A few minutes later, Xiao He, standing amidst the chaos, squatted on the only remaining instep of the Gundam model, sighing deeply.
"Wow, Brother Xiao, you were really awesome just now!"
While cleaning up the pile of broken parts on the floor, Xiao Chen talked non-stop about her amazing discovery.
"You caught that Gundam, but in the blink of an eye, Brother Xiao, you crushed its head and body! Brother Xiao, has your strength reached such a terrifying level?!"
Xiao He: "Alright, that's enough."
Damn system!
Bone strengthening also increases strength.
The thought of how he hadn't controlled his strength and had crushed the Gundam model he had painstakingly built over a week filled Xiao He with unbearable heartache.
My Gundam!
My model!
My hard-earned blood and sweat!
I hate it...
Xiao Chen wisely shut his mouth and continued to pick up the scattered parts on the ground, then sorted them one by one.
Larger, still-usable items are grouped together, while smaller items that are no longer distinguishable are disassembled and reorganized...
Xiao He sat on the feet of the giant robot, glaring resentfully at the system panel in front of him.
The system interface is still stuck on the hidden points screen, which shows that it really wants Xiao He to continue spending points to draw rewards.
【Congratulations on obtaining a hidden reward opportunity*1. Would you like to redeem it with points?】
Xiao He took a deep breath, wanting to simply ignore it.
However, the reason why gamblers become gamblers is naturally because they simply cannot resist the temptation of "spending money on in-game purchases".
Aside from suddenly increasing one's strength, let's put aside the other details of this 【Bone Enhancement】 skill for now and study them later. For now, it's a hidden reward, so it should be pretty good... right?
Xiao He glanced at the ever-increasing points on the side, took a deep breath, and finally couldn't resist the temptation of the "hidden" option, so he clicked "Yes".
【Your points have been cleared, and you have been automatically matched to the current reward tier...】
Xiao He: ...Good heavens, so this thing is really going to drain him dry, leaving him with absolutely nothing!
Fortunately, after using up one million points, Xiao He didn't have many points left. Even if this damn system took the opportunity to steal all his remaining points, it wouldn't be a problem, since his points were still increasing at an extremely fast rate.
【Match successful!】
【Your current remaining points are: 2069, with rewards already allocated】
【Congratulations on obtaining "Criminal Base"*1. The source has been automatically validated.】
【Crime Base: A skilled criminal, always highly vigilant and with a keen sense of smell, finds this your safe haven. It provides supplies and shelter, making it easier to evade the hunting dogs.】
Xiao He blinked.
What the heck?
The next moment, Xiao He's phone suddenly rang.
He took it out and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.
Having already formed a rough guess in his mind, Xiao He subconsciously picked up the phone and placed it to his ear.
"Hello, Mr. Xiao, the property certificate you requested has been processed. Would you be free to come and pick it up now?"
Xiao He: ?
Real estate?
Crime base?
Wow, this works?
Ignoring the fact that having a fixed base is tantamount to expanding and strengthening a "criminal business," which will gallop down an increasingly "criminal" path in the future, providing a criminal base is, in essence, just providing a property for hiding.
I didn't know you could play it like this?
The system realized that ordinary skills were no longer attractive to him, so it gave him a big one!
What else is there to say?
I'll reluctantly forgive this kid.
Compared to skills, money and houses are definitely more practical!
System, you always manage to give me new surprises!
Xiao He immediately raised his voice: "Okay, can we do it now?"
"Yes, that's fine. Please try to arrive here before 6 p.m., Mr. Xiao."
"Okay, I'll be right there!"
After hanging up the phone, Xiao He immediately picked up the car keys on the table. "Xiao Chen, I have to go out for a bit. Pack your things and head back."
"Okay, Brother Xiao."
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A few minutes later, Xiao He arrived at the real estate registration center without incident.
After successfully signing the contract and completing the property certification, Xiao He successfully ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ obtained the red property ownership certificate.
Upon receiving it, Xiao He eagerly opened it to examine it—
The smile on his face froze the next moment.
This is an old, dilapidated apartment located in a remote suburb of Shanghai, with a total area of less than 40 square meters.
Moreover, this location isn't one of those "old, dilapidated, and small" apartments that are currently in high demand.
The older, smaller apartments that are currently popular in Shanghai are old, but they were originally employee housing, so they have convenient transportation, complete infrastructure, and obvious location advantages, making them a target for many homebuyers.
However, the building he owns is located outside the city center, far from the outer ring road. Aside from the inconvenient transportation, the surrounding infrastructure is far inferior to other areas. The buildings here are generally at least twenty years old, and the overall development lags far behind the current average level in Shanghai.
Although this area is still within the jurisdiction of Shanghai, in this place where land is extremely valuable, this house would cost no more than 400,000 yuan.
Note: This is still at the level where even if it's listed, there's no guarantee anyone will buy it.
After repeatedly checking the location on his phone's map, Xiao He had no choice but to accept this cruel reality.
Looking at the red booklet in his hand, then at the map location marked on his phone, Xiao He slumped back in his chair, his voice trembling as he spoke—
"Dog, system—"
He thought it was some big apartment or mansion, but after all that, this is what you gave him?
This house is really hard to sell now, and it's hard to resell. It's just sitting there, and there's absolutely no possibility of it appreciating in value.
After all, anyone who knows about the real estate market knows that this place now takes him more than two hours to drive there!
There was no sense of relaxation, only a deep sense of frustration.
But then I thought about it again, and the system only took two thousand points from him in the end. In the end, he got such a run-down old house, so it was actually... worth it?
Xiao He didn't know what to say, so he could only sit in the car and turn on his computer to check the origin of the house, just in case the system had set a trap for him and the higher-ups noticed something was wrong.
A few minutes later, Xiao He felt relieved.
Fortunately, the system handled this issue very well, so there's no need to worry about this suddenly appearing property being suspected.
only......
Xiao He's assessment was that it would be better not to have it at all.
Having this thing registered under my name is somewhat of a headache.
However, after much deliberation, Xiao He felt that he couldn't just leave it unattended, since it was already registered under his name and was one of his properties.
What if the system has left him with some kind of trap again...?
With this thought in mind, Xiao He immediately became restless.
He glanced at the time and thought that there was no time like the present, so he decided to check it out while there was still time, lest the system set a trap for him.
With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Xiao He decisively turned around and drove straight to the old, run-down apartment in the suburbs.
