14: Chapter 14 The Divine Kingdom's Strength Soars

Consciousness returned to the Divine Kingdom.

The first thing Fang Chuan felt was the tremendous change in the Divine Kingdom's environment.

The spiritual energy permeating the air was several times denser than when he had last left.

The concentration of spiritual energy, supported by the [Tier 1 Miniature Spiritual Vein], was slowly and steadily increasing.

On the plains that originally only had a winding stream, dozens of lakes of various sizes had now appeared, with a dense network of waterways nourishing this land.

The [large-scale food production and processing base] continued to operate twenty-four hours a day, with mountains of dried meat and dry rations emitting the aroma of food, enough to support the consumption of tens of thousands of people.

The scale of the tribe had also expanded several times compared to one hundred Divine Kingdom days ago.

The crude shacks had been replaced by more sturdy stone and wooden houses, forming the prototype of a sizable town.

Fang Chuan's divine sense swept across the entire Divine Kingdom, and he quickly arrived at an approximate population figure.

Over thirteen thousand!

In the real world, only a little over seven hours had passed, but one hundred days had already passed in the Divine Kingdom.

During this time, the Goblins' terrifying reproductive ability had completely erupted.

The number of newborns grew like a fountain.

Coupled with the [marksmans nest] stably producing ten 2-star Goblin Marksmen every day, one hundred days meant one thousand.

The population had directly surged from over three thousand eight hundred to thirteen thousand!

"This growth rate... is a bit scary."

Fang Chuan smacked his lips.

He glanced at the Faith Value panel.

[Current Faith Value: 387,542.12]

Over three hundred eighty thousand!

"Population, as expected, is truly the primary productive force!"

Fang Chuan sighed in his heart.

Among these thirteen thousand-plus Goblins, although the vast majority were still level 1 cannon fodder, the proportion of true believers among them had already exceeded 30%.

This meant that his daily basic Faith output was now an extremely terrifying figure.

Originally, the speed of the Faith level increase wouldn't have been that fast, but since Fara was the Goblin Emperor, if the Emperor told you to believe in a deity, would you dare not to?

"My God!"

Just as Fang Chuan was inspecting his territory, Fara's bell-like voice rang in his mind.

The next moment, in Fang Chuan's line of sight, that twenty-five-meter-tall golden figure strode out from its [Golden Glory Palace], and then respectfully knelt on one knee.

"Fara, reporting the latest exploration results to you."

"Speak." Fang Chuan's will descended before Fara.

"As you command." Fara's tone carried a hint of excitement, "Following the last exploration to the west, I dispatched three reconnaissance squads to explore in the north, east, and south directions respectively."

"My subordinate discovered a bottomless abyss rift five hundred li to the north. In the deepest part of that forbidden land, an ancient temple buried by time lies dormant."

"A ruin?" Fang Chuan's spirit was instantly invigorated.

"Yes, my God." Fara continued to report, "The entrance to that ruin is sealed by a powerful restriction, and our warriors cannot enter."

"But based on the residual energy fluctuations and totem patterns at the entrance, that ruin is from an extremely ancient era and may contain very precious treasures."

As Fara spoke, it transmitted an image into Fang Chuan's mind.

In the image was a huge, bottomless underground rift.

At the bottom of the rift, a magnificent portal built from unknown black giant stones was standing silently.

The portal was a hundred meters high, its surface covered in mottled traces eroded by time, yet it still radiated a heart-trembling desolation and majesty.

Directly above the portal, a blurry and eerie pattern was carved.

It was a grinning ghost face, and also looked like a twisted copper coin.

The moment he saw this pattern, Fang Chuan's heart skipped a beat!

This pattern...

A broken fortune star emblem!

The pattern on the emblem and the totem on the ruin's portal, although slightly different in detail, were almost identical in overall style and charm!

"Fortune ruin?"

A bold idea instantly exploded in Fang Chuan's mind.

"System! Scan this ruin!" Fang Chuan thought to himself.

[Ding! Detected a high-concentration 'Fortune' law energy gathering point...]

[Determined to be one of the 'Trial Temples' left behind by the ancient Fortune civilization.]

[Mission issued: Explore the Temple of Fortune.]

[Mission reward: Depending on the exploration completion rate, rewards such as Fortune Synergy-related items, high-star Fortune believers, massive Faith Value, etc., can be obtained.]

As expected!

Fang Chuan's breathing became a bit rapid.

Talk about getting exactly what you want!

He was just worrying about how to find the other two fortune star emblem fragments, never expecting the clue to just come to him.

"Fara, can you break the restriction there?" Fang Chuan forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to my God, I have tried." Fara's voice carried a hint of gravity, "That restriction is very powerful and contains a type of law energy I cannot understand. With my current strength, a full-force strike can only cause a ripple; it cannot be forcefully broken."

"However..." Fara changed the subject,

"My God, although that restriction is ancient, its power is rapidly dissipating. I estimate that in at most three thousand days and nights, the restriction will fall to its lowest point, at which time I have a seventy percent chance of forcefully shattering it!"

A week?

Fang Chuan nodded.

There was plenty of time.

A week later would be the weekend, and he would have enough time to personally direct this ruin exploration.

"Very good. Fara, you have done an excellent job." Fang Chuan did not stint on his praise, "From now on, list that ruin as the highest-level monitoring target. Dispatch the most elite scouts to monitor it day and night, and report to me immediately if there is any movement."

"As you command, my God!"

"Also, during this period, do not conduct any more large-scale exploration activities. The entire army is to rest and accumulate strength to prepare for the exploration of the ruin."

Fang Chuan knew very well that a temple left behind by an ancient civilization was bound to be full of unknown dangers.

Rashly breaking in would only increase casualties.

He had to make full preparations.

And what he needed to do most right now was to further enhance the strength of his legion.

"The population is large enough; now, it is time to improve the quality."

Fang Chuan's gaze fell on the [Synthesis] button on the system panel.

He now had over thirteen thousand Goblins, among which the inferior Goblins with 1-star talent made up the vast majority.

"Let's first see what happens when I synthesize the Goblin Marksman to 3-star."

Fang Chuan's thoughts locked onto the [marksmans nest] that looked like a bird's nest.

At this moment, in front of the nest stood a full one thousand Goblin Marksmen carrying wooden bows with sharp gazes.

They all had 2-star talent.

According to the three-in-one rule, these one thousand 2-star Marksmen were enough for him to synthesize over three hundred 3-star Marksmen.

However, Fang Chuan naturally wouldn't synthesize all of them; the reproductive ability of low-star believers was still quite strong, so he would prioritize population continuity before considering quality issues.

Fanaticism burned in Fang Chuan's eyes, and he no longer hesitated. "Synthesize!"