou Bai felt an itch in her hand.

Adorable, wanting to pet.

Still, Zhou Bai restrained her hands and said, “Wait for a while after I leave, then head to the barracks; someone will be there to arrange things for you.”

“Okay.”

Subsequently, Zhou Bai gave a private mission to Bayer and then left the Beast God Temple, heading straight outside the territory.

Now that she had more ‘Tool Men’ at her disposal, and the territory’s force was increasing, she, as the Lord, must also strive to level up, to elevate to Level 10 as early as possible before the Newbie Protection Period ended, advancing the territory another level.

She felt that once the Newbie Protection Period was over, the environment facing these territories would be even more treacherous.

Territory Wars during the Newbie Protection Period seemed more like elimination rounds, weeding out the weaker territories and feeding their resources to the strong, empowering these territories to face their native lands.

Whether or not her guess was correct, striving to make the territory stronger was definitely right!

Another point was that NPCs like Bayer, at Ten-level, were quite powerful, a world apart from their Level 10 Humans.

She was also curious about what her Profession would be after reaching Level 10.