OBS Chapter 3158 No. 7 St. Teresa’s Square
Chapter 3158 No. 7 St. Teresa’s Square
Chapter 3158: No. St. Teresa Square
Shade said as he looked at the documents Tifa had placed on the table, but Karina shook her head slightly:
"No need. We all know that you will make this decision in the end, so we have come up with the most suitable solution. Now we just need your consent to implement it."
"what way?"
"Buy 7 St. Teresa's Place."
"what?"
Karina didn't look like she was joking. They had already discussed it:
"Your neighbors at No. 5 Saint Teresa's Square are Sir and Mrs. Smith, and I don't want to force them to move out. Your neighbor at No. 7 is a researcher at the Steam Machinery Equipment Research Institute of the Kingdom Army who inherited the house from a relative. He only comes back to stay for a while every winter.
Although he will not be back for the New Year this year because he was seconded to research some kind of differential engine, I have already made contact with him and he is also interested in selling this property which he does not often live in and has a very high property tax. "
She winked at Shade across the table:
"How do you feel? Anyway, the two houses are connected, and there is still a month before the end of the year.
The house next door is in much better condition than it was before you took over No. 6. I asked someone to renovate and remodel the house next door, and then directly connect the corridor between your house and the next door, so that the first, second and third floors of the two houses can be connected together. Unfortunately, the attic and basement cannot be connected.
Finally, let Leicia open a portal to connect my manor and here, so that even if all thirteen witches come, there will be enough space for them to live in, and the apprentices and followers can live in the manor. "
This sounds good, as it does not involve relics and does not require the use of complicated rituals and spells, but Shade's question is:
"I can't let you spend so much money just to invite everyone to St. Teresa's Square for the holiday. I know the house prices in St. Teresa's Square. Even for you, this is a huge expense, right?"
Although the Duke and Princess of the Cavendish family basically took over all of Shad's expenses, Shad and Mia's daily expenses were not high, so he just used the girls' money.
But buying a house, especially a house in Saint Teresa's Square, is like a giant compared to the daily food and clothing of Xiade and Mia.
So he shook his head decisively:
"It's a good idea, but I can't let you use your money to buy a house for me."
Of course, the witches also expected that Shade would answer like this. They knew Shade too well, so Jialina continued lightly:
"Of course, it's not just me who's paying. We've discussed it, and together with Grandma Cassandra, the eight witches will pay. Everyone has a lot of savings, so this amount of money is a little tight for Flora, but it's not impossible to get it."
The others were either well-known opera singers, powerful aristocrats, or had lucrative businesses. Although the houses in Saint Teresa's Square were expensive, they were not astronomical.
Bella told Shad that the total cost of building the Moon Bay Bridge was about 140 million gold pounds, and the house on St. Teresa's Square was estimated to be worth between and pounds, excluding the permanent ownership of the land - the houses with better overall condition and windows overlooking the Yodel Palace and the Terrarelle River were more expensive.
But if they really want to buy it, both the witches and Shade would definitely prefer to take over the land ownership as well, to facilitate the subsequent casting of spells on the land, rather than just purchasing the house itself and the right to use the land for a limited number of years.
In this way, the final transaction price is very likely to reach 200,000 pounds.
This is no joke. Although house transactions are common in the core urban area near the Jodel Palace, real estate transactions are almost nonexistent. The land here is mostly inherited from generation to generation, and even if you want to buy it, you can't. The "social status premium" alone is enough to double the price of the land.
After all, although noble titles are rare, people all over the country have them, but there are not many people who can say "I have a piece of land next to the Yodel Palace."
Therefore, when Dr. Schneider and others learned that Shad had inherited the complete house and land ownership of No. 6 St. Teresa's Square, they thought that he would never have to worry about his wallet again in his life.
In the understanding of outsiders in this era, 20 pounds was a huge fortune that could change social classes, and its significance was far more than a simple number. This money could buy 4-6 top mansions in nearby blocks or a manor with thousands of acres of land, and could be invested in building 2-3 medium-sized textile factories or acquiring a controlling stake in a railway company.
对于底层平民，普通工人年收入约30到50金镑，需4000到6000年才能赚到20万金镑；对于中产阶级，医生或律师年收入约300到1000金镑，也需要200到650年的积累才能存到这笔钱。
Even for the top rich people, such as the old Duke of Lucas who played Rhodes with Shard and Queen Diana's Jindel family, their net worth can reach millions of pounds, but 20 pounds is still a significant part of their wealth.
Of course, if the house and the land price really reached 200,000 gold pounds, and the eight witches shared the cost, each of them would only need to pay less than 30,000 pounds, which does not seem to be that much.
"But I still disagree. This means I'm eating all of you's food instead of just you. What do people call this behavior now? Fortune Hunter? Puppy? Parasite?"
Xia De shook his head faster and pointed at the wall:
"I've read the news. Last year, there was a rumor that a local baron's son was expelled from the Tobesk University Alumni Association because he lived with a wealthy businessman's widow. I still want my honorary doctorate title."
Of course, the witches also expected him to say this:
"Don't worry, I will suppress the news of the real estate and property transactions in St. Teresa's Square. No tabloid will dare to report it. When Flora and the others come to visit, they will come directly from my manor and will not be seen by your neighbors."
"But I"
"But your pride still can't stand it, right?"
Carina smiled and rubbed his legs under the table with her high heels:
"Then let me satisfy your pride: the final price will be divided into ten parts, one for each of the eight of us, and two for you. After the property and real estate are transferred, our names will be written on the certificate. As for signing a private agreement to prove the ownership of the property and real estate,
"This is not necessary. After all, we are a family. I will not let you leave."
Xia De said, and the Duchess nodded in satisfaction:
"That's right. But in this case, you will need to take out at least 40,000 pounds in cash at once. How about that? Do you have enough savings?"
The stranger had spent a year and a half in this world since he opened his eyes in the summer of 1853. His current income mainly came from detective work, prize money from the Rhodes card tournament, dividends from gold mine shares, and profits from Sylvia's business.
But apart from that, when he was adventuring around the Old Continent, he encountered ownerless wealth - this situation was not uncommon, such as the treasure of the Hoy family that Director Kant was looking for. He would put part of it into his own pocket and donate part of it.
At present, he still has a backlog of jewelry and gold bars that have not been converted into cash through Old John's channel, and the actual cash is about 20,000 pounds. After all, the dividend cycle of gold mine shares is too long, and Xia De has reinvested most of the profits from Sylvia's business.
He thought to himself:
"I own 7.53% of the land and property of Saint Byron. That wealth has been accumulated over thousands of years since the Fifth Era, and the annual income has always been reinvested into the college's fund pool without my withdrawal. Even if I don't touch the ownership itself, I can only take out a portion of the profit."
Shad planned to find Danister and apply to the college for a cash withdrawal in the name of "Godcaller". Ten or twenty thousand pounds was nothing for an organization of the size of St. Byron's College.
In this way, if it were not for the purpose of preventing the situation where "the day after the God Caller took away 20 pounds, Hamilton of Rejaed made a large transaction of 20 pounds", Shad could actually buy the house and land of his next-door neighbor himself.
"If you don't have enough money and don't want to borrow from us, Leicia is willing to lend you money. She is very rich."
Carina suggested, but Shade shook his head:
“No need, the ladies of the Fifth Era left me part of the ownership of Saint Byrons, I just need to go to the college to withdraw some cash.
But if the Godcaller only takes 10,000 or 20,000 pounds at a time, it will seem strange, so the money for buying the property next door will be divided into 16 parts. I will pay half, which is about 100,000 pounds; the eight witches will pay the other eight parts, so that everyone will be less stressed. "
"Yes, yes. With the accumulation of two eras, they are definitely richer than the century-old royal family like the Cavendish family."
The smiling Duchess said affectionately, agreeing with his approach:
"That's settled, but at least let me be in charge of redecorating the house and purchasing furniture. Yodel Palace has a special decoration team. I am a powerful duke of a county fiefdom, so let me show off my financial strength in front of other witches."
Since we are talking about decoration, Shade thought of the six paintings he got from Flora yesterday. These six paintings were adapted from the stories that Flora witnessed Shade experience in the woods. They were named by the artist:
"Castle in the Moon", "Dance Across Time", "Unicorn Knight", "The Dragon and the Owl", "Silver Wolf in the Fire" and finally "The Crystal Throne".
PS: The picture in this chapter is "Crystal Throne".
The first few oil paintings have been released in previous chapters. In order to avoid appearing bloated, they are all presented here in one picture.