As he spoke, Viscount Conrad's tone carried some special implications.
The movement of residents within a territory was a normal occurrence, and as the Territory Lord, one wouldn't normally care too much about it, but the attitude of Hope Village had provided him with room for some snide remarks.
Zhou Bai listened and couldn't help but smile with a mixture of surprise and delight, "Having so many people come at least proves that our territory is attractive. We're really eager to increase our population right now! Have you nobles come to Hope Village to look into some business opportunities? If so, we'll definitely offer some discounts."
Viscount Conrad: "..."
He realized that the Hope Village Chief was quite slick with words.
He was able to divert the conversation to the business of Hope Village so smoothly.
Indeed, they had come for the goods of Hope Village.
Otherwise, why would they have bothered to make the long journey themselves?
