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

Parting with an old friend indeed carried a tinge of sadness, yet the new journey was beneath his feet, and he had to tread steadfastly forward.

The Tree of Life carried the spaceship, "rumbling" as it traveled across the vast and desolate loess wastelands. Weeds sprawled, and the barren land also harbored signs of life; rabbits and mice occasionally appeared, much like the succession of civilizations on Pangu Continent, one cycle after another in Reincarnation. Read the latest on My Virtual Library Empire

Sky City was just ten kilometers away, not too far off.

He gently placed the spaceship in the middle of the Sky Pit, occupying about 70% of the space.

Only then did Lu Yuan let out a big sigh of relief.

Inside the entire Green Mountain, only the passage of time in the Sky Pit was one percent of that in the outside world; the slopes and caves had the same temporal ratio as the Pangu Continent.

All the while, the Rat Artisans were researching the ancient treasure known as the "Sky Pit," trying to uncover what secret allowed it to alter the flow of time.

They looked on as Lu Yuan carried such a massive spaceship and almost filled up the entire pit, their faces clearly displeased.

Master Craftsman Shu Gongye spoke bluntly, "Commander Lu, what is this thing? A perfectly good Sky Pit, and you've brought in some broken stone, for what purpose?"

Lu Yuan cleared his throat lightly, "Since you've joined humanity, I won't keep it from you—it contains a 'Ghost'."

He continued, "Cough cough, I took a 'Ghost' from the Rize Civilization out of the Safe Zone."

The Rat Artisans were collectively startled, their eyes nearly popping out!

A few of the more faint-hearted immediately employed their drilling technique and vanished with a "whoosh."

It took a while before a rat's head peeked out, cautiously looking around.

"Just think, where did the property that you purchased come from, if not exchanged for 'Sealing Resin'?"

"After moving this object out, consider how much the quantity of Sealing Resin... think about its value."

The greedy rats, one by one, started smiling broadly: "Commander Lu Da, would you consider allocating some Resin for us to play with?"

Lu Yuan said, "No, not now, at least. Should the scent of this Resin attract other 'Ghosts,' we'd have a mess on our hands."

"Please, esteemed masters, ponder further on the Sealing Tools, so we don't have an actual 'Ghost' escaping."

"If we truly manage to seal it successfully, I'll find a way to get everyone into the spaceship's space. Only then we can study the Sealing Resin."

This plan wasn't bad.

Shu Gongye patted the White Jade Stone spaceship, which felt cold and had a faintly eerie touch, especially near the sealed space, causing his heart rate to increase dramatically and a sense of anxiety to surge from within as if facing a natural predator.

"Materialistic technology, fairly ordinary, but the space engravings... are quite exquisite."

He exclaimed, "Even at the End of the era, we never dealt with 'Ghosts'..."

"I finally understand where humanity's Qi Fortune comes from..."

His tone shifted, "What kind of rules does that 'Ghost' follow?"

"It's related to blood, but that's all we know for now."

"We indeed need to think of a way... how should we handle liquids?"

"Can we expand blood to imply simple liquids?"

"Is freezing effective?"

The rat people were again shocked, yet timid, shrinking back.

But clearly, they were intensely interested.

These craftsmen, with their exceptional skills, had high self-esteem; they disliked menial work.

Yet, they became excited by the prospect of a challenging task.

…

Lu Yuan couldn't possibly let them research freely inside the spaceship and soon drove the incessantly discussing rat people out.

He then convened a high-level council to report the matter.

"Comrades, the last issue has been dealt with."

Humans had naturally debated many times before deciding to transport a 'Ghost,' confirming that the risks were manageable.

"From now on, the Sky Pit must be strictly guarded."

"I will deploy three Worm Kings to watch over the Sky Pit, and the students who are active outdoors must not enter rashly. If a group of experts wants to study the spaceship, they must also go through strict approval... it's best not to go in unless necessary."

"Additionally, I have a drop of 'Ghost' blood here, which is a fairly good research subject."

"It's dangerous, but we must now find a way to start researching it."

He had carried this drop of blood for a very long time, and it finally had a use.

Old Cat pondered for a moment, "We could set up a small Floating Fortress and within it, establish a Safe House to study that drop of blood. If anything goes wrong, we'll just toss the fortress out."

Lu Yuan nodded, "That could work... so who should be appointed as the responsible person?"

Finally, after some deliberation, a young Ph.D. named Lu Linshu was chosen as the most qualified to study the 'Ghost' blood. He was a "Whisperer" who could hear some correct answers directly during his research process—an exceedingly capable researcher.

Lu Yuan was still somewhat uneasy, but he also knew he had no research expertise, and any misguided direction could just spoil things.

Also, the Tree of Life was to be placed near the Sky Pit.

On one hand, if the 'Ghost' truly escaped, with the fighting strength of the Tree of Life, there was still a possibility of resistance.

On the other hand, the Tree of Life had grown larger, and being in the same area as the Opium poppy, two lush trees would inevitably compete for sunlight and nutrients.

With its Life Affinity function, the Tree of Life could make nearby plants grow more vigorously.

Just a 10% boost in Green Mountain's productivity was a considerable achievement.

As for Green City and Green Mountain... the distance was actually just a few kilometers, quite close indeed, reachable within a few minutes by city railway.