thefictionvixens Chapter 27 The Final Preparations! Gold and Soul Skills!
Chapter 27 The Final Preparations! Gold and Soul Skills!
After this video was posted, the entire Kuaishou platform was shaken.
Who is Ding Baiwan?
A mining tycoon listed on the Forbes list, a super-rich man with a net worth of tens of billions. His personal appearance to endorse a cultural and tourism town carries more weight than any other official endorsement.
What's even more remarkable is that several other entrepreneurs followed suit and expressed their opinions.
Shen Rongguang, who is already a shareholder of the town, simply forwarded Ding Baiwan's video with the caption: "Old Ding is telling the truth. I've lived here for more than half a year."
Su Qing also posted a video: "I'm an artist, I don't know how to talk nicely. I'll just say one thing: I lived in Tangmen Town for two months and created thirteen works, each one better than my best work before. This town has magic."
Even Xia Tian's top-ranked friend, Sister Chen, posted a video. This mysterious wealthy woman made her first public appearance—an elegant woman in her forties, standing at the entrance of her newly purchased detached house in a small town, smiling and saying, "I moved my home here from Shanghai. No regrets."
Overnight, Tangmen Town transformed from a "questionable internet-famous tourist attraction" into a "fairy town where the wealthy gather."
Those homebuyers who were still observing the market could no longer sit still.
The second phase of the town—two hundred detached houses—was sold out on the opening day.
The average transaction price has doubled compared to the first phase.
Lin Yi also held a huge order brought by Ding Baiwan.
"Boss Lin, I'll help you resettle those displaced residents from the mountains," Ding Baiwan said on the phone. "I have several resettlement housing projects in the city, and I can allocate a batch of housing units. The conditions are no lower than your resettlement standards. The displaced residents will move to the city, and the land in the mountains will be freed up for you to continue developing the third and fourth phases of the town."
"In exchange, I'll organize a group of old friends to buy the houses in phases three and four. They're all wealthy, so each of them buying three to five houses wouldn't be a problem."
Lin Yi didn't hesitate: "Deal."
Once the resettlement issue for the relocated residents was resolved, the town's occupancy rate immediately exceeded 60%.
On the system interface, there are two conditions for a day trip to Shrek Academy—
Realism: 328000/300000 (Achieved)
Town occupancy rate: 67%/60% (achieved)
At the same time, a green "Completed" indicator lit up.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have met the requirements to unlock the 'One-Day Trip to Shrek Academy in the Douluo World'! Would you like to enter and experience it now?"
Lin Yi took a deep breath and clicked "No".
Not urgent.
Before entering the Douluo World, he still had some preparations to make.
Before entering the Douluo World, the first thing Lin Yi did was to have Ding Xiaopeng buy gold.
"Gold?" Ding Xiaopeng looked bewildered. "Brother Lin, why are you buying gold?"
"Don't ask so many questions, just go buy them." Lin Yi took out a bank card from the drawer and handed it to him. "There's ten million in there. Buy all of it in gold bars. The smallest kind, preferably ten grams each. Bring them to the old house after you buy them."
Although Ding Xiaopeng was full of doubts, he nodded, took the bank card, and left.
Lin Yi's reason for buying gold was simple.
Douluo Continent is a world where Gold Soul Coins are the primary currency. Although the anime doesn't delve into the monetary system in detail, the original novel reveals that Gold Soul Coins are the most basic unit of currency in the Soul Master world. One Gold Soul Coin is roughly equivalent to the value of ten grams of gold.
Bringing gold bars in is the same as bringing money.
Ten million gold bars are roughly equivalent to ten thousand gold soul coins. For a "newcomer" just entering the Douluo world, this amount of money is enough for him to do a lot of things in Shrek City.
Besides the gold, Lin Yi did one more thing—practice his martial arts.
He went deep into the mountain trail behind the mountain, found a deserted clearing, and began to practice the only soul skill he currently possessed.
Meteor Hammer Martial Soul.
This was the first martial soul he manifested from the system. Although it was of low grade and only the most common weapon martial soul, it had already grown somewhat after being nurtured in the environment nourished by soul power for some time.
With a thought, Lin Yi conjured a meteor hammer formed from soul power in his right hand. The hammerhead was the size of an adult's fist, its surface covered with fine patterns, and connected to a silver chain formed from soul power.
He swung the chain, and the meteor hammer drew an arc in the air before slamming hard into a boulder half a person's height in front of him.
boom!
The rocks shattered instantly, scattering fragments everywhere.
Lin Yi put away his hammer and stood up, slightly out of breath.
Its power is indeed impressive, but it also consumes a lot of energy. With his current level of soul power, he can only maintain the Meteor Hammer martial soul at full power for about five minutes at most.
not enough.
If you encounter real danger in the Douluo world, five minutes of combat time is far from enough.
He must increase his soul power.
The system does contain many immortal herbs and pills that can enhance soul power, but those things are either not realistic enough or have too many side effects and are not suitable for him to use now.
We can only wait until we enter the Douluo Continent world to see if we can find a more suitable cultivation method at Shrek Academy.
As Lin Yi was practicing, a rustling sound suddenly came from the woods not far away.
He put away his meteor hammer and turned to look.
Xia Tian, Xiao Mei, and Sister Chen peeked out from behind the tree, their expressions identical—utterly dumbfounded.
"Boss...boss..." Xia Tian's voice trembled, "What...what was that hammer...just now?"
Lin Yi inwardly cried out in alarm.
He chose this vacant lot because it was remote, but he never expected to be spotted by someone.
However, since they've already been seen, trying to cover it up would only seem suspicious.
He calmly replied, "Martial Spirit."
"Martial Soul?" Sister Chen pushed up her glasses. "The kind you showed off in the experience center? But wasn't that a holographic projection?"
Lin Yi did not explain.
With a thought, the meteor hammer reappeared in his hand. The silver hammerhead gleamed with a metallic luster in the sunlight, and the chain flowed slowly, like a living silver snake.
The three women gasped simultaneously.
"This...this isn't a projection..." Xiaomei covered her mouth. "This is real..."
Xia Tian reacted the fastest. She suddenly raised her phone, then realized something and put it down.
"Boss, can I...can I take pictures?"
"No." Lin Yi put away his meteor hammer. "Don't tell anyone what you saw today."
"Understood!" the three women said in unison.
Xia Tian hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Boss, are you really... a Soul Master?"
Lin Yi glanced at her and smiled slightly.
What do you think?
After saying that, he turned and went down the mountain, leaving the three women standing there looking at each other.
From that day on, Xia Tian's gaze towards Lin Yi changed. Before, it was curiosity and admiration; now, there was an added layer... awe.
That very evening, Sister Chen transferred a sum of money to Lin Yi—not for the house purchase, but for "consulting fees." The transfer note read: "Mr. Lin, my family has some 'special' heritage from our ancestors, and I'd like to ask you about it another day."
Lin Yi looked at the note, lost in thought.
It seems he's not the only one in the world who knows about the existence of "Soul Masters".