Yang Fan opened the mall and searched for the keyword “weapons.” F-rank Weapon: Spear — Price: 10,000 Faith Points F-rank Weapon: Iron Hammer — Price: 13,000 Faith Points F-rank Weapon: Breeze Sword — Price: 20,000 Faith Points … Looking at the prices, Yang Fan frowned slightly.
“This is a little too expensive.” A single weapon cost more than ten thousand Faith Points, and that was only one weapon.
Soldiers also needed armor and helmets.
Even with nothing but F-rank equipment, fully arming one believer from head to toe would cost thirty to forty thousand Faith Points.
His current army numbered fifty thousand.
If he equipped every soldier like that, wouldn’t it cost nearly two billion Faith Points?
“No wonder Gods who follow the War Path need to recruit so many Subordinate Gods.
Just the cost of weapons and equipment alone is astronomical.” Yang Fan sighed.
With his current financial strength, he simply couldn’t afford to equip his entire army with graded weapons.
Besides, ordinary soldiers didn’t need such expensive equipment.
“The prices are too high.
Help me search for ordinary weapons.
I need enough to equip mortals on a large scale, preferably iron weapons.
The total price for fifty thousand sets must be within one million Faith Points.” Yang Fan continued searching through the intelligent lifeform.
“Filtering merchants…” “Recommended best choice: Ink Iron Mercenary Group Shop.” “Two hundred thousand sets of ordinary iron weapons.
Price: 4,000,000 Faith Points.” “Merchant currently online.
You may inquire whether they sell in smaller quantities.” Yang Fan clicked on the chat box and typed: “Boss, I want to buy fifty thousand sets.
Is that possible?” The other party replied almost instantly.
“1,000,000 Faith Points.
Trade anytime.” “Can you make it a little cheaper?
I’m still a senior in high school.” “Small business.
No bargaining.” At that moment, on a distant planet, a man sat at a workbench, smoking dry tobacco.
He spat to the side and muttered, “Another one playing the pity card.
I’ve been a customer service representative for so many years that my ears are practically calloused from hearing these lines.” “Poor people are always the most troublesome.
I need to find a way to improve the competitiveness of my products and make money from the rich.” “Is there really no discount?” Since this was Yang Fan’s first large-scale purchase, he still wanted to negotiate.
“No.” The other party refused decisively.
Having been in business for many years, his heart was as firm as stone.
Prices weren’t something he would casually change.
“I’m from a single-parent family, and I have two younger sisters to support.
I really have no choice…” “Stop…” “I’ve sent you the link.
If I lower the price any further, I won’t be able to explain it to my superiors.” Yang Fan stared at the pop-up link.
Fifty thousand sets of ordinary iron weapons — 800,000 Faith Points.
“This…” Yang Fan’s mind went blank for a moment.
“Is negotiating really this simple?” Fearing that the other party might regret it, Yang Fan immediately transferred the Faith Points.
Transaction successful.
At that moment, the merchant took two deep drags from his cigarette, his expression somewhat melancholy.
Just then, his door was pushed open.
Two little heads peeked through the doorway.
“Daddy, Big Brother is calling you to eat!” The twin daughters spoke simultaneously.
“I know.
How were your classes today?
Did your teacher reward you with little red flowers?” The man stood up and picked up one daughter in each arm, his expression instantly becoming gentle.
“Yes!
Today we recited the Biodiversity Research Report in front of the whole class.
The teacher gave each of us one.” “Good girls!” … With the weapons for his ordinary soldiers taken care of, Yang Fan prepared to equip the six Tier 1 Beings with complete sets of F-rank weapons.
He found another private shop, opened the chat box, and typed: “Boss, can you make it a little cheaper?
My parents died when I was young, and I raised ten younger sisters by myself.
I really don’t have any extra Faith Points.” “Get lost.” The other party has closed the chat box.
A system notification from Taotao Network appeared.
“…” Yang Fan felt as though a murder of crows had just flown over his head.
In the end, he spent nearly another two hundred thousand Faith Points to purchase exactly six sets of Tier 1 weapons.
His liquid capital had once again hit rock bottom.
After placing all the resources into his Divine Kingdom, Yang Fan stretched and lay down on his bed, intending to sleep early.
He had done everything he could.
Now, all he could hope for was to stand out in tomorrow’s assessment and secure investment from those major families.
Early the next morning, Yang Fan got up and headed to school.
This assessment would not take place in the Virtual World.
The entire senior-year faculty and student body had to gather at Yang County No.
1 Middle School.
Three months had passed since the Day of Awakening.
Yang Fan once again stepped through the gates of Yang County No.
1 Middle School.
The school playground was already bustling with activity.
There were more than two thousand students in the entire senior year.
Although the vast majority had chosen the Logistics Path, the rules still required everyone to attend.
“I heard Principal Hong Bing will appear today.
He’s a Tier 3 God—a big shot who’s usually impossible to even catch a glimpse of.” “I heard from my elders that today’s assessment site is a Divine Kingdom that the Principal conquered when he was young while fighting against Alien Gods.
To nurture the younger generation, that Divine Kingdom was specifically developed to raise demonic beasts of various ranks, and its coordinates were made public for student assessments.” “Really?
Is an Alien God’s Divine Kingdom the same as ours?” “Pretty much.
The only difference is the believers.
We’re humans, so our believers are humans.
Alien races have all kinds of believers—demonic beasts, undead, demons, and all sorts of strange creatures.” “Handsome, you really know a lot!” “It’s nothing.
My grandfather is a Demigod, and he loves talking.
I’ve heard plenty of stories from him.” … Yang Fan returned to his assigned position and looked around curiously.
Ever since the first Tier 1 Beings had been born within his Divine Kingdom, he could feel that his senses had become much sharper.
The overall aura of Class 7, where he stood, was the weakest.
Li Shuhao, the strongest among them, radiated an aura that felt like a blazing furnace, while the other students were barely flickering sparks by comparison.
However, when Yang Fan looked toward Class 1 of Grade 12, standing at the very center of the playground, he could sense the terrifying aura they emitted even from a considerable distance.
“Luo Bing, the genius of the Luo Family with a B-grade Talent.
Has she already reached this level in just three months?” Yang Fan gazed at her back from afar.
Although the temperature around him hadn’t changed, an invisible chill caused his eyes to sting slightly.
The other party’s strength was likely several major realms above his own.
With her terrifying talent and the full support of her family, if Yang Fan was running forward, Luo Bing was already driving a sports car.
Yang Fan took a deep breath and lowered his eyes, trying his best not to attract attention.
“Brother Yang, how are your preparations?” Li Shuhao greeted him.
“They’re alright.” “Once this assessment is over, if you want to change your development path, my original proposal still stands.” Although Yang Fan had impressed Li Shuhao during the previous Prosperity Evaluation, he still didn’t think highly of the Divine Kingdom path Yang Fan had chosen.
Without a combat-related Talent and without family investment, how much could the strength of Yang Fan’s believers possibly change in just three months?
“Thanks.” Yang Fan nodded gratefully.
He knew that Li Shuhao meant no harm.
The other genius of Class 7, Wang Zhenyu, was unusually quiet at the moment, constantly taking deep breaths.
It was obvious that he was nervous.
“Brother Yang, come to my house for dinner after the exam.
It’s been so long since I’ve heard from you.
We need to catch up.” Zhang Pang came over and put an arm around Yang Fan’s shoulder.
“We’ll see.
I’ve been preparing for today for a long time.
I’m hoping to secure investment from one of those major families.” “Pfft, give it a rest.
We’re on the Logistics Path.
Who would invest in us?” Zhang Pang rolled his eyes.
“My believers only know how to farm.
For the exam later, I plan to send a thousand believers into the examination grounds just to look around.
If they encounter a Tier 1 Demonic Beast, I’ll immediately pull them back.” “This kind of assessment usually lasts anywhere from ten days to half a month every year.
I’m too lazy to waste that much time at school.”