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

Watching the sun rise again, Lu Yuan donned his Black Iron Equipment and, with the Donkey Head Mask on, started the reclamation process with vigor and boldness.

He left the Tree of Life and luggage here, asking his companions to look after them.

Before leaving, Lu Yuan also spotted the wily and rampant Old Wolf along with its new harem, his face bearing a smile that was not quite a smile.

These few creatures sauntered out from the ruins of the city.

Three slightly emaciated, brown-furred she-wolves eyed Lu Yuan with a bright glint, their faces wary.

From their fur color and builds, it was clear they weren't faring too well here.

After all, the resources of the oasis couldn't compare with those of the Primitive Forest and couldn't support too many creatures.

In the food chain, wolves were at the bottom.

"These wolves are pets from a prehistoric civilization?" Lu Yuan's eyes sparkled with light.

[Brown-furred Shepherd Wolf, omnivorous.]

[A relatively intelligent species of wolf, their ancestors might have been raised by intelligent beings, surviving the harsh natural competition even if it meant gnawing on bark.]

[Domesticating them could be quite easy.]

[Shape: 6.4]

[Qi: 6.7]

[Spirit: 2.0]

[Extraordinary Level: Level 0]

"These attribute values seem a bit stronger than a normal Pangu Grey Wolf? Is it a result of prehistoric civilization's domestication?"

In this damned place, even the Brown-furred Shepherd Wolves were merely scraping by.

And so, this damned Old Wolf had, in the span of one night, tricked three youthful and beautiful girls...

"Lead the way, buddy! It's time to scavenge." Lu Yuan made a few hand signs.

This was a gesture he had used a long time ago, during the days of the Meida Civilization when he and Old Wolf went out to scavenge every day.

Old Wolf swished its tail from side to side and bared its teeth in a grin.

Lu Yuan understood its message and, with a sense of resignation, pulled out a few steamed buns mixed with minced meat and tossed them over.

The buns, blended with some meat, were quite fragrant.

When the Brown-furred Shepherd Wolves caught the scent, they eagerly wanted to eat, but Old Wolf growled at them from the side.

Now a High-level Mutant Creature, Old Wolf was larger in size and its roars were imposing.

It continued to growl until the three she-wolves backed away from the steamed buns, after which Old Wolf stopped its blustering and gestured for Lu Yuan to pet them.

"Haha, sure thing."
Experience more on empire

After this episode, the three she-wolves submitted and were able to enjoy the steamed buns to their hearts' content.

"You've got a knack for training wives," Lu Yuan said as he petted the sly creature.

"Ao!"

Having a native creature lead the way, the exploration process naturally didn't face much risk.

Sky City had a disk-shaped terrain, with countless tall buildings whose "Solid" engravings on the surface enabled them to withstand the passage of time until now.

Possibly to guide rainwater, the terrain was slightly elevated in the middle with lower altitudes on both sides, featuring a very complex system of city drainage channels.

These drainage channels resembled the city's sewers; not directly exposed to sunlight, their evaporation rate was low, and they could hide a lot of moisture.

Apart from this, there were also large reservoirs, harboring the majority of the water sources in the oasis.

The she-wolves were reluctant to lead the way to the reservoir, indicating that very powerful Extraordinary Lives might be dwelling there.

They dared only drink from the small channels, just like camels.

"True behemoths hide in the reservoir while the smaller animals ruthlessly fight around this bit of water," Lu Yuan mused.

Nothing could stop the erosion of time; about one-third of the city had collapsed into the layer below.

There's also the city's central area, which they didn't dare to approach...

Combining this with last night's dream, it seemed to have more profound implications.

There might be a very terrifying presence hidden there, possibly the big boss of this entire relic.

There were quite a number of railways distributed throughout the city, especially two straight tracks that ran through the entire city.

It seemed that even the great Sky City had to follow "economic effects", it wasn't possible for all vehicles to use "Pandora Crystal Stones".

Lu Yuan also found some weathered "vehicles" under some open-air structures—they looked a bit like small dragonflies and were surprisingly made of stone.

There were also spiral-shaped blades, which looked like they belonged to a helicopter.

[Pandora Crystal Stone: A common bulk trading item between civilizations, capable of eliminating the gravity of nearby rocks to some extent. Usually hidden deep underground, at the bottom of the sea, or in mines.]

[The utilization of Pandora Crystal Stones is an important indicator of a civilization's development. (Inferior Grade·Natural wonders)]

This thing needed a supply of energy to eliminate gravity, it didn't just eliminate it for no reason.

Otherwise, something that violated the law of conservation of energy wouldn't be simply labeled as "Inferior Grade".

After messing around for a while, Lu Yuan still didn't know how to operate these vehicles, possibly because they were out of power.

He let out a long sigh: "It's frustrating!"

Pick them up and take them back.

In the course of exploration, Lu Yuan killed a desert viper that tried to sneak attack him, planning to take it back and boil it into snake soup.

He rummaged through various rooms.

Strange electronic junk filled two big burlap bags.

Time really had been too long; the higher-end technological creations were completely ineffective.

He also found a lot of books, possibly amounting to a few hundred.

Since there was a ready-made translator, "Miss Conch", all these books were packed and taken away to be checked by her.

He even found a city map along the way.

"To get a rough idea of the situation within a day, that's also a minor achievement," he mused.

Till the sun set, Lu Yuan headed back, his haul of junk in tow.

Part of it was given to Miss Conch.

The electronic junk was all handed over to Old Cat.

"Yo ho, it's rare for Old Cat to be given gifts," Orange Cat seemed to have found some interesting toy and started disassembling.

The few junk collectors hurriedly took all the junk and carefully collected it.

Even Old Cat had been assimilated; it was using the junk to create a long-range wireless walkie-talkie to stay in real-time contact with Lu Yuan in the city.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan busied himself preparing a delicious feast.

A piece of aged Fire Lizard Meat, no clue how long it had been aging, covered in green mold.

After cooking, it took on the color of a fire-red cloud.

Sliced into small strips, the meat was red and oozing with oil, with a rich aged aroma.

Stirred in the pot, it released a fresh and salty fragrance; the juice instantly made one's mouth water.

Lu Yuan took a deep breath, peering into the pot at the golden-red, juiced aged meat.

The original Lizard Meat was hard to eat, but it tasted quite good when made into ham.

He then stir-fried an egg—alright, it was an egg from a "Chicken Snake", similar to a chicken egg.

As he smelled the fragrance of the snake soup spewing from the pressure cooker, he also happily boiled a pot of fragrant white rice.

It wasn't lavish.

But it truly gave a feeling of home.