Chapter 506: Chapter 376: Housing Authority_2
Zachary didn’t pay much attention to what Yara said on this point; after all, when the disaster first struck, he had used the space in the Cave to stockpile an abundance of supplies. Then, as the Cave was upgraded and Canary moved into the Cave, both agriculture and animal husbandry were well underway, so the issue of physical goods wasn’t really a problem.
As for so-called Credit Points, they are essentially the transactional currency used in Kyoto.
To be honest, the Imperial Court originally wanted to continue using the pre-disaster paper money as circulating currency, but due to various reasons, they ultimately abandoned the use of the former paper money.
The Imperial Court intended to introduce a new common currency, but because each city’s situation was different, this initiative was not implemented. This led to a situation where every larger city in China, and even every more remote camp, had its own unique currency system. However, most places called this currency Credit Points, which did achieve a degree of unification to some extent.
It is often said that antiques thrive in prosperous times and gold in chaotic times, but to tell the truth, in times of chaos, the usefulness of gold is not that great. In a real chaotic era, the most value-retaining currency, is definitely food.
However, with the revival of ancient creatures, each camp was able to obtain enough food. And because Credit Points from different camps were not interchangeable, gold once again acquired currency attributes.
Moreover, as technology took a strange path, gold found other uses, which once again increased its value retention.
When it came to the matter of real estate enquiry, Yara actually had a lot to say, as she, too, had arranged housing for herself upon settling in Kyoto. However, Yara didn’t just not buy property in the core area; she bought a house in the middle ring instead.
Different from Zachary’s pursuit of safety, Yara brought quite a few people this time. Although she could have bought a house in the core area like Zachary and lived there with some people, the core area had high requirements for residents and also limited the permanent population of each property. For outsiders like Yara and her group, living together with their own people provided a real sense of security.
Therefore, Yara would rather give up purchasing property in the core area and settle in the middle ring, not willing to be separated from the people she brought with her.
There was also another important reason: in case any problems arose, if it came to a strategic relocation, being in the middle ring offered many more advantages than the core area.
Although Yara had set up housing in the middle ring, she had actually planned to buy property in the core area before. The idea was to live in the core area herself and leave her subordinates in the middle ring. But in the end, Yara gave up this plan.
This time, she took the opportunity to discuss her past ideas with Zachary while chatting.
The two talked without realizing how time flew by and it turned to daylight. As the ship started moving, causing it to rock, Zachary and Yara left the private room and went up to the deck.
At this point, the chaos at the dock had disappeared some time ago, and order was restored to the docks once again.
After the ship docked, Yara took Zachary for breakfast and without delay, drove straight to the Housing Authority.
There weren’t many people at the Housing Authority, as at this time of the day, if one wasn’t buying property in the core or the sub-core areas, there was no need to make a purchase—a local could simply rent directly from the streets.
At this stage, very few outsiders were buying property in non-core areas, since despite having gone through several rounds of disasters, it wasn’t easy for outsiders to arrange for property in Kyoto under the deliberate control of the Imperial Court.
The ancients once said: "Living in Kyoto is not easy."
As it was the purchase of a property in the secondary core area, the service personnel directly led the two guests to the VIP room; after everyone was seated, the property manager brewed a pot of tea (of high grade) and said with great emotional intelligence, "Thanks to the presence of you two distinguished guests, otherwise I wouldn’t have the chance to enjoy this tea myself."
Hearing this, Yara laughed heartily and said, "Enough, Old Li, I know you too well. Stop putting on an act. If you were really sincere, you wouldn’t try to fob us off with this lower grade tea. Brew some good tea for us."
Upon hearing Yara’s comment, the property manager first rolled his eyes, then picked up the teacup, blew away the froth of tea leaves, took a small sip, and said, "You should be thankful I even brewed fresh tea for you. The fact that I didn’t use tea leaves that had been dried over and over again already shows that our relationship is not bad.
If you still want better tea, let me tell you, you should feel privileged to get this treatment from me. I don’t know who it was that came here asking for a core area property as soon as they arrived. We, the ones running around, did our best to find a satisfying location for them, only for them to turn around and buy a property over in the central ring.
The fact that I didn’t kick you out and even brewed fresh tea for you is already quite something, now what more do you want?"
After hearing what the property manager said, Yara smiled sheepishly and said with confidence, "Last time was my fault. I also made amends with a party for you, didn’t I? Don’t keep harping on about that little issue. Besides, to apologize, I specially brought someone here to bring you business performance!"
After hearing Yara’s remarks, the property manager inquired, "I haven’t had the pleasure yet, who is this?"
"Dong Tianyu, from Pengcheng. I have come this time hoping you can help me pick out a suitable property in the secondary core area."
Upon hearing Dong Tianyu clarify his preferences, although it was not the core area, the secondary core area was also quite good. Besides, someone brought by Yara was certainly not going to buy a shared residence. Properties in the secondary core area that were standalone houses were not cheap either.
"What’s this about helping or not helping? When you come here to me, you’re helping me boost my achievements. You just say your conditions. As long as there is a property that meets your requirements, I will definitely be able to find it for you."
The property manager’s words sounded nice, but in reality, what he said was as good as saying nothing. What does it mean ’if there is a property that meets the conditions, I will definitely help to find it’? If he can’t find one, he’ll just say there was nothing that met the conditions.
Although he understood the implication of the manager’s words, Dong Tianyu did not mind too much. After all, his requirements for the property were not too high: "Firstly, in terms of security, I hope that from any aspect, both personal safety and property security can be guaranteed."
"That’s no problem. In the secondary core area, there are not only government officials patrolling at every time interval, but also some plainclothes officers. So, no matter which location you choose for the property, security can be assured."
"In addition to security, I want to find a detached house with a relatively large yard, with good transportation around it, to make it convenient for driving in and out."
After hearing Dong Tianyu’s requirements, the property manager once again said, "That’s no problem. Most of the current houses have been rebuilt, so unlike before the disasters, improvements can be made. The roads around the newly constructed houses are very spacious. It’s not just small cars, even large vehicles can pass through with no issues."
Seeing that his two main conditions had been met, Dong Tianyu directly stated, "These two aspects are what I am most concerned about. As for other areas, as long as there are no major issues, I can actually accept them."
On hearing Dong Tianyu speak like this, the property manager showed a troubled expression. He had dealt with too many buyers like Dong Tianyu. The fewer the requirements they stated, the pickier those buyers became. On the other hand, those who laid out various requirements tended to have their needs met more easily.
But since the customer was already here, even if they were extremely picky, he had to try his best to satisfy them. After all, that’s the job he was in.
