Chapter 164 - BUYING A PIECE OF LAND (2/2)
”I suddenly feel lucky being Brother Ji Yun's team mate,” he said. ”Without Brother Ji Yun, I wouldn't be able to find such a good location.” He walked in front of Shen Ji Yun and smiled. ”Thank you.”
Again, seeing the rabbit's eyes bent into crescents, Shen Ji Yun had an urge to pull the mask covering the lower half of his face. This time, before he could think properly, his hand already moved. And before he realized what he was doing, he had already pulled the mask. What appeared was Luo Yan's startled expression.
”I- ah- sorry,” he could only say.
Luo Yan tilted his head to the side, curious and confused at the same time. ”Is Brother Ji Yun playing a prank on me?”
”No,” Shen Ji Yun immediately said. Looking down at Luo Yan's pretty face, he decided to just come clean. ”I wanted to see you smile.”
Luo Yan suddenly didn't know what to say after he heard that. Especially after he saw Shen Ji Yun's ear tips turning a blushing red. For some reason, he suddenly felt embarrassed. Even that weird beating of his heart was there again.
He turned around and pulled up the cover on his face. ”Let's go and return to the city center.”
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The two went straight to the center of the city where Arcadia Real Estate was. It's the place that players should go to if they wanted to buy a land in the game and get a deed for it. Each of the four cities of Arcadia had an office like that.
The building was a bit modest. Almost like one of those simple government offices. When they entered, Luo Yan noticed that there weren't many players around. Not really that surprising.
They walked straight to the receptionist.
”Good morning! What can I do for you?” the NPC receptionist greeted.
”I'm here to buy a piece of land,” Luo Yan answered.
”Then please go to one of the empty rooms on the second floor. If it has a green light above, then it's empty. Someone would come and assist you.”
”Okay, thank you.” Luo Yan turned to Shen Ji Yun. ”Let's go, Brother Ji Yun.”
His embarrassment for what happened earlier already subsided. If it didn't, he probably wouldn't be able to act normal around Shen Ji Yun.
Shen Ji Yun nodded and they both climbed the stairs up to the second floor. Luo Yan picked an empty room and went inside. It didn't take long before an NPC entered the room. It was a male NPC who looked like a salesman. He sat in front of them.
”May I ask the location of the land you're trying to purchase?” the NPC jovially asked.
”It's here in Goldencrest City, up North at the recreational garden. The land by the lake,” Luo Yan answered.
”Oh, that one. You're really lucky. That land just got on sale today. Are you going to lease it or buy it in whole?”
”I'll buy it,” Luo Yan didn't hesitate to say.
”Great!” The NPC waved his hand and a parchment appeared in front of Luo Yan. ”Please, sign at the bottom and the deed of the land will be yours. But first, please pay 50,000 crystal coins.”
Luo Yan felt like he just misheard something. ”Are you sure the land is only 50,000 crystal coins?”
With the size and location of that land, he expected it to be much more expensive.
”Yes, I'm very sure,” the NPC said.
”If he said it is, then it must be,” Shen Ji Yun said.
But he was still not satisfied with the prize given by the NPC. He told Brother Zhao to put a discount on the land. He was expecting like 10,000 crystal coins. No, that's still too high. It should be 5,000 crystal coins. But they're already here. So, he really couldn't do anything to change it.
Luo Yan shrugged and just paid the 50,000 crystal coins. He then signed the parchment. The NPC put a seal on the parchment and handed it to him.
”Dear customer, this is your land title deed. Thank you for transacting with us.”
Luo Yan picked the parchment and stared at it, his eyes shining brightly. He's finally a land owner!