54: Chapter 54 Is this all the daily income a first-tier deity can get?

Wang Tao and Su Xue's faces flushed with anger after hearing these words. If they hadn't lacked Lin Xiao's permission...

They wouldn't have been able to stop themselves from cursing right now; this was too much bullying! Tens of millions of divine power points, and it turns out the Deities and demigods they auctioned were defective?

Compared to his two subordinates, Lin Xiao didn't feel much about it. They were said to be half-crippled or disabled, but their framework was still there.

It was the same saying: any problem that can be solved with divine power points is not a problem.

Although he only had 1.23 million divine power points left, it was still enough to buy some "small items."

Lin Xiao quickly placed orders for a series of items: tens of thousands of tons of B-grade Spirit Fruits and beast meat, plus some spring eyes, vegetation, and most importantly, reproduction cards.

He split these resources into two portions and threw one to Ling Yan and the fox woman Qing You respectively.

"I'm not very clear on the needs of demigods to quickly restore their strength. Besides these, take a look and see what else you lack?"

Looking at the resource cards for ten thousand tons of B-grade Spirit Fruits and beast meat in his hand, Ling Yan felt a bit dazed. These resources were probably worth tens or even hundreds of billions of faith points, right?

And they were for him?

"Qing You thanks Master for the reward. These resources are enough for the Believers in Qing You's Divine Kingdom to catch their breath. I dare not ask for more."

Hearing the fox woman's words, Ling Yan finally reacted.

"Thank you, Master, for the reward. Ling Yan also dares not ask for more."

Compared to his previous reluctance, Ling Yan's words this time were a bit more sincere. Not much, just a bit.

Nodding, Lin Xiao didn't say much. He planned to wait until today's settlement was over before discussing further, but of course, he didn't forget to throw a few building cards to the two First-order Deities as well.

Seeing the five Spirit Spring cards in her hand, Yun Tong of the Red Carp Race bowed respectfully to Lin Xiao.

"Yun Tong thanks Master for the reward."

"Interesting, I didn't expect to encounter a scion of a great clan? But don't think you can buy me off with a mere five Spirit Spring cards."

Seeing the building cards in his hand clearly, Yan Cang grinned and immediately loaded them into his Divine Kingdom.

"Follow me from now on, listen to my orders, and do your part well. Divine power points, buildings, and resources will naturally not be lacking for you.

Conversely, if you don't listen to instructions and don't put in the work or effort when things happen... I naturally don't support idlers. You can choose for yourselves whether you'd rather be puppets or divine weapons and armor."

While giving them a sweet date, Lin Xiao didn't forget to beat down these Slave Gods a bit. Of course, he didn't expect to win their hearts immediately.

As the four were released from the cages, Yan Cang looked at the iron chains on his neck, hands, and feet, his eyes flickering slightly.

The appearance of the iron chains changed rapidly, turning into ornaments like wristguards and neck rings in the blink of an eye. Seeing Lin Xiao look over curiously,

"It's a built-in transformation function. If we don't change them, there are some places where we alien Slave Gods cannot follow you into."

Lin Xiao nodded in understanding; he hadn't expected the auction house to be so considerate.

"Right, I forgot to ask you. Before you were captured, what was your Divine Kingdom's output? And what were the expenses for the Believers and the Divine Kingdom?"

Yan Cang looked at Lin Xiao with a strange expression.

"I thought it was strange before. Why are you asking about a demigod's output and expenses for no reason? Now you're asking me? Is it possible your clan doesn't have low-tier Deities and demigods?"

Lin Xiao didn't intend to hide anything upon hearing this and nodded.

"The Lin family certainly has them, but I'm not a member of the Lin family yet. So I'm not clear on these things and am quite curious."

"The Lin family? Sounds like it should be a great clan? Forget it. That has nothing to do with me. Before I was captured...

Counting building and resource output, a month would bring in about 10,000 divine power points. The daily income was around 300 divine power points.

However, the Believers spend a lot too. Just maintaining Believers at the Golden Core, Foundation Establishment, and Qi Refining stages requires consuming over a hundred divine power points every day.

Every month, the spirit soil around the spirit plants needs to be replaced, and the spiritual energy in the Divine Kingdom must be maintained. Other Believers below the Spirit Rank cannot be ignored either.

Adding all these miscellaneous things together, nearly a hundred divine power points are consumed every day. On average, I could save about 60 to 100 divine power points per month.

Now there aren't so many expenses. The buildings and resources were all stripped away. Most of the Believers are dead or injured. 20 divine power points a day barely maintains my realm."

Lin Xiao rubbed his chin after listening, silently summarizing.

A normal demigod's daily income is around 6 million faith points. Maintaining the Divine Kingdom and Believers daily costs over 4 million faith points. The daily surplus is about 1 million faith points.

A normal First-order Deity has a daily income of around 300 divine power points. Maintaining the Divine Kingdom and Believers daily costs around 200 divine power points.

The daily surplus of divine power points fluctuates between 60 and 100.

He hadn't felt much without a comparison before. Now that he understood, he realized that geniuses really spend a f*cking lot of money.

Just pills alone cost 60 divine power points a day, plus those buildings, spirit veins, and the A-grade Spirit Fruits and beast meat prepared for other Believers.

Adding up the miscellaneous costs, it actually matched the daily maintenance cost of a First-order Deity? And this was only at the Divine Being stage?

On one hand, he was shocked that geniuses spent so much; on the other hand, he was even more shocked that a First-order Deity actually earned so little?

"Only 60-plus divine power points in surplus every day, is that enough to use? After all, a single Spirit Spring is 2,000 divine power points. If you want to change a spirit vein, how long would you have to save for it?

And what about those other Deity-level buildings? According to your earnings, wouldn't it take decades to break through to a Second-order Deity?"

As soon as Lin Xiao said this, Yan Cang inexplicably felt like he was being insulted. But he couldn't find any evidence! His already fiery-red face turned a few shades redder.

"Decades? Second-order Deity? Are you joking! It took me decades just to break through to demigod! To become a Deity, I spent a full two hundred years!

After that, if one can break through to a Second-order Deity within five hundred years, they can be called a genius! Decades? Do you think everyone has a great clan to rely on like you?!"

Seeing Yan Cang's somewhat exasperated appearance, Lin Xiao's expression became even stranger.

"If I remember correctly, didn't you say before that an elder in your clan was a Third-order Deity? You could even produce 9 million divine power points and divine items.

That doesn't sound like an ordinary power. So, were you indeed deceiving me before?"

"When did I deceive you?! My clan indeed has an elder who is a Third-order Deity, but so what?

Even families of Intermediate Gods don't deserve to be called great clans. My clan only has one elder who is a Third-order Deity. How can that compare to those great clans?

The scions of those great clans can promote to demigod within a month of awakening. They can become Deities in a year, and can even reach the height of a Third-order Deity by the time they graduate university!

Direct bloodlines are all Mid-tier Deities. This kind of resource treatment is something even the Third-order Deity elder in my clan doesn't have. How can I possibly compare?"

He was, after all, a somewhat famous genius in his clan: a demigod in thirty years, a Deity in two hundred years, without receiving the slightest bit of assistance from the family.

Even when that Third-order Deity elder heard of his experiences, he had smiled and commented: 'There is hope for the Third-order!'

With such talent and such perseverance... as a result, what was the expression on this human junior's face? Shock? Surprise? Incredulity?

At this moment, Lin Xiao was indeed looking at Yan Cang with an incredulous gaze. This Fire Ape in front of him was actually over two hundred years old?

A First-order Deity only after two hundred years? And being called a genius for reaching Second-order in over seven hundred years?