77: Chapter 77 The Problem of the Divine Kingdom Emerges

Fang Chuan returned to the independent teacher apartment specially arranged for him, closed the door, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Don't think about that much anymore, open the rewards first!"

With a thought, his consciousness entered the Divine Kingdom.

That [divine fire furnace] card, shimmering with the unique charm of an SSS-Rank, floated quietly in his Sea of Consciousness.

[divine fire furnace] [Rank: SSS-Rank Divine Kingdom Building] [Function 1: Divine Fire Extraction: Can convert Faith points into Divine Power, with a conversion ratio of 1000:1.] [Function 2: Divinity Condensation: Can automatically condense 10 points of Divinity every day.] [Function 3: Divine Fire Tempering: Can consume Divinity and Divine Power to temper the Divine Body and Divine Soul, improving basic attributes.] [Function 4: Faith Amplification: The output of Power Of Faith from all believers in the Divine Kingdom is increased by 20%.]

"Hiss... Things personally bestowed by the Kingdom Lord are just different!"

He had thought that he was about to ignite the Divine Fire and that his Divinity would no longer depend on the divine fire furnace, so he wouldn't need it, but the attributes indeed stunned Fang Chuan.

Fang Chuan chose to keep it.

Fang Chuan did not hesitate at all and chose to activate it directly. With a thought, he placed this ancient bronze furnace in the center of the Divine Kingdom, in the Core Area of Baize City, right next to the Immortal Temple.

Fang Chuan also used that one trillion Faith points directly; now, Fang Chuan's Faith points had officially reached the one trillion mark.

Including believers and interest, the daily believer income exceeded one hundred billion.

The daily interest alone was enough for Fang Chuan to squander.

He moved his gaze away from that string of zeros and looked at the other items given by General Wei Zheng.

Ten fruits, crystal clear throughout, emitting a refreshing fragrance.

[Nine-Turn Ginseng Fruit] [Rank: SS-Rank Spirit Fruit] [Effect: After consumption, it can cleanse the Divine Body, remove Impurities, reshape the Divine Foundation, and significantly improve Physical Body strength and potential.]

"Good stuff!" Fang Chuan's eyes lit up.

Although his Physical Body had been strengthened several times, it was still too fragile compared to those true gods. This Nine-Turn Ginseng Fruit came at just the right time.

He did not hesitate at all, picked one up directly, and took a bite "crunch" just like eating an apple.

The fruit flesh melted in his mouth, turning into a vast and gentle warm current that instantly surged into his limbs and bones.

"Hmm? The taste is not bad, sweet." Fang Chuan smacked his lips and swallowed a ginseng fruit in two or three bites.

Following that, the second, the third... He swallowed all ten SS-Rank Nine-Turn Ginseng Fruits in one breath, just like eating snacks.

The medicinal power of SS-Rank spirit fruit is gentle and can be eaten in quantity without causing any harm to the body.

At the same time, streams of black liquid emitting a foul odor continuously seeped out from his pores, quickly forming a puddle on the floor beneath him.

These were the Impurities accumulated in his body over more than a decade, forcibly expelled under the overbearing medicinal power of the Nine-Turn Ginseng Fruit.

This process lasted for more than half an hour.

The effect was even better than the bone-cleansing and marrow-washing during his Breakthrough to demigod.

He looked down at himself; his skin was covered with a thick layer of black filth, emitting an unpleasant odor.

He immediately rushed into the bathroom, turned on the shower, and rinsed the filth off his body with hot water.

Ten minutes later, a brand new Fang Chuan walked out of the bathroom.

In the mirror, his figure had become more well-proportioned and upright, his skin was as fair as jade with a faint treasure light flowing through it, and his eyes were clear and bright, as if containing stars.

His Physical Body, under the baptism of ten Nine-Turn Ginseng Fruits, had completed a thorough reshaping and transformation!

Feeling the powerful, surging strength within his body, Fang Chuan nodded with satisfaction.

Just then, Fang Chuan suddenly frowned slightly and then entered the Divine Kingdom again.

When Fang Chuan's consciousness once again enveloped the entire Divine Kingdom from a god's-eye view, he could not help but knit his brows.

The area of the Divine Kingdom, under the effect of the [World Tree Seedling], had expanded to a terrifying extent, with no end in sight. Vast plains, rolling snow-capped mountains, endless wilderness... the landscape was rich, and the Spiritual Qi was abundant.

The total number of believers had even exceeded the 1.8 million mark and was still growing at an alarming rate.

However, beneath the appearance of prosperity lay hidden great chaos.

His gaze swept over, and he discovered that the population distribution of the entire Divine Kingdom was extremely uneven. The vast majority of believers were crowded in the area centered on Baize City, surrounding the [Immortal Temple], [Temple of Time and Space], and other core buildings, densely packed like an anthill.

And the vast frontier areas were sparsely populated, with large tracts of land left idle and wasted.

What gave him an even bigger headache was that the ratio of Faith output showed a serious polarization.

A small number of high-star believers led by Fara, Yi, and Fingel contributed more than 70% of the Power Of Faith. Meanwhile, those million-plus low-level Goblins, Ratmen, and Slimes provided pitifully little Faith points each day.

They were like a group of headless flies; every day, besides instinctively performing some simple prayers, they spent most of their time fighting over a piece of land with slightly denser Spiritual Qi or for a little bit of food.

Fang Chuan's gaze locked onto an area near the [Temple of Time and Space].

There, two groups of Goblins were fighting until they were bleeding for a position near the temple. Clubs clashed, stones flew, and the scene was chaotic. Not far away, a few cunning Ratmen were taking advantage of the chaos to steal the food the Goblins had hoarded.

Further away, a few timid Slimes were surrounded by a few strong Goblins, shivering, and the slime on their bodies had even reduced a bit from fear.

"Simply a pile of loose sand!" Fang Chuan shook his head as he watched.

The 100x time acceleration effect of the [Temple of Time and Space] was originally a farming Divine Artifact intended for cultivating high-level crops, but it had now become the focus of these low-level believers' contention. They didn't understand how to use it at all; they just instinctively felt that the Spiritual Qi there was comfortable and squeezed in desperately.

In just a few days, the non-combat attrition caused by such private friction and internal friction had actually reached over a thousand people!

"No, this must be managed." A surge of anger rose in Fang Chuan's heart.

These believers were all his future source of troops, his Foundation for achieving godhood; seeing them wasted in internal attrition like this made his heart bleed.

"A comfortable environment only breeds mediocre believers." Fang Chuan quickly found the root of the problem.

Since the joint exam ended and the Divine Kingdom entered a period of peaceful development, without external pressure, the inherent laziness of these Goblins and Ratmen was exposed.

Moreover, he also realized a deeper problem.

"Goblins, Ratmen, Slimes... the Bloodline Ranks of these races are ultimately too low."

Although through the [Golden Spatula] System, he could synthesize them into high-star believers, the shackles of Bloodline were real. A five-star Goblin Emperor might be able to defeat a normal three-star Angel, but against a five-star Angel, he would likely be pressed to the ground and rubbed.

Future battlefields would be about confronting gods, clashing with powerful deities who controlled Dragons, Titans, and Angels. Relying on a group of Goblins to charge into battle was, ultimately, not a long-term strategy.

His Divine Kingdom must transition toward "Holy Bloodlines"! The future core must be high-ranking races like Angels, Dragons, and Titans!

However, transformation takes time and also requires a stable internal environment. Right now, he must first carry out a major reform of the Divine Kingdom, forging this million-plus "rabble" into a real army!

"Fine, this gambling agreement is also a buffer time for me to adjust."

"The first step of the reform is to establish order!"