NOVEL NEXT Chapter 350: Five Years Later
On the other side, Lu Yuan was situating the Phenomenon Egg. Hearing Old Cat's report, he was at a loss for words as the Ratman had created a Legendary Robot out of sheer jealousy.
"Jealous of an artist, pretty impressive."
"Sigh, why can't I get any inspiration..."
Lu Yuan tried feeling jealous for a while, but realized he just couldn't muster any inspiration.
He could only dig a small pit together with Miss Conch, place the egg near the Tree of Life, sigh lightly, and then add some leaves from the Tree of Life into the pit.
Despite appearing fragile, the shell was actually as solid as steel, and even Lu Yuan's sharp eyes couldn't make out what was inside.
Seeing such a big egg, the Chicken Snake was overjoyed, clucking, "Gee-da," "Gee-da," while shouting on the side.
The chicken-headed creature continuously pleaded with Lu Yuan, its claws scratching at the ground.
"It's saying... it wants to incubate the egg, it likes this egg," Miss Conch chuckled as she covered her mouth.
Lu Yuan cursed, "You're seriously ill. What does it have to do with you! Can you afford the consequences if you mess it up?"
The Chicken Snake was almost in tears; it truly loved the egg.
Its rear end twitched slightly, and a Chicken Snake Egg popped out right there.
Even more so, the Chicken Snake picked up its slightly feces-covered egg and offered it to Lu Yuan as a plea for a chance.
Old Lu got goosebumps from this; had each of these creatures become so cunning?
"Alright, give it a try."
"But there are three rules, you can't move its location, don't defecate here, and you must tell me immediately if something hatches."
Miss Conch quietly translated everything using her Animal Affinity ability.
The four-meter-high Chicken Snake, upon getting permission, carefully curled up near the egg, wrapping its tail around it, continuously flicking its tongue, a face full of comfort.
It was also smart; instead of directly pressing down, it simply used the warmth from its rear end to warm it.
And the egg was faintly glowing... perhaps a sign of pleasure?
"Forget it... as long as you're happy."
Facing this foolish buddy, Lu Yuan was quite indulgent.
Meanwhile, the mother bear licked her own paws, seemingly reminiscing about her times as a mother... It had been many years since she was pregnant, and she somewhat wanted to nurture a child.
The mother bear snuggled close to the egg and began her nap, the cold sensation quite refreshing.
Even Old Wolf emerged from the Sky Pit, wagging its tail and circling the egg, sniffing it a few times.
"Awoo?" It puckered its lips, seeming to ask, what is this?
"Don't eat it, okay?" Lu Yuan was sentimental and didn't deny his animal friends the inclusion.
Having some bonds with animals from the hatched creature was also pretty nice.
As things were set in order, he couldn't always keep watch over here.
He just let a vine from the Tree of Life reach out and touch the egg, to sense its condition at any time.
Then... he plunged into his busy work.
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The bustling work continued, the exterior mines yielding a huge harvest, energizing the workers.
They didn't even need vacations!
Lu Yuan had once suggested the workers could take breaks to return to the city from time to time, as the development of civilization wasn't so urgent.
But these guys just couldn't sit still; the feeling of mining was addictive, and they simply couldn't stop!
And the internal development of human civilization was exceptionally rapid!
Two years later, technology from the Source Fire Civilization officially made its debut, including not just Human-shaped Puppets but also more critical weapons, like the Source Fire Cannon, a hypersonic weapon with ammunition speeds reaching 30 times the speed of sound—truly astonishing!
There were also Engraving Bullets, capable of effectively harming Level 5 and even Level 6 experts... of course, they were quite costly.
For civilian life, a high-tech product called "Black Brilliance Computer" was grandly launched.
It was developed from a Black Shining Crystal Stone, a small amount of semiconductor, and some Black Shining Conductive Silicon.
Its main use was as the core of puppet machinery, humans could control these puppets primarily using their minds through the Black Brilliance Computer.
Additionally, the next generation of semiconductor products also gradually made their debut, things like computers, cinemas, and other entertainment products—all naturally from Earth. Originally in the Safe Zone of Rize Civilization, Lu Yuan had Earth People send many movies and games, which were now finally put to use.
Regrettably, the computers now being tinkered with were subpar, unable to support games like "White Myth · Zhu Bajie" and could only run simpler ones.
As time trickled by day by day until the fourth year, the mines at the volcano's crater were nearly depleted.
No matter how rich the mines, they couldn't withstand the relentless excavation by over a thousand members of the Insect Race, day and night!
Lu Yuan seriously suspected that the Insect Race had embezzled quite a bit of the ore during their mining stint.
Creatures like "Leviathan" and "Mammoth," bloated to ten meters, weighing hundreds of tons, had fiery red scales that could emit high temperatures, now spotting their breastplates.
However, he didn't interfere much; the Insect Race could only grow rapidly by consuming Extraordinary Items, and even if they had embezzeled half, humans could still endure it.
Until the fifth year, the surrounding mines, big and small, within a radius of three hundred kilometers were completely emptied, leaving hardly any resources...
This meant that humans could once again set off, heading to other regions.