Marketplace In The Divine God City

After deciding to go shopping, Barbatos left his villa with 198,000 divine energy strands in his space storage.

Although he wasn't as rich as those demigods with substantial backing, his wealth was still above average. Only his classmates with powerful True Gods as their mentors could surpass his wealth.

Barbatos didn't know exactly how much money Restara had, but he knew he could ask for more if needed. However, he felt embarrassed about asking too often. Despite Restara being his future wife, he still had some pride as a man.

It didn't seem right to constantly rely on her financial support. Based on his estimation, the money Restara had given him was more than enough to buy standard Reproduction Cards.

As for using his Hundredfold Increase opportunity on the white crystal, that was out of the question.

Barbatos knew this opportunity was incredibly precious. He could potentially elevate a weak elemental god to a first-generation god or significantly enhance their godhead.

Such divine treasures were extremely rare, and even the major forces in the Endless Void had limited access to them.

The godhead reflected a god's divine position and their control over specific laws. Increasing the quality and power of a godhead meant gaining more control and authority over that particular jurisdiction.

If Barbatos encountered other Gods of Wind, he could easily suppress them since his control and authority over wind far surpassed theirs.

As he left his villa, Barbatos pondered, 'If I used my Hundredfold Increase opportunity to improve the godhead of other gods in exchange for divine energy, I could become rich in an instant.'

'The twenty divine liquids needed to ignite the divine fire to become a True God would be nothing compared to the millions of divine liquids Main Gods might offer to elevate their godheads.'

However, not all first-generation gods became Main Gods; many died before reaching their full potential.

In the Endless Void, opportunity and luck were paramount.

No matter how talented someone was, they would die when they are killed.

A dead genius was just an idiot. Only those who survived to the end were true geniuses.

With this in mind, Barbatos' expression became solemn. 'Aside from Restara, I dare not reveal my Hundredfold Increase opportunity to others. Even if revealing it could make me rich, as they say, a common man is innocent, but is guilty for possessing a priceless treasure.'

'Theoretically, my Hundredfold Increase opportunity could earn me millions of divine energy liquids, but that's assuming those Main Gods and Upper True Gods would pay rather than force me to become their personal hundredfold increase machine.'

'Rather than being blinded by greed, it's far safer to take things slowly and steadily, so as not to attract unwanted attention. If I attract unwanted attention, it should only be when I have enough power to defend myself.'

Even though his Wolf Beastman Race worshipped him as their lord god, singing praises and praying devoutly, Barbatos did not let it go to his head.

He was indeed a Silver Demigod now. Compared to his mortal believers, he was the living definition of a god. However, to True Gods, he was merely an insignificant ant.

Barbatos knew he couldn't let the praises of his believers inflate his ego. To truly revel in their adulation, he would need to ascend to the status of a Main God.

After leaving his villa, Barbatos stepped onto the road and headed towards the public divine portal. The area around his villa was surrounded by other demigod residences in Block 129874.

The Divine God City was vast, spanning the size of a galaxy to accommodate trillions of gods. Demigods like Barbatos had villas as their residences, a testament to their status, while higher-ranking gods had even more magnificent homes.

At the public divine portal in Block 129874, Barbatos saw other demigods passing through. Without hesitation, he followed suit.

'Now that I think about it, this is the third time I've used the divine portal,' he mused.

The first time was for a class reunion a few days after they transmigrated to the Divine God City.

The second time, he visited the marketplace in the Divine God City to broaden his horizons.

However, back then, he was a poor demigod with only a few strands of divine energy. He could only look at the divine treasures for sale, unable to afford any.

Now, things were different. With 198,000 divine energy strands in his space storage, Barbatos was ready to invest in his believers and strengthen his position.

As he stepped through the divine portal, he already decided to purchase standard reproduction cards and increase the numbers of his believers.

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In the blink of an eye, Barbatos appeared at the bustling marketplace, alive with the presence of gods.

Demigods were as common here as the citizens of a city. Barbatos even saw True Gods acting as shopkeepers!

These powerful beings, who would typically regard Silver Demigods like him as insignificant ants, had established shops in the marketplace and treated their demigod customers with a smile.

Unlike the True Gods with their own shops, demigods ranging from Bronze to Gold could only apply for stalls on the streets.

Of course, these demigods weren't shameless enough to act like mortal hawkers, calling out for customers. Instead, they laid out white cloths on the streets, displaying valuable treasures and resources they had found on the Eternal Continent.

The array of divine treasures and resources varied from iron ores to weapons and equipment crafted from the bodies of monsters such as the silver bear and fire lion.

Looking at those resources and weapons, Barbatos shook his head. 'My main believer race doesn't need those weapons and resources for the time being,' he thought.

'It's far more convenient to find an iron mine near my base by expanding after increasing my number of followers. Then, I can find and capture some dwarves to mine and forge weapons and equipment.'

With that plan in mind, Barbatos ignored the streets filled with demigod hawkers and headed to a particular shop named "Fertile Life of Liora."

Standing in front of the shop, Barbatos recalled, 'From what I read on the god forum, this shop sells standard and even elite reproduction cards. I'll start my shopping by purchasing the standard reproduction cards here.'