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

Chapter 556: Chapter 408 Terrifying! The Purple Item that Conquered the High-level Insect Clan

“Human Civilization… may have to resort to using heat weapons.”

Not everyone had lost their cool. Dadao Gang forcefully swallowed his saliva and whispered, “Everyone, hide behind the rocks and stay still! Don’t stir them up!”

“It seems that these high-level Insect Clans have set their sights on humans!”

“We’ll retreat slowly… There’s no way around it, we don’t have the strength to call for backup.”

“Calling Shitong Fortress, this is Dadao Gang. Prepare for an Insect Tide riot… It’s time to shut ourselves away for a while…”

Many staffers within Shitong Fortress, through the surveillance footage, watched the scene with tense muscles, their expressions like stone sculpture.

Many people recalled scenes of past Insect Tides rioting.

“Retreat slowly. If the insects charge at us, I will use a high-powered heat weapon to cover your escape. Even if it attracts more insects, there’s nothing else we can do.”

“I will fight to the very last moment.”

“After returning, remember to lock the gates tight, and watch out for an Insect Tide riot… Alright, the battle between the Alien Race and the Insect Clan is about to begin. Let’s retreat slowly, keeping an eye on those insects…”

Dadao Gang watched intently.

On the human side, one of them stepped forward, scolding something, locking eyes with the most frenzied of the high-level Insect Clan.

The Reconnaissance Scythe swayed left and right, excited to the extreme.

It could attack at any moment!

“The civilization of humanity also has heroes who stand up and sacrifice themselves for others…” Members of the Underground Alliance thought quietly to themselves.

But the situation was not optimistic…

“Waga! Waga!”

These high-level Insect Clans excitedly howled as if they had seen some extremely delicious food, and suddenly charged!

War…

Was on the verge of breaking out!

Suddenly!

Something astounding happened.

The human leader actually pulled out a bag of purple, eerie substance from his backpack.

It looked somewhat viscous, like poop, and he violently threw it over.

The anticipated earthquake-like tremors, widespread slaughter, and artillery fire did not occur.

The high-level Insect Clans, seeing the purple sticky substance fluttering down like celestial maidens scattering flowers, were instantly thrilled, showing extremely satisfied expressions.

They crazily scrambled for it, even sparking a small bout of infighting!

Everyone in the Underground Alliance’s eyes widened, utterly unable to comprehend what exactly that purple substance was.

After eating it, they all seemed drunk, leaving contentedly – their speed was still as fast as gusts of wind, and the high-level Insect Clans all burrowed underground, disappearing from sight.

Wait, they left?!

One of the insects even passed by Dadao Gang, glancing sideways at them, but ignored these stinky creatures.

Yes, those powerful high-level Insect Clans had indeed left the cracks and didn’t look back…

This bizarre scene left the Underground Alliance dumbfounded, what exactly happened?

Did they leave after eating some purple substance? Was it an aphrodisiac?

Not only the 24 Diplomats but the cameras they wore on their chests, which sent the video back to the rear, also left the staff at Shitong Fortress in silence, completely unaware of what had happened.

It’s hard to describe their feelings at the moment.

Tense? Silent?

Fearful? Scared?

The answer was one, this civilization had found a better… method to repel the Insect Clan!

A purple substance like an aphrodisiac.

Only this explanation could account for the scene that had unfolded.

But this answer was indeed absurd, for a major characteristic of the high-level Insect Clan was the evolved intricate intelligence – since they were intelligent, why would they leave after eating something?

“It might be a hallucinogenic drug made from high-level mushrooms…”

It also meant… that the civilization in front of them was likely stronger than the Underground Alliance.

From the mere fact that they dodged those difficult high-level Insect Clans, even at a higher cost, it was a plausible solution.

This was truly mind-boggling.

The Underground Alliance had lived here for over a hundred years, and scientists had struggled for over a hundred years, yet their research results couldn’t be more different… It was like being annihilated in an instant.

Of course, as for scientific research, a lot depends on chance and the brilliant flashes of geniuses. Such occurrences are not surprising after all.

Soon, one expert exclaimed, “We had better acquire this scientific achievement… It could reduce so many casualties…”

“Yes, as long as the price is right, we must buy it!!”

“If this purple food can be produced at a very small cost… I even think that, on this point alone, this race could be accepted into the Grotto Heaven.”

…

Under such circumstances, the leading General Dadao Gang demonstrated an extraordinary response.

He quickly set his doubts aside and had the Translator adopt a humble stance, voicing out: “Human Civilization, greetings, we are the ‘Underground Alliance,’ a coalition of 12 races that left the Safe Zone 112 years ago. We have a wealth of experience in combating the Insect Race.”

“We welcome all civilizations to join us in the fight against the anomalies [Insects], to move forward together and create a bright future, hoping that our civilizations may last forever, peacefully developing upon this land.”

“I, the Diplomat of the Dark Steel Alliance, Dadao Gang, sincerely invite you to visit the war fortress built by the Underground Alliance and to discuss cooperation.”

…

Lu Yuan originally wanted to have the Translator shout: [Legendary Masterpiece! Trade! Spirit!]

And also… [Gambling]!

But the other party directly spoke a series of very polite remarks, dousing some of his ideas—after all, it’s a simple principle that one does not strike a smiling face.

This strange language has been processed by the Divine Skill of “Language Translation,” allowing one to easily understand it.

Lu Yuan paused for a moment, then said in a low voice: “Uh… let’s not rush into gambling… Guo Dafeng, do a reconnaissance to check whether these guys are normal lifeforms.”

“Understood!”

A faint mist appeared in this area already filled with volcanic gases and drifting ash.

This was Guo Dafeng’s Field, which he deployed in an imperceptible manner with the help of the natural geography.

A myriad of information was being compiled in his mind.

He… detected the emotional fluctuations of the Underground Alliance’s diplomatic team!

Surprise, timidity, curiosity, astonishment, nervousness…

All sorts of emotions were present, coupled with their heartbeat, blood pressure, and micro-expressions…

Guo Dafeng frowned slightly and said in a low voice: “No anomalies have been detected so far; their emotional and physiological states are consistent with normal biological parameters.”

Lu Yuan said: “Could we have really encountered a Noob Civilization?”

He was somewhat incredulous; along the way, they had encountered either Demons and Ghosts or Strange Ancient Peoples, and he had not expected to actually run into a noob.

Guo Dafeng added: “They might have mistakenly thought that we are also a civilization living underground… But do we still need to resort to gambling now? This Noob Civilization seems eager for communication.”

“Comrades, I think it’s still necessary…”

Professor Lu Tiantian spoke from within the Source Fire Mecha: “We just follow the regular procedures, exchange normally, and forget about whether it’s a Noob Civilization or an experienced one, and whether they have ill intentions or good will.”

“This is the Eighth Epoch, with unwritten rules paid for with the price of life; there’s no need for us to go against them.”

Lu Yuan took a deep breath.

Lu Tiantian continued explaining: “There is even less need to bear a moral burden.”

“You could even say that by encountering us humans, this Underground Civilization is lucky; even if they lose some resources to us, it’s like they’re paying for the cost of information. If they met other civilizations with malice, they definitely wouldn’t get off so easily.”

This reasoning made sense, and Lu Yuan chuckled bitterly: “Don’t be too confident just yet, maybe after a round of gambling, we might even lose to a Noob Civilization, right?”

In such a vast world, it’s always good to be cautious.

Lu Yuan had the translation expert step forward, using his Translation Ability to introduce themselves: “Underground Alliance, hello!”

“We are branch 18 of Human Civilization, not an indigenous underground civilization. We come from the surface, from beyond the distant great ocean.”

“Our vanguard happened upon this place by chance and discovered the Earth’s Crack here. Suspecting that this landscape was created by a High-level Civilization, we specially dispatched Investigators to explore this place.”

“We are very pleased to meet friends from the Underground Alliance!”

The members of the Underground Alliance were all stunned.

They are a surface civilization?!

Then how did you find that purple substance to drive away the Insects?

The human Diplomat shifted the topic: “Our Human Civilization cherishes peace and loves life, with no intention of conflict with your distinguished alliance.”

“But, according to the exchange rules of the Pangu Continent, to increase strategic mutual trust and reduce potential conflicts, we need to send soldiers to engage in Gambling.”

The word “Gambling” was uttered in a serious and earnest manner.

Even if these guys’ combat capabilities didn’t seem too high—unable to deal with even a small-scale Insect Tide… of course, we can’t rule out that deliberately making themselves appear very weak could be a strategy.

But the world is inherently cruel, allowing no room for negligence.

Lu Yuan employed the “Explorer’s Eye”: “Eh… they actually concealed their Attribute values? It seems they have decent development in Mind Law… with some mastery in Extraordinary Forging…”

“Commander Lu, how much shall we gamble?”

“Old rules, 100 Spirit Essences… How about this, we can use mushrooms in place of it since we are looking to purchase those anyway…”

This basketful of mushrooms, collected along the way by the Reconnaissance Scythes, was valued at 1.82 Spirit Essences.

If it really was a Noob Civilization, humans wouldn’t overbully them, so a wager of 100 Spirit Essences was something everyone could afford.

After all, for the “Greedy Demon God,” the elusive “influence” is quite significant, even though Lu Yuan didn’t know what this so-called “influence” really meant; incidentally leaving behind a good reputation was not undesirable…

“Prepare for the worst, we may not necessarily win…”