When Chu Ran once again injected her spiritual power into the Black Divine Stone, she felt an unparalleled smoothness, without any resistance, as if a king had returned to his own territory and all his subjects were cheering for him. The divine power contained in the Divine Stone was restless, clinging tightly to Chu Ran's spiritual power, wanting to merge with it. Chu Ran keenly noticed that even before she started compressing the Divine Stone, it faintly showed signs of shrinking. This won't do. There was another person standing nearby. Chu Ran forcefully pulled the divine power away from the Divine Stone with her spiritual power, leisurely circled it in her spiritual sense, and then took over the territory. When the time for the first step was almost up, Chu Ran finally allowed the Divine Stone to merge into her spiritual power. As the divine power continuously fused into her spiritual power, the Divine Stone began to shrink. 1/2... 1/4... 1/8... Eventually, the volume of this Black Divine Stone shrank to 1/10. Just as Chu Ran was about to pick up the compressed Divine Stone to polish it, Wang Facai stopped her. 'No need. You don't have to proceed with the next step.' Wang Facai took the Divine Stone in his hand and looked at it for a long time. Chu Ran didn't say anything to disturb him, because his figure was exceptionally solemn, as if he was going through the most difficult choice in his life. The light fell from above his head, his face alternating between light and dark, like an ancient Greek sculpture, with the years bringing an unparalleled sense of aesthetics. After a long time, Wang Facai spoke. 'No wonder they've protected you so tightly. You're practically the God Summoning Society's dream body. Once your physique is strong enough, you'll become the person closest to God.' 'Edwood once said something similar to you, but Charlie An and the others don't seem to care much about it,' Chu Ran said unhurriedly. Wang Facai smiled, with a hint of disdain in his eyes. 'Of course, because the Federal Government and the Military Department have never taken the power of the gods seriously.' Chu Ran's expression froze, her body tensed slightly. I misjudged him? Ever since the birth of humanity, gods have always existed in culture. Faced with gods, some are fanatical, treating them as their masters; others are indifferent, treating them as tools. In her eyes, Professor Hu and Dr. Sun were both people who considered themselves the masters of their own lives. Even if their motives for approaching her were impure, they would never be members of the God Summoning Society. The first time she met Wang Facai, she had equated him with Professor Hu's category. 'Don't worry about me. I'm not a member of the God Summoning Society,' Wang Facai said helplessly. 'I'm just stating a fact. After you've failed dozens of times to fully explore a Divine Tomb, you'll understand.' 'The government and the Military Security Department have explored it many more times,' Chu Ran reminded. Wang Facai sighed and sat directly on the floor. 'Forget it. There's nothing I can teach you anyway. Let's just chat about gossip.' He patted the floor. 'Sit down and talk.' '...' Chu Ran was speechless. 'Seriously, why is everyone so casual?' 'Wait for me,' Chu Ran said, turning around and going out. She quickly walked back to the dormitory, grabbed a cushion, wiped the floor with a tissue, placed the cushion, and then sat down. 'Okay, start chatting.' '...' This time, it was Wang Facai's turn to be speechless. 'With your level of cleanliness obsession, you still dare to go to the Garbage Dump?' Chu Ran sighed. 'If I had had a bit more money in my account back then, I wouldn't have chosen your hotel.' Although it was the original owner who chose the hotel, not her, at this moment, there was no need to dwell on such a minor detail. Wang Facai took a deep breath, feeling humiliated. 'My hotel in the garbage district is...' 'Forget it, let's not discuss this,' Wang Facai said, feeling that arguing about which hotel in the garbage dump was cleaner was pointless, and decisively skipped the topic. 'The Federal Government doesn't feel this way, or rather, they don't focus on the absolute value of your divine power, because they have always regarded humanity as the subject, the master. Humans are the true power holders. This is the unshakable ideological foundation of the Human Federation.' 'What do you think is the difference between humans and gods?' Wang Facai suddenly asked. 'Longer lifespan, stronger abilities, can overturn mountains and seas with a wave of the hand,' Chu Ran listed a few simple ones. Wang Facai's mouth twitched. 'You're right. The biggest difference between gods and humans is death. But the first time humans truly found traces of gods was in the Divine Tomb. When the gap between life and death disappears, and one can use the power of gods, is a Spiritist a human or a god? If one day someone breaks through the current highest level of Spiritist strength, could they be called a god? If this idea continues, humans will personally divide themselves into two categories. The Federal Government and the Military Department will not allow such a thing to happen. No matter how much divine power you can use, to them, it reflects the strength of your spiritual power. They need the power of gods, but they don't need anyone to become a god. No matter how much people without spiritual power or with weak spiritual power are discriminated against now, this is a human problem, not a problem between humans and gods.' 'From a certain perspective, that's correct,' Chu Ran commented. She felt no sense of crisis at all. From a certain perspective, her thinking was consistent with the Federal Government and the military. All she wanted was to become stronger. After reaching the peak, whether one is human or god doesn't matter. 'People like the Spiritist Association and those of us who drift outside the government and military have infinite curiosity. Edwood spends a lot of time exploring the Divine Tomb. To be honest, there's no one in the Spiritist Association who knows more about the Divine Tomb than him.' Chu Ran nodded. 'So what are your feelings?' Wang Facai was silent for a long time. His gaze fell on the Black Divine Stone not far away, and his voice was mixed with many emotions. 'In the darkest era of humanity, the Divine Tomb appeared, echoing the stories of gods descending to save people. But humans were divided into different classes by divine power. Those with low or no spiritual power live like ants at the bottom of society. When an Artificer injects spiritual power into the Black Divine Stone, what they feel is resistance. The strongest combat state of a Spiritist is invoking the gods. Divine power nourishes our bodies, making humans stronger. Humans use divine power to save themselves, but sometimes, it seems like the dead gods are choosing humans.' 'I see...' Chu Ran dragged out the ending for a long time, a smile on her face, as if she was really just listening to gossip. Wang Facai stood up and picked up the Black Divine Stone. 'I had this Divine Stone tested. Based on its material and the general distribution and content of divine power, this Black Divine Stone can only be compressed to 1/10 in the end. But the prerequisite for compressing to 1/10 is that the divine power is completely controlled by the Artificer's spiritual power,' he said, lowering his head without looking back at Chu Ran. 'In my eyes, only a reserve of a god can do that.' Chu Ran sat on the ground, propping her chin on one hand resting on her knee. 'Will you report the teaching results to the Federal Government?' Wang Facai held the Black Divine Stone and turned around, saying gently, 'Of course not. At the moment the Zerg Queen invades, no human can be spared, regardless of spiritual power level, regardless of who they are. So to make myself live longer, I respect the existence of everything.' Chu Ran smiled. 'I thought you would be very interested in me.' Wang Facai walked over and placed the Divine Stone in Chu Ran's hand. 'I'm only interested in how to make people like you back then live better and with more dignity. Whoever can achieve that will be Wang Facai's biggest creditor.' Chu Ran looked down at the Divine Stone in her hand and smiled. 'Have you dealt with Aunt Huang?' Wang Facai's gaze lingered on the Black Divine Stone, his voice like the evening bell from a deep mountain. 'Before she moved to Old Street, we met once. In a collapsed mine shaft, the moment light shone in, she appeared.'