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

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Once Lu Yuan finished delivering his speech, cheers and applause erupted in the venue like waves, one after another.

Thirty years.

Although humans were somewhat indulgent in comfort, they had not forgotten the crisis of the Pangu Continent.

This actually caught Lu Yuan a bit off guard, even he himself had become a bit lazy... A full 30 years of playing with kids, teasing beautiful girls, enjoying the dividends of the era.

This pleasant time had allowed the inertia in his heart to grow, as if this longed-for life would go on forever.

Yet deep inside, a voice kept warning him—set out, move towards the distant horizon.

He could not go on like this!

As a result, while Lu Yuan was still procrastinating, the young people, on the contrary, were full of fighting spirit, demanding to set out as soon as possible.

They were always filled with reverie for the distant lands.

Thus, the entire society was driven by a large number of young people, which in turn influenced Lu Yuan.

This time, he truly made up his mind.

"I won't say much else at the end, wish everyone a Happy New Year! You've all grown a year older!"

Lu Yuan bowed slightly to the camera and walked off the stage.

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For the Spring Festival feast, the Big Food Bucket Restaurant had prepared a large variety of dishes, and following the New Year's tradition, everyone could enjoy free buffet today.

People ate and drank, the room abuzz with laughter and merry voices.

Thirty years ago, when Lu Yuan announced free food for the Spring Festival, the Big Food Bucket Restaurant was packed to the brim with people.

Everyone seemed eager to gobble up everything possible!

Even government officials and great scientists had this mentality, their bellies... becoming round with food, eating until they could fit no more.

But as of today, with living conditions gradually improving, the food crisis has long since receded into the distance.

The miserable past has become just a small memory.

Even for the sake of health, most people were quite content with eating until they were seventy percent full.

In addition, a small amount of alcoholic beverages had appeared in supermarkets, available for adults to consume.

"You've worked hard, Elder Sha. The children are grown up, and you've reached retirement age; you can now enjoy your twilight years."

Elder Sha had truly aged.

His hair was already snow-white, his legs and feet gradually becoming less agile; he could no longer, as at the beginning, scold and strike students at will.

His cultivation talent was poor, and he was old, missing that surge of progress in good times; now, consuming resources only produced meager results, unable to advance to Level Three.

Hearing the distant title of "elder," Elder Sha also smiled.

He remembered the first time he met Lu Yuan...

Perhaps it was that meeting that forever changed their destinies.

"Thanks to you, Captain Lu, I'm still alive today."

Ding!

The two clinked glasses, and drank the wine in one gulp.

"Old and retiring, huh..." Elder Sha muttered to himself.

Power is always intoxicating.

Retiring today brought him a faint sense of loss, as if he had suddenly become useless.

The new waves of the Yangtze River push the old ones ahead; a new generation replaces the old. Retirement is only natural.

At the same time, many old-timers retired that day.

The pension system had long been established, so they had no worries for the future, but they still felt a bit downhearted.

Lu Yuan sighed and comforted them, "In the future, retirement life could involve fishing, playing chess, and mahjong—the envy of many! Green Grass Paradise will also be opened to some extent for the elderly."

"Haha, I indeed want to experience the legendary Green Grass Paradise. The kids have enjoyed it their whole lives; we haven't really had the chance to."

He suddenly realized that the development of civilization is actually like rolling a snowball.

The most important thing is resources.

When there are enough resources and a large enough cake, all issues can be covered by development.

Once the resources are insufficient, the elderly tend to hold on to more, young people get less, and social problems become increasingly prominent.

"Resources…"

Lu Yuan raised his glass and walked towards the distance, mingling, talking, and warning among the leaders of various departments.

It was a bit formulaic and somewhat ritualistic, but necessary nonetheless.

Perhaps this is what society is...

Not until 9:30 PM did the banquet end, and everyone went their separate ways home, enjoying a rare relaxed evening.

Theoretically, on Earth's Lunar New Year's Eve, there's no moon.

But the celestial phenomena of Pangu Continent are always a bit different from Earth.

Looking at the pale red moon, suddenly, a small ripple formed in the depths of Lu Yuan's heart.

He thought of his hometown and family—every New Year's Eve, he and his siblings would prepare a table full of food.

As they were all doctors, busy with work, they might even have to work overtime at the hospital during the New Year, but he somewhat missed those times because his parents would give them money to buy food! Lu Yuan's proudest thing was to embezzle a little from the grocery funds.

Now, after a full 30 years, he hadn't had contact with his family...

Sometimes it was because he was too busy, and other times it was because he had people and things here that he cared about.

But today, out of nowhere, he remembered the past and felt a twinge of loneliness.

So he turned on the TV, turned the volume up to the max, and the New Year's Eve celebration prepared by the Propaganda Department, although not very grand, consisted of little skits about family life.

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Listening to that not-so-professional skit, the pretty girl on the sofa chuckled dully, Old Wolf was bored out of his mind, yawning on the floor, and it was then that the loneliness in Lu Yuan's heart began to slowly fade away.

He hurriedly ran to his room and laid his head on the girl's soft legs.

"What's up? I'm shy with you doing this, I can't even watch TV now!"

"Just missing Mom... I need my mother's comfort."

"..." Conch was confused by his actions but let him lie there and, like stroking a cat, ran her fingers through Lu Yuan's hair.

Lu Yuan's eyes gazed out the window, reflecting on the long time that had passed which, for those inside Yunhai City's Safe Zone, was actually... just a short six months.

What are you doing at the ends of the earth?

And what stories have you encountered?

"Humph!" Conch deliberately stretched her fair neck out long.

"What are you humming for?"

"Isn't your new mom good enough?"

Lu Yuan couldn't help but laugh, teased by her sudden jealousy: "Doesn't a new mom miss her mom too?"

"Humph... Of course, I want to know how she is too, sigh, but it's no use missing her, I just have to let it go."

Lu Yuan sneakily rubbed his face against her: "Whenever you reach the upper limit of your Divine Attribute, I'll give you Divine Equipment."

"Humph! You're not much different from Old Wolf!" Conch muttered softly, "Although the rate of attribute enhancement has increased by 10 times, the cap has also gone up quite a bit..."

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Humanity's First Branch, Yunhai City. Discover hidden content at My Virtual Library Empire

Day 174 since entering the Safe Zone.

The Extraordinary Spark, which spread exponentially, had already reached all of the citizens, allowing everyone to experience the benefits of the Supernatural era.@@novelbin@@

A Level 1 Spark is still a Spark.

Furthermore, Yunhai City achieved an important Milestone in civilization: "Spreading the Extraordinary Spark."

The ranking was excellent, 132nd place, and the rewards were substantial.

Given a population of over ten million, naturally, some super training geniuses emerged.

Today, the first strengthener of the Extraordinary Level 3 was born!

His name was Li Jun, an ordinary soldier in the military, who inherited the Extraordinary Spark on the 18th day.

By day 38, he reached the standards of Extraordinary Level Two.

In the face of scarce Extraordinary Resources, the gap between people widened with great speed.

"Ao!!"

As an exhilarated howl came from Li Jun's mouth, the Spark in his mind suddenly swelled up and burst forth with even more potent brilliance.

The Extraordinary Spark, Level Three!

Its most significant sign was the opening of the Lower Qiankun, which allowed the Spark's abilities to greatly overflow.

Li Jun, the strongest person of Humanity's First Branch!

The Supernatural laboratory also erupted in cheers and applause.

"How does it feel?" a nearby Researcher asked eagerly.

"My body is brimming with strength. The might of a Level Three Spark is about 2-5 times that of a Level Two Spark; it's really amazing."

Li Jun clenched his fist and bent his arm, overwhelmed by the powerful strength, yet completely satisfied.

"I feel like I could punch a cow to death with one hit!"

A Researcher seemed to be waiting for something, murmuring, "No Milestone triggered? That's a pity..."

"What are you thinking about? If triggering a Milestone was that easy at Level Three, Mr. Lu would have triggered it already and told us!"

"That's true..."

The chief in charge, Zhang Hui, clapped his hands encouragingly, "Everyone, quiet down, please!"

"Extraordinary Level Three is one small step for us, but it's one giant leap for all humankind!"

"At least we are ahead of the other 16 cities; we are the leaders among humans."

"Now, let's test Li Jun's physical data together."

The Three-Dimensional attributes of a Level Three strengthener had reached 15 points, almost three times that of an ordinary person!

With a Level Three Extraordinary Spark, one could temporarily enhance the physical body and use "Light Screen," exhibiting the "1+1 is greater than 2" effect.

Li Jun first went to the gym and competed in strength with an Ability user with "Huge Power."

This "Huge Power" Ability user had also reached the standard of Level Two.

"Hi!"

The skin of both contenders turned a flushed red, with all their might as if steam was billowing out of their pores

But soon enough, the Huge Power Ability user admitted defeat.

After all, the attributes enhanced by the Extraordinary Spark are real and tangible.

Then, he proceeded with bench-pressing, weightlifting, boxing, his muscles coiling, sweating profusely.

"I really could punch a cow to death with one punch!!"

All test results shattered the previous world records!

Li Jun leaped powerfully, even hitting his head on the ceiling with a "bang!"

Even though they were already aware of the relevant data, when faced with the reality, everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed, unable to hide their beaming smiles.