My buildings have attributes

"Yes, that's why it's so bizarre."

Chen Ling, who was driving, was completely taken aback when he heard what the two hosts said on the show.

The toilet at Mohe Lake, needless to say, must have been built by him.

The +15 attribute for relieving constipation is terrifying; if it were +100, it's hard to imagine what that would be like.

Chen Ling shuddered and banished the terrifying thought from his mind.

Half an hour later, Chen Ling drove his Wuling Hongguang to the house that Boss Zhou had just bought. Boss Zhou had called him the night before to ask him to come and renovate the new house.

"Xiao Chen, come in." After seeing Chen Ling, Boss Zhou invited him into the unfinished room.

"Mr. Zhou, these houses aren't cheap, are they?"

Chen Ling looked at the unfinished apartment, which had three bedrooms, two living rooms, two bathrooms, and a balcony, with a total usable area of ​​130 square meters, and couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Although Jinling's housing prices are not the highest in the country, as a key city and a near-first-tier city, Jinling's housing prices exceed 4 yuan per square meter, and even old houses are around 3 yuan.

Anyway, Chen Ling can't afford a house right now, but with the system, even if he had money, he wouldn't buy someone else's house; he plans to build his own.

"It's alright. Since the school district isn't the best, it's only 42,000 yuan per square meter, which isn't too high," Mr. Zhou said with a smile.

Chen Ling curled his lip; Boss Zhou's attempt at putting on airs was a bit stiff.

"Mr. Zhou, how much budget do you have for the renovation of this house?" Chen Ling was too lazy to waste time arguing with Mr. Zhou and went straight to the point.

"Xiao Chen, I'm planning to spend 30 yuan on renovations. I don't have many requirements. I just want it to look luxurious but not tacky, and it would be even better if it had a touch of high-end style," Boss Zhou said, a little embarrassed.

These requirements are simple. If we really renovate according to what Boss Zhou said, who would do it for less than 50 yuan?

"If you don't include the furniture, you can get it done for 30 yuan, but you won't make much money," Chen Ling said, looking reluctant to take the job.

"Xiao Chen, your company has just opened, it's not the time to make money yet. You need to build a good reputation first so you can get more business. If you finish decorating my house, I'll introduce you to some clients. I also have a classmate who works in the construction area, I'll introduce him to you then." Boss Zhou was afraid that Chen Ling wouldn't take the job, so he immediately started to persuade him.

Chen Ling knew that what Boss Zhou was saying was all nonsense, but he didn't care. Anyway, he could still make money by using the system to renovate.

In the end, Chen Ling reluctantly agreed to take the job, but he did make some conditions: he would buy the materials, and the renovation costs would have to be prepaid by 50%.

Boss Zhou agreed, after all, you couldn't find this price anywhere in Jinling.

That evening, Chen Ling visited Boss Zhou's new house again.

He had other things to do in the next few days, so he planned to finish renovating the house tonight. Anyway, the contract had already been signed and half of the renovation payment had been made, so he wasn't worried about Mr. Zhou going back on his word.

"System, begin decorating the room. Select Baroque style," Chen Ling commanded.

"Start with exquisite Baroque-style home decoration."

As 10 yuan was deducted from Chen Ling's account, the system started working, and the virtual projection reappeared.

A dozen seconds later, the bare-bones apartment disappeared, replaced by a luxurious and exquisitely designed authentic Baroque-style interior.

The golden ceiling is decorated with carvings of heaven, and the walls of the corridor leading to the room are also carved with angels.

The embossed shelves of the wine cabinet, the shimmering marble tiles on the floor, and the openwork cloud patterns around the TV wall—everything exudes luxury and elegance.

"The exquisite Baroque-style home decoration is complete. Room attributes are being generated... Generation complete. Room attributes are as follows: Adultery +20, Rising Step by Step +15."

Chen Ling was a little confused after seeing this attribute.

He could almost see a vast, green grassland growing on Boss Zhou's head.

Chapter Five: Being Watched

After finishing the renovation of Mr. Zhou's house, Chen Ling quickly left Mr. Zhou's house.

He dared not linger. Although he didn't have a girlfriend, what if the property's attributes were delayed? He didn't want to dye his hair.

As for what will happen after Boss Zhou moves in, that's not something he should be concerned about.

After all, this house has both negative and positive attributes, such as the potential for advancement.

For wealthy people, having an affair shouldn't be a big deal, as long as they can get promoted.

After leaving Boss Zhou's house, Chen Ling returned home to continue writing the proposal.

This time, he plans to compete for other projects, such as asphalt road construction, because these are the projects that are profitable, with each project costing millions or tens of millions of yuan. According to the system's capabilities, he can earn at least half of each project.

Compared to that, the money earned from decorating and building toilets is nothing at all.

The next day, Chen Ling, dressed in a suit, arrived at the talent conference in the construction area.

After submitting his proposal, Chen Ling waited to receive it.

This time, he didn't ask anyone for help or invite anyone to dinner. After all, this was an important project, and it was a project that publicly recruited talent. Everyone had to rely on their proposals to determine the winner.

The two companies offered similar prices, differing by tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan. This is when personal connections come into play; otherwise, even if you have connections and dare to ask for a high price, the project will have nothing to do with you.

Chen Ling's confidence stemmed from the low construction costs, so his quote was 60 yuan per kilometer, and the entire project was ten kilometers long, which would amount to 600 million yuan.

As for other companies, it's no surprise that they charge around 75 to 80 yuan per kilometer; any lower and they won't make any money.

Therefore, Chen Ling is not afraid at all, unless the underhanded dealings are too serious, but that kind of situation is unlikely to occur.

Soon, the leaders of the construction area took to the podium to speak.

"The winning bidder for this section of the Hexi-Ring Road construction project is Chaoshen Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., whose bid price was 60 yuan per kilometer."

Holy crap...

Upon hearing the bidding price, the CEOs of all the companies were dumbfounded.

At 60 per kilometer, if the construction is carried out according to the required standards, it will definitely result in a loss.

As for not following the construction requirements, that's suicidal. Who would dare to cut corners like crazy these days? Even if you skimp a little in some small places or use inferior materials, asphalt roads are not like building houses. The sand, gravel, cement, and asphalt all have grades, and it's impossible to use inferior materials. So you can't save much money at all.

According to the cost calculations of various companies, the cost per kilometer is over 62 yuan, and basically it needs to reach 65 yuan to break even, but it won't make a profit either.

Therefore, everyone's quotes are at least 750,000 or more, and they need to earn at least 100,000 per kilometer. They can only earn 1 million per project. After deducting taxes and expenses that cannot be disclosed, no one will take the job if it is less than 750,000. It is hard work and they can't make money.

As a result, who could have imagined that Chen Ling would quote such an outrageous price? It's simply inhuman!

Chen Ling stood up, walked happily onto the stage, and signed a contract with the construction area.

When a group of CEOs saw Chen Ling stand up, they were all cursing inwardly, thinking, "Let you laugh now, but you'll be bankrupt later."

Chen Ling looked at the group of CEOs gritting their teeth and laughed even more heartily.

If he weren't still not strong enough, he would really like to say that everyone here is trash.

When the contract was signed, the leaders of the construction area were also very unhappy with Chen Ling's interference with the company, since Chen Ling had not given them any gifts.

However, with such a large difference in bid prices for this kind of project, they couldn't openly engage in shady dealings, as that would be handing the project to their competitors. Therefore, they had no choice but to let Chen Ling win the bid.

However, they were determined to review the work according to the strictest standards, and if the quality did not meet the requirements, Chen Ling would be in serious trouble.

Chen Ling didn't care about this at all.

After signing the contract and receiving the first installment of 200 million yuan in project funds, Chen Ling went to the market to buy roadblocks.

According to the contract, construction could not be carried out during the day and could only be carried out after 9 p.m., and there had to be a clear fence. Therefore, Chen Ling had to come and buy the roadblocks himself. After all, his company was just a shell company, and he was the only one there.

However, after this project is completed, he will need to hire some people, at least to get the finance department sorted out, since he doesn't know how to do the books.

That very night, Chen Ling began construction. To avoid making it too terrifying, he specifically purchased a full-scale simulation system from the system.

In this way, people outside will see that the road is under normal construction, only at a faster pace.

For the next week, Chen Ling arrived at work every night to begin construction, and the entire highway was being built rapidly at a rate of one kilometer per day.

While Chen Ling was steadily carrying out construction and waiting for the project to be completed so he could collect his payment, the investigators from Guojia were investigating the toilets at Mohe Lake.

After a week of fermentation, the residents of Mohe Lake area basically all knew about the strangeness of this toilet.

They even gave this toilet a special nickname: a blessing for those with constipation and a nightmare for those with diarrhea.

Many patients with constipation come here to use the toilet every day.

Patients with diarrhea are afraid to even go to the toilet, for fear of collapsing from exhaustion.

These are all lessons learned from the past week. Even the hospital ambulances, when they hear the name of the Mohehu toilet, will tell the patient that either they have to walk out themselves or have a constipated patient carry them out; we doctors will not go in.

Such a bizarre situation would be truly strange if it didn't attract the attention of investigators.

Chapter Six: Perfect Highway

Inside the investigators' meeting room, Chen Ling's photo and resume were being displayed on a projector.

"Okay, everyone is here, so let's begin the meeting. I'll start by reading the target's resume."

Chen Ling, male, Han nationality, 22 years old, was born in Jinling Gulou Hospital. He attended No. 5 Primary School, No. 54 Middle School, and No. 13 High School. He was admitted to the Department of Architecture of Zhusheng University with an excellent score of 437 in the college entrance examination. He graduated this June. After graduation, he rejected the offers from major companies and started his own construction company.

Both parents are ordinary employees of a company, with no complicated social connections or overseas ties. Chen Ling himself has not shown any unusual behavior. This is the basic information about the target.

After listening to Chen Ling's resume, the people in the meeting room all nodded. They could memorize such a simple social network at a glance, so there was nothing more to say.

The image on the projector changed again, this time becoming a data statistic.

"Eleven days ago, Chen Ling took over the renovation project of the toilets in Mohe Lake. The project was completed in three days. The construction quality was of the highest standard, with no violations. All materials were of the highest standard and environmentally friendly, with no safety hazards or disease risks."

However, from 8 days ago until today, a total of 137 people have collapsed from defecation in this toilet. According to the medical records, these 137 people belong to different jobs, have different physical functions, and are of different ages. Apart from having poor gastrointestinal health, they have no similarities.

Based on the investigators' firsthand investigation, the following conclusion was drawn: anyone, regardless of age or gender, will experience diarrhea upon entering a toilet, regardless of their personal will.

If there are no problems with the digestive system, then this diarrhea will not have any impact on the body; on the contrary, it will help the body detoxify. This data comes from the Institute of Medicine, Jinling University.

If there are gastrointestinal problems, diarrhea can lead to exhaustion, and in severe cases, dehydration can cause electrolyte imbalances, as was the case with the 137 people mentioned earlier. However, constipation patients do not experience these problems; in fact, it can help restore gastrointestinal function.

The above summarizes the findings of the investigation. However, researchers are currently unable to draw any scientific conclusions because all indicators in the toilet were normal, and there were no common gastrointestinal pathogens such as viral infections.

After reading this page of the report, everyone in the meeting room was dumbfounded.

Those who can sit in the conference room are the elite of the investigators. They have arrested corrupt officials, spies, and terrorists. The scenes they have witnessed are even more astonishing than those depicted in movies.

However, the report before them was beyond their expectations.

"Alright, everyone, speak freely and use our collective wisdom to analyze this strange situation," the leader said, inviting everyone to share their thoughts.

The people in the meeting room looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

If we exclude scientific factors and human factors, then all that's left is metaphysics.

"Um... Boss, if I may say something I shouldn't, I wonder if anyone has consulted a master of metaphysics to investigate this restroom?" After a long pause, someone asked.