#603 - [Temple of Greed] appears!
Once again, 10 years passed.
The construction of the northern formation is basically completed.
This large-scale project of the fourth-level civilization stands in the north of Green City like a thick wall 10 kilometers long and 100 meters wide.
Countless exquisite carvings are engraved on the walls. When the sun rises, the rising rays of light are like a piece of flowing music.
In government public propaganda, it is called the "Wall of the North".
It cost 122 points of luck and more than 2,000 spiritual charms, and it can be regarded as the first wonder-type building built by human civilization 18. (Actually, it was a little over budget)
The "Northern City Wall" has the function of regulating the city's temperature, bringing peace of mind, and protecting the city.
Anyone with a full soul in Green City can apply to the government office and receive a "Thinking Jade Pendant".
With the help of this jade pendant, one can resonate with the world will of Pangu Continent for a long time and break through personal limits.
"This kind of breakthrough of divine awakening should be very slow, right?" Lu Yuan also followed into the office and took out an icy cold "Thinking Jade Pendant".
Hanging it around my neck, it doesn't seem to feel like much.
I didn’t feel any Pangu’s will or the “force” from the north at all.
What matters is the subtle influence.
"Does it really work?" Lu Yuan asked curiously.
"It really works! And it also depends on personal aptitude." Lu Tiantian said with a smile, "Most people only make three or four breakthroughs in their lifetime, for example, from 16 to 20. Your god is too high, it doesn't make much sense anymore."
"Besides, it's impossible for everyone to be a great spiritualist."
"Only a small number of people who are recognized by the world's will will have their divine attributes elevated to a greater degree."
“How can we be recognized by the world’s will?”
"Either you have made some outstanding contribution and gained good fortune; or you are very famous in the vast civilization... Well, it is not enough for one civilization to be famous, you need to be recognized by many civilizations, so that you are recognized by the world's will."
"I roughly understand. The world will is actually a bit like a [monster]?"
"We think so too." Lu Tiantian clapped his hands suddenly.
Lu Yuan took the jade pendant and turned to leave the office.
But he took it off his neck.
"It seems that once I connect, I will be recognized quickly."
"Forget it. It's just a small profit for me. It's better to avoid risks."
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But then the next question arises.
The construction of northern formations is actually quite cheap, as there are too many ice-attribute materials in the north.
The cost of building this wall is acceptable.
But the "Central Formation" requires a large amount of earth-attributed materials.
Earth-attributed materials are relatively scarce in the North, and they have a wide range of uses, such as in plant cultivation and carving and engraving.
Therefore, the supply is insufficient to meet the demand and the premium is quite high.
Therefore, even if humans bought up all the earth-attribute materials on the market, they would not be able to build the central formation... and they would have to bear a high premium.
This made the shrewd Cat Lord extremely angry!
Therefore, under the urging of Lao Mao, the opening of the [Temple of Greed] has become an imminent matter.
"Hurry up, comrade, you have a lot of earth-attribute ores!"
"Sell it to humans!" It practically roared the words.
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In the year 413 of the era, after a hundred years of gestation, the legend of the giant crystal turtle is no longer illusory, but a real reality!
So many people discovered this turtle that it actually became the God of Wealth in the North!
What's more, some civilizations even sent a large army to capture the turtle, but it easily escaped using its "earth escape" and never appeared in that area again.
In most civilizations, an inferior item is enough for ordinary people to live a comfortable life.
Once again, by chance, a lucky person picked up a small piece of crystal from the place where the giant crystal turtle once lain, and it turned out to be a rare material!
This time he rose rapidly from the common people to the nobility!
As a result, the search for the giant crystal turtle has formed a new industrial chain.
Every now and then, a lucky person will become successful, which is really more exciting than winning the lottery.
Unfortunately, no one has ever entered the strange temple on the turtle's back...
This has also become an unsolved mystery in the North.
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On this very day, a scout ran to the city gate out of breath, yelling into a loudspeaker.
“It…it appeared! The giant crystal turtle appeared in a valley a thousand kilometers away!!”
The Centaurs are famous for their high speed running, and their racial specialties are horse hair and horse milk.
This civilization is considered to be of medium level in the North, not as good as the best but better than the worst.
In this small city, street lights, electrical wires and communication equipment have already appeared.
The upper class nobles even used technological products such as mobile phones and televisions.
Thanks to the "Spiritual Plant Field", food problems have been greatly alleviated in recent decades.
Of course, the biggest difficulty for these once weak countries to develop is actually the system and culture, which cannot be changed by time.
Hearing the roar, a large group of nobles rushed out of the room.
"Giant Crystal Turtle... hurry up and deliver the food over." The Centaur chief in red clothes roared, as if he had encountered an important opportunity.
"Chief, how much?"
"One ton... No, ten tons! I'll deliver it myself!"
Snowflakes were flying in the sky, horse hooves were flying, and a series of footprints and marks of four-wheeled vehicles were left on the snow.
It took a group of centaurs five hours to run breathlessly to the valley 1,380 kilometers away.
I saw the valley was covered with snow and the air was cold. In the hazy white mist, a crystal turtle as big as a hill was basking in the sun leisurely.
"It really is it! Slow down!"
The Centaur Chief was just about to go forward to feed when he suddenly heard a "rumbling" sound in the sky.
The centaurs were all shocked.
Those big families actually came here by plane, and the roar of the engines was deafening.
This small plane was made of cement and installed with "Pandora's Crystal". After landing smoothly, several creatures wearing "Fire Scale Dresses" walked out of the cabin.
Behind him was a group of soldiers armed with guns.
They look like tigers walking upright, have violent temperaments, and are named "Tiger Roar Civilization."
The Centaur Chieftain couldn't help but lament in his heart: "Times have changed. The mobility we are so proud of is becoming less and less meaningful in the face of technology..."
"Hmm... this big guy is indeed a giant crystal turtle!" The leader of the Tiger Roar civilization nodded, and then instructed the Centaur Chieftain, "You came here first, have you disturbed this turtle?"
"Never. We just wanted to feed the turtles."
The soldiers of both sides, one side was holding cold weapons such as bows and spears; the other side had already picked up rune rifles. The gap between the two sides was quite big.
The leader of the Tiger Roar Civilization looked at the food on the carriage and nodded: "We will buy all the fish and meat you brought. How much is it?"
The Centaur Chieftain's muscles were stiff.
The soldiers behind him also showed resentful expressions.
However, the difference in strength between races is too great. Even though the major civilizations recently signed the "Northern Cooperative Development" Convention, it is not mandatory.
The Centaurs had no courage to retort.
"Since you want it, we will give it to you directly. But do you want to tame the giant crystal turtle?" The Centaur Chieftain tried to get closer. "I heard that this crystal turtle is immune to all poisons and has a keen sense of perception. It is considered a relatively smart anomaly."
"Once you try to tame it with brute force, it will immediately burrow into the ground and escape, and will never appear around again."
"On the contrary, if you give it some food, it might reward you with a piece of crystal."
As an above-average race, the Tiger Roar Clan naturally could not be satisfied with just one piece of crystal.
This giant crystal turtle is full of treasures. Once tamed, it can make them soar into the sky!
"Of course I know. Leave these fish and meat behind and you can go." The Tiger Roar leader raised his nose to the sky with a fierce look on his face.
Even though the Centaur Chief was somewhat reluctant, he had no choice.
If a real war breaks out, the Centaurs will be no match for them.
At this moment, a shadow appeared on the horizon, and accompanied by the roar of the engine, a small floating fortress with a length of 500 meters fell from the sky.
Suddenly, everyone became nervous.
The Scorpion Lion Clan, the mortal enemy of the Tiger Roar Clan, recently purchased a floating fortress to suppress them.
But when the leader of the scorpion lion tribe saw them, he did not provoke them. Instead, he took off his hat politely and greeted them.
The tiger roar leader, with his nose in the air, also returned the courtesy, muttering in his heart: "What's going on, have these rough guys changed their temperament?"
On the contrary, with the appearance of a third party, the Centaur Chieftain calmed down a little.
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Then, something even more surprising happened. A group of distinguished guests actually walked out of the floating fortress. They were wearing blue and white carbon nano-suits, and some soldiers were even wearing power armor, shining silver and looking very majestic.
For such an advanced style, there is only one answer - human civilization!
It turned out that the human diplomat was visiting the scorpion lion tribe.
Upon hearing the news about the "Giant Crystal Turtle", both sides rushed here together.
No wonder these rough-and-tumble manticores are so polite.
The leading human diplomat is named Lu Yi. As the third generation child of Green City, he is 345 years old this year.
As a translator, he is known for his sophistication and calmness.
They came to this area to mediate conflicts between civilizations and open up a commercial trade route.
As a result, I encountered this magical sight, the giant crystal turtle, so I rushed over to take a look out of curiosity.
"Hello, everyone!"
"This naturally occurring ancient phenomenon is the essence of nature and the wealth shared by all of the North." Lu Yi said, "We should not rashly disturb its rest. Just feed it a little."
"I heard that several years ago, another civilization tried to tame it, but the turtle was frightened and never appeared again. It came to us after many twists and turns."
"It's better for us to keep it here for a long time than to take the risk of domesticating it."
In fact, humans have also studied this "Giant Crystal Turtle", but found that it is very cunning and has a high intelligence. If you show any malicious intent, it will run away.
It was ultimately determined that the probability of capturing it in one go was less than 10% - and that was even with the dispatch of a large force.
Even Green City is not sure, let alone other civilizations.
The scorpion lion leader shook his scorpion-like tail and said, "I fully agree with Ambassador Lu's opinion. Among the several races here, is there anyone who is sure that he can tame a level 16 anomaly?"
"It is the right choice to worship it. Unlike some races, they are obsessed with taking the natural phenomena for their own use!"
The leader of the Tiger Roar Clan kept cursing the human as a "sycophant" in his heart, but because of the human's reputation, he did not dare to refute rashly.
He thought to himself, "Alas, this opportunity is lost. That's all. The success rate wasn't very high in the first place."
Just like that, the two major tribes negotiated a "truce" under the guise of human diplomats.
This kind of thing has never been easy to do. The Tiger Roar Clan and the Scorpion Lion Clan have been fighting for hundreds of years for an extraordinary mine.
There are too many conflicts of interest, and if you intervene rashly, you will only get yourself into trouble.
"This Ohari steel mine does have a huge reserve, and can mine 10-20 Lingyun per year."
"But compared to the profits from the trading market, it's obviously just a drop in the bucket. Let's put it this way, if you don't stop fighting, this trading route can't be opened. We can only choose another race to cooperate with."
The humans also felt a little pressure: "As for how you negotiate, that's something you have to think about..."
"We can't take the risk of opening a branch of the trading market in a war zone. This is a matter of principle."
The leaders of both sides were all silent and calculated the income.
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The centaurs did the hard labor and transported the prepared fish to the giant turtle.
The crystal turtle felt the flattering expressions of the centaurs and swallowed the ten tons of food into its mouth without any hesitation.
This amount is just enough to fill the gaps between your teeth, and you can finish it in two bites.
It yawned lazily: "Roar!"
Expressed that he was not satisfied.
Ever since it carried a temple on its back and started working as a charlatan, the welfare benefits of this turtle have been getting better and better.
"The divine turtle is not full. Go fetch some more."
The Centaurs were transporting food in carts from the floating fortress.
These muscular guys are very hard-working when doing physical work, but as a weak group, this is their only advantage.
"Boss, do you think that the temple on the turtle's back seems to be glowing?!" Suddenly, a young Centaur discovered something, "Could there be a change today?"
"Don't even think about it. The temple has never been opened. The giant crystal turtle also doesn't allow anyone to climb onto its back..."
"Move it quickly!"
After eating nearly a thousand tons of food, the turtle was finally satisfied and exhaled white cold mist from its nostrils.
There was a soft "click" sound.
Two tears fell to the ground and turned into pearl-like crystals.
This act of reciprocity was taught to it by Lu Yuan. If some gold coins were dropped from time to time, all the major races would definitely offer them as a tribute like crazy - "Don't eat ore every fucking day, eat food instead." These were Lu Yuan's original words, and the giant crystal turtle kept them in mind.
"Little pearls are falling!"
The Centaur Chief quickly picked up the two small pearls, and a smile appeared on his old face.
But he still didn't dare to embezzle it directly. Instead, he handed it over to human diplomats and let them make the decision.
"Hmm? A gift from the giant crystal turtle..."
"The level of this anomaly is one level lower than that of the Mirage Dragon. But its output seems to be much higher than that of the Little Mirage Dragon!"
There are naturally differences in production capacity between the visions. For example, the Tree of Life is a high-yield type, available every year; while the Mirage Dragon has a relatively low output, and will only produce when it sheds its skin.
The output of this giant crystal turtle is actually quite good.
After studying them for a while, Lu Yi and his companions discovered that the two pearls were just inferior ice-attributed artifacts, so they returned them...
It is impossible for them to bear the accusation that "humans are greedy" just for a treasure worth less than 0.01 spiritual energy.
The Tiger Roar Clan and the Scorpion Lion Clan were busy with the truce arrangements and did not want to haggle over such trivial matters in front of humans.
So the weak Centaur got a small advantage.
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After several hours, more and more races arrived here. Some came in physical bodies, and many came by helicopters and jet planes.
The vigorous promotion of technological products has indeed changed the environment in the North.
The hovercraft only took half a day to fly across a distance of thousands of kilometers.
Seeing the humans here, even though many races were jealous of the giant crystal turtle, they did not directly cause conflicts. Instead, they greeted Lu Yi and others one after another, and then began to feed the giant crystal turtle. The giant crystal turtle was so happy with the food that little pearls fell all over the floor.
Suddenly!
Everyone heard a slight "boom" sound!
A grand light burst out from the back of the giant crystal turtle, like a huge rainbow, spreading in all directions.
The closest races were all horrified. They watched helplessly as the door of the temple slowly opened!
Several large gilded characters appeared on the plaque at the top of the temple: [Temple of Greed]!
Immediately afterwards, a vague but loud voice appeared in the minds of intelligent beings within a radius of hundreds of kilometers.
[This is a relic of civilization. To help future generations, a series of treasures are set up. ]
【Those who are destined to have it can exchange it for "luck". 】
Along with this sound, everyone felt an indescribable pressure, as if they had seen a superior being, and they couldn't help but feel terrified.
Fine beads of sweat seeped out of his face and neck.
Advanced ruins appeared!
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