Chapter 120: Buying Land

“The five elements attribute…” Xu Feng’s gaze fell on the last few words of the ore’s attributes.

This ore was priced at one thousand Fate Points, with a buyout price of six thousand. The owner of the ore was uncertain of its value, so they set an extremely high price.

Xu Feng smiled slightly. The price of this ore now seemed astronomical, but in his previous life, similar ores started at one hundred thousand Fate Points, and their quality was at most thirty.

Moreover, the Heavenly Crystal Ore that Xu Feng saw in the Auction House in his previous life did not have the words “five elements attribute” at the end.

“Maybe I can feed it to the Sword Embryo…” Thinking of this, Xu Feng did not hesitate and directly bought the ore at the buyout price.

“Eh, so fast?” A Thief wearing Leather Armor next to him made a surprised sound.

Then, the Thief showed a regretful expression on his face and muttered quietly, “Damn, it was actually a treasure. I sold it for six thousand, what a loss.”

After saying that, the Thief looked around fiercely, trying to figure out who bought the ore by their expressions.

Xu Feng stared expressionlessly at the Auction House item list, as if he was still browsing.

At that moment, someone received a message on their Communicator and hurriedly walked out.

The Thief stared intently at that person’s back, showing a resentful expression, and quietly followed behind him.

This Thief also had Three-Star Strength. Judging by his movements, only his Agility attribute had broken through to Three-Star. Such people were either Elite Disciples of major forces or key members of elite teams. Although Xu Feng didn’t care about these, it was better to avoid trouble if possible.

Seeing the Thief leave, Xu Feng smiled slightly, scanned the Auction House items once more, found nothing else worth buying, shook his head, and left the Auction House satisfied.

Items listed in the Auction House, once sold, would directly send the Fate Points to Xu Feng’s Communicator. There was no need to return to collect them, which was very convenient.

After leaving the Auction House, Xu Feng headed towards the town office.

The town office was now a small courtyard of several hundred square meters. In the courtyard stood a two-story building. Next to the courtyard gate was a bulletin board filled with policy documents.

The document about the limited sale of town land was also posted here. Xu Feng read it carefully, then stepped into the courtyard.

At the gate stood two Warriors holding halberds. When they saw Xu Feng, both Warriors struck their chests three times with their arms, then bowed to Xu Feng.

Xu Feng was taken aback, then cupped his hands in return.

These two Warriors did not seem to be Earth’s Chosen, but rather something like Warrior Spirits.

They were creatures created by Earth’s Will itself, similar to NPCs, with only simple intelligence, just like NPCs in online games.

Currently, Earth’s Will was still dormant, so not many such “NPCs” were created. After Earth’s Will absorbed the knowledge of the universe, it would create many such “NPCs” and even establish an army entirely composed of “NPCs.”

Thinking of this, Xu Feng’s eyes lit up. Perhaps he could also recruit some such Warrior Spirits to form his own army.

However, Earth’s Will had not fully awakened yet, so recruitment was temporarily impossible. Xu Feng could only suppress his excitement and wait for the day when Earth’s Will completely awakened.

The strength of such Warrior Spirits could only reach Nine Stars at most. They were good for defense but lacking in offense. This was also why Earth’s Will favored Earth’s Chosen so much, and later even the demon tribe. Only beings with intelligence had the chance to break through Nine Stars and become Planet Warriors.

Xu Feng walked all the way to the mayor’s office. After asking the NPC at the door, Xu Feng entered an office.

Inside the room was a middle-aged man standing next to a model, frowning as he stared at it, as if thinking about something.

“Hello, I want to buy a house and land in the town,” Xu Feng said, clearing his throat softly.

“Buy a house?” The man’s eyes lit up, and he turned to face Xu Feng.

“Hello, welcome. I am the Chief Clerk of Nuwa Town. You can call me Su Yunlin,” the middle-aged man said with a kind smile.

“Hello, Lord Su.”

In his previous life, Xu Feng had no experience dealing with such high-level NPCs, so he acted very cautiously.

“This is the model of Nuwa Town. The houses and lands marked in green are all for sale, but the prices vary. You can consider them,” Chief Clerk Su said without wasting words, pointing at the model, his tone carrying a hint of urgency.

“So many houses and lands are for sale?” Xu Feng said in surprise.

On the model before him, only one-third of the area was occupied, while the remaining two-thirds were houses and lands marked in green.

“Hehe, when the town upgrades to a district level, there will be a Monster Siege. At that time, the town’s entrance defenses will disappear, and any creature can enter and leave freely. Those people are short-sighted and don’t have high hopes for the town, so they are unwilling to spend money to buy,” the middle-aged man actually disclosed the matter of the Monster Siege openly without any concealment.

Xu Feng suddenly understood. No wonder no one was buying. Major forces near Linhai City, such as Thunder Martial Hall, the 104th Unit, and the Doomsday Ark Alliance, couldn’t possibly fail to see Nuwa Town’s unique advantages. Even if they couldn’t occupy their own territory, having land in Nuwa Town to establish a force was a hundred times better than building a settlement in the wild.

“Hehe, do you all have so little faith in Nuwa Town? This is Earth’s Will’s village, how could it not withstand a Monster Siege?” Xu Feng thought to himself.

“How much does this house cost?” Xu Feng asked, pointing to a two-story building in the town center with an area of about six hundred square meters.

“This house costs five hundred thousand Fate Points,” Chief Clerk Su said calmly, stroking his beard.

“Tsk—” Xu Feng gasped. It was so expensive.

“What about this empty plot?” Xu Feng pointed to an empty piece of land near the forest at the edge of the town.

“This land is very fertile and suitable for planting any crops. It costs seven hundred thousand Fate Points,” Chief Clerk Su said with a slight smile.

Xu Feng was speechless. He then asked about a few more remote houses and empty plots, all costing at least one hundred thousand Fate Points.

Xu Feng shook his head with a bitter smile. No wonder those major forces didn’t buy. The Monster Siege was one reason, but also the prices of these houses and lands were too high. Even if they gritted their teeth and bought a few, they would likely not make back the cost. If the town failed to defend during the Monster Siege, they would lose everything. Even the largest forces wouldn’t dare gamble like that.

“Too expensive…” Xu Feng shook his head with a bitter smile.

“Hehe, Nuwa Town will continue to upgrade. If it upgrades to district level or even city level, these places won’t be so cheap anymore,” Chief Clerk Su said, shaking his head.