Chapter 8 - 006: Getting Better

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Chapter 8: Chapter 006: Getting Better``` [Congratulations, Host, your territory has been upgraded, you can unlock +2 buildings, and are rewarded 10,000 copper coins.] Following the system notification, Zhou Bai's Lord panel refreshed. The first thing he saw was the conditions for the next upgrade. [Condition 1: population of 1000 humans (not met)] [Condition 2: 8 buildings in the territory (not met)] [Condition 3: Lord reaches lv.10 (not met)] The first and third conditions were straightforward, but the second made Zhou Bai frown involuntarily. The territory needed to have 8 types of buildings, and even with the current ones plus the rewarded unlocked buildings, there were only 6 types. He needed to find two more; wood and stone materials weren't an issue, but there were no architectural drawings in sight! He didn't know how to get them. However, since there was a requirement, there surely was a way. Setting it aside for now, Zhou Bai continued to unlock buildings. He reviewed the newly added buildings in the building introduction. There was some overlap with previous types, so Zhou Bai chose the ones he had planned to unlock next. [Basic Tailor Shop], [Level 1 House]. After confirming these two, Zhou Bai, who had experience, bought the missing materials from the System Store and prepared everything before beginning the unlocking process. [Would you like to spend 10 Gold Coins, 1,000 units of wood, 1,000 units of stone, and 100 units of linen to unlock the Basic Tailor Shop?] [Would you like to spend 5 Gold Coins and 1,000 units of wood to unlock the Level 1 House?] "Yes." [The Basic Tailor Shop has been established, currently without a tailor, starting self-service mode, system selects items: shirt (white), shorts (white), would you like to produce?] [Level 1 House has been established, repeat construction is available, please confirm quantity.] Shirts and shorts were urgently needed, so Zhou Bai naturally chose to produce them, still requiring linen as a material. seaʀᴄh thё NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. [Shirt: linen *4] [Shorts: linen *6] The linen in the System Store was priced at 4 copper coins each, which meant the costs of the two items were 16 and 36 copper coins respectively. Zhou Bai set the price at 40 and 60 copper coins before putting them up for sale. As for the houses, Zhou Bai set a price of 6 Gold Coins. She somewhat profited from this, as she didn't dare to gouge too much for the wooden houses. Apart from purchasing, she added a rental option of 100 copper coins per day. Renting out, in the long run, was more cost-effective, something worth keeping. Additionally, this was also a route for those with limited funds. Because of limited funds, Zhou Bai initially built only 10 houses. The moment he confirmed, the Gold Coins in Zhou Bai's account flowed away swiftly. Meanwhile, 12 new buildings rose from the ground in the territory. Some people noticed and immediately started shouting, "Look, there are many new buildings over there!" The crowd turned to look, their eyes revealing surprise, some even rubbed their eyes. "The territory has been upgraded to a Level 1 Village, it must be the upgrade," Li Xingteng said excitedly, "It's just like the games we've played before. When certain conditions are met, the territory upgrades. Let's go and see." Led by Li Xingteng, a group of people swiftly headed toward the newly emerged buildings. Zhou Zhengping and Ding Qiurou, knowing Zhou Bai was responsible, glanced at her and followed the group, but slowed their pace to keep a short distance from them. Zhou Bai lowered her voice slightly, "I unlocked the tailor shop and Level 1 Houses, there are 10 sets of houses, we'll buy one set so we have a place to spend the night." After thinking, she added, "The cost for a Level 1 House is just over 5 Gold Coins, my selling price is 6 Gold Coins, and the rental is 100 copper coins per day." "The price seems pretty reasonable, but how many houses can you build if you're renting them out?" Zhou Zhengping glanced sidelong at Zhou Bai. "That's why I want to ask Mom and Dad if you're interested in investing in the real estate business of the territory?" Zhou Bai's eyes shimmered with excitement. She could continue the landlady business she never got to start before the apocalypse, and it might even be more advantageous in this territory, benefiting both parties. Ding Qiurou looked at her daughter's little scheming, smiled gently, and with a wave of her hand, she transferred a sum of money to Zhou Bai, "I'll give you 300 Gold Coins to begin with, use it as you please, if it's not enough, ask me for more!" The family finances were managed by Ding Qiurou. After the property conversion, Ding Qiurou had a substantial fortune in her hands. Now that her daughter clearly wanted to start a business, it was time for the parents to provide support! [Hope Village Resident Ding Qiurou has gifted you 300 Gold Coins, would you like to accept?] Zhou Bai looked at the notification in front of her, her lips curling up slightly, "Then I'll accept it for now, and I'll calculate interest for you later." ```

Chapter 8 - 006: Getting Better

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