Landing 500 Years Early, I Became a God by Digging for Treasures 117
by adminChapter 117: The Changes in Human Civilization
“As for the malice of other civilizations…as long as that monster outside isn’t dealt with, which civilization would dare approach here? You don’t think human civilization can jump to the inner safe zone and attack us, do you?”
This was indeed the truth.
Even if humanity were a malicious civilization, helping them kill the external anomaly would be a good thing.
Besides, could any civilization really kill such a terrifying being?
The Rize civilization maintained a skeptical attitude.
“My friends, don’t think the safe zone is eternally safe.”
“It’s already the Ninth Epoch. You have to think, where are the civilizations from the previous eight epochs? Why can’t we observe their existence?”
Leon’s words were reasonable and well-founded, causing everyone to fall silent once more.
Of course, there was a more important point: contact could be made privately.
If you all disagree, our Seventh Branch can privately contact humanity!
After all, other cities can’t stop us.
Under these circumstances, even city leaders who were somewhat reluctant could only reluctantly agree.
“Tadu, inquire about the human civilization’s code.”
“Okay, I’ve received it…”
【Contacting human civilization…please wait…】
The numerous Rize people in the room waited patiently and anxiously.
… …
It is the 1682nd day of the Ninth Epoch on Pangu Continent, which translates to only a mere 16.8 days in safe zone time.
Some civilizations were in dire straits, immediately feeling the true terror of Pangu Continent.
Other civilizations, forced to do so, stepped out of the safe zone, embarking on a new journey…perhaps they would soon be annihilated, or perhaps they would grow stronger.
As for humanity, they were a relatively average civilization; not much happened to them, and there were no anomaly attacks.
16.8 days couldn’t change much.
Most cities were still unstable; they hadn’t even achieved the relatively easily triggered milestone of a “stable city.”
Some human cities were still searching for Transcendent Fire Seeds.
It must be admitted that compared to Lu Yuan’s arduous journey, the progress of humanity was indeed slow, almost snail-paced.
… …
Human Sixth Branch, New York City.
After half a month of upheaval, sporadic instances of free-for-all looting were still ongoing. (Zero-yuan purchase, referring to looting and taking things for free)
New York City was quite rich in agricultural and forestry resources, and its location on Pangu Continent was advantageous; short-term food and clothing were not a problem.
For the rulers, the more troublesome issue was the vast army of unemployed, tens of millions of jobless citizens, leading to various crimes that far exceeded the city’s governing capacity.
To the extent that this bustling metropolis, within half a month, had transformed into Gotham City, with crimes occurring constantly.
Superpowered crimes, in particular, had become the most headache-inducing issue.
Due to the scarcity of oil, large-scale mechanized planting was impossible. Several large conglomerates tried their best to send the unemployed to the countryside to farm…well, it was difficult, but they had to do it!
… …
At this moment, at the Franklin Paranormal Research Institute.
A man and a woman were sitting in front of a screen, studying relevant theoretical knowledge.
The man was a Black man named Freud, with the Chinese characters “操我” (cāo wǒ) – meaning “fuck me” – tattooed on his arm.
His arrival at the institute was, of course, for a reason.
On that day, Freud was enjoying a free meal with some buddies.
Chaos wasn’t an abyss; chaos was a ladder. For people like them, life seemed tolerable; everywhere they went, there were free-for-all looting opportunities.
Suddenly, they heard that the city was collecting information on superpowered individuals, especially those with the Transcendent Fire Seed ability, who would become city heroes, getting everything they wanted!
“No matter where you come from, where you go, or what kind of person you are, you can become the hero in your heart.”
“Join us, become a member of the superheroes! Stabilize the city, make America great again!”
After careful consideration, Freud realized he had a good chance, so he came to apply.
Because he did possess a Transcendent Fire Seed.
And…he wanted women, beautiful women!
As for the woman beside him, who reeked of decay and seemed mentally unstable…
Even Freud secretly despised her; this woman would do anything for a fix. Oh, God, the smell really was like Grandma Kara’s toilet which hadn’t been cleaned for three years!
“Can this chick be a city hero? What kind of bullshit plan is this?” he wondered, snorting through his nose.
But he had to admit that the woman did possess a Transcendent Fire Seed – well, sometimes God might have a cruel sense of humor; almost every city possessed at least one Transcendent Fire Seed, but who could guarantee that this precious seed wouldn’t fall into the wrong hands?
God wouldn’t care about such things.
If a civilization produced rotten people, the civilization itself would have to take the blame.
Several staff members in white coats played a video on the big screen.
The leading old gentleman was the renowned Professor Edward, who said amiably: “Gentlemen, ladies, as long as you can learn this method and spread the Fire Seed, you are true city heroes.”
“Whatever you want, we will give it to you. We will never mistreat our heroes. Because this is our promise.”
Edward’s smile was amiable, but his heart was filled with anxiety, because neighboring Yunhai City was already half a month ahead of them!
They already had several hundred Transcendent Fire Seeds!
And them? Two!
Freud didn’t understand Lu Yuan’s Chinese, but the video had been translated.
As he listened, the Black man’s brows furrowed slightly; this ability could actually be transmitted to others.
Although he hadn’t attended university, he wasn’t stupid; he secretly thought: “Damn God, there’s actually such a setting. If I pass on the ability, how can I become a city hero?”
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“If everyone is Spider-Man, what value does the original Spider-Man have?!”
“You guys are obviously swindlers. Damn it, I shouldn’t have come here.”
He was too lazy to learn and declared he couldn’t learn this technique!
The other woman was even worse; due to a lack of cognitive ability and scattered attention, she couldn’t understand what Lu Yuan was saying…
She just wanted her fix.
This situation worried Professor Edward; what a bunch of rotten people!
He had to make a call to report the difficulties he was encountering.
“Give that Black man another chance.”
“He’s a person of color; as long as he cooperates, we will give him status and make him a manager of his ethnic group.”
“That woman is beyond saving, no need to wait. When she has a seizure, forcibly transfer the Fire Seed.” The voice on the other end of the phone was cold.
“But her Fire Seed energy is already very low; forcibly transferring it might…lead to immediate death.” Edward paused, his voice lowering.
The Transcendent Fire represented one’s spiritual energy; once extinguished, it could lead to death or transform the person into a vegetative state, never to awaken again!
The voice on the other end said: “Anyway, we have two Fire Seeds; losing one is acceptable. The most important thing is that we must quickly control the Fire Seeds in our own hands; we can’t fall behind.”
“Have you selected the recipients for the Fire Seeds?”
Edward remained silent for a moment: “We have selected one. It’s a special forces captain, also a member of the City Hero plan; absolutely reliable.”
The tone on the phone slightly softened: “What about the Pathfinding Project? Any progress?”
Edward said: “We still don’t know if Lu Yuan is alive…but this project doesn’t require much resources, only manpower.”
“The combination of multiple Divine Techniques is a first for all of humanity. This exploration process is very beneficial for future research.”
“Since you think there’s no problem, continue.”
After hanging up, Edward sighed.
He was originally a professor engrossed in academia, but once involved in politics, he inevitably found himself sinking into darkness.
As for the City Hero plan…it did exist. For the stability of the city, each ethnic group would have a “City Hero” quota; one’s own people managing their own people was the most direct method.
So he was going to persuade the Black guy, not to be so clever.
People are replaceable; it’s just your turn in the spotlight now.
… …
A few hours later.
The drug-addicted woman died, and the Fire Seed was transferred to a special forces member.
This man was well-built and strong; his superpower was “Robustness,” a passive ability that brought his strength, endurance, agility, immunity, and metabolic rate to the “human limit.”
With the Transcendent Fire Seed, he could greatly surpass this limit.
“New York Captain,” was born at this moment!
Behind him were several other team members: a spider-power possessor who could shoot spider silk, a steel-power possessor with a body as hard as steel, a rage-power possessor, etc.; everyone was excited and loudly congratulated him.
This was New York City’s city stabilization plan!
Achieving city stability like Yunhai City was impossible.
After all, their cultural systems were vastly different.
But stabilizing the city through the “Superhero” plan was possible.
New York City still wanted to obtain the “Stable City” milestone…even if it was late, it would be nice to be among the top 100,000.
Professor Edward, seeing the first Fire Seed transfer completed, breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, he heard a young doctor’s scream: “Professor! Professor! An alien civilization, another alien civilization is contacting us!!”
… …
(End of Chapter)
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