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

[Mutated Mint: Containing special idealism components, making tea or consuming directly, can clear the mind and enhance spiritual power.]

He then took out a few small red berries.

[Kapu Fruit: Bitter taste, containing components that stimulate the spirit. Eating one will keep you awake for three days, but overdrawn energy will reduce personal attributes. Note: Prolonged sleep deprivation may pose a risk of sudden death.]

Mint, as well as these red berries, could indeed enhance spiritual power and make the mind more alert.

Of course, Lu Yuan had used them himself and knew their effects weren’t very good. Assuming that mutated plants could defend against a Monster’s attack was simply wishful thinking.

But these Rize people didn’t know that!

At worst, it could act as a placebo effect.

Subconsciousness is indeed a very complex thing that is difficult to control.

If the Monsters attacked intelligent life through their subconsciousness, Lu Yuan naturally could use deception to mount a defense.

A few Rize people carefully took the mint and berries, hesitating for a moment before lifting their glass gas masks and popping them into their mouths.

Immediately, a bitter and cool taste surged towards their crown, nearly blasting their souls out through their noses.

"Cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough!" They bent over, coughing violently.

Strangely, their minds did clear up a lot.

Even some of the wide-open crimson eyes began to half-close, as if they were falling asleep.

Lu Yuan was delighted, the interference with the subconscious seemed to have some effect.

"How is it?"

"Not so foggy anymore." Tado shook his head and quickly replied.

Well, he didn’t know for sure if it was effective, but his lungs were ice cold, and he kept convincing himself it was very effective.

Lu Yuan did not dare to take it lightly, as the Monster seemed to be in a calm state at the moment. Could it be because he had just gone on a killing spree and scared the Monster?

But a disaster is still a disaster; even if the Monster did nothing, just trapping them in this godforsaken place could starve them to death.

"Follow me," he said.

They continued forward for a while and found a relatively spacious cave with a flat terrain.

There was a huge rock with a diameter of seven or eight meters on the ground.

Lu Yuan climbed onto the rock and looked down from above at the malevolent eyes hidden in the darkness.

He exhaled softly, set up a tent for easy resting, and covered the ground with a carpet he had brought with him.

This carpet was actually woven from a type of palm leaf and had a trace ability to insulate against superpowers... Anyway, he used all the confidence-boosting equipment he could.

Meanwhile, the other Rize Civilization warriors set up machine guns on the rock.

If attributes aren’t enough, rely on technology for now, that’s all they could do.

Lu Yuan lit several oil lamps to illuminate the cave as much as possible, then activated the Different Space.

A thin soap bubble protected the entire tent, and the 7 Rize people, along with a wolf and a cat, crowded inside, which was really cramped.

"What is this?!"

"This is my ability, Different Space... Everyone please stay inside the tent to avoid breaking the Different Space. It’s safe in here; you can relax a bit."

Perhaps because the Different Space isolated them from the outside, the eyeballs on the bodies of the Rize people began to close one by one.

The eyeballs on Lu Yuan’s body did the same.

With limited time, he got straight to the point: "Friends, to increase our chances of survival, I will teach you an ability, ’Extraordinary Spark’."

"This ability exists in every civilization, it’s not something rare."

"But since you don’t have the Spark, you’ll have to let me do the honors."

"Right, you might not know what the Extraordinary Spark actually is? Let me give you a brief explanation... With it, everyone can hold on for a bit longer."

Lu Yuan resumed playing the role of the teacher.

He wasn’t too worried about the competitive relationships between civilizations.

Because this civilization didn’t seem all that powerful.

And the world is vast, so vast that he alone, Lu Yuan, could not possibly attain everything. Now, the milestones I can complete are becoming fewer and fewer, and the remaining few are extremely difficult. Old Lu genuinely cannot claim them all.

As for whether human civilization will compete with Rize Civilization?

It’s not important; even if they were to compete, it would be countless years from now.

How much information humans have received— if they still can’t compete, it has nothing to do with me, Lu Yuan; it’s humanity’s own lack of ambition!!

...

The Extraordinary Spark!

This keyword caused Tado’s pupils to dilate slightly, and his heart thumped heavily a few times.

He breathed heavily and quickly transmitted the information through telepathy: "Governor! This human warrior wants to give us the Extraordinary Spark!"

"He has spoken some information about the Extraordinary Spark... it’s like this, I’ll tell you now..."

His power was limited, and his telepathy could only transmit one-on-one for the time being.

After waiting for half a day, there was no response from the other side, as if they were stunned into silence.

"General? Did you hear my transmission?"

"I heard... so that’s how it is, the Extraordinary Spark is indeed so precious! But, but..." the voice on the other end of the telepathy was filled with sighs, helplessness, and even a hint of sobbing.

To know that the Extraordinary Spark of the Seventh Branch of Rize Civilization was already dead...

No wonder they no longer had a future.

...

Tado also understood the reasoning; the more uses there were for the Extraordinary Spark, the more bleak the future of the Seventh Civilization.

In the end, the eyes of all six people were sparkling, reflecting the light in their pupils.

There was a bit of sadness, yet full of a desire to survive.

This bit of Spark passed down to you is truly precious!

But the prerequisite is...

They’ve got to survive and return to their own civilization.

Otherwise, even if they have the Spark, it’s meaningless if they can’t take it out.

Soon, the voice in the telepathy said, "We’ve discussed it, if you can survive and come back, then you will truly be the heroes of our civilization! You must come back... bring the Spark back..."

"Regarding this human warrior, we should rightfully repay him... thankfully you brought some Extraordinary Items."

"Give them to him as a gift; it’s also in keeping with our customs. It’s fine to give them all."

Well, this reward is actually pretty empty, things like ore and such, not much use in this kind of situation, is it?

You can’t possibly start forging iron here, can you?

Of course, there are some good things...

Rize Civilization is an underground civilization that worships the deity "Mother Earth"!

The birth of supernatural phenomena has probably been a history of thousands of years in their world.

Before coming to the Pangu Continent, all supernatural phenomena were weak and scarce; that’s why they were called "Miracles."

Only after arriving on the Pangu Continent did supernatural phenomena become frequent. And after entering Pangu, those Extraordinary Items accumulated over thousands of years with weak Idealism Power were generally enhanced to some extent.

Tado brought out a small box: "Respected human friend, this is some of the wealth accumulated by our civilization. If there’s anything that you find useful, please feel free to choose. We don’t have much use for it anyway... This is our small gift, don’t be polite."

Lu Yuan was somewhat suspicious; with such limited carrying capacity, why bring all this random stuff? Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Did these guys guess that I’d fall into a [Monster]’s trap?

He didn’t hold back then, and took a careful look.

Mostly Black Iron Ore, plus some associated minerals, and some useless gemstones and the like...

In plain terms, the resources in the Safe Zone were indeed meager.

But in reality, the resources of the Pangu Continent weren’t as rich as imagined either. Lu Yuan traveled far and wide, possessed the "Explorer’s Eye," and the Black Iron Ore he saw amounted to only about one to two hundred kilograms.