City of Korhal, City Hall.

“I never thought that I would come here again.”

Looking at the familiar two-story building in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but sigh. This was the second time he entered the City Hall after traveling to this world. Fang Zheng still clearly remembered that the first time he entered the City Hall was for his new identity and star pattern. And at that time he also met a very unreliable astrologer sister. By the way, I don't know how that girl is now... By the way, what was that girl's name?

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng shook his head and walked into the city hall.

Unlike Star-Moon City, the city hall of Khar City was quite lively. Fang Zheng had just walked into the city hall when he saw many people standing in front of the counter, talking to each other while queuing. There were even people walking around in twos and threes with various documents in their hands. But this was no wonder. Star-Moon City was just a small inland city, while Khar City was a commercial center on the border. The two sides were not at the same level, so there would naturally be such a difference.

"Hello, sir."

Fang Zheng had just walked into the City Hall when servants came forward to greet him.

"What business do you want to handle?"

“I want to buy a few islands.”

Looking at the servant in front of him, Fang Zheng gave an answer quickly. After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the servant was stunned for a moment, and then a very formal smile appeared on his face.

"Of course no problem, please follow me."

As he spoke, the attendant turned around and led Fang Zheng towards the interior of the city hall.

In Fang Zheng's opinion, even if the land in a place like Khar City is not expensive, it would be very difficult to buy a piece of land. In fact, when the servant took Fang Zheng into the hall responsible for land sales, Fang Zheng felt as if he had entered the real estate market in his previous life. People in well-dressed clothes were shouting at the staff of the city hall everywhere, and some even raised their money bags and shouted loudly. Of course, there were also people who were so angry that they slammed the table and cursed at a map. There were even people who were so angry that they wanted to hit people, but fortunately they were stopped by the guards who were prepared.

It seems that no matter which world it is, real estate transactions are very fierce.

Looking at this scene, Fang Zheng nodded. In fact, he was already prepared. It was obvious that the real estate transactions in the City of Khar were more popular than he had imagined. So if he wanted to get the island he wanted, it might not be so easy...?

"here?"

Looking at the counter in front of him, Fang Zheng could not help but glance at the attendant beside him in surprise. He was currently standing at a counter in the far corner. From the dust piled on the counter, it could be seen that no one had been here for a long time.

If it weren't for the sign "Island Trading Counter" hanging outside the counter, Fang Zheng would have thought that the servant was going to torture him because he was handsome. Are you sure this isn't a cemetery sales counter? I think the things on it can be used as material for a horror movie.

"Here it is, sir."

The attendant ignored Fang Zheng's gaze, smiled, bowed his head and saluted.

"I wish you all the best, and I'll take my leave now."

“…”

Are you fucking kidding me?

Looking at the bustling exchange not far away, and then looking at his own deserted counter with only spiders weaving webs, Fang Zheng didn't know what to say for a moment. If there wasn't an old man in work clothes taking a nap behind the counter, Fang Zheng would have thought he was being pranked.

“Huha…Huha…”

This old man was really careless. Even though Fang Zheng felt that the surroundings were noisy, he could still sleep soundly on the back of the chair. But Fang Zheng didn't care. He reached out and tapped the bell on the counter, but... well, there was no sound at all. It was obviously broken.

“Boom boom boom.”

In desperation, Fang Zheng had to knock on the counter with his fingers. Strangely enough, although his sound was not very loud, the dozing old man suddenly shuddered, then wiped his saliva, opened his sleepy eyes, looked to the side, and after seeing Fang Zheng, the old man hurriedly stood up.

"Hello, sir, what do you need?"

"In fact, I came here to buy an island on the Endless Sea..."

"really……"

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the old man sighed, then he hesitated for a moment, bent down, took out a map from under the counter and spread it out.

"That's all I have, sir... I'm terribly sorry, but I'm afraid I can't help you much."

"What's the meaning?"

Hearing the old man's question, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he lowered his head and looked carefully at the map in front of him. After seeing the full occupation marks on it, Fang Zheng finally understood why this place in the entire real estate transaction center was the most deserted.

The truth is, there is almost nothing to sell here.

On the map in front of him, there were quite a few islands in the sea area of ​​the Holy Kingdom, but most of them had been occupied by nobles and some organizations. Obviously, it was not just Nanali's dream to find a place facing the sea with flowers blooming in spring, or rather, there were many people who had the same dream as her.

Not only that, Fang Zheng even saw the symbol of the White Tower of Heaven on it - well, finding an isolated island overseas to build a wizard's tower is apparently also the favorite of many wizards.

Even in a magical world, not everyone can find an island to build a house. First of all, there must be fresh water on the island. Secondly, the geographical location must be good enough, or the island itself should not have too many problems. Otherwise, if a tsunami storm comes, let alone spring flowers, you will be lucky if it doesn't turn you into an extremely cold place.

Not to mention the ubiquitous pirates... It can be said that it is not easy to find a paradise island to live in overseas. So dreams are beautiful, but reality is very cruel.

The qualified islands have basically been marked out. The important thing is that the sea is not like land. On land, you can lead your men to expand the territory, but what territory can you expand on the sea? It's all water, and there is no place to live. Whether you can come across an island depends entirely on luck, just like opening a treasure chest with krypton gold. Even sometimes, even if you find a new island, it may just be a deserted island where no one can live... For most people, buying such an island is meaningless and a waste of money.

But for Fang Zheng, none of this matters.

"I would like to ask, if I buy an island, how much exclusive area can I have?"

That's right, this is Fang Zheng's real purpose. After asking Kulia, Fang Zheng learned that this world also has rules similar to the "exclusive economic zone", but in this regard, the main world is more straightforward. If Fang Zheng buys an island, then the sea area within a few kilometers centered on this island will all belong to Fang Zheng's private territory.

"this……"

Facing Fang Zheng's question, the old man was obviously a little surprised, but he quickly put on his glasses, then reached out to take a ruler and gestured on the map.

"Based on the island, it's about this size..."

"Um……"

Looking at the area given by the old man, Fang Zheng frowned. According to the old man's gestures, if he bought an island, its exclusive area would basically be equal to one-third of Xingyue City. It was not too big, but not too small either. If it was placed on land, it would be considered to occupy an area the size of a small mountain.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng stretched out his hand and drew a circle in the northern sea area of ​​the map.

"So, if I want to buy these islands, how much will it cost in total?"

"this……?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, the old man was stunned for a moment, then he looked at the circled island on the map and showed a surprised expression.

"Are you sure, sir? This is a dead island. Normally, no one would buy it. Moreover, it is close to the pirate route. Rumor has it that there are sea monsters there. Ordinary ships dare not approach it!"

The dead islands the old man mentioned were some small volcanic islands and coral islands in the sea. Some of these islands were not even as big as a villa, and they were actually just a big rock standing in the sea. There was no water or food on them, and even when a storm came, there was no place to shelter from the wind and rain, so few people would buy such islands. The five islands that Fang Zheng circled belonged to this type. The smallest island among them could only build a lighthouse, and the largest one could only build a small house, which might be destroyed if the wind blew.

Naturally, no one would buy such an island.

But Fang Zheng didn't care. He had the Tiandao Palace, so he didn't need to build anything on these islands. Right now, Fang Zheng needed an area where he could properly expand the Tiandao Palace. The shape of these five islands was a pentagon, and the distance between them was large enough. If Fang Zheng could buy these five islands, he could expand the Tiandao Palace in the center of these five islands, and then he could live a leisurely life.

As for pirates and the legendary sea monsters... Isn't this just right for Fang Zheng? It can help him resist the prying eyes of those bored outsiders. It's really great!

No matter how powerful the sea monster is, it cannot affect the Tiandao Palace floating in the air.

“This…you really want to buy these islands?”

"certainly."

Facing the old man's question, Fang Zheng waved his hand generously.

“I’ll take care of all this!”

If you have money, you can be so willful!