Destiny is ashes

Chapter 209 House Purchase Plan
"Isn't this not good?"

Huo Qing scratched his head and said nervously, "You know, if this happens, the house will be under my name... Aren't you worried?"

"Ha." An Jing shook his head: "I won't say anything extra. Huo Qing, aren't we friends? Isn't it pleasant to have worked together for such a long time?"

"You don't dare to believe in yourself, but I dare to believe in you!"

In An Jing's eyes, Huo Qing was a person with a people-pleasing personality, who was willing to tolerate even Da Qiang in order to repay a favor.

Even though he has been running the recycling hut more and more independently in recent times, the underlying nature of his character makes it difficult, or even impossible, for him to betray his friends.

An Jing was a little angry at this kind of person for not fighting back, but he also completely believed that what the other person did could not be harmful to him.

In An Jing's opinion, even if Huo Qing was forced or plotted against and lost the house, he would not suffer any fundamental loss. It would just be a small act of kindness.

An Jing was open-minded, based on his ability. Whether it was silver or good deeds, for a person traveling between two worlds, they were resources that he could have whenever he wanted.

But this is not the case for Huo Qing. He has only accumulated a few hundred good deeds over all these years, not to mention a house, so he naturally feels a lot of pressure.

Of course he would not betray An Jing. On the contrary, the more An Jing believed in him, the more determined he was to never let An Jing suffer.

But Huo Qing's character also has flaws: the more trust he bears from his friends, the more pressure he feels, the more he dares not act rashly, and even his originally intelligent brain becomes dull.

An Jing also saw this, but people's character flaws are difficult to change, and it can even be said that they are a kind of "fate".

He changed Huo Qing's fate, and indeed changed some of Huo Qing's insecure character, but it was impossible to expect the other party to become able to stand on his own feet immediately.

"Ok, deal."

So An Jing simply unilaterally announced the establishment of the cooperation: "Don't take it too seriously, we can be considered as doing business together."

"I'll buy a house or a store, and maybe I can do some small business in the future. If you want to study the formation and need materials, you can buy them cheaply from me, right? After all, the recycling hut business belongs to Boss Tieshou, and we have to make a living of our own."

"Pity."

Huo Qing was filled with fear, joy, and even some regret at An Jing's trust in him. "The house I originally lived in was taken away by the Day Tiger Gang to pay off a debt because of my public death... If it was still there, I could give it to you, and there wouldn't be so much trouble."

"That's too close to the city, not very convenient." But An Jing shook his head: "What I want is a house that is close to the wilderness, but not that close... It doesn't matter if it's remote and deserted, the main thing is that it's safe and convenient for me to move and store supplies."

“I know a good place for that.”

Huo Qing is a local after all. As soon as An Jing made the request, he quickly thought of a location that met the requirements: "If you, An Jing, really just want a remote and safe property that is not visited by many people on weekdays and can be used for storing supplies, I recommend that you go to Chonggang Town to buy it."

Chonggang Town, as its name suggests, is a mining town built on the edge of the Dust Plain, between several hills.

A special earth-based mineral material called "Sinking Crystal" is produced here, which can be mined sustainably. Sinking Crystal is the opposite of floating jade. It is an ore that can control the weight of the shuttle and the stability of the ship shuttle. Some flying swords that require weight will also add it. Its production does not rely on mineral veins, but on "crystal seeds" and "crystal caves".

In a natural crystal cave that is more than a thousand years old, crystal seeds will be produced. The crystal seeds can be moved to a suitable vein to be nurtured and grow into a small crystal cave. At this time, special techniques can be used to continuously extract the crystal from the crystal cave.

In other words, this is a kind of "mineral field". Chonggang Town originally did not have any crystal veins, but it was suitable for the growth of crystals, so three crystal seeds were placed there. After a long time, Chonggang Town now has seven crystal caves, which stably produce a large amount of high-quality crystals.

Such a mining town is naturally safe and stable. But at the same time, the overly stable production also makes the town lifeless.

Plus, there are occasional monster attacks here (this is the real point), and while it’s not very dangerous due to comprehensive precautions, it’s annoying.

Therefore, apart from local mining company staff and supporting living facilities, there are basically no outside population.

Simply put, if you want to do business and make money, there is no chance in this place: people with money go to Xuanye City. Who would stay in this countryside where wild boars may rob the fields at any time?

"But it suits me just fine!"

After Huo Qing's introduction, An Jing understood in an instant that this place was the 'base' he needed!
Chonggang Town is more like a large-scale mining site than a town, and the output is fixed, there is no unexpected wealth, and no jobs.

In a place like this, if robbers come here to rob, they will first have to face the defensive formations and various fortifications of Chonggang Town, which will definitely not be enough to cover their expenses.

In addition, this place is safe but living inconvenient, so not many people come here to buy houses, so the housing prices are quite cheap.

Only some large companies will set up transshipment warehouses here to transport sunken crystals and derivative minerals from some surrounding mineral veins.

What Anjing needs is a place with few people, cheap and safe!

This is also a warehouse where he can store various supplies from the Huaixu Realm. In the future, if there are people like You Ruhui and Aunt Huai who need to be taken away from the Huaixu Realm to hide, he can also bring them to the warehouse and place them here, find a reason, and he doesn't even have to expose his ability to travel between the two worlds.

"Once you're sure, I can go find a house or an agent."

Seeing that An Jing was indeed very interested, Huo Qing was also happy to make the trip: "But buying a house takes time, so just let me stay here for the time being."

"Well, thank you very much."

Needless to say, An Jing chatted with Huo Qing about some other topics, such as Huo Qing's recent learning progress and some problems in martial arts.

As the eldest senior brother of Xuanming Manor, An Jing, who had rich experience in guidance, very skillfully pointed out some points that Huo Qing had missed in the process of cultivation, and also set up a complete training plan for him, which made Huo Qing extremely grateful.

"That's right." In response, Huo Qing said what he had wanted to say for a long time: "An Xuan, your body cultivation method... is really precious."

"I didn't know about it at first, and thought it was just an ordinary body-refining method, but after so many days, I have discovered that its effectiveness and sophistication are among the best even among the secret books in the city!"

(End of this chapter)