I Become a Landlady in the Game World-Chapter 840 - 402: Another Shocking Day in Hope Town! (4)
In no time at all, Zhou Bai and the dragon appeared on the bustling main street of Hope Town.
Their appearance instantly attracted the attention of many people.
"Dragon, dragon, dragon, the dragon is here again!"
"I heard rumors about a dragon in Hope Town before, but I didn’t believe it. I never imagined it’s actually true!"
"Told you, it was just your bad luck you didn’t encounter it before. You thought our Hope Town was just using it as a gimmick. You’ve seen it with your own eyes now, right?"
"Yes, yes, your territory is truly amazing! It has undead, beastmen, and goblins. And now there are dragons too; only dwarves and elves are missing."
"You’re mistaken. We have dwarves in our territory too! Though he is undead now, in life, he was a dwarf. He is currently the owner of our blacksmith shop and has been promoted to advanced blacksmith, our first advanced professional in the territory."
"The first advanced professional promoted in your territory turned out to be a blacksmith."
"What? Is there a problem?"
"Not at all. Advanced blacksmiths are very popular. Even in cities, they are treated as honored guests. But it’s rare to find blacksmiths who can advance to a high level!"
"It’s not just blacksmiths! Any life system professional who becomes advanced is highly sought after by many territories. People used to say life system professionals are useless, but with some effort, they can prove their worth."
"However, life system professionals need to be able to support themselves before that and need money to advance! Most territories, especially village-level ones, look down on them. Then, when they advance to town level, they become in demand. It would be better to invest in nurturing them from the start!"
"That’s because many village-level territories nurture them, but once they advance to intermediate level, they leave for the town, making it frustrating for those who remain."
"That’s because the territory can’t keep up with their development." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
"Rest assured, such things won’t happen in our Hope Town. Our life system professionals in Hope Town are doing much better than us! For example, the owner of the wood workshop, Meng Chengzhou, is now an intermediate carpenter. He manages quite a few intermediate and beginner carpenters. And our restaurant frequently serves dishes with special effects, made by our intermediate chefs. We also have blacksmiths and tailors in our blacksmith and tailor shops, as well as..."
"Isn’t the topic straying a bit?"
"Just got carried away with feelings, didn’t we?"
"..."
As these people were discussing, Zhou Bai happened to walk by with Philaya, listening to their conversation and couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of his mouth.
How did the topic stray from dragons to life system professionals?
However, listening to the latter part, Zhou Bai felt very pleased.
She never felt that life system professionals were useless. In fact, she believed that as a territory develops, the usefulness of life system professionals might surpass combat system professionals at certain times!
Especially in a territory like Hope Town, which relies heavily on economic growth, many products depend on the support of life system professionals.
Fortunately, she anticipated that other territories might try to poach talents, so she collaborated with life system professionals by providing them with substantial benefits.
Their conversation, however, also reminded her of something.
Later, she could send teams to other territories to recruit, especially those with special skills. If their level was high enough, she could even provide them with housing, as she had plenty of houses and wouldn’t run short of them anytime soon.
Within Hope Town, she was the biggest landlady and landlord.
After all, poaching talents was the norm in this world too.
With her mind made up, Zhou Bai decided to add this to the task center later on.
Noticing Zhou Bai’s distraction, Philaya flicked her tail at Zhou Bai playfully.
With that flick, Zhou Bai was almost knocked over.
[Dear Host, your armor is 100% damaged and scrapped. Please replace it.]
Just like that, Zhou Bai felt that one of her gold-level armor pieces was now completely useless.
Zhou Bai: "..."
——The power of the Dragon Clan is truly terrifying!
Zhou Bai: "Lady Philaya, please be careful with your strength, don’t render my life scrap too, okay???"
Philaya snorted, "I was being careful. Who told you to lose focus while playing with me."
"Lord Dragon, you really have a small heart," Zhou Bai said helplessly. "Isn’t the destination still a bit further?"
"Doesn’t matter, it’s not happening."
"Alright, I understand," Zhou Bai nodded. It was because Philaya was so petty that she sought them out for "accounting," which in turn resolved a hidden worry by chance.
With that in mind, she felt balanced at heart.
She should treat this guy well!
In the Dragon Clan, Philaya was just a child after all!
Sensing the sincerity in Zhou Bai’s words, Philaya was content.
Even though the territory had expanded, the layout within the original five rings hadn’t changed.
Philaya walked a bit faster than Zhou Bai, already familiar with the stores that sold her favorite foods.
While the vegetarian dishes in Hope Town were delicious, her true love was meat.
The first place she headed was the marinated meat shop.
The aroma of their braised meat was incredibly enticing.
At this time, there were quite a few people lined up in front, and Zhou Bai intended to queue up with Philaya. But then the people in line felt the scorching gaze from behind, turned around, and saw the massive dragon head with suspicious silvery drool at the corners of its mouth.
Instantly, the group scattered, and as they ran, they said, "Lord Dragon, you first, you first."
Philaya was initially following Zhou Bai’s advice to wait in line. Seeing others make way for her, she tilted her head towards Zhou Bai, "They’re letting me through!"
Zhou Bai nodded lightly, approached the owner, and said directly, "A pound of everything, please."
"Sure thing." The owner, who had served Philaya before, quickly and adeptly began serving and slicing the meat.
Almost as soon as he plated it, it would disappear.
Watching Philaya devour the feast, Zhou Bai took a small portion for herself too.
She was feeling a bit hungry as well.
Behind them, many new residents and tourists gathered around, their intense gazes almost piercing through Philaya’s body.
After all, for many, it was their first time seeing a dragon in their life. Knowing that many might never see one at all, they felt very fortunate and wanted to seize the opportunity to get a good look. Later, they could boast about it!
At this moment, Baron Charlotte and Baron Harrington had traveled through the village closest to the Royal Capital to arrive at Hope Town.
The two went on a low-key journey, not bringing any guards, just the two of them.
Even with their noble titles, they didn’t attract much attention.
After all, recently, Hope Town had seen its share of noble visitors.
Baron Charlotte was quite accustomed to this and seemed rather at ease.
In contrast, Baron Harrington was not quite as used to it, though he’d been informed by Baron Charlotte beforehand.
It was manageable for him.
As they left the task center, they soon saw layers of people crowding together.
Driven by curiosity, they moved closer to see what was happening.
Upon witnessing the scene enclosed within the crowd, they were stunned.
A dragon???
Hope Town has a dragon???
