Whenever something good appears, the bells on the vines would ring first.
According to this logic, the Great Commander would be the best treasure hunter.
But as Lu Ying was speaking, he suddenly held his breath!
His eyes flickered as he saw something resembling a line of ants far ahead, crossing the barren land in formation.
The number was densely packed, at first glance, there seemed to be millions, possibly even exceeding ten million!
Lu Ying narrowed his eyes and activated his ability "Treasure Hunting Eye."
The image rapidly zoomed in.
Those marching in formation on the ground appeared to be a group of intelligent beings.
Most of them wore black clothes, their body lengths ranging from approximately 1.4 meters to 2 meters, with a purple tail, a relatively sharp mouth, and fuzzy faces, looking somewhat like rats.
There were also a few individuals dressed in blue, purple, and gold clothing.
Within the ranks were also gigantic beasts, each resembling an elephant, dragging carts behind them.
There were also animals like turtles, cows, and horses.
"Is this... some civilization?"
"Not good, they’ve noticed us," Lu Ying observed many ratmen looking towards the direction of Sky City and felt a shiver in his heart.
After a while, the neighboring surveillance team reported: "We’ve received a radio wave! We are unable to decode it for the moment!"
Everyone in the surveillance room became busy, and they reported the information to the higher-ups as quickly as they could.
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On day 18,633 of the Pangu Era, humans encountered the first civilization living on the Pangu Continent.
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"A passing civilization near the safe zone of the Rize Civilization?"
Lu Yuan, who was intensely studying, was also taken aback by the news.
With the sheer size of Sky City, the moment I see you implies that you see me too.
Of course, it’s possible to conceal Sky City with concealing runes, but the human resources and material cost required are beyond what humans can currently afford.
Lu Yuan hurried out of Meida Paradise and came to the edge of Sky City. Seeing those millions of black dots, he couldn’t help but swallow hard.
"Why are so many people wandering in the wilderness... where is their city?"
"Report, their city hasn’t been discovered yet! We are expanding the search range," came the report.
"Is it possible that it’s something like an underground cavern?"
"Or maybe, the city is concealed by engravings?" Lu Yuan smacked his forehead as the thought dawned on him.
Not because he was arrogant, but the fact that they were not so weak anymore, yet they didn’t have the resources to hide Sky City. If these ratmen could hide an even larger city with a million inhabitants, it would mean they were several hundred times stronger than them!
A few minutes later, leaders from the military, including Sha Kan’er and Jin Dongliang, as well as Old Cat, arrived at the surveillance room.
They carefully observed through binoculars.
"It’s a bit strange... Civilizations withdrawing from safe zones at this time isn’t unusual," Old Cat narrowed his eyes.
"But to have millions of people wandering together is indeed rare. Just the issue of food is enough to cause big headaches."
Yes, every civilization has to consider food and shelter.
Merely relying on hunting and gathering is not enough to stave off hunger.
But without wandering, how to gather resources?
Which is why the "trend" of building Sky Cities exists on the Pangu Continent.
"We’re approaching our destination, what should we do with Sky City? Do we need to land?" asked Professor Desert of the Great Engineering Institute via remote communication.
"According to plans, having flown for so long, it needs to rest for a while. Flying a bit further is fine, but the rest time for the Tree of Life will increase. We have about a month of leeway," came the reply.
After a moment of contemplation, Lu Yuan gave his command, "Don’t worry, activate the Concealing Rune near the Tree of Life and initiate protective mode."
The Concealing Rune was a project that took great effort from the Great Engineering Institute to complete.
The Tree of Life was too vulnerable to attacks; the Concealing Rune could mask its Qi.
"Mobilize the soldiers for combat and bring out all the war weapons."
"Impose military control over the civilians, restricting them to the core areas only. Put the children into emergency mode."
"Scout department, send out electromagnetic waves, say we are a friendly civilization that advocates for peace... Use the language of Meida Civilization."
"Worm King, notify Sky Fortress to release the sobering gas, so the Insect Soldiers inside regain consciousness."
Lu Yuan was very calm, issuing orders one after another.
Actually, he didn’t know exactly how to conduct civilization interactions either.
In the past, when it was just him, other civilizations often treated him as an honored guest.
Whether it was Rize Civilization or The Sha Li Clan, they had welcomed him very warmly.
But this time was truly different.
The difference in interaction between an individual and a group lies in the fact that an individual can be easily accepted, whereas a group already represents a civilization as a unit.
He must prepare for the worst—war!
However, just as he was lost in thought, a powerful spiritual wave suddenly appeared in the sky above Sky City, sweeping over like a gale in all directions!
A voice resounded like a grand bell in Lu Yuan’s mind: [Trade! Legendary Masterpiece! Spirit!]
Only these three phrases.
Lu Yuan quickly snapped back to reality, noticing that everyone in the room was still frozen, realizing that his "Immortal Masterpiece" had taken effect.
"What does this mean, trade? A caravan? Or is this some sort of strategic deterrence?"
It took more than half a second before Jin Dongliang, a Level Six Grandmaster, slowly came back to his senses, his body shaking and dripping with sweat.
Extraordinary Level did have some effect after all.
One by one, the others regained consciousness.
Level Two soldiers were almost dizzy and took a minute to recover gradually.
"How’s the situation inside the city?"
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The one controlling the opium poppy, Conch, hurriedly said, "More than a hundred elderly have fainted... fortunately, all the children were evacuated in time, so for the moment, there are no accidents."
"Good thing we acted fast, otherwise the children would have been unconscious for days," cursed Lu Yuan.
"The enemy’s approach is aggressive, this does not bode well," suddenly said Old Cat, "Wasn’t that psychic shock just now way beyond the human category?"
Lu Yuan nodded, "It could be caused by an anomaly."
"Everyone, there’s no need to panic. Every civilization has its own opportunities, and if the other party has captured an anomaly, it’s nothing extraordinary."
The strength of a human’s Divine Skill is greatly related to their Divine Attribute.
And human Divine Attributes have an upper limit.
For most people, 18-20 points of God after the soul has solidified is the limit.
On the other hand, Divine Skills of anomalies are not much related to Divine Attributes, since anomalies themselves are incarnations of rules, as long as there is Mind Energy, they can call upon the rules to the greatest extent possible.
They discussed it briefly; being hundreds of kilometers apart, many details were not very clear.
However, the advantage of having a Sky City was precisely this; as they flew high in the sky, they were in an innately invincible position. Even if the enemy had flying technology, they couldn’t possibly transport all their population up for a battle.
"Shut down the large turbo propellers, let the city hover in the high skies."
"We still need to go down and see for ourselves. If we can communicate, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks."
"If not, we’ll just fly away. That’s the end of it."
"Exactly," everyone discussed animatedly.
Lu Yuan originally wanted to go down and investigate himself, since he was the civilization’s highest combat power and, to put it bluntly, even if he died, it wouldn’t be a big problem, as he could be resurrected.
But using the Tree of Life’s "Resurrection" was his trump card, unknown to others.
"No, no, how can the Great Commander go directly into battle without any intelligence?"
"You alone cannot accomplish everything."
So, after some persuasion, Lu Yuan could only stay within the city, continuing as the commander. Your next read awaits at freewebnovel