Chapter 232: Unable to Enter

Cheng Shuili shook her head, opened the chat box with Xinxue, and said: "Go get a La Ji Zhan teleportation card."

If you ask where it's easiest to find a servant, this place is definitely it.

As for this card… Cheng Shuili hasn't actually seen one, but she guesses it should exist.

After all, Jiao Yi Zhan teleportation cards exist; they're all special structures, so La Ji Zhan should… should have one too, right?

But that's just her guess; Cheng Shuili explained the situation to Xinxue in detail so she wouldn't waste effort.

【Xin Xue Chuji】: "Alright, Lao Da!"

This part is settled.

Anything else…

Cheng Shuili stroked her chin, thought for a moment, and decided to chat with Cloud's Archrival.

The other side can cultivate so many seeds; even if not agricultural experts, they're certainly stronger than the half‑baked ones Cheng Shuili has here.

Even if they can't use servant cards, they can sign a few trade contracts; after all, having people come to farm for them is fine.

Cheng Shuili made up her mind, opened Cloud's Archrival's chat window, and got straight to the point: "Are you interested in a deeper cooperation?"

【Cloud's Archrival】: "Boss?"

The reply was a bit odd, as if confirming whether Cheng Shuili was really herself.

Cheng Shuili repeated it.

【Cloud's Archrival】: "Sure! Of course we're willing! It's just… why did you suddenly bring this up, Boss? Are you dissatisfied with our current cooperation model?"

The person changed.

Cheng Shuili couldn't put it into words, but she sensed it in that instant.

That sentence was either sent to her by that mysterious youngster, or guided by that youngster.

Not bad, this time is much faster than last, so the negotiation speed should be much quicker too.

On the other side, Mr. Dumpling tapped Cloud's Archrival's head and said, "What are you talking about stealing accounts or not? This isn't that world."

"I see." Cloud's Archrival rubbed his head and asked again, "Why did you suddenly come back to us, Boss? Are you really here to discuss cooperation? Last time we already had a good deal. He wouldn't want to backtrack, would he? Giving only a tenth is outrageous! How can he do that?"

Mr. Dumpling: "......"

Isn't that saying nothing at all?

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: "Here's the thing, I've recently reclaimed a few plots and want to hire you to manage the planting. For now I'll only pay wages; after the harvest you can have meals and lodging."

The two heard the notification sound, rushed to the screen, read the content, exchanged glances, and both saw confusion in each other's eyes.

"What are you doing?"

"Meals and lodging?"

"Still paying wages?"

"What?"

Mr. Dumpling shook his head, glanced at the screen again, confirming they hadn't misread.

Just to farm a few plots, they'd pay wages, and after harvest provide meals and lodging; her eyes lit up!

She didn't rush to agree, but immediately asked, "If we accept this, does the previous trade still count?"

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: "Of course, that's a separate deal."

Cheng Shuili replied with a line, then stood up, walked around inside the vehicle, and from then on she was a person with a home.

Although that place can't house people yet, sooner or later she'll move there, and can start sorting things ahead of time.

The thing is… Cheng Shuili frowned, suddenly thought of an important question.

Can other players enter her territory?

Cheng Shuili looked at Su Rui, realized she was her servant and couldn't count toward it, then glanced at the time.

It's 7:30, but there's still time.

In the five‑person group chat:

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: "Someone! Someone!"

【Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai】: "Using a card?"

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: "Yes."

Once you get the hang of it, this time Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai immediately used a Designated Player Duel Card, and her vehicle appeared next to Cheng Shuili's vehicle.

Cheng Shuili stood outside her own car waiting for her; when she arrived, Cheng Shuili stepped forward, took her hand, then selected the territory in the system panel and clicked confirm.

Last time Su Rui and the others did it like this, but…

The familiar teleportation sensation didn't come.

Cheng Shuili thought something was wrong; indeed, the next moment a system panel popped up.

"The player does not belong to your private assets and cannot be brought into your personal territory!"

Cheng Shuili: "......"

Only private assets can be brought in… that's way too strict, isn't it?

Su Rui… she does count as a servant, indeed.

Cheng Shuili accepted reality, then belatedly realized, that's messed up. So… how can Cloud's Archrival and the others work for her?

Cheng Shuili let go of the hand, and her expression grew a bit gloomy.

Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Lai blinked, then scratched his head: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Cheng Shuili frowned, but suddenly thought it made sense; without this restriction, other players or NPCs could enter the territory, rendering the territory servant card meaningless.

This card is also different from the one contracted with Su Rui; could its effect be different too?

Cheng Shuili couldn't help sighing; she still knows too little about these things. Yet she's the most knowledgeable player, after all she launched the entire territory system! Now she wants to ask someone, but there's no one to ask.

Wait...

Cheng Shuili suddenly recalled the special merchant NPC that Guanghui had mentioned inside the Jia You Zhan station.

Maybe we can go ask him.

Thinking of this, Cheng Shuili opened Xinxue's chat box again.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: I'll also take one of the Jia You Zhan transfer cards.

Xinxue looked at Wu Ya's new message, somewhat silent—these two things... do they really exist?

After sending the message, Cheng Shuili finally saw Liang Shanbo standing to the side, who had asked a question but got no answer, looking embarrassed and almost about to kowtow.

Cheng Shuili paused, silently led her to the car, opened the fridge and gave her a bottle of soda, then told Su Rui to entertain her a bit, and went off on his own.

Su Rui looked at Cheng Shuili's back, then glanced at Liang Shanbo, who was staring at her with wide eyes.

entertain guests...?

Her?

Su Rui fell silent for a moment, then mysteriously produced a deck of poker cards: "Want to draw the king?"

Yun's arch-enemy has already replied.

【Yun's Arch-Enemy】: Boss, can we ask about the specific wages? Is it game coin or supplies?

It's understandable that they'd ask this, but now... even if we agreed, it would be useless.

Unable to enter the Manor, how else could we have her farm the land?

Cheng Shuili actually doesn't care about these two laborers at all!

She went to all this trouble to lure them over just because she was eyeing the seeds in their hands.

She doesn't know how to get seeds, and the Manor has so much land...

If we bought their cultivated seedlings batch by batch, when would we ever finish buying them? And if they knew she needed a particularly high amount here, it would be normal for them to jack up the price.

Trading is still too troublesome; the best solution is to use a Territory Servant Card to turn these two into completely our own people!