I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early-Chapter 391 - 293: The Value of One Spirit Essence

He distributed several Spirit Crystals to the scientists for research.

This was a significant amount of research material, and everyone was brimming with enthusiasm, showing high motivation.

Finally, Lu Yuan hurriedly placed the Tree of Life from his mind near the Opium Poppy Tree. Enjoy new tales from novelbuddy

He transferred Miss Conch’s soul into her physical body.

"Conch Battery" used a rather limited amount of energy this time, so he wasn’t too tired.

It was just that after being cooped up in a dark place for so long, she was a bit disoriented.

Her cheeks were slightly flushed, her waist slim and her chest and belly full, plus her confused eyes and slightly open mouth, she had no idea where she was.

"Is it over? Did we win or lose?"

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Lu Yuan couldn’t help but pinch her face, "Sold out and still daydreaming here?"

Miss Conch suddenly came to her senses and smiled faintly, "At least you have a conscience, letting me out first. Otherwise, I would have fallen asleep. The fights earlier were thrilling, but those later were so boring…"

"If I could make money from fake matches, I’d want to fight till the end of time," Lu Yuan nodded and said, "Those Ratmen seem to care a lot about their reputation, don’t you think? If I visit again, shouldn’t I prepare some gifts?"

"Mmm, prepare a little bit, I suppose. After all, interactions between leaders of civilizations can be somewhat personal and not bad."

She couldn’t help but yawn, sitting on a branch and rubbing her eyes, still looking drowsy and sleepy.

Lu Yuan reached out and grabbed her ankle. The lines and elasticity were really nice, so white and tender.

"Mr. Lu, you should take some time to look after yourself. You spend all day forging, sewing, and fighting; your palms are all callouses, they feel like tree bark," said Miss Conch as her cheeks turned red, and she quickly withdrew her leg to sit on the branch.

"Can’t help it... If I want Mythical Equipment, I have to work hard," Lu Yuan sighed. "Don’t you want Mythical Equipment?"

"I don’t have such materialistic desires. Even without any extraordinary gifts, I’m quite happy."

Miss Conch used a Divine Skill ["Floating"] to leisurely float up to the high branches of the Tree of Life.

There was a little tree hole about 30 meters up the Tree of Life, which stored many Extraordinary Fruits, essentially a private little cafeteria prepared by Lu Yuan for her.

Lu Yuan had specifically modified this tree hole, covering its bark with Engravings.

Along with Painted skin leather, bark from the Tree of Life, and Star Sea Snails, multiple layers of protection covered it, shielding her high Divine Attribute.

Miss Conch crawled into the "Star Sea Snail."

This was her original home, about ten square meters in area, with walls adorned with a glowing stone, making it a nice little bedroom.

Miss Conch took out several fruits from a large box, carefully wrapping them with a piece of silk spat by Golden Baby… among them, one "Rare Level" Pomegranate Fruit, two "Ordinary Level" pears, plus a Green Grass style decoration.

As for gifts, this was quite extravagant.

"Giving the Mouse King enough face… no one can say I’m stingy," she murmured, her face crinkling as she agonized over it and, after much deliberation, added another pear. (The pear tree came from the Mandala Empire, with some branches grafted onto the Tree of Life.)

After running through it in her head again and confirming that these gifts wouldn’t reveal humans’ resources, she solemnly handed them to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan watched with amusement; she resembled a diligent young wife worrying about how to make a good impression for her husband.

"You hide in the shell and sleep for a while; if there’s nothing urgent, don’t come out. I’m going to meet with those Ratmen."

"Hmm... indeed, a bit difficult."

"You seem to have taken a liking to sleeping lately."

"Now that I’m not so busy, I have more free time... and my Attribute hasn’t increased for a long time, it feels somewhat uncomfortable," Miss Conch covered herself with a blanket and murmured, "Seems like I’m approaching the natural limit soon, I wonder if I can reach 36."

"All the equipment I’ve piled on you and you can only reach 35 Godhood points? An Immortal Level set of equipment only yields that much?"

"Sigh, maybe I’m not that skilled... After my Soul solidifies, I’ll think of a way to strive for 40 points," she mused.

Lu Yuan rubbed his nose, and as he turned to look at her again, he noticed she was sneakily peeping at him with wide eyes from under the blanket.

Realizing that Lu Yuan was watching her, she immediately closed her eyes again.

She seemed a bit embarrassed, living well but gaining only a small amount of Attribute.

"36 is pretty good too…" Lu Yuan consoled her, "Don’t feel guilty; these things are my personal belongings, I’ll share them with whoever I want."

"Even if you only gain 0.1 Godhood point, it’s a hundred times more valuable than 1 point for someone else."

"Here, take this…" she removed a necklace from around her neck, "It’s not very useful anymore. It could be sold or traded. Keeping it on me would be a waste."

The necklace was a spoil of war obtained after killing the First Emperor of the Mandala Empire, consisting of 21 beads.

["Nine-Eyed Bead Necklace, made from Shariputras formed by some Anomaly, this necklace, when worn over time, maintains mental tranquility and slightly increases Soul Strength and Divine Attribute limit. (Legendary Level·Natural Oddities)"]

Since Miss Conch had acquired Immortal Level equipment, the necklace’s purposes were indeed limited. (Extraordinary Items can affect each other, and since this necklace was not forged, its functionality was restricted.)

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yuan thought that Legendary Level materials were really scarce, so he gladly accepted it.

"Exchanging it for a weapon wouldn’t be a bad idea."

...

After saying goodbye to the girl, Lu Yuan asked Professor Desert of the Great Engineering Institute to prepare for the descent of Sky City.

If the risk is not significant, the city still has to land on the ground. Flying in the air continuously would slowly deplete the Opium poppy.

"Understood. We will choose a suitable landing spot right away."

"It’s best to find a place with water, then we can mine some ores or something, even Black Iron Ore of Inferior Grade would do..."

Everyone broke into laughter, with Lu Ying of the treasure hunting team saying, "This place produces Smokeless Coal, let’s find an open-pit mine, and see if there are any accompanying Black Jade Mines!"

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "You guys handle it."

...

So, after organizing these logistical matters, Lu Yuan rode the "Flying Dragon," taking a dozen scientists to the Ratmen’s territory.

Looking down from the sky, the dense swarm of rats once again dispersed. Were they mining coal on the ground as well?

Occasionally, "Black Jade" is born from coal, an Inferior Level Supernatural item whose specific purpose is to burn and produce a high temperature of three thousand degrees.

Don’t underestimate this detail—as many Extraordinary Weapons require it.

By an even rarer chance, there is also "White Jade," which is an Ordinary Level Extraordinary Item that can produce a high temperature of five thousand degrees!

Because the reserves are substantial, the price shouldn’t be too expensive—speaking of which, Humans are currently unable to accurately estimate the exact value of Supernatural items; they have only a vague idea of what is expensive and what is cheap.

Lu Yuan saw the Stone-carrying turtle, and on its back, the Golden-clothed Rat King, controlling the "Flying Dragon" to descend slowly.

"Leader of the Shu Mi Dam Civilization, hello, I am Commander Lu Yuan of the 18th Human Civilization."

Shu Huangfeng’s old face, which had been bruised and swollen, was now healed. He raised a paw and said loudly, "May our friendship last forever!"

"I am Shu Huangfeng from the Shu Mi Dam Civilization. My friend, just call me Old Rat!"

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but wrinkle his nose, attributing the oddity to a translation issue...

"Old Rat, just call me Old Lu."

The two shook hands and walked side by side onto the turtle’s back.

The scene was full of merriment.

No one could have guessed that just half a day earlier, the two sides had been engaged in a life-and-death struggle.

Lu Yuan presented his personal gift.

With one sniff of the gift, Shu Huangfeng knew it was quite precious, which alleviated some of his distress from the loss of a substantial sum of money—civilizations aside, private matters are a separate issue.

The two exchanged pleasantries and introduced their respective civilizations, bemoaning the hardships brought by Epoch Disasters and the difficulties of life...

The Shu Mi Dam Civilization, indeed... came from the Eighth Epoch.

They were fortunate enough to have found an Anomaly—the Stone-carrying turtle.

Turtle-type Anomalies are characterized by their long lives and strong defenses.

The stone on this turtle’s back possessed mystical abilities, incredible enough to bear Souls!

Thus, when the Epoch Disaster struck, some of their elites transferred their Souls onto the stones of the Stone-carrying turtle.

Then, cutting off most of their legacy and erasing memories, they managed to survive into the Ninth Epoch.

Of course, such actions had severe consequences. Their Souls, influenced by the Stone-carrying turtle, lost the ability to reproduce.

Those Ratmen in black clothes are actually irrational Beasts with an extremely fast reproduction rate. If they die, they die.

Only the Blue-clothed, Purple-clothed, and Golden-clothed Ratmen are from the previous Epoch. Having lost the ability to reproduce, they can’t increase their population any longer.

Lu Yuan sighed. Could such a civilization still be considered normal?

"Isn’t this just like the existence of NPCs?"

Of course, every civilization has different cultures and ways of thinking. Perhaps for the Ratmen, this kind of stark class distinction is something they can accept.

Blue-clothed, Purple-clothed, and Golden-clothed Ratmen can freely enjoy the opposite sex, as long as they don’t mind that the opposite sex are Madmen...

Lu Yuan asked, "Your Excellency Shu Huangfeng, is it necessary to completely sever the legacy to survive an Epoch Disaster?"

"That’s right... We also know nothing about the past. Maybe we were an incredibly powerful civilization?" Shu Huangfeng seemed a bit disheartened.

"Of course, we’ve retained some documents... Through these records, we’ve managed to regain a bit of our scattered legacy..."

"These documents can be bought through trade."

Information, naturally, is valuable.

The Ratmen were willing to sell information.

"Everything can be bought and sold, as long as you can afford it!"

"How much for a Divine Skill?" Lu Yuan asked casually.

"Haha, Commander Lu is joking," said Shu Huangfeng. "A Divine Skill is the crystallization of a Civilization Fortune. Unless you no longer wish to develop, who would sell it..."

"Of course, we’re still buyers, after all, such things are priceless and will always sell."