Landing 500 Years Early, I Became a God by Digging for Treasures 133

Chapter 130: Crossing the Safety Zone

Faced with the Rize person’s explanation, the large conference room, which had been bustling with activity, fell abruptly silent. Even the young comrade responsible for recording the meeting showed shock and astonishment on their face.

What did… crossing the safety zone mean?

Using superpowers to cross it?

“Oh, God, this is unbelievable! Is he going to commit suicide? Oh, my God!” The murmur of discussion from experts from other cities reached his ears.

“It’s too difficult! Tell Lu Yuan not to do anything foolish! Even with spatial abilities, it’s impossible!”

Besides Lu Yuan’s astral space ability, there were only two other human spatial ability users.

They were “wall-walking” and “short-range teleportation”.

Theoretically, these two abilities had sufficient potential to cross the safety zone.

But after careful assessment, they had given up… the reason being it was too dangerous. Failure would result in instant death, being reduced to basic carbon atoms by the safety zone’s energy screen.

Moreover, these two possessors of Divine Techniques hadn’t obtained Transcendent Fire Seeds yet; their potential hadn’t been fully awakened. They couldn’t gamble with their lives on something with such little payoff.

“Tell him to give up!”

“Shut up, you ignorant fools! He must have his own confidence to do this!”

A large group of foreigners began to argue.

Many of Lu Yuan’s loyal fans from cities abroad were present, acting like they had seen an idol, exhibiting fervent enthusiasm.

“Thump thump thump,” Lu Yuan’s sister, Lu Qingqing, dashed into the conference room.

“Brother…”

Hearing the comments, her heart ached, her eyes reddening. She desperately wanted to talk to her brother, but also feared seeing him suddenly die before her eyes… this anxiety and uncertainty were indescribable.

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“Comrade, aren’t you going to teleport yet? According to the latest electromagnetic wave communication, the Rize civilization has started a live broadcast, and even your family and friends from your hometown are watching your performance.”

Old Cat, under the Tree of Life, twitched incessantly; its old ailment had flared up.

“Let’s give everyone a fireworks show… go!”

“Old Wolf, attack!”

Old Wolf immediately pounced on the poor cat, biting it furiously.

Lu Yuan grew even more nervous; he really wasn’t confident.

Taking a deep breath, he continuously observed through the “Explorer’s Eye Cornea”.

Gradually, he saw a very small, faint blue light cluster appear in the air over the river’s center…

Like a firefly, it was barely visible.

“This should be the light point the Rize civilization uses for external projection.”

Of course, teleporting to the light point was equivalent to teleporting onto the “energy screen,” and Lu Yuan would instantly die, performing a grand human fireworks display in front of his family and friends.

He had to use “imagination,” that is, his mind, to teleport behind the energy screen, into the safety zone.

This was a “non-compliant” teleportation.

Gradually, Lu Yuan fell into a tranquil state, even closing his eyes, imagining a clear space behind the light point—the safety zone hidden within the spatial distortion.

“Where the mind desires, there the intention lies… the power of the mind, relying entirely on imagination.”

“The light point is 86.1 meters away.”

“I’ll teleport 92 meters, away from the energy screen, into that concrete area.”

Little by little, a glow like a firefly appeared on Lu Yuan’s skin. This was the aura of the Transcendent Fire Seed. He focused all his attention, confirming his teleportation position and attempting to protect his body.

“Go!!”

The next second, Lu Yuan disappeared.

He…

Stood on a concrete road.

Facing him were the alien civilization’s buildings, a large welcoming crowd of Rize people…

And a metal communicator.

…

“Let him choose a more conservative plan.”

“We can also communicate across the safety zone through electromagnetic waves!” Even Li Chunhong was persuaded, “There’s no need to force your way through the safety zone! There really isn’t!”

Even the Ninth Branch, Zero Wave City, didn’t forcibly cross the safety zone despite the anomaly outside!

Lu Yuan couldn’t just throw his life away for nothing.

But before the communication could be sent, the conference room fell silent again!

On the screen, a figure appeared out of thin air on that patch of concrete!

As if in the blink of an eye, he had simply appeared.

Although his face was ashen, bleeding from seven orifices… he seemed to be still alive!

Had he successfully crossed the safety zone?

How did he do it?!

Deep doubt filled the minds of the experts.

Several loyal foreign fans excitedly cheered: “I told you! Don’t use your simple minds to judge a strong person! Mr. Lu Yuan is a strong person!”

“He is a strong person who can overcome the anomaly, and naturally has his own decisions.”

“Ahem…” Mr. Li Chunhong cleared his throat, his face visibly flushed with excitement, “Alright, since he succeeded, there’s no need for more talk.”

“Face-to-face communication is naturally better, allowing for more information exchange.”

“But comrades, how far ahead of us is he? Shouldn’t we speed up our progress? When will we get a Level 2 Transcendent Fire Seed?”

The leaders of other cities, listening to Li Chunhong’s words, unexpectedly felt a sense of “you’re definitely showing off” – a feeling of subtle boasting.

Currently, Lu Yuan’s ability to directly contact humanity meant that Yunhai City had firmly secured the position of “humanity’s leader”.

Because Lu Yuan could communicate solely with Yunhai City.

Exclusive information—what did that concept mean?

In the Pangu Continent, where risks were everywhere, information was incredibly important.

The spring of Yunhai City had arrived.

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Lu Yuan was actually in quite a bit of pain. The 92-meter teleportation was already near the limit of his spiritual power, and it was a “non-compliant” teleportation.

Even though he used his Transcendent Fire Seed to protect himself, a tiny amount of air and his body experienced spatial overlap, causing him some injury.

“It has to be cool!”

“It has to be smooth!”

His sudden appearance caused a gust of wind. The Transcendent Fire Seed frantically suppressed the injury, taking three or four seconds to subdue the surging blood.

Then, he used his mind to shake a branch of the Tree of Life outside the safety zone, signaling Old Cat to come over.

“Whoosh!” The small sphere containing Old Cat teleported onto him.

The cat’s “adhesion” ability was truly annoying; no matter where Lu Yuan went, it could instantly attach itself.

He gently shook his head, took Old Cat’s body from his backpack, and installed its core.

He put on his translation headset, wiped the blood from his face, and flashed a standard human smile, revealing six teeth.

“Hello everyone! It’s an honor to meet you!”

“May our friendship last forever.”

This was indeed a giant leap for mankind.

He, Lu Yuan, had finally entered the territory of an alien civilization.

He had completed a face-to-face meeting with the leader of the alien race.

Initially, Lu Yuan had been very nervous, his mind racing with thoughts on how not to embarrass humanity, what he should say, and what diplomatic language to use.

But now, he was no longer nervous.

Because it was the Rize people who were nervous.

According to the Law of Mind Transfer: if you’re more nervous than me, then I don’t need to be nervous; if I’m not embarrassed, then the others will be.

And the large group of Rize people before him were indeed in a state of shock and astonishment.

Lu Yuan had suddenly appeared in the safety zone, without warning.

Was the safety zone really like a sieve, letting anyone in? Was this what they called a safety zone?!

Finally, in the ensuing silence, Governor Leon acted quickly, smiling as he strode forward: “My friend, your sudden appearance startled us… Please forgive our ignorance, like that of innocent children.”

“The Rize civilization’s seventh branch, Carter City, warmly welcomes your arrival!”

He was using the metal sphere’s translation function.

Therefore, Lu Yuan could understand him.

Of course, Old Lu wasn’t very good at these strange situations, so he let the damned cat handle the communication.

Old Cat extended a furry paw, seemingly quite comfortable with the situation: “Hello, sir.”

“I am Lu Yuan’s comrade, my previous form was Tiger’s Elegance, Cat Mama. Just call me Old Cat.”

Leon seemed slightly stunned by this chain of events, grasping Old Cat’s paw: “Hello, esteemed Old Cat… I’ve heard from Tado that you are a great AI.”

“Here are your friends and family, Mr. Lu, would you like to exchange a few words?”

Lu Yuan saw a large group of humans on the communicator’s large screen.

Some were in suits, others in lab coats.

He didn’t recognize most of them, only his pitiful sister in the corner.

He took a deep breath and gave a thumbs-up: “Friends, I’m doing well now. May you also live happily.”

Although he wanted to say more, it wasn’t the time to talk to humanity. Li Chunhong said from the screen: “Mr. Lu Yuan, your family is doing well.”

“Brother, we’re all fine!” Lu Qingqing smiled.

With that, Lu Yuan was satisfied, and he no longer monopolized the communicator… After all, in such a situation, constantly calling family wasn’t appropriate.

Leon took over the conversation: “Let’s enjoy a fine feast.”

“If you’d like to learn about our culture, I can also take you on a tour of our city.”

“Of course we have to take a look, since we’re already here,” Old Cat took the initiative, accepting the offer.

Considering the Rize people’s traditional food, Lu Yuan might not like it.

Therefore, the dishes on the table were mostly vegetables and fruits, along with some starch-based foods, tasting like steamed cakes.

The Rize people’s original main food was surprisingly ants, earthworms, and plants?

Well, come to think of it, it’s not so strange. They lived underground in ancient times, like pangolins, skilled at digging burrows.

What else could they eat if not ants and earthworms?

“Actually, I have a question. Why are many creatures in different worlds so similar? Like ants, earthworms, pigs, cows, and sheep, why do all worlds have them?” Lu Yuan asked a rather pointed question.

“We’ve also observed this. There may be two reasons,” a Rize civilization expert laughed.

“First is convergent evolution; organisms from different ancestors, due to similar lifestyles, have their overall or partial morphological structures change in the same direction.”

“Secondly, these creatures may have escaped from the Pangu Continent. Now, they’re simply returning to the Pangu Continent.”

“Because our ancestors came from the Pangu Continent, there’s no doubt about it.”

It was a rich second-generation civilization…

It’s unknown why they fared worse than humanity.

Lu Yuan specifically visited the earthworm and ant farms. A single earthworm could reproduce 2000-3000 offspring annually, with an average growth cycle of 3 months. Small earthworms were about 10 centimeters long, while large ones could grow to 1-2 meters, thicker than a finger!

“It’s indeed high-quality food.”

Ants’ reproductive ability was even faster.

There was even a supra-grade creature in the ant nest!

Like a plump, white bun.

[Supra-grade Termite Queen: Can continuously breed disease-resistant, pollution-resistant, high-reproduction termites, laying 3 eggs per second. Protein content is 7 times that of beef.]

[Physique: 5.4]

[Qi: 2.2]

[Spirit: 0.4]

[Ability: Spitting acid. When sensing danger, it spits biological acid to attack enemies. This acid is highly corrosive and can be used for equipment etching.]

Etching was actually a high-quality equipment crafting technique.

Lu Yuan was immediately interested in the plump, meter-long termite queen.

To create advanced equipment and accumulate more materials was indeed a prudent measure.

In short, the Rize people didn’t lack food; they could survive by eating grass and ants, making them much easier to support than humans.

Since their food needs were easily met, the speed of stabilizing their cities was naturally faster.

All their civilization branches had completed the “stabilize city” milestone; the “rich second-generation civilization” wasn’t just boasting.

Upon hearing this information, not only Lu Yuan, but also the humans on the other side were shocked. Only three human cities had completed this milestone; the rest, because they were too slow, had fallen out of the top 100,000, and some cities were still in chaos.

The Rize civilization had all squeezed into the top 100,000.

This was truly a huge shock to humanity.

“Damn it, are humans just a bunch of trash?” Lu Yuan wasn’t sure what was going on with humanity; he was just dealing with it casually.

Furthermore, the Rize civilization had completed quite a few milestones.

“Like our Carter City, we’ve completed four civilization milestones,” Leon introduced. “Stabilize city, tame supra-grade creatures, forge supra-grade items, and inheritance of Divine Techniques.”

“In forging supra-grade items, we rank 22nd. I don’t know who’s first, but they were incredibly fast,” he sighed. “Almost the moment the system announced the activation of the equipment system, we started forging equipment, striving for the milestone.”

“And yet, there are 21 civilizations ahead of us.”

“We strongly suspect it’s a time factor.”

“The top-ranking civilizations may have already removed their safety zones, giving them 100 times the time, which is why they’re faster than us.”

(End of Chapter)

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