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

Perhaps because the 18th human civilization had no so-called territory, several beams of white light simply appeared near Lu Yuan, causing some of the flowers and plants in Fire Lizard Valley to mutate.

Embracing the idea that even a mosquito's leg is meat, Lu Yuan dragged his exhausted body to find these four plants.

His Titanium Alloy Dog Eyes flickered with light:

"Gymnosperms, Pine and Cypress Class, Pine and Cypress Order, Pine Tree—due to unknown reasons, it has mutated, accelerating its growth rate and significantly increasing the toughness of the wood. It is expected to grow over three hundred meters within two years.

The nutritional value of its pine cones is very high, and they are effective for relieving cough, asthma, dispelling wind, moistening the intestines, and calming the nerves."

Lu Yuan blinked, confirming the mutation meant "rapid growth" and "harder wood," then reached out a single hand towards a branch.

"God... are you inviting me to eat pine cones?"

He then looked at the other plants.

"Angiosperms, Magnoliopsida, Poales, Bai—a mutated wild grass with significantly increased starch content in its stem, leaves, and seeds, and faster growth."

Bai is just an ordinary wild grass.

Even if it evolves, it cannot be used as food.

"Angiosperms, Magnoliopsida, Nightshades, Chili Pepper. The evolved chili pepper has greatly increased medicinal value, beneficial for wound recovery and resisting bacteria."

"Has a strong spicy taste, approximately 100,000 Scoville heat units, non-toxic."

"Chili Pepper?! That's great stuff!" Lu Yuan felt some joy in his heart.

You'd say they're useless, but these plants seem somewhat useful.

For a normal civilization, through scientific research and understanding the principles, one can develop significant value.

After all, with plants, there are many methods, like grafting and genetic improvement, among others.

But to Lu Yuan, they were really of no use…

He was satisfied alone, and his family had no worries. Besides, such low-level transcendent plants could still be found in the mountains; having a few more wasn't particularly significant.

Among the four plants, the most useful was actually a mutated Aloe Vera, about 50 centimeters tall, with emerald green leaves shining like jade.

"A low-level mutated Aloe Vera containing a special Idealistic element. Applying the aloe gel on wounds can effectively treat burns, cuts, and reduce the chances of bacterial infection."

Aloe Vera ointment, just what he needed.

"The reward for the milestone of more than 60,000 people is likely just like this..."

Lu Yuan plucked an Aloe Vera leaf, deeply reflecting on how he had grown accustomed to delicacies, and now faced with these ordinary rewards, he was somewhat unimpressed.

After this experience, he finally understood that the "Unique Milestone reward" was indeed precious.

"God" was actually quite stingy.

"The second, third, or even up to the hundred thousandth place likely all have some rewards, but the chances are that they are just mutations of animals and plants, or maybe items like Spirit Crystals."

"These things can significantly accelerate the development of a civilization in its early stages."

"But in the middle and later stages, they probably can't compare with the abilities of the Unique Milestone reward."

Things like Storage Space, Pioneer's Eye, Investigator's Eye, or the "Craftsmanship" are all of a Strategic Level Divine Skill.

Divine Skills are quite useful for a civilization.

Concentrated on one person, they do seem a bit wasted.

Lu Yuan picked a small piece of mutated Aloe Vera, squeezed out the juice, and applied it to the burn.

The slippery gel gave the fiery wound a cool, refreshing sensation.

As for that amputated arm... the severed bone, the scabbed-over wound, was a shocking sight, hard to bear looking at directly.

He could only steel himself, apply some gel to the wound, and felt a sharp pain emanating from it.

How was I able to amputate my own arm with a blade in the first place?

Lu Yuan took a deep breath of cold air, thinking himself quite badass, and even felt a bit proud, "Old Lu is really too brutal!"

"Tada tada tada~" the little metal ball danced around beside him.

And so, man, wolf, and bear ate their food, rested for a while, and left Fire Lizard Valley.

Lu Yuan also brought the mother bear back near his campsite, and two glossy baby bears ran over, excitedly welcoming their mother.

The mother and cubs reunited happily. Animals have emotions too; after nursing, they kept nuzzling up to Lu Yuan who was actually not so strong and almost got knocked over by them.

The mother bear was not as excited as her cubs, her glossy eyes watching Lu Yuan...

She was now very weak.

In a state of extreme panic.

She regarded Lu Yuan as her only lifeline, and was not willing to leave.

The trauma of the mind is indeed not so easy to heal...

"Mother bear, you don't expect me to take care of you, do you? I'm about to drop dead from exhaustion myself," Lu Yuan cursed, moving his weary steps, he led the three bears back near the Corn Tree and took out two Corns from his Storage Space—the Corns were too old, he didn't like to eat them, so he decided to give them to the bears.

"The Donkey-headed Monster has been suppressed by me, all the strong enemies in the vicinity have fled, and there should be no enemies attacking you for a short time..."

"You should recover well here, eat some Corn when you're hungry."

"I'll come see you again tomorrow."

Facing their familiar lair, the mother bear was quite calm and started nibbling on the Corn.

Tears of bitterness streamed from her eyes...

Truly... scared to death!

...

After returning to the camp, Lu Yuan looked at the weak wolf pack lying in disarray on the ground.

He sighed softly, now he was actually in the best condition.

The Extraordinary Spark provided strong regeneration abilities, and the juice of the aloe was effective in healing burns, those parts that had been burnt before were quickly scabbing over.

As for his lost left arm, the wound was itchy, indicating it was regenerating slowly.

Compared to the battle with the Fire Lizard, this fight had not been very long, it was just breathtaking.

Lu Yuan didn't really want to recall the recent battle, knowing that any mistake would have cost him his life.

Now that the adrenaline had faded, he was overwhelmed by a strong sense of after-fear.

That Donkey-headed Monster was really too powerful...

He washed his wounds with cold water near the water tank.

The icy water stream made his thoughts even more fatigue-laden.

He had to clean off all the dirt, as not even Extraordinary Creatures were immune to infection, who knows, this world might harbor some kind of Transcendent Bacteria?

After doing all this, he applied aloe gel again and took a medicinal tablet.

Finally, he took out the Black Soul Gem.

This thing was troublesome, the demon inside hadn't died yet, so it couldn't be put into the Storage Space.

They couldn't destroy the Soul Gem in a short time either, and leaving it aside was nerve-racking — afraid that it would be used by another, and yet they couldn't just bury it somewhere...

As a human, Lu Yuan still needed to rest, he could barely keep his eyes open now.

So, he had no choice but to put the Black Gemstone in the high-temperature furnace to roast.

"Tada, tada, tada!" the mysterious little round ball bounced around.

"Comrade, I need to rest... I really can't hold on any longer, let's think of a solution when I wake up... I really can't keep my eyes open..."

"If anything happens, please wake me up right away."

"Tada, tada, tada~" the little round ball seemed to agree, bouncing once again and sticking itself to the furnace.

Lu Yuan still wasn't reassured, so he called Old Wolf over to stand guard by his side.

Then he fell into a deep sleep.

He had a strange dream.

He dreamed that the Pangu Continent was filled with demons and ghosts.

The ones he had encountered so far were just the tip of the iceberg.

He also dreamed of his younger sister, calling out nonstop.

"God" wasn't the "All-Knowing, All-Powerful" being he imagined.

There was no "Savior" in this world either.

Man can only rely on himself.

And Lu Yuan had stepped onto the path of the strong, shoulder to shoulder with the sky, walking with the stars.

...

...

Lu Yuan slept soundly, solving the "small trouble" in life which was really just a bit of hardship.

But for the top echelons of the 17 cities of humankind, today was a day of stark contrasts.

First, they made contact with Lu Yuan.

They gained a great deal of knowledge, especially the inheritance of the Extraordinary Spark, which had truly changed the dynamics of the major cities!

There was an atmosphere of joy in all the major research institutes... of course, the city that lost the Extraordinary Spark was not exactly jubilant.

However, things then took a bizarre turn. Lu Yuan, for no known reason, kept searching for documents, looking very anxious...

The camera had indeed captured these documents... but the humans here lacked the ability to translate, and couldn't understand what was written on them.

"Is there a Divine Skill that can translate these docs?" Li Chunhong rubbed his forehead. "Something major seems to have happened on Lu Yuan's side; he's very anxious."

"We don't have direct translation abilities. But we have three Whisperers who can help," said Professor Zhang Hui, the head of the Supernatural laboratory.

In fact, he himself was a "Whisperer."

This ability was magical; when researching complex problems, there would often be a vague voice guiding him in the right direction.

Science research requires not only talent and effort but, more importantly, luck in the unknown.

And the ability of the Whisperer, which directly points to the correct path, is indeed one of the best abilities in the field of "research."

"Alright, I'll have a Whisperer work with a language expert to translate these documents as soon as possible!"

"There's no rush... after all, the Safe Zone won't be opening so soon. The Whisperers need to be involved in more critical domains."

"Ah!!"

Suddenly, high-pitched screams from both men and women filled the conference room!

Lu Yuan had intentionally positioned a photo of an eyeball in front of the camera.

That fierce-looking eyeball, with its magical power, caused everyone's blood pressure to soar.

Lu Yuan had played a prank, laughing happily, then waved his hand.

Li Chunhong was also startled, then followed with a wry smile, "I always feel like we're flowers in a greenhouse, getting startled over little things... These strange creatures must be the norm out there, right?"

Zhang Hui also wiped some sweat and chuckled self-mockingly, "Having a strong person to light our way is indeed fortunate."