The Memoirs of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 29 Buying a House
Now that he came to the casino, it wouldn't make sense if he didn't play a few games. Li Ang politely declined the invitation of a certain casino lady to play with while playing with a large stack of chips, and wandered around the casino alone.

This Indian casino is probably built in the 90s of the last century. From the magnificent interior, you can vaguely glimpse the past glory years. However, the dilapidated corners and tired-looking staff still show the decline of this casino.

Li Ang sat in front of the slot machine for a few minutes, then went to the roulette wheel to bet indiscriminately, and lost a total of 20 US dollars in one breath. Then he went to the counter pretending to be annoyed, and asked the teller to exchange the remaining chips into a check.

Because Li Ang lost a lot of money, the cheap casino would naturally not refuse such a request, so he quickly issued a check, and even the casino manager gave a bottle of Moutai labeled "Made in China" as a friendly gift. Li Ang will come again next time.

Li Ang took the check issued by the casino and went to the bank to deposit the money into his personal account. In this way, the stolen money obtained from the robbery became a serious income, and he was not afraid of the investigation of the judicial department at all.

As the saying goes, a man cannot be rich without windfall, and a horse cannot be fat without weeds.It took Li Ang from a worthless immigrant to a rich man with hundreds of thousands of dollars in less than one night. He took an intercity bus and drove back to Gotham overnight, and hailed a taxi to return to the city. Rundown motel.

Next, Li Ang inquired about the housing agency in Gotham City on the computer, and made a phone call to ask if there was a second-hand villa located in the outskirts of the city, secluded, with a lot of space and good lighting. He wanted to buy it with a one-time payment.

The salesman on the other end of the phone had a keen sense of the big deal, and within a few minutes sent a document via email, allowing Li Ang to choose freely.

Soon, Leon chose an ancient manor located on the outskirts of the city and near the coast. In the Williams Manor with a history of more than 200 years stands the same old splendid castle, which once belonged to the glorious Gotham family. En and other big families keep pace with each other, but as time passed and the world changed, that family gradually declined, unable to afford the repair and maintenance costs of the manor, so they could only move to live in the city.

The old widower who was the owner of the Williams estate died of illness a few years ago, and the estate was inherited as an inheritance to a distant grandnephew who lived several states away.

The heir to the inheritance who was stunned by the luck of the sky was excited for a long time at first, and happily rushed to Gotham to complete the transfer procedures. However, after he took over the contract, he discovered that the pie from the sky was full. silt
First of all, he not only needs to pay a huge inheritance tax, but also must take the initiative to undertake the repair and maintenance of the Williams Manor, because this is an ancient relic with historical value, it belongs to the public property of mankind, and cannot be used for other purposes or have any Otherwise, it will be interrogated by the historical relics protection agency.

Secondly, the land tax and housing tax that the Williams Manor needs to pay every year are frighteningly high. The heirs who realized that something was wrong immediately turned around and asked to sell it at a low price, but they have not been able to find a suitable buyer.

Even if the price of the manor itself is frighteningly low, you can buy a large piece of land together with the castle itself for only 50 US dollars, but the dry lawns, dry riverbeds, rotten boards, broken portraits, and old chandeliers inside and outside all need Restoration, not to mention the responsibility of paying heavy taxes, no one is willing to buy such a pile of non-burnable garbage, except for serious patients with medieval castle complex.

According to a rough estimate, the maintenance of the exterior and internal facilities of the castle will cost more than 200 million US dollars, not including subsequent expenses.

The real estate agency patiently explained the pros and cons of the castle on the phone, but Li Ang insisted on his own opinion and asked to go to inspect the site tomorrow. Although the salesman over there was puzzled, he continued to say yes based on the principle of putting users first.

The next day, Li Ang rode a bicycle in loose casual clothes and went to the outskirts of the city according to the mobile phone map. After passing through a dead and white twisted and dark forest, he found the dilapidated manor in the photo.

The clerk sent by the real estate agency was a female, black, about 30 years old, wearing thin-rimmed glasses, dressed in a shrewd and professional style.

She leaned against the door of the women's car and played with her mobile phone by herself. When she saw the relaxed and comfortable Li Ang coming by on a bicycle, she was stunned, and asked tentatively, "Uh, you are Mr. Li Ang?"

Li Ang parked his bicycle aside and replied casually, "Yes, is there a problem?"

The agent looked at Li Ang, who was clearly underage, and said tactfully, "Sorry, but your age is younger than I thought."

Li Ang waved his hands indifferently, and said, "My face is relatively tender."

The corner of the clerk's eyes twitched, looking at Li Ang's Asian face, he obviously regarded him as a rich second generation from Huaguo. After all, these young people are richer than each other, and it is not surprising that they do any absurd things.

She and Li Ang climbed up the stone steps, pushed open the creaking thumb door and walked into the hall, what greeted them was a foul air mixed with blowing sand and dust.

The salesman pulled off the cobwebs on his face in embarrassment, and explained the ancient history of this castle to Li Ang professionally.

"In 1801, Mr. Hugh Williams, a steel tycoon, built here"

As the explanation progressed step by step, Li Ang finished visiting the creeper-covered sentry tower, the moss-covered basement, and the withered yellow lawn outside, nodded with satisfaction, and said to her: "I like this place very much. Sign the contract and transfer the payment."

The salesman obviously didn't expect Li Ang to be so forthright, so he said at a loss, "Uh, Mr. Williams is required to sign the contract. He is still abroad now. Can you wait for two more days?"

"Of course, after buying this contract, I would like to entrust you to contact a company that specializes in building repairs. Money is not a problem."

Naturally, Li Ang was not taken advantage of. The reason why he chose this place was because of the unique geographical location of Williams Castle near the mouth of the sea.

As long as you set up a formation here, convert the inexhaustible tidal water vapor into rushing spiritual energy, gather it in the castle, and make the surrounding environment full of spiritual energy. Breathing and exhaling will naturally get twice the result with half the effort, and the efficiency is far higher than in a noisy city. much.

What's more, it is quiet and lonely here, no one is around, and no one will check if there is any big commotion, so Li Ang can sacrifice the magic weapon with peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)