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

"Friends, hello, our Identification ability user from the Ninth Branch has successfully identified a small amount of information regarding the aerial anomaly today,"

"The anomaly is suspected to be a type of disaster ’demon,’ named Frost Fog."

The name Frost Fog seemed to imply its ability.

"Across the Pangu Continent, any result identified carries information depth."

"Even if it’s just a name, it holds its true significance."

A few officers from Yunhai City tapped the table lightly with their fingers, contemplating in their hearts the future focus of their research—could it be related to temperature-based Engraving techniques?

On the screen, the spokesperson for the Ninth Branch, Digdit, continued, "The anomaly can only accumulate energy and grow stronger rapidly by constantly consuming humans."

"Now that it can’t consume people, it can only slowly absorb the Mind Energy emitted by the cities, and the speed of its growth is acceptable…"

"But we can’t drag this out for too long. If it grows to a certain stage and undergoes a qualitative change, we would have missed our opportunity."

"I propose that after five years, we all jointly open up the Safe Zones and capture this anomaly together! Five years is also enough time to heal, rest, and produce a large number of weapons and equipment."

In reality, the time initially agreed upon was ten years, but now it has been brought forward to five years.

One reason is that the emergence of Engraving technology has indeed given everyone a lot of confidence.

The creation of Engravings requires materials, and in five years’ time, the Supernatural materials accumulated in the cities will also be nearly depleted, representing the peak of our own combative strength.

Even if more time were given, those non-renewable materials would not increase in quantity.

On the other hand, the pressure given by the Rize people is quite significant.

With the Alien Race as a contrast, humans are always unwilling to fall behind.

However, while the proposal by the Ninth Civilization’s spokesperson is good, the respondents are few and far between—after all, war means death, who would dare to take the risk?

Who will be the first to open up the Safe Zone and lead the charge?

What do we do if that "Frost Fog" drifts over after we reveal ourselves?

What if it could kill tens of thousands of people with just a breath?

How should this war be fought?

What if there are surprises?

Everything is an unknown.

"Our Ninth City, Lingbo City, can be the first to cancel the Safe Zone and fight against this anomaly,"

"But I need fire support from all the cities, I need everyone’s commitment. A single city’s resources are limited and cannot hold out for too long."

The conference room fell into a lengthy silence.

Even Li Chunhong was somewhat surprised at the Ninth Civilization’s reckless decision.

Well, if there were a ’demon’ blocking outside of Yunhai City, he also wouldn’t know what to do.

Does Yunhai City truly have the courage to face it head-on?

He didn’t know.

The spokesperson for the Ninth City, Digdit, spoke again very earnestly, "If Lingbo City fights alone, it is very likely that we cannot defeat this Anomaly."

"What will happen if it devours the entire population of Lingbo City, consuming tens of millions of people? How far will it grow?"

"Humans will permanently lose the chance to defeat it!" He slammed the table forcefully.

"There’s only one chance. If we are to cancel the Safe Zones, we should do it together and fight as one."

"It’s about the dignity of humanity, and about the glory that belongs to us!"

Digdit’s words were indeed very reasonable.

But the cold hand of death always overcomes everything.

Without canceling the Safe Zones, one could live for three to four hundred years. Fighting against the anomaly could result in instant death.

Of the 17 human branches, only a few cities possess such ambitious courage.

"Mr. Digdit, the commitment you ask for is too great," Li Chunhong from Yunhai City gathered himself for a moment, "It’s actually very difficult for us to plan for the future in five years, the production of weapons, the training of personnel, especially the study of Engravings, is full of uncertainties."

"The research is indeed going well now, but the future is unpredictable."

"Especially as many cities are still in a state of chaos. It’s uncertain whether they will be able to contribute in five years."

"Of course, if all goes well, we, Yunhai City, support this operation."

"Our resources, after five years, will be basically transformed into combat strength. Delaying too long without resources is just a waste of time."

With the support of a relatively powerful city, Digdit felt slightly relieved from the embarrassment of having no responses.

"Our East Gold City, also supports this operation!!"

Unexpectedly, the representative of East Gold City also spoke up, "This is the glory of all humanity! If we can defeat an anomaly, we will have secured a foundation for our existence."

Li Chunhong couldn’t help but glance at the screen of the Eleventh Branch.

The Emperor of East Gold City was still expressionless, as if he was asleep.

This old man always had this indifferent demeanor, no matter the situation.

Upon further thought, he understood.

"The first possibility is that these guys are acting on a gambling impulse."

"The second is that they want to defect and become Refugees... but after defecting, their status is not guaranteed."

"If they can earn some credit in the fight, that would also be a political chip for the future."

You have to understand that the Safe Zone isn’t absolutely secure.

There are always some anomalous abilities that can project across the Safe Zone.

Like dream abilities, spiritual powers, and those recorded by the Meida Civilization like "Blood Sprouting from the Soil," "The Face of an Old Cat Woman," and so on...

Without the Extraordinary Spark, one cannot level up, and the ability to resist disasters is severely insufficient.

Even if East Gold City hides in the Safe Zone, they have no confidence that they can survive.

"These guys are quite cunning..."

Besides that, no other city made their stance known.

Even talent-rich New York City only gave a vague response, tossing out a few pleasant words.

When it’s really time for them to step up, they’re not quite brave enough.

And those mining cities also did not speak up.

Especially Xini City, which possesses Pandora Crystal Stones, and Babylon City, with its abundant oil resources, gave no statement, not even an ambiguous one.

Yes, during the relocation of cities, although the earth’s crust was extensively damaged, Babylon City still had considerable oil resources.

The mineral output from these two cities is the most important material foundation for constructing Sky City.

With Pandora Crystal Stones, one can build extremely huge Floating Giant Ships, capable of transporting hundreds of thousands of people at one time.

Moving an entire city wouldn’t be a problem.

But they have no fighting will, which is quite troublesome.

In fact, spokespersons from these cities also know that it’s a really good opportunity to decide a battle, but they can’t even manage the chaos in their own cities, how could they possibly speak up? n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

...

The meeting ended in silence, with no fond farewells.

Many military officers from Yunhai City were somewhat angry, feeling a strong sentiment of "humanity is doomed."

Li Chunhong shook his head, "Forget it, they are just hoping to pick the fruits of our labor."

"If we win, they will surely come out."

"If we are defeated, they’ll just be cowards for life, acting like a ’soil emperor’ for three hundred years."

"That’s really clever... sigh."

"Pandora Crystal Stones aren’t too rare; they definitely exist on Pangu Continent. If it comes to that, we’ll find them ourselves!" some officers said angrily, "Anyway, once we leave the Safe Zone and time ratios return to normal, we have plenty of time to develop."

"When we have built Sky City, are we supposed to share it with them?"

Another officer mocked, "As if we could not share. When a whole bunch of people are starving to death, what do you do? Can you just watch them die?"

This sounded somewhat naive, but the issue of human rights seemed to be significant.

After all, Yunhai City had not experienced large-scale deaths and disasters; many beliefs have not been shattered.

"Sigh, don’t be so irritated; we will consider these matters later," Li Chunhong consoled, "Politics is a product of mutual compromise. Developing behind closed doors will only drain our own resources."

"We must maintain our industrial capability and continually make technological progress... So what if Xini City has mines, they have no industry, and in the future, they will naturally beg us!"

"Industry, talent, and technology are the true paths to the future!"

"What about an arms race? When others produce one airplane, we produce ten!"

...

Human Ninth Branch, Lingbo City.

The atmosphere in the room was far from pleasant, as if a cold wind from Siberia had blown through the window, bringing with it an icy chill.

This time, most cities had refused cooperation, unwilling to even give a vague promise.

Digdit shook the cigar in his hand and said in a low voice, "Comrades, you see! I gave them the chance, and now they choose to be cowards, to desert."

"They are traitors to humanity!"

"Our cities represent human civilization, standing on Pangu Continent, competing with billions of intelligent species."

"Yet all they think about is preserving their own lives."

"When our dignity, territory, and living space are trampled upon, they still run away."

"There’s no choice left, I’ll have to ’control’ those damn cowards and make them strong!"

Then, changing his tone and speaking softly, "Professor Heinrich, how is the spread of superpower research through the communicator going?"

The balding, white-haired professor nodded, "Research is progressing well, we should be able to crack it soon. But if they have disabled this function, we can’t forcibly activate it." Your next chapter is on empire

Digdit asked, "The default state should be on, right?"

"Yes, that’s beyond doubt... During the last Demon attack, all the cities were exposed to superpower radiation."

"Moreover, the exchange of engravings also requires that this function be enabled."

"The ability radiated might only be one-tenth to one-twentieth of the original version...so, we might need..."

"As long as we control the majority of city leaders, we can solve the problem!" Digdit’s eyes emitted a faint red glow as he walked out of the meeting room with a resolved expression, "Prepare me more death row inmates!"

"Your excellency, there are no more death row inmates."

"Execute all the rapists; our civilization does not need such scum."

"Yes!"

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(PS: It’s the end of the month, asking for Monthly Tickets! I’ve fallen out of the top one hundred T^T)