Landing 500 Years Early, I Became a God by Digging for Treasures 134

Chapter 131: Exchange of Information

“Of course, the reward for 22nd place is also quite good… We got a huge crate of materials. This single crate is probably richer than our entire civilization.”

“Of course, you need sufficient forging skills and enough materials to make it work.”

“Messing it up would be a terrible waste,” Governor Leon chuckled.

He wasn’t showing off deliberately.

The subtext was clear: We have ample resources for trade.

Old Lu, since you’ve gone through all the trouble to come here, we must trade.

But Lu Yuan felt a little nervous; he seemed to have snatched first place…

The human groups on the communicator were also silent.

The first three milestones were understandable.

Lu Yuan had completed two of them, and they were also trying their best to complete them.

But in reality, only a few cities like Yunhai City and New York City had completed “forging transcendent items,” while “taming transcendent creatures” was purely down to luck…

Also, what was the fourth milestone?

Leon laughed heartily. He knew this information was highly valuable; revealing it all at once would be a slight disadvantage.

But he knew that the person before him was a powerful individual capable of killing Monsters. Compared to their immense value, this information was insignificant.

To foster friendship, some information had to be revealed.

“To be honest, I’m a precognitive. We originally didn’t know about the existence of ‘civilization milestones.’ I simply followed my intuition and stabilized the city as quickly as possible, thus obtaining this reward,” Leon rubbed his hands together, smiling.

“It was something like 1334th place. There are so many powerful civilizations on the Pangu Continent that even with my precognitive abilities, over a thousand civilizations beat us to it. It really wasn’t easy.”

“Then, with my precognitive abilities, we obtained two more milestones: taming transcendent creatures and forging transcendent items… These rewards, though small, are invaluable, and we were quite lucky.”

“I also foresaw a few more milestones: spreading one million Transcendent Fire Seeds, dismantling the safe zone, building a mobile city, capturing and utilizing astral phenomena…”

He revealed this precious information.

The humans on the other side listened intently, each one incredibly serious.

Even Lu Yuan was unaware of this information.

“Mobile city, does that refer to a sky city?” Lu Yuan asked. “Actually, my destination this time is a lost sky city…”

“Mr. Lu, you have to consider geological changes. The Eighth Epoch and the Ninth Epoch may have undergone significant geographical changes.”

“Yes, I know that,” he paused. “Is there any way to make a city levitate? With our current technological capabilities, it’s simply not feasible.”

How much does a city weigh? Tens of billions of tons, or even trillions of tons!!

Humanity doesn’t even have a space-based aircraft carrier!

A levitating city is practically alien technology.

“Yes, we are also puzzled…” Leon shook his head. “Even in the interstellar era, a levitating city would be incredibly difficult. But since this milestone is highly likely to exist, and you want to go to the sky city, it proves its existence.”

On one of the communicator’s screens, an elderly human gentleman suddenly said, “Actually, there is a way.”

“We dug up a type of stone in a mine that can make surrounding matter unaffected by gravity.”

“There’s a lot of it, but it’s a low-grade transcendent item.”

“We named it Pandora Crystal.” He showed the unremarkable, jade-like stone.

Upon touching the stone, a person would feel weightless.

“As long as this stone is placed beneath the city, the city’s gravity will disappear. Then, add some propulsion system, and the city will be able to move.”

This was the spokesperson for the 12th branch of humanity, Xini City, which was originally a mining city.

They actually had this kind of mineral!

Leon was also astonished: “So that’s it, using supernatural means… In that case, the sky city’s technological level is indeed limited. With some effort, it should be achievable.”

“Thank you. This information is indeed very important!”

“No, no, no. The information you provided is equally important to us.”

The exchange between civilizations was indeed extremely beneficial.

Even Lu Yuan only had a rudimentary understanding of the Pangu Continent; there were many things he didn’t know.

Humans and Rize People enthusiastically engaged in discussions.

Although they were competitors, there were 100,000 spots for the milestones!

First place was simply too far away.

As for the other places, it’s up to your abilities to see if you can get them!

But Lu Yuan felt a chill in his heart; he wasn’t as happy as he appeared.

“So, the sky city is only outwardly intimidating, but not actually a groundbreaking technology.”

“If so, will the civilization’s legacy there really be that amazing?”

He wasn’t so sure.

“The pathetic Midea Civilization misled me!”

He took a big bite of a local fruit, the Dan Fruit, a crunchy fruit that tasted like grapes.

He then took a sip of “Dan Fruit Wine,” a spicy drink with a sweet aftertaste. The wine was rich, smooth like silk, and each drop exuded a unique fragrance, truly possessing a unique exotic charm.

Of course, no one could understand Lu Yuan’s thoughts.

Listening to everyone’s discussion, he thought to himself, “No wonder I didn’t complete the ‘stabilizing the city’ milestone… Because I don’t have a territory, and I’m alone, without descendants to carry on the legacy; how could that be considered a stable civilization, sigh!”

“This world is too difficult. Let me think about the milestones I can achieve.”

Leon said, “Ahem, let’s talk about the fourth milestone we achieved: the inheritance of Divine Techniques.”

“Divine Techniques seem to be lost. Once the possessor dies, it’s basically permanently lost… Of course, this is just my speculation.”

“Every time a Divine Technique possessor dies, I feel the future dim a little.”

Lu Yuan nodded: “I once searched for the ruins of a lost civilization, and they also believed that the number of Divine Techniques is limited.”

“The proportion is particularly high for the first generation, and it decreases with each subsequent generation. Later on, even if a hundred million infants are born, not a single Divine Technique will appear.”

“However, they ultimately didn’t know why this happened.”

“Also, I can tell you that the safe zone has a limited lifespan, about three to four hundred years…”

“Of course, this is information from the Eighth Epoch.”

“I can’t say for sure about the Ninth Epoch. If you don’t want to wait to die, you still need to dismantle the safe zone at the right time.”

All the Rize People, including the leaders of other Rize civilizations, were once again shocked.

Three or four hundred years, how short!

They were a long-lived race with an average lifespan of two hundred years!

With Transcendent Fire Seeds, they could live even longer!

Maybe they could live until the Ninth Epoch’s end?

This information completely shattered the atmosphere of the banquet, which had been filled with drinking and merrymaking.

However, Lu Yuan wasn’t embarrassed. He considered this a reciprocal exchange. You told me some information, and I’ll tell you some.

Whether you believe it or not, and what you should do next, is up to you. It has nothing to do with old Lu…

As for the humans… well, the humans already knew.

Leon quickly recovered from the stiff atmosphere: “The information Mr. Lu revealed is indeed very important. We will carefully consider and choose the appropriate time to advance to the Pangu Continent.”

“Returning to the previous topic, regarding the limited number of Divine Techniques, we have also conducted some research.”

He said seriously, “Mr. Lu, what do you think is the source of superpowers?”

“Is it yourself, a gift from the gods, or does it originate from the land beneath our feet?”

Lu Yuan was stunned, momentarily unsure how to answer.

Most of his abilities were damn well given by “gods,” how was he supposed to explain that?

Am I a devout believer in gods?!

Old Cat, who had been listening silently, said, “Physique and Qi techniques may originate from oneself, attributed to the self.”

“Divine Techniques cannot be explained with traditional things.”

Governor Leon smiled.

The Rize civilization had experienced supernatural phenomena for thousands of years.

Their accumulation in this area was far greater than that of Earthlings.

During the planetary period, before the Pangu Continent even existed, Divine Techniques already existed within the Rize civilization.

“From our historical analysis, the same Divine Technique may appear over hundreds or even thousands of years, often appearing alongside influential figures. With the death of these influential figures, this ability disappears. After a thousand years, it may reappear.”

“Back then, the Divine Techniques were not lost.”

“Or rather, they were renewable.”

Lu Yuan frowned and remained silent.

But Old Cat retorted, “We investigated the data of a certain civilization. They had a total of 13 cities. After the Divine Techniques were lost in all the cities, they never reappeared.”

“This happened in all the cities, the sample size is large, and the probability of error is extremely low.”

“Yes, what you said does not contradict our conclusions,” Leon said. “Therefore, we can boldly assume that the true source of Divine Techniques is actually the feedback of the entire civilization’s history.”

“Or, it is the civilization’s fortune, a higher-level energy originating from history.”

“In the past, from prosperity to decline and back to prosperity, fortune came in waves, so Divine Techniques were not lost.”

“But now, we have arrived at the Pangu Continent, we are the last remnants of civilization, and all the fortune is concentrated on us.”

“It also means there will be no more waves of fortune, and Divine Techniques will be constantly lost, and civilizations will perish. Unless we continuously grow stronger and evolve, perhaps new Divine Techniques will be born.”

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