"Ahem, let me ask you something."
Shen Qiu replied somewhat awkwardly.
"Go ahead."
"Do you know how to get a house in the City of Stars?"
"Oh, the house in the City of Stars is in great demand. Why did you call me just now? Didn't I ask you to keep a close eye on it? Why didn't you pay attention to it? You only remembered to ask me now. It's too late."
Long Er looked very disappointed with Shen Qiu and kept criticizing him.
Shen Qiu replied with a dark face.
"I also know to keep a close eye on it. I'm not just being superimposed into another world and then unable to come back. Who knew that city would be revealed so soon?"
"Oh, I see. That's unfortunate."
"Okay, you're still kidding me at this time. I don't want those houses for nothing. I'll pay for them."
"Money? Do you think the houses in the City of Stars are measured by money? They are for people who have made contributions and important personnel to live in."
Long Er said seriously.
"It's already this hour, and you're still teasing me here. That's not very nice of you."
"No, I'm telling you the truth. But don't worry, you've made a lot of contributions, so you're definitely worth it."
Ryuji replied with a smile.
"No, I haven't received any information in the Tianming Worker APP."
Shen Qiu replied helplessly.
"You should think about it carefully again."
Long Er directly said something meaningful.
Shen Qiu was slightly stunned, frowning as he thought about Long Er's words. It was obvious that there was something else behind his words.
Before Shen Qiu could figure it out, Long Er said to Shen Qiu.
"If you have a lot of people, hurry to KPI headquarters now. There is a trade fair there, and they are selling commercial properties in Star City. You might still have time to go there now."
"You should have said it earlier. Money can still buy love."
"Haha, it's not as simple as you think. Forget it, I won't tell you. You'll know when you go there."
Long Er was too lazy to waste any more words and hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Chen Ye couldn't wait to say to Shen Qiu.
"Boss, let's go quickly. If we go too late, we won't be able to catch up."
"Let's go, take a taxi."
Shen Qiu replied straightforwardly.
"I'll go stop a car!"
Chen Ye ran towards the roadside swiftly.
…
Not long after, Shen Qiu and others got into a taxi.
The driver was an older man, and he asked with a worried look on his face.
"Sir, Madam, where are you going?"
“KPI headquarters.”
Shen Qiu replied.
After hearing Shen Qiu's words, the uncle was stunned and then asked.
“Are you from the KPI department?”
"Yeah? What's wrong?"
Shen Qiu replied doubtfully.
"May I ask, have you been allocated a house?"
The uncle asked while driving.
"No, so I was planning to buy some. I heard there will be a trade fair tonight."
Shen Qiu shook his head and replied.
"Then there's probably no hope."
The uncle sighed and said.
"Why?"
Shen Qiu asked very puzzled.
"Let me tell you, all the rich people in the Red Alliance have gone to the KPI building. And I heard that the number of houses put up for sale tonight is pitifully small. Can you compete with them?"
The uncle explained it in detail.
After Shen Qiu and the others heard this, they felt the pressure doubled.
"Ah, it's really true that comparing yourself to others makes you angry. Those high-ranking officials and people from the eight major families don't have to worry about these things. It's not like us who just want to survive and it's so difficult."
The uncle said with emotion.
Shen Qiu and others remained even more silent.
…
More than an hour later, Shen Qiu and his team arrived near the KPI headquarters.
This area is completely blocked. If you look up, you can see all kinds of luxury cars thrown on the road.
"It can only be sent here, it can't go any further."
The uncle said to Shen Qiu and the others.
"Okay, thank you!"
After paying the money, Shen Qiu and others got off the car immediately.
They walked along the edge of the road towards the KPI headquarters. Along the way, Shen Qiu took a quick look at the license plates of the discarded luxury cars and found that many of them had license plates from the other seven cities.
Everything was just as the driver said, so Shen Qiu subconsciously quickened his pace and walked towards the KPI headquarters.
Soon they arrived at the gate of KPI headquarters and saw two groups of people walking in.
One group is KPI fighters in uniform, and the other group is men and women who are well-dressed and behave with a sense of superiority.
The two groups of people seemed incompatible, and neither side even looked at each other.
Shen Qiu took Yun Xiaoxi and a few others and walked straight in.
On the way, he heard some KPI personnel around him chatting in low voices.
"Humph, this is not fair at all. There is no way our assets can compete with these guys."
"It's no use complaining. The rules have already been made. Do you have any solution? And I heard a rumor."
"What news?"
"Originally, they didn't plan to sell the house, but due to various voices and financial pressure, they had to sell it. So this is our only chance to buy it. If we miss this time, there will be no next time."
"I see. No wonder all these people who are not usually seen are here."
…
Shen Qiu looked tense and quickened his pace towards the building.
Soon they entered the building. The entire hall was crowded with people and very noisy.
"Make way."
Shen Qiu, Yun Xiaoxi and a few others squeezed in.
After a while, they finally squeezed into the inner hall. Although there were many people standing here, it was sparser than outside.
However, Shen Qiu saw many familiar faces, including Zhang Chenyun, Cui Mucheng, Chu Wuji, Wang Hao and others.
But this time they did not gather together, but were each with their families and teammates.
Everyone looked very serious and talked about the City of Stars in low voices.
"Brother Zhang Chenyun, with so many people competing, can we get the house successfully?"
A cute little girl wearing a Lolita-style skirt and two ponytails asked with some concern.
This loli is Zhao Ru, one of the top ten newcomers.
"It's hard to say. No one can guarantee anything until the dust settles. After all, there are so many people here."
Zhang Chenyun said solemnly.
"Humph, what's the big deal? If all else fails, we can just settle down in another world. It's better to find a world with low danger."
A young man who looked to be in his twenties, wearing leather module equipment and with freckles on his face, said rather annoyed.
"Zhao Di, stop talking nonsense!"
Zhao Ru angrily put her hands on her waist and scolded.
"Sister, I'm not talking nonsense. I'm telling the truth."
Zhao Di replied unconvinced.
Zhang Chenyun looked at Zhao Di indifferently and said calmly.
"It's your freedom and choice to live where you want, but don't forget one thing, not everyone can go to the other world, 80% of people can't go! Another thing, do you really think the other world is safe? If it was safe, the civilization of the other world would not be destroyed. And what you can think of, the Red Alliance and the Blue Alliance can't possibly think of. There's a saying that goes, when you don't know what the future holds, it's best to follow the main group, even if you drift further and further away in the end, it's always better than if you leave the team at the beginning to survive."
Zhao Di was suddenly speechless.
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