I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early-Chapter 582 - 425: We’ve Returned, Not a Single Person Missing!

Chapter 582: Chapter 425: We’ve Returned, Not a Single Person Missing!

“Additionally, we believe that this enormous underground rift is very slowly closing.”

“Theoretically, matter is indestructible; some components are ingested and then expelled. However, this large rift is indeed slowly closing.”

“It’s just that the volume of rock and sand here is too large, most people simply do not notice it. Perhaps, in tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of years, it will disappear completely.”

As everyone chatted and walked along, a lot of unpleasant gas was sprayed along the way, making the journey stink all over.

This time the adventure went quite smoothly, without encountering any large armies of the Insect Race, and the Underground Alliance had thoroughly scouted the surrounding terrain.

The group spent half a day to easily reach the surface.

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Climbing the cliffs and bathing in the brilliant sunshine, recalling the months spent underground, there was quite a feeling of a miraculous rebirth.

Ah… the times spent gathering mushrooms were good!

Due to the high altitude here, the white-grey fog is right underfoot.

And directly above in the sky, it’s almost reaching the legendary, intensely chaotic “Gang Wind Layer”… according to documents of the Green Grass Civilization, after breaking through the atmosphere, the external mental radiation is extremely chaotic, and even a standard spaceship cannot maintain life support for long.

To escape this space-time and avoid the Epoch Disaster, they must develop space technology… but that’s a whole higher level of technological advancement.

Gazing down at that great rift, Lu Yuan felt as if facing an endless expanse of space and time, filled with fiery magma and deep darkness.

This great rift hides in the dark side of the world, filled with indescribable chaos.

A terrifying thought suddenly arose in his heart: “The Insect seems to be born from the corpse of the Demon… Could this be the corpse of a dead Demon…”

This rift runs from east to west, tens of thousands of kilometers long and thousands of kilometers wide. If it really were the body of a Demon… that would truly be beyond imagination.

Moreover, “The Insect born from the corpse of the Demon” is only Lu Yuan’s conjecture, the true answer remains unverifiable.

The group crossed over the mountain summit and began descending. After tens of kilometers, they saw the “Frontline Investigation Fortress” built by humans.

A flag bearing the emblem of Sky City fluttered in the wind, representing the flag of Green Grass City.

“Hey— we’re back!”

Returning to the familiar outpost after more than a month, indeed, was moving.

People checked their physical condition in the safety house; seeing familiar faces and items, Lu Yuan’s tense nerves relaxed all at once, as if shedding a heavy burden from his shoulders.

Other human staff felt similarly, some jumped a couple of times on the ground, some took a long breath of relief.

Only the 48 members of the Underground Alliance were shaking their heads and wagging their tails, quite excited.

The bright sunlight was indeed a bit glaring for the species from underground, they were not used to it.

But wearing a pair of sunglasses was enough to block out the sunlight.

Niu Ba shouted, “This surface fortress has quite the grandeur!”

“Haha… Long ago, I, Lao Niu, used to be a brick mover. Commander Lu, how about you hire me to carry cement? I, Niu Ba, am the number one warrior underground.”

“Why don’t you gradually relocate to the surface?” asked Lu Yuan, “With your technological strength, building such structures wouldn’t be difficult, right?”

“Ah, there are just too many little jars and pots, hard to let go of them,” said the main leader of the team, Dadao Gang, shaking his head.

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The environment underground might not be great, but the resources are incredibly abundant.

The Underground Alliance has essentially completed the goal of level 2 for the entire population, which is tens of millions of people at level 2—a difficulty a hundred times greater than Sky City!

On the surface, what resources are there…

Lu Yuan expressed his understanding: “Alas, isn’t our Sky City running around north and south just to obtain resources… You already have them.”

“Come, this way please. This is just an outpost, the main base is thousands of kilometers away.”

Humans have already built a small airport here.

The planes are custom-made, with no windows in the cabin and some special protective materials used, so these underground people don’t actually know the exact direction to the human cities.

Its speed is much faster than the “Sky Fortress,” covering 6000 kilometers in about 10 hours, finally reaching the small Sky City.

“Thud” a soft noise as the plane landed smoothly.

“Tss—” The cabin door opened.

Compared with the majestic underground rift, Sky City looked like a small, delicate stone, yet contained all the hopes of people.

Having been away from home for over a year, the city seemed to have transformed.

The foundation of the new city area was basically completed, significantly increasing in size.

Old city area, new city area, Green Mountain, and Coral Island—these four areas combined could easily accommodate a million people’s living.

Of course, just completing the foundation doesn’t mean people can live there yet; interior decoration, water and electricity, greening, and other fine details need work, and population expansion takes time.

Above the stump of the Opium poppy tree, a large artificial glass greenhouse was built—this was also part of the planned content. This glass greenhouse can transmit sunlight and has certain defensive capabilities.

That is, you can no longer see that huge stump from the outside world; the security of the Opium poppy tree is fully ensured.

Beyond this, an additional 2 square kilometers military zone and external communication area have been added.

This “external exchange area” facilitates the reception of foreign guests while minimally exposing the secrets of Sky City.

Accompanied by the gentle strains of “Jasmine Flower” music, a large assembly of government officials has eagerly anticipated this moment!

There are also neatly arranged soldiers, hundreds of power armors, all saluting in unison.

Several red banners hang on the monorail train: “Welcome the Underground Alliance to visit Green Grass City, together towards a brilliant and wonderful future!”

Lu Yuan was the first to disembark from the plane, taking a deep breath.

The scene before him touched his heart subtly. To endow the years with civilization, and the moments with life, isn’t the meaning of human existence for this moment? Isn’t the joy of returning in glory always so transient?

He saw the teary-eyed “Maid,” the Undying Giant Turtle looking up, and Old Cat hiding among the crowd.

And there, the wickedly mad Old Wolf, with his tongue hanging out and his tail wagging like an electric fan! This fellow, full of adventurous journey, is dearly close!

And… Little Mirage Dragon!

After a year, the Little Mirage Dragon has grown a bit more, swallowing clouds and puffing out mist, enclosing itself as if a tad shy.

But those sparkling eyes were as curious as ever—where have you been all these days, Old Lu?

And… countless familiar faces.

Under the quiet yet surging emotions, only one word could describe this feeling—solid!

It seemed like suddenly, all matters were put aside.

Lu Yuan cleared his throat and said softly, “Hello everyone, friends, we are back, and no one is missing!”

“We have successfully completed the frontline investigation mission and made new friends!”

“Let’s welcome the visit of the Underground Alliance with warm applause, most sincerely!”

“Fire the ceremonial cannons!”

“Bang! Bang!”

The cannons roared!

The applause sounded like thunder and rain.

With such a grand welcoming ceremony, 48 representatives from the 12 races of the Underground Alliance walked down from the plane, their faces flushed with excitement.

Stepping on the red carpet, with Human etiquette ladies offering flowers around them.

This ceremonial feel was indeed thoroughly executed—well, the Underground Alliance is a major sponsor of Humans, so why not give them some face at no cost!

The Bull Chief grinned widely and exclaimed loudly, “Haha, too polite, too polite.”

“In the underworld, we dare not fire cannons, it’s so frustrating.”

“Ah, there’s actually a turtle there, and a group of Ratmen are staring at us too!”

“They really have many races here! Take us Bullhead people too, I can be your…”

“Would you keep it down! Don’t talk nonsense!” Dadao Gang, anxious, quickly pressed a remote control button.

“Zzzt!” Suddenly, high voltage electricity ran through the wristbands of these few bulls, shocking their bodies numb, trembling, unable to speak.

This was a previously agreed rule of thumb—if the Bullhead Clan wanted to be diplomats, they had to wear shockers to prevent them from speaking out of turn!

The Bullhead people felt a bit heartbroken, nearly shedding bitter tears.

Other race representatives were more reliable, discreetly observing everything here as they disembarked.

“This is…”

“The commonly built city of the outside world… can it really float?”

Sky City is divided into three layers: upper, middle, and bottom, with many hollow designs in between for lighting so that at any time of day, there will be periods when the sun shines through.

Most residential buildings are embedded within the walls, well-protected from disasters.

There aren’t many tall buildings, the highest being only about 40 meters.

The number of Engravings… really a lot!

Not to mention the massive sewage system, rail transit, industrial factories, energy systems, water reservoirs, warehouses, and defense systems…

One must admit, the devil is in the details!

For example, the sewer system—if it gets clogged, it will affect the lives of all residents.

Also, the urban greening, the city is truly surrounded by green vegetation, the lush life force is somewhat unusual.

And these details can only be perfected in practice.

If they also want to build a Sky City, there are so many, many things worth learning.

But these pieces of knowledge, well… Humans won’t actively sell them as they involve civilization secrets and are not meant for sale.

However, if you can learn some details through observation, people will not hinder that.