53: Chapter 53 Great Harvest

Three against one, they were confident, but two against two, they would definitely have no advantage.

The next second, Ye Tian suddenly smiled as if his face had changed, "Fine, since that's the case, then just pretend I didn't say anything."

"Hehe, I'll be taking my leave first. You guys can search slowly." As he spoke, he prepared to slip away.

However, the next second.

Boom!

A figure descended from the sky, and Fang Yun crashed heavily in front of the two like a meteor, the ground beneath his feet shattering inch by inch.

With his back to the two of them, he slowly clenched his fists, his joints making crisp cracking sounds.

Then, he slowly turned around and said, "You come as you please and leave as you please? Do you take me for someone made of clay?"

"I won't ask for too much from you either. Each of you must hand over five hundred million faith value worth of supplies, or neither of you will even think about leaving today!"

Ye Tian's expression changed drastically. The other party had actually returned his exact words right back to him, and he hadn't expected matters to develop to this step.

This time, he hadn't collected many resources in total—adding them all up, it was only six or seven hundred million. If he were to hand over five hundred million faith value worth of supplies all at once, he was afraid he might not even be able to keep his spot in the elite class!

Meanwhile, Muxi at the side suddenly spoke up, "Five hundred million is fine, but what if I transfer it directly to you instead of using the supplies from this assessment?"

Fang Yun was somewhat surprised by her decisiveness and nodded, saying, "Alright."

Thus, Muxi directly transferred five hundred million faith value to Fang Yun through her bank account, and soon Fang Yun received the notification that the bank account had received the funds.

He raised an eyebrow, "You're quite wealthy."

Hearing this, Muxi only smiled lightly, though her heart ached a little—five hundred million was not a small sum to her either.

But there was no help for it. Who asked her to also want to follow Ye Tian and make a haul? This was the core divine kingdom area of a First-Order God, worth at least several billion.

Although she had briefly cooperated with Fang Yun before, in the face of interests, this tiny bit of friendship was as good as nothing.

Neither Fang Yun nor Muxi felt anything was wrong with this. This was the world of gods, where everything was based on interests.

Seeing Muxi resolve the matter directly through a transfer, Ye Tian's expression also lit up with joy. Transfers were great.

Faith value was the one thing he didn't lack at all.

Thus, Ye Tian walked up with a flattering expression, "Brother Fang Yun, um, I'll transfer it too. Give me your account number."

Fang Yun said with a smile, "Transfer? Of course you can, but the price has changed now. It now costs six hundred million."

Ye Tian's expression froze, but he didn't say anything and readily forked over the money.

At this moment, the offensive and defensive roles of both sides had reversed. His attempt to use leverage to force the other party had failed, and now the other party was turning the tables to extort him—it was completely reasonable.

If he had to blame anyone, he could only blame himself for being inferior in skill. If his and Fang Yun's strengths were reversed at this moment, he would naturally take down the other party forcefully and make him spit out all his gains.

As the SMS notification sound for the incoming funds rang out, Fang Yun contentedly checked his account balance: 1,312.89 million faith value.

Awesome!

This didn't even count the other gains in this secret realm; just these two fat sheep alone had earned him a fortune with bowls brimming over.

As expected, a horse cannot grow fat without night grass, and a man cannot grow rich without windfall wealth.

Classmates are great, these kinds of classmates should be cherished more!

Meanwhile, Fang Yun turned around and saw Wang Xinrou looking at him with a beaming smile, feeling a warmth in his heart.

Fortunately, Old Wang is reliable. Thumbs up!

The two people extorted by Fang Yun and Fang Yun himself didn't harbor any resentment in their hearts. Everyone knew very well that whoever was in this position would be the same; it was just a matter of being willing to accept the bet and admit defeat.

Thus, the two of them pondered whether they could squeeze out any more oil from this area, wandering around to search once more. Eating some of Fang Yun's leftovers to recover some blood was also good.

"Ah!" Just at this moment, Wang Xinrou let out a low gasp of surprise. She suddenly discovered that her account had actually prompted her that 500 million faith value had arrived!

And the person who made the transfer was none other than Fang Yun.

She looked up to see Fang Yun grinning broadly at her.

Wang Xinrou stood there blankly looking at Fang Yun, tears faintly shimmering in her eyes.

"Fang Yun, thank you, but I can't accept this money."

Wang Xinrou blinked hard, trying to hold back her tears. Although this money was a huge amount, it had nothing to do with her.

"Take it, Old Wang. Don't be polite with me. If it weren't for you, not only would I not have gotten this money, but those two would have bitten back and caused me to lose even more."

Fang Yun's words were half true and half false, not very sincere.

Half-true because if the three of them joined forces, it would indeed be very difficult for him to extort such a large sum of money. After all, everyone was a gifted student with respective backing from their own forces.

Half-false because Fang Yun didn't take the three of them joining forces seriously at all. Right now, inside his divine kingdom, fifty thousand transcendental Dragon-Elephant Warriors were fully equipped and ready for action.

This transcendental legion, which had undergone multiple enhancements and fortifications, would be enough to crush the believers of everyone present simply by being summoned.

It was just that unless it was an absolute last resort, he was unwilling to expose his true trump cards.

Furthermore, he wasn't someone who liked to bully others using power.

On the contrary, he was a person who repaid kindness; if someone treated him well, he would return it tenfold.

"Hurry up and accept it, Old Wang, or I'll get angry."

Looking at Wang Xinrou's hesitant expression, Fang Yun deliberately put on a stern face.

Wang Xinrou quickly said, "Don't, don't be angry, Fang Yun. I'll accept it right now."

The moment she clicked to receive the funds, a message popped up from her bank account.

[Your bank card ending in XXXX has received a deposit of 500 million faith value.]

[Large amount of funds detected entering the account, please confirm transaction details.]

Along with a series of bank message notifications.

Wang Xinrou looked at those rows of numbers, and her entire person froze in place.

For Fang Yun, five hundred million faith value might just be a portion of the compensation extorted from Ye Tian and Muxi.

But for her, this five hundred million faith value was enough to change the future lives of her and her sister.

Ever since she was young, she knew that this world was not fair to ordinary people.

In the era of gods, a powerful divine kingdom, exceptional talent, and abundant resources determined a person's starting point.

And she and her sister had no prominent family or powerful background.

In order to make a living, she had even gone to work part-time countless times after school.

While others went to study after school, she had to calculate whether the money she earned today was enough to cover living expenses.

While others bought resources to enhance their believers' strength, she had to budget meticulously, not daring to waste a single piece of faith value. She worked hard, she fought desperately.

Yet she could still only watch helplessly as those who were born standing at high places pulled far ahead of her.

Now, five hundred million faith value was quietly lying in her account.

She finally didn't have to bicker over tens or hundreds of faith value anymore.

She no longer had to think every day about how to make money and worry about how her sister would live in the future.

Even in the future, she could put all her energy into the development of her divine kingdom and no longer needed to hustle for a living.

Five hundred million faith value was like a heavy snowfall covering all her past hardships and suffering, burying all the pressure and unwillingness she had endured alone for many years deep in the past.

Wang Xinrou lowered her head, not knowing when the tears in her eyes had accumulated to their limit.

Plop, a tear fell to the ground. Following closely after, more tears slid down silently.

She hurriedly raised her hand to wipe them away, but the more she wiped, the more tears came.

The grievances, pressure, and resentment accumulated over these years all erupted at this moment.

She secretly glanced at the youth ahead who was squatting on the white jade floor tapping and examining things. She knew that Fang Yun didn't have to do this at all.

This five hundred million faith value was an excuse Fang Yun deliberately found to give to her. Without her, he could still handle Ye Tian and Muxi by himself.

Perhaps her only role was giving the other two the courage to join forces against Fang Yun, which allowed Fang Yun to turn the tables and extort a fortune.

At this moment, a certain string in Wang Xinrou's heart was completely touched.

Every time she needed it most, it was this youth who stood in front of her without hesitation, giving her a sense of security she had never possessed before.

She lowered her head, her hands tightly gripping the corner of her clothes, and made a decision silently in the bottom of her heart.

This person was the one she would protect with her life from now on.