Mysterious, but Naruto

Looking at the sign above his head that read "Reims House Rental and Sales Company," Louis adjusted his top hat and strode inside.

Similarly, before Louis could even get close, the company doors had already opened from the inside, and the waiters inside were even more attentive than those in the previous restaurant.

Even after Louis walked into the company lobby and told them that he was there to check out the housing resources in the West End and intended to rent or sell luxury homes, he was immediately led into the VIP room.

Louis reached out and touched the leather sofa beneath him, then took a sip of the black tea served by the waiter.

Not long after, the door to the VIP room was opened again, and the company's boss walked in.

"Hello sir, I'm the owner of this company. Everyone calls me Lance. I heard from the employees that you intend to invest in real estate in the West End, is that right?"

Louis noticed the large photo album the other person had brought and immediately stopped what he was doing and sat up straight.

"Mr. Lance, my name is Louis. I come from out of town and intend to settle here in Backlund."

I've looked through several districts, and the West District best suits my needs. I also heard that your company has the most listings in the West District, so I came to take a look.

Lance noticed that the pastries on the table hadn't been touched, and then the tea in his cup had decreased slightly, so he immediately spread the photo album out on the table.

"Mr. Louis, you're right. Our company has the most and best properties in the West End. If you can't find a satisfactory one here, then the others are even less likely to find one!"

Louis looked at the photos of houses in the album while listening to Lance's detailed explanation.

Even Louis, a newcomer, could easily analyze the advantages and disadvantages of different building locations.

"Um, where exactly is this house located? Does it belong to you or does the owner still own it?"

Seeing the photo Louis pointed to, Lance's smile widened.

"Oh, Mr. Louis, your taste is truly exceptional. This house is one of the five best properties we have."

Located at No. 7 Elm Street, next to the Tasok River, it offers views of people boating on the river.

There's a private 2-acre lawn in front and a small garden in the back...

Listening to the other party's string of praises, Louis understood that the property was most likely in the company's hands.

"Hmm, not bad, it does meet my needs quite well."

Since you have the keys, let's go take a look at the site. If it's suitable, I won't look at anything else.

"Sir, please come with us. Our company has its own carriages..."

After the carriage traveled for more than ten minutes, the group finally arrived at their destination.

To ensure Louis had the most complete experience, Lance told him not to move in the carriage and to wait for them to open the gate and drive the carriage directly into the yard.

Louis was quite satisfied with the fact that he could go directly to his doorstep after getting off the train; it was even more convenient than before he time-traveled.

You should know that when he bought the house, he couldn't get a parking space near the elevator, so after parking his car in the underground garage, he still had to walk dozens of meters.

After getting off the carriage, Louis did not go directly into the gate, but stood in the courtyard to watch.

It's clear that Lance Company values ​​its properties highly, as the yard here is regularly maintained by people.

After all, while lawns are pleasing to the eye, if they are not maintained regularly, they will start to grow wildly within a week when there is plenty of rain, become uneven within two or three weeks, and look like wasteland after more than a month.

After entering the gate, Louis became even more certain of his judgment, because there was almost no dust on the furniture.

"This house was specifically designed when it was built."

The washroom is located to the right of the porch, so people can relieve themselves without entering the house while in the yard.

Moreover, what if we encounter bad weather or other unexpected situations?

You can also clean it in the washroom outside the door now, so as not to bring dirt into the room.

Louis nodded; he was indeed very satisfied with this. The original designer clearly had a keen eye for life.

"There is a wardrobe on each side of the entrance for temporary storage of clothes, which can be used to temporarily store visitors' coats and hats, as well as a full-length mirror..."

The lobby here has stairs that lead directly to the second and third floors...

To the right is the kitchen, with two doors: one leads here, and the other opens into the back corridor, which connects to the dining room, two guest rooms, the butler's room, as well as the cellar and food storage...

To the left is the main living area, the reception room. In front of the sofa is a fireplace that extends to the third floor, with a protruding viewing window...

Further ahead is the restaurant, where there is a hidden closet that, when opened, reveals a wine rack for storing your favorite drinks.

This door opens to the first-floor washroom, and the second-floor washroom is also located here. Further ahead is the back door of the house. See…”

Louis followed the other party from the main entrance to the second floor, and even went up to the storage room and servants' quarters on the third floor.

"Very good, I like the layout of this house very much, but the furniture here is not quite to my liking. You should also be familiar with this aspect."

"Sir, please rest assured, we also cooperate with furniture companies. Just tell us what kind of furniture you prefer, and we will definitely make sure you are satisfied."

Louis nodded: "Alright, I have one last request."

"Please speak."

"As I said before, I plan to settle down in the West District, so if I buy this property, I will live here for at least twenty or thirty years. It has to be comfortable and not uncomfortable."

I plan to rent it for a week first, and if it's suitable, I'll buy it directly.

"this……"

Upon hearing this, Lance, who had been very enthusiastic, couldn't help but start to scrutinize Louis.

Lance suspected that the man in front of him was pretending to be a rich man and trying to use his house to scam people.

Seemingly knowing what Lance was thinking, Louis reached into his pocket and took out a wallet.

"Okay, let's not talk about whether to rent or not for now."

When I was working at your company, I heard you say that we could pay a 1% deposit to reserve a house and hold it for up to three months, right?

You previously said this house was priced at £3472, so I'll give you £35 for one percent of that.

This amount isn't much, but it should be enough for my one-week stay here.

Lance, who had been harboring doubts, immediately felt relieved.

After all, there are many similar houses on the market, and those houses only cost less than £3 a week.

Louis's sudden offer of 10 times the amount immediately convinced Lance of his claim, though he worried that he wouldn't be used to the accommodations.

Immediately, Lance's smile became even more genuine.

"Mr. Louis, what are you saying? Considering the customer is the core principle of our company."

If you're willing to put down a deposit to reserve this house, that's naturally no problem.

"I'll take charge. You can experience it here this week. If you don't feel it's suitable, just tell me, and we'll look at other houses. This fee will be considered a deposit for that house!"

Despite saying that, the two actually returned to the company and signed a contract.

Furthermore, Lance also arranged two temporary maids for Louis to take care of the miscellaneous items in the villa.

However, high-ranking servants such as butlers could not be supplied in the short term; Louis would have to choose them himself.

However, Lance Company also collaborates with these human resources companies and can help make contact.

And so, Louis, having been busy all this time, once again boarded the Reims company's carriage and headed to the mansion.

This time, however, Louis did not have the carriage drive to the house door, but stopped outside the courtyard.

After watching the carriage leave, Louis put his hands behind his back, his belly protruding, and swayed as he walked into the house.

"Fully furnished, luxury house, three floors, independent courtyard, private parking space, within the fourth ring road of the capital, first-line river view, with a minimum usable area of ​​800 to 900 square meters. If this were back then, even if the house price dropped, it would be at least 70 to 80 million yuan."

Well, this is because there isn't enough space in the capital to build these villas, so they had to choose a location in the suburbs. If it were really within the Fourth Ring Road, it would probably cost billions.

But now, it's only 3,500 pounds, which translates to only 3.5 million. Isn't that a bit of a mismatch?

Thinking about his other expenses today, Louis finally realized that the world's currency seemed to be worth far more than he had expected.

Thinking of this, Louis couldn't help but shake his head, feeling that it didn't really concern him anymore, since he was already flush with cash!

He took out his key, turned the lock, and pulled the handle to open the door.

The villa was unusually quiet at this time because Louis was the only one there; the temporary maids and such would not arrive until the next day.

Furthermore, the next day, the manager of the human resources company contacted by Lance will also visit.

Louis glanced at the contents of the business card in his hand and casually flicked it away.

The piece of paper arced through the air before disappearing into a spatial rift.

After rubbing his hands together, Louis lit the kerosene lamp that had been left on the table.

Suddenly, a plume of black smoke, accompanied by flames, drifted out from the gaps in the lampshade.

Louis waved his hand, fanning away the black smoke in front of him.

"This taste."

Finally, Louis extinguished the kerosene lamp, then snapped his fingers, and a small ball of light rose around him.

The orb emitted a bright yet soft light, instantly illuminating the entire floor.

In order to live longer, Louis naturally cannot use the power of Otsutsuki Shibakai at will.

Even without using that level of power, it is still very strong and practical.

Among them, the best are the powers of various bloodline limits.

Leaving aside the physical transformation caused by strength, just considering the choice of escape techniques, Louis had 20 in addition to the five basic escape techniques.

Based on Fire Release, other nature transformation techniques are added to create Scorch Release, Swift Release, Melt Release, and Red Release;

Based on Wind Release, and incorporating the nature transformations of other esoteric techniques, the resulting techniques include Dark Release, Permeation Release, Typhoon Release, and Magnet Release.

Based on Water Release, other nature transformation techniques are added to create Boiling Release, Ice Release, Melting Release, and Drizzling Release.

Based on Earth Release, other nature transformation techniques are added to create Crystal Release, Smoke Release, Wood Release, and Rift Release.

Based on Lightning Release, other nature transformation techniques are added to create Light Release, Scatter Release, Storm Release, and Steel Release.

(This is a hypothetical scenario; otherwise, it wouldn't explain why both Lava Release and Wood Release are described as Earth + Water in the official guidebook.)

Louis is currently using this light escape technique, which, to say the least, is really convenient in terms of lighting.

With no outsiders around, Louis's eyes immediately turned to disdain as he surveyed the mansion from top to bottom.

He glanced around and saw several rat nests and insect burrows, which made him feel quite uncomfortable.

Then, large and small spatial rifts appeared beneath the rats and insects, causing them all to fall into them.

Louis did not put them all into his own space, but instead opened the other end on the Tasok River outside the mansion.

It is less than ten centimeters above the river water and is right next to the riverbanks on both sides, so it is impossible for outsiders to see it.

After getting rid of these little darlings in the house, Louis finally felt relieved and stopped rolling his eyes.

He began to replicate his actions in Audrey's room, starting to extract gold dust from the silt in the river.

This time, because it was very close to the river, less than two hundred meters away as the crow flies.

As a result, Louis became faster and bolder in his gold-digging.

This time, he didn't just scoop up gold dust; coins and other precious metals that had fallen into the river were also sucked into the villa.

About half an hour later, Louis stopped.

Looking at the items of all sizes spread across the ground in front of him, Louis thought that this time he might not need to refine gold coins to buy a house.

Not to mention the pair of jewelry, there were tens of thousands of coins on the ground alone.

However, the gold pounds were very few, totaling only 89 pounds; the silver coins were next, totaling 3181 suls; the most numerous were the copper coins, tens of thousands of which totaled just over 20,000 pence, amounting to 21354.5 pence.

This is because the copper penny is different from the other two currencies. In addition to denominations of 1 penny and 5 penny, there are also denominations of 1/2 penny and 1/4 penny.

In order to reduce the amount of copper used in both denominations of currency, and to prevent them from becoming too thin and soft, a hole was cut in the middle.

In fact, the majority of the tens of thousands of copper coins retrieved from the river were these two denominations.

All these tens of thousands of coins together are actually worth around three hundred and thirty pounds.

Aside from the gold pounds and sourles, Louis did not intend to use the rest of the coins himself, as that was not in keeping with his nouveau riche status.

After sorting through the coins, what remained were the jewelry items.

But since he wanted to become a nouveau riche, he naturally couldn't sell his assets to buy a house, so he had no choice but to start refining gold coins again.