Published: March 2, 2025
The distribution of spoils between Beijing and the celestial god's side on the main battlefield follows a specific formula—first allocated among three factions, and then divided among individuals. In this process, the soldiers fighting on the front lines receive a portion of the spoils, while about 70% will be transferred to the private reserves of various factions.
After all, matters like people's livelihoods are the major expenses. For instance, in Beijing, the construction of infrastructure, investment in scientific research, production and development of military equipment, education for children, and training of reserve forces all fall under the expenses of the faction. These elements complement the front-line soldiers—Beijing provides them with the most advanced combat equipment, excellent retirement services, and comprehensive guarantees. But the costs have to be recovered somewhere, and where else but from the spoils on the main battlefield!
This is essentially a transaction between Beijing and the front-line soldiers, where Beijing offers tools and services in exchange for the results of their battles.
It cannot be said that one side profits while the other loses; it is simply a win-win situation.
For the soldiers on the front lines, however, the amount of magic crystals they need is relatively small. Combat equipment is distributed by higher-ups, and their physical abilities have already reached their peak. Unless they wish to make further enhancements or purchase some rare items, they may only use a few magic crystals, and the remaining consumption channels are quite limited.
In other words, every soldier striving on the front lines belongs to the wealthy class.
Moreover, within the forward operating bases of various factions, shops have been set up, creating an economic chain and cycle.
However, for the celestial god, there are additional issues to consider.
The largest group under the celestial god's command is the massive mutated beast population. To prevent internal conflicts among his mutated beasts, the celestial god issued a ban on large-scale hunting years ago.
This was to maximize his side's war potential. In a certain sense, this policy is undoubtedly beneficial—given the vast territory of the Layered Battlefield, with ample living space, the population of mutated beasts has experienced explosive growth in just a few years!
This is also the source of the celestial god's advantage in the struggle against Lin Haifeng!
But this raises another question—where does the food for the mutated beasts come from?
A small portion still follows the original food chain, while the majority have changed their diet.
The demonic clan feeds on the demonic clan, relying on them for survival. The sheer volume of food consumed by countless mutated beasts is staggering, with most of the demonic corpses coming from the main battlefield—this is why the celestial god has even given up part of his share of magic crystal distribution.
Thus, if the Layered Battlefield is cut off, the celestial god can easily foresee the predicament he will face.
First, several super gathering places belonging to his side would inevitably collapse economically—without revenue streams, how could the celestial god support a large number of professionals? How could he sustain a vast number of military families lacking combat or production capabilities? Free-range? They might as well turn to Beijing for support.
Forget about loyalty; in super gathering places primarily made up of humans, having money is the universal rule. Even if the celestial god can stabilize the high-level figures in these gathering places, what about the mid-level and lower-level soldiers? Without a battlefield, where can they grow stronger? If they don’t grow stronger, won't they just wait to die?
This is a complete deadlock.
This is why, before the apocalypse, the Americans were always eager to play trade wars and economic sanctions—they work well, because in this society, money is essentially omnipotent, especially for a faction.