85: Chapter 85: The Story of a Brand New Version

"Gulp."

I don't know how much time had passed, but Zhang Chao swallowed hard, breaking the deathly silence.

As a Peak Demi-god powerhouse, Zhang Zishan snapped back to reality after the initial extreme shock!

"Quick! Put them away!"

Zhang Zishan lowered his voice and urged Fang Chuan anxiously.

"Is this something you can just take out casually? This must be the strategic reserve the state issued to you when you were awarded the Rank of Major General—your trump card for saving your life on the battlefield! Each one is incredibly precious; how can you give them away?"

"You child, how can you be so reckless!"

"Officially, this is state property, and you have no right to dispose of it privately! Personally, this is your life! How can your godmother and I accept this?"

Zhang Zishan's attitude was firm, and he refused decisively.

Looking at his godfather's expression of frustration for not living up to expectations, Fang Chuan smiled.

"Godfather, please don't be agitated, listen to me."

"These cards really weren't given to me by the state," Fang Chuan said in a calm tone. "If they really were from the state, I wouldn't dare take them out to give away even if I had a hundred times the courage."

"Not from the state?" Zhang Zishan was taken aback. "Then where did they come from? Don't tell me, you brat, that you dug these out of that ancient ruin?"

"Not that either." Fang Chuan shook his head, deciding not to hide it anymore and laying his cards on the table. "These cards were... converted by me."

"Converted?" Zhang Zishan was even more confused.

Fang Chuan explained, "Godfather, do you remember that damaged little wooden token you gave me before? Back when I first had my Awakening."

Zhang Zishan recalled when Fang Chuan first had his Awakening. At that time, Fang Chuan didn't want the two Divine Kingdom buildings Zhang Zishan offered, so as compensation, Zhang Zishan gave Fang Chuan the little wooden token he had found in his own Divine Kingdom.

"I remember, what about it?"

Fang Chuan continued, "That item was very useful to me. It helped me unlock a ruin, and in the ruin, I obtained a conversion Divine Artifact that can convert ordinary followers into high-star followers."

Zhang Zishan hadn't expected this; a mere inconspicuous little wooden token had actually created the Fang Chuan of today!

Fang Chuan said, "If it weren't for that little wooden emblem of yours, I wouldn't be who I am today."

"And now I have the ability to convert Five-star Believers with a 100% success rate. I can convert Five-star Believers like these anytime I want; I can have as many as I need."

"So, please, just accept them. You'll have more capital when you go to the Demigod War Zone in the future."

These words exploded in the minds of Zhang Zishan and Chen Rong like claps of thunder.

One hundred percent... converting high-star followers?

The couple looked at each other, seeing deep horror in each other's eyes.

They finally understood why the state valued Fang Chuan so much, even going so far as to break convention and award an eighteen-year-old youth the Rank of Major General!

This kind of ability could no longer be described as just "Heaven-Defying."

"You mean... all these one hundred Five-Star Goblin Emperor cards were converted by you from low-star goblins?" Zhang Zishan's voice was incredibly dry.

"Yes."

"The success rate... is it really one hundred percent?"

"Yes."

Fang Chuan looked at his godfather and godmother's suspicious expressions, knowing that if he didn't show them something more intense, they wouldn't feel at ease accepting this gift.

"Godfather, I know you still don't believe me. How about this."

Fang Chuan smiled and moved his thoughts.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

On the coffee table in the living room, golden light erupted once again!

Stack after stack of Five-Star Goblin Emperor follower cards appeared out of thin air, stacking and stacking again!

One hundred... two hundred... three hundred...

The rich golden divine light almost dyed the entire living room gold, blinding enough that people could hardly open their eyes.

"Godfather, look, this stuff really doesn't mean much to me," Fang Chuan said in a relaxed and comfortable tone. "I can have as many as I want."

"Don't... don't take out any more! Stop! That's enough! That's enough! Put it away! Good heavens..."

Zhang Zishan felt his scalp tingle, and his breathing became rapid.

Chen Rong was also frightened pale and quickly ran over to pull the curtains.

Eventually, under Fang Chuan's "coercion and inducement," Zhang Zishan and Chen Rong each accepted fifty Five-Star Saint-level Goblin Emperor cards.

With trembling hands, they held the thick stack of cards in their palms, feeling that these fifty thin cards were as heavy as Mount Tai.

Watching the two elders finally accept the gift, Fang Chuan smiled to himself.

In reality, these things really didn't amount to much for him anymore.

The top combat power in his Divine Kingdom right now was those fifty Six-Star Believers.

Each Six-Star Believer had an initial combat power as high as eight million. After this period of leveling up, the strongest one, Fingel, had reached Rank 92, and his combat power had soared to a terrifying ninety-six million! The combat power of the other Six-Star Believers was also around eighty million.

Compared to these true servants of the gods, the Five-Star Goblin Emperor had indeed been relegated to T0.5 troops.

He didn't give away Six-Star Believers simply because he was afraid of giving his godfather and godmother a heart attack.

Furthermore, if it weren't for Zhang Zishan giving him the Fortune fragment, he wouldn't have been able to gather all six Fortune so quickly and obtain massive resources.

He had always kept this kindness in his heart.

Now, using these Five-Star cards, which were no longer precious to him, to repay that kindness could be considered fulfilling a wish.

Zhang Zishan carefully put the fifty Five-Star cards into his Divine Kingdom, then let out a long sigh of relief.

He turned his head and saw his own biological son still standing there, drooling and looking dumbfounded, and was immediately filled with irritation.

He lunged forward and slapped Zhang Chao on the back of the head, warning him sternly, "What are you looking at! You're drooling! I'm warning you, everything you saw and heard today, you are not to say a single word about it! Once you enter the army, you must control that big mouth of yours! If you dare to expose Chuanzi's secret, I'll break your legs! Do you hear me!"

"Ouch!" Zhang Chao cried out in pain, quickly covering his head and patting his chest in assurance, "Don't worry, Dad! I understand! You could kill me and I still wouldn't say a word!"

...

The meal was thrilling and full of ups and downs.

After the meal, Fang Chuan received a short message from Liu Ruyan: "Done."

He smiled knowingly, knowing that things on Liu Ruyan's end had also been resolved.

As for Zhang Zishan and Chen Rong, after accepting that Heaven-Defying gift, they couldn't wait a moment longer. They greeted Fang Chuan and impatiently returned to their respective rooms to enter their Divine Kingdoms for secluded cultivation.

Before heading to the Demigod War Zone, they wanted to completely convert the power of these fifty Five-star Believers into their own combat power and make a frantic push for progress.

Fang Chuan, taking the still somewhat dazed Zhang Chao with him, left the Zhang residence.

"Chuanzi, where are we going?" Zhang Chao asked, following behind.

"To the Real Estate Bureau," Fang Chuan said without looking back. "The welfare housing provided by the state is no longer needed, so I have to go through the formalities to return it."

After becoming a Major General, the state had allocated him a villa, and according to the law, the previous orphan welfare housing had to be returned.

After finishing these tasks, it would be time for them to report to the Zhenxi Army.