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

"This has become routine, everyone supervises each other, and the campaign must proceed as scheduled!"

Things have actually been going quite smoothly in Yunhai City. In just half a year, several power stations were built that continuously supply electricity.

A large hydropower station was also being steadily constructed.

After industrial capacity gradually recovered, it began to shift toward military directions.

The quality of life for the civilians was a bit lower, but as long as it was livable, it was acceptable.

As for the other cities... actually, it was impossible to investigate on site, it's hard to distinguish the real from the fake.

In cities like Peace City, the war had not yet ended, and information was still only sporadic.

The minimal requirement of humans for them was, "Don't recklessly dissolve the Safe Zones! As long as you don't lure demons over, you can fight as long as you want."

Or cities like Cape Town, which were still in a warlord melee.

But Cape Town was also important; there, a vein of a mineral called "Diamond Crystal" was discovered, a type of Ideal Energy usable in industry!

And Old Deli City...

"In India, we are well-trained and experienced in recovering production capacity, whether it's 40 degrees Celsius heat or minus 20 degrees Celsius cold, our workers demonstrate high professionalism and willpower under any circumstances."

"So you don't need to worry! We are developing a large missile, very precise, capable of causing a huge explosion." This brown-skinned old man kept making exaggerated claims, giving his guarantee.

"We are confident, we will crush our opponents within 24 hours."

Professor Zhang Hui always felt he was boasting.

Well, whether this missile might explode midway... God wouldn't know the answer either.

Of course, there were also a few cities that really did substantial work.

For instance, East Gold City, which showed the highest enthusiasm, was building a "Super Floating Fortress," and they transmitted detailed videos and photos—a war weapon using Extraordinary Items, floating in the air.

Its tonnage reached five million tons!

A true behemoth.

Zhang Hui didn't really like the people from East Gold City, but this floating fortress was indeed important.

Xini City was also doing something similar, smaller fortresses, as future war tools.

And Lingbo City, the main force against the demons, was also frantically producing weapons and equipment.

The spokesperson of Lingbo City, Digdit said, "We are engraving temperature control engravings on a large scale. We also hope that in the coming plans, our friends will implement it firmly on the ground! This concerns the future of all humanity!"

As for engraving technology... it also saw fairly good development.

After all, mathematics, for most scientists, is ready knowledge, no need to learn from scratch.

Several talents who could engrave were also emerging in various cities.

The most important engraving was indeed "Temperature Adjustment."

This feature, although simple, was able to effectively counter the abilities of the Frost Mist Demon.

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The conference ended like this, with real and fake news mixed together, making it impossible to discern how the cities were actually developing.

Zhang Hui seriously suspected that many cities actually did not want to dissolve Safe Zones, they were just putting on a show.

But... what does it matter?

Humans cannot remain confined to Safe Zones.

Some must fight, break out of prison, and step toward the future!

"But how exactly to step toward the future still needs to be well planned, we must prepare for the worst, with only a few cities participating in the battle."

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"Dinglingling," the phone on the table rang.

It was a call from Li Chunhong, the top official in Yunhai City.

Zhang Hui didn't dare to delay and quickly answered.

The voice on the other end sounded somewhat tired, "How was the international conference?"

"Hi, it's the same old routine. East Gold City and Lingbo City have the highest activity levels, while other cities are lukewarm... nothing special,"

"What about General Li? Did he make a breakthrough?"

"He just broke through to Level Three and rushed off to challenge the Twin Ginkgo Tree."

"Well, I hope he can succeed." Li Chunhong asked another customary question, "Any news from Lu Yuan?"

"No, unfortunately."

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Zhang Hui was in a daze for a while. Ever since the "pillar of humanity," Lu Yuan, had disappeared, he had been somewhat directionless.

It wasn't that Lu Yuan hadn't left behind enough information; these materials could sustain human development for quite some time, at least for the next ten to twenty years, humans would still be able to use them — yet, as time passed, he increasingly doubted whether humans could live long-term on the Pangu Continent.

Be it anomalies or other hostile civilizations... Without predecessors to lead the way, relying solely on humans to fumble around, the error margin was indeed a bit low.

Zhang Hui sighed and turned to ask Li Ran, the person in charge of the "Pathfinding Project."

"Any progress in making contact with Lu Yuan?"

"Since the last time he dragged his sister into a dream, there's been no news. Back then, he said he encountered some indigenous people who originated from the human race and became a tribal chief."

Zhang Hui laughed, which was understandable.

It was lonely to be alone; encountering fellow human beings and becoming their chief was a decent option.

"Oh, right, he also took a quick trip back to the Rize Civilization, purchased a lot of weapons, and then rushed off again. After that, he never reappeared."

"Converted to the outside world's time, it's already been 30 years."

Thirty years...

The external world had indeed changed dramatically.

One could imagine, this time ratio would continue to be upheld.

Zhang Hui asked a series of questions, "Is there still a way to contact him? It would be good to ask about his recent situation."

"Leading the natives, he might settle down in one place for a long time, right? Is he never coming back?"

"This kind of contact is very difficult," Li Ran shook his head.

The more you know, the more you realize you don't know; the Pangu Continent was too deep.

At the beginning, when humans knew nothing, they still dared to send a bit of information in dreams.

But now, as time rapidly passed, the monsters were also growing stronger.

The "Pathfinding Project" joint action had completely ceased.

Especially the Dream Workers from abroad, they were unwilling to take big risks for what seemed like meaningless dream contacts.

Humans are indeed very pragmatic creatures; even though contacting Lu Yuan might be very valuable, if it's too difficult or could even potentially be fatal, then not many would be willing to take the risk.

"However… there's still one method," Li Ran smiled, interlocking his fingers, "if you are willing, we could utilize the Milestone reward..."

"Spreading the Extraordinary Spark" might be a "Milestone" that God particularly values, and the rewards are relatively substantial.

A reward for over a hundred is a mysterious Extraordinary Creature — the "Twin Ginkgo Tree"!

[Twin Ginkgo Tree, High-level Extraordinary Life, absorbs the power of dreams to grow, the larger the city population, the faster it grows.]

[Ability: Twin Dream]

This is a tree with the size of a bowl, a diameter of 20 centimeters, about 8.7 meters in height, with lush green leaves that shade the sky and a tall tree shape, exuding a peculiar charm of the legendary "Phoenix Perching Ginkgo."

And the ability "Twin Dream" is quite magical, its main function being: in dreams, humans can establish contact with this ginkgo tree and resonate with it.

Human "Dream Energy" will transform into nourishment for the growth of the ginkgo tree.

Meanwhile, a small number of people will gain its favor.

These people are called "Parasol Tree Favored," and they receive a significant boost to their cultivation speed!

This Milestone reward is indeed excellent, as it can continuously train new talents without consuming any additional resources.

Of course, for now, there's a significant problem.

Winning the "favor" of the ginkgo tree is quite difficult; only a small number of Dream Ability Users have established initial contact with the Twin Ginkgo Tree, while others are unable to leverage its power.