Divine Kingdom Development Risks

With such a sudden influx of resources, coupled with tenfold Evolution efficiency, the food chain had become somewhat unbalanced. If the tribes kept developing like this, even a million herbivores wouldn't be enough to feed them. I need to make the alarms more frequent and be ready to invest supplies at any time, Yang Fan thought to himself.

Yang Fan then bought large quantities of grass seeds from the marketplace, including Mapeng Flowers, Earthy Herbs, Green Vines, and more.

It took only a year for these green plants to cover the entire Divine Kingdom.

In the seventh decade, the elders within the tribes discovered that there were simply too many people. With everyone living together, they caused tremendous damage to the surrounding resources, while their waste could not be dealt with quickly. The entire area reeked, making illness extremely likely.

The tribes held a meeting and prepared to establish more tribes to disperse the population.

In the end, they decided to establish four more branch tribes, each around five hundred kilometers from the main tribe.

As for who would be sent away, it would be determined entirely by strength. Only the strong deserved to live in the main tribe.

The village chief issued an order: if descendants of the branch tribes produced children with exceptional talent, the family of three could move back to the main tribe.

Yang Fan did not actively interfere with the development of the Divine Kingdom. After they reached their conclusion, he once again bought basic knowledge on road construction, bridge building, and the like from the marketplace and put it into the Divine Kingdom, helping his believers avoid unnecessary detours.

By the eighth decade, the believer population had reached a hundred thousand, and the new tribes had fully taken shape.

They were named Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird, while the main tribe was renamed "Divine Revelation," signifying the place where the God issued divine decrees.

That day, Yang Fan once again felt pressure coming from the Divine Kingdom.

The population had exploded, and everyone cultivated the Federation Body-Tempering Art. Their food consumption was simply enormous, and herbivorous animals alone were nowhere near enough to sustain them.

Yang Fan could sense that the vegetation's growth rate had already reached its limit. The Divine Kingdom also had four seasons, and once winter arrived, dried meat alone would not be enough to keep everyone alive. Without intervention, quite a few believers would starve to death.

During this time, Yang Fan had also used several Food Resource Cards, barely maintaining the balance.

Just as Yang Fan browsed the marketplace for a solution, he received a call from his best friend, Zhang Pang.

"Brother Yang, I'm waiting downstairs. Come to my place for dinner," a voice said from the other end of the call.

Yang Fan rubbed his temples, feeling somewhat groggy.

Although the Divine Kingdom's rapid development during this period had made his body noticeably stronger, his mental exhaustion had not faded. Over the past eight or nine days, he had not had a single night of peaceful sleep.

"Development like some massive leap forward really isn't viable." Yang Fan sighed and got up to head downstairs.

The Divine Kingdom had developed too quickly. Over the past few days, Yang Fan had invested another hundred thousand or so Faith Points.

The Divine Kingdom now looked vibrant and flourishing, but it was actually quite dangerous. One misstep, and the ecology could be destroyed, turning the Divine Kingdom into a desert.

"Brother Yang, how's your Divine Kingdom doing? After dumping five million resources into it, it must have changed completely, right?" Zhang Pang said, throwing an arm around Yang Fan's neck.

"It changed a little too drastically."

"Look at you, getting all smug after a little praise. At the class monthly exam, I'll definitely blind your titanium alloy dog eyes." Zhang Pang arrogantly lifted his chin, his tone full of mystery.

Yang Fan merely smiled. Barring any surprises, the one getting blinded then would most likely be Zhang Pang.

"I heard you were coming for dinner, so my dad specially cooked Spirit Rice and Blood Python meat. You look like you haven't slept, so this will be good for you." Zhang Pang's father was named Zhang Wanshan, a well-known figure throughout Moonlight Residential Community.

The crops Zhang Wanshan grew were of good quality. On top of that, his food was cheaper than the marketplace's and came with no delivery fees, so nearly thirty percent of the residents in the community were his customers.

Yang Fan's parents often bought rice for their believers from Zhang Wanshan. Of course, Zhang Wanshan also bought iron ore from their family, so they looked out for each other's business.

"Xiaofan, you're here. I heard you received a C-Rank Rating. You're the genius of our Moonlight Residential Community, so why haven't you been coming out lately? I haven't even had the chance to congratulate you." Zhang Wanshan had a square face and gave Yang Fan a textbook smile.

"Hello, Uncle Zhang."

"Don't be so reserved. You two go wash your hands first. The Blood Python meat in my pot is almost ready." After saying that, Zhang Wanshan hurried back to the kitchen.

Zhang Pang came from a single-parent family. It was said that when he was very young, his family of three had been having a meal when his mother's Divine Kingdom was suddenly breached by an unknown person. She vanished into thin air right in front of him.

Transportation was convenient in this era, housing was cheap, people had no worries about food or clothing, and information flowed freely. Everything appeared prosperous on the surface, but countless dangers still lurked beneath it.

If a Divine Kingdom was not strong enough, one might vanish into thin air while eating, using the toilet, or taking a walk.

Zhang Wanshan had prepared a table full of dishes, most of them F-Rank demonic beast meat. The main dish, Blood Python meat, was even D-Rank demonic beast meat, which showed that their family was fairly well-off.

After all, Yang Fan usually ate unranked beef, which naturally could not compare nutritionally to this.

"Xiaofan, although the changes in our Divine Lifeform bodies mainly come from the development of our Divine Kingdoms, eating more nutritious food is still beneficial. Eat more of this Blood Python meat." Zhang Wanshan placed a huge piece of meat into Yang Fan's bowl.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang."

Zhang Wanshan nodded and continued, "You've been quiet since you were little, but don't shut yourself away when developing your Divine Kingdom. Talk more with your classmates. It'll benefit you."

Yang Fan nodded gratefully. "Uncle Zhang, if believers need too much food after cultivating the Federation Body-Tempering Art, is there any good solution? Something that solves the problem once and for all, without needing to keep supplying resources later on."

"What's so difficult about that? Buy some livestock and put them into the Divine Kingdom, then scatter some grass seeds. Wouldn't that solve it?"

"What if that still isn't enough?"

"You've only awakened your Divine Kingdom for less than a month. Why are you asking that? How many believers could you possibly have?" Zhang Wanshan asked, looking puzzled.

"I saw this question on Gods' Forum and got curious. I might run into it someday, after all," Yang Fan made up an excuse.

"This sort of low-level resource problem is something only Divine Lifeforms encounter. If the population grows too quickly while the Divine Kingdom's area is insufficient, then relying solely on herbivores as food really can't sustain the ecosystem.

At that point, you can issue a divine decree and clear some wasteland near the towns. Then buy seeds for corn, rice, and the like. Just plant whichever crops have the highest yield.

If there isn't enough meat, give the believers some carbohydrate-based staples. They aren't particularly nutritious, but they fill the stomach."

"Wouldn't planting, cultivating, and harvesting take too much time?" Yang Fan frowned slightly.

Yang Fan had considered these things before. It was just that most of his believers lacked talent for farming. Skill cards could only give them a basic understanding of cultivation, but going through the whole process would still waste too much time.

Yang Fan hoped his believers could spend all their time cultivating.