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

Facing these gear relics, human craftsmen had studied them for half a day without success and could only consult more knowledgeable Rat Artisans.

Sure enough, the complex legacy of the "Great Gear Treasure" was still in Lu Yuan's mind, and these gears weren't such a big secret.
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Several Rat Artisans came to the large conference room, marveling at these objects, studying them back and forth.

"It seems there's a bit of memory..."

"I've encountered them in the past, but I can't recall now."

Shu Gongye stroked his nose-bridge where the microscope glasses sat and pondered for a long while before sighing, "The craftsmanship of Gear Civilization... indeed lives up to its reputation!"

"I've heard of this technique, it's called Divine Thought Engraving. Every person has an Extraordinary Spark, right? This thing is made with Fire Spark Engraving."

"Under normal circumstances, using various crafting skills to engrave engravings to millimeter precision is the limit for most craftsmen."

"Only Great Spirit Rhythmers with a Divine Attribute over 30 points can engrave with micron-level precision. At that time, there's no need for hands or tools, just the Extraordinary Spark, hence it's also called Divine Thought Engraving."

"But how easy it can be to get 30 points in a Divine Attribute? Only those advanced civilizations' craftsmen can achieve it." Shu Gongye stroked his beard and shook his head.

Thirty points in Divine Attribute!

The threshold was quite exaggerated; no wonder they were struggling to get started, and the "Great Gear Treasure" didn't make it clear.

Lu Yuan frowned in the moment, "What are the benefits of Divine Thought Engraving?"

"Higher density of engravings, higher reliability, but the energy consumption would actually decrease," explained Shu Gongye. "It's like the semiconductor process in material science technology, even if some areas are damaged, it doesn't affect the use of other areas, significantly enhancing its durability."

He stroked his beard again and continued, "Of course, Mr. Lu, you don't have to strive for this... For Extraordinary Items above Legendary, it mainly relies on [Artistic Attainment], [Luck], and [Inspiration]. The so-called forging skills are just one way to achieve it, not something we must pursue."

Lu Yuan nodded in agreement, no wonder the White Jade Hall persisted through the Magma of the Ninth Epoch...

He now had 28.8 points in Godhood; he had indeed increased quite a bit over the years.

But to reach 30 points in Divine Attribute, he still lacked 1.1 points. And that 1.1 points were not a trivial matter; it might take decades of hard work.

And although Miss Conch had 35.7 in Divine Attribute, her abilities were wide but not profound, and she wasn't skilled in Forging Science.

In fact, she hardly could forge even "Rare Level" equipment, so asking her to dabble in Divine Thought Engraving was really asking too much...

Since there was currently no way to research this thing, Lu Yuan could only put it aside for now and discussed other matters.

"In recent years, our development has actually been quite good; let's not belittle ourselves. As long as we can produce a thousand Puppet Mechas, we're equivalent to having 1000 warriors of Level 5 strength, and that's significant."

"Additionally, we have 8 A-Level Engravers, 43 B-Level Engravers, and 391 C-Level Engravers. This number is quite impressive. In the foreseeable future, the number of C-Levels will increase significantly. We don't have to be too urgent, everyone relax; we're doing fairly well among Level 2 civilizations, although our population is a bit small..."

Lu Yuan's words of encouragement relaxed everyone's hearts a bit.

These six years had been tough for everyone, with rarely a vacation.

Due to the halt in the production of Extraordinary consumables, there were virtually no benefits; everything was devoted to laying a foundation for the children.

Lu Yuan deeply understood that this kind of prolonged tension was unsustainable.

A balance between work and leisure was the proper path to societal development.

"With the climate improving and all things reviving, our social welfare system must be set in motion again. So, let's do this today: there are some resources left from the Insect Clan Army that we could start with to distribute some welfare."

Lu Yuan's heart was bleeding.

The batch of materials was mostly Pomegranate Fruits that could be used for brewing and medicine, but these were his private funds!

However, he had got his hands on a Chaos Essence Stone above the Immortal Level, which not even a hundred million Spirit Essence could buy!

Since he had such a treasure, it was only right to bleed a little... These consumables together were nothing more than a hundred Spirit Essence.

Moreover, everyone's performance had been so outstanding; bleeding a little made his own heart happier!

After all, with the weather improving, the Extraordinary Output would basically be able to recover next year, and there would be no need to dip into his personal treasury anymore.

The people in the conference room felt their hearts warming.

Daddy Lu was truly a father figure, bringing welfare as soon as he came home!

"These hundred Spirit Essence worth of materials will be delivered by the Worm King to the National Treasury as quickly as possible. Comrades from the logistics department, it's up to you to collect the data and restore the social welfare system as quickly as possible... Everyone has had a tough time these years, and finally, we are freed."

"We guarantee to complete the mission!"

Lu Yuan cleared his throat and said, "Let's discuss the next matter."

"Because of a super volcano eruption, this sea area turned into land with not a single blade of grass growing, and occasionally, magma would burst forth from the ground."

"So the relics of the Source Fire Civilization were completely buried by the magma."

"But we have managed to pick up some minerals that come from the Earth Vein core."

Lu Yuan flipped his right hand and took out some "Earth Vein Crystal Cores." The heat within these crystals had already been absorbed by the Chaos Essence Stones, but the remaining slag was still "Rare Level" material.

Rare Level, that's quite good!

"I picked up this kind of stone by the roadside. There might not be many, but they are still extremely precious. The mission for the Treasure Hunting Team from now on is to look for stones similar to these."

"Understood!" Everyone rubbed their hands together in anticipation. Picking up trash was simply... something they were greatly looking forward to!

It could be said that in Green City, with a population of 440,000, there wasn't a single person who didn't like picking up trash!

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"Breaking news, the social welfare system is rebooted! To celebrate the victory over the disaster, everyone will receive 2000 units of Extraordinary Resources!"

"Extra, extra, a large-scale scavenging plan is recruiting. It is expected to officially start exploring volcanic ore tomorrow."

"Rumor has it, this batch of materials could be the wealth of the Insect Clan Army..."

"We still have to thank the Great Commander."

In the square near the Green Grass Supermarket, it was bustling, as people received Extraordinary Resources for the first time in six years.

The feeling of happiness was like a fountain, gushing out from the heart ceaselessly, and everyone's face was brimming with smiles.

Of course, in a quiet corner, there were also sounds of argument.

"I am just going to be straight with you... you are indeed a good person, but right now I am not interested in dating! I need to focus on my work!"

"And I don't want to separate from my family, I want to live with them until I'm old." The girl was Lu Tiantian's second elder sister, named Lu Ling.

So many years had passed, and the second generation, all fifty thousand of them, were definitely the backbone of the middle generation, but they were actually only in their fifties, which in the soon to be Level 3 epoch for everyone, 50 was definitely young!

Dating was, naturally, very normal.

Standing opposite her was also someone from the second generation, the owner of the Treasure Hunting Eye, Lu Ying.

He had quite a bit of contact with Lu Tiantian, who was working on developing Puppet Mechas, and as a result, took a fancy to someone's second elder sister.

Having faced an unemotional rejection, Lu Ying was somewhat embarrassed and scratched his scalp, "Well, alright... I just came to bid you farewell. I'm leaving tomorrow, and it might be a long time before I can come back."

"Leaving? Where can you go?" Lu Ling raised her eyebrows, Sky City was such a small place, taking the rail train, 10 minutes back and forth, where could you possibly go?

"The Treasure Hunting Team is officially starting work! I'm telling you, this time we've found a great spot!"

"This volcano caused a disturbance in the Qi Fortune of the Ninth Epoch, and the Mind Attribute minerals are extraordinarily plentiful!"

"Those Magma Lakes are boiling hot; who knows what treasures might be there, and if we dig up Superior Level ones, we'll have struck it big. There's also a bountiful amount of minerals that make people impatient, we have to scout at least a thousand miles nearby, eating, drinking, and doing everything out there..."

"Oh, and the Puppet Mecha your sixth brother developed, it's really not bad at all, just that the costs are too high. It's frustrating that our turn to use them still hasn't come."

Lu Ying went on and on when talking about these matters; he genuinely loved his work.

But it was also precisely because of this that the young fellow was so strait-laced, no wonder he had been rejected by the girl for so long.

Of course, in this era, there wasn't so much junk information, and men and women were generally more naïve, plus since they didn't need to have children of their own, everyone just dated around, usually without marrying, and even if they broke up, there wasn't so much trouble.

"Ah? You won't be coming back for at least a year?" Lu Ling found herself feeling inexplicably gloomy, though she had just coldly turned someone down, the thought of not seeing them for a long time softened her heart a little.

Lu Ying chuckled, "That's why I officially bid you farewell today, and I will go treasure hunting tomorrow. Wish me luck; I will definitely dig up a big one. If I find a beautiful stone, I'll give one to you... although giving ordinary volcanic stones is still allowed..."

He went on and on again, embezzling Extraordinary Material and the like was absolutely not allowed by law.

If there were no artisans to craft it, even secretly keeping a bit of material was actually useless...

Besides, it was his moral conscience, as an officer in the army, he also had to lead by example.

"Wait a second!" Lu Ling hesitated, ran into the supermarket, and bought an expensive Jade Pendant.

This little thing could increase the recovery speed of spiritual power, and to activate "Treasure Hunting Eye," one needed to consume spiritual power. But the price was also extremely high, 1888 units, almost all of the government-issued welfare converted into this pendant.

"Giving it to me?! How could this be right! Extraordinary Items can't be resold!" Lu Ying refused like a bull-headed man; to him, it was like taking a bribe, how could he possibly do such a thing.

Exasperated, Lu Ling insisted, "This isn't a trade, it's a gift between friends... if you don't accept it, don't come to see me again!"