Chapter 719: Chapter 481: Buying a House
Dong Tianyu was not foolish, so he fully understood that rooms on the water Platform were now worth their weight in gold. Even if the flood disaster had not occurred, and there was still land outside, Dong Tianyu would rather leave the house empty than sell it to others.
After all, Dong Tianyu himself wasn’t short on money. Moreover, he didn’t want the house for himself to live in, but rather to secure a fallback for his parents.
Once he had settled down here and thoroughly understood the situation, he would go and check on Ye Liuyun’s place. If he found that Ye Liuyun’s situation was untenable, Dong Tianyu would immediately arrange for his parents to come and stay here.
Dong Tianyu ignored the person next to him who interjected, asking to exchange a heavy blow for a house, and went straight to asking the real estate receptionist, "If I want to buy this room outright, what sort of materials do I need to offer?"
At this point in time, money wasn’t the most valuable thing. Although it’s said that antiques thrive in times of prosperity and gold in times of chaos, and now that gold had found new applications through refining processes, it was still food that was the most solid asset.
Upon learning that Dong Tianyu wanted to make a direct purchase, the other party did not show any surprise. After all, Dong Tianyu was brought here by Chester, so having some family savings was quite normal.
"We don’t take materials directly here. To purchase the ownership of the house, you need to use our contribution points here; ownership of a house of a hundred square meters requires a hundred million contribution points," responded the staff member.
Hearing the quoted price, even though Dong Tianyu didn’t know the exact ratio for exchanging materials, he felt from the one hundred million price tag that it seemed not worthwhile.
After all, nobody knew when the flood would end; just imagine he’d just spent money on a house, only for the flood disaster to end the very next day. Without the constraints of the flood, the prices of the rooms on the water Platform would definitely plummet.
Perhaps seeing through Dong Tianyu’s thoughts, Chester added from the side, "Actually, I also think the price for outright ownership of the house is on the high side.
Since you’ll get one year’s usage rights for free after you settle in, as long as you meet the annual contribution requirement, you can renew the contract indefinitely.
That’s exactly why I say the cost-benefit of buying the house outright right now isn’t great. If you really want to buy a house, it’s better to do more tasks after you settle in.
Once you’ve accumulated enough contribution points, it won’t be too late to buy the house then."
Chester’s suggestion seemed cost-effective, but in effect, it was telling Dong Tianyu to take on an indefinite mortgage.
On the surface, Dong Tianyu could acquire the usage rights to the house by completing tasks each year, but the volume of tasks required was not clearly defined.
If the other party regretted the offer, they could simply increase the contribution points required for residency the following year. Dong Tianyu would have no choice but to satisfy all demands unless he abandoned the residence, or else it was merely a word from the other party whether they would let Dong Tianyu continue to rent.
So truthfully, Dong Tianyu was more inclined to purchase the house outright. Currently, the real estate prices on Magic City’s No. 3 water Platform were like the prices in Magic City before the millennium—not low, but because there were few external settlers, the prices were in a state of gentle fluctuation.
However, once the majority of survivors’ Companion Spiritual Treasures evolved to a certain level, the real estate prices on Magic City’s water Platforms would definitely skyrocket.
Although survivors could live within their Companion Spiritual Treasure, unless the Spiritual Treasure evolved to a fairly high level, it definitely wouldn’t be as comfortable as the water Platforms built by the Imperial Court.
Furthermore, now that the Imperial Court had developed so many black technologies, Dong Tianyu was certain that unless the flood disaster ended soon and the floodwaters that submerged the land quickly receded, the real estate prices within the water Platforms built under the supervision of the Imperial Court would not only not decrease but the inflation rate would become quite astonishing.
From the fact that Companion Spiritual Treasures had the ability to devour and evolve, it was clear that this flood disaster would not end simply or abruptly, or else there wouldn’t be things like the Companion Spiritual Treasure.
And when Dong Tianyu realized that the Companion Spiritual Treasure had the ability to devour and evolve, he always felt as if he were playing a low-quality online game—one of those skin-chenger browser games that start with an egg and grow entirely through consumption.
In conclusion, since Dong Tianyu was convinced that the flood wouldn’t end in the short term, and unless there was an unexpected circumstance, the real estate prices on Magic City’s No. 3 water Platform were bound to rise.
Therefore, with the mentality of "the early bird gets the worm, and the latecomer suffers," and taking advantage of the other party’s current enthusiasm, Dong Tianyu decided to pay in full for the house outright.
When Dong Tianyu shared this idea with Chester, Chester looked at Dong Tianyu with astonishment on his face.
One had to realize that one hundred million contribution points was not a trivial amount. When Charles invited Dong Tianyu, Dong Tianyu had come up empty-handed.
Now that Dong Tianyu suddenly claimed he could produce something equivalent to one hundred million contribution points, how could Chester not be surprised?
But surprise aside, since Dong Tianyu was so confident he could come up with something worth one hundred million contribution points, Chester was curious to see what Dong Tianyu would bring to the table.
When Chester took Dong Tianyu to the logistics department, Dong Tianyu naturally asked for a list of the day’s material exchange rates from the logistics staff.
When Dong Tianyu received the tablet from the other party, he suddenly became somewhat reflective. It seemed that ever since the disaster had struck, whenever he was ready to exchange a large amount of materials, the price list provided to him had never been on paper; it was always this kind of device similar to a tablet computer.
