Chapter 56: The Design of the Small Building
Listening to the goblin's analysis, Gu Xi confirmed the prices in the black market.
"How much short?"
"If you want your small building to be built in two days, it will cost at least twenty thousand pounds. This is the starting price, with no upper limit."
The white eerie rat skin is valued at around 30 to 50 pounds, and the green crystalized eyeball is valued at 5000 pounds.
Various judgments quickly flashed through Gu Xi's mind, and finally, he took out a ring and tossed it to the goblin.
"How about now?"
The ring Gu Xi threw was [Transformation Ring].
This is a valuable item. That strange deer was transformed using this Transformation Ring.
Most importantly, Gu Xi knew that this [Transformation Ring] had a characteristic of increasing the level by 4 after transformation.
This item would fetch a high price even outside the game.
However, Gu Xi seemed indifferent, tossing it directly.
This surprised the goblin greatly. He hurriedly caught the ring and quickly studied it. After a while, he finally said,
"This ring can turn a person into a monster in their mind. If the transformation doesn't cause a loss of control, it could sell for at least ten thousand pounds. Even now, it could easily fetch four to five thousand pounds.
Are you really planning to invest it all in your construction?"
"Build it. If it's not enough, I can buy more things. But I think you always have a way to spend this money, right?"
"Of course, the Goblin Trading Company can spend any amount of money."
The goblin said excitedly, "Let's budget with fifty-five thousand pounds."
Gu Xi blinked and immediately understood that the goblin included the crystalized eyeball in the calculation.
Before he could speak, the goblin made a swipe on the ground, and a magical sand table appeared in front of Gu Xi.
"My friend, where is your plot of land?"
"You know the ruins at the end of Greenwich Street, right?"
"Yes, that's..." The goblin, being well-informed, understood immediately. Although he had some doubts, seeing the [Transformation Ring] dispelled them all.
"I know that place, the terrain is roughly like this."
With a clap, the magical sand table transformed. Gu Xi saw that it resembled the previous ruins.
Gu Xi then told the goblin, "I've already cleared away the debris from the ruins. There are two basements here and here. This one can be rebuilt, but this one must be preserved."
Hearing that Gu Xi had cleared the debris, the goblin showed a look as if he had lost a million pounds.
But he remained rational and swiped again, removing the debris from the ground, leaving an empty plot.
Then the goblin started adding various items to it.
"My friend, you want a three-story building, right? Do you want a garden at the front? How much area should the garden cover? The main gate should be built, right? I have a pair of lion heads that can open the door automatically. Interested?
They are not expensive, just 500 pounds a pair. They can notice anyone passing by.
Inside the main gate, do you want a butler or something? Oh, no need? Then how about the garden?
What style do you want for the small building..."
Standing aside, Gu Xi found the magical sand table very useful.
The goblin kept adding various things he had, and when Gu Xi made suggestions, the goblin could instantly remove items from the magical sand table.
Quickly, Gu Xi and the goblin reached an agreement. The new building would be a three-story stone-wood structure with a basement.
The building would cover an area of 200 square meters, with the remaining area for the main gate and entrance garden, about 30 square meters. The backyard would have a small garden, pond, and a small steam power room, all covering about 60 square meters.
The most important basement, with an entrance below the pond, could only be accessed by a specific switch, otherwise, the water would need to be drained first.
This entrance design, costing quite a bit, used steam technology, magic, and special methods. It was the highest investment besides the building itself.
Additionally, the interior decoration of the building was finalized.
The basement would be the storage area, with six rooms of various sizes, including two cold storage rooms, one magic-restricted room, one special collection room, and an important library.
The security for these storages was enhanced, but Gu Xi didn't take the goblin's suggestion to hire goblin security.
Gu Xi didn't need that; if necessary, he could have undead guards in his building.
The first floor mainly comprised a hall, living room, dining room, kitchen, and other rooms. The second floor had five bedrooms of different styles, and the third floor was Gu Xi's master bedroom with a viewing balcony. The master bedroom covered about 150 square meters, subdivided into various functional areas.
Since no magic was involved, the goblin didn't charge extra for these. But the front and backyard arrangements had the goblin adding many items.
The backyard pond and steam power room were essential, especially the steam power room as the source of electricity and heat for the entire building.
The front yard had a lot of unnecessary additions like intelligent trees, automatic gates, and nutrient-rich soil, all at high prices.
Gu Xi didn't accept all the goblin's offers, negotiating the prices and rejecting unnecessary items.
Seeing Gu Xi's attitude, the goblin focused on essentials for a comfortable life rather than overloading on security measures.
The recommendations appealed to Gu Xi, who bought items he found useful.
After piecing everything together, Gu Xi's budget was entirely spent.
When the goblin wanted to suggest more items, Gu Xi stopped him.
"Stop, that's enough. I can't spend any more."
Hearing this, the goblin sighed, having more to suggest.
The goblin's eyes turned, intending to speak, but Gu Xi interrupted.
"Don't tell me there's something essential left out. If so, I'll just take the building and skip the extras. The budget will be twenty thousand."
Hearing this, the goblin quickly closed his mouth, not daring to suggest more.