Chapter 372: As Long As the Money Is Right

Although his Divine Kingdom was currently embroiled in a fierce war with an Angel Race deity.

Yet as a deity, Yang Fan felt increasingly relaxed as his army of believers continued to advance.

Watching the opponent's defensive lines being destroyed by his army and seeing those Angel Race believers retreating steadily, a faint smile appeared on Yang Fan's face.

"The Angel Race deity is nothing special."

"It seems Yang Da was right. Given the current foundation of my Divine Kingdom, these ordinary deities have absolutely no qualifications to be my opponents."

Yang Fan said in a relaxed tone.

This was his first time waging war against a deity. Even though he had absolute confidence in his own strength, he had still made thorough preparations in advance.

War materials, logistical supplies, and troop reserves.

He had planned for every aspect based on the worst-case scenario.

However, after the war actually began, he realized that he seemed to have overestimated the consumption of this war.

Under the Hundredfold Evolution Talent, the development speed of his Divine Kingdom had long exceeded the understanding of normal deities.

The resources consumed by the war buildings on the Frontline every year were not even as much as the resources produced within his Divine Kingdom.

In fact, as the war continued, the overall strength of Yang Fan's Divine Kingdom was actually still constantly improving.

New believers achieved a Breakthrough, and new war buildings were produced.

The Divine Kingdom of today, compared to before the war started, was not weakened at all; on the contrary, it had become even stronger.

The rate of consumption on the Frontline could not keep up with his rate of growth.

In Yang Fan's view, taking down this Angel Race deity's divine kingdom core was already just a matter of time.

Yang Fan didn't even have any tactical requirements for this Divine Kingdom War anymore.

No need for clever strategies, ambushes, or luring the enemy deep.

None of that was needed.

Just have the war buildings produced by the Mechanical Civilization push forward all the way.

The mechanical battle puppets were responsible for breaking through defenses, the Intelligent Gundam was responsible for clearing the path, and the Great Void Warship was responsible for long-range suppression.

Blocking the way? Just destroy them.

Damaged? Just reproduce them.

In the end, it was nothing more than Divinity Points.

And this consumption was not even one percent of the wealth created by Yang Fan's Divine Kingdom every day.

Thinking back to the past.

When Yang Fan was still a Divine Being, or even during the demigod stage.

To make the Divine Kingdom develop, he needed loans, needed to calculate carefully, and needed to compress every bit of resource input.

To save costs, and even because Intelligent Life could not understand the existence of the Evolution Talent, he adopted a zombie cultivation route, converting some believers into zombies to obtain maximum combat power at the lowest cost.

At that time, every single Divinity Point had to be spent where it mattered most.

Every choice concerned the future of the Divine Kingdom.

But now… everything was already different.

The current Yang Fan already possessed the qualifications to crush enemies with massive amounts of resources.

Perhaps in the eyes of other deities, this way of waging war was completely a loss.

Spending trillions of Divinity Points just to compete for one divine kingdom core.

The cost far exceeded the gains.

But in Yang Fan's view, that was only because the scale of wealth was different.

When resources reach a certain level, many problems are no longer problems themselves.

"When poor, a grain of gold is worth more than ten thousand schemes; when rich, a thousand mountains of jade are but chess pieces in one's palm. In the past, seeking survival, every inch of land had to be cherished; today, ruling the Divine Kingdom, all things can be obtained. Money can forge divine weapons, wealth can open the path to heaven; if resources are endless, why fear the enemies of ten thousand races."

For the current Yang Fan.

The Divine Kingdom War had essentially changed from a contest of wisdom and strategy into a collision of resources and foundation.

And on this point, possessing the SSS-Rank Evolution Talent, he naturally stood in a position that other deities could not understand.

Of course, this world is just like this.

Sometimes, it is truly ironic.

Giving one's all, yet receiving no reward.

Muddling along often leads to big advantages.

But money is different; as long as the money is right, there's basically nothing you can't get.

…

At this moment, in the Virtual World, at Tianxiang Renjian.

Yang Fan was sitting in the highest-spec black gold private room.

Melodious music slowly began to play.

Dozens of female Human Race demigods, following Yang Fan's request, danced gracefully in the center of the hall.

Their figures were elegant, their movements uniform, and every detail had been carefully trained.

Some were responsible for playing music, others for pouring wine.

Some peeled spiritual fruits for Yang Fan and handed them to him.

Various precious fine wines emitted a rich Spiritual Qi, causing the entire private room to be filled with a faint fragrance.

It must be said that Tianxiang Renjian being able to become a top-tier entertainment venue naturally had its reasons.

These staff members at the demigod Realm were top-notch in both appearance and temperament.

"Not bad."

Yang Fan nodded with satisfaction.

"One drop of water of life for each of you."

Hearing this, the eyes of the women present instantly lit up.

"Thank you for the reward, my lord!"

Everyone hurriedly bowed, their faces full of gratitude and fawning.

For them.

Besides their fixed salary, tips given by customers were also an extremely important income.

And an existence like Yang Fan, who gave out water of life as a tip, was extremely rare.

Naturally, he was worth their full effort in service.

Just then, Yang Yi's voice suddenly rang out in Yang Fan's mind.

"Master, your father-in-law, Third Elder Gu Xuanting, requests that you visit the Gu Family Grounds."

Hearing this, Yang Fan did not hesitate.

He snapped his fingers lightly.

The next moment, a ripple of Divine Power spread out.

Every staff member present received a tip of 2 million Faith Points.

"Thank you, my lord!"

The women bowed respectfully again.

Yang Fan did not linger; his consciousness followed the coordinates left by Third Elder Gu Xuanting and descended instantly.

The Gu Family Grounds.

In a quiet courtyard.

Yang Fan pushed open the door.

He saw Third Elder Gu Xuanting sitting at a stone table in the courtyard, leisurely brewing tea.

Yang Fan immediately stepped forward and bowed respectfully, "I have seen Father."

Third Elder Gu Xuanting looked up at him, then smiled faintly.

"You're here."

"Come in and have some tea."

In the courtyard.

The water on the tea stove was slowly boiling, steam rising, and amidst the swirling white mist, a faint aroma of tea permeated the air.

Wisps of Spiritual Qi spread with the tea aroma, making the entire courtyard appear exceptionally tranquil.

Yang Fan sat opposite Third Elder Gu Xuanting and did not speak first, instead waiting quietly for what the other had to say.

He knew very well in his heart.

Third Elder Gu Xuanting had specifically called him over; it could not possibly be just to drink tea and chat, there must be something important to say.

"Drink some tea first, taste how it is?"

Third Elder Gu Xuanting picked up his teacup and said softly.

Yang Fan nodded, picked up his teacup, and took a slow sip.

"How is it?"

"Reporting to Father, it is very fragrant."

Yang Fan carefully savored it, then said somewhat awkwardly:

"However, I have no research into tea, so I cannot taste the specific quality."

Hearing this, Third Elder Gu Xuanting smiled indifferently.

"Tea is something that cannot be rushed."

"Many people drink tea and only look at the taste when it finally enters their mouth, but they don't know that what is truly important is the process."

"Water temperature, time, tea-to-water ratio, and even the state of mind of the person brewing the tea will all affect the final taste."

"Just like the development of a Divine Kingdom, if you are anxious to pursue results, you are prone to neglecting the accumulation along the way."

"Savor it slowly, comprehend it slowly."

"Truly good tea requires time to settle."