I Become a Landlady in the Game World

Chapter 38 - 031: More Survivors Have Arrived

After obtaining the Rain Tree Resin from Zhong Yongnian and his group, Zhou Bai didn't head to Cloud Mist Forest and was prepared to go straight back to his territory. However, at this moment, a notification popped up from the system.

"Lord of Hope Village, refugees have entered the territory of Hope Village. Please prepare to shelter them as soon as possible."

Hearing this news abruptly, Zhou Bai couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.

Ever since rescuing those survivors the second day, there had been a sequence of urgent matters: demon beast attacks, unlocking new buildings, hosting NPCs, and now today's sudden change in weather. He had been so swamped that he had no time to consider the situation outside the boundaries of his territory.

Of course, he hadn't received any information regarding refugees entering either.

So, he was particularly surprised at this moment.

The next second, Zhou Bai hurriedly checked and indeed, he saw that within the borders of his territory, a bunch of small green dots had appeared, and these dots were constantly multiplying.

This meant that a group of survivors was continuously making their way towards Hope Village.

No matter where they were coming from, people arriving was a good thing.

Although he was not thinking of upgrading immediately, there was a difference between not being able to upgrade and not wanting to upgrade.

Then, glancing up at the raindrops crazily falling from the sky, a trace of worry showed in Zhou Bai's eyes.

He didn't know the life values of these survivors and whether they could withstand the life point depletion speed of the torrential rain.

Subconsciously, Zhou Bai glanced at the location of the soldier team on the territory map.

They were clearly divided into three squads operating outside, and the closest squad was not too far from these people.

Without hesitation, Zhou Bai issued a mission.

[Mission: Rescue Refugees]

[Nature: Timed Mission]

[Introduction: After four days of development, more refugees have reached Hope Village, currently facing the dilemma of torrential rain]

[Reward: All loot to be owned by the individual]

[Mission Participants: Soldier Team, all Residents (voluntary)]

After issuing it, Zhou Bai quickly headed back to the territory to deliver the materials; there were many people, and he needed to bring back the supplies first.

On the other side, the soldier team and residents who received the notification had mixed reactions.

Inside Hope Village.

Quite a few residents had also received the message, but they had no equipment and couldn't save anyone.

"More survivors have come, but how is their situation?"

"It's a downpour now, and life values are dropping. I just hope theirs are high enough so they can safely reach the territory, otherwise..."

"Today there are just a few dozen people who can go out, we're short on manpower!"

"If I could go out, I'd rescue people immediately."

"Are you really that kind?"

"Think about it, we residents were originally from City C or nearby areas. Who knows if any of our family members are among the new survivors?"

"That's true!"

"News from the tailor shop, a new batch of equipment is out. Anyone who is of a higher level can buy equipment and lead a team out."

"Okay, I can go, I'm level 6!"

"I'm lower level, I better not go out and cause trouble. Otherwise, instead of me saving someone, it'll be someone else saving me."

As the people around were discussing, Ding Qiurou promptly reminded them, "Although we can't go out, we can still prepare something. Everyone at home should boil some extra hot water; it's just the matter of using a bit more wood."

Her words sparked an instant reaction among the crowd; they were prepared to do whatever they could.

"Alright! I'll go boil water right now."

"Boiling hot water is a small task, but I can manage that."

"And maybe make some hot soup too, mushroom chicken soup."

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Cloud Mist Forest.

"Captain Zhou, the refugee rescue mission just came in. Do we go to rescue them right away, or do we take down this boss first and then go rescue?" a Soldier couldn't help but ask.

During their outing today, they had encountered quite a few Level 9 Demon Beasts. From the moment they defeated the first one, they realized that the drop rate for Equipment and attribute points from high-level Demon Beasts was significantly higher.

In the morning, they defeated two Level 9 Demon Beasts, which dropped a Defense Green Equipment and 2 agility attribute points, so they had started calling Level 9 Demon Beasts bosses.

Comparatively, taking down high-level Demon Beasts was more advantageous for them.

And at this moment, they had just surrounded a Level 9 Demon Beast and were about to make their move!

Finding a Level 9 Demon Beast wasn't easy, it had taken them a lot of time and energy!

It was too much of a pity to let it go!

After all, there were other teams going for the rescue, and it seemed like they could manage to go after defeating the boss. @@novelbin@@

"Do you forget what we saw last time?" Zhou Zhengping countered.

Hearing this, everyone recalled the tragic scene from the previous rescue mission, a sight that was still vivid in their minds.

"Captain Zhou, I was wrong!"

"Let's go! The faster we go, maybe we can save one more person," Zhou Zhengping said firmly.

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Bamboo forest.

Upon receiving the message, Zhong Yongnian's gaze turned thoughtful, and his movements slowed.

Unable to hold back any longer, he spoke up, "What do you all think, should we go to the rescue?"

"It seems like the mission is voluntary for residents, and we still have quite a few Wind and Rain Orchids and bamboo strips here that are worth quite a bit of money!"

"There are other teams, right? The soldier team will surely go."

"That's right, the soldiers also get extra territory wages on top of it; it's their duty to help, we can go or not, it's all the same, isn't it!"

"Saving someone is just 1 copper coin, but collecting a Wind and Rain Orchid is 5 copper coins!"

"It doesn't seem very worth it!"

Several people discussed animatedly, clearly reluctant to give up their current collection point.

They just wanted to earn more copper coins to make their lives better; they didn't think any farther than that.

However, it wasn't long before people expressed opposing views.

"We're all compatriots; saving someone isn't such a big deal."

"We're lucky, we have a territory, the territory provides us with shelter, food, clothing, and the Equipment we need to live securely. If those outside don't find a territory, they're likely to suffer."

"That's true! Plus, our territory is short on people. I don't know if there are better territories out there, but as long as Hope Village shelters us, I will never leave. I also hope our territory becomes better and stronger, and for that, we need more people to build it up. We can help individuals and the territory; I still want to go save people!"

"I agree with going too."

"I was a survivor saved by the Territory Soldiers before. Really, without them that day, I would have died. Now that I have the capability, I hope to save others too."

After speaking, the people holding both views all uniformly turned to Zhong Yongnian.

Zhong Yongnian, looking at them, pursed his lips, and in his mind, the words and actions of Zhou Bai surfaced, his eyes becoming gradually more decisive.

"The collection point isn't going anywhere; it'll still be here after we save people," he said as he looked around and added, "Those who disagree can stay here and continue to collect."

"We'll follow you," those who originally disagreed said quickly after hearing Zhong Yongnian speak.

Ah, what a waste, but oh well!

The leader was going, the others were going, and how could they not?

They just went with the flow.

"Then, let's go!" Zhong Yongnian declared resolutely.

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Similar situations were unfolding everywhere, as countless people headed toward the locations marked for the mission on the map.

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