CHAPTER 780: CHAPTER 388: CRAZY! HE MUST BE CRAZY!

"The premise of these two matters is that Viscount Wolf will leave Fasal Village. If he sees hope and does not leave, we can seize the opportunity to storm in and prevent him from leaving. Maybe he’ll hesitate due to fear of damaging his possessions," Bayer was the first to speak.

"No, he will certainly leave. With Hope Village maintaining such an offensive, the walls of Fasal Village will break within 24 hours. Viscount Wolf knows that Fasal Village doesn’t have enough resources to withstand our assault," Alike directly countered, "If we want to keep him here, the only way is for us to step back, making him think there is a problem within our ranks, but if we do that, though we might keep the man, we may not be able to take Fasal Village afterward. It would be a pyrrhic victory."

The current approach of Hope Village was the most stable one, not suitable for stirring up new trouble. For the sake of Viscount Wolf, it wasn’t worth it.

"But if he escapes and we take the village, any traps he leaves behind could destroy Fasal Village, and we probably won’t gain much from it," Bayer followed up closely.

As they spoke, their gazes fell upon Zhou Bai.

This matter directly formed a closed loop.

It was clear that Viscount Wolf was prepared not to let Hope Village benefit, even if they won.

He aimed for mutual destruction, willing to abandon the foundation he had built for this purpose.

Or perhaps, Fasal Village’s foundation wasn’t that important to him after all. After all, he had invaded so many territories, and even if he had to give a large share to his backers, Viscount Wolf must have retained plenty of resources for himself.

Viscount Wolf must not be allowed to leave!

But... that also depended on luck.

Do what one can, leave the rest to fate!

It was all about whether luck was on their side.

Zhou Bai looked at the two men, already making a decision in her heart.

Then she spoke, "Continue the siege! Additionally, dispatch small teams centered around Fasal Village to lay in wait, and send a scout team to watch Wolf’s movements. As soon as he leaves the wall, report immediately."

"In fact, there is a good way to shake the enemy’s morale, and that is to declare to Wolf that Worley and the others have already surrendered," Bayer suggested.

"No! One of the conditions of Worley and the others surrendering to us was to spare their families’ lives. If Wolf finds out they have surrendered, their families will be killed immediately," Zhou Bai instantly rejected the proposal without hesitation, "Moreover, we must not only keep Wolf from learning of their surrender, but also make him believe they’ve already launched an attack against us, albeit unsuccessfully."

"As for the Black Stone and other traps Wolf planted inside Fasal Village, we will have to analyze the situation as it unfolds. Just remember one thing: prioritize people! Those willing to come to Hope Village should be taken in. We can unlock buildings through the development of our own territory. The buildings in Fasal Village are just icing on the cake for us, whereas the population can create greater value in our territory."

It was still the same, money lost can be earned again, but a lost life is truly gone.

"Yes," Bayer and Alike responded in unison.

Zhou Bai’s choice came as no surprise to them.

Initially, as Hope Village residents, they were appreciative of this, but they also worried about the impact it could have on Hope Village’s external actions.

However, time and again, Hope Village gained benefit thanks to its "good reputation."

For example, Worley and Norris chose to surrender because they heard rumors of Hope Village treating its residents well.

So, a good reputation seemed not to be as detrimental to the development of a territory as they had imagined.

With that, they were also willing to support the Lord’s philosophy and ensure everything was well guarded on that basis.

Seeing no objection from them, Zhou Bai took out some Black Stone that Alike had given her, "Now, we can try out the effects of the Black Stone."

If Black Stone exists in this world, then it would be normal for gunpowder to be developed later on.

As long as there are enough raw materials, as much gunpowder as needed can be produced.

"Let me try," said Alike, seeing Zhou Bai eager to act, quickly volunteering himself.

The Lord was about to take a risk!

No, no.

"Don’t worry! I’ll be careful," Zhou Bai said helplessly.

Regardless of how much her level increased, in their eyes, she always seemed to be someone to protect.