Chapter 53 Renting an apartment in the inner district
Tianyunfang City, inner district, house rental office.
Unlike last time, he came to the window responsible for renting houses in the inner area.
When he appeared here, no one came forward to entertain him. There was only an old monk with white hair and beard who was eating snacks with relish.
Seeing this, he took a few steps forward, cupped his fists at the old man and said:
"Fellow Taoist, I want to rent a house."
Only then did he see clearly that what the old man was eating was dried monster meat, the kind that was torn into small strips.
"Tell me about renting a house. What kind of house do you want to rent?"
It wasn't until he finished eating the handful of dried meat that the old man rubbed his hands, opened his mouth with few teeth left and asked, with a relatively cold expression.
"This is my first time here, and I'm not very familiar with the inner area. I would like some guidance from my seniors."
Xu Feng smiled and cupped his hands, and at the same time took out three spiritual stones and handed them over.
"It's easy to talk about. It seems that fellow Taoist originally lived in the outer area. That place is too dangerous and there is no guarantee of safety. I will find you a safe and spacious place."
After accepting the spirit stone calmly, the old man finally became a little more enthusiastic.
Then I saw him take out a disc magic weapon and touch it casually. In an instant, many dense rays of light lit up on it. If you count them carefully, there are hundreds of them.
Then I saw the old man's right hand moving slightly, and the light that was originally bright dimmed, with only less than forty rays flashing continuously.
"Fellow Taoist, please see, these areas that are still shining with light are the empty houses in the inner area. The safer ones among them are the courtyards on the east side, which are relatively close to the patrol station.
Safety is guaranteed, but the spiritual energy there is not very sufficient. The rooms near the west are relatively rich in spiritual energy because they are on the main spiritual veins, but the people living here are all people with high status and background.
For ordinary monks, their lives are definitely not in danger if they live there, but they will inevitably get angry. Here I suggest fellow Taoists choose carefully. "
It has to be said that the three spirit stones are still useful. The old man gave him a detailed explanation of the general layout of Tianyunfang City, but he did not give any recommendations.
This put him in a dilemma for a moment. Couldn't he conduct an on-site inspection? Otherwise, this decision would be really difficult to make.
Seemingly seeing through what he was thinking, the old man behind the counter put the compass into his storage bag, and then called out to the side hall.
"Xiao Sun, come out for a moment."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, a person walked out from the side hall next to him. He had a white face and no beard, a golden robe, and a sixth-level Qi refining level. He bowed respectfully and asked:
"Mr. Zhu, what are your orders?"
"It's like this. This kid is going to rent a courtyard in the inner area as a place to stay. I'm going to take him there to see it myself. You can take my place here first."
The male cultivator surnamed Sun glanced at Xu Feng, then nodded and walked directly behind the counter.
"Let's go, the old man will take you to see it."
"Thank you for your hard work, Zhu Lao."
He just heard the male cultivator call him this, and he immediately came to teach and sell.
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"How about this one? Although it's not in the center of the city, it has a lot of space. Look at the courtyard, it's twice as big as other places."
"Mr. Zhu, I just felt it. The concentration of spiritual energy here seems to be not much stronger than that in the outer area. This is not good for my future cultivation!"
"There's nothing we can do about it. There's only a wall between the patrol station and this courtyard. All the spiritual energy in the area is gathered there, so the concentration of spiritual energy is naturally not enough."
"So how about this? Because the previous resident was a spiritual planter, he even opened a small spiritual field here. Moreover, the spiritual energy here is abundant enough, and it is also a separate house. This is very rare. What do you think?"
Xu Feng looked at this place carefully and found that it was his ideal residence. It was big enough, spacious enough, and had a spiritual field.
"May I ask Mr. Zhu, how much is the annual rent for this yard?"
"Two hundred spirit stones."
"Ahem... let's look for it. It's too expensive. I can't afford it."
"Well..."
Originally, Mr. Zhu thought he met a big customer today, so he specially showed him the house, but now it seems that something is not right.
So he just nodded and took Xu Feng to the north of Fang City. The living environment there was more complicated. It was normal for five or six people to live together in a large courtyard. In this way, the rent would be divided evenly. Much cheaper.
I don’t know how many winding alleys I passed through, and I didn’t know how long I walked. From time to time, monks would suddenly come up to greet Mr. Zhu on the roadside.
Suddenly, Mr. Zhu's footsteps suddenly stopped.
Looking up, a courtyard appeared in front of me.
After entering the door and bypassing the screen wall, Mr. Zhu led him directly to a room in the west wing.
"Let's take a look, how is it here? It's big enough, with a radius of five feet. Don't say you live alone, even if you have a few more, it's totally fine."
Xu Feng looked at the room and nodded with satisfaction. The area of this room was much larger than the previous one. Moreover, he felt it just now and found that the concentration of spiritual energy here was very high, making it very suitable for cultivation.
However, it is not without its shortcomings, that is, it is difficult for the west wing to get sunlight and it feels a bit cold.
Thinking that he would need sunlight to cultivate the seedlings of Fenglingcao in the future, he said directly to Mr. Zhu who was standing aside:
"This room is good, but the lighting is a bit poor. I wonder if anyone lives in the east wing?"
The implication of his words is obvious, if there is no one in the east wing, then rent the east wing room.
Mr. Zhu shook his head, walked with his hands behind his back and replied:
"The two rooms in the east wing have been rented out, and the three rooms in the main room have also been rented out. The only room in the west wing that has not been rented out is the one in the west wing. Do you want to rent it?"
"How much spiritual stones does the rent for this house cost per month?"
"Calculated on a monthly basis, thirty spirit stones per month, the minimum payment is half a year, and a deposit of one hundred spirit stones is required."
Calculated in this way, half a year's rent is 180 spirit stones, plus the deposit is 280 dollars. Taking out so many spirit stones in one go is a bit painful to say the least.
However, considering his own safety, he happily took out the spirit stone.
Then the old man took out a rental contract for him to sign, gave him a yellow token, and then left quickly.
"Three hundred and sixty spiritual stones a year, which is twice as much as in the outer area. No wonder there are so few monks moving to the inner area. It's all caused by the spiritual stones."
After sighing, he looked at his new residence again, then locked the door and walked out of the small courtyard.
Although he has chosen this place as his new residence, he still has a lot of things stored in the outer area, and he also needs to say goodbye to Mr. Liang and his daughter.
