Chapter 10: soul nourishing wood Seedlings

Although they had been high school classmates for three years, both he and Li Shuhao were quiet by nature, so they weren't close.

"Li Shuhao has the C-rank talent Steel Body, so he's bound to take the path of a Combat God Kingdom. Thus, he needs a Subordinate God Kingdom to help stabilize his rear supply. He's invited several people in our class with decent talent and offered very high prices."

"I think you could consider it. Li Shuhao is now recognized as a genius by the Li family, and his future development is beyond what we can compare to. Clinging to such a big shot will make your God Kingdom safer in the future."

"My dad also joined his classmate back then; everyone has known each other since childhood, so there's more trust," Zhang Pang explained patiently.

"I see, but I've been busy lately. Let's talk about it when I have time," Yang Fan replied.

Yang Fan didn't want to refuse directly. Li Shuhao's recruitment was seen as an opportunity by others. If he refused too obviously, it wouldn't align with his principle of keeping a low profile.

"Alright, you also have a C-rank evaluation, so you can indeed look around more. Maybe those favored ones in Class One will also extend an olive branch to you. Anyway, I've passed on the message. Oh, right, come out and hang out when you have time—not in the Virtual World, but at my house for dinner."

"Sure," Yang Fan agreed.

Zhang Pang's father did business in Mingyue Community, and they often visited each other as children, which was why the two were so close.

After ending the call, Yang Fan clicked on his watch to enter the Federal Fund Loan page.

"Citizen Yang Fan, your current loan limit is 5 million Faith Points. Please sign the informed consent form."

Yang Fan opened the informed consent form. There were dozens of pages of terms. To make it easier for students to grasp the main points, the Federal Government had highlighted the core issues.

Among them was the price of failing to repay: one would be forcibly sent to the front lines to produce resources for the front-line God Kingdoms with zero pay until all debts were cleared.

Once the countdown ended, Yang Fan decisively clicked to sign.

With his Evolution Talent, Yang Fan was confident he could double the principal in less than a year. Risk didn't exist at all.

"Loan successful. The Federal Government suggests that this startup capital be used entirely for the development of your personal God Kingdom. Do not indulge in pleasure or give it to others. In case of fraud, please call the official Federal Fund Loan number."

Unlike the rewards issued by the Ministry of Education, Yang Fan could freely use the loaned Faith Points.

"Faith Points: 5,014,988 (Daily Faith Points provided: 0.006)"

Looking at the sudden surge in Faith Points, Yang Fan didn't hesitate and immediately opened the shopping mall.

"Help me search for buildings similar to the moon well. Requirements: It shouldn't consume the believers' energy, it should generate fixed income through the natural passage of time in the God Kingdom, and ideally, it should slowly affect the believers' bodies to improve their aptitude."

Yang Fan entered his requirements into the search box.

"Searching…"

"C-rank building: sun spring. Every 10 years, it can produce one drop of yang essence, which has effects such as strengthening the body, increasing strength, and detoxification. The essence is worth 1,000 Faith Points, and the building price is 300,000 Faith Points."

"C-rank building: Ghost Spring. Every hundred years, it condenses a drop of Ghost Poison, worth 50,000 Faith Points. The building price is 100,000 Faith Points. (Merchant's note: If the believers are not strong enough, they are prone to chronic poisoning. It must be removed every thousand years in the God Kingdom, otherwise, it easily forms a toxic fog zone.)"

"C-rank building: Skeleton Tower. Input animal remains to produce Skeleton Soldiers. Each Skeleton Soldier is worth 0.1 Faith Points. The building price is 500,000 Faith Points. Based on big data, the average return rate is 36%."

"…"

"B-rank building: Hundred Weapons Tower. Input iron ore to automatically produce hundreds of cold weapons, which can be sold. The building price is 200 million Faith Points. Based on big data, the average return rate is 16%."

"…"

Seeing that B-rank buildings had appeared, Yang Fan hurriedly pressed the pause button.

"I want to make stable God Kingdom investments. With my current funds, I can at most buy C-rank buildings. Recommend the best options."

"According to big data calculations, the optimal choice is a combination of moon wells and sun springs."

"Based on current market value, the return rate of the two is 12%. Moreover, long-term placement will positively affect the surrounding environment, improving the believers' physique and aiding in the practice of the Federal Body Refining Technique."

"When placed together, they will gradually merge over time. After a thousand years in the God Kingdom, there is a one-in-ten-thousand chance of evolving into the special building: fountain of life. As long as one appears, the investment return will increase significantly."

"Help me check the price of the fountain of life," Yang Fan asked curiously.

"Special building: fountain of life. The official recommended transaction price is 1 billion Faith Points. It is currently severely out of stock and cannot be purchased."

"fountain of life: Life forms below the fifth rank can quickly recover from injuries when placed in it. Every 10 years, a drop of water of life is born, worth 1 million Faith Points. It is also severely out of stock and cannot be purchased."

Seeing the description of the fountain of life, Yang Fan couldn't help but gasp.

This was practically like buying a lottery ticket; once you hit it, you'd make a fortune.

At this moment, Yang Fan suddenly remembered seeing in a textbook that some people arranged many moon wells in their God Kingdoms. Looking at it now, there were probably sun springs among them too. As long as a single fountain of life was born, it could offset all the sunk costs.

Thinking back to the day of awakening, that genius of the Li family, Li Tianheng, had a fountain of life in his God Kingdom, which left Yang Fan deeply shocked.

"I wonder to what extent these geniuses with backgrounds have developed their God Kingdoms." Yang Fan couldn't help but rub his temples, feeling a sudden surge of pressure.

Having the SSS-rank Evolution Talent, Yang Fan didn't believe his potential was worse than those geniuses, but the gap between them now was probably much, much larger than he had imagined.

"Others have the accumulation of several generations, while I have a cheat. The future is long; let's wait and see," Yang Fan encouraged himself.

"Buy four moon wells and five sun springs." Yang Fan pressed the buy button directly.

2.7 million was spent in an instant, but Yang Fan didn't feel the least bit of heartache.

With these and his Evolution Talent, his net income every month would be 300,000 Faith Points.

"Continue searching for high-yield spiritual plants. Requirements: They must improve the environment of the God Kingdom, be easy to plant and harvest, not waste the believers' energy, and the price should be within a million Faith Points."

"Search successful. Recommended: C-rank spiritual plant soul nourishing wood. It is extremely easy to keep alive and can be used for alchemy. The older it is, the higher its value. Long-term planting will make the surrounding creatures clear-headed and slightly enhance their comprehension."

"1,000 soul nourishing wood seedlings, priced at 500,000 Faith Points. (Merchant's reminder: The growth period of soul nourishing wood is too long, making it easy to attract covetous eyes from others. The investment risk is extremely high. Without a family background or strong power, it's best not to cultivate them in large quantities.)"

"Retrieving current market prices: 510 Faith Points per ten-year soul nourishing wood, 700 Faith Points per hundred-year soul nourishing wood, 5,000 Faith Points per thousand-year soul nourishing wood, and 1 million Faith Points per ten-thousand-year soul nourishing wood."

Looking at the description of the soul nourishing wood, Yang Fan suppressed the excitement in his heart and continued to ask, "Is it considered a lot if I cultivate 1,000 of them?"

"According to big data surveys, it is not."

"Then buy them."

"Transaction successful."

"Also buy 20,000 water lotus seeds."

"Transaction successful."

"Randomly include 1 million unranked herbivores."

"Transaction successful."

"Buy an F-rank Breeding Card with a duration of 100 years."

"Transaction successful."

"…"

In the blink of an eye, Yang Fan spent another million-plus Faith Points.

Unable to think of anything else the God Kingdom needed for now, Yang Fan stopped his shopping.

Once these resources entered the God Kingdom, it would usher in a wave of massive development.

With the God Kingdom developing at such a high speed, Yang Fan, as the god, had to pay attention at all times. The remaining Faith Points were kept for emergencies.