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Regarding the issue of being targeted after purchasing such an expensive house, Yun Xi had no need to worry.

All property purchase contracts included relevant confidentiality clauses, preventing the official property center from disclosing any of her identity information.

No one could afford the penalty for violating the contract.

Before long, the staff member returned, accompanied by a middle-aged man dressed in elegant attire.

Upon seeing Yun Xi, he first bowed, then said sincerely, "Esteemed guest, for the property you wish to purchase, we can offer you a discount of up to 95%. Do you find that acceptable?"

"To be frank, the initial construction cost of this property was as high as 5,000 Gold Coins, and the land itself is also quite valuable."

"When we acquired it from the previous owner last year, the purchase price for this house was no less than 8,000 Gold Coins, and this year's property prices have increased by 10% compared to last year, so..."

Yun Xi understood the implication.

Given that the official acquisition price from the previous owner was 90% of the original price, the original price of the house last year was around 9,000 Gold Coins.

With a 10% increase this year, it could be deduced that the market price of this house was indeed 10,000 Gold Coins.

The fact that they could offer her a 95% discount was solely due to its prolonged lack of sale. Otherwise, with its excellent condition in all aspects, it wouldn't have been available for her to buy.

Thinking this, Yun Xi nodded in agreement. After all, saving 500 Gold Coins was not a small amount.

Seeing Yun Xi's willingness, both staff members beamed with joy and quickly ushered her to the resting area on the side to explain the various contract details.

After several confirmations that everything was correct, Yun Xi signed her name.

The value of Gold Coins was equivalent to White Crystals, so 9,500 Gold Coins was equal to 95 Green Crystals. However, Yun Xi would not use Green Crystals for the transaction.

Compared to Gold Coins, Green Crystals were a much rarer currency. To some extent, the characteristic of Green Crystals to quickly restore Spiritual Energy made them akin to special treasures.

For items that could be purchased with Gold Coins, others would never use Crystals, let alone Green Crystals, which were a tier above White Crystals.

If Yun Xi were to use Green Crystals for this transaction now, it would only make others perceive her as an ignorant, spoiled young lady who was excessively wealthy.

Yun Xi directly exchanged the Gold Coins within the system, withdrew 9,500 Gold Coins, and handed them to the staff member responsible for receiving the payment.

Once the contract was officially established, the other party handed her the key to the No. 26 Xiaolou on Feilan Street, with the contract scroll serving as the property deed.

Thus, Yun Xi finally owned her first home on the Godfall Continent.

Afterward, she made a trip to the tailor and the general store, buying some common clothes, bedding, toiletries, and so on, before settling down in the small building.

Having traveled in the wilderness for over four days, despite her high constitution, Yun Xi's constantly strained nerves were somewhat fatigued.

After spreading out her bedding, she buried her head and fell asleep.

The next morning, Yun Xi woke up.

She felt more than refreshed after a good night's sleep. After washing up, Yun Xi clicked to log off.

Save where necessary, spend where needed. Purchasing delicious, pollution-free food on the Godfall Continent was not a small expense, so Yun Xi still planned to eat her three meals back on Blue Star.

Even a simple bowl of noodles, when infused with Spiritual Energy, would have its taste elevated to an unimaginable degree, with a chance to remove harmful substances within it.

However, there was a limitation for the Chef profession when creating Spiritual Energy infused food: only food that she had personally prepared could be successfully made into 'Spirit Food'.

For 'finished products' like Coarse Wheat Cakes, if Yun Xi infused Spiritual Energy into them, the Spiritual Energy would automatically dissipate.

As for more complex dishes, a suitable amount of Spiritual Energy was required during the preparation process, and there was also a possibility of failure.

After filling her stomach, Yun Xi opened her phone as usual to check for any recent messages.

The official player chat group was still lively, and the family group was no less so.

Her friends Yu Jinxiang, Tu Jiaojiao, and Gu Shian, as usual, sent her messages checking in on her, a pre-arranged habit.

Since Yun Xi hadn't logged off earlier and missed their messages, they had sent them again through the system's private chat interface. Yun Xi replied to each one.

Unexpectedly, Yun Linlin had also sent her a message.

"Xi Xi, I've already logged into the game. Regarding the contract signing we agreed upon earlier... I've already bought the contract scrolls. We can sign the contract when you get back.

Oh, and this is my ID ******345222. If you see this, please add me as a friend."

In the family group, others had also posted their IDs. Yun Xi added them all as she went.

Although Yun Xi felt indifferent towards these family members, she still had to maintain appearances. Otherwise, being constantly bothered would be extremely troublesome.

There was a time difference between logging in and out in the game, so Yun Xi didn't wait for their replies before putting down her phone and logging back into the Godfall Continent.

It was currently morning on the Godfall Continent. Yun Xi didn't go out to wander. She continued with her previous spell learning plan, preparing to learn Appraisal Skill.

Fireball Technique was placed further down her priority list.

She didn't plan to go out and fight monsters for the time being, and Water Arrow Technique and Water Ball Technique were sufficient for her needs.

Conversely, Appraisal Skill was a commonly used spell, a necessary 'risk-prevention' type of spell.

As long as she was cautious enough, she wouldn't have to fear being cheated when buying things, stepping into traps when going out, or encountering 'human-skinned monsters' when interacting with people.

Following the spell patterns within the Inheritance Crystal, Yun Xi began to slowly outline them.

With her current Spirit Attribute, memorizing the beginner spell patterns was no longer as difficult as it was at the beginning. Moreover, Appraisal Skill was much simpler than Light Control Technique.

In just one day, Yun Xi had learned one-tenth of Appraisal Skill, which was three times faster than when she learned Light Control Technique.

With five days remaining in the second closed beta, it was enough for her to advance the Appraisal Skill learning progress bar to halfway.

What Yun Xi didn't know was that the moment she moved in, she attracted the attention of her neighbors.

The neighbors had all heard about how expensive the No. 26 Xiaolou where Yun Xi lived was.

While 10,000 Gold Coins wasn't much to them, the No. 26 Xiaolou was too small, and wealthy people generally wouldn't buy it.

Could it be that a noble daughter from a big city had come to seek refuge? Or had she ended up here by accident?

That being said, the neighbors had no intention of barging in and disturbing her, but they were naturally curious about Yun Xi.

Yun Xi ate, slept, and studied on time until the very last day of the second closed beta, when she finally stopped studying.

The second closed beta would end tomorrow, and the next time the server opened would be the public beta.

On the last day of the closed beta, Yun Xi decided to go and see the various goods sold in Qinglan Town.

She didn't understand the civilization of the Shuyu Plains, so Yun Xi's first stop was planned to be a bookstore.

Qinglan Town had only three bookstores: the Youyong Bookstore, the Qinglan Town Official Bookstore, and the Student Exclusive Bookstore.