Since the system became my girlfriend

"Yes, Lord City Lord!" Su Rui nodded, then left the City Lord's Mansion with Feng Lixi.

At the entrance of the city lord's mansion, a soldier called out to Su Rui.

"Mercenaries, come here for a moment!" the soldier said to Su Rui and his companion.

“Okay!” Su Rui nodded, knowing that the soldier had come to deliver the mission reward.

Soon, the guard led Su Rui and his companion to the gatehouse. Upon entering, they saw a large red box.

"This is what the city lord told me to give you. Take it and get out of here!" the soldier said rudely.

"Ding! Quest complete! You have gained 5500 experience points and 55 silver coins!"

As soon as the soldier finished speaking, Su Rui's task list was updated. Although the task of escorting the villagers was not difficult, it was time-consuming because there were many targets to escort. Therefore, the rewards of experience and silver coins were very high.

Su Rui then took two steps to the red box and opened it.

"Whoosh!" An orange light flashed, signifying that this was a legendary item.

Su Rui reached out and took out the prop, at which point the prop's attributes were also displayed.

Property deed (Legendary quality, special item)

Note: Players holding property deeds can exchange them for a property in Xuanwu City by talking to the governor in the town hall on the left side of the city lord's mansion!

"Wow! Daryl is so generous!" Su Rui was really stunned this time. Although Daryl had always been generous before, his generosity this time even exceeded Su Rui's imagination!

In the game "Source", real estate is a very important resource. It is an essential indicator for players to build their power. Real estate in the city can be used as shops or as a base for mercenary groups, while manors or even castles outside the city are the best choice for guild bases.

While it's possible to register the aforementioned player organizations without owning property, organizations without a base can only maintain their initial level. This severely limits the number of members and also restricts their participation in many high-level tasks and activities.

Therefore, if a mercenary group or a guild wants to achieve significant development, it must have its own base and its own property!

Whether it's a manor, a castle, or a house in the city, all of these require a deed to exchange for property. The only difference is the level of the deed. Although the deed in Su Rui's hand is the lowest level, it appeared early! If he could acquire property now, he could establish a mercenary group of level two or above. Its members would then be able to accept higher-quality missions from the Mercenary Guild, which would be of great help in both leveling up and acquiring equipment.

These assistance measures are enough to give players a significant advantage in the early stages of the game, paving the way for future development!

It was precisely because the property deed was so important that Su Rui was so surprised.

In fact, while Daryl is indeed quite generous, he wouldn't offer such a reward just for an escort mission. The main reason he gave Su Rui a house deed as a reward was that Su Rui brought back news of Marshal Salo!

Holding the property deed in his hand, Su Rui became truly excited. To him, the property deed not only meant an opportunity but also a large sum of money. Su Rui believed that as long as he put the property deed up for sale, the wealthy people in Xuanwu City would definitely take action, and Su Rui would be able to make a fortune!

At this moment, Su Rui was also hesitating. He was undecided whether to use the house deed for his own purposes or to sell it for money. If he used it for his own purposes, it would undoubtedly give him a huge advantage in the early stages after forming a mercenary group, especially before the second house deed appeared!

But Su Rui is also short of money now. If it were before, he could make do and get by, but now it's different. Feng Lixi is not only his girlfriend in the game, but the two of them also live across the hall in real life. If they go out to play, Su Rui, as a man, can't keep spending the girl's money, right?

Although living off a woman is a compliment to Boss Su's handsome appearance, Su Rui, as a man, also has his pride. Although Feng Lixi's family is wealthy, he cannot accept spending a woman's money on everything.

So at this moment, Su Rui was deciding whether to sell the property deed to raise money and then use it for his and Feng Lixi's expenses in their real-life relationship.

"Damn it, even a hero can be brought down by a penny!" Su Rui sighed.

"What's wrong with you?" Feng Lixi asked curiously. She noticed that Su Rui's expressions were changing too much, one moment he was surprised and the next he was worried, which confused her.

"What do you think we should do with this property deed?" Su Rui asked Feng Lixi. Although the girl usually let him make the decisions, this thing was too valuable, and they had obtained it together while doing a mission, so Su Rui still had to ask the girl's opinion.

"Let's start a mercenary group!" Feng Lixi didn't know that Su Rui was short of money, and she didn't have much of a concept of money either. Anyway, she would just transfer a few sets of data and buy whatever she wanted.

"Hmm... alright!" Su Rui nodded. He still had some savings, so he wouldn't have any problems in the short term. Since Feng Lixi wanted to start a mercenary group, he certainly wouldn't refuse, especially since the property deed belonged to someone else! As for future expenses, he would have to work hard to earn money.

"By the way, why is that city lord so cold to you?" Feng Lixi asked deliberately. How could she possibly be kept in the dark about things that happened in the game?

"Ugh! Don't even mention it. I switched to a terrible job. I bet all those NPCs who are full of a sense of justice will have a grudge against me..." Su Rui shrugged.

"Oh! Is that so? I heard there's a Magic Shop on the south side of the central square where you can transform your equipment into all sorts of cool looks. Will you come with me to check it out?" Feng Lixi had more important things to do, so she chose to ignore Su Rui's profession and then hugged Su Rui's arm, shaking it and acting coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, okay..." How could Boss Su resist this? He would usually give in as soon as Feng Lixi started acting cute, not to mention that the girl's arms were always rubbing against his soft breasts, which made Boss Su's soul almost fly away. How could he possibly say a single "no"?

"Hehe! That's great!" Feng Lixi happily pulled Su Rui and headed straight for the south of the city. At the same time, a sly smile of triumph flashed in her eyes, but Su Rui was too busy savoring the wonderful touch to notice it.

Because the City Lord's Mansion is located north of the central square of Xuanwu City, once Su Rui and his companion crossed the central square, they were not far from the Illusionary Color Shop. A few minutes later, the two arrived at the shop's entrance.