Time can erode everything, once those technological devices are damaged, it will naturally come out.
Additionally, besides demons and ghosts, there are other anomalies imprisoned here, and it’s not just one.
It’s just that they all killed each other or died of old age.
And then they were eaten by the turtle.
The Undying Giant Turtle isn’t actually very good at fighting, but eating corpses is still quite easy for it.
Lu Yuan couldn’t help but grimace, secretly feeling it was a shame. There were so many good things, all eaten by a turtle, when they were actually my resources! Continue your journey on empire
He pointed at the pile of shit-like stuff: "And what’s that?"
The giant turtle craned its neck and cockily wagged its tail with an embarrassed smile: "Brother, that’s Mr. Turtle’s shit, I really couldn’t digest it, so I pooped it back out."
"I tried eating it several times, but just couldn’t digest it, so, no choice, I had to poop it out here."
Lu Yuan, with an expressionless face, used a mechanical hand he made to sift through the pile.
Sure enough, there were metals hidden in the filth.
[A mixture of metals and organic matter, containing Oliha Steel, Black Iron, Mithril, and very small amounts of Refined Gold. If graded like Extraordinary Items, it would at least be of Rare Level.]
[It’s a pity, though, that it doesn’t have any superpower, mixed in with unidentifiable organic matter.]
[If the effective components could be extracted, this pile would definitely count as treasure!]
Lu Yuan’s heart sparked with an idea. Oliha Steel, wasn’t that the material for making his Superior Dagger?
This pile of undigestible stuff could possibly be the most valuable treasure here, besides the Resin.
After all, the giant turtle had eaten everything else clean in the prison. Elements it couldn’t digest were definitely precious goods.
So without disdain, he took a garbage bin from Storage Space and shoveled the stuff into it, scoop by scoop.
Just let the Rize people deal with it. What does it have to do with me, Old Lu?
The Undying Giant Turtle’s eyes bulged, its long neck craned up, and in shock, it yelled, "Brother, you don’t have to shovel shit for me, really, you don’t need to go this far! Makes Mr. Turtle feel mighty embarrassed!"
Old Cat almost burst out laughing, but kept quiet, "Ahem, Mr. Turtle, defecating anywhere, isn’t that a bit inelegant."
"It’s not elegant, but one needs to poop."
After Lu Yuan finished shoveling the poop, he felt very satisfied: "Mr. Turtle, are you really immortal? How come your shell is cracked?"
The wound was just recently inflicted by a ghost.
"It’s real, but also not real," the Undying Giant Turtle explained, "But if the injury is too severe, I turn into a stone... Being a stone is truly immortal. For a stone to turn back into a turtle takes a very, very long time, alas, and I’ll lose a lot of memories too."
It seemed to know that its immortality, compared to that of ghosts, was indeed far inferior.
Oh, this kind of immortality was actually quite similar to demons.
"Do anomalies have a lifespan? Are all the other anomalies dead?"
"Their lifespans are indeed long, which doesn’t mean they don’t have any... However, there seems to be no talk of lifespan when it comes to the Four Great Calamities," Old Cat said.
"Hmph, they are strong, all stronger than me, but so what," the turtle said arrogantly, "Mr. Turtle survives them with longevity. I outlived them all! Ate them all up!"
"Brother, if you take me out, we can roam the world, wouldn’t that be wonderful!"
Lu Yuan’s heart lit up with joy again, good news indeed.
If the anomalies from past epochs have mostly died of old age, could the "Capturing and Exploiting Anomalies" number one still exist?
Thinking this, he grew excited.
The reward for first place, he still wanted it.
Of course, to coax this turtle, you need to talk emotions, not be too utilitarian.
Otherwise, if it runs away, all the investment goes down the drain.
He said with concern, "Then what about this ghost and demon, how long until they break free? If it wreaks havoc upon its escape, that would weigh heavily on my conscience."
The old turtle fell silent for a while, glanced at Lu Yuan, and then looked back at the room where the ghost was, "There’s no good solution."
"But in this world, one more disaster makes no difference, one less makes no difference either, how can you possibly manage so much."
"As for when it will break out, sigh... it’s become much more active than before. In the past, when Mr. Turtle cursed at it, it ignored me, but now it glares and attacks me."
"Mr. Turtle figures, in another hundred years or so, it will be out."
"It’s just a nap, so annoying."
Old Mr. Turtle swayed from side to side, looking very anticipatory, "Brother, take me out with you. You’re absolutely fit to be Mr. Turtle’s brother! Absolutely! You’re a good person."
Lu Yuan felt somewhat relieved; as long as the Rize Civilization could become strong within a hundred years, they could reseal the "Ghost" back into its prison...
Or does that mean he, Lu Yuan, becomes strong enough to help the Rize people complete this step?
That’s too far off, don’t burden yourself with psychological stress.
After all, this is the Rize Civilization’s own affair.
"Is there any other treasure here? Besides the resin? Once we leave, we might not come back."
The Undying Giant Turtle, after all, was the host here; it scurried about with its four legs, very agile.
It ran back into the Ghost’s room and brought out a circular accessory.
It looked like a silver-white Hu Laquan with a diameter of about 2 meters, densely covered with engravings and coated with a layer of resin.
"A long, long time ago, those damned guys left this prison through this circle."
"Mr. Turtle wanted to leave here too, so I’ve been keeping it without eating it... just don’t know how to start it, I’ll give it to you, brother."
Lu Yuan took a close look, and sure enough, he had found another great thing!
This turtle, from time to time, wasn’t that stupid. (Actually, it was taught by a Demon.)
[A space transmission array developed by an unknown civilization can quickly transport from one end to the other.]
[The maximum transmission distance could be around 200,000 kilometers.]
[Note: At least two matching transmission arrays are needed to perform directional transmission.]
[Note: Cannot be used in areas with strong Idealist Interference, spatial distortion, or temporal distortion. High-quality Spirit Crystals are required to provide the energy for transmission; the more material transported and the farther the distance, the more energy consumed.]
[Current energy owned: 0.]
What does ’temporal distortion area’ mean?
Lu Yuan stroked his chin, guessing that it might refer to "Safe Zone," "Time Cage," places where space is distorted and time flows more slowly.
That is to say, you can’t use this transmission device to transport from inside the Safe Zone to the outside.
He weighed in his mind for a while, "The other transmission array is probably in the hands of Rize Civilization."
"If I really had two matching transmission arrays, I might be able to treat the Rize Civilization as a stable rear base..."
The temptation to return was indeed great.
It meant that he could share his status at any time, and could feed back information to Humans.
He could also return to Rize Civilization’s Safe Zone to take a short break...
After all, a long journey is truly exhausting both in body and mind.
Mental exhaustion needs long-term rest to recover.
He thought for a moment and said, "Old Cat, if I really find two transmission arrays, can you get this thing working? It’s very important to me!"
Old Cat looked at the Hu Laquan, "If there’s a similar transmission array in the outside world, the Rize people have certainly studied it; you don’t have to worry too much."
"As long as they’re thinking straight, they’ll give it to you... Before the Safe Zone is opened, this thing is useless. Because the Safe Zone itself is a point of spatiotemporal distortion."
This trip, not only did I obtain a pile of crap... no, a pile of precious metal.
A turtle, and also seized so many precious resins, a transmission array.
Additionally, a way to contact Demons.
That’s the advantage of picking through trash...
A super grand harvest!
And then... a super big risk.
Lu Yuan lay on the ground and quietly began to rest.