Chapter 3112

Xia De said as he went to look at the documents Tifa placed on the table, but Miss Jia Lin Na shook her head gently:

"No need, everyone knew you would make this decision in the end, so we came up with the most suitable method. Now we only need your consent to implement it."

"What method?"

"Buy No. 7 St. Deran Square."

"What?"

Miss Jia Lin Na didn't look like she was joking. They had already discussed it:

"Your neighbor at No. 5 St. Deran Square is Sir Smith and his wife, and I don't want to force them to move out. Your neighbor at No. 7 is a researcher at the Steam Machinery Equipment Research Institute of the Royal Army Department who inherited the house from a relative. He only comes back to live for a short time every winter."

"Although the other party won't come back for the Year-End Festival this year because he was borrowed to study some difference engine, I have already contacted him, and the other party also intends to sell this property, which he doesn't live in often and has high property taxes."

She blinked at Xia De opposite the table:

"How do you feel? Anyway, the two houses are connected, and now there is still a month before the Year-End Festival."

"The house next door is in much better condition than No. 6 was before you took over. I'll get someone to renovate and transform the house next door, and then directly open up the corridor between your house and next door, which can connect the first, second, and third floors of the two houses together. It's a pity that the attic and basement cannot be connected."

"Finally, let Princess Lei Qianya open a portal to connect my manor and here, so that even if all thirteen witches come, it will be enough to live in, and apprentices and followers can live in the manor."

This sounds good, and it won't involve relics, nor will it require extra complex ritual spells, but Xia De's question is:

"I can't let you spend such a large sum of money just to entertain everyone at St. Deran Square for the festival. I'm not unaware of the housing prices at St. Deran Square, even for you, this is a huge expense, right?"

Although the Duke and Princess of the Cavendish family basically took over all of Xia De's expenses, Xia De and Little Mia's daily consumption is not high, so he used the girls' money.

But buying a house, especially buying a house at St. Deran Square, is like a giant compared to an ant compared to Xia De and Little Mia's daily food and clothing.

Therefore, he shook his head decisively:

"The idea is a good one, but I can't let you buy a house for me."

The witches naturally thought that he would say this, so Miss Jia Lin Na continued to say lightly:

"Of course it's not just me paying. We discussed it, and including Grandma Cassandra, eight witches will pay together. Everyone has rich savings, so this money is just a bit tight for Flora, but it's not that she can't take it out."

Others are either famous opera singers, powerful nobles, or have profitable businesses. Although the house at St. Deran Square is expensive, it is not an astronomical figure.

Bella told Xia De that the total expenditure for building the Moon Bay Bridge was about 1.4 million pounds, and the house at St. Deran Square fluctuates between 8,000 and 30,000 pounds without including the permanent land property rights - houses in good overall condition and with windows overlooking the Yodel Palace and the Terraril River are more expensive.

But if you really want to buy it, both the witches and Xia De would definitely tend to take down the land property rights as well, to facilitate spellcasting on the land later, rather than just buying the house itself and the limited-year land use rights.

In this way, the final transaction price is very likely to reach 200,000 pounds.

This is not a joke price. Although real estate transactions in the core city area near the Yodel Palace are common, land transactions are almost non-existent. Most of the land here is passed down through generations, and even if you want to buy it, you can't buy it. Just the 'social status premium' is enough to double the price of the land alone.

After all, noble titles are rare but people all over the country have them, but there are not many people who can say 'I have a piece of land next to the Yodel Palace'.

Therefore, when Dr. Schneider and others learned that Xia De inherited the complete house and land ownership of No. 6 St. Deran Square, they thought he would never have to worry about his wallet in his life.

In the outsider's understanding of this era, 200,000 pounds is a huge wealth enough to change social strata, and its significance far exceeds the number itself. This money can buy 4-6 top luxury houses in the nearby block or a manor with thousands of acres of land, can invest in building 2-3 medium-sized textile mills, or acquire the controlling interest of a railway company.

For the bottom-level civilians, the average annual income of workers is about 30 to 50 pounds, and it takes 4,000 to 6,000 years to earn 200,000 pounds; for the middle class, the annual income of doctors or lawyers is about 300 to 1,000 pounds, and it also takes 200 to 650 years of accumulation to save this money.

Even for top tycoons, such as Duke Lucas, whom Xia De played Rod Cards with, and the Kindel family of Queen Diana, their net assets can reach millions of pounds, but 200,000 pounds still belongs to a significant part of their wealth.

Of course, if the house and land price really reached 200,000 pounds, eight witches would share it equally, and each of them would only need to take out less than 30,000 pounds, which doesn't seem like that much.

"But I still don't agree. This has changed from me only eating your soft rice to me eating everyone's soft rice. What do people call this behavior now? Fortune Hunter? Puppy? Or Parasite?"

Xia De shook his head faster. He pointed to the wall:

"I've read the news. Last year, it was rumored that the son of a local baron was expelled from the Tobesk University Alumni Association because he lived with a wealthy merchant's widow. I still want my honorary doctorate."

The witches naturally thought he would say this:

"Don't worry, I will suppress the news of the real estate and land transactions at St. Deran Square. No tabloid will dare to report it. By then, Flora and the others will come to visit directly from my manor, and they won't be seen by your neighbors."

"But I..."

"But your self-esteem still can't take it, right?"

Miss Jia Lin Na smiled and rubbed his leg under the dining table with her high heels:

"Then let me satisfy your self-esteem: the final price is divided into ten shares. We eight will each take one share, and you take two shares. The proof after the transfer of real estate and land will be written with both our names. As for signing a private agreement to prove the ownership of real estate and land..."

"There is no need for this, after all, we are a family, I won't let you leave."

Xia De said, and the Duchess nodded with satisfaction:

"You are right to say that. But in this way, you need to take out at least 40,000 pounds in cash at once. How about it, are your savings enough?"

Since opening his eyes in the summer of 1853, the outsider has spent a year and a half in this world. Currently, his income mainly comes from detective work, Rod Card competition prizes, dividends from gold mine shares, and profits from Sylvia's business.

But besides that, when he encountered ownerless wealth during his adventures in various parts of the Old Continent - this situation is not uncommon, such as the treasure of the Hoy family that Director Kant was looking for, he would also put a part of it into his pocket, and a part would be donated.

Currently, he still has a batch of jewelry and gold bars that have not been cashed through Old John's channels, and the real cash is about 20,000 pounds. After all, the dividend cycle of gold mine shares is too long, and for the business on Sylvia's side, Xia De has reinvested most of the profits.

He thought to himself:

"I have 7.53% ownership of the land and property of St. Byron's. That wealth has been accumulated for several millennia from the Fifth Era to the present, and every year's income is reinvested into the academy's capital pool when I don't withdraw it. Now, even if I don't move the ownership itself, just withdrawing a part of the profit income..."

Xia De intends to find Dannister and apply to the academy for a sum of cash in the name of 'God-Caller'. 10,000 or 20,000 pounds is nothing for an organization of the size of St. Byron's Comprehensive Academy.

In this way, if it weren't for preventing the situation where 'the God-Caller asked for 200,000 pounds, and the next day Hamilton of Lei Jiede made a large transaction of 200,000 pounds', Xia De himself could buy the neighbor's house and land.

"If you don't have enough money and are unwilling to borrow money from us, Princess Lei Qianya is very willing to lend you money. She is very rich."

Miss Jia Lin Na was still suggesting on the side, but Xia De shook his head:

"No need, the ladies of the Fifth Era left me a part of the ownership of St. Byron's. I'll just go to the academy to withdraw some cash."

"But if the 'God-Caller' only asks for 10,000 or 20,000 pounds at a time, it will look very strange. So, let's divide the money for buying the neighbor's property and land into sixteen shares. I'll pay half, which is about 100,000 pounds; you eight Great Mages pay the other eight shares. In this way, everyone's pressure will be smaller."

"Yes, yes, the accumulation of two eras is definitely richer than a century-old royal family like the Cavendish family."

The Duchess smiled and said intimately, agreeing to his approach:

"That's settled then. But let me be responsible for renovating the house and purchasing furniture. The Yodel Palace has a special renovation team. I am a real-power Duke with a county fief, so let me show off my wealth in front of other witches."

Since they talked about renovation, Xia De remembered the six oil paintings he got from Flora yesterday. These six oil paintings were adapted and created based on the stories Xia De experienced in the woodland that Flora witnessed. They were named by the artist lady -

"Moon Wheel Hanging City", "Dance Across Time", "Unicorn Knight", "Dragon and Owl", "Silver Wolf in Fire", and the final "Crystal Wang Zuo".

PS: The picture in this chapter is 'Crystal Wang Zuo'.

The previous oil paintings were released in previous chapters. Here, in order not to appear bloated, one picture is given for all of them.

(End of chapter)