I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 489 - 489 488. So you know a lot huh_1

Chapter 489: 488. So you know a lot, huh_1 Chapter 489: 488. So you know a lot, huh_1 Sales Department.

Seeing these few words, Lu Ban subconsciously tugged at the corners of his mouth.

There definitely wouldn’t be concepts such as buying and selling homes, or commercial housing in the Wasteland now.

This sales department was undoubtedly a remnant of the past.

If anyone knew the current situation, the sales department’s slogan could probably be changed to “Even if the world perishes, the buildings remain intact,” absolutely guaranteed.

“This might be a residential area, all these houses were for sale.”

Lu Ban offered an explanation.

“Sell? You can sell houses?”

Shuangxin seemed somewhat curious.

“Aren’t our houses directly allocated by the Governors?”

“Yes, people in the past had to buy them, uh, I’ve read some materials on civilian life back then, at that time everything had to be purchased, including houses.”

Lu Ban explained.

In the Wasteland, the population is scarce, and with the presence of psychic abilities, land became the least valuable thing. City-state Governors could allocate it as needed, with large families living in large houses and small families living in small ones, all content and without problems related to household registration and school district housing.

“Then to whom is the money for buying a house paid, isn’t the land owned by everyone?”

Shuangxin furrowed her brow, feeling that something was amiss.

“This, well… ”

Lu Ban felt he shouldn’t go into detail.

The era was different, the value systems were surely different as well.

“Anyway, the world used to be like this, many people had to spend their life’s savings on a house, and still be paying money until they died.”

Lu Ban’s words shocked Shuangxin for a hundred years.

“Still paying money until they died? The world before was truly too frightening.”

Shuangxin lamented.

“In the city-states, owing money is a very despised act because it signifies that you cannot manage your wealth and have incurred a deficit; I simply cannot imagine what it’s like to be in so much debt.”

Lu Ban thought about it but did not continue to tell Shuangxin that the lifetime mortgage for a house only lasted fifty years.

Continuing the conversation would likely leave Shuangxin with nothing but fear for the world before its destruction.

Lu Ban looked around here, and this sales department’s hall still had some promotional brochures.

These papers had faded from long-term exposure, some of the printed colors had faded, but you could still make out some of the text.

Lu Ban was somewhat relieved when he saw these words; it was a good thing he couldn’t recognize the writing on them.

Otherwise, wouldn’t that mean the Wasteland was the future of the world he was familiar with?

Through the translation from Silent Lands, Lu Ban was able to make out the text.

“Central Scenery King Tower, distinguished debut, Future City welcomes esteemed homeowners.”

“The ultimate service, the most futuristic community.”

“Luxury living beneath the grand vision of a metaverse.”

“Owning a house in Future City means you’ve grasped the future.”

“A communal garden, natural space, you deserve it.”

Text like this stirred the heart, as if by purchasing a house one could acquire a fulfilling life.

Perhaps in that era, a house was truly the entire meaning of a person’s life.

However, compared to the sales centers or property developments that Lu Ban had seen, this place was obviously much more technologically advanced.

Lu Ban saw in the promotional brochures that those houses without windows actually utilized the most advanced technology, which could adjust sunlight and ventilation as needed, creating the most natural and comfortable environment. Those cleaning robots were also fully automatic.

These houses made use of the latest technology and were almost all connected to the network, appearing very advanced.

Shuangxin watched in amazement, taken aback.

“It’s so advanced?”

As a researcher, Shuangxin was naturally quite curious when she saw things she had never encountered before.

She accepted a brochure and then picked up a poster nearby, greedily absorbing all the information.

“There are newspapers here.”

Lu Ban didn’t know if it was due to the dry and cool environment or the cleaning of those robot vacuums, but the newspapers stored in the cabinet were surprisingly not too severely corroded.

He thought for a moment, picked up the silver pen made from “Testament”, wrote the words “Undamaged” on the newspapers, and started to flip through them.

This destroyed world was indeed different from the world in which Lu Ban lived.

Its technology was clearly more advanced, the level of urbanization was higher, forests, mountains, lakes, and oceans were all private property, and you had to pay a fee to enjoy them; it was for this reason that such completely enclosed houses were popular.

Since those beautiful natural sceneries did not belong to oneself, it was better to immerse oneself in one’s small room.

Maybe if this world had developed for a bit more time, it would have turned into cyberpunk.

“This place might just be a ruin, it’s so clean because of the robots.”

Lu Ban glanced around and did not find any traces of insect swarms.

He and Shuangxin prepared to leave the sales department lobby and decided to go check out one of the houses.

“Wait.”

Lu Ban suddenly remembered something, turned back to search around the sales department, and then picked up several keycards.

“The doors here should all be locked, we need to use these to open them.”

Handing one to Shuangxin, Lu Ban said.

“You seem… well-informed?”

Shuangxin looked at Lu Ban suspiciously.

“It’s all in the previous data.”

Lu Ban evaded the question, and Shuangxin did not ask further.

The two arrived on the street, which had already been cleaned by the street-sweeping robots.

Lu Ban noted that there were solar panels on the tops of these buildings, guessing that the harsh sunlight of the wasteland was probably enough to maintain the operation of the community.

Arriving in front of a building, Lu Ban used a card to swipe open the tightly closed doors.

But once inside, he felt something was off.

The air here was not that of a place long uninhabited with only the air conditioning circulating, which would cause a dusty soil smell.

You see, humans themselves are the largest repository of bacteria; the scents of an environment with and without life forms are entirely different.

Even more, Lu Ban could smell a faint fragrance.

“What is this strange smell?”

Shuangxin’s nostrils flared slightly; she too had picked up the same scent.

But because she might not have truly smelled flowers before, she found such a scent strange.

Her nose tickled, as if something was scratching it, causing her to scrunch up her nose subconsciously.

“It’s probably still the scent of flowers.”

Lu Ban walked ahead, using a crowbar to probe the way.

The outermost part of the house was a corridor leading to the stairs, with a door ahead.

Lu Ban used the card to swipe the door open.

A breath of fresh air blew from behind the door.

He heard the sound of birds.

“This is…”

Shuangxin walked behind Lu Ban, listening to the unfamiliar sounds as vibrant, splendid colors appeared before her eyes.

She saw lush plants, clear flowing water, a blue sky, birds flitting through the flowers, animals drinking by the stream, a world brimming with life.

Shuangxin noticed, on the lawn, a deer nibbling on grass, and next to it, a girl in white lying down.