When Wei Kai returned home, his parents were still awake, all sitting in the living room watching TV, cherishing the last moments of entertainment before the power outage.
"Dad, Mom."
"Ah Kai is back."
Wei Yitong responded and then beckoned, "Come here quickly, I have something to tell you."
"What is it?"
Wei Kai asked with a hint of curiosity.
In fact, he also had something important to discuss with his parents, a major matter concerning the whole family.
He didn't expect his parents to speak first.
A moment later, when Wei Kai sat down on the sofa in the living room, Wei Yitong finally spoke, "Your mom and I discussed it, and we're planning to buy you a house on the surface..."
"Ah?" Wei Kai was stunned.
"The family doesn't have much money, so we can only buy a small forty-square-meter apartment," Wei Yitong continued, "But it's enough for you alone. You are a Combat Profession Holder, and living underground for a long time isn't good for your health..."
"Dad, why would you think of buying a house?" Wei Kai couldn't help but scratch his head.
"Isn't this about Peng Shu's matter? Your mom and I discussed it, and we felt we shouldn't treat you unfairly, so we thought of buying you a house so you can live on the surface from now on," Wei Yitong replied.
"Actually... I also wanted to buy a house for you two."
Wei Kai smiled, took out a bank card from his pocket, and handed it to his father.
"Where did this come from?"
"I got it from selling equipment."
"You only just changed professions a few days ago, and you're already capable of selling equipment?" Wei Yitong was a bit surprised.
Most Battle Professionals are bottomless pits for money during their novice period, not only having to spend a lot on skill books, but also on equipment, food, medicine, and a series of other things.
And there are very few monsters that can be defeated during the novice period, and the drop rate is quite low; the equipment and materials they farm aren't even enough to cover the usual potion expenses.
Most Battle Professionals rely on family or official subsidies to live during their novice period.
Yet his son actually said he could earn money by farming equipment?
"My luck is better," Wei Kai replied with a smile.
"That wouldn't earn much money," Wei Yitong thought for a moment, then simply handed the bank card back to him: "You should keep it for yourself. Don't be stingy when you need to spend money; you must be willing to invest..."
"That's right," Huang Liqiao, who was beside him, also chimed in, "Spend when you need to spend. If you see something good, don't be reluctant to buy it. Your parents can't help you in other areas, but we still have a little savings. If it's not enough, you can ask us..."
"This..."
Wei Kai didn't expect that his parents would return the bank card without even looking at how much money was in it.
In their eyes, the money in the card must have been hard-earned by him, probably only a few tens of thousands, which is why they couldn't bear to spend it.
But there was a full ten million in this card!
He couldn't possibly spend it all by himself.
Since his parents were reluctant to spend the money, he would have to do it himself.
Wei Kai thought about it and finally took the card back: "Alright then, how about we go look at houses tomorrow?"
"No problem, I'll take another day off tomorrow," Wei Yitong immediately agreed.
"That's good, the sooner we buy, the sooner we can move to the surface," Huang Liqiao also nodded in agreement.
After discussing this, Wei Kai went to take a shower and rest.
Half an hour later, while there was still power before the outage.
Wei Kai lay on his bed and sent a message to Tian Xiaoling on his phone.
"Ling Jie, where can a house for ten million be bought?"
Two minutes later, Tian Xiaoling replied.
"Do you have any requirements? Do you want to buy in Xixiang District, or other urban areas?"
"Xixiang District, I guess," Wei Kai thought for a moment and replied, "I heard that some high-end communities don't have power outages. Is that true?"
"Yes. A community costing ten million can have 24-hour power supply."
"There really is such a thing?" Seeing Tian Xiaoling's reply, Wei Kai felt a bit unsettled.
In this era where ordinary people could only live underground, enduring the perpetual darkness and dampness, some people could actually enjoy the privilege of never losing power.
It's worth noting that even West Township No. 2 Middle School, where he previously studied, had power outages at night.
Thus, it seemed there was truly no fairness in how people were treated...
A minute later, Tian Xiaoling sent another message.
"If you want to buy, I recommend looking for a community near Xixiang University. The environment there is good, the conditions are excellent, and it also doesn't have power outages."
"Xixiang University... Isn't that the university I want to get into?"
Wei Kai was first stunned, then nodded slightly: "If I could buy a house nearby, that would indeed be good."
Universities in this era didn't require students to live on campus, nor was there a concept of full-time study.
As long as students attended classes on time and completed various assessments assigned by teachers, it was fine.
"Thank you, Ling Jie... Oh, by the way, how much would it cost if I wanted to buy a house near your place, Ling Jie?" Wei Kai sent a thank-you message, and then made a joke.
"Add another zero."
...
Wei Kai's eyes widened instantly.
The next moment, the lights in the room instantly went out.
The power was out!
After the power outage, even the phone signal was gone, and he couldn't send messages.
Wei Kai had no choice but to give up, tossing his phone onto the headboard, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Wei Kai was woken up early by his alarm clock.
Opening his eyes, the room was pitch black, without a trace of light.
But fortunately, the power was back on by then.
After turning on the lights, his eyes slowly adjusted to the dazzling light, and Wei Kai quickly got up and washed up.
When he came out of his room, he found that his parents were already waiting in the living room.
"Dad, no need to be so early," Wei Kai said with a smile, "The sales office isn't even open yet."
Ever since the game descended into reality, humans had been driven into cities.
The space in the city was limited and simply couldn't accommodate tens of millions of people, so housing and land were put under a rationing system.
Only those who could afford housing were qualified to stay on the surface.
Those who couldn't afford a house could only be driven underground.
Because of this policy, real estate was completely taken over by the government, and all housing transactions had to go through official permission.
For this reason, sales offices also became highly sought-after places, becoming a destination for countless young people.
Their status was comparable to the big five banks of the previous world.
Sales offices only opened after daylight, and going too early would only mean waiting outside.
"I'm used to it; once the alarm rings, I can't sleep anymore," Wei Yitong replied with a smile.
Wei Kai pouted: "That's a bad habit; you should change it in the future."
"How can I change it? You can't see the sun here. Do you think I don't want to wait until the sun hits my butt before getting up?"
"Old Wei, how are you talking to our son?" Huang Liqiao quickly scolded.
"It's alright, it'll be possible in the future."
Wei Kai smiled, full of anticipation for the house they were about to buy.
After living in a cramped space underground for over a decade, he could finally return to the surface.
He could finally sleep until he woke up naturally and enjoy the beautiful morning with the sun on his butt.