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

One man and one cat continued chatting.

Old Cat was indeed a clever fellow, and he started praising mutually in business terms, "Your adventure this time was too tragic, you got nothing, and almost lost your life."

"Alas, I originally wanted to bring back some bodies of anomalies," said Lu Yuan casually, "If not, at least some materials, but in the end, I got nothing except for the Undying Giant Turtle that was too much for me."

"Ah, as for me, I’m not even worthy of being its friend."

"After resting for a while and recuperating, I’ll immediately leave this hellish place."

The giant turtle got a bit anxious, don’t go, take me with you!

But it was the great Undying Giant Turtle.

It never asked for help.

It wanted to interject, but, vain as it was, it couldn’t find any topic to join in and could only stare silently.

Lu Yuan and Orange Cat embraced each other.

The core battery was skewed, scorching hot, and nuclear waste leaked out.

"So, do you think ’Demons’ are more formidable, or ’Monsters’?" Old Cat asked again.

"Each has its strengths."

Lu Yuan continued, "Thinking about it carefully, ’Demons’ are indeed more troublesome than ’Monsters’."

"When ’Monsters’ die, they are just dead, but ’Demons’ truly leave a stench for thousands of years, turning into a mirror to deceive people."

"Luckily, I was clever enough, damn it."

Sarcastic, it really provided emotional value.

Who knows what the mirror thought when it heard that.

Old Turtle’s mouth gaped open, staring at Lu Yuan.

Grandpa understood, have you also killed a ’Monster’?

Impossible, you must be deceiving the turtle...

"Last time, I killed that ’Monster’ with a few bombs, now that definitely wouldn’t work here," Old Cat chimed in, "This place is indeed perilous, never come back here."

"Never come back," those words, absolutely penetrated the turtle’s psychological defense.

Then, Lu Yuan took out the "Far-Sighted Cornea," shaking his head helplessly, "It’s a pity, I used the bombs too aggressively last time, only this war trophy is left."

The turtle didn’t recognize the body of the ’Monster’.

It could only recognize that it was indeed a good thing, coming from a powerful anomaly.

It had that much discernment, at least.

It hesitated a bit.

If this guy had killed a demon as well as a monster, his battle achievements are simply awe-inspiring!

You... you qualify to be Mr. Turtle’s good brother!

Take Mr. Turtle away.

...

Looking at that turtle, with a constipated expression.

Old Cat almost broke into laughter, damn it, your Lu Yuan just blatantly showing off, taking advantage of the turtle’s foolishness, right?

Just as the turtle wanted to speak shamelessly, it was actually a mirror in the room that started speaking first.

["You truly are a being of wisdom, your current strength may not be formidable, but you have great potential in combat, which makes me want to invest in you."]

["I must remind you, the ghost here will soon break its seal."]

["Once it escapes, I won’t necessarily die, but the civilization outside, will surely perish."]

The turtle wanted to escape.

The mirror naturally wanted to flee too.

There was a perpetual motion machine continuously breaking the seal.

Staying in this dreadful place, there was no future.

Lu Yuan sneered, "A seal? It will take at least several decades or a hundred years."

"What’s more, what does the civilization outside have to do with me, I don’t care if it’s rivers of blood out there? I’m just a garbage picker."

Several decades or a hundred years, of course, was nonsense he made up.

Rize Civilization did have some connection with him after all.

But the demon couldn’t possibly know these informations, so what harm was there in bluffing it?

The other party was silent for a moment, then spoke, ["I am an ancient being, possessing countless knowledge and inheritance."]

["I can teach you how to seal the ghost back."]

["I can also impart to you knowledge related to engravings, to make up for my earlier rudeness."]

["With just a little information revealed by me, your civilization could become stronger."]

["It can even make you more powerful."]

["The world’s top divine skills are composed of multiple abilities fused together, the Extraordinary Spark you possess, is just an ordinary ability."]

["Above that, there are upper abilities, Eternal Spark."]

["These details, you want them, don’t you?"]

Lu Yuan was silent for a moment, thinking to himself, "It looks like a few decades to a hundred years is a normal estimate, otherwise, the demon would surely judge that I know nothing, and would use this to increase its own value."]

The turtle was stunned.

This guy is so valuable? He started negotiating with the demon?

What about me, Mr. Turtle?

It was a bit panic-stricken… Mr. Turtle I don’t know anything.

However, Lu Yuan dared not take it lightly.

The demon’s strongest point was in its intelligence and unknown abilities.

This was an overt conspiracy, and a highly risky deal.

"So, what do you want?" Lu Yuan took a deep breath, after all, just asking won’t cost him anything.

"[The most basic instruction in the Rune System, exchange for a piece of meat, what do you say? It’s been too long; I’d like to taste the flavor of food again.]"

"[This is definitely a worthwhile trade.]"

This trade request made Lu Yuan slightly furrow his brow, unsure of what the other party was plotting.

If the other party had demanded the body of an intelligent being, he would have definitely refused without hesitation.

"Meat won’t do, I can give you a bowl of rice at most." n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"[No problem! Any food will do.]" the other party promptly agreed.

Just a bowl of rice?

Really just for the sake of eating?

Or could there be some other conspiracy?

"Dealing with demons is indeed like walking on thin ice."

Lu Yuan racked his brains, considering all the possible problems that could arise.

First off, this Mirror Demon, possessing the ability to manipulate matter, could use the material of a bowl of rice to forcibly create a body.

But the probability was low.

If it truly had matter manipulation, after all these years, even relying on the carbon dioxide, nitrogen, bacteria in the air, plus the moss on the walls, it should have created a body by now.

"Mr. Turtle, have you ever fed this demon food?" Lu Yuan quietly asked, of course, it wouldn’t matter if he was heard.

The turtle, pleased that Lu Yuan was talking to it, promptly said, "Certainly, it asked me to feed it the bodies of Anomalies. Being trapped here, it’s hungry! I gave it one hand, but I didn’t want to give it the rest."

Thus, that demon had once received material but still hadn’t escaped its predicament.

Lu Yuan frowned deeply, lost in thought.

The second possibility, the other party was creating a psychological "broken window effect."

Likewise, game manufacturers often set up richly rewarding "first recharge bonuses".

The broken window effect is subtle; since we’ve traded once already, the second and third times will be much easier...

If we analyze it in this way, this trade might be the other side letting up.

"[If you are unwilling to give me a bowl of rice, you can give me a piece of the lowest level Spirit Crystal to replenish some Ideal Energy.]"

The other replied: "[Of course, you can also choose not to trade at all, everything is up to you.]"

Lu Yuan looked at Old Cat and explained what he had heard.

Old Cat was also helpless, "High-level game, I really can’t play... you go up to the king level alone."

This situation was indeed high-end.

Old Cat hesitated, feeling it was of no use now, a bit sad.

"Actually, I can’t play either, just barely surviving."

He said through gritted teeth, "Once I get out, I must extort some spoils of war from the Rize Civilization!" Find exclusive stories on empire

"What can you extort, they are quite poor." Old Cat said, "Oh, I thought of something! That room, there is a lot of resin that burst out, why don’t you pick some up, consider it collecting some interest."

"Not trading with this demon, there actually are spoils of war."

"That makes sense."

The two, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, sang their duet once again.

In fact, even if they really wanted to trade with the [Demon], they had to put some psychological pressure on the other party.

Being desireless makes one tough.

They couldn’t let the [Demon] guess their real thoughts.

The less desire, the more anxious the [Demon] becomes, the more it will concede.

"The other side definitely has no good intentions, throwing out bait… but I really am just a scavenger," Lu Yuan rapidly pondered, "I really just pick up trash! What does civilization have to do with me?"

The turtle didn’t understand what they were doing, retracting its head back and forth.

It remembered the long-ago times when it was revered as a sacred artifact of civilization... The High Priest had said it was the greatest sacred artifact in the world, and the smartest being.

Then that civilization perished, and it did not even know why…

It also remembered the time when it was captured for research.

Initially, it was once again treated as an honored guest, boasting endlessly.

Undying Giant Turtle, the most magnificent being in the world!

But soon, the civilization discovered that attacking it would better activate the engravings on its surface, and thus, the Undying Giant Turtle suffered inhumane torture!

At that moment, the Undying Giant Turtle understood.

"Turtles are not smart after all, always being deceived."

"Even the demons think this person is intelligent... maybe I should cling to the coattails of a smart person?"

…

Greedy Demon God·Lu Yuan eyed the treasures in the room, eager to act.

And indeed, the resin that dropped in the room was plentiful, at first glance, it looked like three large clumps, and dozens of smaller clumps?

The [Ghost]’s skull was still attempting to break through the Sealing.

That piece of green jelly was slowly collapsing.

And the resin, indeed, was top-quality stuff. Rize Civilization giving away a tiny bit the size of a fingertip, were being penny pinchers, yet in this room, it was free for the taking.

Lu Yuan would not split these items evenly, they were rightfully his by skill!

This battle had nothing to do with the Rize people, it was his own game.

Being able to stream the intelligence inside also counted as doing a favor for the Rize people—there is a [Demon] and a [Ghost] inside, your ancestors are too incredible, I really don’t have the strength to deal with these two, figure it out yourselves.

But he dared not enter that room.

"I would die, how about you go?"

"Comrade, I can’t even move..." Old Cat said helplessly, "Why not make a pole and slowly poke it in front of the [Ghost] and [Demon]? After all, they are sealed and can’t do anything to you."

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