First Earnings

These beasts were not Yang Fan's believers. They would only follow their instincts to hunt and breed with one another. After a few decades or even centuries, their species might well go extinct.

Yang Fan did not care in the slightest. First, unranked beasts cost very little; second, this was a necessary process of ecological evolution.

Li Qingying had mentioned in class that gods could invest all kinds of Resource Cards, but they had to pay attention to their intensity. If beings above Second-Order Lifeforms were introduced during the early stages of a Divine Kingdom, they might bring catastrophic disaster to it.

As for low-level beast species, the more the merrier. Gods need not interfere. Once a species went extinct, it only proved that it was unsuited to the Divine Kingdom's development and had been automatically eliminated by the entire ecological chain.

The superior survived while the inferior were weeded out; the fittest lived on. On the road of developing a Divine Kingdom, faster was not always better. Time was equally important.

"100 Night Vultures, First-Order Demon Beasts, priced at 3,000 Faith Points. (Seller's note: Purchase is not recommended within the first hundred years of a Divine Kingdom. These Demon Beasts often prey on human infants.)"

Yang Fan hesitated slightly, but still tapped purchase.

Based on what he had learned in class, Yang Fan felt that his believers had been living a little too comfortably.

The Bodhi Treasure Snake was rather lazy and seldom left that mountain valley, while beasts such as antelopes could not harm the tribe.

Only pressure could create motivation. Yang Fan felt that it was time for his Divine Kingdom to introduce some dangerous species.

A comfortable environment could not nurture powerful believers.

After receiving the cards, Yang Fan immediately placed them all into his Divine Kingdom.

Rays of light flashed one after another, and beast roars rang out from deep within the dense forest of the Divine Kingdom.

Tigers, porcupines, rabbits, hedgehogs, and rats began pouring forth like ants.

A piercing cry rang out through the sky.

Within the valley where the Bodhi Treasure Snake resided, an old snake over fifty meters long began coiling its body, assuming an attacking posture as though it had sensed its natural enemy.

With a thought, Yang Fan issued a Divine Oracle to the tribe. "My believers, you have performed very well over these hundred years. As a reward, I have bestowed a miracle, granting you more food."

"Thank you, our God." All the believers knelt in worship. Even infants of two or three years old rolled over and fell onto the ground.

"Opportunity comes hand in hand with risk. A crisis from the skies has already been born. You must be prepared."

After leaving those words behind, Yang Fan took out three blank cards and collected all 11 drops of Moonlight Dew and the 500 Water Lotus Seeds in the tribe's storehouse. Then he went to Snake Valley and collected 500 adult treasure snakes and 500 young snakes before returning to reality.

With online data capable of materializing into reality, anyone could be a buyer or a seller.

Yang Fan registered a Taotao Network account using his student ID. He then linked the trading account to his Divine Kingdom and began listing his goods.

"11 drops of Moonlight Dew, priced at Faith Points."

"500 Water Lotus Seeds, priced at 1,000 Faith Points."

"Bodhi Treasure Snakes sold as a bundle: 500 mature snakes and 500 juvenile snakes, priced at 3,000 Faith Points."

After finishing the listings, Yang Fan clicked submit.

"Taotao Network item review approved. Qualification review approved. Listed for sale."

"Transaction completed. Total income: Faith Points. Taotao Network has deducted 10% personal income tax and a 2% platform transaction-matching fee on your behalf. Your total earnings of Faith Points have been deposited into your Divine Kingdom."

Hearing the Taotao Network notification, Yang Fan could not help sighing. "As long as the price is reasonable, transactions are really fast. But the taxes are expensive enough. On top of that, there's also a head tax every year. The Federal Government is truly black-hearted."

Everything in the world had now been digitized and made intelligent. Whether one was an ordinary person or a High-Tier God, no one could escape taxation.

Only death and taxes could not be escaped.

God Lord: Yang Fan

Divine Kingdom Area: 1,000,000 square kilometers

Talent: F-Rank Resource Talent (all resources within the Divine Kingdom grow 10% faster)

SSS-Rank Evolution Talent (unique talent, can accelerate Divine Kingdom Evolution, hidden)

Believers: Barbarians (5230)

Cultivation Method: Federation Body-Tempering Art

Faith Points (provides Faith Points daily)

Building: Moonwell (produces one drop of Moonlight Dew every ten years)

Assets: Bodhi Treasure Snake (X First-Order Demon Beast), Night Vulture (X100, First-Order Demon Beast), Water Lotus (X F-Rank spiritual plant)

Only around ten days had passed in reality, yet Yang Fan had already earned Faith Points. If his parents found out, their jaws would probably drop to the floor.

Even so, Yang Fan was still dissatisfied.

To be precise, he was not making full use of his talent at all.

"I'm still too poor. If I had a background like Luo Bing's, coupled with an SSS-Rank talent, wouldn't I take off right where I stood?"

"I have to find a way to obtain more starting capital." A glint of greed flashed through Yang Fan's eyes.

With the Evolution Talent, he was naturally ten times better than others at earning Faith Points.

Take the Moonwell, for example. Its market value was 300,000 Faith Points, and it brought in 3,000 Faith Points per month, for an annual return of only 12%.

Compared with other Divine Kingdom assets, its return rate was extremely low, but for Yang Fan, it was a 120% return.

He could recover the cost within a year. Most importantly, there was no need to waste time cultivating it; his believers only needed to train.

"Unlike others, my believers have no need to waste their time on life skills like farming and hunting. Raising their strength is their core mission. As for the resources they need, buildings like the Moonwell can provide them entirely." Yang Fan muttered to himself.

"It's time for class. I'll think about it tonight." Yang Fan stopped dwelling on it and took out his virtual helmet, placing it over his head.

Senior Year Class 7, Virtual World.

"Today, we'll be discussing Divine Kingdom Prosperity." Li Qingying wrote the words "Prosperity" on the blackboard.

Ten days had passed since their awakening. None of them were as feverishly excited as they had been at the beginning. Though they were all listening attentively, a trace of exhaustion showed in their eyes.

To develop their Divine Kingdoms, they had to purchase Resource Cards, issue Divine Oracles, and find ways to earn Faith Points.

This period had been especially grueling for students whose families were already poor.

Seeing everyone's condition, Li Qingying was not surprised in the least. Instead, she said, "Before this class begins, I have some good news to announce. Senior Year Class 7 will be holding a monthly exam. Considering that you have only recently awakened your Divine Kingdoms, there will be no battles between believers in this exam.

"Instead, an Artificial Lifeform will connect to each of your Divine Kingdoms and conduct a comprehensive evaluation of Prosperity, which will determine the rankings."

Li Qingying pointed at the large words on the blackboard with her right hand, a small dimple appearing as she smiled. "After all, this is an internal class exam, so the school won't be offering rewards. But as your homeroom teacher, I am willing to pay out of my own pocket.

"Fourth through tenth place will each receive 20,000 Faith Points. Third place will receive 40,000 Faith Points, second place 60,000 Faith Points, and One will receive 100,000 Faith Points, plus one D-Rank building of their choice."

"Wow!" The classroom instantly erupted with excitement, and most of their faces lit up.