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

At 5:30 in the afternoon, the ferry carrying over a hundred people returned to the docks of Sky City.

The setting sun cast its golden foil-like sunlight evenly across the calm sea.

This world was vast and boundless, yet the only place one could spend the night with safety, without any guards, eating and drinking and attending to nature's call, was this one city.

Lu Yuan was in a rather gloomy mood due to his experiences of the day.

He went to the Big Food Bucket Restaurant, had a plate of beef stir-fried noodles, a bowl of tomato and egg soup, and three eggs, which cheered him up and left him patting his belly contently.

"Houses large enough to hold a thousand rooms, yet we need only a six-foot bed to sleep in; wealth that could fill tens of thousands of chests, yet we eat no more than three meals a day—that is life..."

Lu Yuan saw Miss Conch looking unhappy, barely touching her food, and couldn't help teasing her, "Ma'am, considering the plight of the Green Grass Civilization, you still manage to feel for that dragon. Isn't this like 'the pot calling the kettle black'?"

"Hmph!" the girl's pretty face scrunched up, and her bright eyes clouded over.

On second thought, wasn't she the same as the old dragon?

So she spat out coldly, "Lousy Lu Yuan, dare to tease me, and we'll sleep in separate beds tonight."

This hit Lu Yuan where it hurt. He had gotten used to sleeping with a soft, fragrant pillow every day; its sudden absence would certainly cause insomnia.

He immediately begged for mercy, "I was mocking Human Civilization, not Green Grass Civilization... Green Grass is a strong and admirable Medium civilization."

"Medium civilization??" the girl rolled her eyes, still looking offended.

Lu Yuan racked his brain, cursing himself for provoking her, and wildly praised her, "Green Grass is an invincible civilization that has nurtured a treasure of 35 Godhood points... Even if humans went extinct, as long as I could bring this girl along with Old Cat and the turtle, wandering the Pangu Continent wouldn't be too lonely.

With that thought, the anxiety of insomnia disappeared."

Miss Conch couldn't help but laugh at his antics. How could there be such an irresponsible Great Commander in the world?

"As if you could survive a disaster all by yourself. And what about Old Wolf?"

"It's just that nothing's perfect in the world."

Miss Conch nodded in agreement, "As long as we try our best, even if the result is terrible, we shouldn't complain about anything..."

Lu Yuan pinched her ear, "What are you talking about? I mean, even if a 'Ghost' were to appear, it wouldn't bother with Old Wolf. Old Wolf's Divine Attribute is only 2 points."

...

After dinner, at six o'clock in the afternoon, everyone gathered in the large conference room to discuss matters related to the "Source Fire Civilization."

There were many attendees this time, including the elite from various fields in Green City, such as government officials, engineers, scientists, military personnel, and even journalists.
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This wasn't something highly confidential, and there were a few curious Rat Artisans looking around, so Lu Yuan simply let them listen in on the side.

As they waited, the truth about the extinction of the Source Fire Civilization began to circulate. When it was known that the Mirage Dragon was guarding a vast tomb, a vain hope, everyone felt empathy and a sense of heaviness.

When Lu Yuan saw that everyone had arrived, he took four ice chests out of the Storage Space, "Comrades, since everyone is aware of the general situation, I won't go into details again."

"Please analyze the cause of death of these bodies, as it is related to what the 'Epoch Disaster' truly is..."

"No one knows how long an Epoch can last, maybe fifty thousand years, maybe just five thousand. Gaining more knowledge is not a bad thing."

A Ratman with a shifty look said, "Brother Lu, make sure you don't trade that knowledge recklessly... The more civilizations that know about the Epoch Disaster, the faster it will erupt. This might involve notions of Qi Fortune."

"How so?"

"Information is a kind of matter, and some dangerous beings can sense the exchange of information."

"Also, don't record sensitive knowledge on paper. It's safer to communicate with telepathy."

Lu Yuan sighed and nodded.

"Please keep any clues about the Epoch Disaster confidential; this is military secrecy. I do not want to hear any civilian rumors."

Soon, several scientists divvied up the four ice chests and took them back to their research facilities for thorough investigation.

Additionally, a significant point of this meeting was the extra information Miss Conch obtained through "Information Retrospection."

"Let us now invite Lady Conch to present this content."

Miss Conch actually had slight social anxiety; she didn't like making appearances in front of crowds, but with Lu Yuan beside her, there was no need to be nervous.

She took a deep breath and walked onto the stage, the ancient mirror in her hand emitting a dim blue light.

On the podium was a battered model of a city, and at the very center was the towering volcano.

The mirror began to vibrate with a "hum" when it shone onto the volcano.

Minutes later, blurry images appeared in the mirror.

And the surrounding projectors cast the images from the mirror onto a white screen.

A segment of ancient historical information unfolded before everyone's eyes...

...

The grand auditorium was as dim as ever. The sunlight couldn't penetrate the thick eaves; even at five in the morning, Puppets had arrived in the auditorium to clean and prepare for the meeting.

Thousands of Source Fire People gathered here to discuss great matters of civilization.