"How is it here? It's just a little bit out of the way."
Matthew said, pointing to a single-family house in front.
Kaxiu looked up after getting off the car. This house covers a large area. There is a low gray-white wall outside, and the main gate is a black cast iron gate. Next to the iron gate, there is a shiny metal mailbox standing on the ground.
The three of them walked closer and saw a stone path extending from the door to the front of the house. Pushing open the iron gate and walking in, a courtyard of moderate size came into view. At the edge was a green lawn, interspersed with flower beds and a few ornamental trees.
In the middle of the courtyard, there is a three-story mountain-shaped building shrouded in the glow of dusk, and the colors of the tiles are a mix of several warm tones.
Kaxiu nodded slightly. He really liked the brown-red mansard roof of the house, which gave people a warm feeling.
"The owner of this house is moving to Donghai County soon. Since they are in a hurry to leave, the price is much cheaper. They should be planning to sell it quickly in the near future, so this whole house only costs 150,000 Hongli Federation coins."
Matthew was standing nearby, introducing the guests as they walked.
Kaxiu nodded, obviously quite satisfied with this.
"Oh, by the way, there seems to be a pretty large basement here. They used it as a warehouse before. It should be pretty good if you sweep and clean it up." Matthew said.
Then, Kaxiu also heard Matthew talk about some of the shortcomings of this building. It was relatively remote, with few neighbors, inconvenient transportation, and a little far from the center of Shirakawa City.
Kaxiu didn't care about these things. He just needed a quiet environment, and having few neighbors around was an advantage. As for transportation, the distance from Jessica's apartment where he originally lived to Hongta Street was not much closer than the distance from this house to Hongta Street. Moreover, the house in front of him was still within the city area, and he could reach the station a few hundred meters away.
Next, the three of them walked into the house again and took a look.
Kaxiu thought the layout inside was good and immediately decided to choose this house. He also thanked Matthew again.
"Thank you very much."
"It's okay, we are all friends." Matthew said with a smile.
The two of them were indeed friends now.
Kaxiu saved Matthew's brother, and Matthew helped Kaxiu find out about coins and antiques and the origin of lychee. Now he has also helped Kaxiu find a house that suits his taste. You help me, I help you, and after a few contacts, we became familiar with each other.
Standing in the empty living room, Matthew said, "I have connections with some decoration companies and furniture companies. They are absolutely reliable. I'll tell you their contact addresses. When the time comes, tell me my name and they will definitely give you a preferential price."
Then, the two walked out of the room and chatted in the yard for a while. Matthew revealed that there was news about the Crown Cross coin that Casius had asked him to find some time ago. Tomorrow, the city museum in the central block will hold a White Rose Antiques Appraisal Conference, which is a comprehensive exchange meeting held by the foreign White Rose Antiques Company.
It is said that it is a well-known brand in the entire eastern six counties. The appraisal meeting integrates antique exhibitions, charity donations, antique auctions, exchange dinners, etc. It is not an ordinary antique exhibition, but a new concept learned from abroad.
The Crown Cross coin that Kaxiu wanted was placed in the antique exhibition hall. There were not just one, but more than a hundred of them. They were collected by the White Rose Antique Company. Maybe they had no antique collection value now, but they were enough to support the scene.
It just so happened that Matthew, as the general manager of Connan Company, received an invitation to take Kaxiu to the antique exhibition.
Hearing this news, Kaxiu was also somewhat tempted. For him, the antique exhibition was a good place, with so many antiques densely piled together. Maybe one or two of them contained obsession energy, and he would always be able to steal or buy them when the time comes.
For Kaxiu, what bothered him was not how to obtain the antiques he was obsessed with, but how to find them. In the past, he could only wander around in various antique shops like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse.
Now that there is a better opportunity in front of me, I naturally agreed.
Three minutes later.
"See you tomorrow, then."
Matthew stood at the door, with Phil on his left.
"Uh..." Kaxiu hesitated to speak.
Matthew smiled and patted his hat: "Get in the car."
Kaxiu shook his head, then opened the car door and got in.
Matthew had just made a joking comment, and of course he couldn't allow himself to sleep in this empty building for a night.
Sitting back softly, Kaxiu crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes.
He could feel the goodwill expressed by Matthew. The other party wanted to make friends with him, otherwise he would not have gone to so much trouble to help him.
And you also need the other party's connections.
We each get what we need and hit it off, which is great.
Ten minutes later, at the door of Jessica's apartment on Citi Street.
Kaxiu opened the car door and got out, rolling down the left window. Phil waved gently, "See you tomorrow, coach."
"See you tomorrow." Kaxiu turned and walked towards the apartment.
The next day, Phil just came to the class with his schoolbag.
Milo pulled him aside with a mysterious look on his face and said in a very solemn and serious tone: "I don't want to practice swordsmanship anymore!"
"???" Phil's eyes widened: "Why?"
"I want to practice boxing!" Milo smiled proudly, and then told Phil what happened yesterday evening with exaggeration. Then he crossed his arms and had a grim expression on his face.
"That's awesome! Did you really beat the shit out of those three thugs?" Phil said in a very timely manner.
"How could it be false? Look what this is." Milo pulled Phil to the corner and reached into his trouser pocket mysteriously.
"Fuck, you're so horny in broad daylight!"
Phil was horrified.
"What are you thinking about? Look at the treasure in my hand!" Milo shook the heavy thing in his hand, which turned out to be a folding knife.
The three hooligans were in such a hurry last night that they had no time to pick up the folding knife on the ground, so Mino naturally took it away. He took the folding knife home as a trophy.
"Awesome! You really beat three of them at once and ran away!"
Phil immediately gave a thumbs up. He was also deeply influenced by the recently popular comic Captain Red and admired superheroes.
"But then again, why did you put the knife in your crotch?"
Phil looked at his good friend Milo with suspicion.
"Well, isn't this something you carry with you?"
"Besides, I didn't stuff it in my underwear."
Milo's clothes had shallow pockets, except for a long pocket on the inside of his trousers that could hold a folding knife. In the past, this pocket was used to hold pocket money to prevent it from being lost or stolen.
Now it has become a scabbard for a folding knife.
In the corner, two friends were chatting, and the topic gradually shifted to the recent internal competition rankings of the school fighting club.
Phil said he wanted to try it out to see how his skills improved. Milo planned to quit the Kendo Club and apply to join the Fighting Club in a few days, or just not join any club at all.
Anyway, he has strengthened his belief after yesterday.
If you want to learn real skills, look for Coach Levi!
It was a big blow to Milo that after learning kendo for two or three years, he had his wooden sword kicked away by a gangster.
"Ding-ling-ling..." A crisp bell rang.
A large hand slammed down on the metal alarm clock.
Kaxiu quickly stood up and looked at the alarm clock: 7:05.
The daily routine has been adjusted back to normal.
He brushed his teeth, washed his face and made breakfast as usual, but this time Kaxiu did not take the medicine bag and hot water for a medicinal bath. Because Matthew told him last night that the White Rose Antiques Appraisal Meeting would be very early, and he was afraid that he would not have time to exercise in the morning.
Twenty minutes later, Kaxiu drank the last sip of milk.
He opened the window and looked outside; the car hadn't arrived yet.
He turned around and glanced at the black bag beside the sofa.
As always, four antiques were placed on the coffee table.
He reached out his hand and gently placed it on it. Suddenly, a cool feeling lingered in his palm, seeping into his skin bit by bit. Kaxiu touched all four antiques and then looked at the upper right corner.
The energy of obsession increased by another 0.1.
"Obsession Energy: 3.8"
Today is the second day and my energy can still be restored.
"If it can last for five days, it would be like I got an extra antique for free..." Kaxiu took the thing back with satisfaction.
"All, all, all..."
Suddenly, a series of dull horn sounds were heard outside.
Kaxiu looked toward the window and saw a long sedan parked on the side of the road. He immediately put on his formal coat on the sofa, picked up the pocket watch pendant on the coffee table, and quickly walked downstairs.
"Coming." Kaxiu strode towards the car.
The driver's window was rolled down, and in addition to Matthew's handsome face, there was also a cool profile in the passenger seat.
Sitting there was a black-haired lady with a nice figure.
The big and charming eyes looked over, with a deep look in their eyes.
The black teardrop mole at the narrow corner of the eye is very eye-catching.
"Levi, let me introduce you, this is Violet."