Chapter 296: Ten Years of Gilded Service

Yang Fan hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Everything depends on Father's nurturing."

Third Elder Gu Xuanting waved his hand.

"Spare me that."

"I originally thought you would only achieve a Breakthrough to become a god when approaching your senior year."

"I didn't expect you to reach this step in the first semester of your junior year; your potential is even more outstanding than I imagined."

Speaking up to this point, Third Elder Gu Xuanting's expression gradually became serious.

"According to the Federation's laws, every citizen must serve ten years on the front lines after graduating from university."

"Your transfer order will come down very soon."

While speaking, Third Elder Gu Xuanting took out a pitch-black token and placed it into Yang Fan's hand.

"This is the proof of identity for the Ninth Legion on the front lines."

"From now on, you will be under the command of that brat, Brigade Commander Gu Jiuheng."

Hearing this, Yang Fan was slightly stunned.

Yang Fan naturally knew Brigade Commander Gu Jiuheng; he even had to call him cousin, following Gu Le's lead.

"I have already planned everything out for you," Third Elder Gu Xuanting continued.

"After arriving at the front lines, no one will assign you mandatory missions; you can just stay at the rear base during normal times."

"Unless a large-scale Divine Kingdom War breaks out, your Physical Body in reality will not be in any danger."

"As for military merits, Brigade Commander Gu Jiuheng will find a way for you."

Speaking up to this point, Third Elder Gu Xuanting's tone suddenly became a bit heavier.

"Remember, this time going to the front lines."

"Your core purpose is not to kill the enemy, but to be gilded."

Hearing this, a flash of surprise crossed Yang Fan's eyes.

"Father, ten years of gilded service?"

"Isn't that a bit too long?"

Third Elder Gu Xuanting glanced at him.

"What? You think the time is too long?"

"If this were ten thousand years ago, there would still be room to maneuver in such matters."

"But now, the federation highest intelligent life has long since plugged all the loopholes."

"The ten-year service period is a rigid regulation; no one can change it."

Third Elder Gu Xuanting paused and continued, "Furthermore, you have just achieved a Breakthrough to become a god; the most important thing now is to accumulate your foundation, not to run off and risk your life against Alien Gods."

"Most of the gods who rush to the front lines are Loose Cultivators without any background."

"They lack resources, lack war buildings, and lack military merits."

"So they can only risk their lives."

"But you are different."

Third Elder Gu Xuanting looked at Yang Fan, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"You are my son-in-law, Third Elder Gu Xuanting's son-in-law."

"Your path has never been the same as that of ordinary people."

"The resources for your divine kingdom's development will be handled by the Gu Family."

"Ten years from now, whether you want to join the military, go into politics, or go into business, I will pave the way for you."

"You only need to focus on developing your divine kingdom."

In fact, for the vast majority of newly ascended gods, ten years is not long at all.

After the divine kingdom's area expands a hundredfold, the number of believers, civilization system, resource development, and population reproduction all require a long time to digest.

If it weren't for the Federation's mandatory service requirement, many gods would likely choose to go into seclusion for decades or even centuries.

They would wait until their divine kingdom's development reached a Bottleneck before participating in a Divine Kingdom War to obtain resources.

But Yang Fan was completely different; he possessed Hundred-fold Evolution speed and even more than a dozen S-rank war buildings.

Now, after achieving a Breakthrough to become a god, he had also awakened Origin Evolution.

For other gods, a Divine Kingdom War was extremely dangerous.

In Yang Fan's eyes, however, it meant a divine kingdom core, meant various divine kingdom talents, and meant an opportunity to become strong quickly.

If he were to just stay in the rear for ten years of gilded service, it would be a bit too much of a waste of time.

Of course, Yang Fan did not say these thoughts out loud.

He was very clear that everything Third Elder Gu Xuanting did was for his own sake.

"Thank you, Father."

Yang Fan bowed solemnly once more and put away the legion token.

As for how things would actually be arranged on the front lines, it wouldn't be too late to make a decision once he actually arrived there.

Third Elder Gu Xuanting seemed to see through Yang Fan's thoughts and spoke slowly:

"Since you have already achieved a Breakthrough to become a god, it is time to tell you some things."

"The biggest difference between a god and a demigod is not strength, but the divine kingdom itself."

"During the demigod period, the divine kingdom's rules are not yet perfect, and there is always an upper limit to the growth of believers."

"But once a Breakthrough to become a god is achieved, the divine kingdom's heaven and earth rules are completely formed, and the shackles on the growth of believers will be broken."

"Theoretically speaking, as long as there are sufficient resources, your believers can grow infinitely."

Yang Fan listened carefully; this was the first time he had learned such knowledge about the levels of gods.

"Gods are divided into nine tiers, and the standard for classification is very simple."

"That is the area of the divine kingdom."

Third Elder Gu Xuanting extended a finger.

"One billion square kilometers to twenty billion square kilometers is a First-Order God."

"Twenty billion to thirty billion square kilometers is a Second-Order God."

"Thirty billion to forty billion square kilometers is a Third-Order God."

"And so on."

"Reaching ninety billion square kilometers makes one a Ninth-Order God."

Yang Fan silently noted this down.

Third Elder Gu Xuanting continued:

"However, you must remember that in a Divine Kingdom War, it is never a case of whoever is weak can be attacked by anyone."

"The divine kingdom rules themselves also restrict gods."

"Just like how gods cannot easily take action against demigods."

"By the same token, if the area difference between two divine kingdoms is too large, the spatial channel will be suppressed by the heaven and earth rules."

"The larger the divine kingdom's area, the more severe the restrictions."

"When First-Order Gods and Second-Order Gods go to war, the restrictions are not obvious; the same applies to Second-Order and Third-Order."

"But once a major Realm is crossed, the situation is completely different."

"For example, if a middle-order god like a Fourth-Order God wants to forcibly invade a Third-Order God or below, the spatial channel will be greatly suppressed."

"Even believers cannot be teleported on a large scale."

"Similarly, if a High-tier God wants to invade a middle-order god, they also need to pay an extremely heavy price."

"This is the rule of the divine kingdom world, and it is also the reason why countless weak ones have been able to survive to this day."

Hearing this, Yang Fan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It must be said that this rule was practically tailor-made for him.

When fighting those of the same tier, he really wasn't afraid of anyone.

Just then, Third Elder Gu Xuanting suddenly laughed.

"Are you thinking right now, you brat."

"Since they are protected by the rules, aren't those ordinary Alien Gods just there for you to hunt?"

"When you get to the front lines, you can just act alone, frantically plunder divine kingdom cores, and break through all the way to Second-Order, Third-Order, or even Ninth-Order God?"

Yang Fan's expression immediately became a bit awkward.

This old father-in-law's eyes were simply too sharp.

He had just had this thought in his mind, and it had already been seen through.

"Father, you are wise; I did indeed have such a thought."

"However, I value the safety of my divine kingdom more and will not act rashly."

Third Elder Gu Xuanting laughed out loud upon hearing this.

"You are a peerless prodigy, so it is normal to have arrogance."

"Several eras ago, I also walked through the stage you are at now."

"I still know a thing or two about what young people are thinking in their heads."

Speaking up to this point, Third Elder Gu Xuanting suddenly stood up, turned around, and walked into the house.

A moment later, he walked out carrying an ancient chessboard.

On the chessboard were placed black and white chess pieces of varying sizes.

Third Elder Gu Xuanting placed the chessboard between the two of them, then pushed all the smallest pieces to the very front.

While those larger pieces were placed in the back.