Chapter 505: Chapter 376 The Housing Certificate Department
Hearing Yara’s question, Zachary promptly reminded her, "Guess how the Soldier Bugs got into the city center. Now that the flying bugs have appeared, it wouldn’t be surprising if other types of Bugs Clan show up."
Although Zachary had not seen a Tank Bug crawl out of the cracks, it didn’t mean he was unaware of their existence. After all, the initial appearance of the Flame Bug in the movie was quite a climax.
After listening to Zachary’s explanation, Yara hesitated for a moment. But considering that there wasn’t a single warehouse at the dock that belonged to him, the idea of joining the bustle there faded considerably.
As the dock area became increasingly lively, many of the ships moored in the river began to dock.
Looking at the battle scars left on the decks of the other ships, Zachary praised Yara, "How did you come up with the brilliant idea to modify this ship to be capable of diving?"
After hearing Zachary’s praise, Yara simply smiled and didn’t say much. He couldn’t very well admit that he just picked up an already modified ship, one that was put up for sale as collateral.
As time passed, the majority of the ships that had been anchored in the river had docked, with only a few ships remaining in place, not stirring.
Yara glanced at the time on his watch, turned, and entered the cockpit to instruct the captain, "Stay here for a few more hours, and if there’s no incident at the docks by seven in the morning, you can move the ship and dock it."
Hearing Yara’s instruction, the captain nodded indifferently. Whether the ship was to stay put or dock, he couldn’t leave the ship due to Yara’s special request and had to stay on board as a precaution.
Far from resenting Yara’s de facto imprisonment, the captain had brought his family to live on the ship, which was not only very safe but also provided a comfortable living compared to life in the city center.
After instructing the captain, Yara and Zachary headed to a luxurious private room. Once seated, Yara finally began to discuss Zachary’s situation, "Now that we’re free, let’s continue discussing your plans.
You mentioned settling down in Kyoto. Have you decided on an area where you want to buy a property? With the flights to various destinations now operational, property prices in Kyoto are not cheap. However, without owning a property, you can’t stay in the Kyoto City Center for long."
Once Yara finished speaking, Zachary decisively said, "I guess money can’t buy a house in the core area, so I’m planning to buy one in the secondary core area."
"The secondary core area?" Yara couldn’t quite believe his ears and asked again.
Upon hearing Yara’s question, Zachary didn’t hesitate to affirm, "Yes, the secondary core area."
When Zachary confirmed his choice again, Yara instantly straightened up from slouching on the sofa and seriously told Zachary, "Since you have this idea, there are some things I need to clarify in advance.
You should understand that after the earthquake and other natural disasters, whether it’s Kyoto or Pengcheng, almost all of the tall buildings collapsed. Now, most of the structures in the city, including those steel-structured factories at the docks, are products of the post-disaster reconstruction.
Right after the earthquake, with the original archives no longer accessible, Officials decided to classify everyone as homeless and redistributed homes based on the number of family members and their job status.
This approach eradicated the previous landlords and landladies of Kyoto and returned housing back to its intended purpose of living.
If you want to buy a house now, you must go through the Officials. Despite the red tape, the prices are transparent and a person in Kyoto can only own one property."
Yara paused briefly before continuing, "Due to the availability of flights, many survivors from other places have the same idea as you to move to Kyoto.
However, bearing past experiences in mind, even if Kyoto is short on people, for outsiders to buy property, they must pay in full.
Local residents just need to rent. If they live there for 10 years, they can buy the house for a tenth of the market price, of course, only the one they have lived in for those 10 years.
Renting properties are allocated by the local Authorities according to the family situation. But if you want to buy, you can choose any property, although the prices are very high.
Properties in the secondary core area are usually single-family villas with yards, and the prices are generally between 500 million to 800 million. Paying with physical goods can reduce the sale price by fifteen percent."
Curious, Zachary asked, "What do you mean by physical goods?"
"Anything goes. There’s a trade center here in Kyoto. Its monitors display the official daily selling and purchasing prices for various items.
The property registration office here is quite reasonable, evaluating the goods at the selling prices set by the Officials, so it’s fairly fair in terms of pricing.
But let me remind you, if you really intend to use physical goods to purchase a house, you’ll need to prepare enough of them. During the transaction, you cannot use Credit Points to make up the difference. If you do use Credit Points, no matter how much you prepared, you’ll not be eligible for the discount."
