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The few Ratmen dressed in purple garments also looked over, their long beards trembling, revealing expressions of shock.

One of them asked, "Which ranking?"

Lu Yuan said, "Killed it a long time ago, but at the time I didn't know why that 'monster' was so weak..."

"As for the ranking, cough cough, among the top few..."

Lu Yuan didn't hide it.

After all, the Shu Mi Dam Civilization had disclosed some information, so he had to return the favor.

"Top few, Brother Lu is indeed a man of great Qi Fortune," said a Ratman in purple, enviously.

"Heh, Purple Brocade Rat, you are underestimating him! This isn't just luck, it's also strength!" The Mouse King took a bite of monster flesh and chewed vigorously.

"One of the Four Great Calamities, these 'monsters' are the rarest and most troublesome."

"Even on its last breath, you might not be able to find its true body!"

"How could luck alone explain this? Unless you have Space Ability, you might manage to deal with it somewhat! Otherwise, you'd be trapped in Multiple Alternative Spaces for a lifetime, unable to escape."

This fellow's flattery was indeed on point.

Lu Yuan felt nothing towards laymen carelessly talking big, but the Mouse King really knew his stuff, and an expert's evaluation of another expert was quite gratifying.

Even the human diplomats were all looking at Lu Yuan with great curiosity.

A brave man doesn't dwell on the bravery of his past, and Lu Yuan wasn't one to keep bringing up such matters.

Since the old story had been brought up again, he casually chatted about the past, including the 'monster's' abilities and the general steps of the final victory...

Of course, Lu Yuan slightly altered the ending...

He didn't want to reveal the ability of the Tree of Life, so he changed it to barely surviving in an explosion.

"So Uncle Cat and Old Wolf were that brave!" Lu Tiantian exclaimed, "I'll go worship Old Wolf when I get back."

"Old Wolf is getting on in years and can't handle your roughhousing," Lu Yuan chuckled, "Besides, the Rize Civilization also made a great effort."

"I have some comrades here, not sure if they've woken up yet... After a while, we still need to get in touch with the Rize Civilization and buy some technological products."

Meanwhile, Shu Huangfeng remembered the huge red light he had seen when he looked through the Eye of Fate.

Top few, no wonder this person's luck was so purple-red, the top few rankings in an Epoch were no small feat!

He deliberated for a good while, that Qi Fortune... really stood out.

It was definitely a win for them to be on good terms with the Shu Mi Dam Civilization now.

So in his mind, he weighed if it was possible to make some concessions, offer a little help, give a little push?

Of course, between civilizations, there should always be equal exchanges rather than a vassal relationship.

White-eyed Wolf civilizations were all too common in this world.

"Should we take that Sky Pit with us?" Lu Tiantian asked again, "The project is massive, removing a mountain-sized volume of earth will take a long time."

"That really is a good item," Shu Huangfeng joined in, "I'm not lying to you! That thing was only popular in a specific Epoch, afterward, no one bothered with it, and now they are increasingly rare in the world, so it's very hard to find a second one in such good condition."

"Plainly speaking, if we had the industrial capacity, we wouldn't just give it to you for nothing..."

His quavering, slightly pained voice carried a hint of gangster-like emphasis.

Lu Yuan was also somewhat moved, if he could excavate the Sky Pit, maybe Old Wolf could live in it and survive longer.

As for sealing a 'ghost' inside the Sky Pit to keep it from escaping too quickly—it seemed far-fetched; wasn't that courting death?

But did the Sky Pit have other functions?

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He really wasn't too clear on that, he would have to think of ways to explore it in the future.

Shu Huangfeng thought of something else, "It's normal for that 'anomaly' monster to be weak. How difficult is it to avoid an Epoch Disaster?"

"Once a Time Lock is set, it must completely cut off all contact with the outside world."

"It can only re-emerge once its energy is exhausted, so the 'monster' initially appears very weak."

Lu Yuan pondered, could all anomalies' initial weakness not be due to 'God's' actions, but rather that terrifying 'Epoch Disaster'?

What exactly was 'God'?

What is an Epoch Disaster?

Where have those mighty civilizations gone?

Is it really... so easy to go extinct?

The Shu Mi Dam Civilization, surely, was not as grand as the Great Lai Empire or the Gear Civilization, yet even the Ratmen survived, so where did the other civilizations go?

"I don't know… We must let go of these memories to stay alive," Old Wolf said helplessly when discussing these issues, "Ah, let's just muddle through, knowing too much is also powerless to change anything."

"Peace is still a long way off, new civilizations, like weeds, will grow out again."

"We strive to live to the next Epoch, the one after that… our lives are tied to the Stone-Carrying Giant Turtle… living, that's the true path."

"Drink up today while we have wine!" A Craftsman Master sitting next to Shu Huangfeng, seemingly a bit drunk, with a flushed old face, muttered some strange syllables.

Lu Yuan sighed in his heart, the Shu Mi Dam Civilization, in the Eighth Epoch should not be weak...

Definitely not weak!

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But the Shu Mi Dam Civilization now can only bully the little shrimp.

With just over two thousand people, they couldn't possibly develop technology.

They just want to earn enough Spirit Essence and then hide until the next Epoch.

Perhaps this is a way of survival, but isn't it also a sorrow?

If humans reached the last moment, would they choose this way?

Lu Yuan... wasn't sure.

Even now, rich in ambition, he wouldn't dare be sure of it.

As they chatted and drank, spirits lifting, the Epoch Disaster was after all too remote; worrying too much was just needless anxiety, so everyone began to talk about happier things, like "Legendary Equipment."

The strength of the Shu Mi Dam Civilization lay in the fact that they really had five Craftsman Masters, who once created Legendary, and even higher, Epic Level equipment!

Five!

It's a pity, after the Epoch Disaster, with the loss of memory, the Craftsman Masters have become mediocre and ordinary, needing to relearn – but relearning is easier said than done?

Their whole civilization's Luck has vanished.

When the larger environment is irreparable, the enthusiasm of craftsmen for their work naturally drops significantly.

It's inevitable.

Of course, when talking about that moment of past splendor, both sides shared their creative experiences with gusto.

"I vaguely remember the scene when inspiration first struck..."

"Alone on a small wooden boat drifting on the sea, surrounded by a vast expanse, a great round sun rose from the remnants of night, making the mundane world seem silent and untainted by any speck of dust. Reflecting on my hundred years of hard work, I felt as though I had become one with the heavens and earth..."

"After returning, I created the Red Fire Dual Swords, the proudest work of my civilization!" said an old rat in a golden outfit.

Indeed, as producers of Spirit Essence, their status was the same as the Mouse King.

"After a comprehensive Evaluation, just the added Spirit Essence alone exceeded eighteen thousand, a treasured secret of our civilization."

"It's a pity, it's a pity, now there's no passion, I can't even fumble together an Ordinary Level item, completely lacking Spirit Essence."

The stones of other mountains can polish gems.

Epic Level Extraordinary Items, Lu Yuan had also admired them for a long time, deeply feeling the mysterious atmosphere.

There were some Engravings he did not recognize.

"Indeed, they can compare to top-notch works of art, a crystallization of wisdom and labor."

"From the perspective of craftsmanship, it compares with Daedalus, each has its own merits."

So he took out his Donkey Head Mask.

Although it was a damaged thing, at least it was "Legendary," representing the face of humanity.

As for the Legendary Gloves, since they were made from the sensitive Painted Skin leather, he decided not to take them out.