"If other territories charge money, our territory will naturally charge as well." Zhou Bai said directly; she wasn't so kind to be utterly selfless.
The initial low prices of Level 1 Houses, followed by overall price regulation in the territory, were only to ensure residents could live peacefully—so they'd stay in her territory. After all, a territory without people wouldn't do.
But now, Hope Village had become a Level 3 village, and residents from surrounding areas were steadily drawn in. She kept the same benefits she used to offer, but that didn't mean she had to "lose money" on everything.
Hope Village's development needs money.
This recent territory war, though triumphant, cost her several hundred Gold Coins and an uncountable amount of resources before victory.
And this was just a village-level war; in the future, town-level, city-level... all would require enormous financial and material support.
Then there's the salaries for territory soldiers and staff.
