Conquering OtherWorld Starts With a Game Chapter 178.1: Feed Mill

December 3, Tuesday, Earth time.

For the Earth players, the battle mission in the unnamed wasteland that provided abundant rewards only happened yesterday, but to the inhabitants of OtherWorld, two days had already passed.

Rumors and gossip swirled through the city in those two days, reaching even the workers in the northern districts and the disorderly civilian districts in the west. The news that the Bartalises' position was unstable and Indahl might soon see a new master was widespread.

Of course, such widespread rumors were not without a nudge from certain parties, like Viscount Darcy who delighted in the upheaval of Indahl's dynamics. Neither the previous nor the current head of the Bartalis family was particularly genteel, and having suffered at their hands for a lifetime, Viscount Darcy found immense joy in witnessing their downfall in his twilight years.

The primary reason Viscount Darcy dared to be so bold against the Bartalises was… the Church of Lady Gold Coin's ambiguous stance.

During these two days, Adra III had personally visited the Church of Lady Gold Coin thrice, yet Bishop Jene hadn't given a definitive response. This noncommittal attitude was a statement in itself—the Church of Lady Gold Coin had no interest in meddling in this affair.

The anxious Bartalis family had no choice but to send away their heirs…

"At last, this disreputable family, with bandit blood running through their veins, is going to be ousted." Viscount Darcy, over 60 years of age, cheerfully sipped his wine in his study as he ordered a few attendants, "Go, take some men and keep watch over the estates in Neuen Town, Horseshoe Town, Everwatch Town, and Cain Town."

The efficient attendants promptly acknowledged the order.

Relations among nobility were firmly intertwined yet also brutally cold and ruthless. Any sign of weakness in one family becomes fodder for the others—a "winner takes all" situation not unfamiliar to capitalists.

While Viscount Darcy scorned the Bartalises for their "bandit lineage," he himself was no

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