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

Lu Yuan had always been curious about what Lady Conch's true ability was.

It was clearly an unsolved mystery.

Lu Yuan couldn't identify it, and she herself didn't know what her ability was either.

She seemed a bit all-powerful.

Her usual communication was actually a weakened version of "telepathy."

The reason it was weakened was that she couldn't communicate over long distances; her range was only a few hundred meters, beyond that, it didn't work.

And now she had added a weakened version of "animal communication."

In fact, she also possessed a weakened version of "language translation" ability, otherwise it would have been impossible for her to learn Chinese and the writings of the Green Grass Civilization in such a short time.

The Divine Skills she had displayed so far were already three.

"Could a Divine Attribute of 33.9 points be so magical to become an All-Powerful One?"

Lu Yuan placed a corn kernel on the Tree of Life and, within just a few minutes, the seed took root, sprouted, and produced two large ears of corn.

Honestly, because of the Tree of Life's fertilization ability, Lu Yuan really didn't worry about food; of course, this type of fertilization wasted Life Energy, which was a bit extravagant.

"The first corn in the desert, given to the little birds here."

Corn kernels fluttered down, scattering on the road.

Dozens of birds joyfully ate the corn, flapping their wings at one another, creating a scene that was quite frenetic at times.

After a while, maybe these birds would be tamed!

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Thus, he spent one morning clearing fields and setting up greenhouses.

The afternoon was filled with passionate exploration!

At that moment, Old Cat diligently maintained the cannon and machine gun, holding these weapons, its round eyes filled with a murderous aura.

Old Turtle also woke up from a deep sleep, first soaking resentfully in a bathtub for several minutes before getting up, refreshed. (Lu Yuan didn't let it soak in the pond since everyone needed to drink the water from there.)

"Brother, are we going to pick up trash? Heh heh, Turtle will join you."

Lu Yuan sighed lightly, donned his armor, and had the turtle ride the tricycle.

He walked slowly beside the vehicle, heading together toward the city center.

"Is this the legendary combination of walking and riding?"

The entire city was silent and deserted, except for the sound of the tricycle's chain and the "clack clack" of armor rubbing.

Occasionally, they could see wild animal droppings and bones.

This quiet feeling made one all the more jittery.

"As long as there's no catastrophe," Lu Yuan kept reassuring himself, "even if Sky City perished due to a Catastrophe Level Anomaly, after so many years, the anomaly should have left."

The group traveled more than ten kilometers near the railroad tracks.

The density of large buildings increased gradually, with tower-like structures, parks for ceremonies, and squares sprawling on both sides of the tracks.

Building lintels, fronts, and columns were carved with shallow engravings and murals of the Green Grass Civilization, featuring one-horned beasts, girls with wreaths, bows and arrows with wheat waves, trees, and fountains.

The buildings of the Green Grass People had one characteristic: they looked magnificent and massive from the outside, but the interiors were generally very cramped and confined, probably due to Sky City's large population and small per capita space.

However, public places were spacious, and living conditions were quite comfortable.

Many buildings were still intact, with their wall engravings not yet fully eroded, making them appear to have considerable exploration value.

"Art is truly art,"

"Sadly, it's now like the ruins of Yuanming Garden," Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

Seemingly a local indigenous person, Miss Conch was dejected and seemed a bit awkward.

Some of the building surfaces were covered in red vines bristling with spikes, resembling spiraling slides.

"Were these stairs specially cultivated by the Green Grass Civilization?"

Lu Yuan pinched the vines, which had long since died. With a light tug, they fell from the walls, stirring up a huge cloud of dust.

There were no extra stairs inside this building.

A civilization that used vines as stairs might do so for two reasons: first, their physical fitness was generally good, climbing stairs as fast as Lightning; second, they might have been able to control the vines.

Lu Yuan sighed lightly and walked out of the building. It was more crucial to explore the city center now. He could come back to pick through these ruins later when he had the time.

He walked another three kilometers.

The atmosphere grew increasingly quiet.

Lu Yuan's pupils dilated as he saw one bud-like thing after another, slowly writhing on the ground.

The dense number of them, at first glance, looked like the eggs of insects, thousands upon thousands, endless, covering the most bustling central area of the city.

They were everywhere, on the floors and on the buildings.

The large ones were as big as trucks, and the small ones had a diameter of one meter.

The large leaves refracted a purplish-black luster under the sunlight.

"What are these things?" He felt a chill in his heart upon seeing these large buds.

An indescribable sense of eeriness.

It seemed like this thing could directly claim his life!

"With so many spores filling the core area, how can I get in?"

"Thump, thump, thump!"

As he approached these things, Lu Yuan's heart also began to beat in sync with them.

It was a terrifying resonance.

All the buds were connected and vibrated in unison.

Lu Yuan's face changed slightly, and he stepped back a few steps.

Old Cat surveyed these things: "No wonder there are no wild animals here. It's a good thing Old Wolf and the she-wolf didn't come here."

[Unknown buds, something might be brewing inside them, or they might be empty.]

Lu Yuan was reluctant to venture further in recklessly.

He circled around this forest of buds for a long while until he was blocked by a large reservoir.

The water inside could be tens of meters deep.

There were also these mysterious buds in the water, and amid the continuous "thumping" sounds, Lu Yuan shook his head vigorously, feeling his senses subtly influenced.

A compelling, seductive voice arose deep within him.

[The Ascension Ceremony is about to begin.]

[Won't you join?]

Jumping into the buds and merging with them would allow him to reach true Heaven and embrace a wonderful future.

The voice grew stronger and kept urging him to merge with the buds.

Even the use of the Eternal Spark to suppress it was only a temporary solution, not a cure.

"The intensity of this spiritual attack is quite high." Having circled around and blocked by these mysterious entities, Lu Yuan felt quite dizzy and headachy.

His mind was filled with the words [The Ascension Ceremony has begun], that hallucinatory voice incessantly calling to him, wearing down his will, even though blocking his hearing was futile.

Old Cat: "What do you plan to do next?"

"Find an individual bud, break it, and study it."

"We can't possibly use a cannon to clear a path."