043. Building a Home
Even though He Jin understood Shang Huo's intentions in buying the land, he was the same as the other players. He did not understand the world of the rich when it came to spending so much money in the game.
He Jin did not have money. Even though he knew this was a sure win, he could not participate. Plus, this involved money in real life (after all, very few people could earn ten million gold coins in the game. Most had to convert money into RMB). Shang Huo had promised not to ask about A Jin's real life, so he did not encourage him to buy land with him. He was not greedy. As long as the money he earned in the game could support two people, it was enough.
Shang Huo chose eight of the plots in the main cities of the mortal world and the immortal world. The last two plots were for him and A Jin to build a home. Yes, this was the first thing they should do after getting Zhinu's hint. Since they were husband and wife, and in this world that was so close to reality, of course they had to have a home for "sharing"!
Shang Huo asked A Jin, "Where do you want to build our home?"
He Jin was reminded of this and said awkwardly, "Do we really want to build a home? This land is so expensive. If we build a home just to … do that, it's not worth it. "
Shang Huo raised an eyebrow. "How is it not worth it? We are married. Whether it's a house or doing that, we need it."
A Jin: "…"
He Jin braced himself and thought, "Sharing" in the game wouldn't be so shameless as to let people do that, right? " Even if they built a house, they would probably just stay in it symbolically. Since Shang Huo wanted it, then he could only do as he wished …
Shang Huo urged, "Mortal world or immortal world? Quickly pick a place you like. "
A Jin: "You choose, I'm fine with either."
Shang Huo: "Honey, I'll take care of things outside. You take care of things at home. Don't shirk your responsibilities."
He Jin: "…" Young man, you really know how to play!
Since they were playing as gods and demons, they should experience the fun of being immortals. Living in the mortal world was like being a mortal. It was meaningless.
The two sat on Lieyan Qiongqi again and circled above the immortal world for a while.
The Celestial World's three main cities, Heavenly Palace, Waterfall Abyss, and Twin Moons, had too many players coming and going, so they were not suitable for housing. Floating Island and Immortal Island were leveling grounds, so they were mostly filled with mobs, so they were not suitable either. There were only two places that He Jin felt were good: Immortality Peach Forest and Water Song Building.
These two places were not far from each other, and they were both places where players could pick up storyline quests and run dungeons. There were only a few NPCs here, and the scenery was picturesque and quiet. It was a good place to build a home. However, in comparison, the Immortality Peach Forest was more attractive to young couples, and couples in the game would often go there to enjoy the flowers under the moonlight. The Water Song Building was backed by Mount Ji, and the Nine Heavens Waterfall flowed between the mountains, leading straight to the Spiritual Rhino Lake in the mortal world. The water flowed continuously all year round, making it seem more like a paradise.
In the end, He Jin chose the latter. Apart from the beautiful scenery, there was another reason — the Water Song Building was the territory of the Tea Immortal, Lu Yu. It faced thousands of acres of tea plantations and could be used for farming!
Eight years ago, when he was playing the Spirit Immortal, He Jin liked to make his own blood-replenishing food. Cooking required the collection of raw materials, and the biggest source was the crops produced in the fields. Back then, he had learned these skills, but before he could delve into them, his parents had forcefully stopped him. Now that he was back in the game, He Jin remembered the joys of farming, cooking, and concocting medicine. He was prepared to pick up these life skills.
Shang Huo naturally had no objections. He took the remaining two Land Exchange Certificates and exchanged them with the Land Lord. He Jin was surprised. "Why did you exchange for two pieces?"
When Shang Huo was buying land in the main city, he realized that the area of each piece of land was only about 20 square meters. This was not a keyboard online game. No matter how small a shop was, as long as there was an NPC, it could support unlimited space. In a holographic state, players could personally feel the scale of space in this world.
A piece of land outside of the main city was about 60 square meters. Shang Huo did some calculations. If he built a building, there would only be two rooms on each floor. It was still a little small, so he had kept two Land Exchange Certificates just in case.
Shang Huo pointed at the colors of the land and said, "One is for buildings, and the other is for farming."
He Jin was puzzled. "Why do we need to buy farming land?"
Farming land in the mortal world and immortal world did not require rent and could be planted by any player for free. But once the crops matured, if they were not collected in time, they could be taken by other players.
Shang Huo said, "Enclose it. This piece of land is only for you to plant."
If it was bought by players, as long as they built a wall and planted vegetables, it would not be stolen.
Ah Jin: "…" Hello tycoon, goodbye tycoon!
Following that, Shang Huo summoned the NPC who was in charge of construction. He discussed with Ah Jin and decided to use one of the pieces of land to build a two-story villa. The first floor would be a living room with cooking and pharmaceutical equipment, the second floor would be a bedroom, and the third floor would be a balcony. The other piece of land was divided into two. One was for He Jin to plant vegetables, and the other was for planting a peach tree. It was for landscaping and to set up a set of stone tables and rattan chairs for guests to drink tea and chat. In total, they spent more than a hundred thousand gold coins!
He Jin's worldview was destroyed by this game's money-making methods, but he could not resist Shang Huo who spent money like water. After all, his rich classmate had bought ten pieces of land, so he did not care about such a small amount of money. (Qin Yang: Everything for sex!)
However, it took time to build a house. It could not be seen immediately after spending gold coins. The NPC said that it would take seven working days. The staff would write their request into the system. By then, not only Shang Huo and Ah Jin, but other players would also be able to see their houses.
Shang Huo heard this and nodded in satisfaction. "Then this bit of money is quite worth it."
He Jin did not have the strength to argue with him … In any case, as long as he liked it.
The two of them struggled for a long time to buy land to build their home. Due to the lack of Telepathy Index, the hidden mission of husband and wife would not be completed in a short period of time.
He Jin came back to his senses and looked at the time in the game. It was almost twelve o 'clock. He quickly said to Shang Huo, "It's getting late, time to sleep …" He did not expect to be late for an entire night!
Shang Huo: "Are you coming tomorrow?"
Tomorrow was Monday. It was not the day that Shang Huo would livestream. Moreover, since the holographic system was opened today, Shang Huo's livestream on Feiyou Network had to be changed and temporarily stopped for a week.
Ah Jin: "If there's nothing, I'll come online. You can also contact me."
"Okay." Before Ah Jin was about to go offline, Shang Huo suddenly grabbed his hand and pulled him toward himself. "Come, let me hug you."
Ah Jin: "…"
Being hugged by Shang Huo again, He Jin was still very nervous. However, perhaps it was because they had been together for a night, he did not feel as embarrassed as when he was hugged by Shang Huo at the beginning. He even had the urge to hug Shang Huo and pat his back to comfort him.
"I'll wait for you tomorrow." Shang Huo let go of him and smiled. "Remember, you still owe me 'hubby'."
Ah Jin: "…" His face finally turned as red as a tomato.
Shang Huo smiled at him. They stood on the empty space where their future home was being built and logged out of the game together.
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