My courtyard shelter

"Mr. Xu, we are about to officially start the game, please stay focused."

Shopping guide Xiao Chen suddenly reminded.

"Good."

"First select a server. There is no dedicated server in China. We can choose any server to join."

“What should I do if I don’t understand the language?”

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"Mr. Xu, let's directly choose server No. 86 in the beautiful country. There are more Chinese people here and there is no communication barrier."

The shopping guide replied.

"No. A86, right? I've chosen it."

As a result, before he finished speaking, Xu Dong suddenly felt his footsteps lighten, and his whole body seemed to be floating. At the same time, the scene in front of him instantly turned into a bright starry sky.

Absolutely beautiful.

After roaming in the starry sky for about seven or eight minutes, a blue planet finally appeared in front of me.

The planet has a strange name, Earth.

It's somewhat unworthy of its name.

It’s probably because the designer’s head is cramped!

The next second, Xu Dong landed in the central square of a small town.

"Ouch..."

Xu Dong almost lost his balance.

The shopping guide quickly asked with concern: "Mr. Xu, are you okay?"

Xu Dong waved his hand: "It's okay."

After standing firm, he noticed that it was actually dark here, which was normal considering the time difference.

Looking around, Xu Dong was a little shocked.

Although the realism of the game is not even 70%, the modeling definitely took a lot of effort, the details are also handled very well, and everything is revealed to be sophisticated.

At this time, a handsome young man in a suit took the initiative to come over and talk:

"Sir, do you want to buy a house? Whether it is in the center of the town or outside the town, I have resources at my disposal."

Xu Dong had seen the novice tutorial, so of course he knew what was going on.

In the game, you can only become a formal resident if you own a house. If you can't find a place to stay, you can only stay for ten minutes at most, and you will be forced offline.

In addition, you can freely buy and sell land and houses in the metaworld. Some big bosses even circled half of the server's land, which made many players hate it.

However, in order to take care of the vast number of "proletarians", the government has established a hotel system where you pay for a day and stay for a day, which is equivalent to a disguised point card system.

Seeing the customer's excitement, the shopping guide quickly reminded:

"Mr. Xu, your account has already deposited 10,000 New Zealand dollars, which is given to you by our company. You can spend it as you like."

It turns out that the sky-high membership fees are also due to this factor.

"Oh, how much is a New Zealand dollar worth?"

Xu Dong asked casually.

"The New Zealand dollar has a one-to-one exchange relationship with the U.S. dollar. According to the current exchange rate, it is almost equivalent to four yuan."

"Can New Zealand dollars be exchanged for cash?"

The shopping guide nodded: "Yes, but every time you redeem, the game official will charge a 1% handling fee."

"Isn't this gambling in disguise?"

Xu Dong said in surprise.

The difference between gambling and games lies in whether the chips can be recovered.

"Mr. Xu, I have told you before. In a sense, the Yuan World is a real world."

"Didn't Double G Company make a lot of money?"

"It's not that easy. Operating the game itself requires huge costs. I heard that Double G Company has not yet achieved profitability!"

The shopping guide replied.

"Has the stock market in Beautiful Country recovered? I want to buy some shares of their company."

"It recovered last year. However, Mr. Xu, Double G Company's shares are very popular in the market and are now hard to find. I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

"How much is the market value now?" Xu Dong asked curiously.

"It just exceeded the two trillion mark some time ago."

"Dollar?"

The shopping guide nodded: "Of course it's US dollars."

Xu Dong immediately gave up the idea of ​​getting involved, and then looked at the "real estate agent" who was still waiting.

"What's the price of the land here?"

"It depends on the specific location. Land in the town is generally worth one New Zealand dollar per square meter, and land outside the town is about three thousand."

"Ping" is the name here in Daxia. Its original meaning should be square inches, which is the smallest unit of land area in the game.

"So expensive?"

"Sir, our A86 area opened the server relatively late. Many popular areas, even the most remote corners, cost over 100,000 per square meter.

In District A1, the most expensive area, the current land price has reached hundreds of thousands, and there is no market. There are many political and business celebrities there, and there are many opportunities to make money. "

Looking at the mere 10,000 New Zealand dollars on his account, Xu Dong could only shake his head: "Can you rent a house here?"

"Uh, sir, there is no 'rent' option in the game. You can choose an official hotel."

When it came to the hotel, the shopping guide took a look at the time:

"Mr. Xu, it's almost time. Let's go to the hotel quickly. If we don't go, we will be forced offline."

…

Half an hour later, Xu Dong followed the shopping guide into a bar. Western society was indeed very open and the nightlife was lively.

It was very similar to the scene in the American TV series he had watched.

But the bar doesn't sell alcohol, you can only watch the show.

After all, the taste module has not been developed yet.

It wasn't that he didn't feel sorry for his own money, Xu Dong quickly gave away all the 9990 New Zealand dollars he had left after staying in the hotel.

It made the dancers scream.

Gu Guang\u003c/span\u003eThe shopping guide said with a distressed look: "Mr. Xu, what you just spent was my two months' salary."

"It's a pity that you can't take the money, otherwise I'll just give it to you. Anyway, I can't take the money away."

Xu Dong said indifferently.

"Mr. Xu, if you have an overseas account, you can actually withdraw cash."

"Is a Southern Dynasty account okay?"

The shopping guide shook her head: "No Asian member country can do it, it's better to have an account in a Western country."

"Forget it, it just happens that there is no one."

"Mr. Xu, you spend money too quickly, there are still many places to experience here!"

Xu Dong waved his hand: "No, it's enough to experience these. Don't worry, I'll place an order when I go offline later. Do you have enough supply in your store?"

"Do you want to buy more sets?"

"Yes, I buy a lot, can your store give me a discount?"

"Mr. Xu, we are all open here. The price is marked, let alone discounts, there are no gifts, please forgive me. "

"Okay, I want to buy six sets at a time, do you have enough supply?"

"Sorry, Mr. Xu." The shopping guide was surprised and happy: "We have import quotas, we can't import as much as we want, I can only apply for one for you temporarily, and the rest will probably have to wait in line."

Xu Dong frowned: "How long will it take to wait?"

"It will definitely arrive within half a year."

"Okay, one for one."

It seems that Lele had the wrong information at the beginning. Not only did he greatly underestimate the price of the VR helmet, but he didn't even understand the supply situation.

After the order was settled, the two began to chat.

"Xiao Chen, do you think I can directly book a new area?"

The shopping guide nodded: "Yes, it is possible, but the price is a bit expensive."

"How much?"

"It will cost about 5 billion US dollars."

"How much? Why is it so expensive?"

"Mr. Xu, the Metaverse was created by the United States with the whole country's strength. It is said that a lot of black technology has been used. Otherwise, it can't support such a large computing power. Good things are of course not cheap."

Xu Dong nodded: "It seems that the United States has a strong foundation!"

"I heard that the United States plans to use the 'Metaverse' to regain the world's first throne. You have seen this thing. It's hard not to be addicted."

"No wonder, no wonder the higher-ups attach so much importance to it. I thought it was..."

Xu Dong was amazed.

"Things are not as simple as you think. There are many tricks in it!" The shopping guide looked mysterious.

"Then how can your company pay it back?"

"Our company is a state-owned enterprise. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and knowing your enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles. No one knows what the future will look like."

"I see."

The shopping guide then added: "Mr. Xu, I suggest you not buy so much land. These lands have to pay land tax every year."

"Pay tax? Pay to Double G Company? Do they have the qualifications to collect taxes?"

"Not to Double G Company, but to the officials of various countries. You have to pay taxes to the country where you buy the land on the server.

There is a reason why the Metaverse has become popular all over the world. They are very good at winning people's hearts. After all, they can make money by lying down, and most countries find it difficult to refuse."

Xu Dong was a little horrified when he thought about it. He didn't expect there were so many twists and turns in it. This is still public information. I don't know how much is not public!

"What is the tax rate?"

"One percent of the land price. If you buy an entire district, the land tax alone will cost at least 50 million US dollars a year. This is no joke."

"What if the land appreciates in value?"

"Mr. Xu, there are many big speculators abroad. They will only speculate on their own districts and will not give them to outsiders. You should take it easy!

Besides, this is the home court of the United States. If they want to mess with you, it's just a matter of moving their fingers. We can't beat them unless we open up another battlefield."

"Xiao Chen, I didn't expect you to know so much?"

Xu Dong glanced at the other party meaningfully.

"Hehe, you can see that before taking up the job, we received special training and took relevant courses for more than half a year."

"Are you a college student?"

"Yes, I graduated from Aurora University and just started last year."

"Awesome!"

Xu Dong gave a thumbs up.

The shopping guide showed a shy expression. I didn't expect it to be restored in the game. Apart from anything else, this facial capture technology is really amazing.

Next, the two strolled along the street.

Time passed quickly, and then it was time to get off the machine. After all, people are made of iron and food is made of steel. If you don't eat, you will be hungry.

Xu Dong took off his helmet with a tired face.

Although he was just in the game, the amount of exercise was not small. Even if there was no mandatory time to get off the machine, most people might not be able to hold on for long.

"Mr. Xu, do you want to take a break?"

Xu Dong nodded: "Okay!"

The shopping guide turned off the machine and led the customer to the rest area next door. Xu Dong looked up and found several customers who were signing contracts.

The waiter brought a pot of tea.

The shopping guide immediately poured a cup of tea for the big customer:

"Mr. Xu, please have a sip of tea and take a break. I will go to prepare the contract."

"Okay, you go and get busy!"

Xu Dong nodded.

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