Landing 500 Years Early, I Became a God by Digging for Treasures 30

Lu Yuan let out a soft sigh, then, following the golden light emitted by the Explorer’s Eye, dug vigorously into the ground.

After digging about half a meter, he unearthed a truly exceptional prize—an SSR-level loot! A metal box resembling a safe, containing a fiery red crystal that emitted a faint glow in the dim environment.

[Fiery Red Spirit Crystal, a rare natural wonder capable of absorbing, purifying, and slowly releasing “spirit” energy.]

[It can be used to cultivate Transcendent Fire Seeds, accelerating the speed of cultivation. It can also cultivate other cultivatable abilities.]

[The quality of this crystal, throughout the Pangu Continent, is approximately B+ grade.]

“I knew it! That’s why the golden light was so intense—there was a super treasure in this cave!” Lu Yuan’s previously calm demeanor was once again stirred; excitement raised his body temperature.

He spent a long time studying the fiery red crystal. This palm-sized crystal was his greatest find yet—a natural wonder! Considering the environment of the air-raid shelter, the metal door, and so on, he conjured up a vivid scenario in his mind.

This had once been a high-level warehouse. Scientists of the Midea Civilization not only researched the Fiery Red Spirit Crystal but also studied mutated monsters like the fire lizard. Then, after a catastrophe, the Midea Civilization was annihilated, but the lizard survived and grew to its present size.

“Now, this treasure has fallen into my hands.”

“And I also possess a Transcendent Fire Seed… perfect for cultivation.”

It felt like someone had given him a pillow when he was sleepy, or a lottery win when he was broke—pure bliss!

He looked around; the golden light was gone, indicating that he had unearthed all the treasures in this location. Fire lizard droppings were everywhere, nearly overpowering his sense of smell.

Lu Yuan cursed the creature’s lack of hygiene, then glanced at the large metal ball—the “Civilization Management Device”—which he was still reluctant to abandon. Although the device was broken, he might be able to repair it someday after acquiring the necessary expertise.

A chance to contact human civilization… he really didn’t want to give it up easily. Besides, the large metal ball’s timer seemed to be working, so it could at least serve as a clock.

“How can I transport it out?”

He had a sudden idea. He touched the metal ball directly and put it into his storage space. (Any non-living matter touched by hand can be directly placed into the storage space.)

It fit perfectly, completely filling his storage space!

After leaving the cave, he casually took the metal ball out of his storage space and placed it on the ground, letting it bask in the sun.

“More superpowers mean more solutions!”

Looking up at the large lizard’s corpse, he saw flies swarming around the wounds. The flies would rush to feed on the poisonous blood, then die one by one, resulting in a scene of carnage on the ground.

[A supra-grade lifeform that bled profusely and suffered from neurotoxins. (Deceased)]

[This corpse is slowly decaying. In about a day, most of the flesh will be worthless.]

Lu Yuan sighed. Using poison had this drawback: it contaminated the entire loot… He dared not test just how potent the spider venom was.

“I need to deal with this quickly. The fire lizard’s lingering power is still present, deterring other creatures from approaching. After some time, other wild animals will probably come.”

Lu Yuan circled the corpse, feeling somewhat at a loss. He thought the thick scales might be valuable. After tanning them, he could make a coat, pants, and shoes; at the very least, they were the hides of a supra-grade creature, and should offer good insulation.

He only had one set of clothes, and they would wear out eventually; he had to learn to make his own clothes and shoes.

“In case there’s winter here, having some warm clothing will help me survive.”

As for the lizard meat… he would look for any non-toxic parts.

With this in mind, Lu Yuan began chopping vigorously with his axe. To be honest, he was exhausted; his physical condition was severely depleted; every swing of the axe required all his strength. If he could avoid moving, he would have stopped long ago. But if he rested, even for a moment, the lizard might rot, or wild animals could show up. That would be a waste—unacceptable to a true scavenger. He could only muster a bit of strength to force himself to work.

Such was the life of a solitary civilization. In battle, he could only rely on himself. In work, he had to do everything himself. When tired, he forced himself to continue. Of course, the joy of a bountiful harvest also belonged solely to him.

Lu Yuan was quite happy, even humming a tune. Starting from the soft abdomen, he carefully chopped the fire lizard’s skin open, revealing the bright red organs inside. The sight was quite bloody. A hundred days ago, Lu Yuan would never have been able to do this. Back then, he was a city dweller who hadn’t even killed a chicken; he would have been terrified to kill a fish…it meant taking a life!

It was terrifying!

But now, he was used to this sight… It wasn’t wanton slaughter, but obtaining sustenance from nature to survive—the operating principle of the Pangu Continent was survival of the fittest.

Controlling his emotions and maintaining a degree of reverence for all things, this was the survival law Lu Yuan had learned in 100 days in the wilderness.

The strong smell of blood attracted a few wolves, who paced anxiously nearby, occasionally howling.

“Awooooo~”

How much I want to eat! When can we start eating?

They were urging their “alpha,” Lu Yuan, to finish quickly so they could feast. However, these organs were inedible. The Explorer’s Eye provided the information: [Meat contaminated with neurotoxins]. Seeing the swarms of dead flies confirmed this.

During the skinning process, Lu Yuan did find some useful parts. For example, in a certain gland, there were bright red, stone-like substances.

[Unique fuel crystals, solidified fire lizard fuel after aging. Highly flammable; combustion temperature reaches 3000 degrees Celsius.]

[Due to its unique psychic elements, and years of oil accumulation, its energy density is extremely high; a small piece, the size of a peanut, can burn for a day.]

[Can be used to make everlasting lamps, or to injure enemies.]

“This stuff is dangerous, but also seems useful…”

As a qualified scavenger, Lu Yuan gritted his teeth and dug these stones out of the gland, one by one. It was like squeezing blackheads—somewhat disgusting.

But also a little de-stressing?

Some were the size of quail eggs, others as big as a fist; there were over 300 in total, filling a plastic bucket.

“Storing them in the storage space should prevent spontaneous combustion.” The time flow rate inside his storage space was almost zero, so chemical reactions were unlikely to occur.

Discovered Fire Lizard Tendons *2! These two tendons were located on either side of the spine, extremely elastic, 8 meters long, like rubber bands.

Discovered leg tendons *4, each leg had a tendon about 2 meters long!

“Can be used to make bows and arrows, heavy crossbows.”

Then, to Lu Yuan’s surprise, he discovered that the meat on the fire lizard’s back had minimal venom contamination and was essentially edible. This was excellent news. And it was all large cuts of tenderloin, bright red, with marbling patterns like snowflakes—extremely appetizing.

Lu Yuan worked energetically, carefully cutting off several large pieces and putting them into his storage space.

Suddenly, the storage space was full! That meat alone weighed nearly a ton.

Lu Yuan sighed deeply, lamenting the small size of his storage space. There was absolutely no more room.

“I need to improve my strength as soon as possible…” With the Transcendent Fire Seed, he could expand the storage space once his attributes improved.

Then, remembering something, he cut off a few pieces of tenderloin and fed it to the Old Wolf lying on the ground: “The first piece is for you, old friend. This time we really struck it rich. Suddenly, I have hope… the path to transcendence, the path home—from a hopeless future to a boundless one!”

“I am the first hero, receiving ninety-nine percent of the spoils.”

“Old Wolf, you are the second hero, receiving 1% of the spoils.”

Seeing that its master hadn’t abandoned it, the Old Wolf’s eyes welled up with gratitude. It stuck out its tongue and ate the tenderloin.

Delicious!

In the wolf’s view, injury often equated to death. Now, it could still have a meal… That one eye was filled with tears.

“Woof woof woof!” The next second, the Old Wolf barked furiously on the ground.

Give me more, you little rascal! I’m not full yet, why are you stopping?!

“I will take care of your wife and children! But you can’t eat any more, I’m afraid you’ll eat yourself to death.”

Lu Yuan then fed the mother wolf, who was jumping around excitedly, almost rolling on the ground in impatience.

After receiving the alpha’s promise, these creatures immediately changed their expressions and devoured the meat. Once they were full, they calmed down.

“Eat more! I can’t take the rest of the meat back!”

Lu Yuan kept cutting meat and feeding them. The mother wolves ate until their bellies were round; in the end, they couldn’t eat anymore and lay down on the side of the road, almost vomiting.

Lu Yuan himself carefully cut off a few pieces of meat and ate some raw. The raw meat tasted really bad, with a strong smell of blood and a spicy feeling. But after eating, his whole body felt warm, as if warm air was rushing through his body.

“This lizard meat… is of a much higher grade than spider meat!” Lu Yuan felt the warmth brought by the lizard meat; it was about twice as strong as the spider meat!

A huge difference!

“Sigh, no matter how high the spider’s potential is, it’s still just a small spider. The fire lizard has been cultivating for a long time… so potential doesn’t really mean everything.” He endured the rough texture and ate two small pieces before feeling full. The warm current slightly made up for his enormous energy deficit.

The flesh of supra-grade lifeforms contained unique psychic elements that were beneficial to the growth, development, and even evolution of life. Scientists of the Midea Civilization had conducted extensive research on this.

They believed that even if someone had no superpowers and poor aptitude, long-term consumption of supra-grade lifeform flesh could slowly enhance their physique and had a certain probability of improving the aptitude of their offspring.

To this end, the Midea Civilization had established numerous research teams to make the best use of mutated creatures. After all, civilizations that hadn’t left their safe zones had limited resources, and the cost of artificially raising mutated creatures was also very high.

The cities of the Midea Civilization were filled with all sorts of advertisements—super DHA, super proteins, psychic elements, etc. Any product that mentioned these terms saw its price increase tenfold or even a hundredfold! The wealth gap in the Midea Civilization was quite large; with limited resources, the strong became stronger, and the weak remained weak.

In short, eating more meat couldn’t hurt!

Next, Lu Yuan spent a whole day using his axe to painstakingly remove the thick lizard hide. Some parts were too heavy to move or impossible to cut, so he strategically abandoned them. The hides alone weighed almost a ton.

Seeing the pile of leather, and knowing his storage space was full, he cut the hides into dozens of pieces and slowly transported them one by one.

After completing all this, Lu Yuan was exhausted, sitting on a stone, breathing heavily. But it wasn’t time to rest. Lu Yuan forced himself to regain his composure and retrieve his handcart.

He moved the lizard hides and the injured Old Wolf onto the handcart and slowly pushed it back to his camp. As for the large metal ball, the “Civilization Manager,” he could only leave it there for now. He would retrieve it after freeing up his storage space.

“Awoo!” The mother wolves howled excitedly; they were carefree.

Lu Yuan howled along, his light-hearted voice echoing through the mountains and fields, a strange sense of satisfaction welling up within him.

The clouds in the sky rolled like golden waves, the orange-yellow sunset reflected in the distant mountains, painting the distant hills with a deep rose red.

What kind of ending would be worthy of this arduous journey?

Lu Yuan looked at this magnificent twilight scene and found that his mental state was different from before.

When he arrived, he was gloomy and resentful, feeling that everything in his life had lost its meaning. When he left, he seemed to have found hope and expectation for the future. Even though he was very tired, on the verge of collapse. But a person can be destroyed, but not defeated!

“Damn you, Heaven, I have overcome everything!” Lu Yuan raised a hand towards the sky.

Pushing the cart, he returned to the camp at night. Opening the metal gate, he pushed the cartload of loot into the house and carefully moved the Old Wolf onto its special bed.

The Old Wolf opened its eyes and wagged its tail, indicating it was in good condition.

“Phew… still comfortable in my old home.”

Back in a safe place, Lu Yuan’s tense nerves relaxed, and he suddenly deflated, collapsing to the ground. His adrenaline was completely depleted; he was like an old car that had run out of fuel, even burning its engine oil…

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(That’s all for today, a combined chapter!)

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