12: Chapter 12, SSS-level Divine Kingdom rating, seems just so-so.

After that, Fang Chuan did not ask any more questions.

He sat back in his seat, and the gazes cast by the surrounding classmates remained filled with strangeness and confusion, even mixed with a hint of pity.

Fang Chuan acted as if he did not see them.

Judging from the babbling reactions of everyone just now, he had already obtained the information he wanted.

In this world, obtaining Faith Points was much more difficult than he had imagined.

Even for a proud daughter of heaven like Liu Ruyan with a B+ rating, life was lived on a tight budget.

In a newly awakened Divine Kingdom, the faith level of believers is generally extremely low; the vast majority are non-believers, and having a few shallow believers can already be considered a good start.

Non-believers, as the name implies, are a group of freeloaders who do not provide any Faith Points at all.

Only shallow believers can stably contribute those zero-point-something Faith Points every day; they can be called mosquito legs.

Moreover, the number of initial believers varies greatly.

The lower the rating, the fewer the believers, and the worse their talents tend to be.

During the break just now, Fang Chuan heard a classmate in the back row who had also awakened Goblin Marksman believers wailing; the hundred or so goblins in his Divine Kingdom were all non-believers, and after a whole day, the number on his Faith Point panel hadn't even moved.

The Divine Kingdom rating is like a chasm, dividing people into different ranks right from the starting line.

Head Teacher Chen Xingyue seemed to want the students to realize this gap more clearly; she sighed softly and continued, "Although the question Student Fang Chuan asked just now is a bit distant for most of you, it also brings up a very realistic topic—the gap in talent."

"You must be very curious about what level the strongest person who awakened this year in our Qinghe High School, and even the entire Qinghe City, has actually reached, right?"

Once these words were spoken, all the students were invigorated; even the few F-rank students who had been keeping their heads down and sighing couldn't help but look up.

Who doesn't love gossip? Especially gossip about top geniuses.

"Teacher, tell us quickly! Who is the strongest?"

"It must be S-rank, right? How many S-ranks did our school produce this year?"

"I guess it's Student Liu Ruyan! B+ rank is already very impressive!"

Hearing her name, Liu Ruyan just smiled reservedly and did not speak.

She knew in her heart that her B+ rank was simply not enough in front of a true genius.

Head Teacher Chen Xingyue looked at the atmosphere that had instantly livened up in the classroom, raised her hand to press down slightly, signaling everyone to be quiet.

A complex expression mixed with envy, awe, and pride appeared on her face.

"Our school is lucky this year; in addition to Student Zhang Chao's S- rating, a true proud son of heaven has also been born."

She paused, as if brewing her emotions, and then announced the name word by word.

"Class 1, Grade 3, Lu Hai."

"Divine Kingdom area of 12 million square kilometers, excellent resources, SSS rating!"

"Divine Talent: Vast Divine Grace, SSS rank!"

"Comprehensive rating, SSS!"

Boom!

The series of "SSS"s was like three heavy bombs, exploding thunderously in the quiet classroom.

The entire Class 17 instantly fell into a deathly silence, followed by mountain-shaking, tsunami-like exclamations and gasps of cold air.

"I... did I hear that right? Three S's? SSS rank?!"

"My god! 12 million square kilometers! What kind of concept is that? It's larger than the area of all three of our Dragon Country bases combined!"

"The Divine Talent is also SSS rank? What is the effect of Vast Divine Grace? It sounds so powerful just from the name!"

"Is this... is this the legendary monster? Are we attending the same high school as him?"

The students were completely boiling over, everyone blushing with excitement, as if that SSS rating was one they had awakened themselves.

Even Liu Ruyan could not hide the shock on her face at this moment; her rosy little mouth was slightly agape, unable to close for a long time.

She had always thought that Zhang Chao's S- rank was already an unreachable peak, but she didn't expect that there are mountains beyond mountains, and people beyond people.

SSS rank—that is a legend that only exists in textbooks and news; it is a supreme existence destined to become a God King or a Ruler!

Hearing this news, Fang Chuan's heart also skipped a beat.

SSS rank?

This is indeed a bit exaggerated.

His F- rating and the SSS rank are simply like heaven and earth.

However, he wasn't very panicked.

So what if the rating is high? Is it as powerful as my Hextech system?

What he is more curious about now is just how terrifying Lu Hai's Faith Point income is.

Seeming to see through the students' thoughts, Head Teacher Chen Xingyue continued to throw out even heavier news.

"Student Lu Hai's Divine Kingdom has 'Holy Light Humans' as initial believers; he started with two four-star talent 'Temple Knights', and they are both Fanatical Believers. Besides that, there are 120 two-star talent 'Holy Light Priests', who are True Believers, as well as over 300 one-star talent 'Holy Light Believers', who are Shallow Believers."

"According to school statistics, just yesterday alone, the Faith Points Student Lu Hai obtained from his believers exceeded 60,000 points!"

60,000!

Once this number came out, the discussion in the classroom that had just subsided exploded again.

"60,000 a day?! Are you kidding me! I don't even have six points a day!"

"Are you crazy! 60,000 Faith Points—how many good things can you buy at the exchange? It's enough to buy a set of low-tier Divine Kingdom buildings, right?"

"Two four-star Fanatical Believers... My god, I haven't even seen what a Fanatical Believer looks like, and he started with two!"

"Comparing people is infuriating! How is one supposed to catch up with this?"

A feeling of despair spread through the classroom like a plague.

If it were the previous F-rank or D-rank, if everyone worked hard, relied on grinding and spending, perhaps they could still see a glimmer of hope to catch up.

But Lu Hai's appearance was like an insurmountable ten-thousand-foot divine mountain, directly pressing down so hard that everyone couldn't breathe.

That was no longer a gap that could be made up by hard work; that was a crushing of life levels.

Amidst this uproar, almost all the students subconsciously cast their gazes toward the third row of the classroom.

Fang Chuan in that corner.

Once, Fang Chuan and Lu Hai were the two parallel peaks of Qinghe High School.

The two took turns occupying the throne of first place in the grade; their academic grades were on par, and both were the top straight-A students in the teachers' eyes, the pride of the school.

But what about now?

One is an SSS-rank prodigy who is radiant and destined to become famous throughout the heavens in the future.

The other is an F-rank "trash" with a desolate Divine Kingdom and a bleak future.

The former twin stars are now one in the sky and one on the ground.

This huge disparity filled all the gazes looking at Fang Chuan with sympathy, pity, and even a hint of schadenfreude.

"Sigh, it's really a pity for Fang Chuan; he used to study so well, but what's the use?"

"Yeah, I thought he could also awaken an A-rank or something, but didn't expect... fate really plays tricks on people."

"Both are straight-A students, but this gap is too big; if I were Fang Chuan, my mentality would have collapsed by now."

Fang Chuan could clearly feel those gazes cast upon him, and he could also hear those hushed discussions.

But he just sat there with a normal expression, even having the leisure to twirl his pen.

Mentality collapsed?

Non-existent.

Is 60,000 Faith Points a lot?

It sounds pretty intimidating.

Fang Chuan silently did the math in his head.

Just last night, the interest from his [ Hedge Fund+ ] alone was over 7,000 points.

Tomorrow's interest will be closing in on 30,000!

Saint Fara produces 200 points per Divine Kingdom day, which converts to 73,000 points in one day in the real world.

Three-star Warlord Oge produces 10 points per Divine Kingdom day, which is over 3,600 points a day.

Plus those thousand newly promoted True Believer Goblin Marksmen, they can also provide over 300,000 Faith Points in total per day.

Calculating it this way, his total daily Faith Point income has already steadily exceeded 400,000!

That is more than seven times that of Lu Hai!

As for believers?

Two four-star Fanatical Believers?

They are very strong, but can they be as powerful as my five-star Saint Fara?

If Fara throws a punch, those two four-star Temple Knights would probably turn into meat paste directly, right?

Comparing them like this, the bit of surprise in Fang Chuan's heart brought on by the "SSS" rating instantly vanished.

"However..." Fang Chuan's eyes narrowed slightly, "This Lu Hai cannot be underestimated either."

His advantage lies in the talent gap and snowball effect brought by the system.

But Lu Hai's advantages are equally obvious.

The SSS rating and talent mean that his growth ceiling is extremely high, and he must have the support of a massive family force behind him.

Head Teacher Chen Xingyue's next words also confirmed his conjecture.

"Student Lu Hai comes from an extraordinary background; his grandfather is a famous Tier 9 Deity in our Dragon Country, His Excellency Lu Zhenshan."

As soon as the awakening ceremony ended yesterday, Student Lu Hai had already been picked up by people from the Lu family; presumably, by now, his Divine Kingdom is already undergoing full-scale transformation using the entire Lu family's resources."

Tier 9 Deity!

Once this title came out, it was even more shocking than the "SSS" rating just now.

That is a figure standing at the apex of billions of deities; a big shot who, if he stomped his foot, the entire Dragon Country would shake three times!

"No wonder... no wonder Lu Hai could awaken SSS rank; it turns out he is the grandson of His Excellency Lu Zhenshan!"

"With a Tier 9 Deity for a grandfather, isn't it just a matter of having whatever he wants? His starting point is already higher than ours by who knows how many galaxies."

"Sigh, no more comparing, no more comparing; there's no way to compare."

The students completely lost their temper; they couldn't even feel jealous anymore.

Fang Chuan's heart also skipped a beat.

The grandson of a Tier 9 Deity...

This means that Lu Hai not only has heaven-defying talent, but the background behind him is also terrifyingly solid.

Although he has a system, he is still in the stage of low-profile development.

If one day he accidentally clashed with such a proud son of heaven, the other party wouldn't even need to do it themselves; they could just say, "Grandpa, I want this," and wouldn't he be finished?

"Looks like I still need to be low-key, even more low-key."

Fang Chuan secretly made up his mind; before he has enough strength to protect himself, he must absolutely not expose the existence of the system.

Staying low-key is the true path to success!

Head Teacher Chen Xingyue looked at the scene of gloom and despair in the classroom; knowing that the purpose of the discipline had been achieved, she shifted the topic and told a few stories about A-rank and S-rank geniuses awakened at other schools, which led to another round of gasps of amazement from the classmates.

A class ended in this complex emotion of ice and fire.