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

"This place has wolves, too?" Lu Yuan grimaced, pinching his nose.

To tell the truth, this oasis was actually not small; it comprised two levels, totaling almost 2000 square kilometers.

It was roughly the size of a county-level city.

It was no surprise that wolves lived here.

"Then you go, but don't die, bring back some new Palu," Lu Yuan patted its bottom.

The creature lifted its leg, urinated, marked its territory here, and disappeared into the debris zone.

It was a clever, battle-hardened old thing; Lu Yuan wasn't actually worried at all.

He groped around alone.

Before long, he found something familiar... engravings on the wall!

But they were so badly worn that even with Lu Yuan's current ability, he couldn't make out what they were.

"It could be 'Solid Rune'... Quite the basic stuff."

Next, he found a red gemstone that sparkled in the sunlight.

[Man-made Crystal Stone, containing Ideal Energy, can aid in cultivating Extraordinary Spark, now damaged. (Inferior Grade·Man-made Artifact)]

"This thing seems pretty badass..."

An Extraordinary Artifact meant for deep cultivation within the populace subtly proved the strength and wealth of that civilization.

The feeling was incredible, treasures were everywhere, as was trash!

His "Explorer's Eye," like a vicious dog scenting fresh liver, kept throbbing, flashing with light.

Gold, silver, metal debris, countless.

Even the items exposed on the surface were mostly incomplete, but a city still had many buildings, and the materials preserved inside were considered "worth picking up."
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In three hours, he found a scrapped bookshelf with over twenty books, the pages stuck together, uncertain if they could be restored...

Found a pair of shoes, made of some kind of branches and straw ropes.

Discovered sewer centipedes, sewer snails, and other insects, as well as antelope, armadillos, Mountain Chickens, and birds, 14 creatures in total—seeing these wild animals, Lu Yuan quite liked them, meaning there was a fairly stable ecosystem, suitable for long-term habitation.

Found a longbow, its string completely snapped—this weapon perfectly matched Lu Yuan's imagination of "Elves."

Found an item resembling a brassiere... uh... made of gold?

Found... a dozen ceramic containers.

Also found several mummies, which also counted as a kind of treasure?

After searching several rooms, Lu Yuan took a deep breath.

"There's not much to pick up in commoners' houses."

"If we're picking, we need to pick some big ones!"

As evening approached, Lu Yuan also grew tired and returned to his room.

He handed the books over to Miss Conch, took out a blanket, and lay down to rest.

Having a place to shelter from wind and rain was truly great.

A sense of weariness emerged within him.

Happiness for humans really is a matter of comparison.

Right now, no grand goals were accomplished.

Just lying down comfortably, stroking the fluffy blanket, he also felt a sense of genuine happiness.

"The first day in Sky City, truly wonderful."

[I can understand the writing above...] Miss Conch spoke in a crisp voice.

"Yeah, go ahead," he said.

[This is actually a set of novels named "I Pick Up Trash in Pangu Continent," it seems quite interesting.]

[Would you like me to read them out?]

"No, you first check if there's any other effective information; I still have something to do..." Lu Yuan let the Tree of Life spit out a small vine, on which was growing a bright red eyeball.

It was an eyeball given to him by a Rize person, "Tado"; he had been nurturing it with the Tree of Life.

It was imbued with the ability of telepathy.

"Hello~ Tado! Tado, can you hear me?" Lu Yuan grinned and called out excitedly.

It took about half an hour for the response to come back, extremely slow, along with some incomprehensible odd syllables.

Lu Yuan clapped his head, realizing that the time ratio between the Safe Zone and Pangu Continent was different, making communication difficult again.

So he elongated his syllables: "We—have—reached—our—destination!"

It was a way to report safety.

A long time later, a slow response came via telepathy from Tado: "Four—!"

What four?

"Wake up~!"

Lu Yuan pondered for a while before he suddenly realized.

Four comrades-in-arms, who had once fought side by side, awoke from their unconsciousness.

Yes, he had been away for three years, and in the Safe Zone, it had been...a full 10 days.

Four more comrades had awakened, and he was very happy, sincerely blessing them.

The other replied, "Collaboration... solid... engraving!"

Did that mean that Humans and the Rize people were enhancing their collaboration, and some of the simplest engravings had been reproduced?

Then another sentence followed, "Difficult!"

Talking about this subject, Lu Yuan had a lot to say. He could not only reproduce engravings but also create them himself!

Take, for example, the common and simple Solid Rune, engraved on walls, and on shields—it needed slight modifications in shape and material to suit different substrates.

Humans and Rize people might just follow the procedures by the book.

But Old Lu, after a moment of sudden enlightenment, had learned to adapt on the fly.

This difference was like entering a higher level from just crossing the threshold.

"Miss Conch, have you learned the Solid Rune? The humans are catching up to you,"

The smart Miss Conch, with 33.9 Points of God, snorted.

She learned slowly.

The engravings were too difficult.

"A thousand years ahead of the humans!" Lu Yuan gloated to himself.

Clearly, he couldn't transmit such complex language; he initially wanted to give more guidance, but now he could only say, "I—also—can!"

The other said, "Keep it up!"

"The desert is vast."

"There's a lot of rubbish."

"But it's thrilling!"

The two chatted sporadically all night.

Chatting with comrades felt great, very fulfilling...and clearly, this information would reach the human rear.

Chatting across time zones always had its weaknesses.

Lu Yuan felt as if he was back in the 2G era, using that minimal KBps of internet speed to download the damn Blu-ray movies.

After the call ended.

He was indeed tired, so he bid farewell, lay down on the blanket, and closed his eyes.

He slept deeply for the first time in a long while.

...

Drip, drip.

Cold droplets of water fell from the ceiling onto Lu Yuan's face.

The night was deep and dark, almost like the dim light before dawn.

Lu Yuan shook his head, feeling like he hadn't woken up yet, his mind foggy.

He muttered something and moved the position of the blanket.

People from the Great Dong Country always had a particular obsession, no matter how high the temperature or how strong they were, they always needed something to cover their bellies.

The blanket seemed a bit small.

In the spacious room, there was only him and the brown carpet.

The faint moonlight peeked through the window, carrying a faint hint of red.

Outside the door.

Stood a figure.

Under the moonlight, the shadow appeared slightly elongated.

"Who is it?" Lu Yuan asked alertly.

The surrounding area was dead silent, and the shadow kept elongating.

It was about to pounce on him.

Just as Lu Yuan was about to get up, the delightful sound of bells rang.

"Ding-dong, Ding-dong!"

This seemed like the most captivating sound in the world, and just hearing it made his soul feel cleansed.

The shadow turned out to be a beautiful girl.

She bounced into the room from outside.

[Sir, sir, why are you still sleeping here!]

[Don't you know the Ascension Ceremony is about to start?]

The girl was really pretty.

With an oval face, delicate features, fair and plump cheeks she looked quite sweet, and she was dressed in a green silk dress, exuding a unique charm of an alien race.