Although Zous was still a demigod, as an old and experienced one who had lived for over a hundred years, the gap between his strength and that of a newly ascended demigod was not just a little—it was an astronomical difference.
The next day, after completing all his preparations, William met up with Lex again in the World of the Gods. At that moment, William was busy analyzing the gene templates stored in the queen ant’s body. The number of templates had been steadily increasing, and unless something more urgent came up, this endless task was simply part of his daily routine.
Suddenly, two divine domains appeared beside him, startling him.
William had long been familiar with Lex’s divine domain, so that wasn’t surprising. But what really caught his attention was the other divine domain following behind Lex.
It was the largest demigod domain William had ever seen.
Compared to it, William’s and Lex’s divine domains looked like mere specks—not even in the same league.
From William’s observations, he estimated that this domain covered at least 250 million square kilometers.
Just looking at it made William feel incredibly small—it was almost half the size of Earth!
It wasn’t until two demigod spiritual bodies emerged outside William’s divine domain that he snapped out of his daze. He quickly exited his domain and went to greet them.
Seeing William appear, Lex smiled and waved at him.
“Kid, hurry over here! Let me introduce someone to you—this is Zous, our school’s director of education.” Lex gestured toward the slightly aged demigod beside him.
“I heard you’re heading to the war zone for real combat training,” Lex continued. “To ensure your safety, the director himself is coming along under the guise of a teaching quality inspection. Hurry up and thank him.”
Seeing that such a high-ranking figure was personally accompanying them, and catching the hint in Lex’s expression, William immediately understood and quickly stepped forward to express his gratitude.
“Director, thank you for your support! I’ll do my best to bring honor to the school!”
“Haha, very ambitious, young man!” Zous replied with a warm smile, patting William on the shoulder. “Lex has already told me about your situation. I’ll be looking forward to seeing you bring glory to our school in the global league!”
After some small talk, just like last time, Lex gave William a bunch of useful cards and coordinates for their destination.
Having lost the novelty of his first trip to the lower-tier war zone, William remained much calmer this time.
The journey to the inner regions of the Barren Resource Well took over twenty days. During this time, William grew much more familiar with Zous.
Feeling that this trip was taking much longer than the previous one, William could no longer suppress his curiosity and asked,
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“Lex, this place we’re going to—it seems different from last time, doesn’t it?”
“Yes,” Lex confirmed. “This time, we’re heading closer to the center of the Barren Resource Well. The demigods who operate there are all far beyond the level of newcomers who’ve just established their divine domains. They’re significantly stronger, which makes it a more suitable training ground for you.”
He then glanced at Zous before continuing,
“That’s why the director himself decided to personally come along—to make sure you stay safe.”
“So, in the lower-tier war zones, the closer to the center, the stronger the demigods?” William asked thoughtfully.
“These things are actually part of basic knowledge in university,” Lex replied. “You’ll have to learn about them eventually.”
“The term ‘lower-tier war zone’ is just what we call it. The real reason this place has that name is because of an agreement between us, the Longwa Civilization, and several other nearby civilizations.”
“We agreed to designate this region as a training ground for younger generations, where no power above demigod level is allowed to enter. That’s why we call it a lower-tier war zone.”
“But in the World of the Gods, the proper term is Resource Well.”
Seeing William’s confused expression, Lex sighed and smacked his forehead.
“Oh, right… you haven’t studied Resource Well mechanics yet. Let me give you a quick introduction—it’ll be like pre-class preparation.”
“In the World of the Gods, there are only two ways to acquire resources:
- Plundering other divine domains
- Gathering and harvesting from a Resource Well
The highest-quality Resource Wells are always contested by major civilizations.”
“In a way, a Resource Well is like a video game’s resource spawn point. New resources periodically appear in these areas.”
“This includes fragments of divine domains, broken divine domains, and even fully intact divine domains.”
“Do you know why?” Lex smirked and looked at William expectantly.
Seeing that expression, William knew Lex was about to tease him again. Feeling helpless, he played along,
“I don’t know.”
At that moment, Zous also turned his gaze toward Lex, watching his teaching style with interest.
Lex suddenly remembered that his uncle was standing right there, listening to his lesson. He quickly swallowed the next line that was about to escape his lips: Do you want to know?
In the past, he had used that trick on a female student, and Zous had caught him in the act. From Zous’s perspective, the whole scene had looked very unprofessional—and Lex had gotten a brutal scolding for it.
Clearing his throat, Lex resumed in a more serious tone,
“Ahem… Let’s say a demigod suddenly dies unexpectedly in the real world, and their divine domain was hidden away somewhere in the World of the Gods. What do you think happens to that domain?”
“The answer is: It gets transported to a Resource Well by the laws of the World of the Gods.”
“The World of the Gods is immense beyond measure, practically borderless. And with so many civilizations sending people in, this kind of thing happens constantly.”
“That’s why you always find ownerless resources appearing in Resource Wells.”
“The deeper we go into this Resource Well—the Barren Resource Well—the more likely we are to find fragments of divine domains.”
“Most of the time, they aren’t very valuable,” Lex admitted. “But they’re still extra income.”
Hearing this, William’s interest immediately dropped. If all they could find were divine domain fragments, he didn’t really care.
Seeing William’s unimpressed reaction, Lex’s eye twitched.
“Hey, kid! You haven’t experienced the struggle of having to stretch every last bit of god power to survive, have you?”
“Listen to me, most fragments might be worthless, but not always.”
“For example, there have been cases where someone found a still-living dragon egg inside a divine domain fragment here.”
“Luck is a crazy thing, kid. You never know what you might find.”