Chapter 275: I Drew a Circle on the Sea
City of Keha, City Hall.
"I didn't expect to be here again."
Looking at the familiar two-story building in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but sigh. This is the second time he has entered the town hall after crossing into this world. Fang Zheng still clearly remembers that the first time he entered the city hall was for his new identity and star stripes. And at that time, he also met a very unreliable astrological sister, and then again, I don't know how that girl is doing now......... Anyway, what's that girl's name?
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng shook his head, and then walked into the city hall.
Different from Xingyue City, the city hall of Keha City is quite lively, Fang Zheng just walked into the city hall, and saw a lot of people in front of the counter, waiting in line and talking to each other, and there were even people next to him holding various documents in their hands. However, it is no wonder that Xingyue City is only a small inland city, while Keha City is a commercial powerhouse on the border, and the two sides are not at the same level in the first place, so there will naturally be such a difference.
"Hello, sir."
Fang Zheng had just walked into the city hall, and soon an attendant greeted him.
"What business do you want to handle?"
"I want to buy a few islands."
Looking at the attendant in front of him, Fang Zheng quickly gave an answer. Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the attendant was stunned for a moment, and then a very formulaic smile appeared on his face.
"Of course there is no problem, please come with me."
As he spoke, the attendant turned around and walked towards the interior of the town hall with Fang Zheng.
In Fangzheng's view, in a place like Keha City, even if it is not a single inch of land, it may be quite difficult to buy a piece of land. In fact, when the attendant walked into the hall in charge of land buying and selling with Fang Zheng, Fang Zheng felt as if he had entered the real estate market in his previous life. Everywhere you can see well-dressed people yelling at the staff of the town hall, and there are even people who are directly holding up their money bags and shouting loudly. Of course, there are also people who are blushing and thick-necked, slapping the table against a map and scolding their mothers. There were even people who shouted and scolded in anger and directly planned to hit people, but fortunately they were stopped by the guards who had been prepared for a long time.
It seems that no matter what the world is, real estate buying and selling is very intense.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but nodded, in fact, he was also ready, obviously. The real estate transactions here in Keha City are even more hot than he imagined, so it may not be so easy for him to get the island he wants......... Finish?
"Here?"
Looking at the counter in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but glance at the attendants beside him in surprise. Right now, he was at a counter in the far corner, and it was clear from the dust piled up on the counter that it hadn't been visited for a long time.
If it weren't for the sign of "Island Trading Counter" hanging outside the counter, Fang Zheng would have thought that this attendant was going to toss himself because he was handsome. Are you sure this isn't a cemetery specialty counter? I think the above things can be used as ghost movie material.
"This is it, sir."
The squire ignored Fangzheng's eyes, smiled and bowed his head to salute.
"I wish you all the best, then I'll take my leave."
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You're not mesmering?
Looking at the hot exchange not far away, and then looking at the deserted counter with only spider webs left on his side, Fang Zheng didn't know what to say for a while. If it weren't for the fact that there was an old man in overalls napping there behind the counter, then Fang Zheng really thought that he had been spoofed.
"Phew......... Hoo Ha ........."
This old man is really big-hearted, even if Fang Zheng feels that the surroundings are like a pot of paste, but he can still lean on the back of the chair and sleep soundly. But Fang Zheng didn't care, he reached out and patted the bell on the counter, however......... Well, there is no sound at all, it is clear that it has been broken.
"Knock knock."
In desperation, Fang Zheng had no choice but to knock on the counter with his finger. Strange to say, although his voice was not very loud, the old man who was napping suddenly trembled, then wiped his saliva, opened his sleepy eyes, looked to the side, and after seeing Fang Zheng, the old man also hurriedly stood up.
"Hello, sir, what do you need?"
"Actually, I'm here to buy islands on the Endless Sea........."
"Sure enough........."
Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the old man sighed, and then he hesitated, but still bent down, and took out a map from under the counter and spread it out.
"That's all there is to it, gentleman......... I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can't help you much. β
"What do you mean?"
Hearing the old man's inquiry, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he lowered his head and looked carefully at the map in front of him.
It's because there's so little left to sell here.
On the map in front of you, there are quite a few islands in the waters of the Holy Cult Country, but most of them have been occupied by nobles and some organizational forces. Obviously, finding a place to face the sea is not just Nanali's dream, or rather, there are many people who share her dream.
Not only that, Fang Zheng even saw the symbol of the White Tower of Heaven on itβββWell, finding a lonely island to build a mage tower overseas is obviously the favorite of many mages.
Even in a magical world, not everyone can find an island to build a house, first of all, the island must have fresh water, and secondly, the geographical location must be good enough, or the island itself is not too much of a problem. Otherwise, a tsunami storm will come, not to mention the spring flowers, and it will be considered luck not to cause you extreme deep cold.
Not to mention the ubiquitous pirates......... It can be said that it is obviously not easy to find a peach blossom island to live on overseas. So the dream is beautiful, and the reality is very skinny.
The eligible islands have basically been scratched out. The important thing is that the sea is not like land, and you can still lead your men to expand the territory on the land. It's all water, so there's no place to live. Whether or not you can meet the island depends on luck, which is like opening a treasure chest with krypton. Sometimes, even if you find a new island, it may just be a desert island where you can't live there......... For most people, buying this kind of island back is simply meaningless and a waste of money.
But for Founder, it doesn't matter.
"I would like to ask, if I buy an island, how much exclusive area can I have?"
That's right, this is the real purpose of Fangzheng, after questioning Kulia, Fangzheng learned that this world also has rules like "exclusive economic zone", but in this regard, the main world is a little more simple, if Fangzheng buys an island, then the sea area within a few kilometers of this island as the center belongs to Fangzheng's private territory.
"This ........."
In the face of Fang Zheng's inquiry, the old man was obviously a little surprised, but he still hurriedly put on his eyes, and then reached out to take a ruler and gestured on the map.
"Centered on the island, it's probably this big ........."
"Uh-huh............"
Looking at the area given by the old man in front of him, Fang Zheng frowned, according to the old man's analogy, if he bought an island, his exclusive area would basically be equal to one-third of Xingyue City. If it is not big or small, it can be regarded as an area the size of a hill when placed on land.
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng stretched out his hand and drew a circle in the northern sea area of the map.
"So, if I want to buy these islands, how much will it cost?"
"......... this?"
Hearing Fangzheng's inquiry, the old man was stunned for a moment, then he looked at the island that was circled above the map, and then showed a surprised expression.
"Are you sure? This gentleman? This is a dead island, usually no one will buy it at all, and it is close to the pirate route, and it is rumored that there are sea monsters there, and ordinary ships dare not approach it at all! β
The dead islands mentioned by the old man are some small volcanic islands and coral islands in the sea, some of which are not even as large as a villa, and even themselves are actually a large rock standing in the sea. There is no water, no food, and even shelter from the wind and rain when the storm comes, so few people buy such islands. The five islands circled by Founder belong to this type. The smallest of them can only build a lighthouse, and the largest can only build a small house, and the wind may blow and it will be over.
And such an island, naturally, no one is likely to buy it.
But Fang Zheng didn't care, he had the Heavenly Dao Palace, and he didn't need to build any buildings on these small islands at all. Now now, what Fang Zheng needs is an area that can reasonably expand the Heavenly Dao Palace, the shape of these five small islands is just a pentagon, and the distance between them is large enough, if Fang Zheng can buy these five small islands, then he can expand the Heavenly Dao Palace in the center of these five small islands, and then he can live a leisurely life.
As for pirates and rumored sea monsters......... Isn't that just right for Founder? Just enough to help him resist the prying eyes of those boring outsiders, it's just great!
No matter how powerful the sea monster is, it can't affect the Heavenly Dao Palace suspended in the air.
"This ......... Do you really want to buy these islands? β
"Of course."
Facing the old man's inquiry, Fang Zheng waved his hand very generously.
"I've got it all!"
Rich, that's how capricious!