I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early-Chapter 543 - 399: A Dangerous Area Left by Intermediate Civilizations, or Even High-level Civilizations

Chapter 543: Chapter 399: A Dangerous Area Left by Intermediate Civilizations, or Even High-level Civilizations

This reconnaissance report quickly attracted the attention of the upper council.

These days, caution towards unknown civilizations has gradually risen to match the level of Catastrophe level anomalies.

After all, the count of anomalies is rare, one might not encounter it even in a hundred years, whereas the number of civilizations is as numerous as hairs from cattle!

Lu Yuan was excited for a while but then felt lost and helpless; his vacation had been interrupted halfway and he had to rush back to work, even though he was still supposed to be on holiday…

But at this moment, he had no choice but to convene a meeting to discuss safety issues.

“The reconnaissance report has been sent to the big screen, please read it carefully, express your views freely and speak your mind,” he said.

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“Faced with this super mountain and the gigantic crack, do we detour, make contact, or explore? We need to reach a decision quickly.”

The standing members of the upper council, around 30, include top experts from various industries, military personnel, government officials, etc., forming a rather streamlined organization.

Before the population explosion, the number of council members was about the same.

Soft discussions echoed in the meeting room.

The 100,000-meter-tall mountain and the 200,000-meter-wide gorge truly shocked everyone.

What kind of concept is this?

The eruption of the “World Furnace volcano” created a continent but only produced a mountain 30,000 meters in height.

What force could create a 100,000-meter-high mountain?

It can only be described with immense power!

Several experts were estimating the corresponding energy level… If looking at the scale, it actually wouldn’t surpass that of the Epoch Volcano, but in a smaller range, the energy level is still much higher than that of the Epoch Volcano.

Professor Desert said, “The volume of the mountain and the crack are roughly equivalent; we can boldly assume the soil in the crack was forcefully moved by some energy to form the mountain.”

“Right… Have those scouts returned yet?”

Lu Yuan nodded, “Their provisions ran out, so I asked them to return as soon as possible. Such a big territory can’t be scouted by just 10 people; it’s better to be careful.”

“However, there are more than a dozen Reconnaissance Scythes scouting near that mountain, they will inform us if anything happens.”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, Jin Dongliang from the military department said, “I believe that we should prioritize finding the location of this unknown civilization while keeping our own location hidden.”

“Right now, there’s a Primitive Forest between us, and the direct distance is 6000 kilometers; the probability of them discovering us is not particularly high.”

“It’s better to be proactive rather than reactive.”

“As for that abyss, we… shouldn’t rashly give up.”

He seemed to make a great resolution as he said this, “Such a magical landscape is unlikely to be naturally occurring, it’s likely that some mid-level or even high-level civilization tinkered with it, there might still be something left inside.”

“That is indeed the case.”

Everyone agreed.

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But we cannot give up on civilization relics lightly either, to abstain from eating for fear of choking would only slow our development.

Especially after enduring the Ghost Mist Disaster, humanity has already lost over fifty years, this period is not too long yet not too short—we must act quickly as more civilizations from the Safe Zone will head towards the Pangu Continent.

Green Grass City, due to its low population, is unwilling to rashly provoke a war, but it certainly doesn’t fear war; we still need to do everything possible to seize the opportunities.

As such, after some discussion, about 18 council members leaned towards exploration, while 6 preferred a conservative approach to detour.

The others maintained a neutral attitude, still undecided.

This is normal; a civilization with dissenting opinions is a healthy one; if everyone is too radical, sooner or later it will capsize in a ditch.

Eventually, Lu Yuan finalized: “Since that’s the case, the focus of our future work will be the exploration of that ‘critical area’.”

“We must be cautious, even if there are relics of a high-level civilization, it might not be a good thing… similar calamities as the Nanyu Civilization could emerge.”

“We should thus keep Sky City stationary, stay by the seashore, and remain vigilant.”

He suddenly remembered something, “Our large-scale camouflage Rune System should be activatable, right?”

“No problem!” said an official from the engineering department.

The large-scale camouflage Rune System, developed by the engineering department over several years, is a protective system which changes the light reflection of Sky City.

Don’t underestimate this function; when floating in the air, Sky City looks just like a cumulus rain cloud.

When it lands, the city transforms into part of a forest, as if wearing a camouflage suit.

This way, it can reduce unnecessary troubles.

Lu Yuan gently sighed, “In that case, activate the camouflage system, restrict the civilians, and postpone any travel plans for now.”

“We will dispatch an elite investigative force; quality matters more than the quantity.”

“The number of scouts will be around a thousand, mobilizing a hundred Source Fire Mechas, and we’ll recruit experts from various industries.”

“I will dispatch ‘Sky Fortress’ as the main force for logistical transport, and I will join the exploration mission myself.”

People were actually reluctant to let Lu Yuan go to the front lines, as any issues with the commander could create huge future problems.

But Lu Yuan, filled with greed, could not be persuaded otherwise…

Additionally, the “Greedy Demon God” has indeed shown considerable functionality and combat effectiveness in recent years, so they could only reluctantly agree—after all, it was just reconnaissance, not direct warfare, it should… probably not present too great of a problem.

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“Who among you wants to go on the front line for reconnaissance?”

After the meeting, Lu Yuan urgently summoned the Insect Soldiers to select those who would go on the expedition.

“Wow, wow,” all the Insects were red-eyed, waving their limbs, frantically showing off their capabilities.

They thought themselves very powerful and capable in combat!

The massive Leviathan was bellowing loudly nearby, its black and red intertwined armor shining, capable of spewing both fire and poison, weighing up to five thousand tons!

The “Mammoth” was a bit smaller, weighing two thousand tons!

The scene of them moving around caused the entire mountain to tremble slightly.

“Give it a rest, can you do reconnaissance? We’re not going to war now.” Lu Yuan rolled his eyes and gave it a harsh kick.

“Bilili!” Leviathan immediately howled in pain, rolling frantically on the ground as if that kick had inflicted tremendous pain.

Lu Yuan was almost crushed to death by this creature, feeling somewhat speechless.

“Alright then, the smaller ones follow me; those too large can go into the forest and hunt on their own.”

He carefully selected over a hundred relatively small Insects with high resilience and mobility, such as Reconnaissance Scythes, Spine Serpents, Shadow Kings, etc., to enter the Sky Fortress.