Chapter 19: Constructing an Aquatic Ecosystem

Li Shuhao was born into an ordinary family and lacked the arrogance of those children from major clans; he was more willing to discover the shining points in people like Yang Fan.

"Young Master is right to lecture me," the old man replied expressionlessly.

"How is the family loan proceeding?"

"An application has been made for 50 million Faith Points at an annual interest rate of 11.2%. For the first 5 years, only interest needs to be paid, followed by 20 years of equal principal and interest repayments."

"Is this the maximum limit?"

"If Young Master demonstrates the value of a first-class genius, it can be increased to 500 million."

"In that case, take out the full amount. Then spend 20 million to buy ten adult Taisui and put them all into the bailing blood pool. Excluding the 11.2% capital cost, I can still earn an annual return of about 37.6%."

"Uncle An, use the remaining 30 million to help me purchase resources, primarily to enhance the strength of my believers. In half a year, there will be the school's class placement assessment, and I must give it my all. If I can be promoted to a first-class genius of the family, there is a very high probability of getting into a key top-tier university in the college entrance examination."

"Yes, Young Master."

…

After a full night had passed, Yang Fan finally returned to reality.

After all, it was his first time; having tasted the marrow, Yang Fan expressed that it was truly refreshing.

The lady named Liu Ruyan was very talkative, chatting with him for a full hour before getting down to business.

A sick younger brother, a gambling father, a mother who favored boys over girls, and her broken self.

Yang Fan only felt that the other party was a hundred times poorer than himself.

Under the dim lights, faced with such a pitiable beauty, no matter how cold-blooded he was, he couldn't help but tip a drop of moonlight dew as a small token of his feelings.

Liu Ruyan offered herself on the spot; every posture imaginable was used, and the toys were endless.

Yang Fan couldn't help but marvel that there were still many mysteries of the human body to be discovered.

Afterward, the two exchanged contact information. At the critical moment of their 'exercise,' Yang Fan stated he would definitely patronize her business again in the future.

The sensations were too realistic. He had clearly gone to relieve stress, but upon returning to reality, Yang Fan felt utterly exhausted.

"Amitabha. Women only affect the speed at which I draw my blade. It's better to do less of this 'saving people from suffering' business in the future," Yang Fan took a deep breath.

Adjusting his mindset, Yang Fan cast his consciousness into his Divine Kingdom.

With a thought, he placed the Taisui given to him by Li Qingying next to God's Revelation City and handed down a divine oracle.

"My believers, this is god-bestowed meat. It has the effect of changing one's aptitude. Strip the meat clean, and it will regrow the following month. Stronger believers shall have priority in the distribution."

"We thank our God for the gift." The believers knelt and kowtowed.

The moment the Taisui entered the Divine Kingdom, Yang Fan perceived its specific information.

With his believers' current consumption capacity, this single Taisui alone could provide all their food.

Yang Fan couldn't help but marvel at this; it was indeed a treasure worth 2 million. He probably wouldn't have to worry about food for a long time, and even the grains he had planted a while ago felt like they could be abandoned.

When practicing the Federal Body Refining Technique, eating meat was naturally the best option.

Subsequently, Yang Fan activated his tenfold Evolution Talent and returned to reality.

After witnessing the Li family's Cultivation of geniuses, the small amount of pride Yang Fan had just developed was crushed. Even if his resource acquisition ability was ten times that of others, he didn't dare to be complacent.

"If only I could get more startup capital," Yang Fan sighed.

Though a person's heart is only the size of a fist, their desires are infinite.

Just a month ago, Yang Fan's family's monthly income wasn't even 5,000, and now his minimum net income was 500,000, yet he was still unsatisfied.

Standing in different positions, the scenery one sees is different. Previously, he wasn't even qualified to come into contact with someone like Li Shuhao, so a sense of urgency naturally wouldn't have been born.

Right now, he was still a student protected by Federal Law, but what about five years from now?

Never mind five years later—is Federal Law truly foolproof?

Rather than leaving one's fate to so-called rules, it was better to make oneself strong.

"I must use every means to fill my Divine Kingdom, strengthen my believers, and break through to become a Demigod, or even a God, as soon as possible," Yang Fan warned himself inwardly.

A call request suddenly came from his wristwatch at an inopportune time; it was Zhang Pang.

When the call connected, there was a burst of wailing and howling.

"Adoptive Father! You kept me in the dark so cruelly! A population of 110,000—how on earth did you do it?! Yesterday was my fault; I shouldn't have tried to act cool in front of you. My eyes have been blinded by your magnificent radiance. Please, Adoptive Father, grace my humble abode so I may admire your great and glorious image!"

Hearing this, Yang Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes. "I'm not taking in any foster sons."

"Then how about a biological son?"

"I can have my own, and I don't need one as big as you. If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."

"Don't, don't, don't! With a brother who has such thick thighs to cling to, it would be against the heavens not to. I don't ask for much, just give me some simple pointers on the development of my Divine Kingdom," Zhang Pang said, straightening his voice.

"I'm afraid I can't give many suggestions. I have things to do, hanging up now," Yang Fan said and hung up directly.

Over the next few days, Zhang Pang either called or came to harass him in person.

Since he was his best friend, Yang Fan had to find time to offer some advice.

Looking at the development of Zhang Pang's Divine Kingdom, Yang Fan found that his friend's theoretical knowledge was ridiculously poor. Aside from the reclaimed farmland near the tribe, which his father Zhang Wanshan had helped set up…

…the rest of the place was simply an eyesore. Compared to him, Yang Fan's theoretical knowledge truly deserved the title of a top student.

In just a few days, he significantly improved the ecosystem of Zhang Pang's Divine Kingdom, instantly earning the other's profound gratitude and gaining a little fanboy.

After dealing with his best friend, Yang Fan continued with his daily life.

He attended classes seriously during the day and browsed the mall and God Forum after school to study how to better develop his Divine Kingdom.

Now, the ecosystem within Yang Fan's Divine Kingdom was stable, and with the Taisui meat-making machine, there was more food than they could eat.

This led to the believers significantly reducing their hunting, and all creatures within the Divine Kingdom began to thrive and multiply.

What Yang Fan needed to do now was research how to enhance his believers' strength.

Considering his Evolution Talent, he primarily focused his gaze on spiritual plants or demonic beasts that could slowly change one's aptitude.

Items capable of improving aptitude were extremely expensive; 99% were at prices Yang Fan currently couldn't afford. However, if he chose those that took a particularly long time to take effect, the price would be relatively cheaper.

After browsing the mall for a long time, Yang Fan really did find some suitable ones.

"C-grade hundred spirit peach x100, price 100,000 Faith Points. (Merchant's Note: Long-term consumption can improve believers' aptitude. If you plan to develop toward Cultivation or Immortal Cultivation in the later stages, buy this without hesitation. There is an extremely low probability of believers' descendants being born with Spiritual Roots.)"

"Needs to be planted with Resting Soil, and the peach pits after consumption can be replanted, with a 37% probability of sprouting."

With a wave of his hand, Yang Fan bought them directly, and also purchased 10,000 square meters of Resting Soil.

With Yang Fan's current believer population, these 100 peach trees weren't even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth. Fortunately, they could be cultivated further, which saved him a lot of Faith Points; time was the thing he cared about the least.

"Spirit Fish Baby x10,000, Tier 1 demonic beast, price 60,000 Faith Points. Long-term consumption has the effect of strengthening the physique."

"Buy."

Yang Fan also bought some grass carp, sea bass, mandarin fish, and various other aquatic creatures along the way, putting them into the river to serve as food for the Spirit Fish Baby.

To establish a simple aquatic ecosystem, he also bought some aquatic plants like water grass, algae, and water vines, as well as shrimp, pufferfish, and other aquatic creatures; he just bought them all in a bundle.

These unranked animals and plants were very cheap. With Yang Fan's current funds, he didn't even blink.

As for whether these purchased creatures could survive, Yang Fan wasn't worried at all. Aside from the Spirit Fish Baby, the other creatures weren't even considered assets.

Whether they could multiply in this ecosystem would be left to time to decide; time would filter out the best food chain combinations.