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

The electronic screens were mostly colorful as well.

In the city square, there were also some neon lighting devices.

Well, although they were all unlit due to the lack of electricity, it also symbolized the past splendor.

"The discrepancies in civilization are quite significant," Old Cat lamented.

Of course, they hadn’t come here to experience a new life. Lu Yuan quickly made his intentions clear: a quick trade, a look at the ancient spaceship remains, and then they would leave, not staying here for more than a day. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

To this, Governor Moses readily agreed.

The bargaining was handled by Old Cat...

Actually, Lu Yuan was somewhat thin-skinned, and he was more susceptible to soft appeals than to force.

If these lizard people pleaded pitifully, he was likely to soften and concede some benefits.

But Old Cat didn’t have that problem; this grumpy cat was always rational, and even a bit sharp-tongued when he spoke.

Thus, amid intense negotiations, both parties reached a consensus.

A Soul Baby Fruit, a fresh tree branch, and a bottle of "Awakening" blood, in exchange for two pomegranate fruits, 400 mutated corns, and 16 kinds of mutated flowers and plants, along with 20 slots for passing on the Extraordinary Spark.

"The most powerful explosives, the more the better and in all sorts of sizes!"

"Your best sniper rifles, bring a few! And some pistols too!" Old Cat’s pupils gleamed.

It had no combat ability and had to rely on technology.

That fluffy cat paw, holding a pistol, looked as if the cat had just received a toy.

"No problem; the weapons are a free gift! Mr. Cat, would you want small high guns or tanks?"

"That works too..."

Lu Yuan was speechless; the storage space was only so big, am I supposed to cram it full of tanks for you?

Well, Old Cat actually wanted to continue bargaining, but was stopped by Lu Yuan.

This sort of bartering made everyone feel like they were gaining, so it was good enough, and the friendship would last forever.

...

As for the ancient civilization’s spaceship, it wasn’t much of a secret in the Rize Civilization.

Many cities possessed the remnants of spaceships, it was just that this place happened to have one of the biggest pieces of wreckage.

"It’s now been transformed into a museum park. This way, please!"

Soon, the group arrived near an outdoor park.

Originally, there were many citizens playing here, but now it had been cleared by soldiers.

Citizens in high-rise buildings curiously watched the arrival of the alien species.

The spaceship was located right in the center of the park.

"This is..." Lu Yuan’s eyes widened when he saw a massive stone.

It was roughly a kilometer in length with both width and height about four hundred meters, entirely white jade in color, looking like a super-sized pebble.

[A massive stone that might hide otherworldly secrets, as many of its structures were damaged due to its ancient age.]

His eyes explained this.

"Here is the entrance; please come in."

The entrance was narrow and somewhat damp.

Water droplets fell from the rocky ceiling above.

The mossy, damp smell awakened some not-so-pleasant memories in Lu Yuan’s heart.

Fortunately, the inside was equipped with electric lights, so it was quite bright.

The interior of this large stone was completely hollowed out, with many strange symbols etched at various spots.

This time, his eyes finally identified the result.

[Unknown engravings, also called runes, have lost their supernatural effect due to erosion over the years.]

[They were probably etched with materials like the blood of Extraordinary Life, Starry Sky Shells, cinnabar, or quicksand stones.]

[Their specific function might be to regulate temperature.]

"Pioneer’s Eye," with a series of "mights," indicated it wasn’t very certain.

As an "Upper Ability" of "Identification," if it was uncertain, ordinary "Identification" would basically struggle to find out any results at all.

"It’s just for temperature regulation."

He checked the other rooms, and they were also empty except for some engravings smoothed over by time—almost nothing else.

"Most of the equipment inside has already been damaged, and we have moved it out; now all that’s left of this spaceship is an empty shell."

"Fortunately, there really were some technological devices inside. Now we have already cracked most of these technologies... so our First Branch is also the origin of technology," Governor Moses explained proudly.

Lu Yuan was astonished inside. The technology outside seemed to be only of the early 21st century.

It was even more backward than that of Earth people!

How could such technology have escaped the Pangu Continent, crossed dimensions, and fled an Epoch-level extinction?

"The only possibility is Ideal Technology, which can create miracles."

This thought occurred to Lu Yuan.

A civilization that had mastered high Ideal Technology.

Unfortunately, very unfortunately,

This spaceship had been eroded by time.

Otherwise, just finding some legacy knowledge would mean that Lu Yuan wouldn’t need to go to Sky City.

Staying here to learn would have been enough.

A civilization capable of escaping disasters was the strongest he had encountered so far, even stronger than Sky City!

So, he widened his eyes and searched hard, trying to find some clues.

But the Rize people had studied it for a lifetime, and naturally, Lu Yuan could not find any extra information...

"Don’t you think this spaceship is a bit small?" Mr. Cat suddenly said as he was touring the spaceship.

"Small? This big rock must weigh at least ten million tons, right?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Hmm, according to our estimates, about 23 million tons," Governor Moses nodded.

"Did the spaceship contain any Pandora Crystal Stone?" Lu Yuan asked again.

"Obviously not... otherwise, we wouldn’t be unaware of this information."

"Compared to conventional ships, tens of millions of tons is indeed very large. But compared to a civilization’s magnitude, this spaceship could fit, at most, tens of thousands of people," Mr. Cat evaluated as he looked around in various rooms.

"Moreover, there’s no energy room, no engine either? Does the spaceship not need any energy at all, or did you dismantle these devices?"

"Honestly, there really isn’t..." Moses said with a wry smile, "The ancient civilization and we have long been severed."

"We don’t even know what the prehistoric civilization looked like, nor do we know if they were our ancestors. Maybe, we are just species that grew naturally on this planet?"

"As for your doubts, our scientists naturally had similar questions too..."

"Two answers were discussed."

"The first is, the disaster was so overwhelming that even if only tens of thousands escaped, it was better than a total extinction. Or perhaps many spaceships scattered and fled; eggs should not be put in a single basket."

"As long as those tens of thousands were elites, there would be a day for civilization to rise again."

That was indeed a tragic end.

When disaster struck, only the elites and the most outstanding could truly escape, leaving all the ordinary members behind—of course, it’s also possible that only the saintly survived till the end.

Lu Yuan sighed slightly, even the most powerful civilizations couldn’t avoid such a crappy fate...

"The second possibility is that there might be hidden spaces that we just can’t enter."

"Hidden spaces might be able to accommodate more people."

Moses said hopefully: "Please follow me."

He started leading the way ahead.

Lu Yuan’s ability, maybe he could enter the hidden space?

Honestly, they had studied this spaceship for a very long time, and they could proudly claim that they had thoroughly researched everything that could be studied.

What couldn’t be studied was beyond anyone’s capability.

But the so-called hidden space, unseen and untouchable.

Even its existence couldn’t be confirmed.

Under such circumstances, if Lu Yuan, who possessed the ability of Spatial Teleportation, could enter the hidden space, they didn’t mind sharing the spoils.

After all, time is precious, and gaining information earlier means a better chance of survival.

"This is the place."