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

Lu Yuan sighed and ignored the annoying cat, "I’ve crammed so many abilities into myself, it really is a bit of a waste."

The study of engravings is difficult, but it indeed represents a pioneering field of mind-oriented science.

To forge "Legendary" or higher level extraordinary items, using the rune system is the fastest, simplest shortcut.

Moreover, the rune system can be used not only for crafting but also for combat.

Its potential is comparable to various superpowers!

Well, even though he knew that "Daedalus" was probably boasting, Lu Yuan was genuinely intrigued.

Battling alone, he naturally benefited from having as many methods of combat as possible.

In the following pages, there were translations of over twenty simple engravings, five relatively complex engravings, some material combinations, and supernatural forging techniques.

Most of the knowledge hadn’t been completely translated yet.

This truly was an extensive and profound system of mind, not only the result of Daedalus’s efforts but also representing the wisdom of its underlying civilization.

Without a great civilization, one person alone couldn’t have researched all these.

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Even with Lu Yuan’s exceptional talent, he estimated that just the content in this pamphlet would take him many years to learn.

Five, ten years wouldn’t be too many.

It really was like immortal cultivation.

"Alright then, you guys take your time translating, and send me the information when it’s ready. I’m not in a rush anyway, I’ll build a strong foundation in mathematics first," he said.

"The Dream Seed... still not figured out? That’s fine, we can talk about it next time."

"I’m off, this time, I’m headed to a very, very distant place..."

"We’ll work hard together."

There was no need for excessive words—Lu Yuan looked at his sister with her reddened eyes, comforted her, waved his hand, and left the Safe Zone with an air of nonchalance.

(In truth, he didn’t want to see his sister cry out loud.)

"My determination, it really is just that little," Lu Yuan murmured as he left the Safe Zone, gazing at the azure sky.

Fortunately, this time he had a helicopter and a group of companions each with their own unique skills.

The thunderous noise of the helicopter vibrated the ground.

The helicopter roared towards the distance...

…

How vast is the Pangu Continent? How wide is the world?

And what lies beyond the skies, in the universe?

These questions, perhaps no one knows.

The Traveler hit the road once again.

He was not lonely because he once again had a companion, the "Undying Giant Turtle," which was currently arguing with Orange Cat over life and death matters.

And he now had a base he could return to at any time—the Rize Civilization.

Even if this base wasn’t human, what of it?

Of course, the departure of the pioneer does not signify the end of life.

No matter how difficult the future, each civilization must carry on with their lives.

Humans and the Rize Civilization once again established more communication.

Discussing Lu Yuan’s departure, the future’s development, and ... engraving technology.

The 12 Divine Attributes are out of reach for everyone at present, hence there are only a few people in each civilization capable of recognizing engravings, most of whom are "Rune Readers" with not particularly high talent.

This number is really too small; the development of a city certainly cannot keep up with everyone researching together.

When the two sides combined, nearly a hundred in number, that was indeed more feasible.

It is by combining strengths and learning from each other that we can make faster progress.

"Human friends, first of all, we wish Mr. Lu good fortune on his journey," they said.

"Secondly, we must leave the Safe Zone as soon as possible... This is the consensus of our several cities."

"If we don’t leave, we will be extinct."

"Only by heading towards the Pangu Continent do we have a chance at survival."

"Let’s strive together!"

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"I hope that, in the distant future, we will be able to meet and drink merrily together!"

[Ghost] brought such a terrifying pressure that it drove the Rize people out of the Safe Zone.

On the human side, there was not only an absence of this kind of internal pressure but also external factors.

Outside Lingbo City, there was a mass of black fog; if they could not defeat this entity, leaving the Safe Zone would mean certain death.

There were significant disagreements among the various cities.

The motivation for humans to leave was, in fact, not very strong.

"Friends of the Rize Civilization, don’t worry, we will definitely overcome it,"

The spokesperson for the ninth human civilization, a young military officer, spoke resolutely, "Life is indeed precious, but there is something in this world even more important than life, and that is freedom, that is dignity! Human civilization will absolutely not be defeated by an anomaly!"

"Please believe in us!"

This young officer named Digdit had been very active and spirited recently, earning high evaluations from many cities.

The spokesperson for the Rize Civilization laughed, "Since you have ample spirit, I am at ease!"

"Human friends, we are actually lucky civilizations, having a forerunner who has discovered a lot of information for us."

"Without his existence, we would be worse off."

"But we cannot rely on the forerunner; we can only rely on ourselves and on our own strength."

"May we all have a bright future!"

...

"There might not be any contact for a long time..." Inside the research institute of Yunhai City, many were sighing deeply.

Invisibly, Lu Yuan was like the pillar of the community...

Without Lu Yuan, human civilization would truly be the most mediocre.

Even the Rize Civilization couldn’t compare...

Despite the Rize Civilization’s technological level being behind humanity’s by thirty to fifty years, this gap could be closed with just one small opportunity.

"Don’t worry about your brother; he has his own ways to survive. We need to do what we’re responsible for doing."

"If you miss him, you can use the Rize Civilization’s communication tools. Don’t be embarrassed..."

"Mm-hmm..." Lu Qingqing wiped her moist eyes, clearly reluctant to let go.

She knew, after all, that using the Rize’s means to share trivial family news wasn’t quite appropriate; it was just an excuse.

...

Meanwhile, Li Chunhong and Professor Zhang Hui were busy directing their staff, urgently selecting "Rune Readers" throughout the city.

This ability was invisible and intangible, unlike "Huge Power," "Extraordinary Spark," and other such obvious abilities.

Even the Awakeners themselves didn’t know they had gained an ability.

The images sent by Lu Yuan would make ordinary people dizzy and nauseated, but "Rune Readers" could discern a small amount of information, making it a good method for selection.

"Looks like we have another major area to focus our research on in the future..."

"The pressure is great; there’s not enough time."

"No, no, no, this is the real critical point that could be transformed into a powerful industrial force. If we are to build Sky City, we must have this defensive technology."

As a "Whisperer," Professor Zhang Hui could also read engravings, albeit with some difficulty.

Those tadpole-like symbols seemed to contain the truth of Mind.

But just looking at them for a short while caused dizziness and a faint feeling of nausea.

He chuckled bitterly and shook his head, "It seems I need to strengthen my cultivation and strive to reach Level 2 as soon as possible."

An assistant called out, "Professor, the International Human Council is starting."

"Good, I’ll be right there," he replied.

The meeting with the Rize Civilization ended; humans then held an internal meeting.

The theme of the meeting was simple yet critical—when to decommission the Safe Zone!

Competition creates pressure.

But this was also a matter that affected everyone’s lives and future development.

Decommissioning the Safe Zone required long-term planning; it wasn’t a matter of leadership making a decision on a whim—after all, once the Safe Zone was decommissioned, and a crisis struck, there would be no regret medicine.

In addition, humans also needed to seriously discuss how to deal with the terrible anomaly outside!

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