Chapter 181: Investment from the Five Great Giants

After finishing their business, the atmosphere in the private room lightened considerably. Not long after, a large number of dishes were brought in by the waiters.

Spirit Beast meat, deep-sea spirit fish, and spirit fruits thousands of years old—the dense Spiritual Qi almost filled the entire room.

While Sima Bang was stuffing his face, he couldn't help but complain, "Our Family's restaurant really needs a new chef. Honestly, it's not even as tasty as the stuff in Brother Yang's God-Kingdom."

Hearing this, Sima Tianci rolled his eyes. "That's because you were starving at the time. Also, can you stop risking your life for such a small amount of divinity points in the future?"

"What do you mean 'such a small amount'? It's a hundred million!" Sima Bang said urgently.

"Brother, you know how much my believers eat. Such a large sum of divinity points is only enough for half a year's food expenses."

By the end, Sima Bang even sounded a bit aggrieved.

Sima Tianci's lips twitched. "Your believers are just like you—gluttons."

He turned to look at Yang Fan. "By the way, I can't make the call on the formal investment contracts the Five Great Families will give you later, but I can help arrange the investment for the Heavenly Pride Apotheosis Battle."

"Regardless of whether you choose the Sima Family in the end, you can take on a Sima Family Guest Elder status. I've already sent the specific funding amount to your inbox. I also picked out an S-rank building for you that suits your current God-Kingdom."

"Thanks for the help, Brother Tianci," Yang Fan thanked him immediately.

"It's nothing." Sima Tianci waved his hand. "You're Fatty's brother, so naturally, you're my brother too."

At this point, he suddenly smiled. "I'm currently serving as a Battalion Commander in the Federation Frontline's Fifth Legion. When you graduate from Taichu Academy and need to serve on the frontline, you can come find me directly."

…

After eating and drinking their fill, Yang Fan stood up to take his leave and headed back to his residence.

After returning to his room, Yang Fan immediately put on his virtual helmet.

His consciousness connected to the Virtual World, and the next moment, a massive number of message notifications popped up frantically.

The entire virtual interface was almost completely flooded with emails.

[You have a new email notification]

[You have a new invitation]

[You have received an SS-rank authorization contract]

[You have received an exclusive invitation from the Five Great Families]

…

Yang Fan's gaze swept over them.

At the very top was the official email for the Heavenly Pride Apotheosis Battle.

[Taichu Academy — Heavenly Pride Apotheosis Battle]

[Congratulations Student Yang Fan for obtaining first place in this session's Heavenly Pride Apotheosis Battle]

[The Sima Family is now issuing the unrestricted investment rewards for this session]

[divinity points: 5 billion]

[Spirit Vein Star: One]

[S-rank Building: Geocentric Spiritual Milk Source Nest]

At the end of the email, there was also a private note: "Brother Yang, this is the maximum amount I could secure for you for now. The defense forces have been withdrawn from the Spirit Vein Star, so you need to arrange for your believers to go and take over as soon as possible. The stable monthly income is as high as 1 billion divinity points, and both defense and ownership rights belong to you. Remember to buy defensive buildings early so it doesn't get snatched by aliens."

Seeing this, even Yang Fan couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

No wonder Sima Bang once said that taking first place in the Heavenly Pride Apotheosis Battle could save a thousand years of detours in the development of one's God-Kingdom; those words were truly no exaggeration.

The investment amount was truly exaggerated. Leaving aside the 5 billion divinity points for a moment, the most valuable thing was still the Spirit Vein Star.

This kind of resource planet exists in the same dimension as a God-Kingdom but is more like a "neutral resource zone." The entire planet is covered in Spiritual Veins and cannot be destroyed or moved, providing a continuous output of a large number of Spirit Stones every year.

Because of this, Spirit Vein Stars have always been core targets for contention among various races.

Under the restrictions of God-Kingdom rules, the spatial coordinates of these neutral resources are not fixed; they change constantly.

Once lost, it's almost impossible to take them back.

Therefore, every Spirit Vein Star is incredibly precious; its coordinates on the market are often worth up to a hundred billion divinity points.

Just one unrestricted investment contract already exceeded all the wealth Yang Fan currently possessed.

After calming his emotions, Yang Fan continued to scroll through the emails.

A large number of company invitations came into view: [Yuandan Co., Ltd.], [Star Ring Heavy Industries Group], [Wanxiang Spirit Plant Technology], [Tianqi Mechanical Consortium]…

Every one of these companies was a famous large enterprise in the Federation, but Yang Fan just glanced at them casually and skipped over them.

Yang Fan knew in his heart that over 80% of the resources in this world were held by the Five Great Giants, and even these so-called large companies had the Five Great Families as shareholders behind them.

Now that he had been evaluated as a peerless prodigy, the Five Great Families would definitely not pass up the chance to invest. Compared to these enterprises, the real heavyweights were still to come.

[Lu Corporation:

Contract Obligations: Join the Lu Family, represent the Lu Family in the Federation Business Council in the future, and sign long-term resource agreements. After becoming a Fourth-tier God, any A-rank or higher buildings obtained on the frontline must be sold to the Lu Corporation first.

Contract Rights: 5 billion divinity points subsidy per month, a 49% stake in a listed company, and a large amount of stable dividends every year in the future…]

[Sima Family:

Contract Obligations: Join the Sima Family faction, and when serving on the frontline in the future, prioritize entering Sima-affiliated legions.

Contract Rights: 2 billion divinity points subsidy per month, guidance from a High-tier God, 5 Resource Stars, 10 S-rank buildings…]

[Han Family Military Estate:

Contract Obligations: After graduation, must serve in the frontline military for a thousand years and become a Core Disciple of the Han Family.

Contract Rights: 2 billion divinity points subsidy per month, 10 S-rank defensive buildings for the God-Kingdom, development of Alien God-Kingdom coordinates…]

[Gu Clan Spirit Domain:

Contract Obligations: Join the Gu Family faction and enter into a political marriage with a woman from the Gu Family's younger generation.

Contract Rights: 2 billion divinity points subsidy per month, 10 Spirit Vein Stars, 10 Spirit Plant Stars, 10 S-rank resource-type buildings, and access to the Gu Family's core resource channels…]

[Qin Clan Technology Alliance:

Contract Obligations: Become a member of the Qin Family; any future companies established must belong to the Qin Family.

Contract Rights: 2 billion divinity points subsidy per month, provision of all development resources for the Mechanical Route, a full set of intelligent weapon systems, and access to certain cutting-edge laboratory permissions…]

Looking at the conditions offered by the Five Great Families, even Yang Fan couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

Is this what investment in a peerless prodigy looks like? Any one of these resources could probably rival a large listed company.

Compared to the other families, the Gu Family's investment was the largest—so large that Yang Fan couldn't refuse.

Yang Fan was silent for a long time before finally deciding to choose the Gu Family.

The reason was simple: the Gu Family just gave too much. As for the political marriage, Yang Fan didn't actually mind.

In this era, this was a perfectly normal occurrence.

He had potential, and the Gu Family had resources; it was essentially a union of interests. With this added layer of relationship, the Gu Family would truly cultivate him as one of their own.

Back in Yang County when he was with Luo Rou, he was more like a live-in son-in-law.

But now, both parties were cooperating on equal footing; he needed the Gu Family's resources, and the Gu Family valued his future.

Inside the Virtual World, Yang Fan raised his hand and signed his name at the end of the Gu Family contract.

Meanwhile, deep within Taichu City, inside a simple and ancient room, Senior Gu Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

Before him, a virtual light screen was displayed, showing the Gu Family's latest list of investment geniuses.

And at the very bottom, two words were clearly written: Yang Fan.

Senior Gu Yuan suddenly laughed. "I didn't expect this kid to have such potential. When he refused me back then, was he just waiting for a better price? He's quite an interesting little fellow."