With Gold Coins, her landlady business indeed would have developed more smoothly.
"What's inside the residence?" Ding Qiurou didn't care about the matter of returning, and continued to ask.
Zhou Bai listened, cleared his throat softly, "Just a wooden house, about 30 square meters, and there's nothing inside. You'll need to furnish it yourself."
It's not her being stingy, it's the system.
In any case, it's impossible for her to pay for the renovations!
"No worries, we'll furnish it ourselves. Having our own space makes it more convenient for us to eat or sleep," Ding Qiurou quickly said. Before doomsday, as a rich woman without worries about food or drink, she had high standards for quality of life. However, after experiencing nearly spending the night outdoors, she found herself satisfied with such a wooden house.
Knowing his wife's character, Zhou Zhengping quickly said on the side, "I'll tidy up a bit later. You just need to put up with it for now. Once the territory has good houses, we'll switch."
Feeling her husband's thoughtfulness, Ding Qiurou smiled gently, "Okay."
Not far away, those who had gone ahead had clearly figured out the situation with these new buildings and started discussing.
"The extra buildings are a tailor shop and residence."
"Great! I feel like my clothes are starting to stink. Are there clothes to buy?"
"Yes, there are tops and shorts, and they aren't expensive. A set costs 100 copper coins."
"Great, I'll go buy a set."
"But should we take a bath before wearing new clothes?"
"Whoever wants to bathe, I have water here. It's been brought over from the river, 10 copper coins a bucket, first come first served!"
"There are only 10 residences, anyone wanting to live better hurry! One costs 6 Gold Coins, or you can rent for 100 copper coins a day."
"6 Gold Coins isn't expensive."
"Who said it's not expensive; I only have 10 Gold Coins in total. I can't bring myself to spend them."
"If you can't afford to buy, then rent! The rent's really not expensive. Although in the long run buying's more beneficial, renting is more convenient in the short term."
"If you don't mind, two men renting together would save even more."
"..."
While everyone was discussing, Zhou Bai's family quickly bought a wooden house. Meanwhile, the ten rooms released by Zhou Bai were quickly snapped up, and Zhou Bai built twenty more houses in one go.
Houses, no matter when, are necessities for people. Whether these people buy or rent, she won't lose out!
The family of three quickly entered the house. Once purchased, they could set admission permissions, and only registered people could enter. It also blocked exterior sounds.
In this aspect, the family of three was very satisfied.
Looking at the general layout inside the house, Zhou Zhengping directly took out wood, Stone, and an Iron Axe to start working. As for Zhou Bai, she went outside to buy a few buckets of water from the people selling it.
In a short while, Zhou Zhengping had transformed the space into a small two-bedroom apartment, with two rooms, a kitchen, a small living room, a shower room, and a small toilet, utilizing the 30 square meters to its fullest potential.
"Husband, you're amazing!" Ding Qiurou, looking at the newly completed house, had her eyes filled with surprise.
"After all these years as a wealthy layman, my skills haven't atrophied," Zhou Zhengping said proudly. "However, I can feel that my physical and manual ability have improved a lot. It's probably brought about by the game; otherwise, I couldn't have completed so much work in such a short time."
Listening to Zhou Zhengping's words, Zhou Bai instinctively glanced at her personal control panel, and she could distinctly feel it too, especially after leveling up.
"According to game experience, you develop a Profession after reaching a certain Level. This world has Demon Beasts. Will we gain Magic in the future?" Zhou Bai speculated.
Only this way would fit the logic of future development.
"What Level do you need to reach for the territory's next Upgrade?" Zhou Zhengping asked after hearing, his eyes moving slightly with interest.
"Level 10."
"Then pay more attention when you reach Level 10. I think Level 10 might just be the dividing line for Professions," Zhou Zhengping analyzed. Originally thinking it was just one or two levels away, he could grind them, but being five levels away, he decided to take it slow. His daughter was already doing well enough, and he didn't want to push her too hard.
If possible, he hoped he could be the one to protect them, mother and daughter.
"Mm-hmm." Zhou Bai nodded, not thinking too much about it.
After finishing this conversation, the family of three started boiling water and washing up.
Even though it was just a simple wash, putting on new clothes afterward and lying on a bed made of wood gave them a slight sense of comfort.
Zhou Bai, in her small room, soon fell into a deep sleep.
In her dream, Gold Coins kept falling from the sky, and she happily collected them below.
**
On the next day, the ripple effect of the new buildings hadn't disappeared.
As many had suggested before, many were reluctant to spend so many Gold Coins at once. A small portion chose to buy, while most chose to rent, and there were even some co-renting. After all, the space was enough, and thus everyone stayed inside the wooden houses last night.
After gaining private space, no one would want to live in the open again.
And after this night, everyone's spirits had noticeably changed.
Evidently, the Upgrade of the territory and the appearance of new buildings gave them "hope."
"The territory can Upgrade, and in the future, more and more buildings will appear, making life better and better. Forget about the doomsday game; since it's already happening, making money diligently is what matters."
"Exactly! Work a bit harder and get a house of your own afterward. In terms of counting, houses are much cheaper post-doomsday than before."
"Also, we experienced it yesterday when we went out. As long as we don't encounter groups of Demon Beasts, with the Iron Axe, whether collecting or hunting Demon Beasts, you can earn quite a bit in a day. Returning to the territory, there's food, drink, and a place to sleep, much better than the precarious living."
"Right, we're lucky to have encountered a territory, where we can rest well at night. That's already very fortunate!"
"So later, I'm planning to go out, collect, and hunt Demon Beasts. Anyone interested in joining?"
"I'm interested. Count me in. I'm already Level 2."
"I'm Level 3 now! I got lucky yesterday and managed to snag a Level 3 monster."
"Since the character can level up, naturally it's better to level up as high as possible."
"..."
Everyone discussed, then began forming small teams.
The advent of doomsday games couldn't be changed, so they learned to adapt.