I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early

"Hello! I'm here!!" Lu Yuan shouted at the sky, waving his hands continually.

Acting was also very exhausting!

To add to the realism, he had the Worm King bring him here a month in advance.

It had been a long time since he shaved his head, looking like a long-haired dog, a long time without washing his face, and his clothes were torn and tattered.

The city floating in the sky looked like a gigantic kite. When they spotted Lu Yuan, the entire city was abuzz.

"Hurry, descend!"

"Boom!" The city landed five kilometers away, raising clouds of dust everywhere.

This area was quite majestic. The ocean of the past had turned into land, and in some places, large swathes of red-hot magma still remained. The average temperature was about 40 degrees Celsius.

Soon, a group of people drove out from the city in large armored vehicles.

"Are you all okay? Everyone!"

"Great Commander, these years have all been very tough! We almost faced a food crisis... but fortunately, we made it through," Sha Kan'er and others said with tears shining in their eyes.

A few of Lu Yuan's closer juniors, seeing their foster father, were moved to tears and found themselves at a loss for words. Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire

"Alas, you've all lost a lot of weight. We've made it through this disaster," Lu Yuan also sighed internally. Although he knew the outcome all along, he still felt a touch of heartache.

"This is... our developmental achievement! We haven't been standing still," Lu Tiantian rubbed her eyes and then patted the excavator-sized treaded robot beside her, which had four mechanical arms and a drilling machine.

"Is this Source Fire Civilization's technology?"

"Yes, it can work in complex environments. It's heat-resistant, cold-resistant, and has a certain degree of Idealism Resistance," Lu Tiantian said somewhat nonsensically, to cover up her joy.

Her tense spirit finally relaxed.

These years had indeed been very hard, and Lu Yuan saw it all, feeling anxious, but unable to lend much help.

But... getting through it was what mattered...

Human 18th Civilization had truly matured. Some disaster response mechanisms didn't even need his instructions; everyone could handle them well.

"How did you survive the disaster?" Soon, some reporters heard the good news and hurried over.

They too wiped away tears when they saw Old Lu.

After hugging them, Lu Yuan said, "First, I used Space Ability to survive the initial volcanic eruption. That explosion was truly spectacular, like the explosion of a constant star."

He recounted the story he had long made up, "Then it was a war of attrition. Luckily, my Storage Space was stocked with a lot of food and water. If used sparingly, it was enough to get by. And... look!"

Lu Yuan showed off a shiny object—a bead for underwater breathing!

"With this little thing, I could soak my head in water and avoid a lot of poisonous gases. I could breathe underwater."

"Another most important thing is not to be knocked down by loneliness."

In front of the television cameras, he even boasted, "During these six-plus years, I seriously studied the Source Fire Civilization's forging and Engraving knowledge, mastering at least seventy to eighty percent of it."

"The most important thing for a person is a strong heart and the determination to never give up."

"I knew there were many people waiting for me."

Following that, Lu Yuan took out a shield-like protective equipment, forged using Source Fire Civilization's techniques, to prove he wasn't just blowing hot air.

"..."

Old Cat was silent, clearly staying in Sky City, he never ceased to boast.

Of course, all this fanfare was also an essential ceremonial sense for a return.

Whether it was students in schools or people in society, they couldn't discern whether what Lu Yuan said was true or false; they welcomed the hero's return with an excited zeal, cheering and clapping nonstop.

Honestly, in these past six years, although everyone had fought against the cold disaster and made tiny progress, societal operations always had a raw, stagnant feeling.

No one knew what this rawness was. Was it like a kind of... aimlessness without a backbone?

Occasionally, people would also complain a few times: Why not rescue Lu Yuan sooner.

Even the Insect Soldiers seemed, somehow... less obedient... It might have been a psychological illusion.

But with Lu Yuan's return, that feeling immediately dissipated.

After all, Commander Lu not only survived but he put effort into learning. So, what right did the common people have to complain?

This situation made the Rat Artisans marvel, "It's truly miraculous, no wonder he's the man who possesses all the Qi Fortune..."

"This shield really has some of Source Fire Civilization's technology. Has he actually been studying?"

The Rat Artisans were a bit confused. Surviving in the wilderness while still managing to study; could this man really be a saint?

...

Lu Yuan wasn't idle either; first, he appeared before the public to confirm the news that he was "still alive."

That Mountain Shifting cheerfulness truly gave the feeling of a fan base...

Then he took a bath, cleaning off the dust, held a press conference, followed by a government-hosted dinner.

In fact, there wasn't anything particularly novel; there were some scientists and engineers who had recently emerged, whom by tradition needed the Great Commander's personal recognition. Having been delayed for so many years, it had to be done swiftly.

Lu Yuan mingled among the crowd, socialized, clinked glasses, and inquired about the overall affairs of the city. Even without alcohol, he was at ease, elegantly using tea as a substitute.