First Simulation Battle

"Brother Yang, don't mind that idiot. I heard from a friend that Luo Mingxuan's talent isn't anything special. Even with his parents supporting him without limits, he's still at the bottom among the Luo Family's Second-Grade Geniuses. He's the real trash," Li Shuhao snorted.

"It's fine."

"Every major company has detailed information on Divine Kingdom Simulation Battles and uses it for internal rankings. The goal is to encourage young people to improve their believers' strength as soon as possible, and there are quite a few rewards as well. You should look into it."

"Thanks for the reminder. I'll be leaving first."

"Want to gather at Heavenly Fragrance Haven later?"

"No. I'm not in the mood."

With those words, Yang Fan's consciousness vanished from the place.

Yang Fan had already arrived at the Luo Family Headquarters in the Virtual World and found Zhan Yunxiao.

"Elder Zhan, do you know anything about the family's internal Divine Kingdom Simulation Battles?" Yang Fan asked.

"This is the detailed ranking list." Zhan Yunxiao raised his hand, and a display screen appeared.

Luo Family Divine Kingdom Simulation Battle Rankings.

Rank 1, Luo Hen, First-Grade Genius, points win rate: 74%.

Rank 2, Luo Bing, First-Grade Genius, points win rate: 82%.

...

Rank 142, Luo Mingxuan, Second-Grade Genius, 542 points, win rate: 71%.

...

Rank 2041, Luo Wan, Third-Grade Genius, 121 points, win rate: 64%.

Rank 2042, Yang Fan, Second-Grade Genius, 0 points, win rate: 0%.

"This ranking only includes high school students who have not yet graduated. Besides Yang County, there are also Luo Family geniuses studying in the city. There are two First-Grade Geniuses, 212 Second-Grade Geniuses, and 1,828 Third-Grade Geniuses.

Once someone graduates from high school, even if they are still Divine Lifeforms, they will no longer be included in the rankings.

The Luo Family has ranking rewards. For every hundred places you advance, the rewards range from a minimum of 100,000 Faith Points to 10 billion Faith Points for first place.

Young Master Yang, you can participate in more Divine Kingdom Simulation Battles before graduation. If you can enter the top hundred, that will be quite a substantial income," Zhan Yunxiao told him everything he knew.

Zhan Yunxiao was merely a guest retainer. If not for the subsidies provided by the Luo Family, he would not have become a guide for a high school student.

Moreover, he had many Divine Kingdom investment matters to handle and needed to keep watch over them constantly. Unless Yang Fan took the initiative to ask, he would not remind him.

The fact that he had been willing to give Yang Fan his own insights into developing a Divine Kingdom was already because they both shared the status of ordinary people.

Of course, if Yang Fan had not been an outsider genius, the Luo Family would not have assigned such a guest retainer to him.

The Luo Family's subsidies were low, so the other party was willing to do less. Naturally, he would not put his heart into every matter.

In the end, it was all about reducing costs. Even if he was a live-in son-in-law, he was still an outsider.

Yang Fan did not know that other guides were far more responsible than Zhan Yunxiao. Even if he had known, he would not have blamed him. After all, having a Demigod expert whom he could consult at any time was already very good.

People had to learn to be content.

The Luo Family's rewards for Divine Kingdom Simulation Battles were equally generous.

Entering the top 2,000 earned a reward of 100,000 Faith Points. At rank 1,500, it became 500,000; at rank 1,000, it reached 10 million. Breaking into the top hundred earned 100 million, while entering the top ten meant 1 billion. First place in particular came with a full 10 billion.

Yang Fan did not dare hope for the 10 billion reward yet, but he was still somewhat confident about claiming the 100 million reward for reaching the top hundred.

As for the 1 billion reward for entering the top ten, Yang Fan was confident he would obtain it before the college entrance examination.

Returning to reality, Yang Fan sent his consciousness into his Divine Kingdom and directly issued a divine decree, selecting the ten thousand strongest people from the five major cities.

The martial arts inheritances given by Luo Chengfeng had only recently been introduced into the Divine Kingdom, so few believers had practiced them. However, many believers had already cultivated the Book of Changes Marrow-Cleansing Art that he had loaded some time ago to the Minor Accomplishment Realm.

Aside from the thirty-four First-Order Lifeforms, the physical bodies of the remaining Mortals were many times stronger than when they had participated in the school assessment.

Yang Fan was confident that these ten thousand elites could easily deal with his former fifty thousand soldiers.

Wearing armor, iron helmets, and carrying weapons, the ten thousand elite troops stood ready.

After connecting to the Virtual World, the consciousnesses of those ten thousand believers entered the Divine Kingdom Simulation Battle space alongside him.

Identity: Divine Lifeform. Number of believers: 10,000. Meets simulation battle requirements. Open matchmaking?

The voice of an Artificial Lifeform sounded in Yang Fan's mind.

"Open it."

The physical bodies of those ten thousand believers were still sitting cross-legged in the Divine Kingdom. Only their consciousnesses had descended here, so even if the entire army was wiped out, there would be no losses.

According to the introduction to the Divine Kingdom Simulation Battle, matchmaking was evaluated based on a combination of win rate and points. Its participants included all human races throughout the Federal Government.

Only the rankings were divided by region.

In other words, his opponents might be from Yang County, from the city, or even from other planets.

Matchmaking activated. Match successful. Random battle scene: forest. Scene generated. Battle begins.

As the Artificial Lifeform's voice fell, the soldiers instantly appeared in a dense forest filled with towering trees.

About a thousand meters ahead stood several hundred Barbarians who were not even wearing clothes.

Seeing this, Yang Fan could not help but complain inwardly, Was this some rookie who had just awakened their Divine Kingdom and tried opening a simulation battle? What kind of matchmaking system was this?

Yang Fan waved his hand, and a First-Order Lifeform led a team of more than ten people charging over to slaughter them all.

All enemy believers have died. Battle concluded. Federation citizen Yang Fan: 1 point, win rate 100%. Continue opening simulation battles?

"Continue."

Scene generating. Gobi Desert. Battle begins.

Federation citizen Yang Fan: 2 points, win rate 100%.

After thirty consecutive battles, Yang Fan's soldiers easily dealt with every opponent.

Matchmaking begins. Random scene: volcano. Battle begins.

As the scene changed, even Yang Fan, suspended in the void, could feel the intense heat rising from the ground. His believers had begun to sweat.

As expected of an Advanced Artificial Lifeform. The simulated scenes and sensations were this realistic, and the soldiers could remain at their peak condition every time a battle began, Yang Fan marveled inwardly.

This time, Yang Fan's opponent was much stronger. Though all ten thousand were Mortals, the weapons on every one of them glinted with a cold light.

Damn, what rich brat from some major family is this opponent? Ten thousand people, all equipped with complete sets of F-rank weapons. That must cost two or three hundred million Faith Points, Yang Fan's face twitched.

Yang Fan grew more serious. His soldiers were indeed stronger, but in the early stages of Divine Kingdom development, weapons had a major impact. Besides, the enemy was entirely equipped with F-rank weapons.

If he was careless, he might suffer a humiliating defeat.

The two armies crashed together, and the clang of weapons striking each other rang out without end.

Although the enemy had superior equipment, their understanding of formations was lacking. Every charge cost them more losses than Yang Fan's side.

As time passed, they could not withstand their numerical disadvantage. The final enemy was eventually cut down by Yang Fan's army.

Battle victory. Points increased by 40. Current points: 70. Win rate: 100%. Continue matchmaking?

"Continue."

As Yang Fan spoke, the consciousnesses of the soldiers who had just died condensed once more. Their lost weapons returned to their hands, and their condition returned to its peak.

Random scene—city. Battle begins.