Chapter 154

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"My lord, is that for real? We can live in the house first and pay rent later when we earn the money?" Some commoners asked in disbelief.

"Yes," Max said. "This is a benefit given by Lord Lucas. You should remember Lord Lucas's kindness. Once you have money, you can go and buy your own house in the residential area- the price of the houses over there aren't very high."

Most of the beastkins had tears in their eyes. They had been planning to sleep on the streets, so this news came at the perfect time.

"My lord, how much does it cost?" Someone asked with a trembling voice.

Max looked over and saw that the question came from the direction of the commoners. Thinking about it, 'I guess the commoners who came from Sakura City would have some coins.'

"A hundred-square-foot house will probably cost around 4 silver coins." Max said. 

This wasn't very expensive. A commoner would be able to buy a house after working for 10 years, and if they didn't eat or drink, they could probably do it in 3 years.

"Phew." Many people breathed a sigh of relief. While it was way cheaper to just buy land and hire people to build a house made of rammed earth walls, they weren't going to settle for such a thing after having seen the rental houses. They, too, had ambitions.

"Now, all of you come over and register for your temporary residence certificates." Max said, walking to the front of a house. This was where they handled all the paperwork for the rental houses. There were several tables there, each with a person sitting behind with a quill pen and paper in their hands.

"Name? Who does your family include? How long do you plan to stay in Sedona City?"

The beastkins and commoners answered all the questions bombarded at them, and finally, they all received a card, with stuff like their names, numbers, and 3 big words "Temporary Residence Certificate ''.

"This card is proof of your identity and a pass that allows you to walk around Sedona City." Max said with a serious expression on his face. "After you've lived in Sedona City for a full year, and you decided to not leave Sedona City, you can apply to become an official resident of Sedona City. This way, you can receive a lot of benefits, like you only have to pay 33% of a house's price upfront and move in first, and then slowly pay back what you owe."

This was the down payment on a house. As Lucas had all the land and houses in Sedona City, he could use stuff like limited sales to prevent the houses' prices from rising too high too quickly and prevent a lot of the land and houses from being owned by a few people and private businesses. This would prevent the creation of an economic bubble.

"Also, if you want to buy a 2nd house, you must be a citizen of Sedona City." Max said, raising his head slightly. His family had 2 houses- a large one for his son Steve, his daughter-in-law, and his grandson, and a small house (about 70 square meters) for him and his wife to live in. He did this to not get in the way of his son's marriage life. Max was waiting for his grandson to grow up, become independent, and start a family before they would go to buy a 3rd house.

Well, the ability to buy multiple houses didn't really entice them at the moment as it was too distant for them after all, they didn't even own one house.

The number of people who needed to register for a temporary residence certificate slowly dwindled, and when there were only about a dozen people left, someone caught Max's attention.

Elisa felt someone looking at her, and she glanced around without changing her expression, and she saw Max looking at her. "Phew…" As long as it's not a young adult or middle-aged man- if it was, then there is a 50% chance that the person is a bounty hunter.

Most people wouldn't realize that Elisa was the White-Haired Enchantress, as she had dyed her hair gray, covered her pointy ears with her hair, and tied it with a rope. Her beautiful and delicate face was also covered with dust. She wore thick linen clothing and carried a bag over her shoulder.

Anyone looking at her would just think that she was a refugee, so no one would pay any attention to her even if she was a girl. And just like that, she blended in with the commoners and entered Sedona City.

The reason Elisa caught Max's attention was because she was by herself. He wouldn't be surprised if the person was a guy, but it was very rare for females to be out by themselves in this world.

Coincidentally, Max was the one who registered Elisa.

"Name?" Max asked.

"Elisa."

"Where's your family?"

"I'm the only one left." Elisa said, a trace of sadness flashing through her eyes.

"… How big is the house you want to rent?" Max asked.

"Big enough for one person." Elisa said. She had already decided on this a while ago.

Max nodded. "You have 2 choices- you can get an apartment with a bedroom, a restroom, and a kitchen, or you can get an apartment with a bedroom, a living room, a restroom, and a kitchen. The latter option will cost you 15 copper coins."

Elisa thought about the coins she had and said, "I want the one with a bedroom and a living room."

"Sure, you can sign your name here and put your fingerprint on it." Max nodded. He started writing on the card, then stamped 3 big red words on it- "Temporary Residence Certificate".

As Elisa finished signing, Max handed her a card and a paper. Curious, she asked, "What is this?"

"Proof of rent. You need it to pay rent and stuff." Max explained.

"Oh." Elisa nodded, still confused.

"Do you want to pay the coins now or have it taken out of your salary after you start working?" Max asked.

"I'll pay now." Elisa said, taking out her money pouch and dumping the copper coins inside on the table. A total of 16 copper coins fell out. She wasn't planning on working as she just needed a place to stay for a while.

Max quickly finished counting and pushed a copper coin to Elisa, "Here's one back."

"Okay." Elisa picked up the copper coin, and she quickly glanced around, realizing that the people around her only took a glance at her before turning their attention elsewhere. She had done it on purpose- she wanted to let people think that she was poor and only had a copper coin left so that there would be no reason for them to go after her because of how poor she was.

"Okay, you come with me now." Max said, taking a key out of a drawing and standing up. "Your house is over there."

"Uh…" Eliza froze. Did he figure out my identity?

"Almost no one would rent an apartment with a bedroom and a living room. Most commoners would share an apartment and split the rent as it's cheaper that way." Max thought that Elisa was very poor, so he tried to persuade her. "You're a girl, so you don't need to rent an apartment with a bedroom and a living room. Just renting one bedroom would save you more money."

"…" Elisa was silent. I still have silver coins in my bag, but I can't say that.

After silently walking for a while…

"Okay, here it is," Max said, pointing to the 2-story house in front of them. There are 4 apartments in this house, but they're all empty. Feel free to choose one."

This was a pleasant surprise to Elisa. Since the house is empty, I don't have to be so cautious when going out at night.

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