It was confirmed that nothing was left out, and both sides finalized the contract.
As for the completion date, Chen Qing set a very strict limit: within twenty days.
This was still because an additional floor was being built on the roof.
Otherwise, for a modular customized house, it could have been assembled in two or three days anyway.
He took Chen Man to stay in a hotel, in the presidential suite that cost 4,999 yuan per day.
It was really nice to have money.
This suite was at least two hundred square meters, and all the furniture exuded a sense of luxury.
What Chen Qing liked the most was a large safe.
After locking the Zhong Kui Picture in the safe, he heard Chen Man say,
"Chen Qing, this is bigger than our home!"
There was also a children's room inside, full of toys, but Chen Man didn't have much interest in toys. He just found an animal documentary and watched it with great interest.
Putting aside his thoughts, the most important thing for Chen Qing now was to activate the Demon-Suppressing Tower.
He needed to store a vast amount of food.
The Demon-Suppressing Tower had a storage function, but it hadn't experienced ghostly energy and hadn't awakened yet. Now it was just an old cultural relic.
By the time of the Blood Moon, it would be too late.
Fortunately, Chen Qing knew that there was an ancient tomb in the east of the city. It had a certain origin and was said to be very likely the tomb of a princess.
After the Blood Moon, it became a major source of the Ghost Tide.
There... should also have enough ghostly energy to activate the Demon-Suppressing Tower, right?
Just as he was thinking, Chen Man finished washing up and moved to sleep beside Chen Qing.
"Good night, Chen Qing."
"Good night."
The next day.
Early in the morning, Chen Qing received a phone call.
It was the head teacher, Liu Xi, whose nickname was Xizhilang.
"Chen Qing, how long are you going to be 'sick' with a cold?"
Only then did Chen Qing remember that he had asked for leave a few days ago and hadn't gone to class for almost a week.
"This cold is a bit serious..."
"Hurry up! Tomorrow the people who test talents will come. If you can pass the test, there will be plenty of people eager to pay for your college tuition."
"Got it! Thanks, Brother Xi!"
After hanging up the phone, Chen Qing just remembered that tomorrow was July 24th, the day when the Ghost-Controlling Team would come to test talents.
But in his previous life, for a certain reason, Chen Qing didn't go.
After the Blood Moon descended, in order to survive, Chen Qing fought desperately and joined the Ghost-Controlling Army Reserve. Only then did he know that he originally had the talent for controlling ghosts.
But it was already too late by then.
The talent must be tested. Only if the talent was qualified could one join the Ghost-Controlling Team, the Ghost-Eliminating Team, or enter college.
Only then could one learn the Black Prison Ghost-Contracting Technique.
And the Black Prison Ghost-Contracting Technique was related to whether he could control the Ghost King in the Demon-Suppressing Tower.
The Demon-Suppressing Tower had twelve positions and could suppress twelve ghosts.
And once the tower was filled with twelve ghosts, a Ghost King would be summoned.
During the first Blood Moon in Ximing City, more than half of the people died or were injured, but actually the high-end combat power didn't suffer much damage.
Although it was the end of the world for ordinary people, on the whole, the order didn't collapse.
And during the second Blood Moon, the Ghost King in the Demon-Suppressing Tower went on a rampage, with attacks from both inside and outside, and that was when Ximing City really fell.
Chen Qing survived until the third Blood Moon, but when seeing the scale of the third one, everyone was already desperate.
If anyone could survive, it was estimated that only the Wu family with the Zhong Kui Picture could.
With his thoughts fluctuating, Chen Qing rang the service bell. After all, it was a presidential suite, and soon two waiters pushed the dining cart and ceremoniously brought breakfast.
They laid it out one by one. There were fried ham, fried eggs, fried bacon, cured meat, fried dough sticks, bread, sandwiches, porridge, soymilk, milk, orange juice, plus a few side dishes, a total of fifteen kinds.
It was really nice to have money.
After quickly finishing breakfast, Chen Qing said,
"Little Man, don't run around today. If you want anything, just ring this service bell, and someone will bring it to you."
Today was Saturday, and there was no class at school.
Chen Man nodded and opened his homework: "Chen Qing, who should I ask if I don't understand the questions?"
"Uh... also ring this service bell. Those brothers and sisters just now will teach you."
Today he had to play the role of a tomb raider for a while.
Just as he was thinking about where to buy a shovel, he saw a face engraved in his bones in the lobby.
Chen Xi!
"Damn it! What bad luck!" Chen Qing had important things to do now and didn't want to bother with her, so he directly walked out of the lobby.
After seeing Chen Qing at the bank yesterday, Chen Xi had tried every means to track him down and finally found this place.
She did have some skills and even managed to find out Chen Qing's room number.
The presidential suite!
Now, she finally confirmed Chen Qing's identity!
He was a rich second generation who didn't show off!
A user with the golden character of Ximing Securities!
He was building a safe house worth at least ten million yuan!
And he could afford to stay in the presidential suite!
She secretly hated herself for not having the vision before and had actually treated Chen Qing as a backup and kept him hanging.
But when it came to dealing with men, she had plenty of tricks.
So she was waiting here today, aiming to pretend it was a chance encounter.
When Chen Qing got close, she would pretend to sprain her ankle and fall into his arms, and then he would naturally invite her to go up and sit for a while.
And then...
It would be too fast to go all the way today. That would make him look down on her.
She would give him some sweetness first and put off going all the way for now. Second base... or third base would be okay.
But she never expected that Chen Qing would just leave!
Just leave?!
Didn't he see me?!
She had always been absolutely confident in her appearance and figure.
This was no different from a heavy blow!
Just as he was about to go to the hardware store to buy tools, Chen Qing saw a camping store in the wild and had an idea. He turned in.
Most of the things in it were in military camouflage styles.
There were mountaineering boots, mountaineering bags, windproof lamps, thermal blankets, and so on.
Chen Qing had a clear goal: a military spade.
"Give me a military spade."
The shop owner immediately came over happily and pointed at the military spades hanging on the rope net on the wall: "This one is made of tungsten steel. It can be used as a hoe to dig, as a shovel, as a mountain-opening axe. There's no problem with chopping, cutting, or slicing. And when it's cleaned, it can be used as a small pot."
"By the way, there are needles, thread, matches, and a compass in the handle..."
"Give me the most expensive one."
The most expensive one was priced at 3,499 yuan. Without bargaining, Chen Qing said, "Swipe the card."
The shop owner was stunned for a moment, knowing that a big customer had come!
He immediately started promoting: "Handsome guy, do you need a mobile phone?"
Chen Qing was about to shake his head when he paused.
There was an extremely thick mobile phone!
The shop owner was really something. Without saying a word, he directly smashed the mobile phone hard on the ground.
Duang~
He picked it up again, and it was completely fine!
"Four-proof! Dust-proof, shock-proof, waterproof, and drop-proof! It can be used normally for a week, and in power-saving mode, it can last for a month!"
"And there's a distress module, satellite communication..."
This thing was a perfect match for the apocalypse!
Chen Qing immediately nodded, "Give me four. Send three to the presidential suite of the Ariya Hotel later. By the way, get two more military spades."
The shop owner was overjoyed and started promoting other things.
There was one thing that Chen Qing really needed!
A very compact small flashlight that included a compass, a small knife, a windproof lighter, and so on.
With an idea in mind, he asked again, "Do you have anything to deal with ghosts?"
"Yes!"
"This spray can make ghosts visible. This peach wood knife was made from old peach wood and soaked in black dog blood for a hundred days."
"This radio wave device can emit frequencies that make ghosts very uncomfortable. With one in hand, ghosts won't dare to approach!"
There was such a thing?
Was it fake?
Even though he had been in the Ghost Tide for three months, Chen Qing had never heard of such a thing.
"And as long as you add a wire, it can become a wireless radio station again..."
"I'll buy it!"
Just like that, he spent nearly 300,000 yuan on things in this store.
Anyway, he still had 7.75 million yuan left, so he could spend freely.
The shop owner was so happy that he could almost jump up!
He directly upgraded Chen Qing to a lifetime supreme member.
Perhaps he didn't expect that the top donor was so fierce that even the highest-level diamond card couldn't highlight his temperament.
So after rummaging for a long time, he found a diamond card with the number 888, which somehow showed Chen Qing's uniqueness.
Originally, he was supposed to send the things to the hotel, but Chen Qing was too lazy to move them to his home later, so he said, "My home is still under renovation. In 20 days, send them to this address."
The shop owner happily agreed repeatedly.