“Rank-1 Demonic Beast: Great Roc ×2,000.
Price: 15,000 Faith Points.” “Rank-1 Demonic Beast: Peregrine Falcon ×2,000.
Price: 15,000 Faith Points.” Yang Fan purchased both without hesitation.
He wanted to increase the number of aerial predators in his Divine Kingdom so that the Dark Night Vultures wouldn’t be the only dominant force ruling the skies.
After deploying the resources into his Divine Kingdom, Yang Fan once again issued a divine oracle, informing his believers about how to cultivate the Hundred Spirit Peaches and introducing them to the Spirit Fish Babies.
God Lord: Yang Fan Divine Kingdom Area: One million square kilometers Talent: F-rank Resource Talent (Accelerates the growth of all resources within the Divine Kingdom by 10%) SSS-rank Talent: Evolution (Unique talent, accelerates the evolution of the Divine Kingdom; currently hidden) Believers: Ancients (110,000) Cultivation Method: Federal Body Refinement Technique Faith Points: 970,988 (Daily Faith Points provided: 0.56) Buildings: Moon Well ×5, Sun Spring ×5 Assets: Bodhi Precious Snake ×29,343 (Rank-1 Demonic Beast), Dark Night Vulture ×1,665 (Rank-1 Demonic Beast), Spirit Fish Baby ×10,000 (Rank-1 Demonic Beast), Great Roc ×2,000 (Rank-1 Demonic Beast), Peregrine Falcon ×2,000 (Rank-1 Demonic Beast), Taisui ×1, Water Lotus ×21,000 (F-rank Spirit Plant), Century-old Soul-Nourishing Wood ×1,000 (C-rank Spirit Plant), Hundred Spirit Peach ×100 (C-rank Spirit Plant) Yang Fan continued living his peaceful routine.
He attended classes on time, regularly browsed the mall and God Forum, and kept an eye on his Divine Kingdom for any unexpected developments.
In the blink of an eye, twenty days passed.
Within the Divine Kingdom, however, those twenty days were equivalent to two hundred years.
Exactly one month had passed since Yang Fan’s previous sale of Moon Dew and other resources, so he prepared to launch another wave of sales to replenish his Faith Points.
However, before he could enter his Divine Kingdom, he suddenly felt a warm current surge throughout his body.
A tremendous amount of energy flooded through his limbs and bones.
Yang Fan immediately sensed that his physical strength had increased dramatically.
Compared with before, he was now at least four or five times stronger.
Realizing that something major had happened inside his Divine Kingdom, Yang Fan immediately sent his consciousness inside.
“Believers: Mortals (120,000).” “Daily Faith Points provided: 1.4.” Yang Fan was stunned.
During those two hundred years, the population of his Divine Kingdom had actually gone through a period of explosive growth followed by a sharp decline.
Around the one-hundredth year of the Divine Kingdom Calendar, the population had surpassed 240,000.
At that time, the population density of Shenqi City and the other four cities had become extremely high.
Various small tribes had begun appearing around the five major cities.
At the same time, the supply of Taisui meat had finally failed to keep up with demand.
The believers began hunting once again to maintain their food supply.
Eventually, the people of the four major cities became dissatisfied with the distribution of Taisui meat and began negotiating with Shenqi City.
The negotiations failed.
War broke out.
The four cities of Qinglong, Baihu, Zhuque, and Xuanwu joined forces and besieged Shenqi City.
History would later record this conflict as the Rebellion of the Four Kings.
All of this had happened while Yang Fan was sleeping.
But even if he had been awake, he wouldn’t have deliberately intervened.
His believers were human beings, after all.
They naturally possessed emotions and desires—greed, anger, ambition, jealousy, and countless other instincts.
Conflict and war were also part of civilization’s development.
As long as the civilization within his Divine Kingdom wasn’t facing extinction, Yang Fan had no intention of interfering with its natural development.
The Rebellion of the Four Kings lasted for ten years.
By the end of the war, the population had plummeted to only 80,000.
The conflict ultimately ended with the signing of a non-aggression pact between one emperor and four kings.
Shenqi City would receive 40% of the Taisui meat, while the remaining 60% would be divided among the other four cities.
The war had eliminated a large number of weaker believers, leaving behind mostly the strong.
Afterward, nearly a century of peace followed.
During this period, the population once again soared, reaching 180,000.
Because the believers practiced the Federal Body Refinement Technique, the stronger they became, the more meat they consumed.
The population of 180,000 could no longer be fully supported by Taisui meat alone.
As a result, the population began fluctuating dynamically.
170,000.
160,000.
130,000.
120,000.
During that century, Shenqi City nearly doubled in size.
The other four cities also constructed their own fortified settlements, significantly reducing population density.
The believers began trading with one another.
Those in positions of authority started establishing laws and rules.
As civilization gradually developed, Yang Fan’s believers finally evolved from Ancients into Mortals.
Watching the development of his civilization from a god’s perspective, Yang Fan was extremely satisfied.
Perhaps it wouldn’t be long before Rank-1 lifeforms began appearing among his believers.
“The Federal Body Refinement Technique is only suitable for laying a foundation.
Even after cultivating it to its peak, it can only produce Rank-1 lifeforms.” Yang Fan rubbed his temples.
“Later, I’ll have to purchase cultivation techniques and even various weapons.
Relying solely on my believers to develop everything themselves and pass it down from generation to generation is simply too slow.” “And all of that requires Faith Points.” Yang Fan couldn’t help feeling a headache.
Sometimes, developing his Divine Kingdom too quickly came with its own problems.
After roughly assessing the resources accumulated within his Divine Kingdom, Yang Fan took out blank cards and withdrew all the Moon Dew and Sun Essence.
He then withdrew 20,000 Bodhi Precious Snakes, 2,000 Dark Night Vultures, 20,000 Spirit Fish Babies, and 20,000 Water Lotus Seeds.
All of these resources were listed for sale through the Taotao Network.
“Total income: 810,000 Faith Points.” “After deducting 10% personal income tax and a 2% platform matching fee, net income: 712,800 Faith Points.” “Faith Points: 1,662,000.” “Daily Faith Points provided: 1.4.” Seeing that the biological chain within his Divine Kingdom had become relatively stable, Yang Fan decided to make full use of his current wealth.
He spent another 1.2 million Faith Points to purchase two Moon Wells and two Sun Springs.
“Faith Points: 462,000.” “Daily Faith Points provided: 1.4.” “Buildings: Moon Well ×7, Sun Spring ×7.” With the level of network technology in this era, almost all knowledge could be found online as long as one was willing to search for it.
As a result, the knowledge taught by teachers in classrooms had gradually become less important, and the number of daytime classes had decreased accordingly.
With so much free time available, even someone like Yang Fan, who normally disliked socializing, gradually began participating in activities with his classmates.
It wasn’t because he was bored.
Rather, he had slowly discovered that many of his classmates actually had considerable strengths.
Unlike interactions on the God Forum, face-to-face conversations in the Virtual World were much more sincere.
Which spirit plants could be cultivated on a large scale for the highest overall return?
Which treasures could significantly improve the aptitude of believers?
Were there any cheap but powerful cultivation techniques?
Was private trading to avoid taxes actually legal?
Everyone searched for information online, filtered out the useful parts, and shared their discoveries with one another.
Yang Fan had to admit that humans truly were social creatures.
The efficiency of cooperation was far greater than working alone.
Especially when someone like Li Shuhao, who came from a major family, participated.
His information channels were far beyond what ordinary students could compare with.
Often, a single sentence from him was enough to give everyone a sudden realization.
At this moment, a private room in Tianxiang Renjian was filled with lively conversation.
Li Shuhao, Wang Zhenyu, Yang Fan, Zhang Pang, and more than a dozen other male students from Class 7, Grade 12, had gathered together.
With Li Shuhao—the undisputed big shot among them—present, many female students had also wanted to join.
However, Tianxiang Renjian was somewhat of an awkward place.
With girls they knew from real life sitting nearby, the boys couldn’t completely relax.
After a few gatherings, they gradually stopped inviting female classmates.
“Brother Hao, besides the Federal Body Refinement Technique, my believers also practice the Muscle and Tendon Strengthening and Marrow Cleansing Technique.” Wang Zhenyu took a large gulp of wine before continuing.
“Their meat consumption is absolutely terrifying.
The production speed of my wine pool and meat forest can’t keep up anymore.
I have to buy meat from the mall every single day.” By now, Wang Zhenyu had completely moved past his previous rivalry with Li Shuhao.
Instead, he had begun following Li Shuhao’s lead and addressed him as “Brother Hao” at every opportunity.
Before Li Shuhao could respond, a relatively short classmate raised his hand.
“I have a Livestock Talent and have raised a large number of Bodhi Precious Snakes.
As for unranked cattle, horses, sheep, and similar livestock, I can produce another seventy or eighty thousand per day.” “Brother Wang, do you want to buy from me?” “We can bypass the mall and avoid its taxes.
I’ll give you a 5% discount.
It’s mutually beneficial.” “No problem.” Wang Zhenyu nodded immediately.
“I’ll take as many Bodhi Precious Snakes as you have.
But forget about the beef and mutton.” “My believers have already evolved into Ancients and mastered the basics of the Federal Body Refinement Technique.
Ordinary meat no longer has much effect on them.” “It can only be used to fill their stomachs.”