Daniel wasn’t actually planning to live in these houses.
How should he put it?
They simply didn’t meet his needs.
Living within Ascension City would be far more convenient for him.
Though Void Town wasn’t too far from Ascension City, there was no real need.
The reason he was looking for houses was to prepare for the future—just in case someone from Crossbridge Academy ascended to the God Realm.
At least they would have a place to settle down.
Within Crossbridge Academy, mana crystals weren’t exactly in short supply.
Naturally, they wouldn’t carry too many around with them, and they might even find themselves in a pinch.
That was why Daniel wanted to leave something behind for any future students who ascended.
Elise’s progress was considered quite average, though she was already well on her way to ascension.
Other students from Crossbridge Academy may already be ready to ascend, but perhaps they were waiting for something.
At the very least, Rose intended to complete the task Daniel had assigned to her before ascending to the God Realm.
Thus, Daniel glanced at the remaining houses, handed the memory stone to the pub keeper, and said:
“I’ve marked the houses in the southern area. I’m buying them all.”
“Got it! Please, wait a moment while I calculate the price…” the pub keeper said with a smile.
This was going to be a big deal! From just that word, “all,” the pub keeper could already tell this wasn’t just one house.
He was definitely going to sell more than one!
As soon as he took the memory stone and sent his mind power into it, he was stunned.
He hadn’t expected this at all. It wasn’t just a big deal—it was a monumental one!
This felt like a fortune had fallen from the sky and struck him on the head.
The pub keeper stood there dazed, his mind spinning.
After a moment, he finally snapped out of it, remembering that his distinguished guest was waiting in his shop.
“Uh… did I hear that right? You really want to buy them all?”
The pub keeper asked, still in disbelief, confirming once again.
“Yes.”
After hearing Daniel’s confirmation, the pub keeper rushed to say, “Please, take a seat and rest for a moment. I’ll go double-check the details. Some of the deeds for these houses might be lost.”
With that, the pub keeper hurried away, looking like he was walking on air. He was practically glowing with joy.
Crane, who had been standing by, was quite surprised.
He had known the pub keeper for over a hundred years and had never seen him act like this before.
“Daniel, have you really bought so many houses?”
“Well, not that many—just three or four hundred,” Daniel replied casually.
With the first batch of students, including possibly Rose and her followers, there would need to be somewhere for them to stay.
And of course, there were other ascendants to consider.
It was like giving out welfare to others.
After all, Crossbridge Sanctuary was the world’s most respected place.
Plus, if these people from Void Realm shone in the God Realm, it could be beneficial for Big White as well—essentially giving back to the world.
“Daniel headmaster, do we really have enough room for all of this?” Elise asked.
“Of course not, this isn’t for us to live in. It’s for others who ascend to the God Realm. Anyway, there are so many mana crystals just lying around.”
Mana crystals didn’t reproduce, and with the continual upgrades of the forge, ordinary mana crystals had become almost useless. Keeping so many around was just annoying. Might as well spend them all.
Hearing this, Elise chuckled. Such lavishness could only come from Daniel.
As for Crane, he was still reeling. He couldn’t even begin to comprehend what he had just heard.
After a while, several women came out from the back, their figures graceful, holding God Realm fruits and fine wines.
“Dear guest, here are the deeds for the houses you were interested in.”
The pub keeper handed over a storage crystal. Daniel didn’t bother looking at it. He handed the storage crystal to Crane instead.
At the same time, he gave Crane four thousand divine stones.
The total cost for the hundreds of houses was barely over three thousand divine stones.
“Use the extra divine stones to furnish the houses and have someone maintain them regularly. Can I count on you for this?”
Seeing the small mountain of divine stones inside the storage crystal, Crane didn’t know what to say.
At first, he thought Daniel was simply a powerful figure who had ascended from a super faction, because he casually spoke of billions of mana crystals.
But now, he was beginning to suspect something even more incredible.
In Mortal Realm… was it even possible for someone to possess so many divine stones?
Even after two hundred years in the God Realm, the most divine stones he had ever seen were in the hundreds, never in the thousands!
“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of everything,” Crane said, now overwhelmed.
Soon, Crane and the pub keeper settled the payment, and they led Daniel to the area he had just bought.
As they stepped outside, Daniel glanced to the right.
“Those people don’t look like they’re from Void Realm.”
“That’s right. You really can tell at a glance, Daniel.
Actually, those people are from a world similar to ours, called Gold Sea World. Recently, they’ve been causing a lot of trouble, trying to harass Void Town.”
Crane reflected, his voice thoughtful.
“Alright, let’s move on,” Daniel said, uninterested in the squabbles between factions. According to Crane, most of the people in this small town were locals by now, with few still coming from Mortal Realm.
They reached the southern part of the town, which was a residential area.
“Crane, I never expected to see you here!” an elderly man greeted them.
“It’s you,” Crane replied.
“Daniel, this is a mage who ascended to the God Realm five years ago from Void Realm.”
Daniel nodded politely but didn’t say much.
“Ah…” The old man sighed deeply. “Had I known that the God Realm was so miserable, I would have stayed in Mortal Realm. At least I had some power there. But in God Realm… I can’t even afford my own home anymore.”
In Mortal Realm, he had once been a patriarch of a significant faction.
But in the God Realm, he was now renting from others.
The contrast was hard for him to bear.
Hearing this, Daniel thought of the five lords of the Element Temple—how they had been reluctant to ascend to the God Realm for exactly this reason.
They chose instead to absorb the Source of the World in Mortal Realm and build up their strength before ascending.
“This person…” The old man looked curiously at Daniel.
“Daniel is here to check out his new properties.”
“Oh, I see. Could it be that you’re also going to live here? Maybe we’ll be neighbors…”
Cough cough.
“Well, actually, the whole area you’re living in now belongs to Daniel.”
“WHAT?!”
The old man was absolutely stunned. How could a person from the same realm have such a vast difference in wealth and status?
After Daniel quickly reviewed the layout of the houses, he gave a few instructions for Crane to note down for repairs. Then, they entered Ascension City.
Back in Void Town, in an attic.
A middle-aged man stood by the window, watching the Gold Sea World people causing a ruckus below. He sneered in disdain.
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“Master, those people from Gold Sea World are here again. They say they want to cooperate with us…”
“Don’t bother with them.”
Luke replied indifferently.
“They just want to spy on our secrets.”
Every town had its way of surviving and maintaining its existence. If they didn’t have a secret of their own, Void Town wouldn’t have lasted this long.