Landing 500 Years Early, I Became a God by Digging for Treasures 116

Chapter 116: I’d like to borrow your communicator to contact human civilization.

Lu Yuan continued to rummage, finding several crystal-like objects in the box; they seemed somewhat useful.

[Cloudy Spirit Crystals. Due to complex geographical factors, they are formed from a certain type of crystal. They contain a small amount of idealistic energy, which can be used to assist in cultivating the Transcendent Fire Seed.]

[When the energy is depleted, it will slowly recharge with the idealistic tide. (Inferior Grade • Natural Wonder)]

Lu Yuan already possessed better spirit crystals; he wouldn’t choose inferior ones; these had limited value. The most useful item was a silvery-white object.

[Obsidian Silver, also known as Secret Silver. Adding it to items can greatly increase their affinity for idealistic elements. (Rare Grade • Natural Wonder)]

“The opposite ability of black iron…” he murmured.

“Affinity” and “isolation” both have considerable uses in the forging of transcendent artifacts. It’s like the conductivity and insulation of wires; many complex items are carefully designed, not something you can just hammer together.

Lu Yuan selected a small piece, weighing approximately 10 grams.

Tadu couldn’t stand it any longer: “Sir, if this is useful to you, please take it. It can achieve greater value in your hands.”

It was a piece of bright green resin, sealing a drop of a 【Monster/Unknown Entity】’s blood.

Lu Yuan was taken aback. He already possessed the remains of a Demon, and now he had even more dangerous Monster blood.

The icy resin felt like it carried an electric current, causing his Transcendent Fire Seed to violently throb.

After some thought, he still took it. After all, this world was too bizarre; having an extra trump card was always a good thing.

Then he began to spread the fire. First, he took out pomegranates, giving each person five small seeds.

“This is…?”

Many Rize people, after eating the pomegranate seeds, showed expressions of shock.

Tadu: “He gave us some unknown fruit… I feel like all my fatigue has disappeared! I… I have one left, should I be okay?”

A voice in the psychic link said: “Don’t save it, you need to survive.”

“As long as we can survive, we can find a way to get more later. The rest doesn’t matter!”

Reluctantly, Tadu ate the remaining pomegranate seed.

Next, Lu Yuan used his Transcendent Fire Seed to draw a twelve-petaled golden lotus. The lotus was lifelike, emitting a soft glow, slowly rotating on his fingertip. At his mental command, the petals detached and flew towards their foreheads.

Lu Yuan chuckled: “I never thought I’d use the Lotus Transmission method one day, and to teach it to another race…”

Things in this world are truly unpredictable. Fate is indeed unpredictable.

Transferring a level three fire seed to six people didn’t consume much. Plus, these Rize people were all strong young adults, so the success rate of the transmission was nearly 100%.

Instantly, they felt something ignite deep within their hearts!

“The Transcendent Fire Seed can burn away distractions and is very good for calming the mind.”

“Here, I’ll introduce a ‘co-vibration state,’ which is deep meditation.”

“In this state, there is no internal consumption or anxiety, and you can recover some mental energy.”

“The only drawback is that time seems to be accelerated, and you can’t react to external crises.”

Lu Yuan had practiced deep meditation quite a bit; after all, he had those few days each year where he was a “breakdown artist.” Meditating during a breakdown helped him recover quickly. But using this technique in a dangerous situation was tantamount to suicide. Now that there were more people, they could take turns deep meditating.

The Rize civilization’s small team consisted of six people. Three were in deep meditation, while the other three studied the booklet, looking for any messages left by the dream ability user.

Surrounded by dense blackness that made it hard to breathe, this moment of togetherness allowed Lu Yuan to relax his nerves slightly.

“How long can your Astral Space last?” Old Cat, who was studying the booklet, suddenly asked.

“About twenty hours,” Lu Yuan said, “To avoid complete mental exhaustion, I have to withdraw the Astral Space after ten hours.”

Old Cat: “Let them rest first. After withdrawing the Astral Space, have them guard you. If you deep meditate for a few hours, you can recover a lot of mental energy and then use the Astral Space to hold out for a while.”

“I see… Before we run out of bullets, we can take turns resting; we can hold out for a long time. But besides buying us some time, what’s the point?”

“There is a point,” Old Cat said, “Think about it.”

“I understand…” Lu Yuan fell silent. Old Cat meant to hold out until the fruits of his Tree of Life ripened.

One day here equaled one hundred days in the outside world. If the fruits didn’t ripen, he couldn’t rebuild his body, which was a hidden danger.

“Do you have a civilization communicator? The metal sphere,” Lu Yuan suddenly said in the quiet environment. “Tadu, you’re a psychic; you should still be in contact with your civilization, right?”

His secret exposed, Tadu felt a little embarrassed: “Yes, sir, I can indeed communicate with the leaders in the safe zone.”

“We also have similar communication devices… You mean…?”

“The communicator I carry is broken,” Lu Yuan said, “I want to borrow your communicator to make a call.”

“It’s nothing big, just to say I’m safe, to tell them I’m still alive… That’s all.”

Lu Yuan really wanted to make a phone call. He missed his parents and his sister, who was diligently writing him letters. This had nothing to do with the rise of all mankind; it was simply a longing for his family.

He wasn’t some steel warrior; sometimes he felt vulnerable, doubting whether he could overcome the numerous difficulties.

Up to now, he still hadn’t figured out how to kill a 【Monster/Unknown Entity】; he wasn’t sure if he could survive. He genuinely didn’t know.

Even if he had the ability to revive, so what? The 【Monster/Unknown Entity】 could drag him back into the Astral Space again…

Therefore, he wanted to say he was safe. It was a white lie. If his parents thought he was alive somewhere on the Pangu Continent, just never able to come home… that might be okay.

Tadu was stunned, seeming to understand Lu Yuan’s intentions. Civilizations with families could always empathize with such things.

His tone became somewhat dejected as he thought of his own family: “Okay, I’ll consult the rear, but I personally think this request is reasonable.”

“Is there anything else I need to convey?”

Lu Yuan hesitated. He wanted to say more, but people are guarded; a slight change in communication could alter the meaning, even be used against him.

The relationship between civilizations is far more complex than interpersonal relationships. He couldn’t, and dared not, reveal too much.

He even had to leave some information for humanity, not easily giving away important information… Let humanity and the Rize civilization communicate themselves.

As for the civilization number? Lu Yuan didn’t think a civilization number would matter… If revealing a number caused a big problem, then humanity would be extinct sooner or later.

“Just say I’m safe, and tell them I received the letter in the dream. They don’t need to rush into action. They need to raise their Supra Grade level to avoid the risks in the dream.”

Lu Yuan revealed some more information, then looked into the dark distance. The risks in the dream were indeed great; for example, the 【Monster/Unknown Entity】 would spread bait into dreams. It was just that humanity was lucky and hadn’t encountered such a thing yet.

“Understood, I’ll ask the Governor immediately.” Tadu bowed slightly.

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Safe Zone, Rize civilization, Seventh Branch.

The atmosphere in the room was tense, with occasional bursts of discussion. Many high-ranking members of the Rize civilization were in a state of indecision.

That alien actually wanted them to contact human civilization and simply say he was safe?

On the communicator’s large screen, leaders from other civilization branches also began to vigorously discuss Lu Yuan’s request.

Reasonable? It seemed reasonable… But this was a civilization-altering decision!

External communication! Communicating with aliens! For the Rize civilization, this was a first, causing them to be understandably apprehensive.

“No, no, absolutely not! We don’t know much about this communicator’s functions… What if… what if there’s something fishy about it!” the leader of the 16th branch of the Rize civilization stated on the large screen.

“What if they can find our location through the communicator?”

“What if they launch a war against us?”

The 16th branch was a weak and conservative city that had decided to hide in the safe zone and not go out! The monsters outside were terrifying. They really couldn’t handle them. What else could they do but hide?

Contacting human civilization did have unknown variables…

Thus, the meeting room erupted in a cacophony of arguments. The progressives and conservatives couldn’t convince each other. Many shared the same opinion as the 16th branch.

The Rize civilization didn’t know how long the safe zone could last… Many were clinging to the hope that the safe zone would last forever.

As for human civilization, the traveler’s demonstrated combat strength was many times stronger than their own! They also didn’t know where humanity was located… It might be right next door! One transmission, and they’d pinpoint their location!

“Friends, I believe that contacting humanity is the better choice.”

The Governor of the Seventh Branch, Leon, had a serious expression and a firm tone: “Because outside the safe zone, there is a terrifying anomaly guarding it. Our external observations are already difficult, and we miss a lot of information.”

“If we have an ally… It doesn’t have to be an ally, just a civilization we can exchange information with, one without malicious intent, then our chances will greatly increase.”

(Chapter end)

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