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

"Some overly complex, high-end items simply wouldn't sell, because the Shu Mi Dam Civilization had such a small population; they had almost given up physical technology, focusing only on ideal technology, and were limited in their maintenance capacity."

"Keep in mind, in the previous Epoch, they had a large population and were developing technology as well. Their technology might have been even more advanced than ours!"

"But with such a small population, they couldn't maintain it and had to abandon it."

The lizard people were distressed.

Their own technological level was merely ordinary, and now the other side didn't want it, what were they to do?

Lu Yuan changed the subject, "However, we in Sky City still need technological products, especially industrial machinery like machine tools, as well as nuclear and thermal power generators, and all sorts of weapons and ammunition. We are in great need of these and could consider purchasing some."

"However, we aren't exactly flush with cash, so it would be best if you could offer us a discount. Or perhaps, you could lend them to us for a period of time."

Negotiations for the exchange of technological products and idealistic items didn't have a particularly good standard; it all depended on the demands and negotiations of both parties.

According to humans' own discussions, they could at most offer one or two hundred Spirit Essence's worth of extraordinary items in exchange for these goods.

Any more than that was simply beyond their means.

Incidentally, humans could also trade some knowledge for technological products... Friendship is friendship, but business is business, after all.

Moreover, one hundred Spirit Essence was quite a significant number; if the other party offered less, humans might not be willing to make the trade.

Of course, the Rize Civilization had also made preparations in the past two days.

A few cities with stronger technological powers had drawn up a list of materials.

"Mr. Lu, please take a look, this is the price we can accept."

"One Spirit Essence for approximately 100 to 200 million dollars worth of materials; what do you think?"

Two hundred million in Rize currency could buy a 50,000-ton press forging machine.

Or if converted into machine gun bullets, roughly forty million rounds.

Lu Yuan nodded, feeling that the price was quite reasonable.

He casually passed the list on to the secretarial team behind him.

Some experts thought it was a good deal: "There's no need to buy machine gun bullets; we can manufacture those ourselves gradually. The industrial mother machines are obviously what we're in urgent need of."

"One Spirit Essence for one machine is really not expensive."

Others felt it was a slight loss; after all, as population increases, they could slowly climb the technological ladder, provided they had a sound talent mechanism. They would achieve what they needed eventually.

But the idealist resources of the Shu Mi Dam Civilization, once missed, would be hard to acquire again.

Some experts even argued: "One Spirit Essence for 200 million is a big loss... The GDP of the Rize people must be at least a hundred billion, right?"

"How many Spirit Essence do they produce a year?"

"One Spirit Essence for 20 billion would be more like it."

However, Lu Yuan thought the trade was quite profitable—judging by the current rate of development, it would take at least a hundred years and a population of tens of millions to produce these industrial mother machines.

He sighed lightly, "In business, as long as you make a profit, why worry about whether others are making money? If you quit a deal because someone else is making a killing, isn't that stupid?"

"Besides, you're underestimating the difficulty of developing physical technology."

"These machines were brought from their parent civilization, produced by industrial chains supported by billions of people."

"Now, when they sell one, they lose one as well."

"And our development in ideal technology, compared to material technology, is somewhat awry."

Think about it, the development of physical technology can also promote the progress of ideal technology.

For example, the purification of idealistic elements, the cultivation of plants, the breeding of animals, isn't each one supported by physical technology? Even in blacksmithing, better materials increase the chances of producing quality items.

Exchanging less than a year's output for accelerated development is truly not a loss.

Moreover, the humans had a "Universal Factory"! With just one prototype machine, subsequent machines could be copied using the Universal Factory!

Thus, a planned order worth over ten billion was quickly made, with the secretary team in charge of reviewing which items were worth purchasing—a task that was no small feat.

The Rize people were obviously relieved.

One hundred Spirit Essence was a hefty sum.

But the distance to financial freedom was really too far...

What else could they sell?

They had some relics from the previous dynasty in their hands, but the most expensive was only the Soul Baby Fruit, which they had in small quantities and couldn't fetch a high price.

Suddenly, someone asked, "Mr. Lu, how much is Sealing Resin worth? The 'Spiritual Treasure Encyclopedia' doesn't list similar prices."

Here it comes!

Lu Yuan's heart stirred, and he spoke the truth, "Items that can seal a 'Ghost' would certainly be valuable..."

"But I'm afraid if the value is too high, once the Ratmen get greedy, we might bite off more than we can chew."

That was also the truth.

After some discussion among the lizard people, poverty overcame their worries, "Mr. Lu, why don't you take one and ask about the price? Just say it's goods provided by us."

"After all, our civilization is within a Safe Zone."

"Even if the Ratmen are overcome with greed, they won't be able to do anything to us."

There was no choice, if the Rize Civilization wanted to rise, it must take some risks.

Lu Yuan nodded, "Okay, then have the Seventh Branch prepare one or two Sealing Resins, not too big, I will go and talk to the Shu Mi Dam Civilization."

Lord Leon of the Seventh Branch temporarily left the Dream space to prepare the Sealing Resin.

But Lu Yuan was not in a hurry, after all, preparing for 10 minutes in the Safe Zone equated to over ten hours outside.

"Mr. Lu... there's something I'm not sure I should mention." Governor Moxi of the First Branch said, "I don't know if you have found a method to seal 'Ghosts'."

This issue was their nightmare!

The thought of a 'Ghost' in the Safe Zone disrupted their peace of mind.

"Unfortunately, I have no idea how to combat a 'Ghost', even after thirty-four years."

Lu Yuan spoke frankly, even though he had transformed into the World Tree and consumed the Conch, he still wasn't able to overpower a 'Ghost'.

As soon as these words were said, the many lizard people heaved a collective sigh of disappointment.

It was expected.

How could a 'Ghost', the current pinnacle of combat power, be dealt with by a civilization of the Early Epoch?

Lu Yuan inquired, "So your solution is to open the Safe Zone and throw the spaceship containing the 'Ghost' into a corner somewhere?"

"That's all we can do, the Pangu Continent is so vast..." Moxi said with a wry smile, "It is actually a precious treasure, but we don't have the strength. Besides, the presence of the Communicator has revealed our coordinates, making us afraid to rashly open the Safe Zone..."

Caught between a rock and a hard place, it truly was a difficult choice to make.

"Alright, I understand..." Lu Yuan nodded, "My advice is, even if you decide to ditch it, don't do it all in one place. It's better to spread it out, to significantly delay its revival."

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Then Old Cat from the secretarial team suddenly whispered in Lu Yuan's ear, "How about you, Old Lu, do a good deed and take the most dangerous skull away? Leave the rest to them?"

"Have I lost my mind... keeping a ticking time bomb by my side?" Lu Yuan responded irritably.

"You could throw the spaceship into the Sky Pit. Time flows slower there," Old Cat suggested, "Not to mention the value of the 'Demon' and 'Ghost', just how much is the Sealing Resin worth?"

The amount of Sealing Resin in the skull was the highest, more than 10 times that of the others combined!

But the risk was also the highest.

Old Cat's whiskers trembled, "A sealed 'Ghost'—what's there to fear?"

Lu Yuan felt a flicker of temptation, the Greedy Demon God hadn't been this greedy in a long time.

Old Cat scoffed, "If you were the person you used to be, you'd already be sitting down and having a heart-to-heart with the sealed 'Ghost'. Having a wife really changes a man."

"Damn it, I call this being rational!"

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