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

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Then, Lu Yuan and the leaders of more than twenty human cities sat on the large grassland and held a brief meeting.

There wasn't anything too serious; everyone chatted about this and that, sharing their experiences.

In comparison to the brutal war on the human side, Lu Yuan's experiences were more diverse, full of both challenges and opportunities, so he chose some interesting anecdotes to share and boost morale.

The likes of the Gear Civilization and the Great Lai Empire left everyone awestruck.

The prosperity in the Northern Territory, with hundreds of civilizations developing together, even created a subtle sense of urgency for the Human Mother Civilization—although we are an innate technological civilization with a decent material foundation, being 500 years late means we could still be caught up with!

As for deeper matters, Lu Yuan didn't say much; humans now... are not fit to know!

"Over these years, our experiences have indeed been both joyous and sorrowful..."

"We encountered several catastrophe-level anomalies."

"You've already witnessed the [Demon], as for the others, well, let's pray to Heaven that we won't encounter them so frequently. These things are practically a disaster!"

"Mr. Lu, what does the world consciousness of the Pangu Continent think of these catastrophes? Why doesn't the world consciousness step in to eliminate them?"

Lu Yuan shook his head: "According to known information, catastrophe-level anomalies are not a bad thing for the entire Pangu Continent."

This information has actually been discussed many times within Green Grass City.

The protagonists of Pangu Continent are certainly the various intelligent civilizations.

But those plants, common animals, and naturally occurring anomalies are also part of the Pangu Continent.

Thus, the world consciousness doesn't purely serve "civilization;" it takes care of all living things.

When anomalies wipe out civilizations, it's just a link in the food chain. After all, civilizations are not scarce on Pangu Continent; an extra one or less one doesn't make much difference.

"For civilizations, catastrophe anomalies have both advantages and disadvantages; if you can't endure, you simply perish; if you do endure, there's enormous gain. The relationship between the hunter and the hunted is mutual."

"I roughly understand." Li Chunhong nodded, "Heaven and Earth are not benevolent and view all things as straw dogs, anomalies also have the ability to protect Pangu Continent."

"So, in the eyes of Pangu Continent, there's no difference between anomalies and humans, they hunt each other, it doesn't care."

These words are harsh, but they are also reality.

Lu Yuan added: "Only when reaching a fourth-level civilization can Pangu Continent look up to you. It's very hard..."

"Also, the Strangers, the civilizations left from the last Epoch, at least start as third-level civilizations, more likely to be fourth-level civilizations."

"They were the protagonists of the previous generation, their strength is absolutely not weak."

"But Strangers have a characteristic, they themselves cannot generate luck. Therefore, they must invest in the Ninth Epoch's civilizations, or... slaughter the Ninth Epoch's civilizations."

"You must be careful."

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

This information is too crucial!

In the future encounters with Strangers, they would set diplomatic strategies accordingly.

Lu Yuan thought for a moment but ultimately didn't disclose that "Strangers might even have triggered the occurrence of the Epoch Disaster."

After all, he himself wasn't clear on the details.

Moreover, most Strangers were rather friendly.

After chatting for a while, Li Chunhong asked: "How do you think we should handle that self-sealed [Frost Fog]?"

"Even with a one-time use Light Screen Spirit Word, we don't dare to research it recklessly."

"Using a hydrogen bomb to destroy it seems too wasteful..."

Currently, that [Demon] self-sealed, can be directly wiped out with a high-yield hydrogen bomb.

But as Digdit predicted, humanity was caught in a dilemma.

Lu Yuan pondered, he did have the ability [Control], capable of commanding the self-sealed [Demon].

But on one hand, he was far away, transmitting the [Control] ability was very difficult.

On the other hand, looking at how overly cautious these folks were, it's better not to hastily expose this ability, or else everyone would fear him, with consequences outweighing benefits.

Suddenly, he slapped his forehead: "Since you have a 'Control' Divine Skill in hand, it can actually play a role without injecting it into the human soul."

Everyone immediately showed interest, asking eagerly: "How can we achieve that?!"

"Fourth-level civilization technology—[Superbrain Group]."

[Superbrain Group] is essentially a supercomputer at the level of the mind, it can connect the spirits of all human citizens, forming a group consciousness.

"It's similar to 'group will' or 'hive mind,' existing only within this civilization."

"[Superpower Group] can maintain the operation of civilization, achieving maximum resource efficiency."

"For example, deciding what I want to eat today, where to go. When I go out, I find that a self-driving car is already waiting at the door, and there's hot food inside."

"Cultivation of plants and animals can be handled by the [Superbrain Group]."

"As a collective mind, the [Superbrain Group] can also avoid harm and utilize Divine Skills, such as foreknowledge, treasure seeking, weather prediction, etc. I think the [Control] ability could be accomplished by this superbrain as well."

In Human 18th Civilization, the [Superbrain Group] project is still in the research stage. Since its prerequisite technology, "Dream Technology," has been fairly well-explored, the theoretical difficulty isn't too high.

The project hasn't commenced mainly due to the high costs and the current lack of necessity—right now the population is just over six million, making management not too challenging.

Typically, the [Superbrain Group] is used to manage massive civilizations with populations in the hundreds of millions. With too few people, the group consciousness's intelligence would be lower.

However, upon hearing "fourth-level civilization," everyone couldn't help but frown.

Their current technological level is only at second-level civilization, two major stages away!

"Fourth-level civilization technology is indeed unimaginable... for now... we can't achieve it."

A golden-haired scientist asked: "Has your area already reached fourth-level civilization?"

Lu Yuan straightened his back, immediately shaking his head: "We are currently and will continue to be at the third-level civilization stage. Fourth-level civilization is the pillar of Pangu Continent, it's extremely difficult."

For some reason, both Li Chunhong and the other city leaders all sighed in relief.

There's still a chance to catch up with third-level civilization.

Fourth-level civilization...

Li Chunhong asked again: "Is there no other way?"

"If you simply want to command this [Demon], I think a legendary-level extraordinary item would suffice... it depends on the craftsmanship level on your side." Lu Yuan pondered for a moment and drew a diagram on the grass.

"Create an item related to the 'Dream,' like a mirror, crystal ball, or something else, as long as it has dream abilities."

"Seal the [Control] ability within the item and keep it safe."

"If you want to command the [Frost Mist Demon], bring it into the dream and command it in the form of Digdit."

Everyone's eyes brightened.

This method indeed seems feasible.

But... the legendary level standard is quite high.

"Are there other more feasible options?" asked Zhang Hui from the supernatural laboratory, "For example, can we keep it as a pet or tame it? Over here, we have people with animal affinities."

Lu Yuan shook his head: "Just wanting to direct this [Demon] alone, I think legendary-level extraordinary items would suffice. Taming it is too risky."

In his experience, animal-type [Demons] are all extremely violent.

From his perspective, only plant-type ones have the potential to be tamed.

"As for legendary-level dream relics, they're already the minimum standard; don't be picky. Things of a lower level wouldn't give you peace of mind, right?"

The pressure was palpable among the group.

"Is there no better solution?" Zhang Hui from the supernatural laboratory asked, "Like, can we keep and tame it instead? We have people with animal affinities on our side."

Lu Yuan shook his head: "You can't tame it just because it's a [Demon], the risk is too great."

In his memory, animal-type [Demons] were all very savage.

"Legendary-level dream artifacts are already the minimum standard, don't be picky. Anything lower, you wouldn't trust either."

The pressure on them was palpable. Up to this point, they had accumulated quite a few people.

Yet the distance to forging legendary levels... remains a distant dream!

Lu Yuan added: "I will send you our latest craftsmanship papers, as long as you work hard, there's still a possibility to forge a legend."

"Oh, by the way! A [Demon] can't be controlled permanently, the more you command it, the greater its resistance and chances to break free become."

"Make sure to be careful."

These people were quite worried about the safety of humanity; there's a world of difference between inside and outside the Safe Zone.

"With a [Demon] guarding, perhaps it would be much safer..."

They looked at one another, finally releasing a gentle sigh from their chests.

They had finally understood why Digdit acted so desperately!

"This is a legacy forged by a billion lives, we will definitely cherish it!"