Xia Chujian's eyes darted around.
She had been considering this matter ever since she returned from San Zong's place.
What she wanted to buy was land suitable for cultivation, so of course she wasn't considering Mulan City itself.
The area wouldn't be large, and it would definitely be ridiculously expensive.
She had originally set her sights on the land south of Mulan City, near the Royal Family's Plantation. It was fertile, had a suitable climate, and was familiar to San Zong, so he would definitely be able to cultivate it with twice the result for half the effort.
But now that she heard how expensive and difficult it was, she immediately changed her mind.
She tentatively said, "What about the Exotic Beast Forest? A small piece of land there, maybe ten hectares?"
Quan Yuxun sighed, "Didn't I just say? The Exotic Beast Forest belongs to the state. If you want to buy land in the Exotic Beast Forest, you need to get the approval of the Royal Family, the Cabinet, the Military, and the Senate. Even if we can find a way to get the Cabinet, the Military, and the Senate on board, the Royal Family will absolutely not agree."
Xia Chujian wasn't willing to give up, and continued, "Is there really no way? Even if the other three parties agree, it won't work if the Royal Family doesn't? That doesn't make any sense!"
Quan Yuxun stared intently at Xia Chujian.
This commoner woman from the lowest rung of society had no reverence for royal power.
Even among the Four Great Noble Families like theirs, only a very few could resonate with her demeanor.
What a strange person.
Quan Yuxun sighed inwardly, and said, "It's not that simple. The land owned by the Royal Family was fixed with maps during the Constitutional Monarchy, and the Royal Family's obsession with land is beyond the understanding of ordinary people..."
"Oh? There are maps? Are there maps of the Exotic Beast Forest?" Xia Chujian asked curiously.
Quan Yuxun thought for a moment, then opened his Quantum Optical Brain, entered the Senate's encrypted website, and found the agreement signed by the emperor of the Constitutional Monarchy, along with the Military, the Cabinet, and the Senate. The attachments contained maps.
These were legally binding maps, and even the current emperor had to abide by them.
Quan Yuxun found the area of Mulan City, brought it up, and enlarged it on the virtual display screen.
This map wasn't an abstract map, but a physical map. To put it bluntly, it was a miniature landscape of Guiyuan Star, complete with dimensions and coordinate markings, making it very intuitive and clear at a glance.
Quan Yuxun pointed it out to her, "Look, these areas circled in red are the lands owned by the Royal Family."
"That's the Royal Family's Plantation south of Mulan City. This place belongs to the Royal Family..."
The first thing Xia Chujian saw was the Royal Family's Plantation south of Mulan City.
When she was a child, she had gone on a spring outing to the Plantation with the children from school, and had seen the strange Humanoid Slaves there.
But she had never imagined that the place was so big! The red circle on the map occupied at least a quarter of Guiyuan Star!
...Their Guiyuan Star was truly a farming star in name and in fact.
Xia Chujian twitched the corner of her mouth, gave up on the fertile land south of Mulan City, and looked to the north of Mulan City.
The Exotic Beast Forest, that was where San Zong and the others were.
Quan Yuxun said, "The area circled in blue is the Exotic Beast Forest north of Mulan City, which occupies almost a tenth of the entire northern hemisphere of Guiyuan Star. The gray circle at the very top is the North Pole of the entire planet, which is also a Restricted Life Zone and part of the Exotic Beast Forest. The area circled in blue belongs to the state and is jointly managed by the four parties."
Xia Chujian searched inch by inch on the physical miniature map. Suddenly, as if she had discovered something, she suddenly said, "Chief Quan, can this map be enlarged a bit more?"
Quan Yuxun nodded and enlarged it for her by one size.
"Bigger, bigger, bigger... Okay..."
Xia Chujian looked at the greatly enlarged physical miniature map, her heart pounding wildly.
Because only after enlarging the map to a certain size did she realize that there was a narrow strip of land running east-west between the Exotic Beast Forest and Mulan City that wasn't circled! In other words, that area belonged neither to the Royal Family nor to the jointly managed area! It was a no-man's land! And if she wasn't mistaken, that place was exactly where her Flying Vehicle was now secretly parked.
San Zong had already cultivated a small piece of land there, and now it was covered with a warm shed, using a lot of bionic camouflage. In addition, the area was always covered in heavy snow in winter, so no one had discovered the secret there yet.
But once the weather warmed up and more people went to the Exotic Beast Forest, no matter how well they hid, they would inevitably be exposed.
Xia Chujian suppressed her excitement, pretended to be nonchalant, and pointed casually, saying, "This open space here, doesn't belong to the Exotic Beast Forest, does it?"
Quan Yuxun looked at it, "Well, it's not included in the blue circle, so it's not the state-owned Exotic Beast Forest, but this place, in terms of altitude, still belongs to the geographical concept of the Exotic Beast Forest."
Xia Chujian said calmly, "Anyway, it's good that it doesn't belong to the jointly managed area. Does it belong to Mulan City?"
Quan Yuxun said, "Mulan City doesn't have ownership of this land, but according to the law, this area is adjacent to the urban area of Mulan City, so before this land has an owner, it must temporarily accept the administrative jurisdiction of Mulan City."
...
"Then what if I just buy this piece..." Xia Chujian pointed to a narrow strip of land on the map, like a small alleyway sandwiched between the Exotic Beast Forest and the Mulan City wall.
Quan Yuxun chuckled, "What can you do buying here? It's freezing cold, unsuitable for planting, and the area is irregular and not large enough. The trees and wild animals aren't abundant either. Are you planning to build a resort here? Develop summer-themed tourism? But there aren't that many wealthy people on Guiyuan Star..."
No matter how you look at it, it's a losing proposition.
Moreover, Quan Yuxun knew that if this place had any development value, it would have been occupied thousands of years ago.
Even the Royal Family, who never loses out, abandoned this land as wasteland five hundred years ago, didn't they? Of course, Quan Yuxun also knew that with Xia Chujian's financial resources, she could only reach for such useless wasteland, because other lands, even with a little bit of use, were priced sky-high.
Xia Chujian couldn't afford them.
Xia Chujian tugged at the corner of her mouth, thinking that this one truly deserved to be a noble, always thinking about eating, drinking, and having fun.
She was indeed a genuine commoner, thinking about buying land to grow food...
She smiled and said, "Chief Quan, just tell me if I can buy it. If I can, I'll borrow money from you right now."
Quan Yuxun: "..."
He suddenly felt like he was being taken advantage of by this girl.
But in this world, no one has ever been able to take advantage of Quan Yuxun.
Quan Yuxun also smiled slightly and said, "I'll help you ask."
Xia Chujian understood his meaning and reached out to him, saying, "Chief Quan, if you help me secure this land, I'll provide free security for you for the next few days, until you leave Mulan City."
Quan Yuxun raised an eyebrow: "...No charge? So generous? Why do I have a bad feeling?"
"Chief Quan, seize the opportunity to take advantage while you can. Few people can take advantage of me, Xia Chujian," Xia Chujian said seriously.
Quan Yuxun: "..."
Coincidentally, that's what he thought too.
Quan Yuxun chuckled and said, "Aren't you afraid that after four days, I'll just leave and you won't get anything?"
Xia Chujian said confidently, "Of course, Chief Quan has to help me secure this land first, and then I'll be your bodyguard."
Quan Yuxun looked at her, thinking, as expected, she wouldn't release the hawk until she saw the rabbit.
Alright, anyway, he was the largest creditor, so he would just treat Xia Chujian as a front, holding it for him...
With this thought, Quan Yuxun immediately had his secretary contact the relevant departments of the Mulan City government.
Although the government agencies were currently on vacation and hadn't officially started working.
But Quan Yuxun's secretary revealed the Quan Family's identity, and someone quickly ran to actively work overtime.
Moreover, in everyone's mind, that piece of land was indeed a completely useless wasteland.
Even if such unproductive wasteland was cheap, you still had to pay land tax every year after buying it.
Who would be willing to lose money to maintain this land?
So when those people found out that the Quan Family was asking about this land, they all felt that the rich were just full and had nowhere to spend their money, so they came here to throw money around.
Without conflicts of interest, this matter was handled very quickly.
Ten minutes later, a land deed clearly marked with coordinate locations was sent over.
A full ten hectares, for only ten million Beichen Coins.
According to regulations, the annual land tax was ten thousand Beichen Coins, and the land price would be re-evaluated after ten years to determine the new land tax.
After Xia Chujian confirmed, she signed the document and then used the money Quan Yuxun lent her to pay the full amount.
And the other party immediately prepared and sent her the official land certificate with Xia Chujian's name on it.
Moreover, because Quan Yuxun used the Quan Family's lawyers to help Xia Chujian buy this land, the other party gave the Quan Family face and, on the grounds that the land was particularly barren and ownerless wasteland, exempted the land from taxes for twenty years.
Xia Chujian was so happy when she received the tax exemption certificate that she couldn't help but want to jump up.
She was so happy! She no longer had to worry about anyone driving San Zong, Aunt Chen, and Yingying out! This was her land, and she would find someone to fence it all off with walls tomorrow! Quan Yuxun stood up and said, "The land is settled, so are you going to keep your word? It's ten o'clock in the morning now, shall we leave now?"
Xia Chujian said, "Chief Quan, I'm giving you free bodyguard service, can you give me an interest-free loan?"
The loan agreement Quan Yuxun was giving her hadn't been officially signed yet, and Xia Chujian was already thinking about good things.
Quan Yuxun: "..."
She really knows how to take an inch when given a foot.
Quan Yuxun smiled warmly and said, "It depends on your performance."
Xia Chujian: "..."
She finally felt like she'd kicked a steel plate.
Knowing she was in the wrong, she said sheepishly, "I'll go get my equipment."
Quan Yuxun said, "You can use our Devastator No. 1 Sniper Rifle."
Xia Chujian shook her head. "I'd rather use my own equipment. I'm more comfortable with it."
Quan Yuxun hesitated, but Xia Chujian had already left, so he didn't say anything more.
Xia Chujian returned to her bedroom and saw that Wu Fu was actually awake.
He was wrapped in a blanket, lying on his stomach on the bed, playing with the Small Dog Si Xi under the bed.
And the Housekeeping Robot Liu Shun was standing beside them, just like a nanny.
Xia Chujian casually asked, "Liu Shun, are the clothes washed?"
The robot Liu Shun's eyes flashed red. "...Xia Gugu is watching."
"Liu Shun, you're a Housekeeping Robot. You're actually letting a human do housework? Do you not want to be a robot anymore?" Xia Chujian put on a stern face, rolled up her sleeves, and planned to take apart some parts to show this Housekeeping Robot Liu Shun who's boss.
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