53: Chapter 53 The Daily Income and Expenses of an Ordinary Demigod

In the end, this First-order Deity of the Fire Ape Race was auctioned off to Lin Xiao for 9 million divine power points.

The finale, the Second-order Jade Rabbit Race deity, was auctioned for 36.5 million.

After the auction ended, in the room where Lin Xiao was staying, a Second-order Deity was respectfully introducing the precautions to him.

"These demigods and deities have already had restrictions placed within their bodies; without your permission, they cannot commit suicide."

"Additionally, guests should note that these alien Slave Gods are very good at feigning pity to win your sympathy."

"Please, under no circumstances, should you dissolve the Slave God Contract, nor should you remove the chains on them."

"This is of utmost importance for your personal safety. If these alien Slave Gods do anything harmful to you..."

"...including but not limited to: disobeying orders, failing to protect their master in the face of danger, or damaging your Divine Kingdom and personal property."

"You may return and inform us, and [Treasure Pavilion] will be responsible for helping you refine the 'out-of-control' Slave Gods into puppets or divine weapons and armor."

"Please carefully check your auction items. If there are no issues, please imprint your divine power on the delivery manifest."

After Lin Xiao finished imprinting his divine power, the Second-order Deity bowed respectfully and left the room.

Lu Yan's gaze lingered for a moment on the iron cages of the two First-order Deities, then he smiled and bowed to Lin Xiao.

"Great Deity, I imagine you will need some time to communicate with the Slave Gods you just bought. The Canglan Holy Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony will be in one hour."

"If you are interested, I will come to remind you then. I will not disturb you any further, Great Deity. If you need anything, you can contact this humble deity at any time through your guest jade token."

As Lu Yan bowed, a teleportation rune appeared beneath his feet, transporting him to a side room within the suite.

"Qing You of the Nine-Tailed Fox Race greets Master."

"Yun Tong of the Red Carp Race greets Master."

"Human junior, release me! My clan's elder is a Third-order Deity! I can compensate you with more divine power points, or even Law Divine Objects!"

As Yan Cang spoke, a flame an inch long erupted from his eyes.

Lin Xiao nodded at Qing You and Yun Tong, glanced at the Fire Ape, and then walked over to the cage of the Spirit Monkey Race demigod.

"I spent 400,000 divine power points to buy you, after all. You don't seem very satisfied with me? If you continue like this, I will have no choice but to call the people from the Treasure Pavilion back."

Ling Yan, who had been determined to play dead, saw his monkey face twist slightly. Then, he lowered his head and respectfully approached the edge of the cage.

"Ling Yan of the Spirit Monkey Race greets Master."

Seeing this, Lin Xiao nodded in satisfaction before turning his gaze toward the Fire Ape.

"9 million divine power points plus a Law Divine Object; that price is indeed very tempting. But what makes me curious is, since I could buy you for 9 million, why couldn't this offer sway the seller? Or are you saying that I look like an easy mark?"

Upon hearing this, flames surged around Yan Cang's body.

"Despicable human! If it weren't for being ambushed, I would have..."

Lin Xiao waved his hand, interrupting the torrent of complaints that followed.

"I don't care about your past. Now, I just want you to understand one thing: you were bought by me for 9 million divine power points. Behave yourself, and we can all get along. If you keep making me feel like these divine power points were wasted, then I'll have to trouble the people from the Treasure Pavilion to refine you into a puppet or a divine weapon."

Yan Cang had been full of resentment, ready to speak, but upon hearing Lin Xiao's words, his eyes spewed fire, and his expression shifted uncertainly.

Finally, the flames around his body subsided, and he took two steps toward the front of the cage.

"Yan Cang of the Fire Ape Race greets... Master."

After being forced into the Slave God Contract, Yan Cang was unable to harm Lin Xiao. Everything just now had been an attempt to bluff. What if? What if he encountered someone who believed his words?

Seeing that the Fire Ape had finally recognized reality, Lin Xiao turned his gaze to Ling Yan and asked with some curiosity.

"How many Believers do you have in your Divine Kingdom now? What is their strength? How many divine power points can your Divine Kingdom produce on average per day? And how many divine power points does it consume?"

Hearing Lin Xiao's question, Ling Yan's monkey face crumpled.

"Mas... Master, you must be joking. That's 100 million faith points, and I... I am still just a demigod..."

Wang Tao and Su Xue had been listening silently. When they heard this, their expressions became strange.

If they remembered correctly, they now consumed 60 divine power points in pills alone every day.

"Less than 1 divine power point? Then how much exactly? And how much do you consume every day?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yan started counting on his fingers.

"Before I was captured, my Divine Kingdom possessed quite a few A-grade resources and a large amount of B and C-grade resources. The monthly production was about 1 point something divine power points."

"Averaged daily, it was about 6 million faith points. Previously, the total number of Believers was a little over 1 billion, and the daily consumption was about 2 million."

"Maintaining the various buildings and environment in the Divine Kingdom also required about 2 million faith points. On average, I could save about 1 million faith points per day."

"However, that was all before. Since being captured alive, all the good buildings and resources in the Divine Kingdom have been dismantled and taken away."

"The environment was destroyed, and most of the Believers were killed or injured. Without the replenishment of faith points and resources, the environment in the Divine Kingdom is deteriorating every day."

"The remaining high-ranking Believers have also started to regress because they cannot get high-ranking food supplements. The ordinary Believers are just barely kept from starving to death."

This was the first time the three of them—Lin Xiao, Wang Tao, and Su Xue—had an intuitive understanding of the situation of ordinary demigods. Wang Tao and Su Xue felt a surge of complex emotions.

If it were before they became the Slave Gods of their master, they would have been unimaginably excited to know that a demigod's average daily income could be one million faith points.

But now? Now, they consume 60 divine power points in pills every day alone, not to mention the A-grade Spirit Fruit and spirit beast meat that their master constantly provides.

And there are those spirit veins worth 200,000 divine power points each...

Without comparison, one wouldn't know how good their current treatment was. After learning this, the two, who were already incredibly loyal, saw their loyalty skyrocket once again. If their previous loyalty was at a maximum value of 100, then now, their loyalty had broken through the maximum!

Lin Xiao naturally didn't know that the loyalty of his two subordinates had surged again unintentionally. After listening to Ling Yan's words, his expression became somewhat strange.

"In other words, you are a demigod in name, but in reality, your strength, Divine Kingdom, and Believers have actually slipped below the demigod level?"

A strange expression suddenly appeared on Ling Yan's face as he looked at Lin Xiao.

"If we are just going by the standard of one hundred Qi Refining Believers, I am indeed still a demigod. But if compared to a normal demigod, even one who has just ascended, they would be stronger than me at this moment."

Yan Cang, in the cage nearby, suddenly let out a hearty laugh.

"Hahaha, human junior. You wouldn't happen to think that you bought us in our prime, would you? Not just this kid, but her, her, and me as well."

Yan Cang pointed at Qing You and Yun Tong, then pointed at himself.

"If they are semi-crippled, then I am basically completely crippled. Hahahaha! Not only were all high-level buildings and resources dismantled..."

"...even the spirit springs that maintained my Golden Core Realm Believers were dug out. If it weren't to maintain my current realm so I could be sold for a good price, even the remaining Believers would have been slaughtered."

"Hahaha, so don't look at me as a First-order combat deity. At this moment, I might not even be able to beat a support deity in their prime. Junior, you've been scammed! Hahahaha, hahaha!"