The Strongest God System 3
Chapter 188: Buying an Abandoned House
Star of Qiuzan, Hangdan Galaxy, Lantian Universe
His group landed hundreds of meters away from the nearby city which within the city was more dominant with ordinary humans; there was no one who possessed cultivation abilities, not even for the Mayor of Fanren City. The name Fanren was given from a True Cultivator, and emphasized on 'Mortal Beings', because that's what lives in Fanren City are ordinary humans.
Although the city was of an ordinary human, but it did not have a far difference from other cities, there were humans who were great in terms of martial arts, despite not having any spiritual energy within his body.
Lin Chen who was inside the forest, asked all of them to change into simple clothes that did not display their status nor luxury.
Mortal or living creature, which is usually associated with a mortal being of no power. Either Lin Chen could successfully live as a Mortal for a month to gain Enlightenment, or even have to spend longer.
Lin Chen took out a simple horse carriage, and took out the horse he had stored inside the Dimension Room. These horses can understand human language and are easily ruled, so there is no need to control them too often.
"Everything went up. Yi'er and Yin'er, you guys have the role of bodyguards, in Fanren City later I will become a Physician to better understand the meaning of life." Lin Chen originally wanted to become a Farmer by buying land in Fanren City, but he undoed his intentions because it was too rare to interact with Mortal and difficult to understand the meaning of life according to Mortal point of view.
Then Lin Chen discovered being a Physician was the best option to more quickly understand him.
Lin Chen sat in the coachman section with Yan Xue accompanying, Xue Ying and Goddess Kuxing were inside the carriage to keep the simple herbal ingredients as well as medical equipment for a Physician.
The distance between the forest they were in and Fanren City was far, requiring at least a quarter of a day's journey to get to the city. Lin Chen deliberately chose a distance far enough to make his mind more friend while inside the fresh forest.
"Sister, Yi'er had already thought about it from earlier. Brother has been living life as an ordinary human for twenty-five years, why do it again?" The Mortal Life that Xue Ying was referring to was the moment of Lin Chen's third life as Chen Lin on Earth.
Lin Chen was silent for a moment; thinking of the right answer and remembering himself as Chen Lin on Earth. "Let's know, I felt that there was nothing special on Earth, maybe I was just an ordinary human being, not a True Cultivator. So, I don't think much about life, I just work and work."
Xue Ying, who was inside the carriage, no longer asked because he was quite satisfied with the answer, and he knew that his brother's life on Earth was indeed devoted only to the work he was engaged in.
Lin Chen let out a long sigh and continued to regulate his breathing, then pressed down on a few spots on the chest using his thumb. At that very instant, the aura that Lin Chen released completely disappeared, like an ordinary human and did not even have a spiritual awareness that could sense around.
However, due to the existence of the System, he did not have to worry about cloning that looked after the children. The clone still had its own energy, so while it was in danger, it could figure it out and the seal sealing its power would instantly be released.
But, even though Lin Chen sealed his own strength, the strength of Yan Xue, Xue Ying and the Kuxing Goddess remained, they only held him to the limit of the Early stage Spirit Realm, he said, and that too could only be felt by those who were already in the Heavenly Realm Realm.
The horse-drawn carriage continued to move at a speed of 6mph, and with the time it took, it was 36 miles from where they are today.
There were no obstacles on the way such as meeting with bandits, this was not what he expected as he wanted to feel how being robbed by bandits and being unable to do anything.
When it reached the front gate of Fanren City, the carriage was stopped by several guards carrying spears as weapons.
"I've never seen you, where are you from and what needs are there in Fanren City?"
Lin Chen turned his head to the right looking at a short black-haired middle-aged man wearing a brown harness made of leather. "I'm from the mountain, I'm taking my wife to the city to open a herbal store and provide health care."
The guard frowned, then walked to the back to check the contents of the carriage. He could see many wooden boxes containing simple herbs that could be found easily and not too expensive.
After finishing checking, the guards went back to the front to meet with Lin Chen. "Looks like you don't have an identity, you can pay a Silver Tael to four people as payment for entry ..."
"Then, since you want to open a drugstore, come to the Medicine Pavilion to take a knowledge test of the herbs and obtain their permission."
Lin Chen nodded his head; took out the Silver Tael he knew and handed it to the guard.
A deep frown was clearly visible on the gatekeeper's forehead, then he coughed softly and again said, "Sorry, Silver Tael, not Silver Sycee."
The Silver Sycee was the currency normally used in the Qiang Star and it was normal, the inhabitants there called it the Silver Tael. But it turned out that in this Qiuzan Star the Silver Tael was a coin-shaped currency with a square hole in the middle.
Currencies in the Star of Qiuzan start from the Bronze Tael, Silver Tael, Gold Tael, Silver Sycee and Gold Sycee. Comparison is Tael Bronze 10:1 Tael Silver, Tael Silver 100:1 Sycee Silver, Sycee Silver 10:1 Sycee Gold.
Lin Chen replaced it with a Silver Tael corresponding to the currency in Star Qiang, and gave it to the guards.
The guard received a Silver Tael, then asked his companion to mark the carriage and give a temporary identification made of bark. This sign serves as a marker that the train cars are not illegal and have obtained permission to operate within the City of Fanren.
The horse carriage again moved, starting to enter Fanren City after passing through the gate.
The hustle and bustle of the city can be heard from everywhere, many sellers who sell their merchandise and buyers who try to bid prices to get the ideal price.
Lin Chen looked at the plan of Fanren City that he had bought at the middle-aged man's post earlier; the first goal was the Property Office to buy a house. "It looks like we can't go through the main road while carrying the carriages, it can cause dust to fly and damage the merchandise. Car wagons are only allowed to go through the main road every night or up to an hour after sunrise."
The train car turns right through another road and follows directions from the map to go to the Property Office; it takes half an hour to get there at a slow steady pace.
The train stops in front of the three-story building with the dominant red color coming from the wood of the secang.
Lin Chen jumped down from where the coachman was and helped Yan Xue. Then he walked inside the building; just the two of them alone, because Xue Ying and Goddess Kuxing had to guard the carriage.
"Thank you." Lin Chen nodded his head and waved his hand in reply to the greetings from the brunettes lady.
Lin Chen entered the building; directly went to the reception desk which was guarded by a young lady wearing the same clothes, shoulder-length blue hair. "I want to buy a house on the main street, is there still?"
The waiter slightly bent his body as he said, "Of course, we have a house that is sold at an affordable price on the main road." He stood up straight again, then took Lin Chen upstairs.
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2 Floor
The three people had already reached the second floor and were standing in front of the room with brown wooden doors; it seemed like this was the room of the Property Office Manager who usually handled the sale or purchase of a house.
The waiter immediately opened the door after knocking and obtained permission from the person in the room. There was a long black haired middle-aged man wearing black clothes in a red robe who was sitting behind a work desk.
Lin Chen walked in after being welcomed, and sat down on the sofa that was to the front left of the workbench. "I'm Lin Chen and this is my wife, Yan Xue. We came here because we wanted to buy a house on the main street."
The middle-aged man's face hardened with a frown on his forehead; neither expected would anyone be willing to buy a house on the main street. He himself was named Qin Sanzhong, working here on the orders of the Mayor.
"Do you really want to buy a house on the main street? There was only one house left and it had been uninhabited for a long time." asked Qin Sanzhong to make sure—many have come to buy a house on the main street, but after seeing it firsthand, they cancelled even if they had to pay the fine.
Lin Chen could already guess what was wrong with this residence just from the tone of Qin Sanzhong's speech as well as expression. But with Xue Ying's help, it shouldn't matter even if he was sealing his strength.
"Yes, I want to buy a house there." Lin Chen was unlikely to reject a house that was large enough in size on the main street and sold for a cheap price.
Qin Sanzhong was stunned, then let out a long sigh upon seeing the confidence that radiated from Lin Chen's eyes. Finally he issued a contract written on paper, there is a written that 10% of the cost will be taken if the buyer cancels the contract.
"I warned you, but since you still want to buy the house, I will sell it. But don't sue us if things happen that are not desirable, we are not responsible" Qin Sanzhong said.
Lin Chen read it at a glance, then signed the contract, then instantly paid out a sum of money for a total of 50 Silver Sycees. What a very small amount, because in the Star Qiang 50 Silver Sycee can not buy a house, even to rent a room even though it must pour funds using the Gold Sycee.
Lin Chen and Yan Xue walked out of the room after getting the key as well as the map towards the residence, but even if they had obtained the map, they would be led by the worker assigned to tell the directions.
It only takes an eight-minute walk to arrive, and the horse-drawn carriage moves slower than the person walking, not wanting to cause dust to rise as a result of the horse running.
"Yi'er, Yin'er, I go first. You can follow him from behind" Lin Chen said goodbye.
When it had arrived in front of the residence that had been purchased, Lin Chen could feel its cold aura piercing to the bone, even ordinary humans could also sense it. The residence looks unkempt, the walls are starting to crack, but the wooden gate looks still good.
Lin Chen pushed the twin doors slowly, seeing how sinister the residence was. The barren land with dry grass, the trees in the withered courtyard were even close to death. The residence itself is at least the size of a football field, should be sold around 500 Silver Sycees.
"The building looks solid, it just needs to clean up a little and get back to being habitable."
The young man who accompanied, trembled while hugging his own body. He bowed towards Lin Chen. "Master! I'll go first, goodbye." He turned around, running away from the spot.
Yan Xue touched the wooden gate and looked at the cracked nameplate above the gate. "No one should buy, this house is inhabited by invisible creatures, at night will roam and take the lives of anyone who inhabits it ..."
Yan Xue stepped in; looking at the barren surrounding courtyard, then her attention was fixed on the well covered by wood and overlaid by a huge stone. "He's hiding in the well."
"Will Gege kill him?" yan Xue asked curiously—with Lin Chen's sealed strength, he did not know if Lin Chen could eliminate the wild soul within the well and purify this residence all the way to its roots.
Lin Chen turned his face away from looking at the young man who was running towards Yan Xue. "Let Yi'er alone kill him, now we just need to clean up all the dead grass and remove the dust inside the house ..."
"Of course we can't use force, we'll do it like ordinary humans."
On the way earlier, Lin Chen had already purchased equipment to clean up and grow crops.
Lin Chen looked back at the main street, and immediately learned that no one wanted to pass through the street in front of the residence he had bought. Most people would choose to turn the road rather than have to walk through his residence, it seems like there are many terrible events in this house.
"It's very quiet, but soon everything will change. It only takes one minghu, this road will be crowded again." Lin Chen turned around, went back inside the courtyard and started cleaning the dried grasses.
Lin Chen cleaned the front yard, and Yan Xue cleaned the inside of the dusty house like it had not been lived in for several years.
For the matter of wild souls hiding, Lin Chen would let it go until night; wanting to see how it came into being. And, even though he had already sealed his power, he still had a Talisman that could be used, even for ordinary humans without strength.
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