I Become a Landlady in the Game World-Chapter 841 - 403: What Does the Future Hold for Hope Town?

Both of them were well aware of the matter of the Dragon Clan’s appearance.

Especially Baron Charlotte, how could he not know about his people doing business with the Dragon Clan? However, he did not know that a Dragon Clan member would appear in Hope Town and seemed to have a very good relationship with Mayor Zhou Bai of Hope Town.

"Is this the one from Dream Coast?" Baron Harrington asked Baron Charlotte.

Because if it were another Dragon Clan member, the probability was too small, as the Dragon Clan always shunned the world and rarely appeared in human society.

"Most likely." Baron Charlotte said solemnly.

"Then what about the shell business..." Baron Harrington reminded.

They had managed to control the shell business with the help of the Dragon Clan.

If Hope Town directly connected with this Dragon Clan member, and Hope Town controlled the raw materials and the manufacturing method, what would be their purpose?

With that thought, Baron Charlotte’s face did not look good.

Just how long had the two been colluding?

As the two were thinking about this, they suddenly heard the discussions of some Hope Town residents around them.

"Haha, I just love seeing these tourists looking like they’ve never seen the world before."

"The rare Dragon Clan that they hardly ever see can often be seen in our Hope Town."

"Speaking of which, hasn’t this Lord Long appeared on our territory several times?"

"That’s because you don’t know; this Lord Long comes every day, only not appearing before people at times."

"Moreover, those who returned from the combat at Fasal Village mentioned that Hope Town’s big victory over Fasal Village this time was also thanks to this Lord Long."

"Could it be that this Lord Long helped Hope Town achieve victory?"

"Of course not, defeating Fasal Village relied on our own abilities, causing the Fasal Village Lord to flee in a panic. But even as he fled, he didn’t spare the soldiers and residents within his territory; do you know what he did?"

"What did he do?" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"He directly trapped over eight thousand people in Fasal Village, and when we breached the walls, he would activate a magic array to bombard the territory. Later, even if we wanted to break the magic array to save people, the magic array absorbed the magic power we inputted. In short, he intended to bury these eight thousand people along with Fasal Village to smear our reputation. Fortunately, at that time, this Lord Long helped break the magic array, saving these people."

"My God, the heart of Fasal Village was too cruel, to abandon over eight thousand people with just a word!"

"And that wasn’t all! Before leaving, they even robbed the businesses of Fasal Village clean and left with a considerable fortune!"

"Are you sure what you just said is true? This invasive territory sounds terrifying!"

"Of course it’s true. If you don’t believe it, you can ask the soldiers and residents from Fasal Village; they are living witnesses. We couldn’t fabricate such lies; anyway, the Fasal Village Lord was truly insane."

"It’s true, I used to be a resident of Fasal Village, and originally I didn’t want to mention it, but now... sigh, fortunately, we encountered Hope Town and Lord Long. Otherwise, even if we died, Hope Town would have lost despite winning."

"Really? Really?"

"I can also testify."

"Actually, there’s no need for people to testify; if you look at those lining up to enlist in the Hope Town military camp now, you’ll see. Among them, there are more than two thousand former Fasal Village soldiers. Their territory was breached, and they chose to fight for Hope Town in the Beast Tide, earning contribution points to enter the Hope Town military camp, which should prove what’s really happening."

"..."

In that instant, Baron Charlotte and Baron Harrington did not expect to overhear such a secret.

"If this is indeed true, the methods of this Fasal Village Lord are too insidious." Baron Charlotte couldn’t help commenting.

Although he had known that invasive territories were not easy to provoke, he hadn’t expected them to be more difficult than imagined.

Over eight thousand people, among whom many had been his subordinates, showed a heart that was ruthless enough.

"If he weren’t ruthless, how could he bear the heavy responsibilities of an invasive territory?" Baron Harrington said matter-of-factly, "Using these over eight thousand people to entangle Hope Town and leaving with all the territory’s resources to start anew elsewhere could be better than staying to die with the people. After all, once the territory is breached, not everyone will die, but the Lord undoubtedly will."