??Chapter 264: Chapter 263: The New Vegetable Garden
Chapter 264: Chapter 263: The New Vegetable Garden
Chaoyang raised his head in shock, activating his Lingxi vision, only to see over a thousand streaks of white light shooting from the direction across the sea, converging above his head into a column of wishing power!
Following these streams of wishing power, he could faintly see the cities of the Old Continent bathed in a glow that belonged only to him. These scattered white columns of light, although much thinner compared to the oranges, purples, and greens, added an extra hue to the whole.
But why would people from there pray to the Paradise Master?
And how could he sense it from such a distance?
This was sothing he had never encountered before.
Chaoyang tried to send a response to those praying, and almost instantly, he felt a tangible exhilaration and joy, while the white light above solidified into a fine line.
1.
1.
Although there was no such specific display in reality, he could simulate the sensation of green numbers jumping above his head by the minute fluctuations of the wishing power.
Just like the nuns and residents of Magnificent Castle, he could receive a daily supply of wishing power without having to sign a contract with them!
“Actually… I think Paradise shouldn’t give up on the Old Continent. After all, the royal army couldn’t possibly be defeated so quickly. If we intervene now, we may be able to change the situation there,” Chaoyang corrected himself mid-sentence.
“Uh… Do you an we should support the royal family?”
“No, no, no, it would be best if we could take advantage of the situation and replace both houses.”
The original Kingdom revered the Abundance Sect, and now Duke Longjiu belongs to the chanical Sect; whichever prevails would encroach on the Paradise Sect’s space. From a profit perspective, it obviously makes the most sense to expand one’s own influence. Still, Chaoyang realized after speaking that this would undoubtedly not be an easy goal to achieve.
“May I ask… does Paradise have any special considerations for being so eager to expand its territory?” Xue Quan couldn’t help but ask. This question had been on his mind: What resource of this world was Paradise truly interested in?
Precious tals and rare substances were obviously out of the question, and they hadn’t paid much attention to the Glowing Stone Mine either, if not for the needs of the Integrated Defense Center; even the players’ admission fees were insignificant, any small-country central bank raid in reality would yield more. Moreover, Paradise had been committed to the re-establishnt of order, fighting tirelessly against evil, as if they genuinely wanted to create a Paradise on Earth.
He certainly wouldn’t believe such a simple reason, yet he vaguely felt that the answer lay hidden within the other party’s change of attitude towards the Old Continent.
“Paradise, naturally, hopes to accommodate as many people as possible. Although Magnificent Castle is currently maintaining its various livelihoods quite well, it is, after all, just a city in a remote location.”
Accommodating as many people as possible?
Xue Quan felt a slight stir in his mind.
Could population be the resource Paradise values?
However, population is not unique to this world; Earth has a more concentrated population, yet Paradise shows little interest. Is it because establishing a governnt on Earth is too troubleso? Not necessarily… at least in underdeveloped regions such as Africa, a small warlord force of about a thousand can stand firm, and with the power that Paradise has shown, it’d be easy to stir up a small nation in those underdeveloped areas.
The key still lies in uniqueness.
The population of Paradise World must be able to provide sothing not available on Earth.
He realized that this “resource” might not necessarily be a tangible one, not necessarily visible to the naked eye.
Could the Paradise Sect itself be the answer?
“If we’re planning an expedition, the security team I’ve trained definitely won’t be of any use,” he pondered for a mont, “Can you give
half a day? I will try to co up with a plan.”
Chaoyang looked at him sowhat surprised—had he really started thinking about how to implent it just because he had ntioned an idea?
“There’s no rush; take your ti to think about it.”
After Xue Quan bid farewell, he pulled out a piece of white paper and began to calculate the inco and expenses of wishing power.
At present, nearly forty percent of Magnificent Castle’s population was leaning towards believing in the Paradise Master, with about thirty thousand of them able to contribute wishing power. According to the surveys conducted by the community center, these contributors had mostly received direct help from nuns or players, such as curing diseases or rescuing them from monster slaughters… The conversion rate was 10%.
He defined the forr as shallow believers and the latter as true believers.
The proportion of true believers had clearly started to increase at a slower pace recently compared to a month ago.
This actually ant that there is a limit to the number of true believers a city can have, and it is far lower than its total population. Many people’s faith is sowhat bandwagon-based since they have not directly benefited from the Paradise Master.
What did it an to have thirty thousand people providing wishing power? Almost every few days, he could harvest over thirty thousand points of wishing power, which was the main reason he dared to splurge on Earth. But to say there was a lot of it wasn’t quite accurate either—the need for ongoing expenses was increasing, like maintaining the bodies of fifty researchers, which cost two to three thousand a day. Transferring Glowing Stone and other resources samples to Earth cost three to four thousand each ti. Simply put, he had beco wealthy, but his daily expenses had also increased.
It was apparent that during the initial stage of a place’s establishnt, the growth rate of true believers was the fastest, then it would gradually stabilize. But the idea of turning the entire city’s population into true believers was nearly impossible because faith that is coerced is aningless; they had to genuinely support the Paradise Sect to beco contributors of wishing power.
Clearly, the 10% conversion rate was not the limit; there was plenty of room for improvent, especially once Magnificent Castle resolved its own issues with food, education, and production. But this would take at least a few years.
The Old Continent was different.
It was still a pristine land, with no fewer than ten large cities each with a population exceeding one million. Just getting the Paradise Sect’s reputation out there, even with a 1% conversion rate, could an a trendous inco of wishing power.
At this point, Chaoyang was tempted.
Moreover, for him, developing Magnificent Castle and exploring the Old Continent was not an either/or decision; he could do both simultaneously.
“Your foundation is better than I anticipated,” Shi Yin suddenly spoke up.
“What do you an?”
“Ordinary co-originators often take decades, if not longer, to reach this stage, but you’re already at the threshold of stepping into another level. To put it in layman’s terms, you’re already qualified for divinity.”
Chaoyang put down his pen, “You an to beco like you?”
“Of course not, you’re still a long way off. But to them, you’re already no different from divinities,” Shi Yin rolled to his feet and then jumped onto the table, “Right… like those so-called Latter Gods.”
“You know about that too?”
“I’ve said it before; knowledge is the sound of order. It’s not that I’m completely unaware, but rather I’m unclear on how they should be converted or expressed. I need to see or hear certain things to know the corresponding rules,” it actually split into two tiny arms, striking a hands-on-hips pose.
Clearly, it was very proud of itself.
“Then by your words, how should I cross the threshold?”
“It’s simple, that is to break through your own limits!”
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