Chapter 297: Chapter 197: Divine Stealth Box! (Three in One)_2
Initially, you can jump between targets up to ten times at most.
The skill at level 20 is called "Elite Soul Summoning·Orange," which has already reached the intermediate-tier. It can summon a permanently existing elite soul of a selectable profession. The elite soul has high attributes and possesses professional skills. However, compared to "Undead Summoning·Divine," Chen Mo’s Dominator of the Undead skill, it is considerably weaker. The soul summoned by this skill is merely equivalent to an intermediate-tier undead summoned by the "Undead Summoning·Divine" skill.
Once you have the Dominator of the Undead profession, there’s no need to learn this skill. The main reason is that level 20 skills can only be obtained from instance dungeons; they can’t be traded. If you want to synthesize it in large quantities, you first need to acquire three basic copies of it. Besides, this skill’s synthesis potential isn’t high. Considering it’s already an orange-rank skill, the opportunities for synthesizing and upgrading it further are limited. The improvement isn’t very significant; it might even be less potent than the Basic Skeleton Summoning skill.
Chen Mo simply didn’t bother with it. He just needed to get his hands on the level 15 skill.
Having finalized his plans for tomorrow, Chen Mo freshened up, glanced over some housing matters on his bed, and then went to sleep. Now that the money was in place, it was time to buy a home in a safer residential area.
「The next morning...」
"Mo, where did you go last night?" Liu Yiyi caught Chen Mo as soon as he stepped out of the house.
"I was dealing with some business. Sorry for forgetting to tell you and making you worry," Chen Mo said, cringing slightly as he looked at Liu Yiyi, who had her hands on her hips.
"You’re an adult now; it’s normal for someone to invite you out at night. But you still need to let me know. Suddenly, I couldn’t find you, you child... You didn’t respond to my messages either. I was so worried!" Liu Yiyi said, shaking her head helplessly.
"I’m sorry..."
Even the strongest people have forces that can restrain them. With Chen Mo’s current strength, he wouldn’t need to concern himself with anyone less than a fifth-transition professional. Yet, he was still thoroughly suppressed by a lifestyle professional.
Liu Yiyi didn’t blame him, though. After chiding him a bit, she had him come over for breakfast.
During the meal, Chen Mo said with a smile, "Sister Yiyi, get your things packed in the next two days. We’re preparing to move."
"Move? Where to?"
"Near the Academy Alliance Headquarters. It’s safer there."
"Houses there cost five to six billion, right?"
"I’m not talking about the city-level ones," Chen Mo said, shaking his head.
Liu Yiyi was taken by surprise.
"Then where are you talking about? Near the Chinese Academy Alliance Headquarters? Property prices there are close to ten billion!"
"No, I want to buy you a house near the Global Academy Alliance Headquarters."
"Where?!" Liu Yiyi couldn’t help but think she had misheard.
"The Global Academy Alliance," Chen Mo repeated.
Stunned, Liu Yiyi stretched out a delicate hand and placed the back of it on Chen Mo’s forehead.
"You child, you don’t have a fever. Why are you talking such nonsense?"
Chen Mo gave a wry smile. "I’m being serious."
"House prices there must be in the tens of billions, surely," Liu Yiyi said, thinking Chen Mo was joking.
"Around that. I’ve checked; it’s roughly between 15 billion and 20 billion."
"That expensive?! How could you possibly afford that?"
"No worries. I won a huge amount of money from a bet on the Milky Way event yesterday. It’s enough to buy it."
Liu Yiyi was, of course, aware of yesterday’s Milky Way event. After all, it had been announced by the sound of the great path. However, she hadn’t paid attention to the event. In her view, such things were too far removed from her; daily chores kept her busy enough.
"Even if you really made that much money, there’s no need to buy in such an expensive place. The Chinese Academy Alliance Headquarters is already very good. I heard there are quite a few fourth-transition experts stationed there year-round."
The amount of money had far exceeded Liu Yiyi’s comprehension; 2 billion and 20 billion were astronomical figures to her. Chen Mo had casually spent billions before, so now that she knew he had 20 billion, Liu Yiyi wasn’t as shocked as she had been previously.
"That may be true, but compared to the safety level of the Global Academy Alliance Headquarters, it’s still a fraction less safe. I just want to minimize the possibility of you encountering danger," Chen Mo said with a calm expression.
But Liu Yiyi was very moved to hear this. Indeed, if she were safe, Chen Mo would have one less thing to worry about when he was away.
She nodded. "Then it’s all up to you."
Chen Mo smiled and said, "Then you can pick one later. I checked out several available houses yesterday; they’re all pretty good."
In total, there are four residential areas near the Global Academy Alliance Headquarters. One of them is where the relatives of the Academy Alliance’s high-level members reside, and it is the most strictly guarded. The other three areas are sold to wealthy individuals.
Buying a house here isn’t a one-time purchase; one must continue to pay significant annual management fees. If a family produces a fourth-transition professional, they will no longer need to pay management fees and will be granted permanent use of the house, even if that fourth-transition expert is already deceased. The Academy Alliance will not reclaim the house unless the owner sells it.
Currently, in these three residential districts, many houses are for sale. Some are from original resident families whose fortunes had declined and who, having no successors, could only sell their homes here to make ends meet. There are also a few newly built mansions currently being advertised for sale.
Older houses usually sell for around 15 billion. New houses are several billion more expensive, possibly costing close to 20 billion.