"That really is pretty cheap."
For a big boss as wealthy and free-spending as Mr. White, renting a place for only one Dragon Coin a day really was nothing.
Then… he went with Ethan to look around at those so-called daily rental inns.
"This… isn't this a little too small?"
When Mr. White looked at the so-called daily rental rooms Ethan was offering, he simply couldn't imagine that anyone would be willing to live in a cage with only one room and a tiny toilet.
A real cage!
Because the room was so small there wasn't even anywhere to stand. Even to use the toilet, you had to move over from the bed.
Let alone putting in a double bed or something.
Because if they put in a double bed, the person on top probably wouldn't be able to get up there, or, rather, once they got up, they wouldn't be able to get back down.
"It's only one Dragon Coin. That's just the price of ten Grass Cakes. What more do you want, a bicycle?"
Ethan said with a laugh, "Besides, for many of the people taking part in the Magic Tree competition, aren't they just looking for a safe place to stay and sleep? It's small, sure, but there's absolutely no problem sleeping in it. And the smaller the room, the better it keeps you warm, right?"
"What you're saying isn't without reason."
Mr. White nodded thoughtfully. Although the room really wasn't much, its advantage was that it was cheap.
Could they really expect to pay the price of ten Grass Cakes and still live in some villa? Or some huge flat?
You got what you paid for.
Mr. White understood that principle well enough.
"Haha, don't worry, Mr. White!", Ethan took the opportunity to pat Mr. White on the shoulder and said, "I consider you a partner, so naturally I wouldn't let you stay in a room like this. It's not suitable for you. Even giving it to your workers would make you look stingy."
"So I suggest you give your important subordinates a one-bedroom, one-living-room place. It's not expensive either. If you rent by the year, it only costs five Dragon Coins a day."
"As for everyone else, you can rent them a two-bedroom, one-living-room place. Two to four people can stay in one room, so one place can accommodate eight people. The rent is ten Dragon Coins a day, and it even comes with a shower room. Isn't that a better deal?"
"This…"
For some reason, Mr. White suddenly had the feeling that he was being conned.
It gave him the feeling that it would be better to pay the tax than get a tax exemption, and that he might as well build a house outside and live in it himself.
"Sigh! Old White, you don't have to make a decision right away!"
Ethan put an arm around Mr. White's shoulder and said, "I'll take you to look at the one-bedroom, one-living-room and two-bedroom, one-living-room places first. Then you can decide."
"There's no rush, right?"
"That's true."
Mr. White nodded in agreement.
He figured that if Ethan tried to con him later and it wasn't worth it, he simply wouldn't rent it.
In any case, the Merchant Alliance had approved quite a bit of money for him, allowing him to acquire land and create a new commercial district.
At worst… he could just build a small estate around the Magic Tree.
"Look!"
Ethan pushed open the door of a one-bedroom, one-living-room place and showed it to Mr. White, "See? This one-bedroom, one-living-room place is four times bigger than the single rooms. It also has a toilet and a shower, while the living room comes equipped with a wooden sofa and a kerosene hanging lamp."
Actually, those so-called single rooms were made by Ethan dividing a one-bedroom, one-living-room place into four rooms.
They were meant for people who were especially short on money but still wanted somewhere to stay.
If… there were too many people by then, Ethan had an even harsher move, and that was the Japanese-style Internet cafe model.
He could simply divide an entire floor into individual cubicles with partitions, put in a few small toilets, and provide some drinking water and such. Then he could charge a very cheap bed fee.
One Dragon Coin for two days, or three days, or something like that.
That wasn't impossible either.
In any case… from top to bottom, from those with money to those without.
As long as you came to this Goose-That-Flies-Over-Gets-Its-Feathers-Plucked Town, Ethan absolutely wouldn't let go of a single Dragon Coin in your pocket.
"The environment really is quite a bit better."
Mr. White nodded hesitantly. He felt that although this one-bedroom, one-living-room place was still a little small, it could at least be considered a proper house, and it was definitely big enough for one person to live in.
But Ethan naturally wasn't going to stop there. Instead, he continued taking Mr. White to look at the two-bedroom, one-living-room place with the better environment.
"Take a look, this is the two-bedroom, one-living-room place!"
"The living room is much bigger than the one-bedroom, one-living-room place, and it also has a large terrace. Not only can you hang clothes out to dry, but as long as you stand here, you can see the busy market below, which is very relaxing!"
"Of course, that's not even the biggest advantage of the two-bedroom, one-living-room place."
Ethan introduced it very enthusiastically, "And look at this. This big bathroom even comes with a small hot spring pool. As long as you fill it with water, you can enjoy a Supreme-level private-room hot spring service, and no one will disturb you. You can soak for as long as you want."
"If you still don't think that's worth ten Dragon Coins, then I'll tell you what makes the two-bedroom, one-living-room place worth the ten Dragon Coins the most."
Hearing this, Mr. White was also very curious, "What is it?"