I Become a Landlady in the Game World

Chapter 28: Chapter 023: Unpredictable Weather

Zhou Ping opened the gift package and what he saw were the following two items.

[Item: Infantry Uniform Blueprint (Green)]

[Introduction: Increases Damage Value and defensive power by 20%]

[Defense: 50]

[Attack: 50]

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[Item: Infantry Machete Blueprint (Bronze) (Upgradeable)]

[Introduction: Increases Damage Value by 20%]

[Attack: 50]

It wasn't an actual item, but blueprints.

In his mind, Zhou Zhengping couldn't help but mutter, "Is this Xiao Bai's doing?"

As the thought emerged, Zhou Zhengping immediately suppressed it.

Although Xiao Bai loved money, he wouldn't be stingy about these things.

It seemed very likely that this was a gift package from the system.

Thinking of how Xiao Bai always mentioned that the system was a stingy guy, Zhou Zhengping instantly found the answer.

Gathering his thoughts, Zhou Zhengping asked the others, "What did you guys get?"

"Captain Zhou, I chose Cavalry, and I got the Cavalry Uniform Blueprint and Mount Taming Guide," Feng Lezhi spoke up.

With Feng Lezhi speaking up, others followed suit.

"I got the Shield Soldier Clothing Blueprint and Shield blueprints."

"I got the Spearman Clothing Blueprint and Long Spear Diagram."

"I got the archer blueprint and bow and arrow blueprint."

"I got the Staff Uniform Blueprint and Training Soldiers Guide."

"..."

Depending on the profession each person had chosen, everyone received corresponding items.

Clearly, the gift package was good; they just needed to supply their own materials.

Why was this necessary? Why go through this extra step?

While they were pondering, a new notification came from the system.

[Dear Soldier, you have obtained the corresponding Equipment blueprints. Please find the required materials on your own. Once collected, there will be an unexpected surprise waiting for you〜]

Upon receiving this notification, everyone's eyes lit up.

It turned out to be a pre-requisite task! A surprise? What kind of surprise would it be?

Listening, Zhou Zhengping felt reassured.

Looking at the notification, he knew clearly that it could only be from the Doomsday game system.

So, what was the purpose behind all this?

Vaguely, Zhou Zhengping had a guess in his mind.

Keeping it in mind, Zhou Zhengping told the others, "Everyone should still use the Guard Team's clothing and weapons for now! Let's head back now and switch with Team 2."

"Okay," everyone nodded.

Moments later, they returned to the city gate.

Seeing them return, Li Xingteng's team eagerly sized them up.

But except for their titles changing from Guard Team to Soldier above their heads, there appeared to be no other changes, which surprised Li Xingteng and the others.

"Any changes after the job change? Like feeling full of strength or something? Any changes in level Attributes?"

"The first official position in the territory, there should be some differences, right?"

"Are you planning to keep it a secret?"

Several people chattered.

Li Xingteng also asked Zhou Zhengping, "What's going on?"

Zhou Zhengping briefly explained.

Listening, Li Xingteng was initially surprised but soon showed an understanding expression.

"What are you thinking?" Zhou Zhengping asked, always considering Li Xingteng a clever person.

"I just feel that this Doomsday Game is trying to tell us, although everything appears as a game, we should not treat everything happening here as just a game. No skills or abilities will appear out of nowhere, to become a real soldier, one must learn the skills that a soldier should have," Li Xingteng replied, "Overall, it should be beneficial to us."

Listening, Zhou Zhengping nodded, "I think so too, perhaps not just for soldiers, but also for our upgrades."

From morning until now, so much had happened, and many people had realized that this was a real world.

Therefore, whether upgrading or choosing a profession, genuine effort was required.

They felt that level 10 was probably just the beginning.

The two exchanged a glance, communicating silently.

Everyone else, listening to their conversation, gradually understood the implied meaning and quickly chimed in.

"It's just about finding materials, right? We can do that!"

"Yeah! We can search for them while improving our strength."

"As soldiers, isn't that what we're here for—to enhance our abilities?"

"After learning that residents could change professions after reaching Level 10, everyone went mad, and nearly all the able-bodied residents got involved."

"As the first line of defense for our territory, we can't fall behind either."

"..."

One by one, they spoke with rising morale.

Watching them, both Zhou Zhengping and Li Xingteng smiled.

Everyone is so spirited!

No sooner said than done, after Li Xingteng and his team completed their class change and returned, the soldier team left four people to guard the gate while the rest went out to gather and hunt monsters.

This team was strong, and many residents who were low-leveled and rejected by other teams silently followed them.

Neither Zhou Zhengping nor Li Xingteng refused these followers.

Seeing they were welcoming, more and more people started to follow.

Before long, the territory, already depleted of many people, seemed even more deserted.

**

While Zhou Zhengping and his team were out enhancing their strength, Zhou Bai unexpectedly noticed that remarks started appearing on the small green dots on his territory map.

[Hope Village·Soldier]

At that moment, Zhou Bai was quite happy, knowing he could keep track of their situation.

Knowing Zhou Zhengping wasn't in the territory, Zhou Bai didn't go to him to inquire about the soldier team's big package, instead, he went straight to the tailor shop to find Ding Qiurou.

Ding Qiurou was still chatting with Diana, learning about this world.

Upon learning that Ding Qiurou was the Lord's mother, Diana was more than willing to answer any questions.

As Ding Qiurou listened, her expression grew increasingly disconsolate.

When Zhou Bai arrived, what he saw was this scene. What's wrong with mom?

Seeing Zhou Bai arrive, Diana instinctively curtsied.

Looking around and seeing no one else, Zhou Bai relaxed slightly and hurriedly said, "Diana, you don't have to bow to me in the future. Just treat me as an ordinary resident, behave the same way you would otherwise, even in private."

"...Okay," Diana responded sincerely, taking his attitude to heart this time.

This Lord was really different from other lords.

Zhou Bai was also sizing up the tailor shop at the moment, and at a glance, he could see the difference between it being occupied and vacant.

The previous six items were hung very neatly, ample space was left around them, clearly waiting to be filled with more items, and a notice board had been added to the shop, indicating the materials the tailor shop wanted to purchase.

[Wind and Rain Orchid, Rain Tree Resin, bamboo strips...]

[Eucalyptus Resin, Mint Leaves...]

[Honeysuckle, Cedar Resin...]

[Camphor Tree Resin, Wind-stopping Grass...]

[...]

These materials were not familiar to Zhou Bai; they weren't among the items she knew the tailor shop was buying.

"Do you urgently need these materials? If it's urgent, I can get them for you," Zhou Bai asked.

"Can you really get them?" Diana asked somewhat surprised, as she had even checked the Lord Mansion's notice board and didn't see these materials listed, figuring they weren't available in the territory since it was only established three days ago. That's why she planned to post it, so if residents saw it, they could gather some.

"Yes, but the price will be twice the normal purchase price," Zhou Bai replied, knowing she could buy materials from the system, albeit at a higher cost. She had already decided to primarily purchase materials from within the territory unless absolutely necessary for the future.

This would not only save money but also promote economic circulation within the territory, activating the whole territory.

"Then, first send me 100 pieces of each kind! I'll start producing some first and continue to procure more later," Diana straightforwardly stated, unaware of where Zhou Bai's materials were coming from but content as long as she had some.

"These materials look like they are used to make clothes and equipment with special effects?" Zhou Bai observed the conspicuously mentioned material names, unable to help asking.

"Yes, these are all urgently needed in a territory," Diana nodded. "The items in this territory are too crude."

"Urgently needed?" Zhou Bai asked, sensing there was crucial information in this conversation.

At that moment, Ding Qiurou walked over to Zhou Bai and whispered, "The weather here is very different from ours."

"How so?" Zhou Bai thought the recent days had been quite normal. @@novelbin@@

Listening, Ding Qiurou smiled wryly, "The climate here is chaotic. Although normal days are the majority, the weather occasionally changes suddenly - what's warm and blooming today might be torrential rain tomorrow, or a windy day today may turn into heavy snow the next. The weather is unpredictable, without any regular pattern or duration..."

Ding Qiurou didn't need to continue; Zhou Bai understood.

The past few days were a probation period granted by the system. If the weather had been as it is in this world, she suspected no territories would have survived.

Today, the trial period had ended, the Heroic Spirit Hall was granted, npcs were summoned, and everything was ready—it was time to start following the rhythm of this world.

Who knows what tomorrow's weather will be like? Without the right equipment, one could be confined within the territory.

It really is a shit world!