Walking along the streets of the wealthy area of the City of Reflections, you will see a wide array of high-end restaurants, but occasionally you can also see some ordinary small restaurants.
This is not because the rich allow them to exist in order to satisfy their lavish appetite.
This is a wealthy area, but it is not completely isolated from ordinary residential areas. Occasionally, people will come here to trade with the rich, ensuring that all kinds of high-end products flow here.
Some labor is essential to maintain the prosperity here.
In order to get a high-paying job, some talented young people will try to squeeze into the wealthy areas to work, trying to allow themselves and their families to settle down in a safe and comfortable wealthy area without having to live a busy life where they have to get up early in the morning.
Most of these talented young people cannot afford high-end restaurants, but their talents are needed here, so they are left in ordinary small restaurants.
The place where these young people live is not some high-end villa, but a civilian area surrounded by wealthy areas.
The civilian area surrounded by the rich area is not much different from the ordinary residential area in the other half of the Reflection City. It is worth bragging about, and it is just a little safer.
But this little bit of safety is enough to increase the housing prices in this area several times.
After walking and stopping on the winding and exquisite streets, Lang Yi took Yang Yu to a specialty store selling some underwater props before entering the civilian area.
There, the bubble moving props that Lang Yi bought were neatly displayed on the shelves. There were different models and specifications, and customers could choose according to their specific needs.
Taking Yang Yu to browse the shelves one by one, Lang Yi introduced some useful underwater props to Yang Yu.
For example, [Underwater Breathing Pill]. As long as you take this pill, you will not experience hypoxia reaction and will be able to move underwater for about four hours at most.
Another example is the [Water Thruster]. As long as you carry it on your back and continue to inject magic power into it, it will continue to spray water and move quickly in the sea. Its movement speed is not inferior to that of some sea dwellers.
For example, the [Rapid Floating Balloon], when you sink to the bottom of the sea due to force majeure, just open this prop and you can jump all the way up, jump out of the sea and float in the air.
If you pay extra, the balloon can also be equipped with a navigation system, which can help you find new islands and get supplies by riding the balloon.
By the way, this device does not use magic, but electromagnetic waves, and is just like a small radar.
The submersibles in this world use similar devices, which allow them to safely follow the ocean currents to reach various sea areas.
The prices of these things are not cheap, starting at at least several thousand. The price of the [Rapid Ascent Balloon] with a navigator is as high as hundreds of thousands.
In line with the principle of being prepared for any eventuality, Yang Yu prepared nearly tens of millions of goods, and even prepared as many as ten instant-floating balloons.
Anyway, it's easy to get money from Chirom. If you don't have enough money, you can go directly to Chirom and ask him for sponsorship.
Looking at the almost emptied shelves, the shop owner was stunned. Seeing Lang Yi from "Drifting on an Island" next to Yang Yu, the shop owner suspected that Yang Yu was a trader from somewhere, so he went up to him and asked about his well-being, hoping that Yang Yu could establish long-term cooperation with him and make fortune together.
Yang Yu agreed without thinking, saying that he would go back and try selling it first. If it was selling well, he would come back to the boss to buy more. Then, he started bargaining with the boss and asked for a 10% discount.
After leaving the store, Lang Yi told Yang Yu that the goods sold here would be 20 to 30 percent cheaper than the same goods sold on land.
The reason why Lang Yi brought Yang Yu here to buy instead of asking Yang Yu to prepare in advance was to let Yang Yu save a little money so that he would be more confident and at ease when facing the woman he was going to meet next.
But Lang Yi could never have imagined that Yang Yu would take out so much money and buy so many things without even blinking.
Lang Yi was a little skeptical about his life. In the first few years after he became an adventurer, he was often troubled by finances. His financial situation only improved slightly after his strength was recognized by [Lonely Island Drifting] and he truly became a part of [Lonely Island Drifting].
But he still couldn't do it, to take out so much money with a blank expression like Yang Yu did.
Could it be that all of Yang Yu’s money came from the wind
Without delving into the issue, Lang Yi took Yang Yu into a civilian area that was totally out of place with the prosperous wealthy area. Marine buildings of various styles surrounded the dilapidated bungalows.
As soon as he arrived at the civilian area, Yang Yu saw some prostitutes posing and flirting on the street in broad daylight.
The consumption in wealthy areas is very high. If you lose your job or your family encounters some unexpected accidents, it will be difficult to maintain the expenses in the wealthy areas. Most of those people will be repatriated to ordinary residential areas.
But there are always people who are reluctant to give up life in the rich area, so they try every possible means to stay here and create a slum that can barely sustain itself in a civilian area.
People in the slums either struggle to survive or try to make a living in ordinary residential areas.
The city's top leaders acquiesced to their existence.
Ignoring the tentacles waving by the fallen Sea Persian girls, Yang Yu followed Lang Yi up to an old building and stood in front of door 5038 on the fifth floor.
After taking a deep breath, Lang knocked on the door. Immediately, a female voice full of marketable and impatient tone came from the other side of the door.
"I understand. Don't keep pushing me! I'll give you the fees I owe you in a few days, once my funds are fully utilized.
We have rented there for decades, so please don't make things difficult for us now.
I can tell you, if you take it back by force, you will see how many people will be unhappy about it."
Lang Yi said calmly: "It's me. Lang Yi"
Hearing the sound outside the door, the woman in the room fell silent.
After a long while, a slightly awkward voice came from the other side of the door: "Come in. I've opened the lock."
As soon as Lang opened the door, a strange smell hit him in the face, a bit like the smell of tobacco, but much lighter than tobacco.
Yang Yu glanced inside and saw a woman in white, about 1.2 meters tall, sitting on a huge shell with a ruffian look on her face. She held a cigarette in one hand, took a puff of it, and exhaled a cloud of white smoke rings.
"Is this something that Jiao Xi asked me to do?"
Lang nodded, showing unprecedented respect, "I have brought the man here. Please talk to him about the specific price you want."
Yang Yu slowly walked out from behind the door.
Lang Yi introduced Yang Yu: "This is the reliable person I mentioned.
Her name is, Enkode Abasena Lolos.
Although we are not related by blood, to me, she is like my aunt.
You can rest assured that I have no intention of abusing my power for personal gain.
She does have that ability, after all, she was once a member of an S-rank adventure group.
And considering that you are all land dwellers, and are used to fighting on land, her abilities may be able to support your battles."
(End of this chapter)