Chapter 8: The First Harvest

These beasts were not Yang Fan's believers; they would only follow their instincts to hunt and breed. Over decades or centuries, they might even face extinction.

Yang Fan didn't care about this at all. For one, the cost of rankless beasts was extremely low, and secondly, this was a necessary process for ecological evolution.

Li Qingying had mentioned in class that gods could invest various resource cards, but they had to be careful with the intensity. If beings of Rank 2 or higher were introduced in the early stages of a Divine Kingdom, it might bring a devastating disaster.

As for low-level beast species, the more the better. The god did not need to interfere; if a species went extinct, it only proved it was unsuitable for the Divine Kingdom's development and was automatically eliminated by the ecological chain.

Natural selection and survival of the fittest—on the path of developing a Divine Kingdom, faster isn't always better; time is equally important.

“100 Dark Night Vultures, Rank 1 Demonic Beasts, price: 3,000 Faith Points. (Merchant's Note: Not recommended for purchase within the first century of a Divine Kingdom's history; these demonic beasts frequently hunt human infants.)”

Yang Fan hesitated slightly but still clicked purchase.

Based on the knowledge learned in class, Yang Fan felt his believers were living a bit too comfortably.

The Bodhi Treasure Snakes were relatively lazy and basically wouldn't leave that valley, while beasts like antelopes couldn't cause any harm to the tribe.

Pressure provides motivation; Yang Fan felt it was time to introduce some dangerous species into his current Divine Kingdom.

A comfortable environment cannot produce powerful believers.

Upon receiving the cards, Yang Fan immediately placed them all into his Divine Kingdom.

Beams of light flashed, and series of beastly roars echoed from deep within the Divine Kingdom's dense forests.

Tigers, porcupines, rabbits, hedgehogs, and rats began to emerge like ants.

A loud, clear screech rang out in the sky.

At this moment, within the valley where the Bodhi Treasure Snakes resided, an old snake—a full fifty meters long—began to coil its body, taking an offensive stance as if sensing a natural enemy.

With a thought, Yang Fan sent down a divine oracle to the tribe: “My believers, you have performed well over this century. As a reward, I have sent down a miracle to provide you with more food.”

“Thank you, our God.” The believers all knelt and bowed together; even the two and three-year-old infants rolled over and fell to the ground in worship.

“Opportunity comes with risk. A crisis from the sky has already been born; you must be prepared.”

Leaving behind those words, Yang Fan took out three blank cards to collect 11 drops of moonlight dew and all 500 water lotus seeds from the tribe's warehouse. He then went to the Snake Valley to collect 500 adult Treasure Snakes and 500 young snakes before returning to reality.

Under conditions where network data could be manifested into reality, everyone could be a buyer and a merchant.

Yang Fan used his student ID to register a Taotao Network account, then connected his transaction account to his Divine Kingdom and began editing his listings.

“11 drops of moonlight dew, price: 11,000 Faith Points.”

“500 water lotus seeds, price: 1,000 Faith Points.”

“Bodhi Treasure Snake bundle: 500 adults, 500 juveniles, price: 3,000 Faith Points.”

After editing, Yang Fan clicked submit.

“Taotao Network item review passed, qualification review passed, items listed.”

“Transaction complete. Total income: 15,000 Faith Points. Taotao Network has deducted 10% personal income tax and a 2% platform transaction fee on your behalf. Your total profit is 13,200. Faith Points have been deposited into your Divine Kingdom.”

Hearing the notification from the Taotao Network, Yang Fan couldn't help but sigh: “As long as the price is reasonable, transactions are really fast. But the taxes are expensive enough. Besides these, there's a poll tax to pay every year. The Federal Government is really ruthless.”

In today's world, everything is digitized and intelligent. Whether you are an ordinary person or a high-ranking god, you cannot escape taxes.

Only death and taxes are unavoidable.

“God Lord: Yang Fan

Divine Kingdom Area: One million square kilometers

Talent: F-rank Resource Talent (All resources in the Divine Kingdom grow 10% faster)

SSS-rank Talent Evolution (Unique talent, can accelerate Divine Kingdom evolution, currently hidden.)

Believers: Barbarians (5230)

Method: Federal Body Refining Technique

Faith Points: 14988 (Daily Faith Point provision: 0.006)

Buildings: moon well (Produces one drop of moonlight dew every ten years)

Assets: Bodhi Treasure Snake (X4311, Rank 1 Demonic Beast), Dark Night Vulture (X100, Rank 1 Demonic Beast), water lotus (X1000, F-rank Spiritual Plant)”

Only about ten days had passed in reality, and Yang Fan had already earned 13,200 Faith Points. If his parents knew, their jaws would probably drop in shock.

Even so, Yang Fan was still not satisfied.

To be precise, he wasn't fully utilizing his talent right now.

“Still too poor. If I had a background like Luo Bing's, plus an SSS-rank Talent, I'd be soaring right now.”

“I must find a way to get more initial capital.” A hint of greed flashed in Yang Fan's eyes.

With the Evolution Talent, his ability to earn Faith Points was naturally ten times that of others.

Take the moon well, for example. Its market value is 300,000 Faith Points, earning 3,000 Faith Points per month, totaling 36,000 annually—a return rate of only 12%.

Compared to other Divine Kingdom assets, its return rate was extremely low, but for Yang Fan, it was a 120% return rate.

He could recoup the cost in a single year. Most importantly, there was no need to waste time on cultivation; the believers only needed to practice.

“Unlike others, there's no need for my believers to waste time on life skills like planting and hunting. Improving their strength is their core task. As for the necessary resources, they can be provided entirely through buildings like the moon well,” Yang Fan murmured to himself.

“It's almost time for class. I'll think about it more tonight.” Yang Fan stopped thinking, took out his virtual helmet, and put it on.

Virtual World, Class 7, Third Year of High School.

“Today we will talk about Divine Kingdom Prosperity.” Li Qingying wrote the words 'Prosperity' on the blackboard.

Ten days after the Awakening, no one was as fanatical as they were at the beginning. Although they were all listening to the lecture seriously, there was a hint of exhaustion in their eyes.

To develop their Divine Kingdoms, they had to buy resource cards, send down divine oracles, and find ways to earn Faith Points.

Especially for students from poor families, this period had been exceptionally hard.

Looking at everyone's state, Li Qingying wasn't surprised at all. Instead, she said, “Before this class, I have some good news to announce. Class 7, Third Year will organize a Monthly Exam. Considering you've only recently awakened your Divine Kingdoms, this exam will not involve any combat between believers.”

“Instead, an intelligent lifeform will connect to your Divine Kingdoms and rank you based on a comprehensive evaluation of your Prosperity.”

Li Qingying pointed her right finger at the large words on the blackboard, showing a small dimple: “Since this is an internal class exam, the school isn't providing rewards. However, as your homeroom teacher, I am personally willing to provide the funding.”

“The fourth through tenth place winners will each receive 20,000 Faith Points, third place will get 40,000, second place 60,000, and first place will receive 100,000 Faith Points plus a D-rank building of their choice.”

“Wow!” The classroom instantly became lively as most people's expressions turned to excitement.