Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 738: See the real outcome tomorrow (new book content)

"I've decided to buy it," Li Qing clapped his hands and said.

Zhang Li was somewhat surprised and said, "Mr. Li, have you thought it through? Are you really buying it?"

Li Qing nodded slightly, "This house just became vacant not long ago, otherwise, surely some non-believer would have bought it. Rather than letting some non-believer buy it, it's better for me, a non-believer, to buy it."

Zhang Li hesitated but finally shrugged, "I've said all I could say, as long as you're happy."

The two returned to the real estate agency. After signing the purchase contract and paying the deposit, over the next two days, with the agency's help, Li Qing submitted various asset statements and bank statements. Then, after the seven-day inspection period, he was granted the loan, only to hand it over to the agency almost immediately.

What he got in return was a property certificate at the bank and a monthly mortgage of just under two thousand, along with a drained savings account.

It's already very cheap! Li Qing really felt it was a steal; if he hadn't acted quickly, someone else would have snatched it up, despite it being a haunted house.

For Li Qing, it was quite lucky too. Although there was indeed something eerie about the house, for a mage—although still at Apprentice Level—it was something to handle, right?

And Level 0 Magic includes some spells targeted at the undead.

'Undead Contact', a Level 0 Magic spell, would allow him to actually touch the soul with his own body.

According to rumors, it should be a female ghost. He didn't believe he couldn't take down a girl.

"Brother Qing, I heard you've bought a house?"

During lunch, Luo Rui asked curiously from the side.

Li Qing nodded slightly, "A second-hand house, in a relatively old neighborhood."

A nearby colleague also smiled upon hearing, "Congratulations, congratulations, Brother Qing, you've finally achieved Perfection!"

"Yeah, Xiao Qing, you've finally realized your long-time wish!"

"Very impressive!"

There wasn't much jealousy among the others about Li Qing buying a house; mostly, there was envy and blessings. After all, many were aware of Li Qing's background to some extent, and the fact he could save up for a house on his own already put him ahead of 90% of contemporary Huaxia. Li Qing smiled back at everyone, thanking them.

He loved the atmosphere at work, which was why he had stayed with the company for four years.

"I wish I could be like Brother Qing, but unfortunately, I can't hold onto money. Every time I get paid, I'm either paying off Huabei or paying off online loans!"

A trendy male voice beside him lamented.

Li Qing chuckled and said, "Zhang Yang, if you toned down your revenge spending a little, you wouldn't be in such a tight spot now."

These days, many young people only live for the moment, spending whatever they have, indulging in advance consumption with little regard for financial planning. Among the young men Li Qing knew in their twenties, seven out of ten were in debt, two were living paycheck to paycheck, and only one had a few thousand cash available at any given moment.

Zhang Yang shrugged helplessly, "My girlfriend always wants this and that, going out for meals, shopping, watching movies, and buying clothes, shoes, and bags, and one or two thousand just disappears."

Luo Rui curiously asked, "You're the one paying?"

Zhang Yang's face turned red, "Not really, my girlfriend spends quite a bit on me too."

Li Qing casually said, "You gave her a 1,314 yuan red packet for Valentine's Day, and she got you five pairs of socks, right?"

Everyone couldn't hold back their laughter, and Luo Rui laughed even harder, "Zhang Yang, if you learned from Brother Qing and didn't get a girlfriend since entering society, then bought a house at thirty, you'd have it made! Then you could focus on finding a girlfriend!"

Zhang Yang mumbled, "You have to have a girlfriend in life, right?"

Li Qing smiled and shook his head slightly, not arguing. After all, in this era, many people had a 'just for fun' mindset. Unlike him, when he chatted with women, a few days of high-frequency chatting, and he would have planned the future.

Actually, several girls had hinted at Li Qing before, but he was very cautious. In fact, with just a few dates, he would start thinking far ahead.

Because he had no house at the time, he had always felt quite inferior.

Now, he could finally hold his head up high.

After lunch, Li Qing returned to his workstation, a pensive look on his face. He had a deck of cards in his hand, drawing three cards at random.

Six, four, seven.

He gently twisted the cards in his hand, and the cards' colors shifted, forming a pure color.

Li Qing opened the deck and carefully arranged them, his expression suddenly brightening. He swapped the positions of the six, four, seven, and the pure color.

The pure color ended up in his hand, while the six, four, seven cards went back into the deck.

Li Qing suddenly stood up, a trace of excitement on his face.

What's the point of working now!

The once-ordinary-minded Li Qing finally realized that he was a mage now, with many magic spells that could make life much easier. Why bother being a mere office worker?

Is being an office worker bad? Actually, it's fine. Nine to five or six, weekends are either two days off or every other Saturday, and as long as you have a skill, you can keep going. The so-called midlife crisis indeed exists, but by the time you're middle-aged, regardless of career skill or social network, you have certain resources.

Even if you lose your job, as long as you lower your requirements a bit, you can integrate well. For ordinary people, this is a necessary way to survive.

But for Li Qing now, there's no need at all.

The system loader he wrote himself made his magic almost instantaneous, as long as he successfully cast a spell once, he could activate and attach it to a plugin.

Including now, Meditation was continuously running 24/7 without interruption.

Why stick to this?

Li Qing immediately got up and, following professional conduct, checked the system's operation status and then applied for his entire seven days of annual leave in one go.

When asked for the real reason by Chen Ke, the company's administrative veteran, Li Qing had no choice but to use Chen Chencheng as a cover.

Under her ambiguous gaze, Li Qing politely smiled and quickly signed to approve it.

However, due to the nature of his position, Li Qing was required to keep a laptop on hand for remote system management.

Li Qing didn't have any objections to this. Being in operations, it's best when there's nothing to do, but if a problem arises at any time—be it late at night, early morning, or during a holiday—it has to be resolved immediately to ensure normal system operation.

As for why he didn't quit immediately, it was completely because, in case things didn't work out, he still had such a good job as a safety net.

After all, in Li Qing's view, gambling is ultimately not the right path.