Soul-Nourishing Wood Seedling

Although they had been high school classmates for three years, neither he nor Li Shuhao was much of a talker, so they were not particularly close.

"Li Shuhao has the C-Rank Talent Steel Body. He is bound to take the Battle Divine Kingdom path, so he needs Subsidiary Divine Kingdoms to keep his rear-line supplies stable. He has invited several people in our class with decent talents, and his offer is very generous.

"I think you should consider it. Li Shuhao is now considered a genius acknowledged by the Li Family. His future prospects are beyond anything we can compare to. If you latch onto someone powerful, your Divine Kingdom will be safer in the future.

"My dad joined one of his classmates back then. Everyone had known each other since childhood, so there was more trust." Zhang Pang patiently explained.

"I understand, but I've been busy lately. We'll talk when I have time," Yang Fan replied.

Yang Fan did not want to reject him outright. To others, Li Shuhao's recruitment was an opportunity. Refusing too obviously would not fit Yang Fan's principle of keeping a low profile.

"Sure. You have a C-Rank Rating too, so you can afford to look around some more. Maybe those favored geniuses in Class One will extend an olive branch to you as well. Anyway, I've delivered the message. Oh, and when you have time, come hang out. Not in the Virtual World—I mean come to my house for a meal."

"Sure," Yang Fan agreed.

Zhang Pang's father had always done business in Moonlight Residential Community. They had often visited each other as children, which was why the two of them were so close.

After hanging up, Yang Fan opened the Federation Fund loan page on his wristwatch.

Citizen Yang Fan, your current loan limit is 5 million Faith Points. Please sign the informed consent form.

Yang Fan opened the informed consent form. The terms filled dozens of pages. To make it easier for students to grasp the key points, the Federal Government had highlighted the core issues.

Among them was the price of being unable to repay the loan: he would be forcibly sent to the front lines to produce supplies for frontline Divine Kingdoms without pay until all his debts were repaid.

When the countdown ended, Yang Fan decisively tapped sign.

With his Evolution Talent, Yang Fan was confident he could double the principal in less than a year. There was no such thing as risk.

Loan successful. The Federal Government recommends using this startup capital entirely for the development of your personal Divine Kingdom. Do not indulge in pleasure or give it to others. If you encounter fraud, please call the official Federation Fund loan hotline.

Unlike the rewards issued by the Ministry of Education, Yang Fan could freely use the loaned Faith Points.

Faith Points (Faith Points provided daily)

Seeing his Faith Points suddenly soar, Yang Fan did not hesitate and immediately opened the shopping mall.

"Help me search for buildings similar to a Moonwell. They must provide fixed returns through the natural passage of time in the Divine Kingdom without consuming believers' energy. Preferably, they should slowly affect believers' bodies and improve their aptitude."

Yang Fan entered his requirements into the search bar.

Searching...

C-Rank Building Sun Spring: produces one drop of Solar Essence every ten years. It strengthens the body, increases strength, detoxifies, and more. Solar Essence is worth 1,000 Faith Points. Building price: 300,000 Faith Points.

C-Rank Building Ghost Spring: condenses one drop of Ghost Poison every hundred years. Ghost Poison is worth 50,000 Faith Points. Building price: 100,000 Faith Points. (Merchant's note: If believers are not strong enough, they can easily suffer chronic poisoning. It must be extracted from the Divine Kingdom every thousand years, or it may form a poisonous mist zone.)

C-Rank Building Skeleton Tower: produces skeleton soldiers at a fixed rate when animal bones are supplied. Each skeleton soldier is worth 0.1 Faith Points. Building price: 500,000 Faith Points. Average return rate according to big data: 36%.

...

B-Rank Building Hundred-Arms Tower: automatically produces hundreds of types of cold weapons when iron ore is supplied. The weapons can be sold. Building price: 200 million Faith Points. Average return rate according to big data: 16%.

...

When Yang Fan saw that even B-Rank buildings had appeared, he hurriedly hit the pause button.

"I want to make stable Divine Kingdom Investments. With my current funds, I can only buy C-Rank Buildings at most. Recommend the best option for me."

"According to big data calculations, the best choice is to pair a Moonwell with a Sun Spring.

"Based on current market value, the two have a return rate of 12%. Moreover, leaving them in place long-term will positively affect the surrounding environment, improve believers' physiques, and assist in cultivating the Federation Body-Tempering Art.

"When placed together, they will gradually merge over time. After one thousand years in the Divine Kingdom, there is a one-in-ten-thousand chance of evolving into the special building Fountain of Life. If even one appears, the return on investment will increase dramatically."

"Help me check the price of a Fountain of Life," Yang Fan asked curiously.

Special Building Fountain of Life: official recommended transaction price, 1 billion Faith Points. It is currently in severe shortage and cannot be purchased.

Fountain of Life: Any lifeform below the fifth rank can be placed inside to rapidly recover from injuries. It produces one drop of Water of Life every ten years. Each drop is worth 1 million Faith Points. It is likewise in severe shortage and cannot be purchased.

Seeing the description of the Fountain of Life, Yang Fan could not help but suck in a breath.

This was practically like buying a lottery ticket. If he won, he would strike it rich.

Yang Fan suddenly recalled reading in a textbook about someone who had set up a large number of Moonwells in their Divine Kingdom. Now, it seemed that there had probably been Sun Springs among them as well. As long as one Fountain of Life was born, it could offset all the sunk costs.

Thinking of Li Tianheng, the Li Family genius from the Awakening Day, whose Divine Kingdom possessed a Fountain of Life, Yang Fan was deeply shaken.

"I wonder how far the Divine Kingdoms of those gifted prodigies with powerful backgrounds have developed." Yang Fan rubbed his temples, suddenly feeling immense pressure.

With an SSS-Rank Evolution Talent, Yang Fan did not believe his potential was inferior to those geniuses. But the gap between them was probably far greater than he had imagined.

"They have the accumulated resources of several generations, while I have a cheat. The future is long. I'll take it one step at a time." Yang Fan encouraged himself.

"Purchase four Moonwells and five Sun Springs." Yang Fan directly pressed the purchase button.

2.7 million Faith Points vanished in an instant, but Yang Fan did not feel the slightest regret.

With these, combined with his Evolution Talent, his net monthly income would reach 300,000 Faith Points.

"Continue searching for high-yield spiritual plants. They must improve the Divine Kingdom's environment, be easy to plant and harvest, not waste believers' energy, and cost no more than 1 million Faith Points."

Search successful. C-Rank spiritual plant recommended: Soul-Nourishing Wood. It is extremely easy to cultivate and can be used in alchemy. The older it grows, the more valuable it becomes. Long-term cultivation will clear the minds of nearby living beings and slightly enhance their comprehension.

Soul-Nourishing Wood Seedling ×, price: 500,000 Faith Points. (Merchant's reminder: Soul-Nourishing Wood takes too long to mature and can easily attract the covetous attention of others. The investment risk is extremely high. Without a family background or considerable strength, it is best not to cultivate it in large quantities.)

Current market prices: Ten-Year Soul-Nourishing Wood, 510 Faith Points per tree; Hundred-Year Soul-Nourishing Wood, 700 Faith Points per tree; Millennium Soul-Nourishing Wood, 5,000 Faith Points per tree; Ten-Thousand-Year Soul-Nourishing Wood, 1 million Faith Points per tree.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Yang Fan continued asking, "If I cultivate 1,000 trees, does that count as a lot?"

"According to big data surveys, it does not."

"Then buy them."

"Transaction successful."

"Also buy Water Lotus seeds ×."

"Transaction successful."

"Randomly pair them with one million unranked herbivores."

"Transaction successful."

"Buy one F-Rank Breeding Card with a duration of one hundred years."

"Transaction successful."

In the blink of an eye, Yang Fan had spent another million-plus Faith Points.

Unable to think of anything else his Divine Kingdom needed for the moment, Yang Fan stopped purchasing.

Once this batch of resources entered the Divine Kingdom, it would usher in a massive wave of development.

With the Divine Kingdom developing at such a breakneck pace, Yang Fan, as its God, had to remain vigilant at all times. The remaining Faith Points were reserved for unforeseen needs.