CHAPTER 548: CHAPTER 290: THE PERIOD TO ACCUMULATE STRENGTH AND BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION, NO RUSHING

Zhou Bai rushed back as quickly as she could, thankfully, she hadn’t strayed too far and made it back to the territory by the afternoon.

The soldiers guarding the gate were astonished when they saw Zhou Bai.

"Village Chief, you’re back so early today?" one of them couldn’t help but ask.

After all, Zhou Bai usually returned only after dark, and everyone had a rough idea about her return time. Her sudden appearance was bound to surprise them!

"There’s something up in the territory," Zhou Bai said simply, her expression slightly helpless.

Even if there was nothing, wouldn’t it be normal for her to come back early to rest?

Not normal! If others knew what Zhou Bai was thinking, they would definitely give her a negative response.

If the King of Competition didn’t compete one day, there would definitely be a problem.

"How did you know?" the soldier asked unconsciously, unable to receive notifications once outside the territory range, right?

Zhou Bai lifted her head and revealed the Magic Pigeon in her palm, which now seemed particularly docile in her hands.

The tiny black pigeon looked especially cute resting on her palm.

The soldiers were instantly charmed by the adorable creature.

"Is this a... Magic Pigeon?" they asked directly, accustomed to the world’s demon beasts being linked with the names of animals they knew from their own world.

"Yes."

"When did our territory start raising this Magic Pigeon? I’ve never heard about it before," the soldiers exclaimed in surprise.

In reality, Hope Village also had quite a few flying magical beasts now.

Golden Peng, Magic Hawk, Demon Carving... each one larger than the last, capable of carrying goods and even people.

However, their size meant they were expensive to maintain, and with no immediate need, very few people had one.

But this Magic Pigeon’s size was markedly different from the pigeons in their original world; it had become much smaller.

This was a dreamy love dove in this world!

"I don’t know either, this is my first time seeing it too. Bayer sent it to find me; let me ask him," Zhou Bai was quite curious herself.

On her way back, she pondered a bit and had some speculations.

If it concerned the recent changes in the territory, it must be related to the newly summoned Beast Tamer npc.

"Alright, you go on and get to it!" the soldier quickly came back to reality, realizing that if she was called back mid-way, there must be something important.

"Mhm," Zhou Bai responded and then headed to Lord Mansion.

At this moment, entering Hope Village, perhaps sensing the familiar environment, the Magic Pigeon began to heal itself on the spot, gently pecking at Zhou Bai’s hand.

Understanding its behavior, she then extended her hand into the air.

Seeing this, the little Magic Pigeon took off from Zhou Bai’s hand and vanished in a flash; however, its shadow clearly headed towards the north of the territory.

It was indeed the result of the newly invited npc!

Its efficiency was truly high!

Thinking this, Zhou Bai directly rode a Beast Cart to the Lord Mansion.

Bayer was already waiting for her in his office.

Zhou Bai knocked on the door and walked in after Bayer looked up.

She closed the door and immediately asked, "What happened?"

Upon hearing this, Bayer briefed Zhou Bai on the situation in Bengela Town and mentioned Zhong Yongnian’s activities near the town.

After listening, Zhou Bai fell silent.

From her own perspective, this was just the charm and strength of her territory!

If seen from the perspective of others, Hope Village’s actions could be likened to sucking their blood for its own growth.

However...

"Isn’t it said that might makes right on the Stan Continent? Everything is settled by power. If those residents chose Hope Village over Bengela Town, isn’t it a kind of measurement? The others have no right to blame us! As for Zhong Yongnian’s actions, we had anticipated them when we encountered Bengela Town previously; their Professionals might attempt to seize our resources to minimize risk, and we were prepared for it, and so were they," Zhou Bai stated straightforwardly.

In this magic world, why should she constrain herself with the moral standards from Blue Star!

"Because of a warning from Viscount Lancelot of Glasgow Village, Viscount Robin, the Barne Village Lord, is organizing the surrounding territories against Hope Village. I’m concerned that Bengela Town might not show openly but might support Barne Village in the shadows," Bayer shared the news about Barne Village.

"So what? Economically, Barne Village can’t sanction us; militarily, we have repelled Fasal Village, and our strength has increased a notch recently. In no aspects can Barne Village deal with us, even with Bengela Town involved. Unless Bengela Town, like the Leopard Beastmen, attacks us out of territorial war contexts. Even in a surprise attack, given Hope Village’s current situation, we aren’t afraid," Zhou Bai analyzed logically. "I think, the visit from the Bengela Town Lord might not necessarily be malicious. If they intended harm, they could have targeted Zhong Yongnian to intimidate us, or even if they had malicious intents, their not targeting Zhong Yongnian indicates that the enemy has principles, doesn’t act out of anger. Facing such an enemy is much better than dealing with the leader from Fasal Village."