The New Stronghold

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After the transaction, Ian and Jasper went to Ethan who was waiting at the shades fifty meters away from the Shugo. Ethan’s eyes shut, he knew who was walking towards him according to its gait. He only asked simply: “News?” “We weren’t able to lower down the price because the Shugo said the forbidden word,” Ian reported. “Yes, the price tag of the estate is 350 million gold coins, He kept insisting that this is a game and the price was set up by the game. We can’t negotiate the fixed price.” Jasper added. “I see, so how long will the Estate be built?” Ethan asked. “He said instantly. But the Shugo added that we are going to renovate it according to our liking by putting our request in the ballot box?” Ian replied. “Yeah, remember how we play sims 4? Well, it’s just like that except we are writing our request.” “Hmm…” Ethan leaned back to the tree, resting his back, his hand propping up his chin, thinking.” House renovation? That feature is also found in-game, if you are unsatisfied with the custom-built room or house, you can just edit it yourself like you are playing sims. A variety of furniture and appliances can be bought at the merchants but according to the Shugo, you can just write down your request and put it inside the ballot box? The problem is how will they be able to know what kind of room they will be getting? Imagination is not enough, they need some showcase or depiction of some sort. “I’ll gather everyone around here, for now, you go back to the Shugo and entertain him, this process will take a lot of time.” Ethan, after thinking for a minute, said to Ian and Jasper. The two just simply nodded and returned back to the Shugo, they returned to their seats. “So, have you decided to design your estate you all want to be? And if I may add something, please look at the flyers.” The Shugo asked as he handed them a piece of well-detailed flyers that shows the contents of an Estate and others. [ Housing Menu. Market Price: House: 12,000,000 gold coins Mansion: 115,000,000 gold coins Estate: 350,000,000 gold coins Palace: 1,500,000,000 gold coins Weekly Maintenance Fee: House: 400,000 gold coins Mansion: 3,000,000 gold coins Estate: 9,000,000 gold coins Palace: 20,000,000 gold coins Staff: Five-star rated; every fifteen days salary. Maids: 15,000 gold coins each Chefs: 35,000 gold coins each Butlers: 50,000 gold coins each Estate Manager: 70,000 gold coins each Valet: 30,000 gold coins each ] Ian ended reading halfway, his eyes furrowed at the huge price tag in the flyers. “Hoy, isn’t this a bit overpriced? I don’t know how housing works but this price seems a scam.” Ian complained. “Sir, those are set by the game, as I said before, I don’t have any control of the price whatsoever. If you think if the price is high you are not forced to employ, however, the maintenance fee is a must. It needs to be paid every week.” “Damn…” Ian was about to burst but he felt something laid on his shoulder, it was a hand of Jasper, indicating that he needs to calm down. The price is unreasonable, how can someone be acting straight here? “Shugo, I hate calling you by that name so can I call you Marx instead?” Jasper said. “You can call me whatever suits your liking, sire,” Shugo replied. “Then, Marx it is…” Jasper said simply. “Then, we are going to employ a lot of employees! Our captain appointed us to take care of any business-related so here’s the deal. As long as they produce excellent results, we don’t mind the price. We want our money to be worth it, you know?” Jasper ended. “I assure you sire, those employees are from the top of the top, They will not disappoint you, sire.” “By the way, are they humans or a Shugo like you?” Ian interjected. “For now, it’s a Shugo, but you can also hire humans as well, but the system doesn’t offer humans so that’s how it is. The only way that you can hire humans is the humans that dwell in this world.” “I see,” Ian muttered, his dejected face shows that his expectation was not met. “For the decoration of the Estate, we will bring you the top quality Estate that we can offer. Of course, each room can be decorated according to your liking and if you don’t like the initial design, you can just contact me through the menu system and I’ll be there instantly the moment you need me.” Marx added. “Hey, Marx, can you tell us what are the contents of the Estate?” “Yes, sir. Inside of the Estate you can find the following: grand hall, dining hall, drawing room, games room, study room, man cave room, ballroom, family dining room, banquet hall, bed chambers, bathrooms, powder room, kitchen hall, pantry room, storage room, employees’ quarters, theater room, bar room, salons, boudoir room, cellars, cloakroom and many more. For the outside are the outdoor kitchen, swimming pool, alfresco dining, and sports ground. Of course, the quality of each room is high-end.” Just by listening to Marx, one can imagine what kind of mansion they will be in. The two grinned in anticipation. “Not bad, I am quite liking this system, even though we are in another world, we can access high-quality living...Then, how many employees will we need to run this estate?” Jasper said with a goofy expression. “For that, you’ll need at least 100 employees for maximum efficiency,” Marx answered. “Well, you take care of it, money is not an issue. Hahahaha” Jasper laughed out loud as he handed the gold card again. “We will pay in advance, take fifty billion gold coins in that card. How much time will we get in that money?” “According to my calculation, it will be at least one hundred years. Not to mention the employees' fee which will be around ten million gold coins every second week which will be around 28 billion gold coins. In total, you will have to pay 78 billion gold coins for 100 years of service.” “100 years?!” Jasper was shocked after hearing that, “That means that we will be able to live the rest of our life with no p*****t for 100 years?” “Yes sire, if you pay for the advance p*****t now,” Marx replied. “I wonder how much commission you will get here...hahaha.” Jasper jokingly said. “Then reduced it to our balance now!” Ian said. The Shugo then simply touched two gold cards and then the transaction was complete. Perfect timing, each member now has their papers, ready to be put inside the ballot box as per decoration. Whenever a paper is put inside the ballot, it glows magically. The last person put the paper inside the ballot box, it was complete. Now it was only up to Marx where he will summon the Estate magically. Ian and Jasper had high hopes about this Estate as they performed their mouthful prayers, hoping that they weren’t scammed by some raccoon. With a snap of his finger, behold a big estate appeared in their eyes. Everyone’s eyes were widened after seeing such impossible phenomena. A huge magnificent estate is now in front of them. They can’t help but let out a sigh of admiration at the well-designed estate. If it were in real-life its cost must be around if not tens, hundreds of millions of dollars. Such estate is impossible to purchase by their hard-earned money. In order to have this, you must be some sort of a CEO or a businessman that has a net worth of billions. The Grand Gate made up of steel opened and let out a creaking noise as the hinges moved. “Please enjoy your new estate…” Marx bowed as everyone entered the gate, the grand scenery, the front that looks like the north portico of a White House, a big fountain well in the middle of flat grass. The forest that they were once in now turned into a majestic mansion. “Do you like it?” Marx asked everyone. They only reacted with a nod as their eyes filled with the magnificent silhouette of an estate. Their eyes follow the contour of the estate. “This is going to be lit!” Jon rejoiced. Everyone has their fair share of praise in the estate. Not able to conceal their excitement, they entered the newly-built estate. They opened the front door, grinning at their anticipation, behold it was a line of Shugos bowing neatly in front of them. “Welcome, our dear masters! We are the employees that will take care of this estate. A pleasure to meet all of you.” They said, filled with respect, in unison. The hall is grand, there was a majestic chandelier hanging on the top, a perfectly laid red carpet befitting atop a Hollywood actor, and a nice and exquisite ambiance. In the middle, there are dual staircases lined with exquisite wood carvings, extravagant lights giving radiance to the surroundings as if they weren’t transported in this world. The designs and technology are also modern that can be run with electricity. But there was no electricity in this forest. Then how does it work? Ethan turned around to ask Marx. “The electricity is replaced by magic, so every modern appliance that you may see in this estate is run by magic.” This was not surprising at all, in the game. Even though the theme is fantasy and sword-and-sorcery, modern technology existed in the game. This is to give players a reality day off when they are tired in reality. Most players stay in their house as a break and rest after a night-long raid, farming, hunting, and grinding. Most afk players in the game can be located in the instance housing. Their heads wandered as they walked into the grand hall. They were almost ignoring the staff that they employed to run this place. But they simply just let the players do what they want since it happens all the time. When players need something, they will just have to contact them. From the outside, the estate has two floors, even though there are only two floors, the land area is huge. Every hallway is adorned with paintings, carpets, and interval lightings. They first wandered to the first floor. There a beautiful modern style dining hall can be seen, kitchen appliances such as refrigerators, ovens, et cetera can be found here. Next, they went to the living room, it was spacious and had a grand piano placed in the corner. The first floor was so huge that it took them ten minutes just to wander around. They were able to see the kitchen room, indoor bar, theater room, and so on. On the second floor, the bedrooms are located there. They were able to see the expected designs of the bedroom that they wrote on the paper. The size of each bed is king-sized, the bedroom is filled with exquisite furniture. But the most important room of all. The room is so important that shows their journey together for the past five years. It was a trophy room. Encased in a trophy case were their achievements for the past five years: Four Worlds Championship Trophies, Four Mid Season Invitational Trophies, championship medals, MVP trophies, certificates, and so on. Even the latest championship trophies are there in the trophy case. Their team name is engraved at the bottom of the trophy. [ Surreder@20 ] They huddled together, each arm resting in each shoulder, as they remembered the past of their glory. Despite a huge struggle, powerful enemies. They remained victorious and were able to defend their throne as Gods of AEON. The next room was also important. It was a weapon’s room. There, divine class custom weapons are levitating in the air around the room. It can only be accessed by the players, outsiders are not able to enter these premises. Four Championship Trophies, Four Divine Custom Weapons, and Armors. It looks like everything has migrated in this world. As if all the things that they needed to move from another house are here. But instead of a house, it is another world. “Now that we have our stronghold, let’s test our abilities!” Ethan declared.
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