93: Chapter 93 Two hundred and eighty divine powers smashed into the foundation

In the secret chamber, Wang Pingan opened his resource account.

The interface projected by the Starlight Badge unfolded clearly.

[Current Divine Power balance: 180 points.]

Of this, 100 points came from the first-month subsidy for the Grade A Sequence.

The other 80 points were the remainder from his previous mission rewards, Family resources, and consumption.

The 100 Divine Power added by the Family also arrived late that night.

Wang Cang personally verified it through the Family's exclusive channel, and after confirming it was correct, he immediately sent a message into the secret chamber.

"Dao Child, the ancestral land subsidy has arrived; 100 Divine Power points have been transferred to your exclusive account."

Wang Pingan opened the interface again.

[Current Divine Power balance: 280 points.]

As this number entered his eyes, even Wang Pingan paused for a moment.

280 Divine Power.

Converted to Source Power, that was a full 28 billion.

In the newcomer stage, a few tens of millions of Source Power could change the course of a Nova Assessment.

Now, smashing this amount of Divine Power down was enough to make an ordinary Demigod Family's heart race.

But Wang Pingan did not use it to buy flashy things.

His Divine Kingdom had an area of 8,000 square kilometers and a population in the hundreds of thousands; there was still a long way to go before reaching the threshold of a First-Order Deity.

Buying high-damage, one-time trump cards now would actually yield low returns.

What he needed were Spiritual Veins, Blood Qi Pools, land capacity, various craft Materials, Spiritual Plant seeds, and basic educational resources.

These things were not flashy enough, but they could allow the Divine Kingdom to grow a thicker Foundation.

Wang Pingan spread out the resource list and divided it item by item.

"100 Divine Power to purchase Demigod-grade Spiritual Vein fragments and Spirit-Gathering earth vein Materials."

"60 Divine Power to purchase Blood Qi Pool expansion Materials, Yao Beast essence blood, and Body Tempering mineral powder."

"50 Divine Power to purchase Spiritual Rice seeds, medicinal field parent plants, rot-resistant Spiritual Plants, and water-type Spiritual Plants."

"40 Divine Power to purchase basic Materials for Alchemy, Formation, forging, and talisman making."

"20 Divine Power to purchase educational Jade Slips, low-grade Legacy rubbings, and academy Formation Plates."

"10 Divine Power to be kept for emergency turnover."

He did not allocate separate funds for expanding the army.

The 3,000 main battle troops were already elite enough, and the 2,000 auxiliary troops had also proven their value in the Black Swamp battle.

The next stage of the Divine Kingdom was not to turn 5,000 people into 50,000, but to allow the entire Divine Kingdom to possess the Foundation to support 500,000 or 5 million troops.

Wang Pingan sent the list to Wang Cang.

A moment later, Wang Cang's voice, clearly suppressing excitement, came from outside the secret chamber.

"Dao Child, this list is entirely Foundation resources; there are no flashy goods with falsely high premiums."

Wang Pingan said: "Buy according to the list; do not pursue appearance, only look at practicality."

Wang Cang immediately replied: "Understood, your subordinate will use the Grade A Sequence mall priority exchange right to lock in the resources."

"Some basic strategic resources usually require queuing; Grade A Sequence authority can directly insert into the priority pool. At most three days, and the first batch will arrive at the Mansion's secret treasury."

Wang Pingan said: "Transaction taxes, shipping fees, and verification fees, all go through formal channels."

Wang Cang said: "Your subordinate understands; the account books will be filed separately to facilitate verification by the Family and the school."

The more resources there were, the less chaotic things could be.

The Grade A Sequence's resource channels were being watched by the school, and the Family's subsidies also had to withstand scrutiny.

Wang Pingan was not afraid of spending money; he was afraid of hidden dirty things in the resource supply chain.

At this moment, Wang Zhenyuan's voice came from another Formation pattern.

"Give me a copy of the list."

Wang Cang immediately sent a copy over.

In less than half a cup of tea's time, Wang Zhenyuan replied.

"Remove three of the resource merchants."

Wang Cang was stunned: "These three have the lowest quotes and sufficient inventory."

Wang Zhenyuan said: "The quotes are abnormally low."

"The first one has the shadow of the Zhao Family from the Central Star Domain behind it. The Zhao Family and the Lu Family are in the same resource circle; they might not necessarily make a move, but there is no need to let them touch the Dao Child's Spiritual Veins."

"The second one's transport team just changed their manager last month. The manager was captured by alien races at the border for three years, and after returning, their background check is not clean."

"The third one sells Blood Qi Pool Materials with sources that are too scattered; if they mix in some contaminated bone powder, it would be impossible to tell in the early stages."

Wang Cang's Face turned black upon hearing this.

Having managed the Mansion for many years, he considered himself cautious enough.

But these few sentences from Wang Zhenyuan directly tore open the risks behind the transactions.

Wang Pingan finished listening and did not hesitate.

"Remove them."

Wang Cang immediately answered: "Yes."

Wang Zhenyuan continued: "Do not fear expensive resource merchants; fear those with unknown origins."

"The Dao Child is now smashing into the Foundation; once there is a problem with the Foundation resources, the evolution of the next few decades will be dragged down."

Wang Pingan agreed with this judgment.

He could use time acceleration to let the Divine Kingdom traverse long years in one go.

But this also meant that if the resources initially invested had hidden tricks, the problems would be magnified by time.

One day in the outside world is three years in the Divine Kingdom.

A poisonous seed could grow into a field of rot.

A piece of contaminated Blood Qi Pool Material could affect the Foundation of several generations of Martial Artists.

Wang Zhenyuan's value was clearly reflected at this moment.

He did not need to stand on the front lines of the battlefield, nor did he need to fight Divine Kingdom wars for Wang Pingan.

As long as he blocked the hidden knives within those resources, he would already be worth the Family's investment.

Wang Cang quickly re-screened the resource merchants.

After the Grade A Sequence authority took effect, the Xinghe University official mall gave it extremely high priority.

Some resource firms that usually ignored third-rate Families changed their attitudes frighteningly fast upon seeing Wang Pingan's Grade A status.

"Manager Wang, there are still three sets of Demigod-grade Spiritual Vein fragments; we can reserve them for Student Wang Pingan."

"Blood Qi Pool Materials can be transferred, but the price must follow the Grade A channel standard; we guarantee the quality."

"There is stock of D-grade Spiritual Rice seeds; if the Family wants to expand on a large scale, we can include a set of Spiritual Field management Jade Slips."

Wang Cang replied one by one, but his heart felt a bit sour.

In the past, when the Wang Family Mansion purchased resources, they were often pushed to the back.

Now that Wang Pingan's name was hung up, the resource firms immediately changed their tune.

This was the weight of the Grade A Sequence.

Wang Cang was not carried away by the enthusiasm.

For every transaction, he first went through the school mall, then the Family account books, and finally handed it to Wang Zhenyuan to audit the supply chain.

Wang Zhenyuan did not look at Face; he only looked at the source.

Anything where the transport route bypassed gray star ports was removed.

Anything that changed hands more than three times was removed.

Anything with vague resource descriptions was removed.

Anything with unreasonably cheap prices was removed.

After a round of screening, Wang Cang looked at the dozen or so resource merchants he had deleted and couldn't help but say: "Elder, buying this way will be much more expensive."

Wang Zhenyuan replied quickly.

"Expensive is an open account."

"Cheap sometimes requires paying with one's life."

Wang Cang was silent for a moment, then replied: "Your subordinate understands."

Three days later, the first batch of resources arrived at the Wang Family Mansion.

The transport vehicles did not take ordinary trade routes but were delivered via the Xinghe University mall's dedicated channel, with the outer layer sealed with the school's verification seal.

Wang Zhenyuan stood at the door of the secret treasury personally.

Every piece of resource had to undergo triple checks before entering the treasury.

Tracking marks, contaminated auras, spatial layers, alien parasitic spores, and residual Divine Thought were all checked item by item.

The outer layer of a box of rot-resistant Spiritual Plants had traces of an unfamiliar Divine Thought sweeping over it.

Wang Zhenyuan detained it on the spot, not giving the resource merchant a chance to explain.

"Return it."

Wang Cang asked: "It was only swept over; does it also need to be returned?"

Wang Zhenyuan said coldly: "The Dao Child's closed-door cultivation resources are not to be looked at a second time by others."

Wang Cang immediately complied.

The resources in the secret treasury piled up more and more.

The Spiritual Vein fragments were sealed in jade boxes; when opened, white mist already surged out.

The Blood Qi Pool Materials filled dozens of heavy boxes, and the Yao Beast essence blood was suppressed layer by layer by military-grade spirit-sealing bottles.

Spiritual Rice seeds, medicinal field parent plants, basic Materials for various crafts, and educational Jade Slips were stored one batch after another.

Wang Pingan finished looking at the account books in the secret chamber without the slightest hesitation.

Of the 280 Divine Power, except for 10 points kept for emergency turnover, all 270 points were locked in.

This batch of resources was enough to let the Divine Kingdom welcome a large-scale Foundation upgrade.

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