“How did you find it?” Via was a bit curious. “From the time you went out until now, it hasn’t even been a day.”
“I have some connections in the underground black market. If I mobilize my connections, it’s easy to find,” Stella replied.
“Connections, huh…”
Via felt that Stella might not just be idly strolling in the underground black market.
“I asked those people to inquire if there was a relatively cheap, relatively quiet, and standalone mansion in Doff City.”
What Stella said indeed matched Via’s needs.
“And the result?” Via pressed.
“As a result, I really found one. Recently, on Rose Street in the west of Doff City, there’s a mansion listed for sale that perfectly fits these requirements. Because of some accidents, the price is quite cheap.”
“Wait, Rose Street in the west of the city?”
Via heard this location; why did it feel familiar?
Could it really be the place she was thinking of?
“Via, you’ll know when you get there. I’ve already gone to see it in advance; it will definitely satisfy you.” Stella appeared confident.
“Then I’ll go with you to take a look.”
The carriage stopped in front of a mansion on Rose Street in the west of Doff City.
“May I ask if it’s Miss Stella?”
A neatly dressed middle-aged man seemed to have been waiting for a long time in front of the mansion.
Even though it was dark, he still stood at the gate, eagerly awaiting, and finally Stella arrived.
“Mr. Mike, sorry to keep you waiting.”
After getting off the carriage, Stella greeted Mike.
“Besides me, I also brought my classmate.”
“Miss Stella, whether it’s you or your classmate, I’m very welcome to—”
A smile emerged on Mike’s face, preparing to welcome the second girl getting off the carriage.
But upon seeing the other’s face, he showed a surprised expression.
“How is it you!”
“…So it really is here.”
Via looked at this old mansion and sighed.
Her guess came true.
This was really a coincidence; the mansion Stella selected was the location of the commission she had taken at the Adventurer’s Guild before.
“Hm, Mr. Mike, do you know my classmate?” Stella sensed the strangeness in Mike’s tone.
“Yes, Miss Stella, I know your classmate, Miss Via… Oh, I don’t mean superficially; Miss Via previously took a commission at the Adventurer’s Guild, and I was the client.” Mike explained.
“Long time no see, Mr. Mike,” Via greeted Mike. “How have you been lately?”
“Miss Via, thanks to you, the price of this mansion I bought has plummeted!” Mike said with a mournful face.
“What’s going on?” Stella was very curious.
“Forget it; in this situation, I can’t hide it anyway!”
Mike sighed and explained to Stella in detail.
“The situation is like this, Miss Stella. About a year ago, I took a fancy to this mansion, spent a sum of money to buy it from the previous owner, prepared to invest some funds to completely renovate the old house and courtyard, and then sell it. After all, the environment here is good, relatively quiet, with few neighbors; some people would particularly like it!”
“And then?”
“As a result, during the renovation, strange noises kept appearing in the house, and workers fainted. I suspected some monster was causing trouble, so I went to the Adventurer’s Guild to post a commission. Several adventurers who took it failed one after another. When I was about to give up, Miss Via took the commission and solved the matter.”
Via chimed in, “Yes, I found the problem; in the old mansion Mr. Mike bought, there was a demonized person active. The demonized escaped from here and was killed by the enforcement guard.”
“It seems that some time ago, a demonized appeared in Doff City; so it escaped from here.” Stella recalled this incident.
“It’s because Miss Via went to the enforcement guard and made a record, leading the enforcement guard to know the whole story and spread the incident. Now, everyone knows that a demonized has been in my mansion, and no one dares to buy it!!”
Mike looked at Via with some resentment.
“Miss Via, if you hadn’t said anything, I wouldn’t have lost so much!”
“I clearly helped you solve the problem; how can you blame me?” Via was very helpless.
However, she also understood humans’ disgust for demonized.
To some extent, it was much lower in evaluation than a haunted house where someone died.
Naturally, no one wanted to buy a mansion that had hidden a demonized.
It was because of this that Mike had no choice but to lower the price.
“Good, Mr. Mike, I didn’t expect you to hide this from me, wanting to quickly offload it on me.” Stella sneered.
“Anyway, it’s related to your classmate, Miss Stella!”
“My classmate is my classmate; the buyer is me. These are two different things,” Stella emphasized. “The buyer is me; as for the price drop, that’s the conflict between you and Via, got it?”
“This, this…”
“Mr. Mike, if you don’t show enough sincerity, just sell it to someone else!”
“No, Miss Stella, we can talk!”
If Mike couldn’t get the money again, his capital chain would break.
His line of work was like this: little cash on hand, borrowings everywhere.
When investing in renovation, he had already borrowed money from other places to buy the next plot.
If this house couldn’t be sold quickly, the debts elsewhere couldn’t be filled.
Lose a bit then; he could earn it back later. At least it’s better than a chain explosion.
“This way please; I’ll show you around, and we can chat slowly on the way!”
“How do you feel, Via?”
Stella stood on the balcony, asking Via beside her.
The night wind blew through Via’s long hair; she pressed her pink sideburns, looking at the completely renovated courtyard below.
This Mike was quite attentive; not only did he add many famous ornamental plants, even the pillar stones looked expensive.
After the interior renovation, the space was large, and there really were few people nearby.
With some camouflage surface work, it was indeed suitable to transform into a larger Magic Workshop.
“Not bad.”
“Then as we discussed, fifty gold coins.”
After seeing Via agree, Stella looked at Mike.
“Thirty gold coins, isn’t that a bit too low…” Mike was very troubled; if nothing had happened, this could sell for a lot.
“Then thirty-five gold coins, no more; no installments, full payment at once.”
Stella added.
After hearing no installments, Mike hesitated for a while and finally gritted his teeth and agreed.
“Okay, Miss Stella, if it’s full payment at once, then thirty-five gold coins, sold to you at a bargain!”