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

Regardless of circumstances, humanity must embark on a journey once again.

Near the Green Grass Supermarket, in a large square, a girl dressed like an intellectual is on a date with Captain Lu Ying, who has just returned from mining.

"That... You've truly had a hard time these past few years."

For five whole years, only occasionally returning for rest during the New Year festivities.

Most of the time, Captain Lu Ying was out and about.

The external environment was naturally dreadful – hot, dirty, and with the blazing sun, Captain Lu Ying had gotten tanned and noticeably thinner, exhibiting an astute and capable demeanor.

Still, his spirits remained high.

"Hehe, all these years, it's all thanks to the jade pendant you gifted me. Sometimes I really felt like collapsing, but I managed to persevere!"

With a tilt of his head, he proudly said, "Thinking about how every bit of resource we excavate takes humanity a small step further, I just can't stop!"

"By the way, what have you been up to all these years? Hopefully not without any achievements, right?"

The girl was momentarily stunned, her voice turning cold: "Of course not worse than yours! We've studied the paradigm structure of black shining conductive silicon and restructured its A4331 system..."

"What are you talking about? Speak in layman's terms."

"Hmph, illiterate! The C-type mining robot control system you use was developed by us, get it? Without us, you'd be mining with iron shovels."

Her voice lowered slightly, seemingly in anticipation of some praise.

After all, she was a professor of informatics at the Great Engineering Institute, working hard every day.

But Captain Lu Ying was quite ungrateful, loudly complaining: "Oh, that bug-riddled mining system is your institute's work... still needs overtime to optimize it. Let me tell you, it's like a dunce; we call it 'Artificial Stupidity,' haha!"

Although the girl, Lu Ling, had a strong and aloof character, at this moment, she couldn't help but blush furiously, almost stamping her foot.

How could you dislike it so much!

Yet, she admitted that in some aspects, her work couldn't compare to others... like his brother, Lu Tiantian, who was also involved in robot manufacturing, but he was a Super-thinker with the "Divine Skill," and she couldn't compete with that.

"Cough, let's not talk about this; I've found a great item for you these past few years." Captain Lu Ying rummaged in his pocket and pulled out a bright red gemstone set on a platinum ring base.

It was unknown which craftsman he had commissioned to make it, but it was quite exquisite, with the ring base fashioned in the shape of a little Mirage Dragon, obviously crafted with some thought.

"Hmph, jewelry has no meaning to me!" Lu Ling instinctively loathed such valueless things.

She preferred a minimalist lifestyle.

"You don't want it? Fine, my sisters would like it too," Captain Lu Ying said cheerfully, having his own small family with two younger brothers and three younger sisters, being the eldest brother.

The next second, the ring was snatched away.

"I never said I didn't want these supposedly meaningless things!" The girl felt firmly grasped, unable to help but clench her fist, her usual professorial composure lost.

Thus, amidst their jockeying, their hands collided.

Just at this moment, the face of Commander Lu appeared on the screen in Green Grass Square, covering up their embarrassment.

"Fellow comrades of Green Grass City, friends, good afternoon!"

"Here, I solemnly announce to everyone: next Sunday, we officially set off!"

"Our destination remains unchanged, heading towards the direction of humanity's mother civilization."

"Since the volcanic eruption and the appearance of 'God's' voice, the number of civilizations will obviously increase, and the competition between them will intensify."

"Our 18th human civilization is the native Ninth Epoch civilization. Although we've had some fortunate encounters, we don't have powerful backing and must rely on ourselves."

"Remember, there are civilizations from the previous Epoch that are alien, those that have already sought refuge once as Second Generation Civilizations, and those materialistic civilizations whose technologies far surpass ours."

"Just like the civilization that launched a gamma-ray burst, which could easily erase us... We absolutely cannot be complacent. Satisfaction with the status quo could mean destruction the next moment."

Hearing this, Captain Lu Ying unconsciously tightened his focus, clenching his fists.

Only to find the girl sitting next to him softly exclaiming, "You... you're hurting me."

"Be gentler!"

Captain Lu Ying was both joyful and worried; was holding the girl's hand stepping towards success?

Still, credit goes to the Great Commander's assist...

But then again, why doesn't holding a guy's hand give this strange sense of happiness?

This feels really nice... Could it be because I'm entertaining some improper thoughts?

Captain Lu Ying was puzzled.

"What's certain is that our current level isn't leading."

"Ceaselessly advancing and traveling, seeking opportunities, can only provide a solid basis for future survival and development..."

Commander Lu stopped for a moment on the screen: "But we shouldn't undervalue ourselves compared to before arriving at the Fire Source Civilization. Okay, we were indeed impoverished back then, with a significant resource gap and a high fiscal deficit among the populace."

"Now, nearly every lab has its research projects, and funding is not lacking."

"Our fiscal issues have also seen significant improvement."

Commander Lu's voice clearly became more elevated.

And the low-level materials in the National Treasury are worth over ten thousand Spirit Essences!

Even several pieces of Legendary Extraordinary Materials are present! (Including Innate Gun Steel, Dragon Egg Shell, and a type of Fire Attribute Ore)

"With the Large Puppet Technology of the Source Fire Civilization, our industrial level has also climbed a notch. For instance, expanding Sky City, originally, it required the combined effort of all humanity for 200 years."

"Now it could be shortened to 100 years, even 50 years, and only a few tens of thousands of engineering teams are needed to handle it, without having to invest all our strength."

"Our semiconductor technology has finally made progress, which is the first step of the information revolution."

"This indeed is a significant leap forward, but it is still not enough, we cannot stop here."

"Only by becoming stronger can humans qualify to advance to a Third-level Civilization!"

"So, march forward, ceaselessly forward!"

Lu Yuan's speech, naturally, faced no objections.

The entire society was looking forward to it.

Remote areas, mountains, oceans...

Aside from the Treasure Hunting Team who had been busy for five years earning a long holiday, everyday life for the common people remained much the same—work as usual, entertain as usual.

Thus, a week later, Green Grass City retracted all mining machines and also replenished its water supply.

After the upper council issued the command to set off, as Sky City slowly ascended, people naturally turned their gazes toward that super volcano with an altitude of ten thousand meters...

Here lies a place of burial, a blessed land, and a rise from the ashes, humanity... might never return.

Some were praying, others were saying farewell...

Some were praising, others were wiping away tears...

Then, the city slowly left from above.

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The first year, the sixth month...

The city once again reached the shore of the ocean, entering drifting mode.

The new land formed by the volcanic eruption spanned fifty million square kilometers, but compared to the vast ocean, it was merely a drop in the bucket.

Reverting back to drifting mode wasn't really an issue, being the second time.

"Deep sea..." Lu Yuan stood at the edge of the city, looking at the boundless ocean.

The deep blue water carried a hint of coldness.

"How far can the city's power system be improved?"

"Difficult, relying on Floating Engravings can only reduce friction and cannot propel the city. Moreover, the city's inertia is too great, it's too difficult to move it with propellers. We need to develop controlled nuclear fusion and leverage high-powered devices to increase the city's speed."

The current deep-sea area has reduced ocean currents, and the city's movement is very slow.

Located 2000-5000 meters below the water surface, these deep sections are known as the deep-sea zone, while trenches are below 6000 meters, sometimes referred to as the "super-abyssal zone."

Crisis in deep sea, well, might be less frequent than on land, but once they occur, they are definitely stronger than earthbound crises. Perhaps anomalies from previous Epochs are hidden here?

Humans are ultimately terrestrial creatures, and even a strong person like Lu Yuan would find it hard to survive in the sea for long.

But people still chose the deep sea.

According to scientists' speculation, most of the remnants of civilizations were left by "weak civilizations," those that hid within Safe Zones, comprising the majority.

The immovable assets of such remnants, at best, are worth one to two thousand Spirit Essences.

Their knowledge, methodologies of advancing Extraordinary Sparks, primary Engravings, and ways to cultivate Mutated Plants, etc., are of no use to humans.

Thus, the relics of First-level Civilizations truly have limited value.

And those powerful civilization's relics, those worth over ten thousand Spirit Essences, are likely hidden in some perilous corners...

This is a very simple idea.

Since the Source Fire Civilization built a Sanctuary on a global-scale volcano, wouldn't other great civilizations think of similar methods?

Such as Poison Gas Swamps, Underground Abysses, deep-sea trenches, etc.

Those powerful civilizations surely couldn't have endured epochal disasters simply by being on plains, right? Even thinking with one's toes, one would know they aren't that naive!

Therefore, the deep sea, is an excellent choice!

But the water pressure in the ocean is no joke, with every 10 meters depth equivalent to 1 atmosphere!

A depth of 6000 meters equals 600 atmospheres, amounting to a force of over 600 kilograms per square centimeter, indeed surpassing human limits, even Level 7 Grandmasters can't handle it!

Hence, the ways the Treasure Hunting Team detect in deep sea have also diminished—Puppet Robots, Undying Giant Turtles, and... Little Mirage Dragons!

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