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

Chapter 5 - 3: Triggering Another Milestone

Chapter 5: Chapter 3: Triggering Another Milestone

Lu Yuan no longer paid attention to the "Pioneer's Eye," comforting himself inwardly.

At least 17 human cities still existed on Pangu Continent, and Yunhai City, where he had settled, was also here.

All he had to do was find these cities by all means possible to see his compatriots, to see his parents.

Yes, he was not without hope!

Although this hope seemed a bit faint, it was still hope!

Lu Yuan regained a bit of confidence and then started contemplating his next issue, "What should I do now?"

"Flames, finding food, shelter..."

Lu Yuan strained to extract knowledge from his mind.

Unfortunately, Mr. Bear had retired from society and washed his hands of his old life for many years.

Mr. De also retreated from society, no longer concerning himself with worldly affairs.

Without these two stalwarts, he hadn't watched any wilderness survival programs for many years...

Moreover, he had just encountered a huge python, something that was simply impossible for him to overcome.

He must avoid a great many dangers to survive the first night.

Lu Yuan gathered some dry branches and pulled up a few wild vegetables that were edible.

"From being hungry to gathering wild vegetables, this is the first step towards the civilized world."

"Congratulations on triggering a super milestone, picking wild vegetables... Reward, you have become a Daluo Golden Immortal!"

Okay, the message from God did not sound; the above was purely his own whimsical thought.

Because he was still very anxious. Just think, the whole Earth had left him behind, facing an unknown world all alone, while countless flying insects teemed in the grass, various mosquitos, locusts soaring about, and a multitude of differently colored insects clinging to the leaves, the larger insects as thick as fingers.

The smaller insects were countless.

[Edible insects - high in protein but carry the risk of salmonella infection. They taste like chicken after being roasted.]

[Poisonous centipedes with a total of 90 large legs. A sting won't kill you but will swell up to the size of a bowl.]

"There really are a lot of legs..."

Looking at the centipede, Lu Yuan felt his spirit value plummeting and could only talk to himself, wrapping his clothes tightly around his body as he headed towards a drier pile of stones.

Suddenly!

Out of the corner of his eye, Lu Yuan noticed a glint of light coming from far away.

"What's that?"

He held his breath, clutching his Snake Scale Axe, and cautiously explored about fifty meters.

Atop a pile of stones, he found a decrepit... van?

The wheels of the vehicle's chassis had disappeared.

Vines had grown all over its surface, and it seemed to have been struck by some force, twisted and bent.

Only the two large headlights were intact; the glint of light was the reflection of the sun off the headlights.

"How could there be a car?!"

[Likely to be a relic from the Eighth Epoch, remains of a civilization. Your civilization has advanced, and you've already encountered a relic of civilization so quickly!] His right eyeball was somewhat excited.

Lu Yuan "oh"-ed to himself, meaning "My civilization only has one person, what's there to advance?".

He cut through a few vines and looked into the interior of the vehicle, discovering a shattered skeleton. Its hollow eye sockets were staring straight at him.

Perhaps too much time had passed, and nearly all the flesh had been decomposed by bacteria, resulting in not too much of a smell, just some insects crawling around inside the vehicle.

It was Lu Yuan's first time coming into contact with a dead body, and he couldn't help but feel awkward.

Moreover, this remains were authentically alien, with a slightly protruding chin that resembled a dog's mouth, and a somewhat short and chubby stature, probably only about 1.4 meters tall?

Definitely not human but a civilization with technology.

"This is truly one giant step for mankind."

He felt a chill in his heart, instinctively wanting to keep his distance from the skeleton.

But the remnants of his sanity told him that aliens or anything of the sort weren't important at all—he needed this broken car.

Not far away was the serene Primitive Forest, which could harbor even more terrifying demons and ghosts.

And by the river, giant snakes lurked, one bite could devour him; the underbrush wasn't safe either, with too many insects that could sting him to death or poison him.

So, he needed this car to survive the first night.

As long as he set up a simple defense, he'd be able to awaken from his nightmares in time to shelter himself in Different Space.

With this in mind, Lu Yuan steeled himself and cleaned the skeletal remains out of the vehicle.

He found a small, shallow pit, hastily buried the remains with stones, and paid tribute a few times: "Dust to dust, earth to earth, I am your grave keeper, you shouldn't hold any grudge against me."

Lu Yuan was actually an atheist, but what happened today...

How should he put it, it somewhat shook his world view.

If God was willing to send him home, he would immediately, without hesitation, become a follower of God, he'd even be willing to lick God's thigh bone clean!

But if God ignored him, then he would just have to say sorry—

"God, don't make me beg you!"

The next instant, a cold prompt echoed in his ear.

[The 18th branch of your Human civilization has discovered the relics of the Eighth Epoch.]

[Congratulations on achieving the Unique Milestone, the First Explorer of the Ninth Epoch.]

[Unlock condition: Be the first to discover the relics.]

[Relics are the dreams of once-thriving lives that are missing pages; they are the last mark left by civilizations in the river of history. Today, you take the first step in exploring the relics, and the future of the Ninth Epoch may lay beneath your feet.]

[Your civilization has been awarded a Milestone Reward: Explorer's Eye, which allows you to see into the relics and any possible treasures hidden within (awarded randomly to one individual).]

[Your civilization has been rewarded with Unique Milestone Points: 5000 points. (This function has not yet been activated)]

Lu Yuan was stunned.

God really has a dark sense of humor.

A white light from nowhere struck Lu Yuan's left eye precisely, a heat so intense and unimaginable surged into his spirit, bringing a vast amount of information.

Due to the overwhelming torment he had suffered that day, he couldn't even bother to struggle, and simply passed out cleanly.

When Lu Yuan awoke from his unconscious state, the sun had set, and it was evening.

A few insects, like mosquitoes, were feasting on a fine self-service meal on his hands.

He shooed these insects away, feeling both joy and annoyance: "The Unique Milestone is indeed easy to trigger now."

"But knocking people unconscious is too troublesome."

"At least I was in the car, otherwise I might've ended up as carrion for some wild animal..."

On further reflection, it made sense; a normal civilization would send an expedition team to explore the Pangu Continent and if someone passed out, the team would take care of them.

Unlike him, all alone...

Now both his eyes had turned into Titanium Alloy Dog Eyes.

Lu Yuan used the newly acquired "Explorer's Eye."

Immediately, a spectrum of colorful halos appeared in his field of vision.

"Explorer's Eye" had a certain level of perspective ability, and each color of light represented a different Attribute.

Red represented danger.

Green represented the relics of civilizations.

And gold represented treasure!

"Explorer's Eye" consumed much more spiritual power than "Pioneer's Eye," and not in the best of states already, Lu Yuan soon saw stars and felt dizzy.

What shocked him was that the whole ground was radiating a green glow!

Meaning... there was at least one city-sized relic of a civilization buried beneath the soil.