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

The pangolins wiped the blood off their faces, each showing signs of energy depletion.

The old Snake-man said, "Heh, activating a blood curse naturally has some backlash. Presumably, everyone in their city has similar symptoms, and whether there are future troubles is still an unknown."

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "With such severe side effects, humans definitely won't sell their own bloodline."

The pangolins began discussing what should be purchased. 66,500 can buy the technology of a Level Three civilization!

But having too many value points in their hands isn't necessarily a good thing. They are only a Level Two civilization and may not be able to hold on to such wealth.

The leader at the forefront said, "We must enhance our military power!"

"We want to purchase the production lines for Apocalypse Tanks, Multi-functional Infantry Vehicles, and Kirov Airships... Hmm, and also some technology from the Technology Tree of Third-level Civilization..."

The Octopus People laughed, "These things aren't worth much; we can give you some scrap items..."

"Everyone needs to keep up with development."

After that, the pangolins and relic aliens left one after another, and the place fell silent once more.

Lu Yuan continued waiting for more than an hour, but the old aliens never reached a consensus in their discussions.

It was already two in the morning, and the surrounding environment became increasingly dark.

He thought to himself, "If it really doesn't work, I'll just control a few octopuses to find out the result."

But obviously, these Octopus People were just workers, deeply proud of their work, not pretending.

Even if he controlled them, he wouldn't be able to get any information.

"Moreover, Level 5 relics even have brain chips, so they might have some anti-control measures... I must be cautious."

"Never mind, this kind of investigation can't be rushed. We must rely on human strength and gradually check things out."

Just as he was about to slip away from the sewer, he suddenly noticed a blob of shadow leisurely wandering near the tower.

Within the shadow, two human figures slowly appeared, studying the tower closely.

"Isn't that... Solomon? What's he doing here?" Lu Yuan's pupils widened, every hair standing on end, filled with doubt and surprise.

One of the shadowy figures possessed a very peculiar ability.

Divine Skill—Shadow Barrier!

A gray-black mist engulfed the surrounding surveillance equipment, briefly blocking electronic devices. This mystical ability appeared quite miraculous as it seemed to block the spread of information. All monitoring devices continued functioning normally, yet they couldn't capture these two figures.

As for the other Solomon, his cold eyes showed no emotion, neither afraid of the sealing artifact within the tower nor intimidated, just observing the tower with a stern expression.

Anomaly [Demon]!

And there were two of them.

Lu Yuan couldn't help but gripe inwardly, thinking this world truly was a tumultuous place.

Encountering an Ata Steel Civilization, its leader got taken over by a [Demon].

"What are [Demons] doing coming here?"

He saw the two figures cautiously patrol the surroundings, only settling into a discussion after confirming that the Shadow Barrier had screened all surveillance.

Solomon spoke in a bland tone, "This matter can no longer be delayed. So many blood curses have nearly erased 'his' last wishes."

Lu Yuan was startled.

Solomon continued, "Back then, he evenly distributed his own flesh and blood across Pangu Continent, protecting so many epochs, but now no one knows about it anymore. I lament deeply that what he did was not worth it."

"Later generations even use blood curses to attack it, which is exceedingly foolish."

"We have already developed self-awareness; why not venture into another world to spread our wings? Why remain constrained on this dying Pangu Continent?"

"If we join forces, push a civilization to become a Level 5 civilization, we can establish a greater legacy!"

The other shadowy [Demon] made incomprehensible sounds, seemingly denying the suggestion and expressing great disdain.

Even if such anomalies like [Demons] are without emotional fluctuations, they learn from other creatures and express some emotions...

Lu Yuan vaguely made sense of it.

The shadowy [Demon] appeared to be a practitioner of an ancient oath, with a goal to possess [Ghosts] and fight against epoch disasters.

While Solomon and similar [Demons] have started using their possession abilities to manipulate civilization.

"It seems that there are also ideological differences among [Demons]."

Lu Yuan found the eavesdropping unusually intriguing.

He wasn't overly worried about combat power against [Demons], but he wasn't rushing to jump out, as making too much noise in this haunted place wouldn't be advisable.

He only heard Solomon say, "Rest assured, since I've encountered this, I will find a way to address it. But it's inevitable for the civilization here to become a sacrifice, and even my commanded Ata Steel Civilization won't survive."

The shadowy [Demon] emitted an eerie mocking laugh.

Mocking his empathy for those mediocre beings.

Die if they will, who cares about the ants underfoot!

Solomon shook his head, "You don't understand, you've always been a loner, never participating in civilized endeavors, but that's a mistaken path. Only through the power of civilization can technology ascend—it is exceedingly difficult to pursue individual power."

"Only the power of civilization can leave this world; individuals cannot leave Pangu Continent."

"Moreover, even if you truly possessed a [Ghost], so what? The world is not what it once was..."

"This path I'm on is correct. Since we were designed, we aren't the kind of anomaly proficient in combat; we must leverage our advantages."

"The power of civilization is feeble, but sometimes very strong. Though we lack emotions, there are entangled interests. A lone walker like you will never grasp such ties. I don't want to destroy my own civilization, but matters have varying degrees of importance."

At this moment, the moonlight in the sky grew even dimmer.

Lu Yuan's vision blurred, suddenly discovering two more creatures arriving at the scene!

One appeared like a Stone Man, with crystals protruding from its skin surface.

The other had tusks like a boar, standing nearly four meters tall, muscular, and covered in fur.

"Four [Demons]... what is this, a rally?" Lu Yuan's bewilderment only grew.