#588 - Treasure Hunting in the North (6000 words!)

It is difficult for these strange people to describe their feelings.

Happy? Happy?

Nervous? Surprised?

This involves their most core interests, so they have to care about it!

Some guys couldn't help but rub their hands with red faces and necks, and even their breathing became heavy.

However, as for immortal-level consumables, how should I put it, their value cannot be measured by spiritual energy... Even if one has a lot of face, it would be embarrassing to ask for them!

Lu Yuan showed a painful expression and kept hesitating.

The air fell into silence.

The foreigner's mind was completely controlled by a small glass bottle!

Their eyes became more and more complicated, as if they wanted to stare Lu Yuan to death!

Finally, Lu Yuan seemed to succumb to this terrifying look and handed over the bottle: "Ahem, since the seniors need this item, I won't be stingy!"

He said it very loudly.

"This bottle of medicine is for you. Use a few drops when you need it."

Well, for him, the cost is only "Weaver's Slime", and "Fountain of Eternal Life" has almost no cost.

He only added a small drop of this slime, which was acceptable.

But I have to pretend and act like I feel really distressed.

"This small bottle will allow you to wait until the current dwarves rise up and connect the luck of the Ninth Era to the Immortal King, so that you can dismantle and rebuild."

…

He really sent it!

The strangers' faces turned red, like inflated balloons that would be easily popped by a needle.

But this gift is too precious!

As a senior, how could he accept gifts from the juniors for free?

What's more, they came to challenge us a while ago...

However, this thing is really excellent and is what they need. If they miss this opportunity, the wound will get bigger and bigger, and in the end, the [Immortal King] will be directly dismembered!

"Take it! I, Lu Yuan, am not a stingy person, and this is my personal wealth, you don't have to mind it. Humans still have some reserves. They won't blame me..."

"Oh, by the way, if in the future, the fate of the dwarves is integrated, who will be the owner of the [Immortal King]?"

Rockfist Deep Furnace recovered. He felt better when he heard that humans had reserves. He was full of energy again: "If they have the ability to do so, it would be fine to tear it down and rebuild it, and give it to them."

"As long as the [Immortal King] soaks in the magma and adds this eternal spring water, he can still last for a long time. We can afford to wait!"

The dwarves and aliens had mixed feelings, but they were happy because they had a guaranteed treatment plan - at least the worst case scenario would not happen.

So they all laughed heartily, and looked at Lu Yuan with more friendly eyes than they did at those dwarves.

But deep down in my heart, how can I make it up to humanity?

Immortal-level consumables...how to compensate?

After a while, Yanquan Shenlu seemed to have thought of something and said solemnly: "Mr. Lu, deep in our memory, there is a key piece of information."

"Oh? Please go ahead." Lu Yuan said solemnly.

"Our civilization witnessed many strange phenomena at the end of the era, and also saw many civilizations fall... At that time, although we were only a fourth-level civilization, we had developed some good life-saving technologies."

"For example, the Earth Shuttle Technology... This is a unique idealistic technology of my civilization. It can allow an entire city to enter the earth's crust, similar to the 'Earth Escape' on the Vision."

"As long as there are no strong enemies, we can still protect ourselves."

This ability has been seen in the "Stone-Carrying Turtle" of the Shumiba civilization.

At first, humans were very envious.

Lu Yuan couldn't help but widen his eyes, his heart pounding: "Do you have complete information?"

“Yes, we left a legacy in the far north.”

"At that time, we were still thinking that if we could hold out until the Ninth Era, even if we all lost our memories, we could still rise again with this inheritance...Alas, things are unpredictable."

Rockfist Deepforge turned his head and looked towards the far north: "The ruins are preserved on an island in the northernmost part of the North."

"If you are interested, you can go there and explore. All the contents in the data are carefully prepared by my civilization."

Lu Yuan couldn't help but ask: "Will it trigger taboo-related information?"

"We knew at the time that the taboos were very harmful to the nascent civilization, so we should have deleted a large part of them. But we may have kept a small part of the taboos... I don't remember anything about that now."

"In short, that relic contains the technology of the fourth-level civilization and the idealistic technology that communicates with the world will of Pangu Continent."

Lu Yuan's heart was pounding, thinking that these guys wanted to give him treasure as a way of returning a favor.

Making a fortune!

I’m just saying, there’s absolutely no harm in being a little more generous!

The old man then changed the subject: "Well, actually we wanted to give it to the dwarves. But we were afraid of forcing things to happen. If a civilization wants to grow, it must go through those necessary stages."

"I'm even more afraid that they will find the forbidden information and kill me."

"So, if you are willing, can you go to the ruins first and take out the information?"

"The inheritance will be divided equally between dwarves and humans after a while... Anyway, you can discuss it among yourselves."

Lu Yuan's joy was forcibly interrupted halfway through.

What's the point of giving it to humans? Why don't you give all the treasures to me?

“I’m poor!”

He was roaring deep inside!

Unfortunately, these forty or so strange people did not realize how greedy the grandmaster in front of them was. They thought he was truly dedicated to civilization and was a great and hardworking leader.

"Giving the technology of Level 4 civilization to humans should be able to repay this favor" - this is what every alien thinks in their hearts.

Lu Yuan felt bitter, but then he thought, these aliens had lost their memories anyway, so if there were good materials, they could just embezzle them and they wouldn’t know about it.

If the ruins were filled with giant soldiers, robots, and some idealistic technology, he would not embezzle them because they would be useless.

As for any taboo information, leave it to the Lanpeng civilization in the other dimension to decipher. Anyway, they are all wanted criminals, so it doesn't matter if they decipher it.

"The information in the ruins...if we take it, wouldn't that be a waste of time?" Lu Yuan murmured.

"Your human civilization is already close to the level of Level 4 civilization, and you have enough experience. It won't be a big deal if we give you a push from behind. You can rest assured about this."

"Your third-level civilization foundation may be more solid than ours."

As for why I gave it to him, Lu Yuan...

On the one hand, it is to repay favors.

On the other hand, it can also be considered as an intention to make friends. In the competition of civilizations, the dwarves are clearly at a disadvantage.

The final foundation is more than one level lower.

The subtext of this legacy is: don't make things difficult for the dwarves. If you become a level 4 civilization, it's okay for us to follow behind. The world is big enough to accommodate a few friends.

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and nodded seriously.

His journey has been largely supported by his friends.

"Understood. I will let the humans and dwarves discuss and plan this matter together."

"The approximate location of the ruins is... Go north and cross the North Limit. There is a huge ocean. In the center of the ocean is a volcano. It is easy to find the entrance to the ruins."

"This is the key to open the gate. Keep it well." Rock Fist Deep Furnace handed over a cube-shaped object.

The metal object looks very delicate, like a small colorful Rubik's cube, emitting a soft light.

What's more, they even use some materialistic technologies that are even more awesome than those used by humans.

Although the alien civilization follows the path of idealism, they can also purchase technological products from other civilizations.

"I understand. If there is any progress, I will let you know. I will also inform the dwarven civilization as well."

“You… don’t be too anxious. Just accumulate some experience.” Yanquan Shenlu warned again and again.

"That place is in the far north, and the weather is extremely cold. We need to prepare at least one spaceship-class flying object. Also, it is taboo information, so don't decipher it easily."

"I see."

Lu Yuan nodded solemnly and walked out of the room.

…

Looking at Lu Yuan's leaving back, these old dwarves couldn't help but whisper to each other.

"The two methods he gave were very clever, and he was also quite generous."

The glass bottles with halos blooming look like drops of nectar under the light.

"By giving humanity the technology of a Level 4 civilization, we have repaid the favor."

"This Fountain of Eternal Life must be well hidden. The [Immortal King] should be buried in the magma at ordinary times and can be taken out and used at critical moments."

"That's right."

"I think that the fact that humans can possess this thing must have hidden many mysteries that we don't know about. They already know a lot of historical truths."

"But exposing him to those things too early could also harm him."

Rock Fist Deep Furnace stroked his beard and narrowed his eyes: "Don't worry too much. It's better to know earlier than later..."

…

…

Lu Yuan was filled with joy and rushed back to Green Mountain. After briefly handling some official business, he explained the matter to Lao Mao and planned to take a leave of absence for a while.

"I have to leave for a while to see this relic. It won't be too long, just a few months."

He said proudly: "Humans can't reach that place at all, so I can only go there to take a look. In addition to your usual work, you have to add a task of designing and manufacturing spacecraft!"

"A spacecraft that can almost resist absolute zero and has a complete self-circulation system. Bring the dwarves in as well and study it together."

The old cat's pupils sparkled, knowing that Lu Yuan wanted to embezzle money openly again, and said rudely: "Then get out of here!"

"Anyway, things right now are long-term projects. The entrance exam for foreign craftsmen will take several months to prepare, so you won't be needed."

"'Site Industrialization' is also a long-term research project that will take hundreds or even thousands of years."

"Even more, Green City's productivity is a little insufficient. The products are too popular... Anyway, no one will care if you disappear for a while."

Lu Yuan's voice was hoarse, and he opened his mouth: "The goods...the goods are sold out, how much money did you make?"

"My goodness, 73.2 points of luck, and 793 spiritual charm... after deducting the cost." The old cat was so proud that even his tail stood up. "We made a lot of money. The supply can't meet the demand. It really can't meet the demand. Those weak tribes have all handed over their civilization points."

"A large group of foreigners are begging me, Master Cat, to allocate a batch of goods to them."

There are only so many items that can be sold in the warehouse of Green City; it is impossible to have an unlimited supply.

What remains are the unsaleable foundations.

Lu Yuan was so jealous. This was only the first month after the gambling fight ended, and you guys even earned more than 70 points of "luck", but I, the Greedy Demon, didn't earn anything!

I worked for you for free and created a shelter.

You guys deserve to die!

The old cat chattered on and on as he reported the control data: "Our major infrastructure plan must begin immediately. Selling cities brings the highest profit! Even if a city is a little cheaper, it will cost at least 100 points of transportation, right?"

"After the establishment of the Artisan University, we will be able to obtain a considerable amount of labor and have them engage in infrastructure carving."

"Our internal development index has improved, and there is a lot of natural luck this year, maybe as much as 1 point... If we continue to develop like this for a few hundred years, the national treasury may be too full to hold it."

The old cat raised his head and warned himself: "No, no, no, this should not be the norm. It's normal for the business to be better with the grand opening promotion."

“Maybe there won’t be much business in the future.”

Lu Yuan said nothing, but turned his head silently, sobbed silently, and stroked the complacent big yellow cat silently.

Then, he quietly pinched the big yellow cat's neck and kept exerting force.

"Someone is abusing the cat!" the guy howled loudly.

…

After reporting to the old cat, Lu Yuan came to the Tree of Life and put the newest fruits into his pocket.

His current output is only some fruits of the Tree of Life, and thirty to fifty spiritual rhymes every year.

Adding the income of the Zerg Army, it is only one or two hundred a year - but the Zerg Army also needs to grow. If Lu Yuan takes this two hundred income, the Zerg will not be able to grow.

"So my net income is only 50 Lingyun?"

Lu Yuan felt a strong sense of urgency in his heart. He closed his eyes and transferred his soul over.

The Tree of Life gradually faded away and retracted into its roots.

It turns out that this tree root is the real body of the "Greedy Demon", which looks like a wooden man.

Before setting out for the north, he had to integrate an "ability" - hurricane. Without the help of this flying ability, it would be difficult for him to cross the harsh environment.

"No new capabilities have been added in hundreds of years."

Lu Yuan still had some expectations, and thought: "Transform!"

Suddenly, four wide wings quickly grew out from its back. Their shape was like the wings of the legendary "devil". The edges of the membrane wings were as sharp as knives and extremely tough, and the surface was covered with intricate and strange patterns.

These lines glowed faintly red, as if containing endless earth fire energy.

Although Lu Yuan did not deliberately pursue the appearance of the "Greedy Demon", he had to admit that strength and pleasing appearance were always proportional.

“These wings are very handsome.”

Then, he merged [Hurricane] into his wings.

The reason why they were not fused in the past was because they were worried that the three abilities of [Hurricane], [Steel] and [Complete Spiritualization] would react and directly turn into [Strong Wind].

He will be in big trouble then!

But now, with an additional organ, the "Core of Ability", Lu Yuan is fully capable of isolating the three abilities and allowing them to perform their respective functions.

The "Core of Ability" mainly places the idealistic information of "Hurricane" in the "Devil's Wings".

Lu Yuan clearly sensed the most basic "rule imprint", just like the quantum theory and law of universal gravitation in the physical world. Idealistic rules are also very abstract, but they really exist.

The rules of [Hurricane] are like a pair of butterfly wings, beautiful, colorful, constantly changing, like a cloud of electrons.

All the [Hurricanes] are actually "copies" of this pair of wings.

A mysterious feeling erupted from the depths of his soul, like the trickle of a stream, flowing over the pair of wings behind him, and a comfortable feeling of fullness arose in the depths of Lu Yuan's soul.

“I’m almost full!”

No matter how powerful the "Greedy Demon" is, there is a limit to its racial value.

He has so many abilities, maybe twenty or thirty.

The original ten divine skills, plus the power of the Tree of Life, and the abilities of the Poppy Tree and Pomegranate Tree grafted from the Tree of Life, plus the Chaos Essence Stone's own...

He had a feeling that if he added one or two more abilities, his soul might be truly fulfilled.

The upper limit of the soul's capacity is essentially the upper limit of its learning ability.

A person's memory is limited, so his learning ability is also limited.

"I have to be more selective in the future."

After more than ten hours, [Hurricane] successfully appeared on the pair of wings.

"There haven't been any new abilities added in hundreds of years. Let's give it a try!"

[Hurricane: An ability to manipulate air currents.]

[In the distant past, this ability was also called "Atmosphere Control", but for some reason, it was renamed "Hurricane".]

This feeling is very strange, just like fish are born with the ability to swim and birds are born with the ability to fly. After activating this ability, he became the master of the atmosphere and gained an additional innate instinct!

All the air around me became extremely friendly and started to "cheer" all around my body.

"This ability seems to be somewhat similar to Little Mirage Dragon's Ice Control and Fire Control."

Lu Yuan just had a thought, and a strong gust of wind suddenly appeared in front of him, like a sharp blade, stabbing at the dozing immortal giant turtle.

hurricane!

"Whagaga!" The indestructible giant turtle weighing dozens of tons was blown away more than ten meters by the strong wind. It raised its head and roared angrily. A faint mark appeared on its indestructible shell.

"Who attacked you, Master Turtle?"

Lu Yuan realized that he had gotten into trouble, and quickly teleported to a place where the Immortal Giant Turtle could not see him.

"hurricane!"

Small tornadoes appeared around him, sweeping up the fallen leaves.

"The plasticity of this ability is quite high." He was delighted and kept trying.

"I can even mix some other abilities into the strong wind, such as the eternal fire, life attributes, etc."

"Sure enough, the reward from God must be excellent!"

What's more, he felt a vague will - this was the first time he sensed the existence of the world's will. The essence of [Hurricane] is "atmospheric control".

The atmosphere, as part of nature, is also part of the world's will.

Once Lu Yuan leaves "Pangu Continent", the power of [Hurricane] will not disappear, but it will be greatly weakened.

He tried patiently for a while, trying to communicate with the "will of the world" in order to gain more powerful strength.

But it was obvious that this was more difficult than he had imagined.

The other party has no real intelligence, which is a bit like the selfless "Heaven's Way" in fantasy novels.

An individual like him seems unable to communicate with the world's will. Only the collective thoughts of all living beings can have a slight influence.

"That's fine." Lu Yuan was not depressed. Instead, he had great expectations for the future.

Anyway, he himself and human development can go their separate ways.

"Well, let's go! Wait, I think I can bring my wife with me. I promised to travel with her and Old Wolf..."

Miss Conch happily accepted Lu Yuan's invitation.

But she doesn't have a strong body like the "Greedy Demon" and can easily freeze to death.

So the two made a lot of warm preparations in advance, including space suits, oxygen cans, food, water, and a space station-level containment chamber with an internal area of ​​approximately 15 square meters and a volume of 40 cubic meters.

Hai Luo and Lao Lang usually live in the shelter, and let Lu Yuan carry them slowly.

In addition, there is a communication device based on idealistic technology to facilitate contact at any time.

"Well, it only weighs about ten tons anyway, it's easy." Lu Yuan pulled out a few vines and carried the storage chamber on his back.

Traveling with my wife and pet is always a pleasure. Even if you just have to do some preparation, it makes you excited and full of anticipation.

After many years, a new treasure hunting journey begins!

In particular, when he took out an old diary and read its contents, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"My Leisurely Journey in Pangu Continent": "1559 days, I am a little tired, the scenery is pleasant, I will take a day off."

"I found that the old wolf was secretly hooking up with the female wolf. The female wolf had white hair on her legs. Tsk, stinky shit. Today is a day off, so just let it be."

“…”

So he wrote a series of words on the next line of this yellowed paper: "On the 108455th day of the era, I, Lu Yuan, started a new journey. It won't be too long, just a simple trip."

"Time flies. After so many years, it's time to find a new wife."

"You're such a pervert! You really deserve a beating!" Hai Luo frowned slightly, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

"Oops, it was written wrong. It's for Lao Lang, to ask for a new wife for Lao Lang!" Lao Lu immediately complained.

The old wolf hid in the shelter, and seemed to know what he was about to face, shouting excitedly.

A new journey begins!

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