Xia Yao signed the contract with such speed that both Chen Weihan and Parker were stunned.
"Master...are you really going to buy all three shops at once?" Looking at the numbers written on the contract, such as ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands...even though she wasn't short of money, she couldn't help but be surprised at the small treasury of Sword and Rose.
A 1,000-square-meter residential land costs 150,000 gold, and after purchase, you can enjoy permanent residence rights; three shops, with different sizes, only have the right to use but not the ownership, a total of 160,000 gold.
It comes down to exactly 310,000!
When did Master save so much money for the guild?
Chen Weihan, who had never had any idea about money management, swallowed her throat. It seemed that she would have to seek more advice from her master in the future. Otherwise, what was the point of earning more money as she would spend more.
After signing the contract and making the final payment, Chen Weihan discovered that there was an additional discount statement on the last page of the contract - 20% off, as Sword and Rose was a certified guild of the Perth Empire and had permanent rights to discounts on the purchase of residency.
In the end, I successfully acquired all four plots of land for only 248,000 yuan, and I could pay it in installments at a low interest rate! The first payment was only 100,000 yuan!
Chen Weihan followed Xia Yao out of the resident management center and said admiringly, "Master, you're amazing! Not only did you get a discount, but you also got Parker to agree to your installment payment request!"
Parker clearly doesn't look like an easy person to talk to, so why did he agree?
Xia Yao smiled and said, "First, give him a surprise, then lower his expectations, and finally raise them step by step. If you can do this, you can do it too."
She originally planned to buy a shop, but she deliberately did not mention it and only talked about buying residential land, giving Parker a big surprise and making him full of expectations for the deal.
Then, you push the price down sufficiently, leaving the other party feeling completely disappointed. Seeing their prize go away is definitely heartbreaking, so they'll try every possible means to retain the buyer.
At this time, we acted according to the situation and threw out bait step by step, starting from 60% off, increasing to 70% off, and finally to 20% off to show our sincerity. Finally, we asked the other party to make certain concessions in view of our sincerity - payment in installments.
The simple routine made Parker unable to defend himself.
Chen Weihan was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that there was so much knowledge involved in buying a piece of land in the game. He had thousands of words to say, but in the end he could only say "Master is awesome!"
Once the residence is purchased, the next thing to consider is changing the layout and building houses.
Parker gave Xia Yao the floor plan of the residential land and shops. After studying it, Xia Yao decided not to change the shops for the time being. The shops were not large in area, and there was no point in spending money to change them. Only the buildings on the guild's land needed some adjustments.
After thinking about it, Xia Yao came up with an idea and took Chen Weihan back to Perth Empire City first.
There was no need for Chen Weihan to give any advice on the following matters, as he had his own tasks to complete, so they separated after returning to the city.
Xia Yao went straight to the Mercenary Guild, quickly wrote a list and posted it.
Instantly attracts the attention of players who take orders!
"I built the house by hiring engineers! Which rich guy is so awesome that he even bought the land?"
"And it's 1,000 square meters! What kind of luxury house is this? Woohoo, I really want to hug your thigh~"
"We need 6 people in total, 3 apprentices, 2 juniors, and 1 intermediate. Wow, I'm an apprentice engineer, I can take orders!~"
"I'm a junior, I want to come too!"
There is a branch of life professions called engineers. Like miners, blacksmiths, and pharmacists, they are mainly responsible for house construction, fortification construction, military equipment manufacturing, etc. Levels below 10 are apprentices, levels 11-20 are junior, 21-30 are intermediate, and beyond that are senior, special, and so on.
Even though the levels are divided so finely, in fact, up to now, there are not many players who can reach the beginner level, and there are even fewer who can reach the intermediate level.
For example, the miner Yunyan is only at level 18 in mining, 2 levels away from the intermediate level; the pharmacist Sandaofo is at level 20 in alchemy, 1 level away; the newly recruited blacksmith Bugui Langren has better qualifications, and his forging level is already 23, ranking among the best among all the life-style players.
Xia Yao made a rough estimate and then released such a relatively reasonable recruitment structure.
Soon she received order requests from various engineer players.
Since this task involves building a house, she set it up so that the task can only be accepted by the person himself, unlike the previous Sword Demon King, where players can directly receive it.
There are a lot of engineering apprentices applying in the background, 7 or 8 junior ones, and intermediate ones... Qin Feng?
Xia Yao was stunned for a moment, as if she had seen this name somewhere.
I clicked on the other person’s avatar. Hiss, isn’t this the president of Qingfengyu Pavilion, which is ranked tenth?
Qingfengyu Pavilion is a purely lifestyle guild, with players of various lifestyle professions in it. Although it does not follow the combat route, the guild has always been ranked high, firmly in tenth place, and is an alternative and powerful existence among the top ten guilds.
The players from the Mercenary Guild were surprised to see him there.
"Qin Feng, the president of Qingfengyu Pavilion? Why is he here?"
"Have you taken a fancy to that house-building quest? There are only a few mid-level engineers in the entire server, and he's such a flashy guy, he must want to be in the spotlight."
Xia Yao naturally didn't know what kind of person Qin Feng was, but the other party's level was obvious, so she had no reason to refuse.
So I did a simple screening and kept the remaining 5 people based on my personal preference.
Building a house is something that requires the person to do it personally, and Xia Yao didn't intend to hide her identity, so she sent an address to this group of people and agreed to meet at a small restaurant in 15 minutes.
The three apprentices were the first to arrive. From across the street, they saw Yin Yao, the number one on the list, casually drinking tea from afar. They looked at each other, and then realized belatedly that it was she who posted the list.
"My mother is the living number one!"
"I finally had the honor of meeting him in person. I was so excited, trembling, and overwhelmed!"
"I have to leave a good impression on the boss! Maybe I'll have a chance to join Sword and Rose in the future!~"
The three of them were like little chickens, pushing and shoving each other until they stood in front of Xia Yao.
Xia Yao slowly put down the teacup and said, "Sit down."
"yes!"
The three of them sat down in a row on a bench like robots following orders.
Then two beginners and intermediate Qin Feng arrived one after another.
Xia Yao unfolded the floor plan on the table and briefly explained her thoughts: "Originally, I wanted to build a Chinese-style building, but as you can see, there are already some European-style buildings on the ground. Considering the cost, I decided to go with the European style. Here in the courtyard..."
Xia Yao explained the story bit by bit, and the engineers all started taking notes, fearing that they would get any details wrong.
Except for Qin Feng, everyone else sat with their legs crossed, their chin supported by one hand, and listened intermittently.
While Xia Yao was drinking tea, a junior engineer timidly asked him, "Brother Qin, the boss said so much, can you remember it?"
Qin Feng blew the loose hair on his forehead: "Aren't you guys keeping track of this?"
Everyone: ...
Okay, that's fine...
Half an hour later, Xia Yao had conveyed everything she needed to. Suddenly, Qin Feng lazily asked, "Do you still want the Chinese style?"
Xia Yao was stunned: "I do want to, but..."
"That's no problem. I'll make you a set of both Chinese and European styles." Qin Feng interrupted her, "I won't charge you any extra money. I'll cover the cost."
Xia Yao smiled and said, "It's not a matter of money. The area is so small, and the two styles may not be compatible."
"This is not something you need to consider. I'll give you the design drawings tonight. If you think it's okay, we can start work tomorrow. How about that?" Qin Feng crossed his legs, looking as if he was relying on me.
The five engineers froze upon hearing this: "Tonight?! This might cost them their lives!"
Xia Yao was not worried that Qin Feng was exaggerating. As an intermediate-level official and the president, he could not sit in this position without some level of skill.
But when she saw the other five players' faces turn black, as if they had foreseen the tragic situation of having to hand over the design drawings even if it cost them their lives, she couldn't help but smile in her heart.
"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry, just give it to me in 3 days."
Although Qin Feng is powerful, the players below are not as strong as him, so it is better not to push them too hard.
At 11 o'clock that night, Xia Yao was still offline when Qin Feng sent her a private message.
It really is a design drawing.
I don’t know what kind of abuse the little boy under him has suffered today. Xia Yao smiled in her heart and clicked on the picture.
Then he was stunned.
【Yin Yao: Seven?】
Xia Yao was surprised to learn that not one but seven large design drawings were sent to her.
[Qin Feng: Yes, seven]
[Yin Yao: The base is only 1,000 square meters. I'm afraid your design isn't big enough.]
[Qin Feng: That's enough. If you trust me, tell me what you think of these seven designs.]
Xia Yao looked around carefully. If there were seven plots of land, these seven designs could be said to have their own characteristics. However, if they were to be placed on one piece of land, unless seven stacked floors were built, they would not be able to be accommodated on the same plane.
Although she was still suspicious, Xia Yao believed that the other party would never say anything nonsense.
Qin Feng's current engineering level is 29, and he is only 2 levels away from being promoted to advanced level. His strength is definitely there, so she doesn't need to worry.
So I replied "No problem" and waited for the final results.
As soon as the general design was finalized, Qin Feng took the children to refine the more detailed plan the next day. Soon, countless detailed drawings were sent to Xia Yao one after another. Except for some minor changes based on needs, everything else was basically retained.
The next step was to start construction. Relying on only 5 engineers was obviously not enough to support such a huge workload, so Xia Yao went to the mercenary guild to issue a new task list.
[Task Order No. 000989: Recruiting 20 construction workers to work with engineers on the construction of houses. Working hours: 8 hours, daily pay (Reward: 500 gold coins)]
As soon as the order was released, the players guarding the Mercenary Guild rushed to grab it with red eyes!
500 gold coins, hey, it's not that much better than those other 100 or 80 gold orders! And there's no risk of being killed by wild monsters or poisonous plants. You only need to work for 8 hours to get it. Anyone who doesn't go is a fool.
Soon, 19 of the 20 spots were taken, leaving only one vacant spot, which the players could not get no matter how hard they tried.
"Strange, isn't there one vacant position? Why does the system tell me I don't meet the requirements?"
"Ah, me too. I've applied many times and it's always the same."
"Isn't there a bug?"
The Sword Demon King stood in the middle of the crowd, silent. He clicked on the guild task bar and chose to accept No. 989.
[You have accepted the order from player [Yinxyao], please keep in touch with your employer at any time]
[Order No. 989 has been received. Players please move on to other tasks.]
"What the hell? How did someone pick you up?"
"Oh, what a pity! I thought I could get it this time~"
Ha, it turned out to be him.
The Sword Demon King, who had successfully received the request, twitched his lips, and an indescribable sour and bitter feeling came to his nose.
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