Chapter 214

Lumine looked directly at Takumi.

Then she asked her question.

"Takumi, those villas built below your house!"

"How much does one cost?"

Hearing this, Takumi, who was eating, was stunned for a moment.

He looked at Lumine strangely.

"Are you planning to buy one?"

Lumine nodded.

"Of course!"

"I want to be your neighbor!"

"Since I need a house, I might as well buy it."

"So, tell me."

"How much does it cost!!"

Seeing that she was serious, Takumi thought for a moment and decided to offer her a special price.

"Although the villas there are not fully completed yet, in the future, they'll be worth more than 100 million Mora."

"If you want to buy one now, I'll give you the cost price."

"Let's round it off—you give me 20 million, and I'll reserve a unit for you."

"I even offer an installment plan!"

Even though he was offering it for 20 million, Takumi would still make a good profit.

Building a villa didn't cost that much—at most, a few million Mora.

Selling it for tens of millions?

That was a massive profit.

Selling to other merchants would make even more sense.

Paimon nearly choked on her food when she heard this.

"Cough, cough—good grief!"

"You are seriously a profiteer."

"I heard from some builders that constructing a house like that doesn't cost much."

"Yet you, a black-hearted businessman, are charging 20 million?"

"I'm giving you a new title—Super Profiteer!!"

Did Takumi think she knew nothing?

She had been hanging around Xiangling's shop and chatting with many contractors.

Paimon was a natural social butterfly.

She had learned quite a bit, including the cost of building houses.

So, Takumi charging so much was simply outrageous!

Even selling Lumine wouldn't be worth that much.

Though Paimon didn't know exactly how much money Lumine had saved, it definitely wasn't that much.

As her loyal companion, Paimon felt it was necessary to speak up against this injustice!

Lumine also looked at Takumi, speechless.

Of course, she understood what was going on.

No matter what, the price wouldn't jump by hundreds of millions.

As for the so-called "cost price" Takumi mentioned?

Why was it already marked up?

Takumi sighed.

"Do you understand the prestige of being Ningguang's neighbor?"

"Ningguang's house is above."

"Ganyu and Beidou live there too."

"Do you know what that means?"

"Ningguang represents Liyue's leadership."

"By buying this house, you'd be neighbors with the top figures in Liyue."

"Wouldn't that increase the value?"

"Believe me, even if I sold these villas for 200 million, people would still buy them."

It made sense, right?

Ningguang was one of the rulers of Liyue.

Ganyu wasn't just an adeptus; she managed Liyue Qixing's affairs.

Her status was even higher than some of the Qixing themselves.

Did Lumine understand what this meant?

"But it obviously costs just over a million to build!"

Paimon looked at Takumi, dumbfounded.

It was absurd to increase the price so much after construction.

This was outright robbery!

Takumi had no shame.

However, Lumine began to consider his words seriously.

It made sense.

Being neighbors with Ningguang and the others would be a major advantage.

And buying this house was a solid investment.

Even if she wanted to sell it later, she would surely make a profit.

Was Takumi actually giving her a money-making opportunity?

"Alright!"

"I'll take it."

"But I don't have that much money right now. Can I pay in installments?"

Lumine made her decision.

Hearing this, Paimon was horrified.

"No way."

"Lumine, have you lost your mind?"

How could she fall for Takumi's tricks so easily?

She knew it was expensive, yet she still wanted to buy it?

Lumine rolled her eyes at Paimon.

"You don't understand."

Even if she explained, Paimon wouldn't get it.

So she chose not to bother.

Paimon felt insulted.

What was happening?

Did she just get looked down on?

Takumi smirked.

"Looks like you figured it out."

"Installments are fine."

"Just give me 5,000000 Mora as a down payment."

"You have that much on hand, right?"

"The rest, you can pay gradually."

"However, once you buy it, you can't sell it immediately."

"You'll need to wait a few years before reselling."

Takumi was genuinely concerned that Lumine would flip the house immediately and profit off his kindness.

Lumine quickly understood.

She thought about it and agreed.

"I plan to live there myself. I won't sell it."

She then pulled out her bank card and looked at Takumi.

"Transfer the deposit to you now."

"You handle the paperwork."

"I'll pay the rest later."

Hearing this, Takumi shook his head.

"Go to the General Affairs Department later."

"I'll have someone handle it for you."

"As for the villa, you can pick whichever one you like."

Takumi was giving Lumine special treatment.

She could even choose her own villa.

Paimon, meanwhile, was in complete shock.

Lumine not only bought the house, but also had the money for it?

"Wow!"

"How much did you save?"

"Do you know how much food 5,000000 Mora can buy?!"

Thinking of this, Paimon was utterly stunned!

Hearing Takumi's instructions, Lumine nodded.

The others watched in amazement.

Especially Amber.

Lumine bought a house just like that?

"Lumine, are you that rich?"

When Amber first met her, Lumine barely had enough Mora to rent a room.

Now she could afford a house?

Lumine put away her bank card and explained.

"I made a lot of money."

"You can earn a fortune catching slimes in Liyue."

"I've captured a lot recently!"

Hearing this, Amber and the others were shocked.

"You can make money catching slimes?"

"Seriously?"

Amber couldn't believe it.

Who would buy slimes?

"I remember."

"I heard before that many people started catching slimes in Mondstadt."

At that moment, Noelle suddenly recalled something.

She shared what she had heard.

At first, she thought it was just a joke.

But now, she realized it was true.

Liyue actually had a market for slimes!