Ba Nan smiled and agreed, which made Lin Yao turn around and look at him in surprise. "Boss, after coming to Beijing, I also got to know a few people in the film industry. Just have these people sponsor some students to make a movie or TV show depicting life in a courtyard house in modern Beijing."
"Making a movie?"
Lin Yao's eyes widened. He thought it would be better to buy the courtyard house. At least the money spent would yield results, and the courtyard house would belong to him in the future. Making movies was simply burning through money, and he couldn't even complain after being fooled by those directors.
"It's a plan to make a movie or TV show, but it's not actually going to happen."
Banan corrected Lin Yao's understanding, "Call a few screenwriters and film school students, and have them make some connections. Then arrange a group tour for these families, choosing an eight-day tour from Beijing to Dali, Xishuangbanna, Lijiang, and Shangri-La, priced at 1280 yuan per person, with group discounts available."
"Then, we will give each household an additional 50,000 yuan for rent. No one would refuse that now."
As soon as Banan finished speaking, Lin Yao laughed and slapped him hard. He didn't control his strength well and made Banan stagger, almost crashing into the west wall covered with vines.
"Not bad, Brother Nan, you've really hit the jackpot! You come up with ideas so quickly."
Lin Yao looked at Banan with a slight embarrassment, his apologetic expression barely visible in the darkness. "That's settled then. Just take care of it and let me know as soon as they leave. Oh, and remember to seal the gate to the courtyard house after they're gone. I don't want anyone coming to visit."
"No problem, boss, you can rest assured that I can handle things well."
Having learned a few Beijing accents in Beijing, Banan patted his chest and vouched for Lin Yao. He took the bank card Lin Yao handed him, chatted for a few more minutes, and then said goodbye and left, because he had to arrange to meet those filmmakers he knew that night at a nightclub to get things done for his boss as soon as possible.
Humming a little tune, Lin Yao took a taxi back to "Urban Forest" in a very good mood.
According to Banan's budget, the total cost for five households, assuming 25 people, would be around 300,000 yuan. Adding the money for entertaining those down-on-their-luck "filmmakers" and paying them off, the total cost would be 400,000 yuan, which is more cost-effective than Yi Yang spending 2 million yuan to snag a bargain.
Of course, Xiaocao deserves credit for her exploration. On the way home, Lin Yao had already praised Xiaocao extensively, making Xiaocao, who had succeeded in her first battle, very happy. She didn't forget to explore the underground situation along the way, and even asked Lin Yao to ask the taxi driver to drive slower, saying that it was affecting her precise exploration.
Earl Witt, no. He should now be called Marquis Witt, although his title in England remains Earl, his vampire power has reached the Marquis level. Marquis Witt was very obedient, spending most of the day quietly in the basement.
Yi Zuojun, who was assigned by Lin Yao to take slight care of Marquis Witte, was obviously not afraid of this foreigner at all. He also prepared a dinner for him and kindly delivered it to the basement himself.
The Yi family members, from top to bottom, would obey the tasks assigned by the young master. The reason was not something they needed to know; they only needed to obey orders. This was not only the order of the eldest elder, Yi Potianxia, but also the attitude chosen by every member of the Yi family out of their heartfelt gratitude for everything the young master had done for the Yi family.
"Witt. I will be frequently extracting your essence from you from now on, and of course I will also help you replenish it. I'm informing you now."
Lin Yao said indifferently. He really had no good feelings towards this old bat. Even though the other party was already his servant, Lin Yao still didn't like him and didn't even want to talk to him much.
“I will obey my master’s instructions. Everything Witt owns belongs to my master. It is an honor to do anything for him.”
Witt bowed very respectfully. Although Lin Yao couldn't understand the medieval European court etiquette, he still found Witt's demeanor and posture very pleasing to the eye.
“Master, Witt is now at the level of a vampire marquis and can cast two more spells, Temptation and Blood Blade. Please leave some low-level tasks to Witt in the future. Your esteemed master will not need to take action personally.”
Witt's humility amused Lin Yao. Lin Yao understood what the other party meant. He was worried that Lin Yao would take too much of his essence blood, causing his cultivation level to drop from Marquis to Earl, or even Baron.
These words are an attempt to beg for mercy.
Lin Yao discussed it with Xiao Cao in his mind and decided to accept this plea for mercy and give Witt some comfort.
Because the tunnel digging work was about to begin, Lin Yao had already planned to have the noble vampires do it. With Witt's personal strength, physical prowess, and ability to work 24 hours a day without sleep, he was perfect for being a tunnel digger.
"Come here, and see if I can help you advance to the rank of Duke."
Lin Yao waved, which stunned Witt, who couldn't believe his hearing. It took him a while to scurry over to Lin Yao's side and lower his head to Lin Yao's chest. With his height of 1.9 meters, the curvature of his waist was almost a 90-degree right angle, and his entire back was horizontal.
Lin Yao pretended to put his hand on Weite's shoulder, and Xiao Cao instantly released forty doses of "Sui Sui Dan" powder onto Weite's heart, allowing the pill's energy to directly contact the toxin cluster in Weite's heart, accelerating the fusion and absorption.
Ah~~~~
Witt hunched over, trembling all over. He couldn't stop the shock in his heart. His strength was rising at a rocket speed. His dream of becoming a vampire marquis, which he had pursued for many years, was about to be realized. Now, he was about to advance to the next level, which made him tremble all over.
Fortunately, the cultivation methods of vampires are different from those of ancient Chinese martial arts; otherwise, the sheer excitement alone could have caused Witt to go mad with power.
"Yaoyao, it seems it's not working yet. The essence blood has increased a lot, about 3,200 drops, but the old bat still shows no signs of advancing."
Xiaocao's voice rang out, her tone carrying a hint of disappointment, as if Witt was too weak, wasting forty "Year-End Pills" and still unable to advance, truly useless!
Lin Yao thought that Xiao Cao had calculated the increase in the amount of essence blood very accurately. When Earl Witte advanced from the intermediate level to Marquis, his essence blood was converted into about one hundred drops of Marquis essence blood. In addition, the ten "Year-Round Pills" generated eight hundred drops of Marquis essence blood, so Witte had a total of nine hundred drops of essence blood at that time.
One person takes one-third, or three hundred drops, of the Marquis's essence blood and converts it into "human core energy". Each "Year-Round Pill" can generate eighty drops of the Marquis's essence blood. Now that forty "Year-Round Pills" have been used, it is normal to generate three thousand two hundred drops of the Marquis's essence blood.
"Witt now has 3,600 drops of blood, yet he still can't advance to Duke?!" Lin Yao exclaimed. "Just how much essence blood does it take to advance to Duke?"
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"
Xiao Cao muttered, "I saw a rule online that one milliliter is about fifteen to twenty drops. Given the size of the droplets that Yao Yao formed to form 'human core force,' it should be sixteen drops per milliliter. This old bat currently has 225 milliliters of essence blood in its body, which may not be enough."
"Then let's give it a try."
Lin Yao figured that in a few days he could dig up a "Tai Sui" of the same size as before, which would be enough to refine about 999 "Year After Year Pills". As for the residue left over from refining pills, there would naturally be plenty of "Year After Year Pills" left over. It didn't matter that the reserves in Xiao Cao's body could be cleared out now.
"Alright, let's give it a try and see how much essence blood this old bat needs to advance."
The little grass also got really into it, injecting a hundred "Year-End Pills" into Witt's heart all at once, causing Witt to tremble even more violently, like a sieve shaking violently, his hunched body almost collapsing to the ground.
"By the way, Little Grass, if Witt advances to the rank of Duke, can you control him?"
Lin Yao suddenly remembered a crucial question and quickly voiced it, thinking that it would be troublesome if he couldn't control it. He had heard Witt say that the strength of the vampire duke was equivalent to the initial stage of the Heaven-level master in China, that is, an ancient martial artist who had just advanced to the Heaven-level master, and was on par with the Grand Elder Yi Potian.
"Ah! Then let's quickly absorb some essence blood and experiment slowly."
Xiaocao's tone was somewhat flustered; she was also unsure of herself. This was her first time encountering vampires, and she didn't want Lin Yao to get hurt because of her recklessness. "By the way, you still have a blood pact. Pay close attention to your control and sensing of him. If there's anything unusual, tell me immediately, and I'll wipe out this old bat."
"All right."
Without saying a word, Lin Yao rushed to the corner of the basement, took out the alchemy furnace, and began to print the incantation by gathering medical true qi and pseudo-alchemy fire.
This time, Xiaocao is expected to absorb a lot of essence blood. If there isn't enough free-floating witch power, Lin Yao won't be able to seal the essence blood released by Xiaocao. If this essence blood rushes into his heart and turns him into a vampire, he'll suffer a huge loss. He's still a virgin and hasn't even fulfilled his mission of passing on his lineage.