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

Lu Yuan saw the look of envy, jealousy, and hatred on the faces of these old fellows and wore a bitter expression.

Only Prince Jin Bote looked excited, eager for human progress to be quick.

These Birdmen have been in long-term slumber, their souls polluted by Monsters; they fervently hope humans become stronger. If humans truly reach Peak Civilization, it might even cure them.

Lu Yuan coughed and continued, "Besides, there's my personal development."

"My Path of Anomaly needs to gradually separate from Human Civilization and can only rely on myself slowly moving forward..."

Old Cat agreed, "Indeed, walking both paths simultaneously allows for faster and steadier progress. If humans truly can't be relied upon, we still have to depend on you."

Numerous Strangers returned to seriousness: "Let's hear it, what are your future plans?"

Lu Yuan took a deep breath: "My assets mainly consist of the Greedy Demon God, Tree of Life, Insect Clan Army, and recently recruited Giant Crystal Turtle."

As for the Civilization Points and Spirit Essence he owns, he didn't truly disclose them.

Everyone has some personal privacy, with only Old Cat and Conch knowing a rough amount.

"To gather Civilization Points, the Temple of Greed must open promptly."

"Besides Divine Skills, I will also sell and purchase Extraordinary Materials in the temple."

"If any of you have good items, you can sell them in the temple... You set the prices, and the earnings are yours."

These Strangers actually have considerable assets, with most of their materials being quite advanced, including some Legendary, Epic Level materials.

They have never appeared before humans, thus placing them in the Temple of Greed is very appropriate.

"Will this temple compete with the human Trading Market?" Old Snake Man asked, "Industry competition can lead to everyone earning nothing."

"There might be some competitive relationship, but it won't have a significant impact," Lu Yuan explained. "Human trade primarily focuses on industrial goods, plus low-cost Extraordinary Items, winning by quantity."

"Items like Floating Fortress, Sky City, communication equipment, and mechanical equipment are mostly sold in large quantities."

"While Legendary items are hardly circulated in the Lücao Trading Market."

"Additionally, I've heard that the quantity of Extraordinary Minerals in the Trading Market is relatively scarce; the quantity of Extraordinary Consumables is comparatively larger. Currently, the gap in materials is gradually increasing."

"That's true," Old Cat added, "The value of Extraordinary Minerals has continually risen, and some veins previously deemed worthless are now being mined."

Mining is time-consuming and laborious.

In the past, civilizations relied on finding "Dog Head Gold" to obtain minerals; if lucky, they found a ready piece; if not, they found nothing.

But now, everyone has to put great effort into refining.

From a Black Iron Mine, one ton of ore might produce 5-20 grams of Black Iron.

The yield from Secret Silver Ore is even lower, with possibly only 1 gram of ore per ton.

This method is a bit clumsy but excels in stability.

Accumulating over time can still yield quite a bit.

Yet, compared to enormous demand, accumulation is too slow; every Race has craftsmen, and with the founding of craftsman university, skill improvement, each civilization desperately needs more minerals.

"Corresponding to Extraordinary Materials are single-use consumables."

Extraordinary Consumables are somewhat overabundant.

Most civilizations have their own specialties, like wool, cowhair, Crystal East Valley, etc.

Especially after the widespread establishment of Spirit Plant Field, plant-based consumable prices will continue to drop—regardless of how high-ranking Nobles surely have enough.

Fortunately, consumables have a minimum price.

Fruits and wool can extract Spirit Essence, so prices cannot fall below the extracted Spirit Essence.

Lu Yuan spoke confidently and articulately: "Some consumables with extraordinary functions will maintain stable prices for a long time."

"It's unlikely that the price of items that increase lifespan or divine attribute limit, or provide inspiration, will drop. But most ordinary consumables will still drop in price."

"In summary, the longer each civilization develops over time, the greater the accumulation of renewable consumables."

"Non-renewable minerals, however, will see continuous price rise."

"And my temple sells Divine Skills, your precious items, along with the minerals mined by the Giant Crystal Turtle. So the competitive relationship on both sides is minimal."

It sounds quite promising.

The group felt reassured: "Alright, we'll place some good items in your temple."

A Stranger casually asked, "How many minerals can that Giant Crystal Turtle dig up?"

Lu Yuan replied, "The Northern Extreme is too cold, there are hardly any active civilizations, and the mineral reserves are considerable. During this trip, in the methane lakes over the course of a month, I mined over a thousand Spirit Essence."

"It's rather unfortunate that Ice Attribute Ore is abundant; its demand is relatively low."

"Oh, but this Combustible Crystal Stone sells well."

Lu Yuan poured a heap of ores onto the table.

Sssss—

His words made everyone gasp non-stop, unsure if it was due to the cold or psychological impact.

A thousand in a month, it's like robbing a bank?!

"Besides the North, the directions of Southeast and West lack gravity and atmosphere, making life difficult. I believe the easily mined Extraordinary Minerals exceed 400,000 to 500,000 Spirit Essence."

"Oh, right, I'll also be dispatching the Insect Clan Army to mine."

"Is...is there really so much?" That Strange Armored Man was stunned, humans' future income expectations were only such a small amount.