Upper Zone of Yuantian City, Basic Layer. High-End Villa District.
"Brother Shi Feng, congratulations are in order. This villa is the last one available on the Basic Layer. Even if you wanted to buy one in the future, I'm afraid it would be impossible anywhere in the Upper Zone of Yuantian City." Han Yifeng watched as Shi Feng finished registering the villa's ownership, and couldn't help but feel a pang of envy as he took in the three-story mansion that sprawled across more than half a football field. "Moreover, only three people in the entire Basic Layer of Yuantian City's Upper Zone personally own a villa of this caliber."
The ten great villas on the Basic Layer boasted the finest locations and environments, and they also served as a symbol of status.
Even as the heir to the Five Continents Financial Group, Han Yifeng only had the qualifications to reside in such a villa. As for the heirs of other conglomerates, even the most outstanding among them were only permitted to stay in one of these villas for a limited period—they had no right to reside there permanently.
And now Shi Feng had purchased one of these grand villas entirely on his own, without any outside interference. It was enough to make every major conglomerate's heir on the Basic Layer green with envy—and even the heads of those conglomerates themselves.
"The last one?" Shi Feng was mildly surprised. "Weren't there two left before? Did someone buy one recently?"
"Yes, one was sold just yesterday," Han Yifeng nodded, a note of sentiment in his voice. "And the person who bought it—you might actually know her."
"I know her?" Shi Feng found that even stranger.
With only ten grand villas available on the Basic Layer, purchasing one was far beyond what any ordinary financial group could accomplish. Even the Boulder Financial Group lacked that kind of capability. He could hardly imagine anyone he knew having the means to buy such a villa.
"Maybe you wouldn't know her in the real world, but in the Divine Realm, as the foremost player there, you've surely heard her name." Han Yifeng smiled. "You should recognize the name Weiyang Qianhen. Her organization, the Midnight Tea Party, is currently the target that all five great super guilds are scrambling to recruit. Rumor has it her Mana Body has reached 120% completion—she can advance to Fifth Class at any moment. Truly a legendary woman."
"It's her?!" Shi Feng was genuinely shocked.
He knew a little about Weiyang Qianhen's background. He'd gathered that she was certainly the daughter of some major financial group, possibly even a resident of the Upper Zone. But he had never imagined that her influence in the Upper Zone ran this deep—enough to directly purchase one of the grand villas.
"It seems you really do know her." Han Yifeng noted Shi Feng's surprised expression and grinned. "She's no ordinary person—you could even say she's formidable. The reason she was able to buy this villa wasn't because her family paid for it. Her senior brother gifted it to her."
"Gifted?" Shi Feng clicked his tongue.
He had spent a considerable amount of Seven Luminaries Crystals to acquire his own villa, and he had no idea how long it would take to accumulate that many again. The Five Continents Financial Group had even been reluctant to part with it, since a grand villa required an enormous number of points—most major financial groups couldn't have afforded it.
"That's right. Because her talent is extraordinary, she was recently taken on as a student by a distinguished figure from the Middle Layer. I hear that figure went to great lengths to secure her a reserved spot in the Middle Layer, intending to help her break through to become a Mental Master." Han Yifeng's voice carried a note of genuine admiration as he spoke of Weiyang Qianhen. "Her talent truly is astonishing—she's hailed as the number one prodigy in the Upper Zone of Haitian City in the past century. That distinguished figure fought hard to take her on. My guess is that once she arrives in the Middle Layer, she'll break through to become a Mental Master within a few months at most."
"With such talent and beauty, and with a distinguished Middle Layer figure valuing her so highly, she naturally became the pursuit target of numerous talented young men in the Upper Zone. Among them is her senior brother, Qin Baiyi, who is himself an exceptional prodigy. He broke through to become a Mental Master two years ago and is renowned as the youngest Mental Master in the Upper Zone of Yuantian City in the past twenty years."
"Since Weiyang Qianhen only recently arrived in Yuantian City's Upper Zone, Qin Baiyi purchased this grand villa as a temporary residence to help his junior sister settle into life here."
As he recounted all this, even the typically aloof Han Yifeng couldn't help but feel a wistful longing for a woman like Weiyang Qianhen. Mental Masters were exceedingly rare to begin with, and a beautiful one was an incredibly scarce find indeed.
But before Han Yifeng could dwell on his admiration for long, Shi Feng cut straight to the point. "Young Master Han, I was wondering—what procedures would be needed to let someone else reside in this villa on a long-term basis?"
Fang Shihan had recently transferred ten reserved Upper Zone spots to him, and he had already passed several along to Huo Wu and the others. Now that Huo Wu and the rest had arrived in the Upper Zone, their original ordinary quarters were certainly no longer sufficient.
In the Upper Zone, having residential status versus not having it came with different levels of privileges—it wasn't merely about having a place to sleep. To give the simplest example: training equipment and food. Without residential status, one was limited to the most basic tier of amenities. To enjoy higher-quality cuisine or rent the advanced training facilities in the Upper Zone, residential status was required.
"There are some procedures, yes." Han Yifeng nodded and spoke at a measured pace. "You simply need to go to the Green God Tower to register their identities. If you don't have any contacts there, you can come with me—I need to go there anyway to complete my own villa residency registration."
Regarding Shi Feng, Han Yifeng no longer harbored even the slightest hint of condescension. If anything, he treated the man with considerable respect.