Life as a Landlord in Global Games

Chapter 21 Appearance Fraud

The light from the flashlight shone directly on a poor caught rabbit.

The rabbit shrank visibly in the silvery white beam, until it was so small that it couldn't even be seen.

Jiang Ke knelt down and looked carefully, only to see the rabbit that had become as big as an ant.

I was surprised and satisfied at the same time and pressed the restore button.

The restraints of the water under the rabbit's feet were untied, and he ran away in panic.

"Here, give it back to you."

She returned the flashlight to Zhao Ting. She had just seen the rental price of this thing, which was a waste of money.

What shines out is not light, but money!

"You can play as many times as you want." Zhao Ting looked indifferent, still smiling handsomely.

"No, no, you are going outside. Then take these things, one for each of you."

Jiang Ke took out a handful of jade leaves and holy fire crystal fruits from his pocket, and asked everyone who wanted to go out to get them.

"Thank you, Sister Jiang~"

"Thank you landlord."

Everyone took one portion each and put it away carefully.

Jiang Ke saw these people who were ready to explore, especially Gu Xinyun who was very interested.

"You have to listen to brother Zhou Qinyi outside and don't run around. If you are really in danger, just open the door and come back...or else I'll ask Xiao Lan to follow you?"

She was chattering like an old woman, and the real mother Gu Ziyi who was watching beside her burst into laughter.

"No, no! Sister, you are the one who wants Xiaolan to accompany you. I am much better than you now."

"..."

Jiang Ke sighed silently, and then saw the latter being given a lesson by his mother by twisting his ears.

"What are you talking about? Sister Jiang cares about you! You are such a cool kid. What a great professional!"

Go and apologize!"

Gu Ziyi reprimanded unceremoniously.

"Sister, I'm sorry, I was wrong..."

Gu Xinyun walked over with his head lowered and his tone was very uneasy.

"It's okay, that's a fact." Jiang Ke smiled, "But your mother is right. Professionals are not omnipotent, and you really need to be careful outside."

After saying that, she looked at Zhou Qinyi, who knew what she meant without asking. He patted his chest, looking like he was reliable.

Jiang Ke smiled at him.

Talking about the fuss, Jiang Ke finally watched them disappear out of sight.

The slightly hot wind blew across the earth, and was cooled down by the swaying ice blue flowers, making the wind cool.

She was the only one left in the wide square in front of the apartment.

Zhou Qinyi and the others probably planned to stay outside for a few days, and had just replenished a lot of supplies in their pockets; Gu Ziyi and Liu Yuehong formed a team as usual and didn't know what they were going to do; Zhao Ting took a group of ordinary people away...

In other words, she is now the only one left in the apartment.

"etc…"

Jiang Ke blinked her eyes and swallowed. She suddenly remembered that there should be "someone" living nearby.

No, not a human being.

Thinking of this, she quickly walked back to the apartment.

Not far away, Lou Zhige, who was sitting on the roof, withdrew his gaze.

He has already been told by Zhao Ting: If someone comes to cause trouble, just kill him without thinking about it.

Although bullying mortals is not his hobby, since it is the mission of his "master", he can only obey.

…

Jiang Ke found the blue tiger clinging to the foot of the tree in the Sacred Nursery. The latter looked like he had sucked catnip, and rubbed his nose against the tree trunk from time to time, his expression very confused.

"Ouch!"

When Xiao Lan saw Jiang Ke approaching, she jumped up, then stretched out her paws to point at the purple tree that had grown to a person's height.

Fruits can be seen growing between the round leaves of the trees. At a glance, there are about three or four.

"There are quite a few. I thought there were only one or two."

Jiang Ke took a closer look and saw that the prismatic purple fruit was filled with a warm and mysterious silver mist.

It looks more like a gem than a fruit.

And the countdown to its maturity also appeared clearly in front of Jiang Ke.

【01:35】

"It's almost ready. No wonder you are so anxious. Just sit back and wait for a while."

Jiang Ke suddenly realized it and simply sat down on the spot, dragging his cheeks and staring at the purple tree.

As time passed, the warm silver brilliance in the amethyst fruit became more and more abundant. It even began to overflow, forming a tidal wave of illusions and echoes around it.

"3,2...1!"

The countdown officially ends, and at this moment, all the fog is absorbed by the fruit.

Under Jiang Ke's gaze, it grew in size. The purple color on its surface was replaced by silver, and it hung there like a silver crystal.

The gem turned into crystal... Jiang Ke's heart moved.

She reached out and picked one off, and then gave it to Xiaolan who couldn't wait.

Xiaolan swallowed it in one gulp, then lazily nestled under the tree, motionless.

"You lazy cat!"

Jiang Ke picked off another one, and suddenly remembered that the Xiyue shell should have reached its cooling time.

This draw card with a lucky value bonus should be much better, right?

With this thought in mind, she excitedly opened the door and returned to her room.

Xiao Lan, who was under the tree, looked up at Jiang Ke's figure and closed her eyes. A flickering silver light shone on her body.

Its body becomes a little illusory. But the illusion is not complete. From emptiness to reality, from reality to emptiness...

…

After rummaging around the room, he took out the Xiyue shell that had opened slightly. Jiang Ke took a bite of the fruit first, and then prepared to open it and take a look.

But... as soon as she took the fruit into her mouth, she knew what the price of luck was.

A very outrageous taste exploded in her mouth, running rampant——

Bitter, unimaginably bitter.

The moment the bitter taste broke out, her facial features wrinkled up. She wanted to vomit but couldn't, wanted to cry but couldn't...

"Ha~ha..."

She breathed heavily and held the edge of the bed to relax for a while before she recovered.

After taking a look at the fruit in her hand, she threw it into the trash can as if avoiding snakes and scorpions.

If this was the price of luck, she would really rather never eat it!

"How did Xiao Lan eat this stuff without changing his expression and become so miserable..."

Jiang Ke picked up the peach juice and drank a few more sips. Then he felt that the bitter taste in his mouth had dissipated a lot, and he couldn't help but complain.

"Is this the price of the European Emperor? Then I would rather not have it!"

After sitting for a while, she fiercely pressed down on Xiyue Bei.

"If you don't give me something good, I'll bury you under that tree!"

"Crack!"

The shell opened in response, and there was still surging spring water inside. There was something floating in the spring water.

A crystal clear, yet colorless lotus?

It is indeed a lotus, but it looks a bit weird.

It was in a state of blooming, and every petal of the lotus seemed to have a pure and holy color. But in Jiang Ke's eyes, he could not distinguish its color at all.

It is like a stream formed by countless colors. After the colorful and brilliant colors have faded away, the purest pure color remains.

It looks really beautiful, and it's still shining... Even if it's useless, it would be good as a small table lamp decoration.

"Is there a flower and plant market in Xiyue Sea? Why did I give you a tree the first time, and a flower the second time...

Zhou Qinyi should have bloomed once too, I wonder if they are flowers and plants?"

Jiang Ke muttered, stretched out his hand to take it out, and the shell closed accordingly.

She stared at the lotus, and the message box popped up————

[Myth Fiction·Water Calling Lotus]

【Special·Consumables】

[Use a petal in a designated area to create a stream/spring/pond, which lasts forever]

[Note: The water source produced by this plant has a variety of effects, and the effect can be improved by consuming petals]

[PS: So what you spent a lot of money to build is just a... well? And it’s so beautiful. Did you spend too much money? - Dissatisfied officials]

After reading the explanation, Jiang Ke was as speechless as the officials in PS.

Fortunately, she thought it was some kind of magical thing, but it turned out that it could only be used as a lamp.

There is no shortage of water in the apartment...

Wait, if there is no shortage of water in the apartment...

Jiang Ke put it on the bedside table and looked at the light emitting from it, thoughtfully.

"Then I'll just take you outside the apartment! There's no water source nearby, so it would be nice to have something like this!"

She slapped her thigh, feeling that she had come up with a brilliant idea. But Xiaolan was consuming food and no one was accompanying her, so she would never go out.

We can only wait until they come back.

"I don't know how the exploration outside is going."

She lay down on the bed, looked at the scenery outside the window, and fell into deep thought.

After staying at home for a long time, I still want to go out for a walk.

(End of chapter)