Chapter 157: Advanced Mentally Retarded Life!!!

After receiving the orders…

Yang Yi and Yang San bowed at the same time, then turned and left the great hall.

In the vast palace, only Yang Fan and Yang Da remained.

Yang Fan frowned and said, "Why make such an arrangement? The Zombie System is remarkably effective against high-reproduction alien races like Fission Beasts, but Believers are the foundation of the Divine Kingdom, aren't they?"

His tone carried a hint of confusion; as a god, he was very clear about the testing situation of the River of Hope.

Among them, purple aptitude accounted for ten percent, blue aptitude twenty percent, and green aptitude made up a full seventy percent.

According to Yang Da's plan, in the future, the vast majority of newborn Believers would be sent to the Extra-dimensional Research Institute.

With such a large-scale "disappearance" of the population, the "Glory Plan" previously established by Yang San could not be maintained at all.

This was practically digging up the roots of the 'leeks'!

If Yang Da weren't an extension of his own will, Yang Fan would have already spoken up in opposition.

However, facing the questioning, Yang Da suddenly revealed a meaningful smile.

"Master, do you know that the zombie cultivation in the Extra-dimensional Research Institute actually doesn't require the input of Believers?"

At this moment, Yang Da's tone actually carried a bit of playfulness.

"What do you mean?" Yang Fan was stunned.

Yang Da spoke softly, "Any living being can become a zombie. The Evolution of a zombie only requires flesh and blood energy; it doesn't necessarily have to be Believers. Any corpses purchased from the Mall will do."

"Has Master never thought of such a simple problem?"

As the words fell, Yang Fan was instantly rooted to the spot.

He had never considered this point; it could even be said that since purchasing high-level intelligent life, he had hardly "used his brain" for the development of the Divine Kingdom.

For all the work concerning the development of the Divine Kingdom, Yang Fan's answer had always been two words—'Approved'.

"Fuck, if that's the case, then why did Yang San do all those flashy operations? And you, what was with that order just now?" Yang Fan was almost laughing from anger; he really couldn't keep up with the logic of these intelligent lives.

Yang Da's expression remained calm as he said, "I have said that these intelligent lives purchased from the Mall cannot break through their established cognitive frameworks."

"Every decision they make is the 'optimal solution' under existing logic, but because of this, there are limitations."

"As for why Yang San did that, the reason is simple. Because it is the lowest-cost plan."

"Lowest cost?" Yang Fan's brow furrowed.

"Exactly." Yang Da nodded. "To cultivate this scale of one hundred million ordinary zombies, the cumulative input of Mortal Believers has already exceeded ten billion."

"If swapped for purchasing an equivalent amount of flesh and blood energy directly from the Mall, it would cost ten divinity points."

As the words fell, the air seemed to go silent for a moment.

Yang Fan was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't heard clearly. "…Do you want to say that again? Ten… divinity points?"

His tone even carried a hint of absurdity.

The next moment, Yang Fan couldn't help but take a deep breath, his chest heaving.

At this moment, he wished he could recall Yang San and slap it to death on the spot, then buy a new one from the Mall.

When the decision was made to cultivate the Zombie System, the Divine Kingdom's liquid capital was as high as six hundred million divinity points. For such a tiny amount of resources, all these flashy operations were conducted.

Is this the so-called high-level intelligent life?

More like high-level mentally retarded life!!!

As a god, Yang Fan indeed could not treat these Believers as people equal to himself.

Deep down, he even treated them as resources, just like Yang Yi and the others.

But seeing such a massive number of Believers consumed, he still instinctively felt discomfort.

For war, for more efficient invasion of Alien God-Kingdoms, he could accept these costs.

But now Yang Da was telling him that the root of all this was just to "save" ten divinity points.

Absurd, even comical to the extreme.

Seeing Yang Fan's face turn dark, Yang Da slowly let out a breath, his tone becoming solemn. "Master, you possess the Evolution Talent; you are destined to step into godhood and even higher levels in the future."

"As the highest intelligent life of the Divine Kingdom, I have the obligation to remind you that your current thinking is incorrect."

"My thinking is incorrect? Do you know what I'm thinking right now?" Yang Fan took a deep breath and said.

Yang Da shook his head. "I cannot directly read Master's thoughts, but based on your expressions and reactions, I can make an inference."

"You think Yang San's behavior was stupid—using the dumbest method to do the most worthless thing."

"Is it not?" Yang Fan retorted.

Yang Da did not retort, but instead said calmly, "The reason you've made such a judgment is that to you, ten divinity points are almost negligible."

"They are even less important than the guilt caused by the disappearance of those Believers."

"Please think carefully, Master. Ten divinity points are equivalent to one billion Faith Points. Do you still remember the demigod who took you to the Luo Family, Zhan Yunxiao?"

"If it were him, how do you think he would choose?"

Yang Fan was slightly taken aback, and his thoughts began to calm down.

Yang Da's voice continued: "Whether it is the Human Race or alien races, similar systems exist."

"Zombies, viruses, calamities… different races just call them by different names."

"According to statistics, many demigods construct such systems. Except for those born into top families who never lack resources, the vast majority choose to sacrifice Mortal Believers when cultivating this system."

"The only difference is the quantity. The reason is simple: it is the cheapest and most sustainable source of resources."

"Believers will reproduce generation after generation; they themselves are the most fundamental 'means of production' of the Divine Kingdom."

At this point, Yang Da's gaze fell upon Yang Fan, his tone more solemn than ever: "As a god, Master should not feel pity for Believers."

He paused for a moment, then slowly spoke:

"Gods control the life and death of Believers. But the life and death of gods may not be outside the control of higher-dimensional beings."

"If such beings truly look down upon all living things, then you, I, and these Believers are essentially no different. It is merely a difference in level and perspective."

"So-called good and evil are nothing more than excuses woven by the weak for their own situation."

"In the face of absolute power, all morality can be redefined."

"If a god is still trapped by humanity, they will ultimately only become 'food' in the eyes of higher beings."

"Only by discarding useless emotions, utilizing everything that can be utilized, and constantly climbing upward—until one day, you are no longer defined by any being, but instead become the one who defines the rules."

Inside the great hall, there was total silence.

Yang Fan stood there, silent for a long time.

After a long while, he finally took a deep breath, completely calming his emotions.

Yang Fan looked at Yang Da and continued to question, "With the Divine Kingdom's current assets, if it's just to cultivate the Zombie System, there's absolutely no need to use this method. So what exactly was that order just now for?"

"To accelerate the Evolution of the Believers," Yang Da said indifferently.

"What do you mean?" Yang Fan frowned.

Yang Da spoke slowly, "The essence of any biological system is the survival of the fittest. Individuals with higher talent, stronger Physiques, and greater strength will obtain more resources, occupy better living environments, and simultaneously have a higher probability of reproduction."

"The weak will be constantly eliminated over time. Under this natural Evolution, the overall Aptitude of Believers will slowly improve generation after generation."

At this point, Yang Da paused for a moment.

"But it is still too slow. At the normal rate of Evolution, it would take hundreds of thousands of years or even longer for the overall Aptitude of the Divine Kingdom's Believers to jump to the limit of Mortals. However, the Divine Kingdom currently has more efficient means."

"The River of Hope can directly filter Aptitude. Since that's the case, there's no need to let low-Aptitude individuals occupy living space."

"My plan is to put all ordinary Believers with green aptitude into the Extra-dimensional Research Institute. While utilizing the resources, this will free up a large amount of living space for higher-Aptitude Believers to reproduce and expand."

"According to deductions, in at most five thousand years, the proportion of purple aptitude among the new generation of Believers will exceed seventy percent."

"By then, the screening value of the River of Hope will be significantly reduced. The basic population quality of the entire Divine Kingdom will undergo a fundamental change."

Yang Fan remained silent upon hearing this, finding it hard to associate Yang Da with the image of someone who had to "select concubines" every year.

Yang Da continued, "After that, the cultivation of the Zombie System won't need to be so troublesome. We can just buy corpses and living Yao Beasts directly from the Mall to serve as transformation materials."

"We possess the Evolution Talent; there is absolutely no need to continue using Yang San's inefficient method. Furthermore, as the Divine Kingdom grows stronger, there will only be more and more Divine Kingdom Wars in the future. The current scale of zombies is far from enough."

"If resource pressure is too great at that time, we can also purchase cloning technology—fully automated petri dishes combined with intelligent nutrient chambers to mass-produce life units."

"By then, the resources required for the Zombie System can be completely self-sufficient within the Divine Kingdom, and costs can be further compressed."