Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest
Chapter 1368: 1366: Blood Moon (8)

Chapter 1368: Chapter 1366: Blood Moon (8)

Lande City is located at the eastern end of the Western Continent, with vast plains to its north, and a river rushing through.

On the west and south sides of this harbor city are rolling highlands, which are far more spacious compared to the increasingly crowded urban areas.

Surrounding Lande City, there are numerous estates and farmhouses, as well as quite a few rural holiday villas.

The last suburban property that Liu Yisi presented caught Ronan’s attention.

This is a small holiday villa, built on a seaside cliff fifteen kilometers away from the urban area. The surroundings are beautiful, and it is truly a sea-view property.

Most importantly, its rent is quite cheap, completely within Ronan’s current budget.

Thus, he decisively picked up this information: “I want to see this one.”

“Okay.”

Liu Yisi was immediately delighted and quickly took it over: “Then I’ll help you…”

He hadn’t finished his sentence when his voice choked in his throat, his eyes fell on the document in his hands, and his expression became flustered.

Ronan was puzzled: “Is there a problem?”

Liu Yisi snapped back to his senses, quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat dripping off his forehead, and smiled wryly: “Sorry, sir, this property’s information was mistakenly mixed in by accident, it’s not recommended.”

“That’s my mistake!”

Ronan frowned and said very unhappily: “I’m asking you what’s the problem!”

Mr. Broker was shocked in his heart, and a sense of inexplicable fear welled up, the sweat he had just wiped away reappeared.

He felt that sitting opposite him was not a young officer, but a powerful fiend ready to devour!

Forcing himself to calm down, Liu Yisi swallowed and explained fearfully: “Well, this house is haunted…”

This seaside villa was built twenty years ago. Since then, it has changed hands three times, each owner not lasting long, and some even died in the villa.

Its current owner is a grain merchant from Lande City. Ever since the villa was rumored to be haunted again a few years ago, it’s been left vacant, only recently put up for rent.

However, it’s been regularly maintained during its vacancy, and since it hasn’t been built for long, its current condition is good.

The interior decoration and furniture are all complete, ready for move-in!

“Actually, the gentleman wants to sell it, but the problem is he can’t sell it for the right price.”

Liu Yisi said, “So he’s considering a rent-to-buy option.”

A pretty good plan!

Ronan pondered for a moment and asked: “How much does he want to sell it for?”

The conditions in Lande City are quite good. In the Kingdom of Invia, it’s considered a major city. Ronan intends to spend a few years here to enhance his abilities before seeking the source power of this world.

Buying a suitable residence is therefore very important.

“Ah?”

Liu Yisi clearly didn’t expect Ronan would want to purchase this house, and after hesitating for a moment, replied: “The asking price is 350 gold pounds, but this price is negotiable.”

350 gold pounds?

That’s really not expensive!

Ronan knows that compared to villas in the Upper City District, the selling price of this seaside villa is not even a fraction of theirs.

Of course, cheap has its reasons, aside from the ghost rumors and the bad omen of deaths, it’s 15 kilometers away from the edge of the Lower City District, making daily commuting time-consuming and laborious.

“How about this.”

Ronan thought for a moment and said: “I’ll first pay a year’s rent, then within the year gather 300 gold pounds to purchase it. During this period, he cannot sell it to others. If he agrees, we’ll sign the contract!”

Liu Yisi scratched his head: “Sir, I need to ask that gentleman first, and can only give you a response tomorrow.”

He thinks the deal can be done.

Because Ronan essentially offered 315 gold pounds to purchase this haunted house, only 35 pounds short of the seller’s asking price of 350 gold pounds, making the deal highly possible.

This seaside villa has been a bad asset in that grain merchant’s hands for a long time, surely he would be happy to let it go.

After all, gullible buyers are rare.

But out of the intention not to offend Ronan, the young officer, Liu Yisi still kindly reminded: “Sir, this villa was reportedly visited by a priest from the church, but the problem hasn’t been solved, might you reconsider?”

Ronan smiled: “It’s fine, I’ve already decided.”

Upon hearing Ronan say this, Liu Yisi kept his mouth shut – he had already fulfilled his obligation to inform.

The next day, this broker found Ronan again.

The seller agreed!

So under Liu Yisi’s mediation, Ronan met the seller in the city and signed the purchase agreement.

The terms were drafted entirely according to his intention.

After signing the contract, the plump grain merchant visibly let out a sigh of relief and squeezed out a greasy smile to shake Ronan’s hand: “Congratulations.”

Ronan felt like he was congratulating himself for getting rid of a burden!

But it didn’t matter anymore.

After the grain merchant left, Ronan paid a commission to Liu Yisi, plus an additional gold pound as a reward.

This broker was all smiles: “Thank you, sir, if you need anything in the future, feel free to find me!”

Sending off Liu Yisi, Ronan rode his newly purchased bicycle out of the city towards his new residence.

The bicycle he bought was manufactured by a local workshop. Although the craftsmanship isn’t outstanding, the materials are solid and the structure reliable, capable of bearing several hundred kilograms without any issue.

This bicycle wasn’t cheap, costing Ronan 1 gold pound and 3 silver currency.

The bicycles of this world have no essential difference from those in Ronan’s past life, just varying in appearance.

He rode along the country road toward the southeast, soon ascending onto a gravel path leading to the highlands.

After about twenty minutes of travel, Ronan easily found the holiday villa located on the seaside cliff.

The villa had no people inside. Except for the seaside side, all other areas were enclosed with iron fences, and the lawn and flower beds far exceeded the area of the building.

Most importantly, the view here is extremely wide.

To the east is a vast deep blue ocean; looking north, one can overlook the entire Lande City and the harbor, away from the city’s hustle and bustle, appearing as an idyllic outdoor paradise.

The outer iron gate of the villa was tightly closed. Ronan used a key to open the lock.

This villa had no guards, and upon entering, it felt somewhat eerie, especially when Ronan pushed open the door and entered the hall, a cold and chilling atmosphere greeted him.

Ronan raised an eyebrow, quietly activating Spiritual Energy Body Protection.

Currently his spiritual energy has reached the Second Ring level, sufficient to counter some low-level mysterious events.

Indeed, there is something strange within this villa.

But Ronan is not afraid at all!

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