Apartment

Half an hour later.

Xi Shenlian was still eating.

Since Dongying favored seafood,

and its food leaned toward raw dishes and relatively simple cooking methods,

the food was served incredibly quickly.

In just half an hour,

several chefs had prepared nearly sixty or seventy servings of food while ensuring the quality of the products.

The total weight alone amounted to dozens of jin!

Yet every last bit of this food was eaten by Xi Shenlian.

And his stomach did not even feel bloated.

This was partly because his digestive ability was astonishing.

More importantly, however, it was because of the Learning Space.

As mentioned before,

when Xi Shenlian exercised inside the Learning Space, the growth he gained in physical fitness did not directly manifest in his body. Instead, it became an unloaded progress bar.

At present,

through his constant consumption of food,

the nutrients he obtained were rapidly transformed into driving force, loading that progress bar into his body and allowing him to rapidly gain physical growth, as if he had some kind of visibly accelerated development aid!

As Xi Shenlian continued eating,

he could clearly feel it.

His muscles, skin...

Everything was undergoing indescribable changes.

It was as though some kind of fine-tuning was taking place, making him even more perfect.

At the same time,

because this was the most satisfying meal he had enjoyed in the past several years,

based on that pleasant mood,

his innate ability—Arbitrary One—also began to function on its own without a sound, automatically perfecting his body, which had only recently awakened, as well as his more fundamental soul, causing all kinds of foundations within him to grow stronger and stronger.

That feeling...

was somewhat like a car constantly receiving power while undergoing adjustments.

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Another half hour passed.

Several new figures appeared beside Xi Shenlian as he ate.

One of them was someone he knew.

The landlord of the apartment where he lived.

She was a woman of about fifty.

Her clothing and makeup were fairly decent.

It was clear that her family circumstances were rather good.

But she now looked somewhat nervous.

Her husband was with her as well, a slightly thin middle-aged man.

The other figures, whose expressions were extremely respectful and whose attire was quite professional, were the team of lawyers Xi Shenlian had summoned through March Bank's private assistant service.

Facing the married couple among the visitors,

Xi Shenlian put down his chopsticks and politely pointed to the empty seats beside him:

"Welcome, Ms. Shando and Mr. Shando."

"Feel free to order whatever you want."

After looking at Xi Shenlian, whose appearance and bearing were completely different from before, as if he had undergone a complete transformation,

and then at the several respectfully dressed men in suits behind him,

Ms. Shando, who had interacted with Xi Shenlian in the past, forced a smile and said somewhat nervously:

"I never expected Lord Xi to really make something of himself..."

She then stammered through a few more polite opening remarks.

Only afterward

did she awkwardly take her seat with her husband.

To be honest,

at that moment,

she felt immense pressure.

Facing Xi Shenlian's calm gaze,

she felt as though she were witnessing a terrifying tiger coiled comfortably atop a mountain, gazing down at her with indifference!

The look in his eyes

was not filled with contempt.

Nor was it the inflated arrogance of a nouveau riche who had become successful and looked down on others.

It was simply calm, composed, and confident.

It was as if...

he had already entered an entirely different social class.

And had spent many years immersed in it.

In Xi Shenlian's eyes,

she saw things she did not dare touch...

Things that instinctively filled her with fear.

It also made her unconsciously recall what she had previously learned at the apartment.

Originally,

she had thought he was merely a lucky young man who had suddenly risen to power and soared into the heavens.

But now, she directly overturned her previous assumptions.

If someone told her that Xi Shenlian was the direct heir of a major family who had spent many years traveling incognito to experience life, she would believe it completely.

As for her husband,

after taking one look at Xi Shenlian,

just one exchange of glances

had reduced him to utter cowardice.

He was like a domestic fowl staring directly at a beast.

He did not dare say another word!

After they took their seats,

Xi Shenlian said unhurriedly:

"I believe I already made my purpose clear before."

"I intend to buy your apartment."

"According to the market price, it should be worth around 1.5 billion yen..."

As an old apartment building,

although it was fairly spacious and located in a decent area,

it was ultimately not that expensive.

Therefore,

1.5 billion yen was a relatively reasonable price.

Yet after hearing this,

although she was somewhat afraid of Xi Shenlian,

Ms. Shando still braced herself and replied honestly:

"Well..."

"Lord Xi..."

"Although the apartment isn't very good, and your offer is quite reasonable, that apartment is a precious inheritance my parents left me. It holds countless memories for me, so... I don't intend to sell it. Please understand."

Hearing this,

Xi Shenlian immediately nodded.

His expression showed that he acknowledged her explanation.

After all,

decades of memories were indeed difficult to relinquish.

His expression of understanding also made Ms. Shando sigh in relief.

She felt that she had successfully made it clear that she was firmly unwilling to sell the apartment!

Then,

Xi Shenlian's follow-up was very simple.

"In that case, I'll offer ten times the price. Consider the extra money compensation for your feelings toward the place, Ms. Shando."

"Huh?"

Mr. Shando, who had not dared to speak, immediately cried out in shock.

Ms. Shando, meanwhile, hurriedly denied it:

"You misunderstand. It's not that I think your offer is too low..."

"What I mean is..."

But Xi Shenlian merely raised the price again with complete calm: "Then twenty times."

"I..."

"Thirty times."

There was no flashy negotiation.

Only plain and unadorned price increases.

Strong, and extraordinarily forceful!!

At that moment,

Mr. Shando's brain overloaded.

Ms. Shando began recalling the past, considering the present, and contemplating the future, as endless information violently converged in her mind.

That feeling...

was practically like receiving enlightenment from Buddha.

In only a brief moment,

she...

felt that her thoughts had undergone the ultimate sublimation!

She understood.

She had figured it out.

She no longer felt that her feelings for her parents needed to be tied to an ordinary apartment!!

Feelings should transcend material things!!

"Indeed, beautiful memories and the like are still somewhat ethereal. We should look toward the future instead. It is rare for Lord Xi to show such sincerity..."

In the realm of money,

once Xi Shenlian revealed his ultimate power and his return-to-basics technique perfected to the highest level,

he ultimately completed the deal with ease.

Throughout the process,

even his basic attacks could already be considered extraordinary.

They were simply impossible to block!!

Absolutely impossible to block!!!

Thanks to Suifeng1937 for the 100 Qidian Coins!