61: Chapter 61 War Treasure III

After three rounds of drinks and five courses, Zhang Chao and Liu Ruyan both had a satisfied flush on their faces.

"*Hic*... Awesome!"

Zhang Chao burped unceremoniously and gulped down a mouthful of the exquisite nectar Fang Chuan called "Phoenix Cry and Sunset Dew." Emboldened by the slight tipsiness, he became more talkative.

"Old Fang, Ruyan, to be honest, today... I'm just so happy!" Zhang Chao said, his face full of excitement.

Fang Chuan and Liu Ruyan both looked at him, waiting for what he had to say next.

"Just now, when you went to collect your awards, the military found me too!" Zhang Chao's eyes were frighteningly bright. He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "They gave me a genius investment contract. Guess what level it is?"

Fang Chuan's heart skipped a beat, and he asked with a smile, "Looking at how smug you are, it must be at least Grade A, right?"

"Grade A?" Zhang Chao scoffed, holding up a finger and waving it in the air. "Your scope is too small, Old Fang! It's Grade S! A Grade S genius investment contract!"

Grade S!

Liu Ruyan couldn't help but gasp in surprise upon hearing this.

She knew very well that the military's investment contracts were strictly graded, and the disparity in resources between each level was like heaven and earth.

A Grade A contract was usually only given to candidates who ranked in the top fifty in the joint examination and possessed excellent talent and potential.

As for a Grade S contract, that was an honor reserved only for top geniuses ranked in the top ten, or even the top five!

Although Zhang Chao finished fifth, many people didn't consider his talent to be the absolute best. The fact that the military was willing to give him a Grade S contract was indeed unexpected.

"Impressive, Chaozi!" Fang Chuan was genuinely happy for his friend and raised his glass. "Come, I'll toast you. I wish you success in becoming a big shot in the military soon!"

"Hehe, easy, easy!" Zhang Chao clinked glasses with Fang Chuan triumphantly and downed the drink in one go.

After drinking, he seemed to remember something, patted his chest, and explained proudly, "Actually, the main reason the military gave me a Grade S contract is because of my family background."

"You know my family situation. Both my parents are active-duty officers. Going further back, my grandfather, my great-grandfather—five generations of my ancestors have all been grinding it out in the military!"

"The military trusts us righteous and upright military families very much. They aren't afraid of you having high talent; they're only afraid that your background isn't clean or your stance isn't firm."

"So, the resource allocation they gave me is even more generous than that of an average Grade S genius! Just the one-time Faith Value they gave is a full 500 million!"

500 million!

Liu Ruyan was shocked by this number once again.

She had worked hard to participate in the joint examination, risking her life, and only obtained rewards worth tens of millions of Faith Value.

And Zhang Chao, with just one contract, got 500 million.

Sometimes, the gap between people is truly greater than the gap between humans and dogs.

"Not bad, Chaozi, you've become a first-generation rich kid now." Fang Chuan teased with a smile.

"What first-generation rich kid? I'm a standard fifth-generation military brat, okay!" Zhang Chao corrected, then sighed with some emotion, "But seriously, receiving this contract puts a lot of pressure on me. The military has invested so many resources in me; if I don't make a name for myself, let alone my parents, I'd want to find a piece of tofu to smash my head against."

"With these resources, I plan to first push that Silver Moon Demon Wolf directly to five stars! Then I'll go farm a few high-difficulty Divine Kingdom dungeons and strive to break through to the Demigod realm within half a year!"

Zhang Chao's eyes were full of longing and confidence for the future.

Fang Chuan looked at the high-spirited Zhang Chao and felt quite emotional himself.

Everyone has their own opportunities.

And his own opportunity was the Golden Spatula System.

Thinking of this, he looked at Liu Ruyan, who had been listening quietly to the side without speaking.

"Ruyan, what about you? The military must have approached you too, right?"

Hearing Fang Chuan's question, Liu Ruyan, who had been quietly acting as an audience, felt a faint, imperceptible blush rise on her fair cheeks.

She lowered her head shyly, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz: "Mmh... they approached me too."

"Oh? What level of contract did they give you?" Zhang Chao also became interested and leaned over to ask.

"It's... it's Grade A+." Liu Ruyan's voice was even smaller.

A Grade A+ contract, while not as good as Zhang Chao's Grade S, was still a very generous offer.

Yet, Liu Ruyan didn't look happy at all; instead, she seemed... shy and fidgety?

"Did the military make any special requests?" Fang Chuan asked tentatively.

Liu Ruyan buried her head even lower, her ears turning bright red.

After hesitating for a long time, she said in an almost inaudible voice: "They... they took a liking to my Divine Profession talent."

"Divine Profession talent?" Zhang Chao was stunned. "What is your Divine Profession talent again? I remember it being... Extraordinary Fertility?"

Fang Chuan also remembered.

The Divine Profession Liu Ruyan awakened was called "Extraordinary Fertility," a very rare support-type Divine Profession.

"Mmh." Liu Ruyan's voice was already so small it was almost inaudible. "This ability can greatly enhance the reproductive capacity of my believers, and there is a certain probability of directly giving birth to high-star offspring. It can even allow for cross-species reproduction..."

"Pfft—"

The drink Zhang Chao had just taken into his mouth sprayed out.

Fang Chuan was also shocked by this "Extraordinary Fertility" ability.

This is way too heaven-defying, right?

This isn't just simple reproduction; this is practically a species editor!

No wonder the military valued it so much, even willing to provide a Grade A+ contract for it.

A deity who can stably produce high-star hybrid troop types has a strategic value that is not inferior to a top-tier combat deity!

"The contract the military gave me says they will provide me with various rare high-star believer race cards for me to breed."

Liu Ruyan continued,

"The amount of resources they are giving is no less than the rewards for the top ten in the joint examination, and they even promised that as long as I can successfully breed a brand new, strategically valuable troop type, they can directly promote me to Major..."

Fang Chuan and Zhang Chao were both stunned after hearing this; this contract was so unconventional.

However, Fang Chuan was still very happy that his friends all had good futures.

"Then we'll be comrades from now on!"

"Come, let's have a drink together."

Zhang Chao and Liu Ruyan stopped and raised their glasses.

"Chaozi, Ruyan," Fang Chuan looked at them with sincere eyes, "Congratulations to you both for finding your own paths."

"I'd like to make a promise to you here as well."

He paused, and under their curious gazes, he said with a smile: "On the day you officially promote to Demigod, I will give you an unexpected 'big gift'."

"A big gift? What kind of big gift?"

Zhang Chao's curiosity was instantly piqued. He leaned in front of Fang Chuan and asked with a wink: "Old Fang, don't keep us in suspense. Tell your brother, what exactly is this good stuff?"

Liu Ruyan also cast a curious gaze.

Given the financial power and strength Fang Chuan had shown, the "big gift" he spoke of would definitely be extraordinary.

"If I tell you now, it won't be a surprise later." Fang Chuan smiled mysteriously, refusing to reveal it.

"Tch, stingy." Zhang Chao curled his lips.

He knew Fang Chuan's character; since he said it was a surprise, it would definitely shock them.

He was already looking forward to the day he promoted to Demigod.

This meal lasted until 10:30 PM.

The three of them were full and satisfied as they walked out of "Shanhai Tower."

On the way back, the Dean was still personally driving that ten-million-level flying car to escort them.

Behind the flying car, three faint, powerful auras followed at a distance, neither too close nor too far. These were three Deity-level powerhouses secretly fulfilling their guard duties.

The flying car stopped directly in front of the teacher's apartment building at Qinghe No. 1 High School.

"Student Fang Chuan, Student Zhang Chao, Student Liu Ruyan, considering your subsequent cultivation requires an absolutely quiet and safe environment, Principal Yao specially vacated this independent teacher apartment. From today on, you will live here."

The Dean pointed to the three-story building in front of him, smiling all over his face.

This apartment was originally intended for some senior special-grade teachers at the school. It had the highest security specifications in the entire school, not only with top-tier defensive arrays set up by the military but also with dedicated personnel patrolling 24 hours a day.

Now, the entire building served only the three of them.

"Then I'll trouble you, Dean. Please thank Principal Yao on my behalf." Fang Chuan nodded.

Fang Chuan, Zhang Chao, and Liu Ruyan each chose a single room.

The rooms were furnished simply and comfortably, with all living facilities provided, and there was even a small cultivation room.

Fang Chuan took a quick shower and changed into clean pajamas.

He stood by the window, looking at the dazzling night view outside, his mood calmer than ever before.

From an F-grade Divine Kingdom awakener with an uncertain future to the current eye-catching joint examination champion, enjoying the treatment of a Major and a Grade SSS genius contract—all this happened in just over ten days.

But he knew this was just the beginning.

In the era of universal deification, deities are the masters of this world.

A Demigod is just the starting point of this path.

His goal is the supreme God King, or even... the Overlord!

Taking a deep breath, Fang Chuan closed the curtains and locked the door.

"System, draw today's Hextech augmentation." Fang Chuan muttered in his heart.

As soon as he finished speaking, the image on the system panel shifted, and three options shimmering with different lights slowly emerged.

[War Spoils III (Prismatic)]

[Your Bow is at Your Command (Gold)]

[Belt Overflow (Prismatic)]

Fang Chuan's gaze swept quickly over the three options.

[War Spoils III (Prismatic)]: Every time an enemy unit is killed, there is a 45% chance to drop a loot chest. Loot chests have a certain chance to drop a Class Emblem.

[Your Bow is at Your Command (Gold)]: Gain a Recurve Bow. All your believers gain 12% attack speed.

[Belt Overflow (Prismatic)]: Gain 4 [Giant Belts]. Your [Giant Belts] provide +20% bonus Health.

"I choose [War Spoils III]!"

Fang Chuan made the choice in his heart without the slightest hesitation.

As his words fell, the prismatic icon representing [War Spoils III] on the system panel instantly burst into brilliant light.

A magnificent three-colored beam of light shot up from the virtual panel, pierced through the ceiling, and merged directly into his Divine Kingdom believers!

"Hahaha, this War Spoils came at just the right time. My Fara and Yi are not far from level fifty and need to level up. It's exactly what I needed!"

Fang Chuan sank his consciousness into the Divine Kingdom to prepare for the next plan, but he was shocked by what he saw.

"My god, why do I have so many believers?"

In his Divine Kingdom, the total number of believers had expanded to a terrifying number.

1.3 million!