I Become a Landlady in the Game World-Chapter 86 - 057: Really Enough Gaming!_2

Zhong Yongnian listened and handed over the money without hesitation. After a moment’s thought, he asked another question, "When is the next upgrade? How much will it cost?"

"After Level 20. At that time, the price for the needed equipment will start at least from 10 Gold Coins. If there are special effects, the prices will double and keep rising. Only after Level 20 can you truly stand firm in this world, and naturally, the weaponry is not the same," Harrison said unabashedly.

Listening to this, Zhong Yongnian sighed inwardly.

At this moment, he finally understood why the system suggested choosing a Profession—because of the double pressure!

In the future, equipment and weapons would cost twice as much money. Today, after promoting his character and using a Bronze Level bow and arrow, he clearly felt the weapon was not as smooth to handle as before.

It seemed he would need to make a strong effort to earn money!

"Thank you," Zhong Yongnian said, coming back to his senses and thanking Harrison for the advice.

Harrison didn’t comment.

Then, Zhong Yongnian took out an Iron Axe and a Long Spear, "Can these be upgraded?"

Harrison glanced at Zhong Yongnian, "Don’t give me that junk."

Zhong Yongnian: "..."

—He truly lived up to his reputation as the most distinctive npc in the territory.

However, since the Iron Axe and Long Spear were of no use, could he buy them for cheap from others and then resell them to some of the Low-level Residents who were new to the territory? Perhaps in the future, there would even be a chance to do business with other territories.

These days, the Residents from the other territories of Hope Village were not doing so well. Compared to those territories, the products of Hope Village were truly offered at a conscience price, particularly the residences.

Therefore, there was a lot of room to make money from this, the only issue being that added transportation might be a bit inconvenient.

Just as Zhong Yongnian left the Blacksmith Shop, ready to embark on his grand money-making scheme, he suddenly noticed that the tailor shop was also filled with people.

Zhong Yongnian’s heart skipped a beat, and he squeezed in right away.

Then, he immediately saw three new items on sale in the tailor shop.

[Armor Top (Orange)]

[Armor Bottom (Orange)]

[Backpack (Orange)]

Looking at the Attributes of the products, the Armor Top and Bottom could be stacked to block a total of 260 Damage, and the orange Backpack could add 10 more slots.

All were great items!

Subconsciously checking the stock, Zhong Yongnian asked Diana, "Can I buy several orange Backpacks?" He had been thinking about needing space to store items; it’d be good to prepare more. They weren’t urgently needed now, but in the future, as the Levels increased and more stuff accumulated, they would definitely be in high demand.

"You can," said Diana. There were no restrictions on space-expanding items like the orange Backpack, after all, if there weren’t enough belongings, it would simply sit idle.

"Then I’ll take them all," Zhong Yongnian said, purchasing them immediately.

Looking at his significantly reduced account balance, he thought to himself: pain and pleasure intertwined.

**

While the Residents of the territory were spending money on new equipment, Zhou Bai’s account filled up with Gold Coins, climbing steadily. Even after deducting the share for the npcs, she still made a tidy profit.

And this was just from the earnings of over twenty Professionals. Once all the Residents became Professionals, she stood to gain even more.

Immediately, Zhou Bai opened the notice board at the Lord Mansion and started posting recruitment notices, getting apprentices for Diana and Harrison to produce more Equipment—after all, these were all money.

[Recruiting tailor apprentices. Please go to the Undead npc Diana to register.]

[Recruiting Blacksmith apprentices. Please go to the Undead npc Harrison to register.]

After posting, Zhou Bai’s lips curled into a slight smile. This time, she left the recruiting and salary decisions to Diana and Harrison—she’d play the role of a hands-off boss.

That’s the benefit of having people under you.

Thinking of this, Zhou Bai considered the other npcs.

The Undead npcs were easy, well-managed under Bayer and several other npcs. They had been assimilated into the military barracks and developed into infantry, Shield Soldiers, and Archers. Now, as long as the daily recruits were assigned based on Attributes, all was well and they brought many resources to the territory. A significant part of her surplus supplies was due to their efforts.

As for the Beastman npcs, they were not as trouble-free. For money, they had no objections to being allocated into the soldier teams, but they tended to slack off during missions. However, Zhou Bai had a plan for this portion of npcs—waiting for the right moment to dismiss them would serve as a "kill the chicken to scare the monkeys" warning.

She needed npcs to enhance the territory’s strength, but she absolutely didn’t need people who shirked their duties.

Even as a Lord, in addition to improving her own strength, she had to keep a constant eye on the affairs of the territory and make adjustments!

The next moment, Zhou Bai began working on the Lord panel.

She set the automated production quantities for the tailor shop and Blacksmith Shop. With the emergence of Silver Weapons and Orange Equipment, these items were no longer essential for the Residents, and their number had to be reduced.

The automated sale windows at the restaurant—steamed buns and plain porridge—remained an essential breakfast for the territory’s Residents and needed to be replenished according to the population.

Prepare a few more Level 1 Houses and Second-level Residences. The days of the Residents were getting better, and more were looking for their personal space.

...

Dealing with the tasks one by one and ensuring there were no issues, Zhou Bai finally prepared to rest.

But just as she was about to sleep, she received another system notification.

[Congratulations, Host. Hope Village Resident Kou Weiqi has become a Professional (Mage).]

[Congratulations, Host. Hope Village Resident He Luoling has become a Professional (Mage).]

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At this moment, Zhou Bai was somewhat taken aback—who was still promoting at this late hour?

Checking the map, she saw at least three hundred little green dots still active outside.

They really were dedicated to "gaming"!

It seemed that the new Equipment had greatly motivated them.

But this was to her liking. If there were enough Professionals and the territory’s strength was assured, as soon as the population was sufficient, she could Upgrade the territory.