20: Chapter 20: A whopping 20 million spent! The Divine Kingdom's massive expansion.

After reading the message, Fang Chuan could not calm down for a long time.

"Yan Lili, are you serious?!"

If that one hundred million faith points brought him pure material shock, then this message was like a stream of scorching lava that rushed directly into his heart, searing the softest part of his inner self with heat.

He had always thought that Yan Lili's actions toward him were just the teasing and pranks of a young girl toward a boy she had a crush on.

He had never imagined that beneath that devil-may-care exterior lay such a heavy, and even slightly humble, affection.

Compensation?

How could this be any kind of compensation?

This was clearly a girl, before being pushed into the abyss, pouring out everything she had to pave a path to the heavens for the person in her heart!

One hundred million is enough for any divine being to ignite their divine fire and become a deity.

"Silly girl..."

"Thank you."

"I don't know how strong I will become in a year, but I will definitely go to Yanjing to see you."

Ending the communication, Fang Chuan immersed his consciousness into the Divine Kingdom once again.

This time, his state of mind was completely different.

Looking at the long string of dazzling numbers on the faith points panel, he no longer felt a shred of shock or confusion.

His gaze became unprecedentedly calm and firm.

These were no longer cold numbers.

This was Yan Lili's trust, her expectation, and her last hope.

He absolutely could not, and would not, betray this trust.

"Huangfu Family... Huangfu Aotian..."

Fang Chuan slowly recited these names, his voice devoid of even the slightest emotion.

"Wait for me."

After saying this, he reined in all his emotions and began to calmly think about how to utilize this terrifying amount of money to raise his strength to the extreme in the shortest possible time.

He currently possessed:

Over 100,380,000 faith points.

A five-star Saint Fara with the "Fortune" bond and a combat power as high as 480,000.

An elite legion composed of over 300 three-star Eagle-Eyed Archers and over 400 four-star Goblin Tyrants.

A "Fortune Trial Temple" that would soon be explorable.

And, a [Golden Spatula Hextech System] that could infinitely synthesize and turn decay into magic.

"Money, I have it. Soldiers, I have them. A target, I also have it."

"Next, I must convert these resources into the most direct combat power!"

"My God!"

Fara's voice immediately rang out in his mind, filled with reverence and fanaticism.

Fang Chuan's perspective quickly zoomed out, overlooking the entire Divine Kingdom.

One night had passed in the real world, while nearly one hundred and fifty days had passed in the Divine Kingdom.

And in these one hundred and fifty days, his Divine Kingdom had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The most intuitive change was the population!

Fang Chuan's divine sense swept over, and a massive number instantly appeared in his mind.

93,721!

"Holy crap! Over ninety thousand?"

Even Fang Chuan was startled.

He remembered that the last time he checked, it was only over thirteen thousand. How much time had passed since then? The population had directly increased sevenfold!

The reproductive ability of the Goblin race, when food is sufficient, is simply a BUG!

Moreover, this was not the most terrifying part.

The most terrifying thing was that among these ninety-thousand-plus Goblins, the number of shallow believers had already exceeded 80%!

This was simply incredible!

One must know that increasing a believer's faith level is a very slow process. In a race, having 20% to 30% shallow believers is already considered successful indoctrination.

80% shallow believers? What kind of concept is that?

"Fara, what is going on?" Fang Chuan asked directly.

"Reporting to my God!" Fara's voice was filled with pride. "Your subordinate followed your will and vigorously promoted your faith within the Divine Kingdom. Whenever a newborn is born, they must receive baptism before your statue. Anyone who is disrespectful is treated as a heretic and 'persuaded' by me personally."

Fang Chuan's eye twitched upon hearing this.

Good grief, this "persuasion" of Fara's, could it be physical persuasion?

With the majesty of the Goblin Emperor, plus that terrifying combat power of 480,000, who would dare not believe?

Those who didn't believe were probably slapped into meat paste by it and used as fertilizer.

Although the methods were a bit rough, the results were outstanding.

The population explosion, coupled with the general increase in faith levels, brought the most direct benefit: the crazy growth of faith points.

Fang Chuan took a deep breath and opened his faith points panel.

[Current Faith Points: 100,387,542.12]

[Estimated Income Today: +1,685,430]

"My God, our population is growing too fast, and the output of the [large-scale food production and processing base] is already struggling to keep up."

Just then, Fara's report interrupted Fang Chuan's thoughts.

"Currently, daily food consumption is approaching the output red line of 100,000 units. It is estimated that in ten days at most, with the explosion of newborns, the daily food shortage will reach over 20,000. If we do not plan ahead, it will inevitably cause panic."

Food crisis!

Fang Chuan frowned; he had indeed overlooked this problem.

One large-scale food production and processing base can supply 100,000 units of food daily; it sounds like a lot.

But Goblins reproduce too quickly!

Over ninety thousand mouths consume over ninety thousand units of food a day.

Moreover, newborns are being born continuously; it won't be long before the supply of 100,000 is completely overwhelmed.

"Actually, increasing the talent level can solve this problem."

The higher the talent level, the weaker the reproductive ability.

A pair of one-star talent Goblins can produce about 20 children in one Divine Kingdom year.

But a pair of two-star talent Goblin Marksmen can only produce 5 children.

Three-star talents are even fewer; two a year is considered high yield.

"I need one-star talent Goblins to expand the population; this is the foundation of my Divine Kingdom's prosperity. So, I will just buy food!"

Fang Chuan was rich now. Based on the current rate of population expansion, Fang Chuan needed to plan his purchases for a population of 2 billion!

He spent 4 million to buy dozens of large-scale food production and processing bases to feed the one-star talent Goblins.

Then he clicked on another Divine Kingdom building.

[Intermediate Transcendent Food Processing Center]: A Tier 3 Divine Kingdom building that can convert energy-containing flesh and ore into food containing transcendent energy, which can improve all attributes of believers, with a maximum daily output of 500,000 units. Price: 3 million faith points.

"Buying one is enough. Transcendent food can not only satisfy the terrifying energy consumption of high-star believers but also subtly improve all attributes, which is more than enough for those with three-star combat power and above."

Next, when the population explodes, he could just synthesize high-star talent believers.

The food problem was solved, and Fang Chuan thought of another imminent problem.

—Land!

His current Divine Kingdom was only 110,000 square kilometers. Believers need to return to the Divine Kingdom to recuperate, and they cannot be too far away at first. After the population explosion, the land area must also be increased.

It must be expanded!

"Divine Kingdom... Expansion Card..."

Fang Chuan searched in the exchange again.

[Micro Divine Kingdom Expansion Card]: Can increase your Divine Kingdom by 100,000 square kilometers of land. Price: 100,000 faith points.

[Small Divine Kingdom Expansion Card]: Can increase your Divine Kingdom by 1,000,000 square kilometers of land. Price: 1 million faith points.

[Medium Divine Kingdom Expansion Card]: Can increase your Divine Kingdom by 10,000,000 square kilometers of land. Price: 10 million faith points.

[Large Divine Kingdom Expansion Card]: Can increase your Divine Kingdom by 100,000,000 square kilometers of land. Price: 100 million faith points.

"Good grief, the price goes up so fast."

Fang Chuan clicked his tongue.

"Let's buy two medium ones first, expanding by 20 million square kilometers, bringing the total area to over 22 million, which is about the same size as Yan Lili's initial Divine Kingdom, enough for now."

Fang Chuan made his decision.

Two [Medium Divine Kingdom Expansion Cards], costing 20 million faith points.

Alright, the shopping list was drawn up.

Fifty [large-scale food production and processing bases], total price 4 million.

1 [Intermediate Transcendent Food Processing Center], total price 3 million.

Two [Medium Divine Kingdom Expansion Cards], total price 20 million.

Total: 27 million faith points!

"Whew..."

Looking at this total price, Fang Chuan couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Spend it! Must spend it!"

"Money is only money when it is spent and turned into solid strength! Otherwise, it's just a pile of useless numbers!"

Fang Chuan's eyes became incomparably firm.

He thought of Yan Lili, and he thought of that Huangfu Aotian, far away in Yanjing, who had murderous intentions toward him.

A strong sense of crisis welled up in his heart again.

He didn't have time to develop slowly; he had to improve himself at the fastest possible speed, regardless of the cost!

"Purchase!"