After Hudson and his party left Djibouti Village, they spent the night outside.
He had been here before and was familiar with the environment here, but after arriving today, he found a big difference.
Especially the external environment of Glasgow Village, which has obviously been renovated and looks much more refined than before.
The most important thing is that Glasgow Village was actually building a road, and it had obviously been under construction for some time, and it was already far beyond the territory.
Hudson doesn't think building this road would be without purpose.
Looking at the road builders, Hudson directly asked his doubts.
"Where does this road lead to?"
"It's being built to Hope Village." The road construction workers felt that this was not a secret and said it without hesitation. As they spoke, there was a hint of joy on their faces.
After all, Hope Village can now be said to be a special existence in the nearby territories. For many residents, it is an ideal place.
After the two roads are completed, there will be more exchanges between the two places in the future. For their residents, it is naturally a cause for joy that their territory has a powerful partner.
...
...
Hudson listened, frowning slightly.
Although I had already prepared myself for the good relationship between Hope Village and Glasgow Village before coming here, I didn't expect it to be this good.
Thinking about it, Hudson spoke subconsciously, "Will many people in your territory migrate to Hope Village? Aren't you afraid that if more roads are built, more people will flee?"
There was a hint of provocation in Hudson's words.
The road repairman glanced at Hudson and his party, paused, and then said directly: "Hope Village is good, isn't it normal for people to migrate? In the past, many professionals in our territory went to Benguela Town after being promoted to intermediate professionals! Have you seen our territory stop them? Our lord said that if a territory cannot retain people, it is a failure of this territory, and stopping people from leaving is a failure among failures."
Hudson: “…”
——I feel like I’m being implied.
The road repairman looked at Hudson's changing expression and continued, "And I think it's good to have a good territory like Hope Village. After our lord came back from there, he brought back a lot of good things, and he also carried out reforms in the territory. Now he is also planning to build a school. In the future, our children will be able to go to school in our own territory. There are other aspects..."
Hudson couldn't listen any more after hearing this.
He was very clear about one thing: the last glimmer of hope for Glasgow Village was gone.
The next moment, Hudson no longer had any thought of entering Glasgow Village.
He was discovered shortly after entering Djibouti Village, and the same might have been true in Glasgow Village.
"Thank you." Hudson forced a smile on his face, then turned around and left with the team.
Looking at Hudson and his group leaving, the road construction workers narrowed their eyes slightly.
There is something wrong with this group of people!
Just as he was thinking this, a man came up to him and said, "The other party is the captain of the soldiers from Barnes Village."
"How did you know?" the road construction worker asked his companion.
"I went hunting with a mercenary team before. We went far away and stayed overnight in the village of Barnes. We were going to sell some goods to make room. But the village of Barnes was too treacherous. The tax on the goods we sold was very high, and the price was also suppressed. We wanted to stop selling at that time, but we were blocked. The person who blocked us was this person. I think his name was Hudson. He was really annoying and left a deep impression on me.
Mercenaries are people who live on the edge of a knife. They are inhumane to cheat them for such a small amount of money.
The road repairman listened and nodded in agreement, "I know he has bad intentions, but why would someone from Barnes Village come to our territory to sow discord between us and Hope Village?"
The man who recognized Hudson spoke again, "I know about this, too. When Hope Village's products were selling well, many people from surrounding territories went to Hope Village, including the residents of Barnes Village. The residents of Barnes Village didn't have a good life, so of course they had to run away from Hope Village. Many people ran away at that time, and later I heard that they were stopped by the lord of Barnes Village. Now it seems that they can't be stopped, so the lord of Barnes Village is probably looking for our territorial lord alliance to deal with Hope Village together."
"Bah! You're just dreaming! No wonder he looked weird when I said those words just now. He can't manage his own territory well and can't keep people, but he blames it on Hope Village."
"That's right! After having dealings with Hope Village, our lives in the territory have become better and better. In order to prevent the invasion of foreign goods, those merchants have directly lowered the prices of some goods. The prices in the territory are lower than before. And after the seasonings came in, the meat became especially delicious. Our lives have also improved."
"Also, the magical beasts we raise are being sold out quickly, and the caravans are scrambling to get them!"
"And the benefits that the territory provides to its residents have also improved."
"And the school..."
“…”
The road construction workers around echoed one by one, and most of the comments were positive.
After that, the earliest road repairman said, "So it's not Hope Village's problem, it's Barnes Village's own problem."
"Yes, yes," the others echoed without hesitation, especially the one who recognized Hudson.
Anyway, he is a lifelong villain in Barnes Village.
"This matter still needs to be reported. Our territory has such a good relationship with Hope Village. The Lord should talk to the Lord of Hope Village so that they can be prepared and not be blackmailed by villains."
"Okay, go ahead!" others urged.
After a while, the news of this matter reached Viscount Lancelot through the report of the road construction workers.
"It's not surprising that the village of Barnes would do such a thing." Viscount Lancelot sneered.
As the lord of Barnes Village, how could Viscount Robin not be able to sense any problem?
What a bold idea!
If the lord of Barnes village had cared more about his territory, things would not have come to this point today.
Hope Village definitely has some influence on the surrounding territories, but it is not to the same extent as the other side.
"Not everyone is as clear-sighted as you, Lord, and is so kind to the residents." Bernie echoed from the side, while praising Barnes Village and flattering his own lord.
Viscount Lancelot glanced at Bernie and said directly: "I feel that Barnes Village will not have any impact on Hope Village, but I still have to say something, at least the small one will sell well."
"Yes." Bernie agreed immediately.
"By the way, did he say which direction he went?" Viscount Lancelot asked casually.
"It seems to be heading east."
"What territory is there in the east?"
"Yuxi Village, Qinghe Village and the like have been investigated before. They are also new territories." Bernie said quickly.
"Let's talk about this matter. It seems that many people from Qinghe Village have run to Hope Village." Viscount Lancelot said simply.
Just this one sentence revealed that Viscount Lancelot had a very thorough understanding of the surrounding territories.
This is also his way of survival.
He had already made a plan for how to move forward in his territory.
I just didn't expect that Hope Village would become a variable.
But for Viscount Lancelot, the variable of Hope Village is a good thing.
It allowed him to see another way to develop the territory.
He was willing to slowly adjust his plans as Hope Village left.
As for the village of Barnes, Viscount Lancelot's eyes deepened.
He would still like to see the village of Barnes destroy itself.
Although the lord of Barnes Village is a bit unreliable, the territory has at least developed to level 3, which is considered a very promising territory.
I just don’t know if Hope Village is willing to share the land with him?
Second update~
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