I Become a Landlady in the Game World

Bayer was also somewhat speechless.

Even though he had prepared himself mentally, he had not expected Marquis Boyle to come for the school with such intentions.

Thinking this, he looked worriedly at Zhou Bai.

How was the Lord going to respond?

After getting angry, Zhou Bai gradually calmed down.

She knew very well that her anger was useless.

To some extent, the other party was really using this matter to manipulate her.

Now, she only had two choices.

One was to accept.

The other was to refuse.

What would be the consequences of accepting, what would be the consequences of refusing.

Between two evils, choose the lesser.

She could only try to choose the option that was less harmful to Hope Village.

Even so, she also had to see if she could gain any benefits from it?

Thinking this, Zhou Bai looked at Marquis Boyle and directly said, "Then what benefits can our territory gain?"

Marquis Boyle, upon hearing this, was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Hope Village isn't qualified to establish a school, my taking your students is helping you, how can you ask for benefits!"

"Then I think, there must be plenty of territories willing to help our territory, and Lovisa City wouldn't specifically be missed," Zhou Bai said indifferently.

Not to mention pulling off a white glove ruse, but also wanting to occupy the moral high ground, dream on!

She also came up with this idea suddenly.

If she had to send outstanding graduates to other territories' schools, why not make connections with several schools?

After all, it's like making a wedding dress for someone else, why specifically for Lovisa City?

Of course, this was the choice under the other side's insistence.

Marquis Boyle looked at Zhou Bai's flickering eyes, his expression paused slightly.

This Hope Village Chief sure was quick-witted, no wonder she had given Fasal Village a big loss.

Marquis Boyle said, "What do you want?"

When he said this, it surprised Theodore and Carl standing beside him.

Because it meant that their lord, their father, had given ground on this matter, which was indeed rare!

Zhou Bai also relaxed internally.

This also meant that Marquis Boyle's approach to Hope Village wasn't as tough as imagined, although it could be because he had other plans, but dealing with one Lovisa City was better than dealing with multiple territories, and even in the face of pressure from other territories, Lovisa City could still be used as a shield.

Zhou Bai calculated inwardly, then put forward her demand. "I would like assistance that can enhance the strength of the territory, such as magic arrays for city walls, or large defense and attack siege weapons, nothing too demanding, just those that are being phased out by the Lord's territory would do, you wouldn't miss these, would you?"

"Can you make this decision on behalf of the Lord?" Marquis Boyle asked with interest as he looked at Zhou Bai, quite daring indeed!

Zhou Bai nodded naturally, "I have received the territory's command, in the absence of any territory commands, all affairs of Hope Village are under my full responsibility."

"Fine, I agree to give you a batch of the weapons you want, and in the future, if you need help, you can seek assistance from Lovisa City." Marquis Boyle promised.

"Good, I also promise that, without interfering with the autonomous operation of Hope Village, the outstanding graduates of the school will be sent to Lovisa City for further studies," Zhou Bai also said directly, "If necessary, we can sign a contract."

Marquis Boyle, listening to Zhou Bai's words, his eyes flickered slightly.

Hope Village was clearly planning to sign an "equal" contract.

Equality!

Now, Hope Village indeed had that qualification.

But let's see if he still has that confidence in the future!

With a light response, Marquis Boyer agreed.

At that moment, Zhou Bai, as the initiator of the contract, began drafting the agreement.

Once both parties verified everything, they each left the name of their territory on the document.

The moment they did so, the contract began to glow, signifying that it had been established.

At that moment, Marquis Boyer stood up and said, "That settles it. I hope to hear related news from Hope Village after my departure."

Zhou Bai: "...okay."

After receiving Zhou Bai's response, Marquis Boyer left, despite sensing a hint of reluctance.

Following the departure of Marquis Boyer, Theodore and Carl also left.

They hadn't expected to really sign it like this.

Though at a cost, this was a good thing for Lovisa City.

As soon as the news got out, Hope Village was more or less seen as being in the same boat with Lovisa City, even if it wasn't, others would think so.

No matter how much Hope Village developed in the future, it couldn't escape the label of Lovisa City.

Unless... Hope Village became stronger than Lovisa City.

But was that possible?

Impossible!

Just after the three men had left, Bayer looked anxiously at Zhou Bai, "Why did you agree?"

Zhou Bai sighed, "Could I refuse? I couldn't, so I had to do it."

"Hope Village will be tagged with Lovisa City, and if your previous guess is correct, to keep you from becoming independent, Lovisa City will not allow Hope Village to grow freely and will even pick benefits as it grows, like... shearing sheep," Bayer said, thinking of what some residents of Hope Village had said and describing it vividly.

"I know," Zhou Bai nodded. "But it's not so easy for them to keep shearing the wool. Since we could repel Fasal Village the first time, there will be a second time. They scheme against us, and we are scheming against them. At least they don't know that I am aware they might be the ones behind Fasal Village."

She was well aware that she was walking a tightrope, but there was no choice, for she was in a weaker position!

Bayer sighed, "Yes! The Lord has no choice."

At the moment, this was the best option.

"And about the school... what are your plans, Lord?" Bayer continued.

Yes, he knew his Lord well; he really didn't believe his Lord would be content with just training talents for other territories. There must be more to it, right?

Hearing Bayer say this, Zhou Bai nodded, "Hmm, I indeed have plans. I'm planning to add another course at the school, an ideological education class!"

At any rate, they had to foster a sense of belonging to Hope Village among the students.

Students could go to Lovisa City to study, but whether they stayed in Hope Village or Lovisa City after their studies would depend on personal choice.

Moreover, a few years would be enough for Hope Village to strive for growth.

Ideological education class???

Bayer tried hard to dig up relevant information in his mind, finally extracting the necessary thoughts from the depths of his memory.

He instantly understood his Lord's plan to consolidate people's hearts.

Other territories might fail at this, but with residents adamant like his Lord, it would definitely work.

Those residents had the most cunning ideas.

Speaking of which, with the current situation being optimistic, Hope Village now also seemed to have a "backer."

Lovisa City was respected within the Human Clan Kingdom.

For the time being, with Lovisa City taking the frontline, they in Hope Village might use this opportunity to... sneakily develop?

Is that what the Lord was thinking?