Chapter 160: The Sixth Proposal

Out of the principle of "not wasting," Yang Fan was not even willing to participate in pioneering.

However, Yang Da had a more long-term judgment regarding this.

"Current investments are preparations for the future," he had once explained.

The coordinates currently being purchased were all "Safe-rank Coordinates" from the Mall. These Divine Kingdoms were limited in scale and barren in assets, so naturally, their value was hard to see.

But as the Divine Kingdom continued to grow, the enemies faced in the future would no longer be these "tiny specks of land," but truly powerful Demigods, or even Gods.

In Divine Kingdoms of that level, high-tier buildings would be everywhere. The value of a single random A-rank building could be as high as tens of thousands of divinity points.

That was wealth accumulated by the opponent over thousands, or even tens of thousands of years.

The stronger a Divine Kingdom's combat power, the more its internal assets would grow exponentially.

Simply put, they were currently fighting over "scraps," but in the future, they would be fighting over true "treasuries."

Regarding this, Yang Da had proposed more than once to abandon Safe-rank Coordinates and instead purchase Ordinary or even Danger-rank Coordinates.

In his view, with the Divine Kingdom's current comprehensive combat power, it was definitely not weak among Demigods.

Continuing to attack low-level Divine Kingdoms was too inefficient.

"In current Divine Kingdom Wars, aside from the divine kingdom core, other resources are almost negligible."

"If we want to accelerate development, we must participate in higher-level wars."

These were Yang Da's exact words; he had even explicitly proposed a strategy of sustaining war through war.

After all, the Divine Kingdom's current "burn rate" was also astonishing. If they could take down the Divine Kingdom of a powerful Demigod, doubling their assets would definitely not be empty talk.

But this proposal was forcibly rejected by Yang Fan.

Back then, the two of them had an argument in the main hall.

"With the Divine Kingdom's current combat power, it can fully withstand higher-intensity wars," Yang Da said in a calm tone. "Continuing to choose safe coordinates is just wasting time."

"You are too impatient," Yang Fan shook his head.

"I've been reading a book about financial investment lately," Yang Fan said slowly. "There's one sentence in it that left a deep impression on me."

"In the realm of wealth, what determines the final height is never who runs faster, but who lives longer and who can always stay at the table."

"In my view, the development of the Divine Kingdom is the same. We have an SSS-rank Talent and are already ahead of the vast majority of people. Since that's the case, there's even less need to gamble on uncertain risks."

"Advancing steadily is the optimal solution," Yang Fan's tone was firm.

Faced with Yang Fan's decision, although Yang Da had objections in his heart, he didn't say anything more.

After all, the God was the ultimate arbiter.

Thus, the Divine Kingdom's development continued to advance steadily according to the current pace.

Yang Da's calculations were not wrong. One thousand years ago in Divine Kingdom time, the proportion of purple-grade Aptitude among new Believers had exceeded seventy percent.

From that moment on, the River of Hope had completed its mission and was sold directly.

And the plan to put low-Aptitude Believers into the Extra-dimensional Research Institute was also terminated.

Now, the outskirts of that research institute had long been replaced by another sight.

Billions of nutrient pods were spread out densely, like a cold and massive "life factory."

Cultivated inside the pods were ape-like creatures with a physique similar to the Human Race.

Consciousness had not yet been born, but they already possessed complete flesh and blood structures.

Countless worker robots shuttled among them.

Testing, recording, calibrating—batches of pale green nutrient solution were orderly injected into the pods.

The entire area was quiet, cold, and efficient, like an emotionless production line.

Originally, Yang Da had proposed to directly extract the genes of Believers for large-scale cloning.

But this proposal was still rejected by Yang Fan.

From the perspective of the result, whether it was humans or Yao Beasts of similar size, they would all eventually be converted into zombies. Essentially, there was no difference.

What Yang Fan truly needed were just these "carriers" that could allow the virus to spread within Alien God-Kingdoms.

From the results, cloning Believers indeed had no difference from these "blanks."

But emotionally, Yang Fan still had a trace of instinctive repulsion.

Perhaps in the eyes of intelligent life, everything was a resource with no distinction between high and low.

But he was human after all. Since the results were the same, and the cost of purchasing these biological blanks from the Mall was so low it could be ignored,

Then Yang Fan naturally chose the path that made him more "comfortable."

Developing until now, the only Bottleneck for the Divine Kingdom was no longer resources, but area.

With the laying of a large number of Spiritual Veins, the entire Divine Kingdom's cultivation environment had been pushed to an extremely high level.

The concentration of Spiritual Qi was near saturation. In such an environment, the Believers' cultivation speed far exceeded the past.

The number of those in the Foundation Establishment Stage was continuously increasing.

One must know that the Lifespan of a Foundation Establishment Stage being could reach as long as ten thousand years.

Although during these long years, they needed to constantly participate in Divine Kingdom Wars, leading to some combat losses, and would also naturally perish as their Lifespan neared its end,

At the same time, Qi Refining Stage Believers were also continuously making Breakthroughs.

In the cycle of the new replacing the old, the overall number of the Foundation Establishment Stage still showed a slow and steady growth trend.

Now, for Yang Fan, he only needed to continuously devour divine kingdom cores and expand his territory.

As long as the living space was sufficient, Believers would naturally multiply rapidly.

Inside the Divine Kingdom.

Yang Da and the other three stood side by side, bowing in unison. "Greetings, Master."

On the high platform, Yang Fan sat centered.

His face was calm and his gaze deep. He was no longer lazy as before; in its place was a sharp aura.

A faint sense of pressure diffused from him.

In two months' time, he had learned a lot in the Taichu City library and had a brand-new understanding of the relationship between "Gods" and "Divine Kingdoms."

The Divine Kingdom is the Foundation; the God is the helmsman. The two complement each other.

The current him would no longer leave everything to the intelligent life to decide as he did in the past.

"Master," Yang Da spoke, "I suggest once again to purchase Danger-rank Divine Kingdom coordinates."

Yang Fan had already heard this sentence six times. Almost every time his consciousness entered the Divine Kingdom, Yang Da would mention it once.

In the past, Yang Fan's response was only two simple words: "Rejected."

But this time, he did not immediately deny it. Instead, he slightly raised his eyes. "Reasons."

Hearing this, a flash of joy crossed Yang Da's eyes.

He raised his hand, and a light blue light screen unfolded in front of Yang Fan.

Dense data quickly emerged.

"First is the combat power assessment. According to the Human Federation's Demigod big data model calculations, the current Divine Kingdom's comprehensive combat power is at the upper-middle level. Whether it is the quality and quantity of Believers or the allocation of war resources, we already possess the Foundation to challenge Danger-rank Divine Kingdoms."

"Second is the defense system. As of now, the total investment in Divine Kingdom defensive buildings has reached thirty million divinity points. Calculated by the current Divine Kingdom area, the defense density and strength are in the top tier among Demigods. Even if the battle situation is unfavorable, Believers can retreat to the Divine Kingdom's homeland. At most, the Divine Kingdom coordinates would be exposed, but under the existing defense system, security can still be guaranteed."

"Third is the revenue. The current targets are Safe-rank Divine Kingdoms. The area increase from a single devouring of a divine kingdom core is only between 500,000 to 1.5 million square kilometers. But if the target is a powerful Demigod's Divine Kingdom, the area growth from a single absorption can reach five million or even ten million square kilometers. With good luck, we can also make a huge profit from pioneering resources."

"Fourth is for the Believers' combat. The current overall combat power of the Believers has far exceeded the standards of Safe-rank Divine Kingdoms. The battles are basically a slaughter. Although losses are low, the combat power is completely wasted."

"Strong pressure can bring more growth to the Believers."

Yang Da lowered his hand, and the light screen slowly dissipated. He looked at Yang Fan and said excitedly, "In summary, the current Divine Kingdom's combat power and area are seriously mismatched. The risks are controllable, and the returns are extremely high. Continuing to follow a conservative route is instead slowing down the Divine Kingdom's pace of development."