Saina rushed into the courtyard and circled the open patch of ground twice.
"This plot is perfect for growing cabbages! We can plant two rows of radishes beside it too!"
Elena stood in the doorway, inspecting the house's exterior walls.
"The structure's decent, but the soundproofing is mediocre. We'll need to add another layer of wooden boards later."
Su Li pushed open the front door. All the furniture inside had been moved out, and a layer of dust covered the floor. There were two bedrooms upstairs, with a living room and kitchen downstairs. The layout was neat and square.
"Alright. We'll clean up today and move in tomorrow."
Saina had already begun digging up the soil in the courtyard.
Su Li shook his head and was just about to head upstairs to check whether there was anything wrong with the second-floor windows.
Across the street.
A young woman in a gray hood emerged from around the corner.
Her steps were utterly natural, like those of an ordinary passerby.
But from the corner of his eye, Su Li caught the pointed tip of an ear showing beneath her hood.
An elf.
Or a half-elf.
As the woman passed the gate to Su Li's courtyard, her pace slowed by the barest half-beat.
Leaning against the doorframe, Su Li stared in the direction she had vanished for two seconds.
"Su Li! One of the kitchen stoves is broken!" Saina called from inside.
"Coming."
Su Li turned and entered the courtyard, casually pulling the gate shut behind him.
Elena stood in the middle of the living room, nudging the dust on the floor with the tip of her shoe.
"We need furniture—beds, tables, chairs, cabinets, plus pots, bowls, and utensils. Just getting everything together will cost at least five or six Gold Coins."
"Make