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

After a long while, Old Cat thought of an excuse and said, "Comrade, have you ever heard of a concept called... ’the theory of needs of life’?"

"What... theory of needs?" Lu Yuan was immersed in studying the tiny sapling in his mind.

He discovered that the growth of this little sapling required a large amount of life force as well as ideal energy, so he could only pick up the pomegranate and take a few bites.

Then he fell into another blissful dilemma, the life force could be supplemented with various ingredients...

But ideal energy, that thing needed to be supplied by the Extraordinary Spark.

He could only provide a limited amount each day, and if it was absorbed by the Tree of Life, his cultivation speed would slow down.

Was it to be an attribute, or to keep a life, that was a big question.

The cat writhing on the ground noticed that Lu Yuan wasn’t paying attention to it, and got a bit angry, loudly saying, "Most intelligent life forms have five basic needs: physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs, self-actualization needs."

"I think you should socialize more, speak more, otherwise you may go mad."

Lu Yuan pondered for a few seconds, "I get it, you mean, my communicator is broken, I should quickly find another one?"

"Exactly, I have the same plan, but it’s nearly twenty thousand kilometers away, I need to prepare carefully, no hurry."

Old Cat twisted again, "My point is, there’s already someone to chat with right in front of you, who can understand you, so you’d better start talking."

Lu Yuan looked at the bundle of electronic junk with an amused smile and went back to nurturing the "Tree of Life" by himself.

Old Cat "creaked and creaked" as it followed into the room, still nagging, "As a comrade-in-arms, I’ll quietly listen to your needs."

"You must want to share what just happened, don’t you?! Otherwise, you will fall into a pit of madness!"

Lu Yuan: ...

The intention of this machine cat was simple, it was now very eager to listen, it was curious!

If Lu Yuan didn’t volunteer to tell it, it would have no dignity and might go crazy!

Why are there such madmen?

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"God"—does He really exist?

Lu Yuan had also pondered this question when one is at a loss, one always hopes to rely on an absolutely omnipotent being.

He would rather believe in the existence of "God" because if God didn’t exist, many hopes would be shattered instantly.

But now, he had grown stronger and his heart had become more resilient than before.

It was indeed time to consider this issue.

"Didn’t you hear that voice?" Lu Yuan pointed at the sky.

"What voice?"

"The voice of God, the sound of me reaching a Milestone."

"What’s a Milestone? Does something call itself ’God’?" Old Cat was still rational; it tilted its head, looking at the stormy sky.

Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment; if Old Cat hadn’t heard that voice, it meant that it, like the wolf packs and mother bears, was categorized by "God" as a native creature, becoming a vassal of civilization...

It no longer represented its own civilization.

So he patted the machine cat’s head, "Don’t be sad, it’s okay if you don’t understand, Teacher Lu will enlighten you about the knowledge of Pangu Continent."

He recounted common knowledge such as the Safe Zone and Milestone in detail.

But Cat Garbage stood there like its mind had gone blank, scratching its head with its hind leg furiously!

It couldn’t remember what its own civilization was like either, did Pangu Continent really have such settings?

How come there was no impression left?

"It’s okay if you can’t remember, you are now a robot of human civilization, don’t keep thinking about your old home."

"Oh, at the Milestone, I got a Tree of Life that can resurrect me, I’ve told you this secret, you’ll have to keep it confidential."

"Resurrection???"

From the speaker of Old Cat, there came an incredulous "meow!!"

What’s the value of the ability to resurrect?

There’s no way to measure it in numbers...

In fact, this Life Fruit could not only resurrect Lu Yuan, but also transfer the opportunity to others... provided the soul is well preserved. The Tree of Life only shelters the soul of Lu Yuan, it doesn’t protect the souls of others.

"A Milestone Reward? How could that be?"

"Click clack click clack~" Old Cat scratched faster and faster, its hind leg spinning like an electric fan at high speed.

Then, a screw came loose, and the steel hind leg flew off.

Lu Yuan chuckled and caught the leg, tossing it further away.

"Companion, now is not the time for jokes! My leg!" cried Old Cat in pain and curiosity.

...

Old Cat angrily repaired its own mechanical parts. It was a bit clumsy, but unless it was absolutely necessary, it wouldn’t ask Lu Yuan for help.

Its tone was instead grave, "Companion, the environment of this world is extremely harsh, even demons are just a medium-level disaster, there are more powerful, unsolvable calamities!"

"So, I absolutely do not believe that there’s a God who could oversee all of this."

Old Cat was agitated, mixing peculiar intonations, "Even between civilizations, most choose to attack each other! The only trustworthy ones are our fellow beings, and even they can’t always be trusted! Civilizations that self-destructed due to internal reasons are plentiful!"

"In such circumstances, why would there be a ’God’ distributing rewards? And what about this Safe Zone setting? And such important rewards!"

"Don’t you find it strange?"

"Do you really think this is a game? Complete a task and you’re awarded an achievement?!"

The reasoning of Old Cat made one inexplicably uneasy.

However, after pondering for a moment, Lu Yuan calmed down, "Old Cat, I don’t care during which Epoch you were born, nor do I know what the Pangu Continent was like back then..." Stay updated via empire

He sighed lightly, "I understand what you mean—the ’God’ might have ill intentions, and all the Milestones might be traps."

"But on the flip side, it might be a reward set by a higher civilization, intended to make the Pangu Continent better, to help civilizations grow faster."

"Just like you, for instance, your existence helped me survive. And you were created by an unknown civilization, unwittingly helping me."

"I only know that no matter the civilization, no matter the race, there are always some who wish to make the world a better place... there definitely is a light."

"Without you, without these rewards, I would have already been killed by demons."

"It might be a fluke, but it really happened."

What Lu Yuan said was not without reason: worrying about things beyond one’s control was meaningless, even if he had killed a demon, he was just a small fry.

Old Cat was actually flattered by his praise and did not rebut for a long time.

It "click clacked" over to the data center, looking through the records of the Meida Civilization.

There were very few records about "God."

Its voice would only appear upon the completion of a Milestone, generally ignoring civilization extinctions and disasters.

Besides, as for what Civilization Points were really for, the Meida Civilization also had no idea...

Civilization Points might only be of use to those civilizations that ventured out of the Safe Zone.

"What on earth is the Light Screen protecting the Safe Zone..." Old Cat was unprecedentedly serious, scanning these documents.

Similarly no records.

The Light Screen could destroy almost everything, but only almost.

Some supernatural powers could still penetrate it.

From this perspective, the "Safe Zone" didn’t seem entirely reliable.

But regardless, "God" did indeed shelter the Meida Civilization until the End of the Era, which was unquestionable.

"I’ve thought it over carefully, and you can think what you like," Old Cat concluded, returning to its calm state once more.

"God could indeed just be a laborer of nature..."

"The abilities it has shown so far are merely that of transportation."