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

He saw vortex generators hidden among the clouds; a Circular City Track Train approaching from afar.

And a small Floating Spaceship surged out from the airport, likely on some patrol mission.

At this moment, the conversation in the headphones started to crackle, possibly because the distance between them was increasing, and coupled with the local Mind radiation, it caused some disruption in the electromagnetic waves, disturbing the communication equipment.

The Treasure Hunting Team, usually operates in pairs or even solo for treasure hunting, to maximize efficiency.

Moreover, the members of the Treasure Hunting Team should be the best Reconnaissance soldiers, which is indeed a challenging and arduous task.

And the content of this exercise—*cough*, the most challenging solo treasure hunting!

The second minute.

The City disappeared, replaced by a swath of white clouds.

Hai Peng looked towards the grass-filled area: "Is anyone nearby?"

"Yes!" A crackling response came through the headphones.

Hai Peng sighed: "Don't come to my turf to snatch the treasure, I'm at BC123 direction! Don't come over here!"

"Yeah right, as if you could find a treasure." a girl exclaimed excitedly.

"I will find more than you."

Looking further, thousands of children scattered over tens of thousands of square kilometers of terrain, resembled tiny flies.

And Sky City above was obscured by clouds, no longer visible.

This made them slightly nervous and anxious, after all, they are only 13 years old.

"What a vast world." he tried to sigh like an adult.

The fifth minute, sunlight hit his face, bringing a slight warmth, Hai Peng pressed a button.

The screen displayed various distorted waveform images, he began trying to ensure detection—but for some reason, leaving the city and coming to the wilderness brought a sense of unknown confusion.

The knowledge he learned in class seemed to be drifting away from him, becoming unclear.

Not making an effort usually, and naturally unreliable at critical moments.

"What was the fluctuation of Black Iron Ore again... never mind, I still have the Eye of Identification."

And the Flying Snake was getting closer to the ground.

The eighth minute, classmates had already scattered, averaging 10 square kilometers for only one child, this density was actually very sparse.

Add to that, this grassland, selectively chosen by soldiers for having higher native Mind radiation, severely interfered with electromagnetic waves.

Suddenly there were no voices of classmates in the headphones!

Only a "zzz" sound of electrical current in the microphone!

A nameless fear arose in Hai Peng's heart.

He looked at the white clouds overhead, including Sky City within them, trying to calm his nerves.

"It's normal, the Mind radiation is high here, I learned it from the textbooks! We should be using Shell headphones with Mind properties!"

When he felt his backpack, his heart skipped a beat.

Damn, why are there no Shell headphones! He didn't even check!

And no child had even raised this issue!

They were taken care of too well since childhood, accustomed to adults preparing everything for them, who would have thought of checking?

In the backpack, there were only the most basic survival items: food, water, tent, a Dagger, and some medicine.

Unable to contact his mates, what should he do?

What to do?

Hai Peng's forehead sweated, his heart raced.

He stretched out his hand, frantically controlling the reins, making the Flying Snake fly back.

But he hesitated a bit, being a deserter might be ridiculed by classmates for a lifetime!

"Damn it, what's there to fear! The military wouldn't just ignore us, this is just an outdoor survival course!"

He steeled his heart, and could only continue downwards.

The twentieth minute, Hai Peng landed on the ground.

The weeds in the grassland were over two meters tall, stepping on them would directly submerge a person.

No sound in the headphones for a long time made him feel slightly guilty.

He checked again, still no signal.

Looking up again towards Sky City, he saw that it was just an ordinary cloud.

Yes, from this distance, Sky City is too small, it's even becoming smaller and smaller...

Sky City, it disappeared...

Disappeared?!

He widened his eyes, staring for a long time, and the original white clouds turned into a vast blue sky.

Hai Peng's forehead broke out in sweat, in this moment, scared out of his wits, his hair stood on end.

All sense of pride, excitement, and arrogance vanished, replaced by immense panic...

He was alone, facing the endless and boundless nature.

No matter how much he tried to comfort himself, it couldn't soothe the fear welling up inside him like a fountain.

He wanted to drive the Flying Snake back into the sky, chasing after it.

But the Flying Snake seemed tired of flying, fluttering its wings twice, it began nibbling on the grass.

No choice, it was just a Level 2 Flying Snake, flying 200 kilometers in 20 minutes, it definitely would get tired.

At that moment, Hai Peng made another mistake. He was incredibly anxious, attempting to forcibly control the Flying Snake to take off, but he broke a rule – never disturb it while it's eating, something the instructor had mentioned, but he had forgotten.

The angered Flying Snake slapped him with its tail, sending him tumbling head over heels, even baring its teeth, sniffed the delicate skin on Hai Peng's body, looking very displeased.

In that moment, Hai Peng's heart was occupied by panic, especially when the Flying Snake went berserk, a cold sensation rushed up his spinal cord to his crown.

He thought he was going to die!

Or perhaps, was he too noisy and abandoned by the whole civilization?

He lay in the grass, starting to let his thoughts run wild, years of compulsory education had given them enough common sense, but it was only kept in mind, never truly experienced.

Just in this moment, this group of students simultaneously felt a common emotion.

This is the real world.

Cold, cruel, yet so close.

The next second, the Flying Snake recognized him as a human it had spent days and nights with, it didn't bite down.

Could it be that it realized this guy was actually crying?

It even squeezed out some Insect glue, stuffed it into Hai Peng's mouth, then continued eating grass.

Hai Peng wiped his eyes, muttering: "Take care of this partner..."

He hugged the Flying Snake, huddling in the bushes, shivering.

After trying everything, he realized that all was futile. Only this gentle companion brought him a little bit of courage.

As for... treasure hunting?

Dig a lump of refined gold? He had long lost the courage to treasure hunt.

Away from civilization, a single human is just this weak.

What right to be cocky? What right to be lazy?

Only united, humans form a fragile spark in this world!

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After a day and night, the soldiers of the Treasure Hunting Team carried back the shivering children.

Most of the children, protected by the Flying Snakes, stayed immobile in place... in such a situation, who would still treasure hunt? They were scared to death!

But there were a few children who indeed showed some degree of independence, considered to be potential assets for the future.

"Looks like everyone's findings are pretty dismal," Lu Ying consoled them deceitfully, "This piece of land is actually very fertile... plenty of Black Iron Ore too!"

"And students, you also didn't check your backpacks. Can't believe no one noticed they weren't carrying Shell headphones! Didn't I tell you to check your equipment?"

"Do you still need us to arrange everything for you? That's obviously impossible, everyone has only one life! Be responsible for yourselves! Pay attention in class, or you're nothing when you don't!"

Lu Ying chided them delightedly for a while.

The students were as silent as sparrows, merely staying quiet.

Meanwhile, Hai Zhiyun, who had also participated in the same experiential lesson on the side, looked on, baffled.

He too had spent a day outdoors, feeling pretty alright about it, but it was a shame not to find any treasure.

"This course... is kind of intense."

Such impromptu courses are numerous, starting from the age of 13, regardless of willingness, every child had to accept one fact: a single human is just this weak.

Arrogance, does not belong to you!

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