Chapter 94 (continued)
But for the Star Wielders, isn't 300 years of property rights far too short?
However, looking at it from another angle, if it were rented out, one could collect a considerable amount of rent over 300 years, which is indeed a way to make money!
Li Yang's money radar started working, and he couldn't help but wonder about the scale of the Nature Pavilion.
If the area is large enough...
Could you also allow rentals?
Li Yang asked the Star Wielders, "What qualifies as a good property? How much does a 300-year leasehold property cost?"
This guy clearly wasn't an expert, and the real estate Star Wielders's eyes lit up even more. He quickly started to... well, I mean, he introduced the property:
"The best locations are naturally in the three major districts! Currently, the best properties are in the North District, protected by the Star Combat Division, followed by the South District, protected by the Spirit Department, and finally the West District, protected by the Star Magic Department... However, the price difference between these three districts is not significant. For example, for properties with 300-year leases, the starting price in the North District is 10,000 merit points per square meter, while the starting price in the West District is lower, around 9,000 merit points per square meter..."
Upon hearing this... not only Li Yang, but even Zhong Kun, Lin Zhaoqin, and Ying Qi felt a wave of dizziness.
Although they were from aristocratic families, they had grown up in the Huaxia Realm Domain and knew very little about the Heavenly Palace Main City.
The major families naturally own properties in the main city, but there's no need to tell the young children about that.
So when they heard about this housing price, their heads were spinning.
Ten thousand merit points are equivalent to one hundred million Huaxia Currency.
That's an astronomical price!
And this is just the starting price, and it only covers a 300-year property right!
It's hard to imagine how terrifying the prices must be for properties with 30,000-year leasehold rights in the best locations.
However, those properties may never be sold; they already belong to the wealthy and powerful top-tier Star Wielders.
Li Yang then asked, "What about the East District?"
The real estate Star Wielders quickly said, "Sister, don't listen to anyone! Don't buy property in the East District! Think about it, the East District is under rotation, it's unreliable. Let me give you an example, right now the Spirit Department is guarding the East District, but what if there's a beast tide in the South District too? The Spirit Department will definitely pay more attention to the South District, right? By the time they're transferred to the East District, your home will have been trampled to pieces by the Star Beast!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned grim.
They're from the East Side; who wants their home to be disliked like this!
Li Yang then asked, "Then the housing prices in the East District must be very cheap, right?"
The Star Wielders added, "It's quite expensive, only slightly cheaper than the Star Magic Department."
"Why? If people are already struggling to make ends meet, why is it still so expensive?"
"The Starlight is so rich!" The Star Wielders patiently explained, "The Eastern District used to be the place with the richest Starlight, especially with the Nature Pavilion there... It was once on par with the Star Nexus Pavilion! Even though it has declined, it still continuously radiates Starlight... The Eastern District is both loved and hated. The environment there is the most livable, the Starlight is the most comfortable, and the cultivation speed is the fastest, but it is also the easiest place to attract beast tides!"
Simply put, although the East District is highly unstable, its housing prices remain stable because the location is too valuable.
Although building a house is expensive, it's nothing compared to buying land.
After hearing all this, how could Li Yang not understand?
If she were Marquis of Mirror Bamboo, she would also cling to the Nature Pavilion to the bitter end.
Are you kidding me?
In Li Yang's world, this Nature Pavilion is equivalent to a top-tier courtyard house within Beijing's Second Ring Road.
No, courtyard houses are too understated.
Since this Nature Pavilion is comparable to the Star Nexus Pavilion, it must be something like the Old Summer Palace!
[Lifespan +100 years.]
Li Yang: "?" What is Lianlian imagining now?
Although Lianxin didn't say anything, he could hear the commotion outside and knew the value of the Nature Pavilion.
Despite the exorbitant price of the Nature Pavilion, Li Yang entrusted him with the key for safekeeping.
Lianxin was deeply moved.
Fellow Daoist, you trust him far too much.
Fellow Daoist, you are truly kind.
[Lifespan +100 years.]
Li Yang couldn't help but smile. She didn't ask anything, but simply said in a good mood, "Let's go, let's go activate the Nature Pavilion!"
The Star Wielders also heard this, and she froze on the spot, staring at them expectantly, and said, "You guys are from the Agronomy Department? Holy crap, the rumors are true!"
The next instant, she pulled out her identity token and shouted, "Quickly sell off the properties in the East District! Marquis of Mirror Bamboo really handed over Nature Pavilion; these Agronomy Department graduates are all just eighteen or nineteen-year-old kids!"
Li Yang and the others. "..." Your voice is too loud, sis.
Meanwhile, the real estate Star Wielders was still hurriedly saying, "There will be a beast tide in three days, and house prices will definitely plummet! Sell now, or you'll be stuck with them and regret it!"
Li Yang had a terrible toothache, and said in his Spirit Sea, "I'll find out later. If they're selling at a very low price, we can buy in."
Zhong Kun scratched his head and said, "Senior sister, unless their price can drop to 100 merit points per square meter, I don't think we can afford it."
Li Yang: "..."
Poverty!
We're so poor!
She's still tens of millions of merits short of being a rich person!
No, it's hundreds of millions of merits.
Li Yang's complacent desire for a modest life vanished instantly.
Not even a little bit of money.
She must become extremely wealthy!
The Agronomy Department students strode away, while the real estate Star Wielders couldn't help but sigh for a moment, "Those higher up are really something, entrusting Nature Pavilion to such a few greenhorns... Sigh, doing business is so hard!"
Then she beamed with joy. "Luckily, I didn't invest in the East District, otherwise I would have lost everything!"
Li Yang and his group finally arrived in the East District.
The sight that greeted them stunned everyone.
The same white jade architecture, but the style is not as harmonious as in other places.
The curtains hanging on the houses were all different colors.
Although separated by transparent glass, one could still clearly see the deep blue symbolizing the Star Magic Department, the dark purple symbolizing the Spirit Department, and the large amounts of gold and silver, which respectively symbolized the Pill Department and the Weapon Forging Department.
Ying Qi revealed the truth. "The properties in the East District have been completely divided up."
Each region has a property registry; these houses do not belong to any department, but to individuals.
For example, in the North District, West District, and South District, a large number of people from the Pill Department, Weapon Forging Department, and even the Star Nexus Pavilion have purchased houses.
However, the main colors of these three areas are also very distinct, such as the dark red of the north area, the deep blue of the west area, and the dark purple of the south area...
Only in the East District was the greenery belonging to the Agronomy Department completely absent.
What did the East District look like 28 years ago?
Li Yang didn't know.
But everyone from the Nature Department is gone, and their houses have probably been confiscated.
Although Li Yang studied Agronomy Department, she was not a descendant of the deceased Nature Department professors, and therefore was not entitled to inherit their property.
Since He Song's parents didn't have the means to buy property in the Huaxia Main City, He Song didn't inherit anything.
Li Yang was quite curious--
Does your teacher own property in the East District?
I doubt it.
The teacher is too laid-back and doesn't care much about these material things.
Just like the Agronomy Department, she lived in a small courtyard halfway up the mountain for 28 years, leading an extremely poor life.
Although the courtyard halfway up the mountain is adorned with Starlight, compared to the buildings of other departments, it is just a rustic farmhouse.
Sigh, who could be so poor Half-Step Supreme Being?
Li Yang couldn't help but start planning how she would decorate her teacher nicely once she earned money in the future!
My own teacher must be a super-rich woman!
They own a lot of properties in the East District!
Right now, the East District is all sorts of colors; after she's done that, she'll change them all to green.
Green is wonderful; it represents vitality.
Gold is also good; it represents a bountiful harvest.
Li Yang still hopes that the Agronomy Department can continue to have a bumper harvest, so that there can be a touch of gold floating in the green, after all, both Professor Li and Jiang Yuqing are good friends of the Agronomy Department.
They passed through the residential area and arrived at the foot of a magnificent high platform.
The white jade steps were wide and high, seemingly leading to the clouds.
There are no clouds in the Astral Realm, but this pavilion does indeed soar into the clouds.
Zhong Kun said excitedly, "This must be Nature Pavilion! Here I come!"
After saying that, he rushed forward, only to crash into what felt like an invisible wall, yelling and screaming in pain.
Li Yang reached out and touched it, sensing the presence of the barrier.
She took the long, narrow green jade pendant out of her backpack.
Lin Zhaoqin mocked Zhong Kun without any politeness. "Idiot, Senior Sister hasn't opened the barrier yet!"
Zhong Kun scratched his forehead and said, "Who knew the barrier was here? I thought I had to climb the steps first!"
Li Yang pressed the green jade tablet onto the transparent barrier.
This green sign doesn't look like a key, and this barrier doesn't have a keyhole either.
Li Yang wasn't sure exactly how to open it, but she tried it briefly.
After the green tag was affixed to the barrier, beams of green light instantly spread outwards.
"Wow, it looks so good!" Yu Hongyuan couldn't help but exclaim.
This scene truly felt like a dream.
Above these magnificent white jade steps, ripples of green water slowly spread out, and then, as if spring had returned to the earth, everything was lush and green.
This vibrant green, brimming with life and hope, gently caresses the Spirit Sea of all, bringing an indescribable tranquility and peace.
They felt all the gloom in their hearts vanish, and smiles appeared on everyone's faces.
The smile wasn't intense or fiery, but it was incredibly comforting.
A rich, Power of Nature washes over you.
The students in the Department of the Agronomy Department truly felt the charm of "nature".
Li Yang also received a notification from the system: [Congratulations, host, the progress of "The Sparse Words, Natural Heart Sutra" has increased to 1.5%]