Chapter 149

Xiao Feng didn't hesitate, signed the papers, and took the property deed.

Ding! You have successfully acquired real estate! The property deed has automatically turned into an Owner Token.

Ding! You have taken up residence in War City, gaining 1000 prestige points. When shopping at any system shop in War City, you receive a 20% discount.

Please name your property!

The system popped up three prompts.

Xiao Feng's property deed in his hand instantly turned into a token, and it even has attributes!

Property Token

(Exclusive item, cannot be dropped)

Address: War City War East Road, No. 1 Residence

Name: Unnamed

Nature: Residence (remodelable, tradable, not for commercial use)

Owner: Xiao Feng (Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxx)

Family Members: None

Guests: None

Remaining Uses Today: 10/10

This token is not only a proof of ownership, but also a recall item.

You can return to your residence for free up to ten times per day, no matter where you are, as long as you're not in combat and not hindered by external factors, allowing you to directly return home—equivalent to saving ten recall scrolls.

Moreover, it can split into many avatars, just like copying keys, for use by family members.

Guests can visit from the residence's main gate, but cannot directly use the token to return home.

The real estate officer warmly reminded: "Xiao Feng Warrior, this manor now belongs to you. Afterward, return to the manor to take a look; you can rename it yourself, or hire some servants and stewards. Additionally, if needed, you can recruit a guard team of up to twenty people to protect the manor's entrance and interior."

Xiao Feng nodded to show he understood.

"My affairs are settled for now; those three want to buy shops, so you go talk to them first."

The three Shen Di were eager to spend money, but the official followed Xiao Feng's lead, leaving them unable to act.

After hearing Xiao Feng's words, the real estate officer then looked at the three Shen Di.

"Three heroes, do you all want to buy shops?" he asked.

"Yes, we plan to purchase many shops, especially those in good locations," Chu Long said.

"I understand." The real estate officer nodded and took out another map.

The map previously shown to Xiao Feng was a main city layout, similar to the player map.

The map now produced is a commercial map, specifically marking tradable shops.

War City is large; the four main roads in the east, west, south, and north are only part of it, and the shops available for purchase on either side are actually few, being occupied by system shops and some important locations.

For example, East Road has the War Temple and War Hall; South Road has the Auction House and Stall Area; West Road has the Arena; North Road has the Secondary Profession Production Area, and so on.

The shops surrounding the main roads are only a few in total.

More shops are located on the side streets branching off the main roads.

After looking at the selectable shops on the map, the three Shen Di exchanged glances.

Then they asked the official: "What are the prices for these shops?"

The official said: "Shops are classified into first-tier, second-tier, and third-tier based on location. Their annual rents are respectively 2.5 million gold coins, 500,000 gold coins, and 100,000 gold coins. The maximum lease term is 30 years; if you wish to purchase permanently, you must pay the equivalent of 100 years' rent in a lump sum."

"Of course, the three heroes have previously participated in the battle to save War City; if it's you, you can get a 5% discount."

When the price was announced, Xiao Feng and the others were stunned.

"So expensive!"

A shop's annual rent is as high as 2.5 million gold coins!

To permanently purchase a shop, you actually need a staggering 250 million gold coins!!

It's practically robbery!

Even with a 5% discount, it's still very costly.

For a moment, the three guild leaders hesitated.

They had previously estimated shop prices based on the rent of a third-tier main city.

In a third-tier main city, a first-tier shop's annual rent is only 500,000 gold coins, the same as a second-tier shop here.

The prices here have suddenly increased fivefold; if profits cannot reach five times, it would not be worth it.

Xiao Feng originally thought that if the shops were cheap, he would buy one and rent it out to others.

Now upon inspection, even the cheapest third-tier shop costs 10 million gold coins to purchase outright, which is far beyond what he can afford.

He then decisively shook his head and said to the three Shen Di: "Take your time to consider; I'll go check my residence first. Let's meet again when we have time."

He then directly used the token's "return home" function and left the Lord's Manor.

「emmm……」 -> none.

Shen Di, Chu Long, and Zhan Tian watched the direction Xiao Feng disappeared, falling into silence.

The exorbitant shop rents lay before them; each property's permanent ownership price was astonishingly high.

Meanwhile, Xiao Feng possessed a mansion so huge it was outrageous, with a location so good it was frightening!

It's maddening to compare people!

"Fortunately, Xiao Feng's house cannot be used for commerce, otherwise I would surely vomit blood." Shen Di shook his head repeatedly.

"I truly envy him; he plays so carefree." Chu Long sighed, and compared to that, felt that as a guild leader of one of the Dragon Nation's top ten guilds, his situation was really inadequate.

Zhan Tian wryly smiled: "Let's not talk about that; let's discuss how to get a shop instead. I see there are many second-tier shops with locations not inferior to first-tier ones; if you don't want them, I can take them all."

"Don't? How could it be not! Zhan Tian, don't even think about swallowing it all yourself; we three families must split it evenly, otherwise we won't have any friends left in the future!"

Envying Xiao Feng is one thing, but for them, renting and buying shops is more important.

After lamenting the high price, they still have to buy it.

Because Level 2 Yi Ji Zhu Cheng and Zhan Chang will open, this place will become the storm center, and the number of visiting players will exceed that of any Level 3 Yi Ji Zhu Cheng.

Therefore, even if it's five times as expensive, there's still profit to be made!

……

Unnamed manor.

Xiao Feng's figure appeared out of thin air.

He looked around at the surroundings.

This is a manor with a Western style; the main residential building sits in the rear area, trees surround it, it has pointed white walls, and the architecture is rather old.

The area in front of the manor, 800*1500 meters, is all open space, with lush green grass, a few trees, and a fountain pool. The ground is not completely flat; the surrounding green areas have slopes like a golf course, except the grass is much denser and softer.

Now there's no one in the manor; it's empty.

After looking around, Xiao Feng once thought he wasn't in the central area of the main city, but in the suburbs!

"Such a big place, yet they made it like a playground—too wasteful of land."

Xiao Feng was slightly dissatisfied.

He has the right to remodel the house; as long as he pays, he can freely remodel it however he wants.

However, this manor cannot be used for business, only for personal residence. Even if he gives the keys to many people, letting friends come live there, it seems they couldn't fill such a large manor.

Therefore, after some consideration, he did not immediately renovate the manor.

Anyway, the ownership of the manor is permanent; when there is demand later, he can remodel according to demand, saving trouble.

"He hasn't given the manor a name yet..."

Xiao Feng took out a token, and ten thousand names floated through his mind.

Imperial Palace...

Some club...

Weather God Temple...

Xiao Feng's magic house...

International Begging Center... and such.

Finally, he rejected them all and chose a simple, unpretentious name.

——Xiao Zhai.