After leaving the website, Li You Ran didn't decide who was the winner, now there are more important things to do. When going out, it was discovered that Dad had driven the car to who-knows-where! So she could only take a taxi, with the destination being the building materials market.
"Excuse me, sir. What can I help you with?" The employee of the building materials store came forward and asked.
"Let me take a look! Do you have cement sandstone here?" Forgive Li You Ran who doesn't understand anything! Running to the decoration store to find cement!
Naturally, she was asked to leave the store by a shop assistant with an unpleasant expression. "So petty! What's the big deal if there's no cement? You're actually getting angry over this! Originally... how dare you sell building materials when you don't even have cement?" Li You Ran, who had been kicked out, was very indignant.
A passerby who heard Li You Ran's words, raised his head in surprise and took a glance at the signboard of the store, then almost burst out laughing! On it was written "Sincere Interior Decoration"!
This guy is really funny, you ask the interior decoration store for cement and sand, if they don't kick you out, it's weird! They obviously do decoration work! Out of kindness, the guy said: "If you need sand, you have to go to the suburban sand field, there isn't any here. Cement can be found in the building materials market."
"Is that so! No wonder! But where is the cement?" Li You Ran asked absent-mindedly.
"There is a specialized store for cement and lime from this corner, but it's only for those construction companies. If the quantity isn't large, you'll need to find a truck yourself."
"Thanks, brother." Li You Ran waved goodbye and walked towards the corner, indeed there was a store, inside were all cement and lime.
"Boss! How much is the cement?" Li You Ran shouted without seeing anyone.
"We have three types, 321 tons, 361 tons and 381 tons. Which one do you want? Minimum order of 10 tons, if less than that, you need to pick it up yourself!" The boss was sleeping on a recliner, blocked by the cement and didn't see anything.
"Then according to the best, ten tons, sent to this address, I'll go with you. By the way, do you know what else is needed for the repair?" Li You Ran asked.
The boss became interested in this remark. How can you dare to buy materials without even knowing what is needed to build a house now? Which construction company's young master are you?!
"This is what's needed to build a house! It's actually quite simple, steel reinforcement is the skeleton! Cement and sand are the muscles, but the most important thing is the foundation. Which company is this young man from? I've never seen him before!"
The boss was very curious how someone who seemed to know nothing about construction would come to buy these materials. He looked like he might be a rich second-generation kid or something, but he didn't quite look the part.
"I'm not a company, I'm an individual who wants to build a villa in the countryside. This isn't something that's hard to understand! I've heard that there are many doors and passages in this building, and I'm a very cautious person, so I don't really trust what others do. So I thought it would be better to just buy the materials myself and hire a foreman to build it, rather than letting the boss take care of it."
Li You Ran smiled and explained the reason! Of course, this is not considered cheating! It's really intended to renovate the house! The location is also in the countryside, but it's the countryside of a different world.
"Rare to see! Nowadays, young people like you who are willing to do things themselves are not many. Being able to fix your own house proves that you still have some economic foundation. Not many young people with money are willing to fix their own houses! They'd rather buy a renovated villa or seaside house! In fact, only living in a self-built house can give you peace of mind! Like my store here, it was built brick by brick by myself!"
The boss seemed to be a bit garrulous, but Li You Ran also learned a lot from him! For example, what is needed to repair the house? How to build it? And so on. In one afternoon, Li You Ran spent all his time discussing with the boss, and even asked him some questions about castles. Unexpectedly, the boss turned out to be a person who was well-versed in both Chinese and Western cultures, at least an expert-level in architecture.
Li You Ran's original warehouse building plan was rejected by the boss. He said that since there is such a large piece of land, it should be used to its fullest potential. A mountain can be completely transformed into a small town! First, let's not worry about the financial aspects, we need a grand plan first. What goes where? Everything needs to be planned out.
Li You Ran listened and nodded frequently, almost writing it down in a small notebook. When Li You Ran and the boss were about to leave, he said: "Boss! After listening to your words, I really feel enlightened! Time is almost up, you can ask someone to help me deliver the goods! I still need to go purchase steel bars and bricks, just have them delivered to the warehouse door and that's it! I'll find someone to move them!"
"Alright! I'll send it over to you right away, and you can settle the bill! Young man, I can tell you're a thoughtful person, and the house you're building must be something special. Remember, when building a house, authenticity is key!" The boss thought Li You Ran was a real estate developer who wanted to build a medieval-style castle villa district, so he reminded him.
"Be careful! I'm off! Still have to rush to buy steel bars." After settling the bill, Li You Ran went to the hardware store again and bought the steel materials he needed. Of course, he didn't buy that much, he could come back when he needed more. Then he ran to the suburbs and bought sand, stones and bricks from the boss of the brick factory.
When all the things were busy, Li You Ran also sat in a sand truck and arrived at the door of his rented warehouse. The goods were already piled up at the door. After Li You Ran asked the team to unload all the sand, he let them leave and stared blankly at these goods. If you don't buy it, you won't know! After buying, I realized that repairing a house is not easy either! It turns out that so many things are needed.
Looking around and making sure no one was watching, Li You Ran immediately began his own transportation. The temple space that had been upgraded once became enormous, but even so, these goods needed to be transported three times to be completely moved over. Thus, Li You Ran started his porter career.
The temple has been upgraded, and it seems that Li You Ran's spirit has also been enhanced. Originally, she couldn't move much without getting dizzy and seeing stars, but after filling the temple, she only broke out in a sweat.
Li You Ran naturally wouldn't waste time, and with a thought, he suddenly appeared in the temple. Just as he was about to cross over, he stopped again. He wanted to try out the projection function, so he did. Following the prompts in his mind, he arrived at the second room. Looking at the village on the screen, he closed his eyes and silently recited an incantation. Then Li You Ran felt as if a part of his soul had been separated from him. Next, Li You Ran felt himself transported to the outside world.
The moment he opened his eyes, a kind of unprecedented experience appeared on Li You Ran's body. Two perspectives appeared in Li You Ran's mind, eerily without interfering with each other, and very clearly presented in his brain. Li You Ran knew that the other perspective was just a projection from another realm, a split-off strand of soul, making him somewhat unaccustomed, but seemingly harmless.
Control the projection with your mind, and you'll find it's as natural as if it were your own body. After all, it was created using his soul and the power of the temple, so it's only logical that he can control it with ease.
After stretching her limbs, Li You Ran found that she was still in good shape and immediately set off towards Airington's house. As she passed by, the villagers of An Xin all saw Li You Ran and greeted her one after another, to which she responded individually. When she arrived at Airington's house, the gate was tightly closed as before. Li You Ran walked over, or rather floated more accurately.
The gatekeeper had already recognized Li You Ran, the name of Fa Shi was not blown out, even their old master, Knight Elington, was respectful to him, how dare they be presumptuous.
Just as they were about to lower the drawbridge, they saw Li You Ran suddenly float over from above the moat and the city wall, as if he had no weight at all! In fact, it was true that he had no weight, and the tightly closed gate was not a problem either. Li You Ran touched it with his hand and found that with his ability to project shadows, he could switch between reality and illusion at will, which means that as long as he wanted to, he could pass through the city wall directly.
The archers on the city gate stared blankly at Li You Ran, now he knew that from the very beginning it was impossible for him to block them, this move wasn't something that could be used casually, Floating Technique and Wall-Penetrating Technique weren't ordinary goods! Even a great magician might not necessarily know how to use them.
Ellington is in a bad mood inside the fortress because this morning he had to eat black bread and smoked meat! This made him very dissatisfied!
"You bunch of pigs! Speak up! Did you steal my white bread and sausage?!" Arlington slammed his hand on the table, scolding loudly.
The people below are the servants in the kitchen, they dare not speak a word, trembling with fear! At this time, whatever you say is useless! Sir Knight has obviously fainted from anger, he himself doesn't even know how many white breads he eats per meal! Sausages are also an indispensable dish for every meal.
The steward of the kitchen was known to all, and everyone kept silent! They all looked at him, including Sir Ellington, who thought that if he couldn't give him a satisfactory answer, he would be the scapegoat.
"Old master! What a great injustice! How dare we little ones steal your food?! That was left by the Master of Laws for you, even if we borrowed some courage, we wouldn't dare!" After the steward finished speaking, everyone had a backbone and immediately shouted in unison that it was a miscarriage of justice.
"I suppose you don't dare! But where has my white bread gone? And what about my sausage?" Ellington had now completely lost his appetite for black bread and smoked meat. After eating the soft and delicious white bread, who could still eat the hard but black bread? He wasn't one of those commoners, after all. Now he deeply believed that only nobles like him were worthy of enjoying such bread.
"Master! You're not unaware, are you?! You can eat twelve white bread rolls in one sitting! And on top of that, you've even offered some to the viscount, and it's the same with sausages too! Master, it's really not us who have been sneaking food! We don't have the nerve for that!"