​Barra stared at the blinking System notification screen.​Two choices appeared in his head. He could let his body weaken from blood loss, or obey the System's strange order.​Barra made his decision. He pulled Valerie closer in one jerk.​"Hey! What are you doing?!" Valerie protested, eyes wide.​She fell onto Barra's broad chest. The beautiful woman struggled softly, trying to break free. Pressing her elbows into the mattress, Valerie supported her weight to avoid crushing him.​"Take your hands off my waist right now, Barra!" Valerie raised her voice. "Do not make me scream!"​"Be quiet and stay still. I just need warmth to stabilize my heartbeat," Barra replied flatly, holding her with his right hand.​Valerie's exposed stomach directly touched Barra's abdominal muscles. Warmth flowed constantly between their skin. A thin golden light radiated from their touch, creeping up Barra's ribs and slowly closing the torn flesh on his left shoulder.​Valerie's face instantly turned red fro

​Barra stared through the panic in the beautiful woman's eyes, confused about what to explain.​He took a deep breath. "Do not overthink it. I called a friend earlier to buy this furniture. Those couriers are human, they just work specifically for my friend's store," Barra said, making up a casual excuse.​Valerie frowned. "When did you call?"​"When you were busy grumbling," Barra answered.​Valerie scrutinized his expression, looking for a lie. However, Barra's face was entirely unreadable.​She looked back at the corner of room number two. The previously dusty, cracked space now looked much better. She stared at Barra with growing awe.​"You have weird logistics connections for a rundown boarding house owner," Valerie muttered, crossing her arms.​Barra did not reply.​Valerie approached the dressing table to check its varnish. Suddenly, a transparent blue screen blinked before Barra's eyes.​[Emergency Renovation Mission Complete!]​[Room Number Two Status: Livable Level 1.]​[Can

​The glowing red screen blinked blindingly, turning into an emergency mission panel before his eyes.​[Emergency Mission Accepted: Save Prospective Tenant 02.]​[Critical Warning: The target's death within the property radius will trigger a drastic decrease in Boarding House Reputation. Negative reputation will lock hardware store access permanently.]​Barra clicked his tongue, annoyed by the sudden mission.​He bent down and slipped his arm under the woman's knees, carrying Clarissa inside.​"Bring her suitcase inside!" Barra ordered, turning to Valerie.​Valerie glared in refusal. "You are ordering me to carry a stranger's belongings?" Valerie protested loudly.​"Do it now or stand here until morning!" Barra exclaimed coldly, turning his back on her.​Valerie stomped her boot in the puddle. Grumbling, she roughly picked up the dirty silver suitcase.​Barra entered the main building with wide strides, passing room number two and heading straight to room number three at the end of the

​Barra tried to look inside the bathroom, but Valerie's body blocked his view. The sight, however, made him swallow hard.​Valerie's wet shoulder and thigh skin was brightly exposed under the dim yellow light.​He quickly shook his head and blinked, suppressing his masculine instincts and returning to a wooden, flat expression.​"You watch too many horror movies," Barra replied, staring straight at her nose. "I paid people to renovate this place while you slept last night. They work very fast."​Valerie gripped the edge of her short towel tighter until her knuckles turned white.​"Liar! What builders can replace all the floor tiles without the sound of cutting machines or tapping?" the elite woman demanded, refusing to back down.​The wet-haired woman stepped closer to Barra.​"You must be a black magic practitioner! Admit it! I refuse to be this building's sacrifice to pay off your debts!" Valerie accused with wide eyes.​Barra rolled his eyes lazily at the baseless accusations.​"If

​A loud pop from the front substation cut the power. The hallway instantly turned pitch black.​"They just cut the building's main meter," Clarissa whispered, feeling the cement floor for her silver suitcase.​"Stand up and follow me!" Barra ordered in a low voice.​He pulled Valerie and Clarissa's arms simultaneously toward the inner hallway.​A transparent red screen suddenly lit up his vision.​[Emergency Chance Mission Active!]​[Task: Keep both Tenants' heart rates below 90 BPM for the next ten minutes.]​[Reward: Appraiser's Eye Skill Upgrade (Temporary Thermal Mode).]​Barra did not waste a second weighing the risk. He pushed the women's backs into room number two, whose door was still wide open.​"Get inside that wooden wardrobe. Quickly!" Barra instructed, pointing to the large shadow in the corner.​Valerie groped her way in the dark, followed by Clarissa.​The teak wardrobe was designed purely to store clothes. Fitting one muscular man and two adult women inside clearly def