Led by Li Shuhao, the boys of Class 7, Grade 12 had gradually formed a small circle.
Aside from exchanging information, they also traded resources with one another.
There was nothing shameful about legally reducing transaction taxes.
After all, the government couldn’t possibly expect friends to pay taxes every time they transferred resources to one another.
“Actually, you could consider buying an adult Taisui,” Li Shuhao suggested.
“A Taisui?
That thing costs two million Faith Points!” Wang Zhenyu exclaimed.
“One Taisui is enough to sustain your Divine Kingdom’s development for a long time.
Moreover, consuming Taisui meat over an extended period can slowly improve your believers’ aptitude.
Its cost-effectiveness is far higher than maintaining a wine pool and meat forest.” “Since Brother Hao says so, I’ll go back and ask my father for more funds and give it a try.” Wang Zhenyu clenched his fists.
“The shortage of meat is seriously restricting the development of my Divine Kingdom.” Seeing this, Zhang Pang immediately began promoting his own resources.
“My father recently harvested ten tons of Spiritual Rice.
The price will definitely be cheaper than the mall.
If any brothers need some, just give me a call.” “I’ve raised quite a few fish-type demonic beasts.
I’ll sell them at 95% of the mall price.” “I have Meat Lingzhi…” Everyone had become familiar with one another during this period.
Since private transactions benefited both sides, there was naturally no need to be overly polite.
Wang Zhenyu suddenly turned toward Yang Fan.
“Old Yang, do you have any more Bodhi Precious Snakes for sale?” “I can give you another 20,000 adult Bodhi Precious Snakes.
That’ll be 95,000 Faith Points.” Yang Fan answered straightforwardly.
Private transactions were indeed cheaper than purchasing through the mall, so he didn’t mind selling some resources whenever he had the opportunity.
“Damn, how are you even more ruthless than Wang Mazi, that professional snake breeder?” Wang Zhenyu stared at Yang Fan in disbelief.
“Another 20,000?
If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were the one running a breeding farm!” He waved his hand.
“Keep them all for me.
I’ll take the entire batch.” He had no choice.
The recent shortage of meat had genuinely frightened him.
Buying from Yang Fan saved him 5,000 Faith Points, which was by no means a small amount.
“I won’t have any more after this batch, so I won’t be able to sell any in the short term,” Yang Fan added.
Although there was no shortage of food for the Bodhi Precious Snakes, their reproduction speed wasn’t particularly fast.
Moreover, with natural predators such as the Dark Night Vultures constantly hunting them, selling too many could cause the Bodhi Precious Snake population in his Divine Kingdom to decline to dangerous levels.
“Just let me know when you have more.” Wang Zhenyu sighed.
“Ever since I started practicing the Muscle and Tendon Strengthening and Marrow Cleansing Technique, my meat consumption has increased several times over.
I don’t know when these miserable days will end.” At this moment, Wang Zhenyu actually envied Yang Fan.
Yang Fan’s Divine Kingdom was almost self-sufficient, so although his believers’ strength didn’t increase particularly quickly, he didn’t have to constantly worry about food supplies.
Wang Zhenyu, on the other hand, felt like an exhausted mother trying to feed tens of thousands of hungry children.
If it weren’t for his family’s support, his Divine Kingdom’s ecosystem would probably have collapsed already.
Li Shuhao suddenly changed the subject.
“You’ve been working so hard lately because of the school competition next month, right?” Everyone immediately looked toward him curiously.
After interacting with Li Shuhao for some time, they had discovered that he always seemed to have information one step ahead of everyone else.
“That’s right.” Wang Zhenyu nodded.
“My father even took out a loan to fully support me.
He wants me to make a name for myself in the competition.” “Brother Wang, do you know anything about it?” someone hurriedly asked.
“It’s not really classified information.
The teachers will probably announce it within the next few days.” Li Shuhao glanced around before continuing.
“Every year, during the first quarter after the Divine Kingdom awakening, all third-year high school students are required to participate in the Divine Kingdom War.” “Divine Kingdom War?!” “Really?
We’re allowed to participate so soon?” Many of them had heard of the term.
After all, the God Forum was filled with discussions about Divine Kingdom Wars.
But hearing about it and actually experiencing one were two completely different things.
Li Shuhao explained, “It’s not a genuine Divine Kingdom War.” “It only allows your believers to fight against various creatures in a special battlefield.” “At that time, not only will the school’s senior administrators be present, but major families in Yang County, including the Li Family and Luo Family, will also come to observe.” “If someone performs exceptionally well, there’s even a possibility of receiving investment.” The moment Yang Fan heard the word investment, his eyes immediately lit up.
He needed resources far too badly.
“That’s exactly what my father is thinking.” Wang Zhenyu took a deep breath, his expression becoming serious.
“My family’s background is decent, but that’s only when compared with ordinary people.” “If I can perform brilliantly in the competition and catch the attention of a major family, even the scraps that slip through their fingers could completely change my destiny.” “Brother Wang, you can definitely do it.” “That’s right.
We’ll all cheer for you when the time comes.” Aside from Li Shuhao and Wang Zhenyu, who had clearly chosen the combat-oriented path, and Yang Fan, who was secretly following the same route, the rest of the students had chosen the logistics-oriented Divine Kingdom path.
Everyone would participate in the assessment.
However, eighty percent of the students were essentially just going through the motions.
Therefore, after learning about the assessment, most of them simply treated the matter as interesting gossip.
Li Shuhao gave Yang Fan a meaningful glance but said nothing more.
He was the only person present who knew that Yang Fan intended to pursue the War Divine Kingdom path.
To outsiders, someone without a combat-oriented talent and without the support of a major family had virtually no chance of succeeding on that path.
However, since it concerned Yang Fan’s privacy, Li Shuhao didn’t pry.
After becoming a second-tier genius of the Li Family, he had experienced many things.
His personality had also become considerably more mature and composed than when he had first awakened his Divine Kingdom.
After eating and drinking his fill, Yang Fan left the private room.
Seeing that there was no one around, he quickly entered another room, locked the door, and contacted his old acquaintance, Liu Ruyan.
Now that Yang Fan possessed a modest amount of wealth, spending 10,000 Faith Points on entertainment was no longer a significant burden.
He occasionally used it as a way to relax.
After interacting with Liu Ruyan more frequently, she also gradually revealed more about her personal thoughts.
Yang Fan had never been certain whether the tragic family circumstances she described were genuine.
But once, during one of their private encounters, Liu Ruyan suddenly answered a phone call.
A man’s voice, seemingly belonging to someone in his twenties, came from the other end.
Yang Fan immediately stopped what he was doing.
Although the situation had caught him off guard, he still had basic moral boundaries.
He didn’t want to accidentally interfere with someone else’s family.
Then a single word came from the other end of the call.
“Mom.” Yang Fan froze.
For a moment, he didn’t know what to say.
The misunderstanding was cleared up, and the situation became even more awkward.
Several days passed.
Yang Fan continued attending classes as usual.
One day, Li Qingying suddenly stood at the podium and made an announcement.
“In one month, the entire third-year grade will participate in the final examination.” “The assessment will be conducted inside our principal’s Divine Kingdom.” “Your opponents will be various demonic beasts, and your believers will be transferred to the Divine Kingdom battlefield in their true forms.” “This will be the first genuine battle you have encountered in your lives.” The boys in the class had already heard about this at Tianxiang Renjian, so they weren’t particularly surprised.
The girls, however, immediately became much more animated.
“Is this the Divine Kingdom War?
We’re going to participate so soon?” “I’m a little excited, but I’m also scared.
What’s wrong with me?” “It isn’t a genuine Divine Kingdom War.” Li Qingying calmly explained, “What you’ll be facing are demonic beasts specifically raised by the Federal Government.” “Although these demonic beasts may be individually stronger than your believers, they don’t understand cooperation and don’t know how to use formations.” “Therefore, the overall danger is relatively low.” “If you’re worried about suffering too many casualties, you can also retreat at any time.” The students gradually calmed down.
“Next, please open your inboxes.” Yang Fan opened his inbox.
His eyes immediately widened.
Myriad Spirits Return to Origin Array.
There was actually a skill card waiting inside.
“This is an F-rank formation card provided free of charge by the Federal Government to all third-year high school students.” Li Qingying continued explaining.
“The market value of the Myriad Spirits Return to Origin Array is as high as 100,000 Faith Points.”