Come, come, Master Ye, this is the place I've arranged for you. See, it's a two-bedroom, one-living-room layout, currently the largest unit I have here. The rent is quite affordable, only 1500 dollars a month. Even between brothers, accounts must be clear; the rent still needs to be paid. At most, I can give you a discount," Chen Ye said, holding a set of keys and enthusiastically introducing the apartment.
Behind him, Master Ye carried large and small bags, and Master Ye's daughter, Xiao Ye, followed closely, carrying a pink Hello Kitty backpack. Further back, John Wick pulled three suitcases.
"Come in, come in. Oh, Xiao Ye is so cute, what grade are you in?" Chen Ye noticed Xiao Ye's nervousness, squatted down, and asked with a smile.
Xiao Ye, perhaps still suffering from the after-effects of being kidnapped, was a bit shy and hid behind Master Ye with a scared expression.
"Xiao Ye, don't be scared. This uncle is your savior, don't be afraid," Master Ye said, putting down his luggage and stroking Xiao Ye's head.
"My community school will be operational very soon. At that time, you can send Xiao Ye to study there. This way, Master Ye, you can be the Dean of Students. On one hand, you can see Xiao Ye every day and protect her safety, and on the other hand, you can protect the other children," Chen Ye suggested to Master Ye, looking at Xiao Ye's frightened expression.
Master Ye also thought it was a good idea after hearing it. After all, the child had already experienced one kidnapping, and Master Ye felt it would be unsafe to send her to another school. In Chen Ye's school, he could see the child every day, ensure her safety, and prevent her from being disturbed by the outside world.
Today, Chen Ye planned to settle Master Ye and John Wick while waiting for the system upgrade.
Chen Ye's apartment building is a seven-story small apartment. On the first floor, the left side is the restaurant, the middle is the apartment building, and the right side is the parking lot entrance and exit.
The entire second floor is Chen Ye's private space. There is a private passage from the back kitchen of the restaurant directly to the second floor, which is convenient for Chen Ye to commute. Of course, the elevator can also reach the second floor.
The third, fourth, and fifth floors have a total of 10 rooms, all one-bedroom, one-living-room units. The sixth and seventh floors have a total of 7 rooms, all two-bedroom, one-living-room units. Chen Ye and Master Ye are currently on the sixth floor.
Chen Ye can be considered a prominent figure in Hell's Kitchen. After all, he owns an apartment building, and because of Chen Ye, the surrounding area's public order is currently very good; at least Chen Ye's territory is very safe. Therefore, Chen Ye's apartment can be said to be the best-conditioned apartment in Hell's Kitchen. However, people who can afford the rent do not usually rent houses in Hell's Kitchen, so the vacancy rate is still relatively high.
After Chen Ye and John Wick helped put Master Ye's luggage into the room, Chen Ye took John Wick to settle him in.
"Your room is next to Old Ma's. This way, you two will have company. There's also another tenant at the very end of the hallway, but it seems he recently went to East Japan and hasn't returned yet. For now, it's just the two of you. This apartment allows pets, but be careful not to disturb others."
"Anyway, your house, your belongings should have been mostly destroyed by the explosion. You can go purchase new ones later. Remember to report downstairs tomorrow morning! You are our security guard! The safety of everyone depends on you." After Chen Ye finished speaking, he quickly pulled out a key and handed it to John Wick. Then, Chen Ye hurried back to the second floor without looking back, leaving John Wick speechless.
The reason Chen Ye left so quickly was that he heard a system prompt.
"System upgrade completion in 5 minutes…."
Chen Ye returned to his home on the second floor, took out a bottle of cola, and then lay on the sofa, scrolling on his phone, quietly waiting for the brand-new version of the system.
Five minutes later.
The system's voice came from Chen Ye's mind.
"Ding,"
"System update complete."
Chen Ye eagerly asked the system: "System, what new functions are there in this update? Quickly introduce them."
"This system update has simplified the panel. Given the host's current strength, ordinary skills will no longer be displayed, only core skills are retained. A lottery function has been added, allowing the host to draw various rewards from all the Universes."
After hearing this, Chen Ye eagerly opened the lottery panel. Looking at the dazzling array of rewards on it, his heart was filled with excitement. The rewards included Devil Fruits from One Piece, Sharingan from Naruto, Zanpakuto from God of Death, items from the DC Universe, and character avatars.
Chen Ye looked at the character avatar and curiously asked: "Does this character avatar reward mean a character recruitment card or something else?"
"This character avatar refers to a character growth template. After obtaining this character template, you can acquire the character's abilities. It is not a recruitment card; this system does not have the function of recruiting characters."
Chen Ye felt a bit disappointed when he heard the system say it couldn't recruit characters from all the Universes. After all, he was quite looking forward to seeing live-action Boa Hancock and Nico Robin appear in reality.
However, Chen Ye was immediately attracted by the character growth cards. Currently, increasing his strength was what Chen Ye desired most. Through the previous incident with the great mushroom, Chen Ye felt his own lack of strength. This system upgrade could be said to be a timely help. Chen Ye then quickly said: "System, I want to draw. I want to check how many chances I have to draw now."
"Ding"
"The host currently has 5 family points and 600 friend points. One family point allows for one draw. Every 100 friend points can be exchanged for one family point."
"Does the host wish to exchange?"
"Exchange all of them for me," Chen Ye quickly urged the system.
"Ding"
"Exchange successful. Currently, you have a total of 11 family points, allowing for 11 draws in total. Do you wish to draw?"
"System, how are these points obtained?" Chen Ye suppressed his urge to draw immediately and asked.
"The host gains one family point for successfully acquiring one family member. For each one-star friend, 1 point; two-star friend, 10 points; three-star friend, 20 points; four-star friend, 30 points; five-star friend, 40 points."
After hearing the system's explanation, Chen Ye understood that the system encouraged him to genuinely invest in friendships rather than constantly seeking new ones. Theoretically, a new friend progressing to a family member could bring Chen Ye two drawing opportunities, whereas making 100 new friends would only be equivalent to one family member.