Chapter 37 Cyril’s Haunted House (1/2)

Name: Starlight

Size: Small

Leader: Rhode Alander

Members: 1

Stronghold: None

Level: 1

Reputation: Obscure

Room Facilities: Training Room (Unbuildable), Bedroom (Unbuildable), Hall (Unbuildable), Towers (Locked), Library (Locked), Alchemy Room (Locked), Smithing Room (Locked)...

Looking at the system prompt before him, Rhode felt helpless. It was much lower than the starting point back in the game. When a player formed a guild, the system would determine whether the players would have reached the qualification through the application request, and then gift a stronghold to them at the same time. However, the stronghold wasn't even mentioned here.

After thinking about it, naturally, it was because, in the game, the players were required to complete many tasks to be qualified to apply for a group. And right now, he only paid a small price in return for this mercenary group. To make himself feel better, Rhode recalled that in the original Dragon Soul Continent, NPC mercenary groups owned very few strongholds, so it wasn't too surprising...

But because it was urgent, Rhode needed to purchase a stronghold for his mercenary group as a base.

Of course, this meant that he needed money. But fortunately, this was not something entirely impossible for him.

A knocking sound rang from the door, and Lize walked into the room. After resting for a night with clean clothes, she felt more energized. Once her eyes locked with Rhode's, she greeted him with a sweet smile on her face.

”Mr. Rhode, I'm ready.”

”Well okay then, let's go,” Rhode said calmly, and he stood up, walking out of the door.

Lize stared at him, puzzled. Then she hurriedly followed behind him.

Lize could not understand Rhode's decision. Although she did not agree,  she did not object it either. Because before talking about that problem, they still have one more thing to deal with Li Jie for the idea of Rod is completely ignorant, although she did not agree, there is no objection. Because before the practical problems, there is a more practical problem to deal with, which was they lack money.

(To Winnie: Please check this paragraph above and change it when you go through the chapters. I have no idea who is Rod and Li Jie.)

After pooling the total amount of money acquired from the Fog Ruins and Matt's remuneration, they had at least a thousand gold coins. Furthermore, Rhode had her sell some gems and crystals to the shops in Deep Stone City for two thousand five hundred gold coins, but she knew that it was still not enough to buy a house in the noble district. Even the houses at the corners of the noble district had an astronomical price. Who could even earn that amount of money to buy it?

However, right now, Rhode was walking towards the noble districts with a confident expression. This piqued Lize's curiosity.

How can Rhode use this measly sum of coins to buy a house here in this district? It can't be that he is trying to rob right?

Recalling Rhode's past actions, this possibility didn't seem too far-fetched.

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Top area, southwest corner.

Compared to the elegant, well-maintained villas along the way, the mansion in front of them was a total disaster. The bricks that formed the structure of the mansion were thoroughly corroded, and long, thick weeds crept along the outer walls. Apparently, this mansion had seen its better days. The once magnificent courtyard was now littered with garbage and feces of wild animals. Even the skies surrounding the mansion seemed rather gloomy.

And as if that wasn't enough, out of a sudden, a cold wind blew, accompanied by a complementary howl from wild dogs. Lize couldn't help but shiver at this scene.

The moment they entered the courtyard, she could sense the distinct change in atmosphere when compared to the exterior of the mansion. Just outside the mansion, the streets were clean and maintained, but the courtyard... was unnaturally cold, messy and dead. If one could measure the change of scenery in meters, then, perhaps it would be comparable to the distance from heaven to hell.

”Mr.. Mr. Rhode... are you really planning to buy t-this house?”

Lize subconsciously wrapped her arms around her body and stuttered in a low voice.

Rhode shook his head.

”It isn't a just plan.”

”Because I have already bought it.”

”...”

”...”

Suddenly, an awkward silence fell upon the duo as they stared at each other.