I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early

"Bro, I can’t believe you’re that kind of person!"

"Haha! I found evidence of your unscrupulous character."

Silver bell-like laughter rang in his ears, carrying a hint of playful teasing.

"How am I of unscrupulous character?"

"There are videos of teachers on your computer... Hahaha, located in the D drive work folder, I found it."

"So you’re into that kind of stuff, you’re really twisted... Help me with a hundred things, and I won’t tell anyone, how about that?"

"A hundred things? You must be joking with me, Pang Hu."

"Then I can only tell mom and dad. They will definitely say, ’Lu Yuan, we asked you to go on blind dates but you wouldn’t; instead, you just stay in your room watching those things. Wouldn’t it be good to get married and have children early? Do you know how much effort we’ve put into finding you matchmakers?’"

Lu Yuan had a terribly dreadful nightmare.

This seasoned warrior, who could battle anomalies, was tightly grasped in its grip.

Even though he knew it was a dream, he couldn’t wake up...

Because in his computer’s D drive, there really was a work folder!

And there was indeed a high chance of his sister discovering it...

The mere thought that he might face social death in reality too brought genuine terror to his mind.

"Ah!" Lu Yuan roared in horror.

He gasped for air, suddenly sitting up from the bed.

Above him was the bright light on the ceiling, and Lu Yuan lay on a soft silk bed.

The taste of Soul Baby Fruit still lingered in his mouth...

"I knew it, why was the dream so realistic, it must have been the Rize people’s doing," Lu Yuan cursed inwardly.

Soul Baby Fruit could increase one’s soul power, but occasionally it also induced bizarre dreams.

The Rize people really went all out to treat him.

He glanced at the ’’click-clack’’ wall clock... Rize Civilization’s clocks, naturally different from humans’, but the overall principles were still similar.

After some calculations, he realized he had been unconscious for about five hours.

"Hey, bro, why is your constitution so weak?" the Undying Giant Turtle asked while eating a basket of orange-like fruit.

One by one, crisp and crunchy.

The feeling from the outside world was simply refreshing!

Lu Yuan stretched his limbs, first checked his body to find no major issues, only some weakness, and then said annoyedly, "I told you, bringing you back put me at great risk."

"You think I was joking."

"Haha, it really exhausted you, brother... Mr. Turtle owes you a life," the Undying Giant Turtle chuckled foolishly, his hind legs striking a plane-like pose.

What splendid sunshine! Just this alone allowed the turtle to enjoy the delight of being alive.

A turtle’s needs are simple, a bite to eat, a meter of sunlight.

A gentle breeze comes along, stretch the neck out, and space out for a day.

What a fine life for a turtle!

The Undying Giant Turtle suddenly became emotional, shedding tears of bitterness. "You’re really good, brother!"

"This turtle actually likes pondering philosophy?" Lu Yuan shuddered a bit creepily.

Just then, Trash Cat came in with many Rize people into the hospital room.

The orange cat walked at the forefront, an arrogant look on its face, its fluffy tail held high, much like a mafia Boss Cat.

And the expressions of those Rize people behind it varied, including anxious, helpless, and worried.

For the past five hours, they had been in a meeting, discussing how to handle the two anomalies on the spaceship.

Old Cat told them everything that needed to be said.

As for the resin Lu Yuan collected in the hidden space, his excrement, and the trade with the mirror, naturally, he didn’t elaborate... With Old Cat’s intelligence, it handled these boundary issues very well.

If Lu Yuan wanted to disclose that information, it was up to him; Old Cat wouldn’t overstep.

These Rize people were in utter despair... Well, in the hidden space, detaining a "Ghost" and a "Demon," was almost the same as having two "Ghosts."

It felt like a nuclear bomb-level time bomb, never knowing when it might explode.

Too suffocating.

But what can they do? They seem unable to do anything.

"The situation is like this, several plans were discussed," Old Cat got straight to the point, glancing at Lu Yuan and the turtle, "The first plan, their First Branch, stays put in the Safe Zone, buying time."

"Other branches, after revoking the Safe Zone, obtain a hundredfold development time; return after some time to deal with it."

"But the problem is, they can’t trust each other."

"After developing for thousands of years, populations would have changed generations over, and the fellowship of kinship would be long gone."

"By then, it’s likely that those outside will just run off, abandoning those in the Safe Zone, losing both opportunities and a future."

Lu Yuan nodded in agreement; although the plan sounded reasonable, it was practically infeasible...

"It’s like entrusting fate into someone else’s hands."

"The second option, Old Lu, can you help by throwing the stuff beyond the Safe Zone?"

"Ah?" Lu Yuan was startled; it was a case of sacrificing others to save oneself, but it seemed... reasonable.

"Not now... It can’t be done. As you saw, I was controlled as soon as I walked in."

"What about later when your strength has increased, since you have a hundred times more time?"

Lu Yuan pondered his words: "I… will think about it."

"To me, it’s just throwing away some trash which doesn’t seem too troublesome... but it depends on whether, in the future, my strength will be sufficient to resolve this matter."

Whether it’s the "Ghost" or the "Demon," they are both double-edged swords, certainly valuable.

Otherwise, the "Great Lai Empire" wouldn’t have possibly transported them aboard the spaceship.

Old Cat paused upon hearing this, and with small, nimble steps, jumped onto the bed.

It knew the "Greedy Demon God" was audacious to the extreme; desiring to pick up this dangerously radioactive hazardous waste, it’s truly a typical scenario of valuing wealth over life...

Noting that Lu Yuan didn’t outright dismiss the idea, the expressions of the Rize people somewhat improved as they exchanged looks with each other.

"Mr. Lu, are you feeling any better?" Governor Moses, feeling somewhat guilty, said.

He did feel guilty, having agreed to mutually benefit from picking garbage but then sending someone to confront an Anomaly.

Business in the world isn’t supposed to work like this.

Lu Yuan knew himself that rewards and risks were proportional.

This time, he had acquired many valuable things and didn’t want to trouble the others: "No worries, just some minor issues."

"Thank you, had it not been for your discovery of this information, we would still be kept in the dark, ignorant even of catastrophic dangers lurking nearby," the governor made a very formal gesture of courtesy.

"It was a mere trifle, no need for thanks," Lu Yuan took a sip of water, "Oh, right, that teleportation device, is it here with you?"

"It is indeed here with us." Moses clapped his hands, and a group of warriors brought up a silver circle.

"We’ve been researching this thing for many years, never realizing another was hidden in the spatial slot."

"The specific way to use it, we still know."

"It requires a massive amount of Ideal Energy to activate, which we simply cannot afford."

"Thus, I gift it to you, hoping you can find time to come back and check..."

Lu Yuan’s mind was struck by this, and he sighed.

"Can find time to come back and check" means, help us see if the "Ghost" has managed to escape...

The Rize Civilization doesn’t possess the ability of spatial teleportation, and can’t even know how well the "Ghost" might have escaped...

These Rize people are all highly emotionally intelligent, pegging that he, Old Lu, wasn’t one to shirk moral responsibilities.

Opting to directly gift it to him, thus indebting him with a favor.

Of course, it was also to compensate for the substantial risks he had just undertaken.

The risks of this exploration indeed exceeded expectations; it was normal to offer some compensation.

Lu Yuan nodded: "This gift is indeed very much needed. I must still embark toward a distant destination to seek more powerful strength."

"But I’ll teleport back here when I can... you don’t need to worry. The cultural atmosphere here is good, and the people are kind. I’ll help as much as I can."

The Rize people breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, everyone held an internal meeting of the Rize Civilization via communicators.

Lu Yuan was invited and listened in from the side.

The 13 cities, possessing similar room-like spaceship wreckage, actually had 4 crafts.

According to the experts’ speculation, these ships’ hidden compartments very likely sealed the limbs, and other parts of the "Ghost."

Additionally, Seventh Branch’s ship might have exploded completely, causing the "Ghost’s" arm to fall out of the hidden space.

This arm directly formed a religious factor, influencing the developmental pattern of the whole civilization.

"From this perspective, the arm of Seventh Branch, as well as the head of the First Branch, are the most dangerous, most likely to break the seal and cause significant disasters."

"Currently, there is no method available to handle Anomalies of the ’Ghost’ level."

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"The only feasible solution is to dismantle the Safe Zone and flee the spaceship."

"But relocating the entire race, trekking tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of kilometers, is not feasible. Thus, the best method is still building Sky City, through which the movable city can escape many disasters."

"Our civilization’s Think Tank believes, after 3-10 years, it would be possible to dismantle the Safe Zone..." n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"On Mr. Lu’s end, there is also about five hundred to a thousand years to grow."

The statements by these lizard men were quite comprehensive.

Civilizations without spaceship wreckage, after 3-7 years, will dismantle the Safe Zone to gain more development time as they seek construction materials for Sky City.

Cities with spaceship wreckage will also dismantle the Safe Zone after 10 years.

After all, cities with a spaceship tend to be stronger, especially in terms of the scale of talents, the strength in Divine Skills, and robust industrial capabilities."

"Eggs shouldn’t all be placed in one basket," they believed if the time difference is only a few hundred years, there is still a chance of merging."