Chapter 194: An Old Steed in the Stable Still Aspires to Gallop a Thousand Miles

Seeing this scene, the Goblins on the opposite side panicked completely.

A large number of archers frantically drew their bows, firing a sky-covering rain of arrows at the taixu war sky-boat, but when those arrows landed on the hull's surface, they didn't even cause a single spark.

The next second, the taixu war sky-boat's main cannon lit up.

BOOM!!!

A pillar of psionic light that pierced through heaven and earth suddenly erupted.

The city wall the Goblins had painstakingly built was instantly blasted with a massive gap spanning hundreds of miles.

A large number of Goblins didn't even have time to scream before they were directly evaporated.

The entire battlefield fell into an instantaneous, deathly silence.

Then came a total collapse as a large number of Goblins showed expressions of absolute terror.

"Monster!!!"

"What is this thing?!"

"Run!!!"

"Don't kill me!!!"

Countless Goblins began to flee frantically, and some even knelt directly on the ground to beg for mercy.

But facing a war machine like the taixu war sky-boat, so-called defensive lines were completely meaningless.

Void cannon fire rained down continuously; mountains collapsed and city walls crumbled.

The entire battlefield turned into a completely one-sided massacre.

The situation that had been incredibly tense just a moment ago was crushed in an instant.

Seeing this, even Yang Fan couldn't help but swallow hard.

"As expected of a war resource worth five billion divinity points…"

If he had possessed this thing during the battle against the Black Armored Beetle Race, those self-destruction methods probably wouldn't have even scratched the taixu war sky-boat's paint.

"Master, the taixu war sky-boat is a masterpiece of war art from a high-tier Mechanical Divine Kingdom, equipped with large-scale void cannons, defensive barriers, space jump modules, and more."

"Furthermore, the hull has an extremely strong self-repair capability; as long as the core isn't destroyed, most damage can be recovered quickly."

"Due to the extremely high forging costs, this item usually belongs to the strategic-grade war resources on the Federal front lines."

"With the taixu war sky-boat, the legion led by Yang San is already sufficient to invade high-risk coordinates."

Hearing this, Yang Fan shook his head without hesitation. "No need. Since you think it can handle high-risk coordinates, then drop it by one level. From now on, Yang San will be responsible for invading Danger-level God-Kingdoms."

In Yang Fan's view, safety always came first, no matter what.

"Yes, Master." Yang Da's expression stiffened slightly, his tone even carrying a hint of helplessness.

Yang Da felt that under his education, his god had changed a lot.

He no longer indulged in low-level desires like before but began to take the initiative to learn, work hard on managing the God-Kingdom, and gradually acquired the traits of a deity.

The only problem was… he was too steady, steady to the point of being ridiculous.

In Yang Da's view, with the current foundation of the God-Kingdom, they definitely belonged to the top tier among demigods.

Yet his master always preferred the 'dimensionality reduction strike' approach.

If he could crush them, he would never take risks; if he could gang up on them, he would never fight one-on-one; if he could fight the weak, he would never touch the strong.

To this, Yang Da could only silently accept it.

Yang Fan's consciousness slowly returned to reality.

Just then, his communicator suddenly vibrated.

Yang Fan looked down and saw it was a message from Sima Bang.

[Brother Fan]

[Ye Jianfeng and I have teamed up and are preparing to invade an Alien God-Kingdom together]

[Do you want to join? The two of us will buy the coordinates]

[Clinging to your thigh.jpg]

[(っ╥╯﹏╰╥c)]

Seeing that comical emoticon, the corner of Yang Fan's mouth twitched slightly, and then he replied directly, [No thanks, you guys go ahead]

In fact, from the very beginning, Yang Fan had no intention of joining others for a Divine Kingdom War.

It wasn't that he looked down on Sima Bang and Ye Jianfeng, but rather that the gap in strength between the two sides was already too large. For Yang Fan, ordinary cooperation no longer made sense.

Furthermore, a Divine Kingdom War involved issues like resource distribution, loot ownership, and coordinate sharing.

With more people, he would instead find his hands and feet tied.

Rather than dealing with trouble later, it was better to refuse from the start.

Meanwhile, inside a private booth at the Yuexiang Pavilion.

Ye Jianfeng looked at the communication interface and sighed softly, "As expected, he didn't agree."

Beside him, Sima Bang was leisurely drinking wine and just smiled, "I guessed it from the beginning."

"With Brother Fan's current status, even if he cooperates, it would only be with those Prodigies. We… can no longer keep up with him."

"Besides, if we really acted together, how would the resources be divided? When the strength gap is too large, it's inherently difficult to balance."

At this point, Sima Bang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "A forced alliance between people with unequal strength isn't cooperation; it's charity. In the end, it will only wear away whatever feelings are left."

Hearing this, Ye Jianfeng also nodded in agreement.

Although he had a straightforward personality, he wasn't stupid. Yang Fan was already on a different level from them. If they forced a connection, it would only make their relationship turn sour.

After a moment, Ye Jianfeng spoke again, "Then where should we go to buy God-Kingdom coordinates?"

"The Mall is too expensive. The Sima Family has its own channels; the price will be much cheaper, and the safety will be higher."

"However…" Sima Bang rubbed his chin, "With just the two of us, it's still a bit forced. I'm planning to invite two more friends."

Ye Jianfeng nodded, "That works. We'll sign a contract beforehand and distribute resources based on contribution to avoid any later disputes."

"No problem."

…

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, a full year had passed since Yang Fan arrived at Taichu City.

Now, he had officially become a sophomore at Taichu Academy.

Meanwhile, on a steel planet far outside the Star Domain, a man was sitting on the top floor of a skyscraper, legs crossed, leisurely swirling a glass of red wine.

The man looked extremely comfortable, and he couldn't even suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth.

This person was the boss of Elephant Borrow—Ma Yu.

"Number Three, it seems it's time to collect the debt," Ma Yu said lazily. "Hehe, a Human Race Prodigy is about to join my Elephant Borrow. I really am an investment Genius."

This month, he had been counting the days almost every day.

He was just waiting for Yang Fan to enter the second school year, at which point he could take the contract and officially bring Yang Fan under his wing.

Just thinking about a future Human Race Prodigy working for him made Ma Yu's heart swell with excitement; he could even wake up laughing in his dreams.

"President Ma, the time has arrived," the mechanical voice of an intelligent life echoed around him.

"Mm," Ma Yu nodded with satisfaction, then continued to ask, "Has that little Genius sent any messages recently?"

"No."

Hearing the answer, Ma Yu curled his lip slightly.

"Forget it. In the name of Elephant Borrow, file an application with the Federal Government. I want to access Yang Fan's records for this past year."

At this point, Ma Yu was somewhat helpless. "The security measures for these Human Race Prodigies are such a hassle. To even glance at their data, I have to apply in the company's name."

As he spoke, Ma Yu took a large gulp of red wine and then leaned back comfortably in his chair.

He gently swirled his wine glass, looking out through the floor-to-ceiling window to overlook the entire steel planet.

Thinking about the future expansion of Elephant Borrow, a sense of pride and ambition, like 'an old steed in the stable still aspiring to gallop a thousand miles,' welled up in Ma Yu's heart.

Then, he began to wait patiently for the application results.

He planned to check Yang Fan's specific performance over the past year first, and then apply for a meeting in the Virtual World to chat about… the future cultivation contract.