Autumn is crisp and the sky is clear.
Wang Chen is visiting Thousand Stars Immortal City for the first time.
Unlike Yongle Immortal City, Thousand Stars Immortal City is not forbidden to fly, allowing monks to use flying Law Artifact to enter and leave the city.
But after entering the city, there is a difference.
D-class citizen can only walk on the streets, Grade C citizen can fly freely under ten feet, Class B citizens has a height limit of fifty feet, and Class A has no restrictions.
In addition, flying is only limited to individual Law Artifact, and one companion is allowed. However, large-scale flying Law Artifact such as airships, spaceships, and Flying Ship require a pass qualification.
Although Wang Chen obtained the qualification of Class B citizens, after entering the city, he did not bring Su Ziling swaggering through the city, but walked Marketplace to appreciate the elegance of this City of Merchants.
Thousand Stars Immortal City, really special.
It completely subverts Wang Chen's inherent impression of the Haotian Realm's fairy city, such as the high-rise buildings on both sides of the street, one after another, with the lowest being more than ten floors and the highest being over a hundred feet.
Moreover, the back of Bixi, which carries this fairy city, bulges upwards, gradually transitioning from the lowest edge to the highest point in the center, with a quite large gap.
Thousand Stars Immortal City has no walls and can be entered from any direction.
There are countless buildings in the city, like a huge forest, and no house is the same. There are more or less differences, and some are even more unique.
Walking there, you feel like entering a forest maze.
And this feeling reminded Wang Chen of a city he Previous Life had once visited.
Mountain City!
Although it is a completely different world, Thousand Stars Immortal City brings an indescribable sense of familiarity and intimacy to Wang Chen.
There are also many shops, teahouses, pubs and hotels here. The cloth banners used to attract business are hung densely, and the waiters at the door of the shops use accented words to attract customers from all over the world.
It's easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle and glitz unique to the market!
Su Ziling followed Wang Chen closely, looking at the scene in Thousand Stars Immortal City, her face showed a look of reminiscence. "I haven't been here for a long time."
The last time she came to Thousand Stars Immortal City was when she was ten years old.
At that time, Su Ziling was accompanied by his parents, and his life was quite affluent, but very warm and happy.
However, the death of his mother changed everything. His father gave up on himself in grief and eventually degenerated into a gambling dog that everyone despised.
Looking back on the past, the girl's eyes became a little more sparkling.
Wang Chen held her hand and gave her comfort and warmth silently.
Coming to Thousand Stars Immortal City for the first time, shopping is undoubtedly a very interesting thing. There are so many shops and workshops here, covering all kinds of arts and crafts, which opened Wang Chen's horizons.
But when it got dark, we couldn't continue shopping, so Wang Chen found an inn to stay.
Taking Bixi Dragon Turtle as the boundary, the top and bottom are different worlds, and the price is the best proof.
The price of staying here for one night in the same suite is three times that of Welcome Immortal Town!
What is the price of Thousand Stars Immortal City?
Wang Chen suddenly became less confident in his Sumeru Ring.
The next morning, he asked the innkeeper about it and found a famous dental shop.
Wang Chen plans to open a store in Thousand Stars Immortal City, so he needs to rent a storefront room, preferably one that can be lived in.
He asked about the local housing prices by the way, and even though he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked.
Thousand Stars Immortal City Every inch of land is truly precious. The land on Turtle's Back was all developed hundreds of years ago. Therefore, there are no "new properties" and only second-hand houses are available for trading.
It's just that the price is so high, it's just fucking outrageous Gate of Opening——It's so outrageous!
The shopkeeper of Yahang told Wang Chen that more than 90% of the houses and stores in Thousand Stars Immortal City are in the hands of merchants.
The "merchants" here refer to the Aristocratic Clan, wealthy families and clubs among merchants.
The other half is the private property of Jindan and Nascent Soul.
As for ordinary city residents, very few own their own real estate, and some of them are Class A citizens.
So the question is, where do the millions of fourth-class citizens live?
Basically everyone lives in rented houses.
More than 70% of Thousand Stars Immortal City city residents work in merchants throughout their lives, as a family, or even for generations to come.
Businesses provide them with relatively cheap houses or provide rent subsidies.
Ensure that the vast majority of people will not sleep on the streets.
Since the land is very limited, in order to accommodate so many people, the houses in the city are built higher and higher.
The previous houses could no longer accommodate them, so they were demolished and rebuilt with new high-rise buildings.
These houses are not for sale under normal circumstances.
Even if it is sold, it will only be circulated among merchants.
Thousand Stars Immortal City is composed of Thousand Families Merchants, which also has an alliance - Thousand Stars Merchant Alliance.
As the saying goes, rare things are valuable. There are only a few properties on the market, so the prices are naturally ridiculously high.
Fortunately, Wang Chen didn't want to buy property directly from the beginning, so renting a house is relatively easy.
After listening to Wang Chen's request, the shopkeeper of Yahang selected five storefront houses from the catalog, and then asked the clerk to accompany Wang Chen to view the houses.
Although Thousand Stars Immortal City is Thousand Stars Merchant Alliance's territory, or home base, the latter does not keep all the business in his own hands and does not let outsiders get involved.
They will also release some of their own shops for local city residents or foreign traveling merchants to rent and operate.
It is estimated that there are factors that promote market vitality.
In short, Wang Chen has no problem if he wants to open a store here. As for whether he can continue doing it, it depends on his ability.
After all, 99% of outsiders who come to Thousand Stars Immortal City to open a store will lose money.
A very small number of those who earn spiritual stones will also be absorbed into a certain merchant.
In short, despite the very open atmosphere of Thousand Stars Mall, it is actually really difficult to gain a foothold here.
Especially if you don't want to work as a slave for a businessman, it will be even more difficult!
Under the guidance of the staff from the dental shop, Wang Chen visited five stores respectively.
But the overall feeling is not very suitable.
Either the place is too remote, the area is too large, or the surrounding area is unsafe.
Then I picked it for a long time but still couldn't choose it.
Fortunately, the shopkeeper of Yahang received the letter from the clerk, and then took out a house for the clerk to accompany Wang Chen to see it.
As a result, Wang Chen fell in love with this storefront house at first sight.
After asking about the price and bargaining, Wang Chen finally rented the house for an annual rent of 500,000 Lower Spirit, declaring that he had a foothold here.
If possible, Wang Chen would like to buy this house.
However, the other party refused to sell it at a discount, so he had to bury this idea deeply in his heart.
Looking forward to next year!
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