VRMMO Botanist - Chapter 52

Ye Chen had no particular impression of this district, but anyone could tell that the costs of the villa inside were very high. Ye Chen guessed that many people who came over to rent a house were scared away after a glance.

However, Ye Chen was not an ordinary person. Since he already came here anyway, he had to go in and see it, otherwise, his time and fares would have gone to waste.

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An hour later, Ye Chen returned to the rental apartment and returned the keys to the rental apartment. He then packed up his items and made a beeline for the new house!

An hour ago, when Ye Chen entered the district wanting to observe the surroundings, he found that it was a little different from what he imagined. When he entered the villa where he wanted to rent a room from, there were already a few young people who shared similar notions inside.

Afterwards, a middle-aged fat uncle who seemed to be a housekeeper asked questions about their occupations, the time they would enter and leave the district, and whether he had any unusual hobbies, etc. But it was Ye Chen’s turn to be asked, the fat uncle looked at the two lolis beside Ye Chen. He directed many questions to the two little lolis instead, leaving Ye Chen a little puzzled.

The two little lolis were very intelligent. Although facing a foreign fat uncle, with Ye Chen beside them, their answers were clear and unambiguous. The fat housekeeper nodded again and again when hearing their answers.

Then, the steward uncle led the others away and took Ye Chen and the two little lolis to see the owner of the villa. It was an old lady of the age of sixty or seventy. Granny Wen personally asked some questions that were a little similar to what the fat uncle had asked, before smiling and let the three move in.

Things went so smoothly that Ye Chen felt a little confused. Still, after calming down, judging from the quiet surroundings of the villa and the lonely expression on the old lady’s face, Ye Chen guessed the reason why Granny Wen was willing to rent the house to him was because of the two clever little lolis.

However, Ye Chen didn’t give too much thought about it. There was little to nitpick about the district’s environment, and many villas seemed to be unoccupied. The two little lolis could play in the district to their heart’s content, and nothing untoward would happen.

Although Ye Chen didn’t have many things, moving house was always a hassle. After leaving a message for several people on the line, Ye Chen was busy with moving for the entire day.

It was not until ten o’clock in the evening that Ye Chen took the two little lolis and moved into the villa to tidy up the room.

“Xiao Ye, I think you can see why I rented the house to you was not for the money. It’s just that I like children and want to make the house a little more lively. In the future, if it’s possible, I would like everyone to eat together and brighten up the atmosphere here. Of course, you don’t need to worry about the cost of food. The food I eat here is average and doesn’t need much money. I will be responsible.” Afterwards, Granny Wen asked the housekeeper Uncle Lee to invite three people to dinner. Before the meal, Granny Wen sighed slightly.

“It’s certainly nice to have dinner together. Uncle Lee’s craftsmanship is much better than mine, and saving time on cooking is more than I could ask for. But I must pay for the food expenses. Otherwise, I will have a hard time staying here.” Ye Chen rejected the old lady Wen’s kindness. The low rental was one thing, but freeloading was something that Ye Chen can’t do.

“Well, I won’t force it.” The old lady Wen didn’t say much, just smiling slightly. She understood Ye Chen’s emotions.

“You said you are a professional gamer, could you be a professional adventurer in ‘The Boundless World’?” Old Lady Wen asked a question that left Ye Chen feeling a little surprised.

An old lady in her 60s or 70s actually knew of “The Boundless World”? Recalling that even Uncle Qian and the other workers in the construction site were talking about ‘The Boundless World’, Ye Chen couldn’t help wondering if this game was really that popular?

“Yes.”

“Yes, this game is very promising. Give your all in playing, it’s better than a lot of work outside!” But then, Granny Wen’s following words left Ye Chen feeling dumbfounded.

Hearing this from the mouth of a sixty or seventy-year-old lady really gave Ye Chen a bizarre feeling!

“Oh, don’t look at me with so much surprise. In fact, I know much more in certain aspects of this game than professional adventurers like you.” Old lady Wen noticed Ye Chen’s look of astonishment and laughed.

“Oh, what do you mean by that?” Ye Chen curiously asked.

An old lady of that age actually dared to proclaim that they knew more about the Boundless world than professional adventurers like him was something that Ye Chen found it hard to imagine.

“Have you heard of Virtual Financial Street? The game operators of ‘The Boundless World’ are working on building a global Virtual Financial Street. This Financial Street is based on ‘The Boundless World’. When the global gaming regions merge, Financial Street will gradually open to the public. Your adventurers can trade items on Financial Street with adventurers all around the world. Of course, this is given the prerequisite that you can get a ticket to enter Virtual Financial Street,” the old lady said with a knowing smile.

As Ye Chen listened, waves of shock crashed in his heart! He could imagine the bustling scene after the Virtual Financial Street opens where adventurers from all over the world will bring together their best equipment and rare props! As long as one could give a thought to the weekend auctions in the entire Oriental Region, one could get a tiny glimpse on how busy it would be!

This should be tightly-wrapped news, but the old lady Wen actually knows of such confidential details. Who was she exactly?

“Actually, this news is nothing secret. I only heard it from others. Of course, even though the source is from others talking about it, the authenticity of this news is not false. I think you should know that there have been many large corporate consortiums entering the Boundless World recently. In fact, many people are heading towards Virtual Financial Street. Putting an advertisement there is equivalent to placing an advertisement all over the world. Establishing a brand there is equivalent to establishing a brand across the globe.”

This old lady in her sixties or seventies had not loved in vain. It was clear what kind of reaction Ye Chen would have at this time, and she smiled and explained lightly.

Sudden realization dawned upon him.

Recently, there have indeed been many reports that many large and small companies were entering the game. Ye Chen had merely thought that the game was booming and thus attracting these speculators and investors. So, it turned out that there was a deeper layer of relationship behind it.

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After obtaining this kind of gossip from the old lady Wen, Ye Chen hurried back to the game after eating.

Virtual Financial Street was a big cake, he absolutely could not miss this great opportunity.

But fortunately, there was still some time for the joint global zone to be realized. Ye Chen still had time.

“What are you doing?”

“I just got out of the Arena map. Night and Purple Olive should still be in battle.” Dharma answered as thus. Adventurers in the competitive map could not receive any news from the outside world.

“Then you can continue, I will go over to clear my mission for the secondary profession first.”

Solia’s influence should have been eliminated from him by now, and Ye Chen could now move freely in the city. After delaying the Profession mission for a day, he could finally proceed with it.

In the Titan Megacity, just as how many NPC mentors were employed as full-time professional mentors, there were more than one NPC that could grant secondary Professions. Ye Chen was absolutely afraid to go near Karma’s place, but he had already found another NPC, Gegil, who could appoint him as a Landscaper from the forum.

The description of the NPC, Gegil, in the forum, was that this guy has a gloomy face and a grim expression in his eyes. He did not look like a good person at first glance.

It was actually great if Gegil was unlike a good person, lest this guy turns out to be a Holy Believer. If Ye Chen accidentally exposed himself again, he will suffer big-time!

Like Karma, this guy only lived outside of the Titan Megacity, located in a relatively remote forest. Ye Chen found it after quite a while of searching.

A rather dilapidated manor appeared in front of his eyes, and Ye Chen knew that he had arrived.

He knocked on the door before entering, finding a gray-haired old man who was bent over, trying to sort out the plants in front of him.

“Mr. Gegil, hello. I’m here to apply for the Landscaper role.”

The old man, Gegil, was really just as he was described on the forum. A gloomy and ominous aura draped over his body, which left those who saw them feeling uncomfortable. He must be someone with a sinister personality.

“Oh, Dark Contractor, hello. Welcome to my abode.” But after this gloomy character studied Ye Chen for a while, his wrinkled old face creased into a smile!