However, the original residents of Hope Village from Blue Star were different; each one was a mage. As such, mercenaries like them were highly sought after in any territory; a larger team would definitely try to recruit them.
"I can't stop those who want to leave, but I believe that Hope Village can retain them," Zhou Bai said.
Although her interaction with other territories wasn't extensive, she could tell from snippets of conversations that other territories valued level and identity greatly. Unless one was part of a privileged class, living comfortably in other territories was not a prospect as appealing as in Hope Village.
As for other Blue Star territories, there were certainly some that treated their residents the same way she did, but what about the rankings! Currently, Hope Village was far ahead of the rest in the competition among territories, regardless of their development; their strength was indisputably weaker than Hope Village's.
