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Chapter 104: A City in Reality
Under the acceleration of the ten-fold Evolution Talent, Yang Fan was completely aware of the changes in his Divine Kingdom; far from feeling strange, it was entirely under his control.
"Once the Ten-fold Temporal Order talent is activated, the flow of time in the Divine Kingdom becomes different from others. For ordinary gods, one day in the real world is one year in the Divine Kingdom, but for Your Highness, the believers in your Divine Kingdom can have ten years of Cultivation time."
"However, this talent also has a massive flaw, which is the excessive consumption of resources."
"This talent draws a vast amount of energy from the Divine Kingdom. Except for the believers, other living creatures and plants will die in large numbers. If used improperly, it could even cause the overall collapse of the Divine Kingdom."
"According to records, there was once a student in our academy who forcibly used this talent despite insufficient resources, leading to the collapse of their Divine Kingdom and their death, his Dao extinguished."
Hearing this, Yang Fan feigned an enlightened expression on the surface, but waves of shock surged within his heart.
Compared to the S-rank Talent Ten-fold Temporal Order, his Evolution Talent could be said to have virtually zero consumption.
With Yang Fan's current strength, he still only needed one thousand Faith Points a day to activate his Evolution Talent.
What was 1,000 Faith Points? To the current Yang Fan, how was it any different from no consumption at all?
The S-rank Talent Ten-fold Temporal Order seemed more like draining other energies from the Divine Kingdom to accelerate the growth of believers.
In contrast, the Evolution Talent seemed to accelerate the evolution of the entire Divine Kingdom under higher-dimensional rules; not just the believers, but even the plants, soil, and rocks were evolving.
These two talents appeared similar on the surface, but in reality, the difference was immense.
One was like pulling up seedlings to help them grow, increasing the believers' strength, while the other fundamentally pushed the continuous development of the entire Divine Kingdom.
"As expected of an SSS-rank Talent, it truly is extraordinary!" Yang Fan marveled in his heart.
Seeing Yang Fan in deep thought, Tang Yue thought he was worried about his Divine Kingdom collapsing and couldn't help but comfort him: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry. The resource consumption of your talent is related to the overall strength of your Divine Kingdom."
"The stronger the strength, the greater the energy consumption. Before your Breakthrough to becoming a god, there is absolutely no need to worry."
"I suggest that Your Highness purchase more resource-type buildings before graduation, especially resource points like Spiritual Veins that can continuously produce Spiritual Qi and even change the environment of the entire Divine Kingdom. This will better protect your Divine Kingdom."
"Thank you," Yang Fan nodded.
Thinking of the Spiritual Vein in his Divine Kingdom, Yang Fan could guess now. The Federation's intelligent life had likely already reached this conclusion, which was why it had rewarded him with a Spiritual Vein.
The spaceship journey only took one day. With Yang Fan's current physique, he wouldn't feel sleepy even if he didn't sleep for a night.
Along the way, he asked about many rules of Taichu City and obtained a lot of useful information.
What shocked Yang Fan the most was that for an S-rank Talent like his, Taichu Academy recruited over a thousand such people every year.
While Yang Fan was shocked by the sheer number of Human Race Prodigies, he also felt much more at ease.
It seemed that in a gathering place for Prodigies like Taichu Academy, even if he was misunderstood as having an S-rank Talent, it was no big deal.
In a remote place like Yang County, the status of a Human Race Prodigy was like being under a spotlight, but in the eyes of the high-level gods in Taichu City, it was more like being a young person worth nurturing.
"Your Highness, we will arrive at Taichu City shortly. This is the Access Key. Whether in the real world or the Virtual World, an Access Key is required to enter Taichu City. You can store it in your Divine Kingdom." Tang Yue took out a chip the size of a fingernail and handed it to Yang Fan.
"Has Your Highness purchased any intelligent life?"
"Yes," Yang Fan nodded.
"This USB drive contains all the information about Taichu City, including detailed explanations of the Taichu Classroom, Taichu Battlefield, and the Alien Divine Kingdom zone. You can have your intelligent life learn from it to help you adapt to Taichu City faster."
"Thank you!"
With a slight vibration, Yang Fan felt a flash of light in his eyes, and the front door of the cabin slowly opened.
Yang Fan stepped out.
In the next instant, the world before his eyes completely changed.
Taichu City was not as tranquil as expected. As far as the eye could see, it was a nearly boundless steel metropolis.
Buildings towering into the clouds pierced the sky, their exterior walls flowing with light and data; the entire city seemed like a massive machine in operation. In mid-air, countless levitation tracks crisscrossed, and flying vehicles streaked past like meteors, trailing tails of light.
What was even more shocking were the people.
On the streets, the flow of people was like a tide.
This wasn't a virtual projection or a remote consciousness connection; it was a real, dense, and almost crowded crowd in reality.
The sounds of trading, bargaining, and mechanical prompt tones intertwined, forming a noisy yet highly orderly wave.
Some people opened holographic interfaces on the street to exchange resources; others carried physical containers to deliver high-value materials on the spot; there were even many gods' auras moving low-profile through the crowd.
Information was flowing, resources were flowing, and wealth was flowing. And everything was happening in reality.
It was completely different from the silence of the outside world, which was immersed in the Virtual World.
Yang Fan stood there, momentarily dazed, somewhat shocked, but mostly confused.
Seeing Yang Fan's expression, Tang Yue smiled and said, "Taichu City is actually a planet located in the central region of the Human Race Federation. Taichu Academy is at the center of this planet, and what you see now is the Trading District."
"Trading just like this?" Yang Fan's heart was full of confusion.
"You want to ask why it's not done in the Virtual World, right?"
"Yes, the efficiency is too low." Yang Fan didn't understand.
"There are many reasons. Private transactions can avoid taxes and save on transaction fees, and what is traded here are not ordinary materials, but strategic-grade resources."
"Rare things are expensive; there are some items that cannot be bought even if you have divinity points."
"Your Highness should cherish the time spent studying here. The Access Key for Taichu City will expire after graduation. By then, if you want to come here to trade again, it will be extremely difficult."
Following Tang Yue, Yang Fan soon arrived at a small, detached courtyard.
At this moment, Tang Yue glanced at the residence with some envy and then said, "Your Highness, I live in a high-rise residence two blocks away. If you need to go to the Trading District or have any other needs to go out, just contact me directly. I will protect your safety. As for this area, it is the school zone, and no one dares to cause trouble here."
"Finally, I have one more piece of advice for Your Highness. Your talent requires a large amount of resource support. If any companies want to sign a contract with you, you can choose to agree. Perhaps your freedom will be restricted in the future, but only by becoming stronger as quickly as possible can you go further."
Yang Fan nodded, then watched as the other party hailed a taxi and left.
Even though a Third-Order God could fly through the air, because Taichu City had a no-fly rule, she actually had to take public transportation like an ordinary Mortal.
Yang Fan was quite shocked by this. To think that a Third-Order God, who would be like a local tyrant in Yang County and could decide the fate of many with a single word, was like an ordinary worker here in Taichu City.
Even so, she still seemed proud to be able to reside in Taichu City.
When she was in the outside world, facing a powerhouse of the same Realm like Hong Bing, she had still acted in an overbearing manner.
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