Elven Ancient Tree

"During the family's frontier expansion this time, I came across an Elven Ancient Tree Seedling in an alien Divine Kingdom. Though it was only a thousand years old, it was quite rare, so I'll give it to you as an extra gift."

Luo Chengfeng took out a card containing an Elven Ancient Tree and placed it in Yang Fan's hand.

"Grandpa, you're really giving him a thousand-year-old Elven Ancient Tree Seedling?" Luo Rou rolled her eyes.

"You've only been married for how long, and you're already taking his side?" Luo Chengfeng puffed at his beard.

"Grandpa is a God. Can't you be a little more generous when you give gifts?"

"Yang is still only a Divine Lifeform. He can't even fully utilize an ordinary B-rank building. Resources need to match the Divine Kingdom itself. Otherwise, possessing a great treasure will only invite envy."

"Then this thousand-year-old Elven Ancient Tree is too useless. The Sprites it produces only have Mortal-level strength and are no help at all." Luo Rou stuck out her tongue.

"What do you know? For the Divine Kingdom of a Divine Lifeform, even an Elven Ancient Tree Seedling can greatly improve the ecological environment and increase the life energy within the Divine Kingdom. Moreover, it requires no continued investment. As time passes, both the Elvenkind it nurtures and the Elven Ancient Tree itself will become increasingly valuable."

"Besides, if it were an Elven Ancient Tree that was a hundred thousand or even a million years old, how could it possibly end up in your grandfather's hands?" Luo Chengfeng explained.

Luo Rou still wanted to argue, but Yang Fan tugged her back.

"Thank you, Grandpa. I really like this Elven Ancient Tree."

No matter how valuable the Elven Ancient Tree was, it had been given to him for free. Yang Fan was not greedy.

Seeing Yang Fan's reaction, Luo Chengfeng became even more satisfied. "A thousand-year-old Elven Ancient Tree Seedling is worth between one hundred million and three hundred million Faith Points. You can choose to sell it, but I suggest placing it in your Divine Kingdom and nurturing it. You're still young."

"Depending on how rich the life energy in your Divine Kingdom is, elven lifeforms will be born from the tree at regular intervals. This race is long-lived and is one of the few non-believer races that can be cultivated as followers. They can even help you participate in Divine Kingdom Wars."

"Of course, you can also choose to sell the elves. An Adult Elf is worth around one million Faith Points on the market, and demand far exceeds supply. They're even rarer than Water of Life. You don't understand the secrets behind it."

"Grandpa, you dirty old man! What nonsense are you talking about?" Luo Rou shot him a fierce glare.

Luo Chengfeng could only awkwardly rub his nose.

"Ahem. Work hard to improve your strength. As long as you display enough potential, I guarantee that the investments you receive will be no worse than those given to the Luo Family's direct descendants." Luo Chengfeng changed the subject and began encouraging Yang Fan.

After discussing business, Yang Fan chatted with Luo Rou and Luo Chengfeng for a while before returning to reality.

"Husband, I didn't expect your talent to be so exceptional. Being with me has held you back." Luo Rou removed her helmet and spoke apologetically.

For Gods, under Federation law, husband and wife were a community of interests that surpassed even direct blood relatives. Divorce was rarely heard of.

Therefore, everyone was extremely cautious when choosing a partner. Either their families had to be evenly matched, or their Divine Kingdom resources had to complement one another.

Given the potential Yang Fan had displayed, if Luo Rou had not been ambushed by alien races, and with a First-Order God as her grandfather, the two of them would have been well matched.

But now, she was nothing more than a burden.

Luo Chengfeng was a First-Order God and had rendered great merit during this frontier expansion. Under normal circumstances, how could the help he gave Yang Fan have been worth so little?

Was it not because he needed to stabilize her injuries and had spent heavily purchasing Water of Life, leaving him short on funds?

Luo Rou understood this clearly, but she did not want her grandfather to do this.

After the child was born, every additional year she lived would require no small amount of resources.

Luo Rou did not want her existence to drag down the entire family. It would be better to invest their limited resources into Yang Fan's Divine Kingdom. The stronger he became in the future, the brighter their child's prospects would be.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Trust me, it won't be long before I can help you restore your Divine Kingdom." Yang Fan lightly flicked Luo Rou's forehead.

"It's enough that you have that intention. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. A Divine Kingdom still needs to develop step by step."

"I understand."

"The doctor told me to take a walk every day. This afternoon, I'm going shopping with Mother. Is there anything you want to buy?"

"Can't you just place an order on the marketplace if you want to buy something?" Yang Fan looked confused. After all, in this era, the internet could already transmit physical goods. Who still went shopping in person?

"How could you possibly understand the joy of women shopping? I'm leaving." Luo Rou snorted.

Yang Fan shook his head and turned his attention to the marketplace.

The reward from the Luo Family had already arrived. The Faith Points in his Divine Kingdom had now surpassed six hundred million. This was the first time Yang Fan had possessed so much money.

Before making any purchases, Yang Fan decided to first research the Elven Ancient Tree Seedling Luo Chengfeng had given him.

Yang Fan opened the search bar and entered the words "Elven Ancient Tree."

"Elven Ancient Tree: Can be classified as a special life building."

"By value, they can be classified as: Elven Ancient Tree Seedlings (one thousand years), Adult Elven Ancient Trees (one hundred thousand years), Elven Sacred Trees (one million years), and the legendary Elven Divine Trees (with an extremely low probability of appearing; according to available data, this type of building has only appeared in the Divine Kingdoms of a very small number of high-level Gods)."

"Different grades of Elven Ancient Trees will nurture Elvenkind at regular intervals depending on the richness of life energy in their environment. They are divided into Sprites, Adult Elves, Elven Warriors, Elven Kings, and the legendary Elven Emperors."

"Elvenkind is a long-lived race. The longer they live, the stronger they become."

"Due to racial differences, they cannot produce Faith Points consistently like believers. However, they are gentle by nature and only need to absorb life energy floating in the air as food. They can slowly grow without any resource investment."

"Not only does Elvenkind not damage the Divine Kingdom's ecosystem, their presence can greatly increase the growth rate of vegetation. If their numbers are sufficient, the Divine Kingdom's ecological environment will become extremely stable."

"If another God attacks the Divine Kingdom, Elvenkind will also join the battle to protect their homeland."

"Tip: The growth of Elven Ancient Trees and Elvenkind is closely related to the richness of life energy in the Divine Kingdom. If you intend to cultivate them, you can purchase buildings such as Moonwells that increase the Divine Kingdom's life energy and place them nearby."

Looking at the detailed information listed by the Artificial Lifeform, Yang Fan became increasingly satisfied with the gift.

What did Elvenkind need most for development? Time.

Wasn't that a perfect match for his Evolution Talent?

Without any investment at all, Elvenkind would only grow stronger and stronger.

Perhaps in the short term, this Elven Ancient Tree could not bring him any returns, and the elves it nurtured could not possibly grow explosively like believers.

But as his Divine Kingdom developed and underwent Evolution for a hundred thousand years, a million years, or even longer, he could absolutely evolve a powerful Elven Kingdom.