"Reporting to you, Master." Yang Yi bowed slightly, his tone calm. "With the Divine Kingdom's current assets, they are sufficient to support the early development of the Mechanical Path."
"However, the Mechanical Path is a high-consumption system that requires long-term investment of vast resources, including various metals, equipment, research institutes, and core manufacturing units."
"It will also require a considerable amount of Divine Kingdom land. If we choose to develop it, it will slow the development of Cultivation and Martial Cultivation believers for quite some time."
Yang Fan's gaze narrowed slightly. "How will it hold them back? Give me a detailed analysis."
"Beginning large-model calculations..."
Yang Yi paused briefly, then a series of data unfolded in the air.
"First, capital expenditure. The initial phase will require purchasing a Basic Mechanical Heart, F-Rank Industrial Metal, Energy Cores, Conductive Material, and various Special Minerals. The initial investment alone is estimated to be no less than ten million Divinity Points."
"Second, land occupation. Approximately one million square kilometers of land must be allocated for the development of the Mechanical Divine Kingdom. This area will be used for mechanical cities, production lines, material storage zones, and the construction of basic research institutes. This will moderately compress the living space of faith believers and affect population growth."
"Third, resource diversion. The mechanical system will be unable to form effective combat strength in its early stages, and all investments will be pure consumption. This will significantly reduce the resource supply available to Cultivation and Martial Cultivation believers."
"Fourth, maintenance costs. Mechanical units will require regular maintenance, consuming vast amounts of metal resources. In the long term, resource consumption will continue to rise."
"Based on comprehensive calculations, without reducing investment in faith believers, the Divine Kingdom's funds will be completely depleted in approximately thirty thousand years under