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

As for these questions, Old Cat and Lu Yuan, both of them, took turns answering.

This was actually quite leisurely for them.

Someone else wrote in the post, "What if the superiors deliberately give you a hard time? Then you're completely under their control."

"One assessment affects the next four years."

The government had, of course, already considered this.

Using his ancestral alias "Greedy Demon God," Lu Yuan typed a reply, "Research and development in the 'idealist field' often relies on individual effort, with the 'Spirit Essence' created by the individual as the standard. As long as you have the ability to create sufficient value, getting assessed as Grade A or even S isn't a problem!"

"In the 'material domain,' work is measured by collective achievement."

"If the collective efficiency is low, then everyone is judged as Grade C, and your leader is also slated as C. It's easy for you to run away, but hard for the leader."

"If the team's societal contribution is adequate, then everyone is deemed Grade B, with a few outstanding contributors possibly assessed as Grade A or even higher."

"Of course, how to judge individual operators and service personnel in the tertiary sector still needs detailed discussion."

This was rather fair; even leaders had to be extremely careful.

If you got too busy playing dirty, causing complete disarray internally, you might end up as C yourself.

Others believed that the trade of 'Extraordinary Resources' should be liberalized.

After all, people have different talents, and some who are less talented have greater needs. Not opening up trade would only exacerbate the imbalance.

Lu Yuan replied again, "The resources distributed for free by the government are social benefits and cannot be traded."

"However, a small amount of resources from the Green Grass Supermarket can be sold, but at relatively high prices."

"What you should understand is that those marked with money represent the normal prices of 'Extraordinary Items.'"

Old Cat of the "Water Army" hurriedly typed, "Indeed, money can be useful, but it can't become the basis of a money-driven society."

The other party replied, "That sounds somewhat reasonable. This 'Greedy Demon God' guy seems to know a lot, I wonder what his position is..."

"Ordinary civil servant," Lu Yuan laughed heartily, humbly hiding his talents and achievements.

He suddenly saw a post from someone called "Mouse Master": "Why are the craftsmen of our Shu Mi Dam Civilization only rated as B-grade talents?"

Lu Yuan snorted coldly, all the things you're forging are for yourselves, not serving humanity!

Why should you get better treatment, getting B is already not bad, go stand in the corner!

"If you forge a piece of 'Legendary Equipment' for humanity, that's S-grade."

Mouse Master immediately felt itch in his teeth; who was this civil servant, showing such disrespect to them, he must report to Commander Lu about this!

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Thus, the promulgation of the new system further ensured the enthusiasm of talented individuals in their work.

On the way to work, discussions on this topic could be heard everywhere from the small roadside diners.

In the first batch of S-grade talents, there were only 3, specifically, Master Craftsman Lu Yuan, founder of 'Spirit Language Technology' and 'Yingyu Tree Technology' – Conch, and... the 'Undying Giant Turtle.'

Yes, the 'Undying Giant Turtle' did indeed have high value and was rated as S!

They were all core members of a complete 'Ideal Technology' route, their output far exceeded their input, and wherever they went in civilization, they were treated as honored guests – being rated S was only natural.

There were slightly more A-grade talents, mainly craftsmen and great scientists, totaling about a hundred...

The remaining were mostly innumerable B-grade, a few C-grade, and the extremely rare D-grade.

The wealth disparity wasn't too significant, and since the A-grades were indeed much stronger than oneself, there was nothing to be envious of.

Lu Yuan did not notice any significant public opinion chaos; everyone was earnestly discussing, enjoying the benefits of the era's development with delight.

Then, once again, they plunged into their grand endeavor of 'Myth' creation!

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Meanwhile, amidst the roaring and vigorous reforms, 'Sky City' also formally began to sail slowly into the depths of the ocean...

The resources in the ocean were indeed more abundant than on land, and the variety of life forms was different, with things like coral and shells also making up for some of the gaps.

Exploration teams were extremely enthusiastic, diving and treasure hunting in the water every day.

Occasionally, they faced several meters high waves, but for soldiers who had reached 'Level Three' in physical fitness, as long as they didn't encounter emergencies, the risk of drowning wasn't significant.

"This month's harvest...one 'blood coral' tree, weighing 4.4 pounds, a piece of 'Golden Shining Stone,' a 'golden shell,' a piece of 'Blue Water Stone,' and some 'Iron Manganese Crystal Cores'..."

"All are 'Inferior Grade' oddities, quite an ordinary haul."

Captain Lu Ying of the Treasure Hunting Brigade counted the items on the list; earning just 0.8 'Spirit Essence' in a month was indeed exceptionally bland.

If it keeps going like this, all of humanity might end up paying for the noise they make!

He scratched his scalp, feeling somewhat vexed.

"What about the other Treasure Hunting Brigades?" Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire

"None of them are doing particularly well."

On the shore, a Rat Artisan named Shu Tongtie comfortably said while angling, "According to our civilization's statistics, the ocean's bounty is at least twice that of the land; it's just that your fishing methods are behind, hence the low output."

Treasure hunting in the ocean also had many subtleties; the deeper the waters, the greater the wealth!

'Extraordinary Material,' in the turn of an 'Epoch,' would be born in abundance. Thus, treasures could never be completely scavenged.

"However, there are some treasures in perilous places that were left over from previous epochs; if a region went unexplored by civilizations for nine epochs, it would hold nine times the treasure."

The ocean happens to be such a "perilous place."

The thick layer of water to some extent isolates superpowers.

It's like Captain Lu's "Treasure Eye," which can only penetrate a mere two hundred meters.

Even Lu Yuan's Pioneer's Eye can only reach a thousand meters.

"Does Elder Shu have any good ideas?" Captain Lu, sensing there was more to the story, quickly moved closer.

"There are plenty of methods... Catch me a few crystal giant lobsters and I'll teach you," Shu Tongtie said smugly.

Crystal giant lobsters are a specialty of this marine area.

They aren't Extraordinary Lives, just delicious in taste and firm in texture, highly praised by the masses.

But they must be caught at a depth of five hundred meters in the sea, an utterly tiring task.

"No problem!" Suiting up in his diving gear with a rope tied around his waist, Captain Lu plunged into the water with a "splash."

"Tch, this youngster scared away my fish," Shu Tongtie muttered as he pulled out a pipe and started to smoke.

But inwardly, he was quite appreciative; after all, who in old age doesn't like someone with vigor?

Half an hour later, Captain Lu climbed back onboard with a large iron cage containing two crystal giant lobsters.

"How about it, Elder?"

Elder Shu, quite enjoying the feeling of being respected, extracted a small object from his pocket that looked like a pair of glasses.

"Rat-man Periscope, it enhances your eyesight in the ocean. Look at the frame above the glasses, there are several red stones that glow... They can interact with the Extraordinary Spark within you."

"I've specifically tuned the frequency of the light, reflecting light so that your eyes receive it better. Even treasures at a depth of one or two thousand meters, you'll be able to see!"

"Is this for me?"

Captain Lu, overjoyed and then quickly calming down, rubbed his hands together: "Elder, I can't afford to buy such Extraordinary Items."

"Hmph, Inferior Grade trash, it's not worthy of my collection. Whoever wants it, takes it!"

Shu Tongtie turned away arrogantly.

And he just tossed the glasses on the ground.

Yet those two legs shook non-stop, his head wagging back and forth.

He felt secretly thrilled: Young civilizations, they really have no idea!

In this world, the status of craftsmen is very high.

A civilization's demand for Extraordinary Items is all-encompassing.

Human craftsmen are primarily focused on developing equipment that can speed up cultivation.

Just think about it, Green City with 400,000 people—if even one person needs one piece, that's a gap of 400,000 pieces of equipment!

Cultivation equipment is the highest priority, each item representing a core strength.

But beyond that, there's also battle gear.

Battle equipment doesn't need much "Extraordinary Interference"; they are mostly designed to complement the use of Extraordinary Sparks, from helmets, armor, pants, shoes, gloves—how much work would an entire set be?

Ranked third are various supporting equipment, like communication, flying tools, to an extent that can be solved with Physical Technology.

Gadgets like this "Periscope" need specialists to develop and take a lot of time.

That's when the experience of veteran civilization craftsmen becomes crucial...

Even though they've lost most of their memories, such simple gadgets can be fiddled with and provide great benefits to humanity.

Having put on airs, Shu Tongtie turned back and said, "Get your craftsmen to replicate a few of these, it won't take too much effort."

"And create some diving equipment, the true treasure zones in the ocean are at depths of ten thousand meters!"

"Also, you should raise some smart aquatic animals, as there are dangers in the ocean."

"Keep some animals that can give you timely warnings... Don't say I didn't mention it to you. If you suffer a setback later..."

"Elder, I'll have the cooking team prepare lobster for you; how about I add a bottle of Pomegranate Fruit Wine? It's my B-Grade allowance for the month..."

A B-Grade allowance, in theory, is not to be traded, but as long as it doesn't involve monetary transactions, if it's just treating someone, nobody really interferes.

"Don't think about ingratiating yourself with me... Who cares about a bottle of wine from you, a pauper?"

"And for the lobster, add lots of garlic."

This old ironworker puts up a show but is actually quite kindhearted.

Captain Lu chuckled with a "heh heh," and signaled to a soldier to cook the lobster.

"Captain Lu, those orcas are back again! They've flipped quite a few of our men!"

A soldier's shout reached his ears.

"Here we go!" He boarded a speedboat and reached the site of the commotion, where several Level Three soldiers were being tossed into the air by the orcas.

"Wow!" It was indecipherable whether they were crying or laughing.

"What are you doing?" Captain Lu deployed his "Lion Roar Skill," a Qi Skill with a spiritual attack effect.

The ocean, especially the shallow areas, is quite rich in resources.

That group of orcas is huge, each one about ten meters long, weighing several tons, and with a bit of mutation, they swim extraordinarily fast!