Landing 500 Years Early, I Became a God by Digging for Treasures 76

Chapter 76: Craftsman’s Talent—Inspiration Explosion!

Lu Yuan softly said, “If I focused solely on avoiding risk, I wouldn’t be able to cross the Pangu Continent and return to my hometown.”

“Everyone mocks the Midea Civilization, but who isn’t a part of the Midea Civilization?”

Old Wolf lay leisurely on the ground, watching its master fall into a faint melancholy…

It was always carefree. It was a wolf with a strong will to survive, very old, and only wanted to chase after pretty female wolves.

However, it wouldn’t object too much if its master wanted to do something dangerous; after all, it didn’t understand.

Lu Yuan also lay down on the ground and patted the wolf’s head. Life, whether human or canine, was like this; one had to get used to the ups and downs…

No matter the environment, a person’s destiny was always in their own hands.

Thinking this, suddenly, a faint inspiration arose in his heart.

This inspiration came from nowhere, like a warm current flowing up his spine, completely filling his brain!

His mind felt blocked by something, needing a way to release it completely!

Lu Yuan took a deep breath, “Strange feeling, what happened?”

Lu Yuan rubbed his temples with his fingers, and upon opening his eyes again, he found that everything in his vision became exceptionally clear!

He wasn’t sure what was going on, so he immediately checked his status and found a new positive buff.

[Inspiration Explosion: Due to the pressures of life, you are currently in a state of inspiration explosion. Quickly craft a piece of equipment! You have almost a 100% chance of creating a good piece of equipment!]

It was hard to describe this feeling of overflowing inspiration. It was as if his entire nervous system extended to the outside of his brain, connecting with all things in the universe… Everything in the world seemed to have a pulsating thing beating within it.

Lu Yuan was speechless. He remembered the talent he had obtained a few days ago: “Craftsman’s Talent.”

[Craftsman’s Talent: Your spatial imagination ability is greatly enhanced, and you are adept at using any tool. Occasionally, you will experience bursts of inspiration, finding a thread of order in the endless supernatural world.]

He had never understood what “burst of inspiration” meant.

Now… he finally understood!

He was a “breakdown artist,” who could generate inspiration under immense pressure!

“Am I really this kind of person?” Lu Yuan was both surprised and delighted.

But he didn’t have many good Transcendent materials on hand. Fire lizard skin, King Snake slough, and black iron ore were all inferior natural wonders.

The King Snake slough hadn’t been tanned yet, and the black iron ore hadn’t been smelted.

Only the fire lizard skin could be used.

“Old Wolf, watch the door. Call me if anything happens.”

“Aw?!”

Taking a deep breath, he lit an oil lamp, sat at the table, and focused most of his attention on the leather.

Then he took out “Daedalus’s Sewing Tools.” (Daedalus was a mythical Greek craftsman)

He felt the “texture” and “heartbeat” of the leather!

This feeling was strange. Most of the “textures” were chaotic, influencing and neutralizing each other.

To activate the inner ability of the leather, he had to sort out these things.

And Lu Yuan’s inspiration lay in sorting out these textures.

His fingers emitted a faint light, the ironing of the Transcendent Fire Seed, a necessary process to reactivate the ability.

Immersed in his inspired state, the originally ethereal textures suddenly became traceable.

He completely forgot about time, forgot about the risks.

Lost in it, he couldn’t extricate himself.

His fingers were rough, his knuckles and palms calloused, yet extraordinarily dexterous. Each needle and thread was interwoven between the “textures,” minimizing damage to the original properties.

This method was impossible with traditional industrial techniques.

After a night, Lu Yuan sewed a pair of pants, a leather coat, and a pair of shoes.

The miraculous inspiration explosion completely left him, as if falling from heaven back to earth. He could no longer feel those textures.

Lu Yuan came to his senses. His boiling brain gradually calmed down. He was exhausted but extremely excited!

[Lu Yuan’s Fire Lizard Suit, Inferior Grade・Artificial Transcendent Item (+++)]

[An artificial wonder created by the sewing master, Lu Yuan, imbued with Lu Yuan’s inspiration and hard work. It must be admitted that the substandard leather tanning technique hampered this item.]

[This equipment can resonate with your Transcendent Fire Seed, thereby activating its inherent abilities.]

[Ability 1: High-Temperature Resistance. This suit can withstand at least two thousand degrees Celsius of high temperature for a short time, with excellent heat insulation.]

[Ability 2: Durability. It is much stronger than normal leather, greatly improving durability.]

“This is real equipment! What were those previous ones? Trash!”

He excitedly put on the suit and looked at himself in the mirror.

A sense of ancient luxury and nobility radiated from him. The color was brownish-red, the texture beautiful, the color soft, with a hint of profound Eastern charm. During the Yellow Emperor period of ancient Daxia civilization, people revered tigers and leopards, stripping their skins to make “hooded coats”; during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, leather could not be worn casually and was mainly used to make armor and boots for the army.

Lu Yuan’s current set was combat clothing, flexible and lightweight.

Slightly activating his Transcendent Fire Seed, the equipment resonated with the seed, turning crimson, activating high-temperature resistance and durability.

The clothes and pants he had sewn before were like ugly ducklings compared to this swan.

The inherent abilities of the leather were almost fully utilized.

After all, the quality of the leather itself was only inferior grade. To surpass its limits was extremely difficult.

In addition, Lu Yuan’s own knowledge of the transcendent was not yet rich enough. Even with an inspiration explosion, knowledge was still important.

Just like the mathematical genius Ramanujan, he had to study at Cambridge University to better utilize his talents.

Without sufficient knowledge, he could only make the equipment to this level.

Lu Yuan stretched, went to the bucket to wash his face. He felt like he was crazy. In such a dangerous environment, he had single-mindedly worked on equipment all night!

Only a pack of wolves guarding him!

But he was extremely excited, overjoyed.

Like seeing a lover, he repeatedly admired his creation.

The prefix “Lu Yuan’s” made him inexplicably proud.

Even if someone else obtained this equipment and identified it, the term “Lu Yuan’s” would still be there.

This was the “naming right”!

During the creation process, Lu Yuan already knew about the “naming right,” which seemed to be a tacit, idealistic rule.

He could have chosen to give up the naming right—but how many artists would abandon their children?

The (+++), was the mark of a level upgrade.

In inferior-grade items, it was almost the highest level.

Without supernatural inspiration, it was almost impossible for Lu Yuan to create the same equipment again.

“It seems the ‘Craftsman’s Talent’ is quite powerful!”

“But with this extra set of equipment, can I beat the Donkey-headed Monster?”

“I’ll die. I need more!”

“Give me strength, give me inspiration! I’m about to participate in a battle I can’t possibly win.” Lu Yuan frantically self-gaslighted himself, wanting another “breakdown artist” moment.

But in reality, he was overjoyed. No matter how much he self-hypnotized, there was no inspiration. At best, he could only awkwardly sigh, “The most frustrating thing in the world is unrequited love.”

“The more you act like a simp, the less you get.”

After making this equipment, Lu Yuan was very satisfied with the results.

He slept for a few hours, chatted with the humans for a few minutes, exchanging equipment-making insights.

Then he patrolled the surroundings, pondering the upcoming battle.

His spider venom glands were empty, only a bottle of plant oil infused with venom remained.

This bottle of oil still retained some spider venom.

Applied to a dagger, it was a formidable weapon.

“But whether the venom will work on the Donkey-headed Monster is a big question. That thing’s flesh is rotten to begin with.”

In addition, he also had fire lizard fuel crystals, which could generate intense heat, up to three thousand degrees Celsius.

Lu Yuan looked at the suit with “high-temperature resistance,” and fell into thought.

Due to the substandard tanning method, the leather had been downgraded from ordinary grade to inferior grade, and the “high-temperature resistance” could only withstand about two thousand degrees Celsius.

Also, this protection was only temporary, not unlimited.

Even with good heat insulation, heat would eventually transfer in.

Under these constraints, a few simple ideas arose in his mind.

“Use fire?”

Perhaps due to psychological factors, the quiet city ruins seemed even more tranquil, only the rustling footsteps could be heard.

It was early spring, and all sorts of insects were emerging, in swarms, making one feel rather irritated.

“Aw!” Old Wolf suddenly howled, its legs flying as it rushed towards the corner of a collapsed building.

Its head raised, its hind legs kicked, sniffing at the air.

“What’s wrong?”

Lu Yuan also stretched out his neck and sniffed for a long time.

Although he was a Level 2 Transcendent being, his sense of smell was still not as good as the Level 0 Old Wolf.

He guided the energy of his Transcendent Fire Seed to the tip of his nose, temporarily enhancing his sense of smell.

Suddenly, the world’s olfactory landscape seemed to become colorful.

Having an overly sensitive sense of smell wasn’t entirely good, as it meant detecting various foul smells naturally produced in nature.

For example, the dog in front of him was quietly releasing its urine in the corner. The amplified stench, a hundred times stronger, instantly made Lu Yuan’s head spin. He instinctively kicked the excreting dog away.

But gradually, Lu Yuan’s heart sank…

He smelled a faint, distinct stench.

The other smells were fresh, while this stench was like aged cured meat, mixed in, like a splash of black in a colorful picture!

With enough effort, it could still be detected.

(End of Chapter)

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