Chapter 605: Chapter 440: Heavenly Court Myth, and… [Temple]!_2
He actually started looking forward to the day when other civilizations would come seeking trade?
Well, isn’t this the legendary “hook, line, and sinker”?
The Ancient Insect waited an entire Epoch and didn’t encounter a “destined civilization”; it’s totally a huge pitfall!
What’s more horrifying is that Lu Yuan doesn’t dare to tell Humans that he got this thing… because the depths of its information are toxic, even more potent than the prohibited substance “Sealing Resin”.
“Sigh, greed leads to death.”
“After I get back, I’ll consult Old Cat… and then consult Miss Conch.”
One is a close comrade-in-arms who isn’t afraid of death; the other is my wife, what can I do, since you’re my wife, I obviously need your counsel.
“If all else fails, I’ll go ask Mirror [Demon]…”
He shook his head vigorously, shifting his thoughts away from the “Immortal Palace”.
As for the Insect Race enhancement plan… it’s also tough.
Although the Ancient Insect is a Mythical Level “Primordial Worm”, it turns out to be… male!
Not being able to lay eggs, it’s really a nuisance!
It means that Lu Yuan still needs to catch a Mother Worm to solve the problem.
But the Ancient Insect won’t let him capture a Mother Worm rashly.
[12 Insect Nests here have been thriving for many Epochs.]
[Ordinary Insects, you can capture as many as you want. But the Mother Worms, better not… They are as old as me.]
When it comes to Mother Worms, the Ancient Insect even shuddered a few times, as if talking about some tigress.
[In any case, as long as you prepare enough Spirit Essence, I can still help you with this.]
[Let me recover a bit, and then I will take you there.]
Lu Yuan immediately started pondering over how much he should offer to boost the power of the Insect Soldiers.
He’s a person who values emotions; the Insect Soldiers have been working hard and following him for so long, they indeed deserve to make up for their own shortcomings.
But everything has to be cost-effective. If the Ancient Insect’s price is too high, then he can only think of other methods.
10 hours later, the plane flew back to the edge of Sky City’s airport.
Since this journey took only a week, it didn’t cause much of a stir.
Only a few soldiers were on duty at the edge airport. Upon seeing them, they all saluted. A few government officials also gathered around to conduct some work handovers.
Lu Yuan suddenly heard telepathy in his ear: [Guess where I am?]
He turned his head and saw Miss Conch wearing a little straw hat, sending telepathy.
She was dressed in a light green loose-fitting shirt and pleated skirt that reached her knees, with a pair of little red shoes on, looking sweet and pretty, and therefore very well-behaved.
Miss Conch was just hiding behind the airport’s glass windows eating potato chips. When she saw Lu Yuan getting off the plane, she hurriedly sent telepathy.
Lu Yuan let out a soft sigh; having someone at home who cares about you feels really good.
However, he didn’t pay attention to the sneaky girl, instead, he nodded to the group of officials: “Hello, this time the healing went smoothly, the care from the other side was also very thorough, and we will expand exchanges in the upcoming years. I’m going to make a report on my duties now.”
He pointed behind him: “Please take this Legendary axe to the laboratory for Identification. And the expense for this healing… wasn’t small.”
The advance on the healing funds was 2000 Spirit Essence; if it’s not all used up, the Greedy Demon God has to return some.
“Mr. Lu, our National Treasury’s supply of Spirit Essence is nearly exhausted, this axe might need to be converted into Spirit Essence.”
“This matter requires approval from the parliament, there’s no need to consult me.”
Passing the airport, Lu Yuan also excused himself to go to the bathroom, bringing out the sister who was waiting impatiently.
The sister was very affectionately holding his arm, smiling all over her face.
“Why aren’t you at work? Skipped out on the job?”
“Maid figured out with a snap of her fingers that her master is back, just couldn’t muster the will to work. Okay, fine, today’s my day off.”
Lu Yuan kept rolling his eyes, but deep down he quite enjoyed it.
Everyone seeing them smiled knowingly; after all, they were the model couple of the entire civilization. Totally normal.
The orbital train went on a full loop around the city.
Now that the nearby forests had been thoroughly investigated, adventurous youths had been given permission to venture beyond the city for their adventures.
Getting out into the wilderness for survival was a good thing. Although there were some fierce beasts, like mutant tigers and imposing leopards, generally a Level Two little master could deal with these animals.
Especially in recent years, there’s been a rapid increase in the number of high school and college students, each of whom had wilderness experience classes.
They start out enthusiastic, but then end up crying and screaming. This scene repeats itself every year.
“Kids these days, each generation is weaker than the last!”
“The boy yesterday, faced with a few wolves, just turned tail and ran, even tripped over a rock and fell…”
“Cut it out, weren’t you the same back then… Living in the city, never even killed a chicken, how could you possibly fight a wolf?”
Lu Yuan overheard the instructors’ complaints and couldn’t help but crack a smile.
Alright, that’s just like when I was in elementary and high school. The teacher would always say, “This class is the worst I’ve ever taught!”
But looking at the big-picture data, the later generations are all pretty decent, thanks to the fluctuation of Civilization Fortune. The ratio of Divine Skills is around one in a thousand – that’s already quite impressive.
Moreover, if a civilization needs to send children to the battlefield, that’s clearly not good; it’s the misfortune of the civilization.
Now, it’s just about fostering courage, letting the kids understand the difficulties of survival, rather than just suffering for suffering’s sake. In fact, Green Grass City doesn’t advocate an education of hardship, but at least children need to know what happens when civilization collapses.
After returning to Green Grass City, Lu Yuan kept busy, immediately convening a high-level council meeting.
Soon, government officials arrived at the scene, along with engineers, scientists, and military representatives.
Lu Yuan picked up the report and began to read, “The successful healing from a few days ago, the report has been sent out, and I believe everyone had already read it.”
“It means that our Human Civilization’s biological science is exceptional.”
“We can confidently claim that our healing techniques are at the forefront of the Pangu Continent, setting a unique technological standard.”
“We’ve also obtained the specific components of Withering·Ghost… We’ve listed it as an S-Class hazardous substance, hoping comrades will utilize it properly and turn waste into treasure.”
A few soldiers brought out a safe, inside of which the insect meat emanated a dark Qi—everyone started to get goosebumps, feeling uneasy.
But the biologists looked curious, eager to try their hands at it.
The military chiefs felt helpless, not knowing how to permanently seal the previous two Ghosts, and now here’s another one—okay, this is just a strand of a Ghost’s hair, but still a pain to deal with.
Old Cat at the side was full of grumbles. It already knew this information through telegraph and found repeating it now rather pointless, just a formality, bureaucracy at its best.
Lu Yuan knew they would have this reaction, so he cleared his throat: “Next, I announce the second important accomplishment.”
“The trade with the small cave… and comprehensive cooperation with the Underground Alliance!”
The atmosphere, previously somnolent, suddenly grew still.
But everyone pricked up their ears.
“After this visit, we’ve discovered the Underground Alliance actually owns two Grotto Heavens.”
“After healing the Ancient Insect, they decided to sell us one in exchange for more knowledge.”
As expected, everyone was taken aback, Old Cat included—fuzzing up all over, whiskers quivering.
Wow, curing someone and ending up with a Grotto Heaven to boot!
In a matter of seconds, an atmosphere of thick joy already lingered in the meeting room.