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

The words of Sha Sanli, this great villain, were actually quite sincere. It's unknown how many drafts he had revised.

Even Lu Yuan could empathize deeply.

It must have been his relative, a Super-thinker, a comrade of the Desert, who helped him write it, right?

"Classmates, the moment you step into society does not signify relaxation, nor does it signify comfort and slackness, but a glorious moment to take up responsibility," he said.

"Nobody remains a child forever. Once you enter society, you have grown up into adults, and you need to understand some truths about the world."

"Our civilization is a weak one, and you should have learned the basic knowledge of the Pangu Continent... It hasn't been easy for us to survive to this point."

"Peace is not always present; peace is won through warfare."

"War is not far from us; it could be tomorrow, or it could be next year. It will certainly come. Classmates, death is but a moment's affair."

"To be prepared for danger in times of safety is something each of us needs to understand."

"Our civilization has no qualified universities or research institutions, and many of our material resources are leftovers from the Green Grass Civilization. However, we have never possessed the soft power of the Green Grass Civilization."

"There are many things that we need to start from scratch, and you, without a doubt, bear this heavy responsibility."

This speech was both invigorating and filled with mental pressure.

The native population of the 18 human civilizations is roughly 40,000, with ages distributed in a pyramid shape; the oldest has lived for over 300 years already (a certain Innate Grandmaster), and the youngest has just been born.

The children raised by society number over 50,000, spread across the age range of 16-25 years old. (Waking up in batches from slumber, not all at once.)

If this were the past society, with a huge population impact, it would be easy for the new generation to be bullied by the older one.

Mutual discrimination between the two would likely occur!

But the 18 human civilizations are somewhat different; for one, there's a huge labor shortage.

As long as one is a normal person, he or she can find work, and no one can look down on anyone. This batch of children is good enough in quality. If you don't appreciate them, there will be others who will.

On the other hand, all these children bear the surname "Lu" and have a very strong backer.

Lu Yuan would tend to allocate many resources to them, allowing the children to start their own businesses...

Suddenly, Lu Yuan realized something and quaintly said, "According to this logic, have I successfully transformed human civilization into the Lu Family? What would my mom think if she knew? So many children?"

The Conch couldn't help but laugh secretly.

The two continued to listen to Sha Sanli delivering his lengthy discourse.

People are indeed tempered through experience. This old man has shown significant growth over the years, able to speak in a way that touches the hearts of the children. Some of the more fragile ones even began to wipe away tears.

Sha Sanli said excitedly, "Finally, I wish you all a brilliant tomorrow!"

"Hurrah!" (Applause!)

Perhaps due to the destruction of civilization and major historical fluctuations, among the fifty thousand plus people, the number of those with Divine Skills reached 512, nearly one percent of the population, which is an astonishing ratio!

Among the 2253 graduates, there are over 500 PhD students, and over 1000 Master's students, including super geniuses like Lu Tiantian.

The rest of the children, if they truly lack the talent for academics, can graduate early and look for jobs.

But most of the children are of Ordinary Level talent, so they still need to study a few more years to at least obtain a Master's or Doctoral degree to better utilize their talents.

Having waited so long already, Lu Yuan didn't mind waiting a few more years.

"Now, it is time to award the Honor Student Medals."

As the saying goes, "Ambition is not confined to those of age"; many students have already made outstanding contributions on campus.

For example, the super genius, Lu Tiantian, took advantage of the Green Grass Paradise's coding capabilities to improve some automated technologies, boosting social productivity.

Or a girl named Lu Yueliang, an Ability user with Plant Affinity, who developed a complete set of methods to increase the growth rate of a certain Extraordinary Plant.

There were also a few students with Engraving talent who concocted "Musical Runes," that is, runes that could play music.

True talent always stands out from the crowd and cannot be hidden even if one wishes to.

After conferring the honor medals, the graduation ceremony officially concluded.

Everyone was bustling with great excitement.

Although they had graduated, the place of residence hadn't changed; they were still living together in groups of six, in a small family model, without the need for rental fees.

Only the workplace had changed.

To take care of the students entering society, the government issued a subsidy of 800 yuan per person to help them get through the first few months... This action is undoubtedly extremely commendable. If one still can't support oneself with this, then there's nothing to be done; society can only show its cruel side.

...

Following that, Lu Yuan called the most outstanding individuals of this group, more than thirty in total, into the office.

Actually, it wasn't their first time there.

But these young men and women were particularly excited, as if they had been waiting for this day for a very long time.

Especially that guy, Lu Tiantian, who was making faces and kept staring at Lu Yuan with a silly grin.

"You sly thing, I bet it was you who was causing trouble just now," Lu Yuan cursed inwardly.

He tapped his finger on the table, "To the most outstanding students, hello, congratulations on graduating."

"As the first generation of graduates, your responsibility is heavy. Let me put it this way, we really are a... 'n00b civilization'. As the elites cultivated by our civilization, you must not be content with mediocrity, otherwise, we cannot change the fact that we're a n00b civilization."

The students all laughed, happy to be praised as elites by Lu Yuan.

But the four words "n00b civilization" made them feel somewhat defiant: "Are we really that bad?"

"I think we're okay!"

Lu Yuan said with exasperation, "Nah, we're incredibly bad. You haven't seen what strong looks like. We can't even produce a cannon, let alone reach the point of having missiles or nuclear weapons."

"We've already been here for 24 years, and according to plan, in another six years, we will have to leave this beautiful place."

"As for the reason, you surely know that we have a mother civilization, and we have to grow gradually as we travel." Enjoy exclusive content from My Virtual Library Empire

"That's the goal in our charter."

This generation of kids, having been influenced by human culture since they were young, also had a certain degree of homesickness.

They too were curious about what the mother civilization was really like.

"Dad Lu, after we really go back, will the mother civilization welcome us?" Lu Yue, with her Plant Affinity, showed two shallow dimples.

"We've already established our own system, so it might be hard to fully integrate. But coexisting peacefully shouldn't be a problem," Lu Tiantian said, rubbing his head. "I even think that by then, we might be stronger than the mother civilization. Right, Dad Lu?"

Everyone laughed again.

"We definitely can't match the mother civilization now. I've said we're a n00b civilization, I'm not joking."

"As for the future, we can only say let's work together and hope for the best," said Lu Yuan. "And also, in public, don't call me dad, call me Dada, or Commander Lu."

Lu couldn't help it; being too close to the kids always created an issue with authority.

But now, things were pretty good as they were. Since he had already become an elder, he might as well earnestly be one for a lifetime.

After all, Lu Yuan wasn't their direct leader; if anyone was going to yell at them, it wasn't going to be him.

"Ahem, back to serious matters. If you have any good proposals, I will invest in you and alleviate some of your pressure."

"If we go by the proportion of the population, at least ten people, even twenty, should be able to join the high council later on. I hope you can make achievements sooner and accomplish this goal."

Conch and a few other girls were whispering among themselves.

Conch was actually quite fond of them; these children had human bloodlines, but their ideologies were somewhat close to the Green Grass People, which gave her a natural affinity.

Conch was worried that there might be some conflict between them and the original humans.

Even with the presence of Lu Yuan, this conflict wouldn't be apparent, but there were some unspoken rules that were difficult to completely correct.

There was silence among the crowd for a while. To take on big projects, one needed to invest manpower and resources, which required not just knowledge but also an understanding of human nature.

All of the children were precocious; they deeply understood that being a leader was no cakewalk.

Suddenly, Lu Tiantian said, "To be honest, I think it'll be difficult for me to have a child in the future."

"What?!" Lu Yuan was somewhat puzzled.

"I want to live with my family members forever. Even if I find a girlfriend, it's unlikely that I'll marry her. Put it this way... I can't abandon my five siblings; we've already promised each other that we'll grow old together, and I don't believe in love."

"And I don't want to have children either, because with my personality... I'm probably not suitable to be a parent."

"If I were to have children, it would probably be hundreds of years later, when I'm close to dying of old age."

Lu Yuan understood and tapped his finger again on the table, "You mean to say that the infant nurturing project must continue? Otherwise, we're finished."

"I don't see anything wrong with that. So I think the first project should be, this matter has to go on."

Lu Yuan looked around at the others, and everyone seemed to agree as if it was obvious.

He couldn't pinpoint when this popular culture had started.

The youngest, Lu Yue, said, "It's true... everyone falls in love and then breaks up, only to realize when they return home that family is best, who will never judge you no matter what."

"After a year or two, love fades and they become just like family. Why go far when we can stay near?"

Lu Yuan suddenly couldn't accept it. Was he supposed to become "Dada" to even more people?

But such is the tide of civilization; it leaves everyone who can't keep up with the times behind.

At that moment, Lu Yuan felt that he was utterly conservative...

He deeply empathized with the bewilderment of the Great Elder of Green Grass Civilization...

The tide of civilization is not something one person can control.

The river flows on ceaselessly to the east; such is the trend of the times!