Seeing that there was only one candle lit in the restaurant, Gu Shi took out the magic lamp from his space ring and turned it on. The bright light immediately dispelled the darkness around him.

Anthony's father took out the magic lamp while watching over it, scratching his head a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, but the candles at home are almost used up, and we haven't had time to buy new ones yet."

Gu Shi knew that this was just Anthony's father's excuse, but he didn't mean to expose it. "It's okay, I understand."

Anthony's father led Gu Shi all the way to the third floor. The old wooden stairs creaked as they walked on them.

After reaching the third floor, Anthony's father began to introduce, "This is it. There are two rooms on the third floor. We haven't rented them out yet. Feel free to take a look around."

Gu Shi first glanced outside the room. From the traces around it, it could be seen that this floor had just been renovated. Although the overall area was not large, there were only two rooms in total, which made each room quite considerable.

Gu Shi first opened the door on the left. There were not many furniture in the room, just a bed, a few cabinets and a set of simple tables and chairs. The decoration was better than he had imagined. It was quiet and tidy, which made people like it at first sight.

He opened the door on the right and took a look. The furnishings inside were no different from those on the left.

Gu Shi quickly decided to live in the room on the left. Although he could easily find a better place to live in the city with his financial resources, Gu Shi was still willing to trust his own judgment.

If he wanted to explore the secrets of this street, it would be better to live here directly. As the saying goes, the one who is close to the water gets the moon first. This way, Gu Shi would have more reason to explore around this street. Now that he can be seen, he has to be careful not to be caught by others.

Gu Shi turned to Anthony's father and said, "I'll take the room on the left. Can I stay there tonight?"

Hearing Gu Shi's decision to rent the room, Anthony's father's voice was filled with joy. "Of course, no problem. You just need to prepare some daily necessities for the room yourself."

The two of them settled down like this. Because they didn't know how long they would stay in this place, Gu Shi simply paid three months' rent in one go. After all, the money was nothing to him.

When Gu Shi was about to give the rent money to Anthony's father, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Oh, there's one more thing I have to tell you in advance.

Although there is no news yet, I am also planning to rent out another room. You and the other tenant will need to share a bathroom. Is that acceptable to you?"

Gu Shi replied, "I have no problem. Besides, since I have decided to live here, don't call me "you". Just call me Gu Shi. After all, we will be living under the same roof for quite some time."

"this……"

Anthony's father was a little hesitant. Like Anthony, he could see that the young man in front of him was a noble wizard, and there was a gap in status between him and ordinary civilians like them. He was worried that calling him by his name directly would offend Gu Shi.

Gu Shi tried to persuade him again, "It's okay. I don't really care about these etiquettes. It's better to say that you respect me too much, and I'm a little uncomfortable with it."

Anthony's father seemed to sense Gu Shi's sincerity, and he finally nodded, "Since you said so, I will call you Gu Shi from now on.

To be honest, we've had the pleasure of hosting several professionals before, but their attitudes were truly… Sigh, to be honest, seeing Anthony speak to you so directly and offensively today, his mother and I were truly worried.”

Gu Shi smiled and said, "No, it's a good thing for children to be lively, and Anthony is very likable when he speaks."

Hearing Gu Shi praising his child like this, Anthony's father showed a bit of pride on his face, "Anthony has been smart since he was young, his mother and I like him very much.

It's a pity that he was born with poor health, and now we can't provide him with better conditions for recuperation. He is almost an adult, but he still looks so small."

Anthony's father coughed twice, as if realizing he had said too much. "Ahem, sorry, I tend to talk too much when it comes to Anthony."

"It's okay, I understand. This is how parents talk about their children."

Seeing Anthony's father like this, Gu Shi couldn't help but think of his parents whom he hadn't seen for several years. Although he received letters from them every month, he still missed them after not seeing them for so long.

Gu Shi sighed silently. He didn’t know how the collection of illustrations at school was going. He really wanted to go home.

The renting of the house was settled, and Anthony's father came downstairs with a large sum of new income. He had to tell his wife the good news as soon as possible. With this money, their future life would be a little better.

In order to prevent Anthony's father from not being able to see the stairs clearly and falling, Gu Shi deliberately stood in the corridor for a while. When he heard the laughter of three people downstairs, he turned around and went back to the room.

Gu Shi did not follow them down. There are skills to building good relationships with others. Knowing when to advance and retreat is the best option. Keep pestering others will only make them feel annoyed.

It would be better for the three of them to enjoy this wonderful family time alone, and he, as an outsider, should not disturb them.

Gu Shi took the room key given to him by Anthony's father and walked into the room, then locked the door, took out things from the space ring and packed them up.

This room will be his base camp from now on. After all, it is where he will live, so it can't be too shabby.

After cleaning the room, Gu Shi lay on the soft bed and began to think about what he had gained today.

From the contact with Anthony and his father just now, it was not difficult for Gu Shi to judge that their intelligence was many levels higher than those robots outside, and there was no difference between them and ordinary humans.

If Gu Shi had landed here from the beginning, he would definitely not have realized the abnormality of these people for a while.

"So what exactly causes these differences between people?"

Gu Shi thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with any clues, so he simply put the question aside. He had just been here for less than a day, so it was normal that he lacked information.

Thinking of this, Gu Shi picked up the hourglass hanging on his chest and took a look. The sand inside did not decrease significantly, which meant that the flow of time here should still be normal.

However, Gu Shi did not relax because who knows if the time in this strange place will suddenly speed up at any moment. In order to prevent himself from being trapped here, it is better to find an exit as soon as possible.

"I need to work harder next time."

In order to be in good spirits for tomorrow's exploration, Gu Shi closed his eyes early.