Landing 500 Years Early, I Became a God by Digging for Treasures 46

Chapter 46: Yunhai City’s Milestone

The amount of information in this event is truly enormous!

Gods, actually giving gifts?

Everyone was plunged into confusion, unable to recover for a long time. Only a few young people were whispering: “Milestone rewards? Right, weren’t there several milestones displayed on that screen?”

“Like ending city chaos, establishing a stable civilization…”

“Professor Zhang, you’re here.”

Professor Zhang Hui, who had been fast asleep, rushed to the scene, still holding a buttered bread in his mouth. He had only slept for two hours in the next room before being woken up, his eyes bloodshot.

“What happened?”

“Look at this!”

Zhang Hui, being an internationally renowned researcher, only needed a glance at the image to realize the phenomenon of supernatural intervention. He almost stumbled!

The bread in his mouth dropped to the ground with a “plop.”

Immediately, the communicator beeped incessantly.

[Human civilization, sixth branch, requesting communication. Connect?] (New York City)

[Human civilization, seventh branch, requesting communication. Connect?] (Paris)

[Human civilization, eighth branch, requesting communication. Connect?] (London)

“Confirm connection.” Professor Zhang hurriedly tidied his messy hair, put on his glasses, and smiled.

“Oh, my God! Look what he got! God sent him a treasure chest?!”

“Is he the son of God? A treasure chest fell from the sky!” Professor Edward’s tone was incredibly exaggerated.

The old man had dark circles under his eyes, his entire face flushed red.

“Ahem, Professor Edward, the son of God is Jesus and Hong Xiuquan (a leader of the Taiping Rebellion, claiming divine mandate).”

“I think he might be the son of the Jade Emperor (the supreme god in Taoism).” Zhang Hui picked up the bread, blew off the dust, and ate it with satisfaction.

Edward pulled up a young man on the screen: “Let me introduce you to my assistant, Jacob, my best student. He has the ability of telepathy.”

“Nice to meet you, Professor Zhang.”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Jacob. Can you make contact?”

The United States, as a superpower on Earth, is able to recruit talents worldwide, so it’s normal for them to have more super-powered individuals than Yunhai City.

“No.” Edward shook his head. “The two parties have never met face-to-face, so telepathy won’t work. But if we can get his personal clothing, there might be a slight chance to sense him.”

“But both parties have to open their safe zones… that’s impossible in the short term.” Zhang Hui also shook his head. Safe zones couldn’t be opened casually; otherwise, it would endanger everyone’s lives.

In the next few minutes, chief scientists from various cities came online, excitedly discussing the events that had just transpired.

Of course, several cities did not come online.

If they couldn’t even detect the phenomenon of supernatural intervention, being eliminated by the world was only natural, and no one would proactively contact them.

Professor Zhang cleared his throat: “Friends, everyone. It seems you’ve all watched the video and discovered the phenomenon of supernatural intervention.”

“The most pressing issue now is, where did that treasure chest come from?”

“Can we also… obtain such a treasure chest?”

Many brilliant minds quickly engaged in detailed discussions, arriving at two possibilities.

First, the treasure was left behind by the Midea Civilization, and Lu Yuan simply performed a magic trick, a joke.

As for the flashy things like lightning, they might also be from the Midea Civilization…

The Midea Civilization, after all, was a technologically advanced civilization.

Although it has been extinct, its technological level isn’t necessarily much higher than humanity’s, but creating things like lightning is relatively easy.

A generator and a Tesla coil are all it takes to artificially create lightning.

“But we believe this possibility is low, because from a psychological standpoint, Lu Yuan is in a state of extreme loneliness.”

“Many of his actions, including talking to himself and raising a pack of wolves, are to alleviate this loneliness.”

“If he knew we could really observe him, he would have tried to communicate with us long ago. It’s unlikely he would go to such lengths to first show us a magic trick.” A psychology expert analyzed.

Motivation is important.

All human actions are based on motivation.

If Lu Yuan really discovered that the metal sphere could communicate, he wouldn’t be able to hold back.

Therefore, the second possibility is much more likely.

Especially considering the chilling words from not long ago: “[Item attribute system generated. Supernatural items will be divided into eight grades: Inferior, Common, Rare, Excellent, Legendary, Epic, Immortal, and Mythical.]”

Coupled with the big sphere’s mention of milestones and Lu Yuan’s words.

The answer is clear!

“Gods” do actively reward outstanding civilizations.

The more outstanding, the more rewards!

And the scissors, daggers, and other items were rewards for completing milestones.

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For whatever measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Professor Edward muttered some lines from the Gospel of Matthew.

This discovery is incredibly important!

It means that humanity can actively seek opportunities to trigger so-called “milestones” to accelerate its development.

However, which milestones can be quickly completed?

Everyone looked at the large metal sphere, at a certain crystal screen display.

[Investigating the Ninth Epoch. Displaying civilization milestones… Please wait…]

[1. End city chaos; become a stable civilization.]

[？？！43*%？？ (A series of unintelligible gibberish)]

[3. Disband safe zones; advance to Pangu Continent.]

[Unknown factor interference??? Database corrupted; unable to investigate; please explore independently…]

The panel was full of gibberish, as if a mysterious force had erased the database. However, two items were still displayed.

But these two…

Neither could be accomplished by the power of a single individual.

“How are things on your end? Has the city chaos ended?” Zhang Hui’s heart pounded when he saw the first item; he held his breath.

Could Yunhai City be about to complete the first milestone?

He didn’t know what the judging criteria were… whether they could obtain a reward.

“Sigh… We still don’t have power, everyone in the city is looting malls… the electricians are completely on strike, and the roads are blocked.” A brown-skinned professor shrugged. “I’m hiding in the research institute; the army is protecting us, so it’s okay for now.”

“How about your side?”

“On our side… the government is maintaining order, everyone is struggling.” Zhang Hui put on a brave face, downplaying the situation.

(End of Chapter)

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