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

"Light Screen!"

"Tat tat tat!"

The red glow on General Li's skin could already withstand small-caliber pistols.

Of course, this required his extreme focus.

The light screen couldn't be maintained for long, and if someone launched a surprise attack, it still couldn't withstand bullets.

"I wonder what Level Four effect is like..." numerous researchers discussed amongst themselves.

"According to the information relayed by Instructor Lu, the jump from Level Three to Level Four is a huge barrier. No matter how talented, without abundant resources, it could take years, or even decades."

"That's indeed very lengthy."

"If everyone were to level up their training, the legendary High Martial World would be nothing more than this..."

The research institute was mostly populated by young people who all started to fantasize about the future.

However, while some rejoiced, others worried.

Young people could afford to dream wildly, but those in charge were truly worried sick.

The head of the research institute, Zhang Hui, sighed internally: "From Level Two to Level Three, quite a lot of resources have already been consumed."

"But the institute's resources can't possibly support one person indefinitely..."

Moreover, the issue of extraordinary level affecting lifespan, the principle of not fearing scarcity but unfairness exists in any society.

"The ordinary people's aptitude isn't high enough, even reaching Level Two requires some extraordinary resources... Ah... If the level gap is too large, it might cause conflicts."

He looked at the peach tree within the institute...

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Well, it was only as thick as an arm.

A single tree supporting the cultivation resources of the entire city?

What a pipe dream!

...

After testing for over an hour, General Li got a little tired, wiped off his sweat, his face indescribably excited.

Of course, he knew his data still didn't compare to Lu Yuan.

While Lu Yuan was in contact with the lizard men, humans had learned that Lu Yuan was already a Level Three expert in the Extraordinary Level.

Now... he must be at least Level Four.

From a certain perspective, having a stronger person ahead isn't necessarily a bad thing.

It at least filled everyone with the motivation to catch up.

"I will keep striving, aiming for higher goals. I will try to cultivate to Level Four as quickly as possible!"

"Good ambition." Zhang Hui gave a wry smile, "Level Four requires opening up meridians, we also need to figure out a way to research this."

With the materials Lu Yuan sent over, the path ahead was almost smooth, they just needed to follow the routine and continue their cultivation.

The only issue was resources...

Resources were truly too scarce, too meager.

After resting for a while, General Li suddenly stood up, spoke seriously: "Professor Zhang, now that I've reached Level Three, we must quickly organize personnel to conquer that parasol tree!"

"I will find a way to address the shortage of extraordinary resources."

Zhang Hui nodded, "Go ahead."

Yunhai City, selecting the strongest talents from ten million people and investing substantial resources, naturally wasn't just for show.

The Twin Ginkgo Tree, a mysterious large tree—Yunhai City's current biggest opportunity, and also its greatest challenge!

...

After General Li left, the communicator's screen lit up, emitting a "buzzing" vibration noise.

Contacting international friends was also a basic routine in the research institute.

"Hello friends, good news today," Zhang Hui briefly revealed the progress on Yunhai City's side, inciting envy and jealousy from some other cities.

The gap between cities had rapidly widened over the past half-year.

For example, spreading the Extraordinary Spark required organizational capabilities, and Yunhai City completed the full population penetration in just over a month.

But most cities, even after half a year, hadn't achieved full penetration. Some cities plagued with severe corruption even treated spreading the Spark as a privilege.

And some cities...

Had no Spark...

The professors from Dongjin City, thinking about how others could live for several hundred years while they would die of old age in just a few decades, felt agonizing pain in their hearts.

Seeing others continuously lead while they stagnated... was truly painful.

...

Of course, there were also a few cities that could keep up with Yunhai City's pace.

"Congratulations... Our Captain Smith here has also reached the limit of Level Two Spark and should break through to Level Three in the next few days," Professor Edward from New York City, part of the Sixth Civilization Branch, said with a smile.

"It seems that, under the condition of heavy resource investment, six months is roughly the maximum speed at which the human species can cultivate to Level Three."

"It's true."

"Since the most talented also need six months, those less talented might need to extend it to several decades, or might never break through to Level Three even until death."

Zhang Hui nodded, "Yes, the resource issue is urgent."

Level Three warriors, purely piled up with resources, isn't really a technical feat—after all, the path ahead is cleared, what difficulty could there be?

The real challenge lies in widespread penetration, and in six months, only about a hundred Level Two warriors were trained, all top talents.

But with just talent, they actually couldn't enjoy much resources, naturally slowing their progress.

At this rate of development, even developing for several hundred years, fumbling out ten-odd Level Three and one or two Level Four powerhouses is the limit—this outcome isn't much different from that of the Meida Civilization.

"If humans wish to develop greatly, we still need to venture beyond Safe Zones, into the Pangu Continent."

But to leave the Safe Zone, they first had to defeat that mass of dark clouds, also known as the 'Demon.'

Thus, they once again discussed the recent industrial development and resource situation.@@novelbin@@