Silence. The entire regional channel instantly fell quiet.
After all, what Ethan said was right. Compared to one's life, a single night of hard work really wasn't a big deal.
Besides… With weather this terrible, even if they did nothing tonight and just stayed at home, they'd probably freeze to death.
But if they got up and worked, not only would their bodies warm up, they'd also get to wear the self-heating three-piece set. Just hearing the name made it sound warm.
That immediately made everyone who had wanted to bargain and morally pressure Ethan shut their mouths.
["I'll take the loan!"]
Player A was the first to step forward and declare it, ["Thank you, big boss. I'll work hard!"]
["I'll take it too!",] Player Lone Walker quickly followed, ["Honestly the big boss is already pretty fair. Think about it yourselves. Back when we worked normal jobs, could one day's salary buy a full winter outfit with a warm coat and matching gear?"]
["I support Lone Walker,"] Player Lord of Nothing said, ["I'm not even talking about expensive down jackets. Five or six hundred is pretty normal, right? Anyway, I never made five or six hundred in a single day at work. One day's pay might buy a decent pair of gloves, but a down jacket? No way."]
["Tch! My annual salary is two hundred thousand. You do the math yourself and see how much that is per day,"] Player B said proudly, ["Not just one down jacket, I could buy two!"]
["Hahaha,"] Player A mocked him, ["You think two hundred thousand a year is a lot? Spread across each day that's barely over five hundred. Sorry to say it, but your daily pay really can't buy a down jacket."]
["…."], B said, ["By your logic, Ethan is actually giving us a discount?"]
["Isn't he?"], A sneered.
["I don't know about the rest of you, but I've already exchanged for one. It's really warm,"] Player NotAPervert sent a comfortable emoji, ["Forget five or six hundred. I'd pay five or six thousand for this outfit! It's more comfortable than a woman's embrace. Ah, wife, here I come!"]
["Wake up, the guy upstairs. You don't have a wife,"] came the mockery from Player SimpleFacts.
[Self-heating Fur Coat -1, Self-heating Gloves -1, Self-heating Insoles -1]
[Self-heating Fur Coat…]
These people said they didn't want it, but their actions were anything but slow.
Ethan's remaining fifteen self-heating three-piece sets were quickly snatched up. Meanwhile, the number of Ice Galls kept climbing rapidly.
["Big boss, why are the three-piece sets gone?"] Player Ancestor wailed, ["Didn't you say there would be loans? I even traded for matching shoes and pants already, and now you're telling me there's none left?"]
Ethan replied, ["Not enough materials. I'll put up another forty sets in a moment."]
["If I had known, I shouldn't have hesitated, wuuu!"], Player FullOfRemorse cried loudly, ["If I'd bought it earlier I'd already be out collecting Ice Galls now. As expected, decisiveness means free gains, hesitation means defeat. This hurts!"]
["Please, boss, hurry up!",] Player NationalHusband sent a begging emoji.
["Doing it now, wait a moment!"]
After replying, Ethan walked straight toward the dormitory stairs.
Meanwhile, Mr. White was still wandering around the dormitory building, examining everything while muttering to himself.
"The stonework and walls are built so well, even better than my construction team."
"And this wooden sofa, the craftsmanship is really meticulous."
"The glass is good too, and the floor has a nice texture. Lord Ethan, how exactly did you manage this?"
"Why don't we start a renovation company together… Hey, Lord Ethan, where are you going? Wait for me!"
Ethan followed the stairs down from the residents' building.
The staircase of this building used a rather traditional design. However, the handrails were made of wood, giving it a surprisingly light-luxury, high-end feel.
Combined with the natural stone texture of the steps, it actually created a kind of understated retro luxury.
Only the system would dare design something like this.
If it had been back in the city before, Ethan couldn't even imagine how much money it would cost to decorate a building to achieve this effect.
And besides… Who would have thought that he, a loser from the original world who couldn't even afford a single apartment.
After coming to this world, would actually become a first-generation rich man who owned a manor and even had ten buildings available for rent, hahaha!
Sometimes Ethan felt like all of this was a dream.
If this world weren't so dangerous, and if he had a computer or a phone or something like that, it would practically be heaven.
"Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! The craftsmanship of these stairs."
Mr. White ran his hand along the stair railing, occasionally touching the wall as well.
"Lord Ethan, how exactly did you do this? Did you summon demons to serve you or something? Otherwise, workmanship and speed like this, there's no way ordinary people could accomplish it so easily. Truly amazing."
"Summoning demons? What do you mean?"
When Ethan heard that, his footsteps suddenly paused.
Actually, he had always felt that this world was extremely strange. If you said it was a game, then the NPCs inside seemed far too intelligent.
And clearly this world already had its own rules and laws.
Whether humans or monsters, they all had their own thoughts and ways of thinking.
If you tried to calculate all that with a computer, it would be impossible.
Because it would require an unbeatable level of computing power. Otherwise how could it support so many NPCs with independent thinking?
But if you said this world wasn't a game, then things like building upgrades, all kinds of bizarre rewards, and the methods used to suppress players' independent personalities, no matter how you looked at it, those weren't things a normal world could produce.
"Demons…" Mr. White scratched the few remaining strands of hair on his head, "How should I explain it."
"Just explain it directly. Skip the nonsense."
"Demons are the rulers of another world. It's said that the equivalent exchange in alchemy actually comes from the demon world," Mr. White continued, "But what the demon world is really like, no one knows for sure. It's said the answer lies on the other side of the Borderlands. But the people who went there… none of them ever came back. So no one can say clearly."
"Forget it. Asking you is pointless."
'It seems Old White's understanding is limited. Probably his level isn't high enough yet, so there is no point asking further.'
By this time, Ethan had already reached the original cafeteria.
The cafeteria had also been upgraded along with the residents' living area when Ethan upgraded the territory.
The original cafeteria had doubled in size.
And the entire style had changed into a pastoral light-luxury design. All the dining tables had been remade into four-person solid wood tables, similar to those in restaurants, with four chairs placed around them.
At a glance, the cafeteria had nearly a hundred sets of tables.
Not to mention the residents of this one building coming to eat. Even if the residents from all ten buildings came together, there would still be enough seats for everyone.
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