After absorbing the information from the class group, William now had a preliminary understanding of the real environment outside the protection period. This was the true situation of his classmates, not just theoretical knowledge from books.

In William's view, this information was more valuable as a reference. Even some students who had already left the protection period had not yet broken through to the Domain of the Gods. Some of them had even developed quite well.

With his mind slightly at ease, William immediately sent a private message to Samuel. Samuel was the class’s all-around good guy, consistently ranking in the top three. His parents were both deities, and he had far better access to information about the Divine Realms than William.

What William needed now was real-time information about the Divine Exchange Continent.

The Divine Exchange Continent was an information exchange platform and material trading center in the Divine Realm, accessible only to demigods or gods after leaving the protection period. There, no living beings could interfere with one another, and only information and sealed cards could be traded. Demigods and gods from various civilizations could expend divine power to manifest buildings as diplomatic windows or trading centers. These manifestations would disappear if divine power stopped being supplied.

In essence, the Divine Exchange Continent was a universal super-market, where gods could not only purchase materials needed in the Divine Realm but also acquire divine technology and information from other worlds.

“Samuel, are you there? I have some questions I’d like to consult you about.” With this message sent, William stared at the screen, prepared to wait patiently for a response. Based on their previous interactions, Samuel was always the most active in the group.

“Whoa, the class's aloof genius finally shows up. It’s been almost two months, right? If you hadn’t shown up, I would’ve thought you had already broken through the Domain of the Gods.” Samuel replied in less than thirty seconds.

William couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of his mouth when he read the message. “Aloof genius” had been the previous persona, where he had always been cold and distant with his classmates. This was mainly because of his orphaned status, which made him feel deeply insecure when facing classmates from well-off families. He had used his cold exterior as armor to protect his fragile inner self.

“Sure enough, so fragile. Otherwise, I wouldn't have completely collapsed after a heavy blow. Luckily, I got a free ride,” William quickly retracted the thought that suddenly appeared in his mind.

He immediately brought the conversation back on track. “I need the latest price list for common items in the Divine Exchange Continent, along with the coordinates of some reputable shops.”

“Are you planning to leave the Divine Realm protection period early?” After reading William’s message, Samuel quickly grew serious. From the content, it was easy to infer why William needed such information.

“Yeah, there’s an issue with my domain, and I can’t wait until school starts, so I’ll have to leave the protection period early.” William replied decisively.

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Samuel: “Wait a minute, I’ll get a price list from my dad. He’s a logistics god, so he has access to the most up-to-date price list.” After sending this message, Samuel went quiet, and William knew he was looking for the information for him, so he began to wait patiently.

“Ding… You have a document to receive.” Seeing the notification on his screen, William immediately clicked to confirm receipt.

“The document has been sent to you, check it out.” Samuel’s message came shortly after.

“Thanks, I’ve received it. See you at school.” After confirming the document, William sent a reply to Samuel.

“If you have any more questions, feel free to reach out. I’ll check the class group every day. See you at school.” William casually closed the class group and began reading the information Samuel sent him seriously.

Samuel truly lived up to his status as a divine second-generation. The materials he sent were comprehensive, covering almost all the resource price lists for demigods, as well as the coordinates of several official resource trading centers for humans in the Divine Exchange Continent.

William immediately focused his attention on the list, specifically on the cards he needed.

[Short Distance Random Teleportation God Card, 100 Divine Power/each]

[Basic God Domain Concealment God Card, 100 Divine Power/each]

[Basic God Domain Range Scanning Card, 100 Divine Power/each]

[Blank Sealing Card, 10 Divine Power/each]

[Desolate Terrain Card, 10 Divine Power/100 square kilometers]

[Normal Resource Terrain Card, 100 Divine Power/100 square kilometers]

[Normal Species Ecological Chain Card, 100~1000 Divine Power/each, can choose from terrestrial, flying, aquatic, marine, etc.]

[Advanced Directed Teleportation Card, 5000 Divine Power/each]

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William examined the prices carefully and started calculating how much belief power he would have in half a month. He also recalled the ratio of belief power converted into divine power. As his thoughts wandered, he couldn’t help but get lost in them.

In the Divine Realm, divine power was the main currency for transactions. One hundred million points of belief power could be converted into one point of divine power. In the real world, divine power was also a super energy widely used.

Both demigods and gods could materialize divine power they collected in the Divine Realm into divine energy crystals in the real world. William remembered that the technological system of this world was built on divine power as its energy source.

The civilization’s technology system, built around a specific type of energy, determined what kind of future the civilization would have. For example, in William's previous world, if electricity hadn’t been discovered, the world might have developed a steampunk-style civilization.

In William’s view, the technological system of this world, based on divine power, was essentially black technology. For example, everyone in society had a divine energy wristband, which was very similar to a smartphone in his previous life, but the underlying principles were vastly different.

William had even researched the production of divine energy wristbands. It was a metal wristband formed in one piece, engraved with various divine runes. After a small amount of divine power was injected, it was packed and sold. No batteries, no chips, no cameras... When William saw this, he couldn't help but think it was unscientific.

Every god’s divine power was slightly different. While the difference might not matter much in everyday use, it was crucial for demigods seeking to ignite their divine fire. The divine power generated by the core followers in their domains was essential. Only divine power generated by core followers during domain creation could be used to extract their divinity.

It took one hundred million points of divine power to extract one point of divinity, and it was extremely difficult to gather enough for the ignition of divine fire. For an average demigod, this process could take fifty to one hundred years of accumulation. If their core followers weren’t developed well, it could take even longer—sometimes even a lifetime without ever igniting their divine fire.