I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early-Chapter 397 - 297 The Terror of Humans and Rize People

"Craftsman cultivation must be taken seriously; do not fear wasting raw materials."

"Even if real Legendary Equipment cannot be created, even Superior Level or perhaps just Rare Level items can still be profitable without loss."

"As for how to extract Spirit Essence from the equipment, I am still studying the related Engravings, but it shouldn’t be too difficult..."

After Lu Yuan finished writing this letter, he read it over several times and took a deep breath.

One exchange changed much.

The status of craftsmen had greatly improved—and the improvement was permanent.

Previously, it was understood that craftsmen were important, but not to such a degree.

The added value of Rare Level equipment generally ranges from 10 to 50 Spirit Essence; creating one can recover a large portion of the training costs.

For Superior Level, the added value can be as high as a hundred Spirit Essence.

To think, a human city like Yunhai City earns only 5-10 Spirit Essence a year, and that’s an overestimation!

Furthermore, Lu Yuan wanted to suggest consolidation, when possible, to combine.

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However, after much deliberation, he decided not to interfere with the internal matters of other civilizations...

Just manage oneself first!

With that, he sent the letter out.

Since time passed more slowly in the Safe Zone, there was no way to hurry...

Lu Yuan turned and devoted himself to his forging undertakings.

The goal was to create Legendary Equipment, even without inspiration!

...

The speed of electromagnetic wave transmission is the speed of light, and this letter quickly spread to all major cities within the Safe Zone.

The content of the letter truly shocked to the extreme and caused a huge sensation.

Whatever Eighth Epoch’s unwritten rules, the weak actively contributing their essence to the strong... The Rize Civilization was secretly scared!

If they truly dissolved the Safe Zone and negotiated with the Shu Mi Dam Civilization, would they be wiped out? They didn’t even have a Level Three warrior!

Those Ratmen are indeed fearless in the face of death; millions of black Ratmen charging could devour them alive!

Governor Leon of the Seventh Branch broke into a cold sweat with his scales standing on end at the thought.

He almost made a grave mistake that could have extinguished his civilization!

"Human friends, what are your thoughts?"

The human side was also silent. Being weak was a sin in itself, but even more terrifying was the significant profit to be made from war.

If your annual income is only five, but annihilating a weak civilization could net you tens of thousands... then what would you choose?

To be honest, humans aren’t exactly a civilization of true goodness and beauty; when it comes to primitive tribes, to slaughter is to slaughter.

Humans even kill each other; how many civilizations have been destroyed for profit, like the Aztec, Inca, Maya...

Under these circumstances, it is normal to easily kill a weak and helpless civilization.

But what one must realize is that in the eyes of much stronger civilizations, humans are nothing but a paramecium that could be crushed at will.

Is human technological strength really the greatest on the Pangu Continent?

Obviously... impossible!

Humans don’t even possess Controlled Nuclear Fusion technology and still need to dig for coal and oil!

The Rize Civilization is of a similar level.

It’s a great fear, like the fear of being arbitrarily slaughtered like a paramecium.

Fortunately, humans learned in advance about the substantial profits of war...

Ignorance is fearlessness; if the Safe Zone is opened without any knowledge, some civilizations might casually erase you.

Thinking of this scenario, everyone present shuddered, as if they saw the future of humanity in such a dire situation that it almost took their breath away.

"Communicator..." Suddenly, someone said in a hoarse voice.

"Is there a big problem with the Communicator?"

"Otherwise, why would it land on Earth? Perhaps it’s a bait device! Any civilization that leaves the Safe Zone and possesses a Communicator will be sensed by some super civilization and then face destruction."

This speculation was even more terrifying.

Not just humans, the Rize Civilization fell silent as well.

It took quite a while before someone suggested, "Before we formally dissolve the Safe Zone, we must destroy it. However, we indeed need to use it for now."

It was too late to destroy it now since it had already been used and the coordinates exposed.

Moreover, a new communication mechanism needed to be established between both sides.

Human communication within was still manageable; radio could be used as usual.

But for humans and the Rize Civilization, without the help of a Communicator, it was very difficult to make contact.

It would be such a pity if the pure friendship established in the Early Epoch were to be lost just like that.

…

"Is it possible to establish long-term contact using the dream abilities of the Parasol Tree?"

"It’s possible, just a bit more troublesome. It won’t be as simple as pressing a button to connect like we do now."

The Supernatural laboratory in Yunhai City, along with Professor Zhang Hui, Li Chunhong, and others, also looked dejected.

No matter how they thought about it... the outlook seemed too tragic.

Every civilization was an enemy, no allies!

Even the coordinates of the Safe Zone had been exposed because of the use of the Metal Communicator…

Fortunately, having the Rize Civilization to share these dire times with was a small psychological comfort.

"Secretary Li, there’s no need to be so pessimistic, perhaps the civilizations that sent the Communicators are already gone…"

"This is like fishing, you never know if you might also be the fish that gets hooked," a young professor comforted.

"I still think that as soon as we open the Safe Zone, we need to build Sky City as fast as we can and then flee from our current position."

"Ah, there’s not even a trace of the civilization from the last Epoch."

"No matter how powerful a civilization is, they can’t possibly travel back and forth across the Pangu Continent in an instant…"

The group discussed heatedly, but no matter how they thought about it, they seemed to be indulging in a state of self-comfort akin to the character Ah Q.

Placing one’s safety in these "speculations" was irresponsible behavior.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve just thought of something." Professor Zhang Hui suddenly slapped the table and said, "The Hell Survival Mode of the future is actually a result of the high benefits brought about by destroying civilizations, which gradually evolved over time."

"But currently, most civilizations should still be unaware of this."

"They wouldn’t be able to quickly figure out the price system related to ’Spirit Essence,’ how many civilizations could reach 18 Godhood points, then kill people for research? And how many could forge Legendary Equipment?"

"So in the Early Epoch, the environment for survival should not be so bad."

Hearing this, Li Chunhong also understood and nodded.

"I think I get your point… Divine Skills, Extraordinary Items, the value of human souls, are all immeasurable to most civilizations."

"If it weren’t for Lu Yuan telling us the prices, we wouldn’t be able to measure them either."

"No matter how strong or smart a civilization is, they couldn’t possibly figure out this system instantly."

"After all, the entire field of Mind sciences is too chaotic; we can only get a vague concept that Rare Level items are more valuable than Ordinary Level items, and Ordinary Level is more valuable than Inferior Grade, but it’s very difficult to assess by how much."

"So when everyone is in the dark, the risk of initiating a war upon meeting is not high."

"But as time passes, more and more civilizations will figure out this system, and the environment will become harsh. Eventually, it’ll turn into a free-for-all, resulting in conflicts upon first contact."

The military personnel, including Level Three Experts like General Li, frowned in agreement: "Indeed, we feel the danger because we’re projecting the survival environment of the Late Epoch."

"The Early Epoch is different from the Late Epoch."

"There shouldn’t be many Alien Civilizations from the last Epoch, so the probability of this value system spreading quickly is slim."

Professor Zhang nodded, rubbing his temples: "So our greatest hidden danger is actually the civilization behind the Metal Communicator… It’s hard to define whether this civilization’s intentions are good or evil."

"But as for that…"

"We are probably not the first batch to lift the Safe Zone. The first should be the weakest, so weak that they can’t survive without lifting it, we can temporarily ignore these civilizations."

"We’re not the second batch either. The second batch would likely be the strongest, civilizations with super physical technology, who after observing the Pangu Continent for a year or two, will probably lift their Safe Zones."

"If the Ancient Civilization that sent the Communicator indeed harbors hostility, it should be at war with the strongest civilizations of the Ninth Epoch."

The strongest civilization of the Ninth Epoch refers to those at the pinnacle of Materialism technology.

They likely control weapons more powerful than Hydrogen Bombs, such as Antimatter Bombs and Black Hole Bombs, etc.

When these weapons detonate, they produce high-energy gamma rays, which are very obvious.

"If such a super war breaks out, our Human and Rize civilizations, with so many cities, might be able to observe the use of these large-scale physical weapons."

"So, we can be the third batch to lift the Safe Zone, avoiding being the early bird but also not missing out on too many opportunities."

"Ah, if a super war really does break out elsewhere, things would still be very grim. If we quietly lift the Safe Zone and catch that ’Demon’ off guard, then figure out how to build the Sky City and escape, we might be able to minimize the risk."

"If there is no super war happening outside, then even better, which means the civilization that sent the Communicator might have disappeared or indeed has good intentions."

Professor Zhang Hui’s words were reasoned and well-articulated, and everyone agreed.

This brought a slight sense of safety.

Moreover, it seemed that "God" truly harbored some good intentions.

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"God" did not completely annihilate civilizations and steal souls, which in itself was a form of good will.

The existence of the Safe Zone did indeed protect some novice civilizations.

Of course, "God’s" goodwill was still limited, and one couldn’t expect too much from "God."

"The most important thing is to rely on ourselves."