No matter what, now that the 1st Floor of Saint Derain Square had been opened up, the house had suddenly gained so much extra space. Shade needed to consider how best to make use of it.
Returning from the basement to the 1st Floor and looking at the spacious area, Shade was in an excellent mood after learning this new secret:
"The Old Gods Statue is underground. Based on the experience of the past century, it will affect ordinary people upstairs, so if I want to rent the place out, I can't rashly rent it to ordinary people."
There was no need for such concerns if he rented it to Ring Arcanists, but Shade did not know any Ring Arcanists close enough to live with. Of the other four members of the group, everyone except Miss Louisa already had decent accommodations. And Shade was not rash enough to invite an unmarried Blonde Young Lady to live with him.
But on second thought, he was not particularly short of money now. If he wanted to purchase expensive relics and knowledge, rent would not be nearly enough anyway. Renting out the house was not something he absolutely had to do.
With that thought, Shade temporarily set aside the idea of renting out the 1st Floor.
He headed up the stairs to the second floor, making plans for his future:
"Once I have money, I could consider hiring a maid to clean like Professor Manning. Cleaning the house myself is really a waste time. For now, I'll use the 1st Floor and basement as storage space. Little Mia will probably like having somewhere to walk around, too. But even so, I'll have to spend money reconnecting the steam and gas pipes."
Thinking about these trivial matters of daily life as he climbed the