With Gold Coin, her landlady business will definitely develop more smoothly.
"What's inside the residence?" Ding Qiurou didn't care about whether she'd pay or not, and continued to ask.
Zhou Bai listened and coughed lightly, "Just a wooden house, about 30 square meters. There's nothing inside, you'll need to furnish it yourself."
It's not her who's stingy, it's the system.
Anyway, no way will she spend money on renovations!
"It's fine, we'll furnish it ourselves. Having our own space will make cooking, eating, and sleeping much more convenient." Ding Qiurou quickly replied. Before the apocalypse, she was a rich lady who never worried about food, so she had high demands for quality of life. But after nearly having to spend the night outdoors, she actually felt satisfied with this wooden house.
Knowing his wife's personality, Zhou Zhengping hurried to add, "Let me tidy up a bit later. For now, just put up with it a little. We'll switch to a better house once our territory upgrades."
Ding Qiurou felt her husband's thoughtfulness and gave him a soft smile, "Okay."
Not far away, the people who went ahead had already figured out what these new Buildings were and started discussing among themselves.
"The new Buildings are tailor shop and residence."
"That's great! I feel like my clothes are starting to stink. Are there clothes for sale?"
"Yes, there are tops and shorts. The Price isn't bad, one set for 100 copper coins."
"Perfect, I'll go buy a set."
"But if we're wearing new clothes, shouldn't we take a bath first?"
"Anyone need water? I've got some—hauled back from the river. One bucket for 10 copper coins, first come first served!"
"There are only 10 residences. If you need a place, hurry! One costs 6 Gold Coin, or you can rent it for 100 copper coins a day."
"6 Gold Coin is pretty cheap."
"Who said it's cheap? I only have 10 Gold Coin in total, I can't bear to spend it."
"If you don't want to buy, then just rent! Honestly, rent isn't expensive. Buying is better if you want long-term, but for short-term, renting is convenient."
"If you don't mind, two guys can team up and rent together. Even more savings."
"..."
While everyone was talking, Zhou Bai's family quickly snatched up a wooden house. The 10 houses Zhou Bai put up for sale were quickly swept clean, so Zhou Bai immediately built another 20.
Houses are always a necessity, no matter the time. Whether people buy or rent, she's never losing out!
The family of three soon went into their house. Once bought, you can set who has access. Anyone not on the access list can't enter, and it even blocks outside noise.
This feature made the family of three very happy.
Checking the house layout, Zhou Zhengping immediately took out wood, Stone, and an Iron Axe, and started tinkering. As for Zhou Bai, she went outside and bought a few buckets of water from the sellers.
In just a short while, Zhou Zhengping got a small two-bedroom ready: two rooms, a kitchen, a small living room, a shower, and even a little toilet. He made full use of the 30 square meters.
"Honey, you're amazing!" Ding Qiurou looked at their freshly finished house with nothing but surprise in her eyes.
"After all these years living in luxury, my skills haven't dulled." Zhou Zhengping said, feeling quite proud. "Actually, I feel like my body and handyman skills have gotten a lot better. Must be the Game effect. Otherwise, no way I could finish so much so quickly."
Listening to Zhou Zhengping, Zhou Bai instinctively glanced at her control panel. She could feel it too, especially after her Level went up.
"According to Game experience, when we reach a certain Level, we unlock Profession. There's Demon Beast here, so maybe in the future we'll get Magic?" Zhou Bai speculated aloud.
Only then does the future development make sense.
"How many Level do you need to promote the territory next time?" Zhou Zhengping asked, his eyes flickering.
"Level 10."
"When you hit Level 10, pay attention to changes, alright? I think 10 is probably the boundary to unlock Profession." Zhou Zhengping analyzed. He was hoping he only needed a couple more Levels to push for it, but with 5 to go, he'd rather take it easy! His daughter had done enough already; he didn't want to pressure her more.
If possible, he hoped he would be the one to protect his wife and daughter.
"Mm, got it." Zhou Bai nodded, not overthinking it.
After wrapping up that topic, the three of them proceeded to boil water and wash up.
Even though it was just a quick wash, afterward—putting on new clothes and lying down on a wooden bed—they really felt a bit of comfort.
In her little room, Zhou Bai quickly drifted off to sleep.
In her dream, Gold Coin kept falling from the sky, and she happily caught them underneath.
**
The next day, the aftershocks from the new Buildings hadn't faded.
Just like many people had planned, most couldn't bear to spend so much Gold Coin at once. A few bought, most rented, and there were even roommates since the space was enough. This way, everyone spent the night inside a wooden house.
Once owning personal space, nobody wanted to sleep out in the open anymore.
And after a night, everyone's energy and spirit had changed.
Clearly, the territory Upgrade and the appearance of new Buildings gave them a sense of "hope."
"Territory can Upgrade, more and more Buildings will show up, life will keep getting better. Forget worrying about this Doomsday Game. Since it happened, making money is what matters!"
"Yeah! Work hard, and buy my own house later. Actually, after the apocalypse, houses are way cheaper than before."
"Plus, when we went out yesterday, as long as we didn't run into packs of Demon Beast, with Iron Axe we could gather or hunt Demon Beast all day and make quite a bit of coin. When we came back, we had food, water, and a place to sleep. Way better than always worrying."
"Right, we're lucky to have found a territory, so now we can rest properly at night. It's already such a blessing!"
"So later I'm heading out to gather and maybe hunt Demon Beast. Anybody want to team up?"
"I'm in! Sign me up, I'm already Level 2."
"I'm even Level 3! Got lucky yesterday and took down a Level 3 monster."
"Since characters can Upgrade, might as well reach for higher Levels."
"..."
Everyone chatted as they started forming teams one after another.
The Doomsday Game's arrival was inevitable, so they learned to adapt.