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

Shu Tongtie handed over his treasures with a crestfallen expression, thinking to himself since he'd already given away a mirror, he might as well throw in some more treasures.

Playing at being generous, he took out a stinky, ratty cloak.

"Take it, take it! Don't say I'm stingy."

[Although the cloak looks tattered, it can greatly conceal your Qi, reducing the chance of enemies detecting you. (Rare Level·Artificial Artifact.)]

Lu Yuan took the two items, a smile spreading across his face; indeed, having a bunch of elders in the family is like having a treasure trove!

These various Extraordinary Items are truly irreplaceable by humans for the time being.

"Thanks, Elder Shu! Do you have any treasures that resist freezing, to lend to old Lu?"

True to form, the Ratmen betrayed each other and unanimously turned their gazes towards an elder named Shu Jinwan.

This Ratman's heart ached as he dug through a backpack for a while before producing a fiery red jade pendant.

[Holy Fire Jade, can enhance the strength of the Extraordinary Spark and greatly improve resistance to the cold. (Rare Level·Extraordinary Item)]

His pointed mouth began to wail, "Don't you die! You have to return it to me!"

"Wait, that Mouse Master over there has a Fire Dragon Shield, go borrow it, it can resist the cold."

Among the Ratmen, betraying each other was the order of the day, and they took great joy in each other's misfortunes.

Although these artifacts were at most of Superior Level, they had some pretty decent functions...

Lu Yuan finally understood how the Shu Mi Dam Civilization had declined.

If everyone was afraid of their brother driving a luxury car, how could it not decline! (Actually, it's only because they were willing to lend to Lu Yuan due to his influence.)

With such preparations made, Lu Yuan decided to personally enter the battlefield to meet this "Mirage Dragon" with space and freezing abilities!

With this unprecedented arsenal, he felt that he was quite capable of fighting.

However, the Human Civilization's higher-ups were fraught with worry because the normal functioning of the Human 18th Civilization was built on Lu Yuan, the "head of the family."

Was it too risky to fight an unknown life form?

If something went wrong, wouldn't Human Civilization be thrown into disarray?

Even the greatly respected Old Cat would struggle to suppress such chaos!

Lu Yuan lamented in his heart that keeping so many trump cards hidden was a challenging task; he, Old Lu, could solo kill [Demons] at Level Two and [Monsters] at Level Three.

With the current era, what's there to fear?

"You don't have to persuade me; against an opponent with space abilities, more people going wouldn't make much sense. Your survival abilities are all inferior to mine."

"Besides, I just want to gather some information, search for data on the Mirage Dragon in the ruins of a civilization."

"If I don't take action, just idling here is a waste of time."

"Unless you can think of a better strategy, I can only take matters into my own hands."

Lu Yuan looked very serious on the surface, but inside he was looking forward with anticipation. His greedy heart fluttered at the thought of the dragon sinew, dragon horn, dragon skin... all were boasting wealth.

Mythical Equipment seemed within reach!

Fortunately, although Lu Yuan was greedy, he had not lost his reason; while everyone was fervently discussing, he first returned to Green Mountain, stuffing both Conch Girl and the Tree of Life into his mind.

Over the past twenty years, his personal combat strength hadn't increased significantly, with only his "God" attribute slightly improved and better equipment.

It was normal, people like Jin Dongliang and Guo Dafeng, Innate Grandmasters, would stop improving after reaching the Level Six bottleneck.

Lu Yuan was also at a rather significant bottleneck now.

But the growth of the Tree of Life was infinite; as long as there was sunlight, water, and Ideal Energy, it could keep growing indefinitely!

This gave Lu Yuan ample courage.

He took three "Spirit Runes," including two Hypnosis runes and an Explosion rune, tucking them into his pocket.

Properly equipped, he stepped onto the speedboat with pride and vigor.

And by the side of the speedboat was an... Undying Giant Turtle!

"Don't worry, Mr. Turtle's acting as the tank, how could my brother possibly die?"

The Undying Giant Turtle opened its gaping maw, stretching its neck arrogantly: "We have a life-and-death friendship!" Find adventures on My Virtual Library Empire

Mr. Turtle, having cultivated in peace for 20 years, had become even more colossal, with a carapace length of 3.5 meters and a weight of 3 tons, his Shape Attribute exceeding 30 points!

This was the standard of a Level Five warrior.

Very strong!

Excited about another sortie, every victory for the Undying Giant Turtle was textbook material.

It craved that recognition above all else!

"Let's go, let's go."

"Boom!" Lu Yuan started the engine, activating various surveillance switches.

As the speedboat advanced, the Think Tank members in the scouting room stared nervously at the big screen.

The cameras transmitted clear images, the sea's waves were minor, but the thick fog gave off waves of chilling unease.

Soldiers like Jin Dongliang, Lu Ying, and Sha Kan'er had grim expressions.

What should have been their task had fallen onto the Great Commander, which was a serious dereliction of duty.

If they shirked responsibilities at the first sign of danger, then who would defend civilization?

"You don't have to feel too guilty... it's that humanity isn't strong enough yet to contend with space abilities."

Old Cat consoled them: "We will grow stronger, explore the ruins, gather resources, advance technology..."

Old Cat left something unsaid; Lu Yuan surely intended to embezzle some materials!