Kerha City, Town Hall.
"I never thought I'd come here again."
Looking at the familiar two-story building in front of him, Fangzheng could not help but sigh. This was the second time he entered the town hall after he transmigrated to this world. Fangzheng still clearly remembered that the first time he entered the town hall was for his new identity and Astral Runes. At that time, he also got to know a very unreliable Astrologer girl. Come to think of it, he wondered how that girl was doing now … Speaking of which, what was that girl's name again?
Thinking of this, Fangzheng shook his head and walked into the town hall.
Unlike Star-Moon City, the town hall of Kerha City was quite lively. As soon as Fangzheng entered the town hall, he saw many people standing in front of the counter, whispering to each other while queuing up. There were even people shuttling back and forth in groups of twos and threes with all kinds of documents in their hands. But this was not surprising. Star-Moon City was just a small inland city, while Kerha City was a commercial center at the border. The two were not on the same level, so naturally there would be such a difference.
"Hello, sir."
As soon as Fangzheng entered the town hall, an attendant quickly came to greet him.
"May I know what business you're looking for?"
"I'd like to purchase a few islands."
Looking at the attendant in front of him, Fangzheng quickly gave his answer. When the attendant heard Fangzheng's answer, he was taken aback for a moment. Then, a very formal smile appeared on his face.
"Of course. Please follow me."
As he spoke, the attendant turned around and led Fangzheng into the city hall.
In Fangzheng's opinion, even if every inch of land in a place like Kerha City wasn't worth its weight in gold, it would still be quite difficult to buy a piece of land. As a matter of fact, when the attendant led Fangzheng into the hall in charge of land sales, Fangzheng felt as if he had entered the real estate market of his previous life. Everywhere, well-dressed people could be seen yelling at the City Hall staff. Some people even raised their money bags and shouted loudly. Of course, there was no lack of people who fought until their faces turned red, slamming the table and cursing at a map. There were even some who cursed to the point of wanting to beat someone up. Fortunately, they were stopped by the well-prepared guards.
It seemed that no matter which world he was in, real estate transactions were always very intense.
Upon seeing this scene, Fangzheng couldn't help but nod. In fact, he was already prepared. It was very obvious that he was prepared. The real estate transactions in Korha City were more popular than he had imagined. Perhaps it would not be so easy for him to get his hands on the island he was hoping for ….
"Here?"
Looking at the counter in front of him, Fangzheng could not help but glance at the attendant beside him in surprise. He was currently at a counter in the corner. From the dust that had accumulated on the counter, it could be seen that no one had visited this place for a long time.
If it wasn't for the "Island Transaction Counter" sign hanging outside the counter, Fangzheng would have thought that the attendant was trying to torture him because he was handsome. Are you sure this isn't a cemetery counter? I think the things on the counter can be used as material for a horror movie.
"This is the place, sir."
The attendant ignored Fangzheng's gaze and bowed with a smile.
"I wish you all the best. I'll take my leave now."
"… … ….."
Are you f * cking kidding me?
Fangzheng looked at the bustling trading market not far away, then looked at the desolate counter on his side. He didn't know what to say for a while. If it wasn't for the fact that there was an old man in work uniform dozing off behind the counter, Fangzheng would have thought he was being pranked.
"Huff … Huff …."
The old man was really careless. Even though Fangzheng felt that the surroundings were a mess, he was still able to lean against the back of the chair and sleep soundly. But Fangzheng didn't care. He stretched out his hand and patted the bell on the counter, but … .well, there was no sound at all. It was obviously broken.
"Knock knock knock."
Fangzheng had no choice but to knock on the counter with his finger. Strangely enough, although his voice wasn't very loud, the old man who was dozing off suddenly trembled. He wiped off his saliva, opened his sleepy eyes, and looked to the side. When he saw Fangzheng, the old man hurriedly stood up.
"He-hello, sir. What can I do for you?"
"In fact, I'm here to buy an island in the Endless Sea …."
"As expected …."
The old man sighed when he heard Fangzheng's answer. He hesitated for a moment, then bent down and took out a map from under the counter.
"This is all I have, sir …. I'm very sorry, but I'm afraid I can't help you much."
"What do you mean?"
Upon hearing the old man's question, Fangzheng was taken aback. He lowered his head and carefully looked at the map in front of him. After seeing all the occupation signs on the map, Fangzheng finally understood why this place was the most deserted in the entire real estate trading center.
It was because there was almost nothing to sell here.
On the map in front of him, there were quite a few islands in the sea belonging to the Kingdom of Saints, but most of them had been occupied by nobles and some organizations. Obviously, it wasn't just Nunnally's dream to find a place to enjoy the warmth of spring. Or rather, many people had the same dream as her.
Not only that, Fangzheng even saw the symbol of the White Tower of Heaven on it. Well, many mages loved to find an isolated island to build a tower on.
Even in a magical world, not everyone could find an island to build a house on. First of all, the island had to have fresh water. Second, the location had to be good enough, or the island itself had to be fine. Otherwise, if a tsunami or storm came, let alone a warm spring, you'd be lucky not to become an extremely cold place.
Not to mention the ubiquitous pirates …. It could be said that it was obviously not easy to find a peach blossom island to live on in the sea. Therefore, dreams were beautiful, but reality was cruel.
The islands that met the requirements were basically all gone. More importantly, the sea wasn't like land. On land, you could still lead your subordinates to expand your territory, but what kind of territory could you expand on the sea? It was all water; there was no place for people to live. Whether or not you could find an island depended entirely on luck. It was like spending money to open a treasure chest. Sometimes, even if you found a new island, it might just be a deserted island that couldn't be inhabited …. For most people, buying such an island was meaningless and a waste of money.
But for Fangzheng, this was not important.
"I'd like to ask, if I bought an island, how much area can I have?"
That's right, this was Fangzheng's real purpose. After asking Kuria, Fangzheng learned that this world also had a rule similar to the "exclusive economic zone", but in this respect, the overworld was a little more straightforward. If Fangzheng bought an island, then the sea within a few kilometers of the island would all belong to Fangzheng's private territory.
"This …."
Faced with Fangzheng's question, the old man was obviously a little surprised, but he still hurriedly put on his glasses, took out a ruler, and measured it on the map.
"With the island as the center, it's about this big …."
"Hmm …."
Looking at the area given by the old man in front of him, Fangzheng frowned. According to the old man's gesture, if he bought an island, its exclusive area would basically be equivalent to one-third of Star-Moon City. It wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. On land, it would be the size of a small mountain.
Thinking of this, Fangzheng stretched out his hand and drew a circle on the northern sea on the map.
"So, if I want to buy these islands, how much will it cost in total?"
"This ….?"
Hearing Fangzheng's question, the old man was stunned for a moment. He looked at the islands circled by Fangzheng on the map and showed a surprised expression.
"Are you sure? Mister? These are all dead islands. Generally, no one will buy them at all. Besides, they're close to pirate routes, and rumor has it that there are sea monsters there. Ordinary ships don't dare to approach them at all! "
The dead islands mentioned by the old man were some narrow volcanic and coral islands in the sea. Some of these islands were not even as big as a villa. Some of them were actually big rocks standing in the sea. There was no water, no food, and even no shelter from the wind and rain when a storm came. Therefore, very few people would buy such islands. The five islands circled by Fangzheng belonged to this category. Among them, the smallest island could only build a lighthouse, while the largest could only build a small house. Perhaps it would be destroyed by a gust of wind.
Naturally, no one would buy such islands.
But Fangzheng didn't care. He already had the Tendo Temple, so he didn't need to build any buildings on these islands at all. Right now, what Fangzheng needed was an area where he could reasonably expand the Tendo Temple. The shape of these five islands happened to be a pentagon, and the distance between them was large enough. If Fangzheng could buy these five islands, he could expand the Tendo Temple in the center of these five islands, and then he could live a carefree life there.
As for the pirates and the rumored sea monsters … .weren't they just right for Fangzheng? It just so happened that it could help him resist the peeping of those bored outsiders. It was simply awesome!
No matter how powerful the sea monsters were, they couldn't affect the Tendo Temple that was suspended in the air.
"This … .you really want to buy these islands?"
"Of course."
Facing the old man's question, Fangzheng waved his hand generously.
"I'll buy them all!"
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