Chapter 95 Generous Rewards (4K)
"Well, these are not important... Where is my reward?" Lu Yuan licked his lips anxiously, his heart beating vigorously. He had a hunch that this time the reward might exceed expectations! Arc-shaped lightning flashed across the sky, like the trajectory of a dancing elf, short but full of power, breaking the silence of the forest.
[A strange lightning storm, possibly caused by the shattering of an alien dimension.]
Lu Yuan saw something like a green bean falling where the lightning had struck.
Very beautiful, emitting emerald green light!
An extremely rich vitality lingered on the mung bean. This life force was visible to the naked eye, forming a mysterious colorful halo that was many times more powerful than a rare pomegranate...
No, this is the difference in quality! Even if a pomegranate is grown for ten thousand years, it is still not as good as this mung bean! "God invites me to eat mung beans?"
I took a quick look with the Pioneer Eye: [Unfortunately, even the Pioneer Eye doesn't know what this is. It's at least a legendary item.]
[You have to make your own decision. Maybe it's a trap? ]
He glanced at the cat comrade next to him again. Maybe because it was too shocked, the cat turned into a pile of electronic garbage. Then it made a slight, trembling "crunch" and began to scratch wildly!
“Artificial intelligence is starting to get stupid again.”
Lu Yuan ignored the frozen old cat, stretched out his hand and picked up the green bean.
In just a moment, the mung beans penetrated into his body and appeared in his mind!
It quickly took root and grew into something like a small bean sprout.
Lu Yuan took a deep breath and became nervous, thinking that he was possessed by some monster.
He blinked again, and felt that this little seedling... didn't seem to have any harm to him? Even the extraordinary fire in his mind didn't react much.
Gentle soul fluctuations came from the sapling.
So he identified himself.
[Soul companion: Tree of Life: Your soul is now protected by the Tree of Life. When your body dies, your soul will immediately return to the Tree of Life and be protected by it.]
[Function 1: Each fruit of life on the tree of life will bring you a chance to be reborn in the flesh.]
[Function 2: The Tree of Life can graft and accelerate the growth of almost all plants, provided that it is strong enough and has sufficient spiritual energy. If the Tree of Life itself is not strong enough, it will not be able to pull a big cart with a small horse.]
[Please note: The Tree of Life is between reality and illusion. If it is damaged, it will lose all its functions. Please keep it properly.]
"Ah?!" Lu Yuan's pupils couldn't help but dilate, and a trembling sound of surprise came from his throat.
The ability to resurrect! Resurrection?! Oh, it's not just a resurrection ability, it can also cultivate various fruits... Well, this thing can only be said to be a long-term pie, but it can be seen with the naked eye that it is a strategic-level function.
This time he was really overjoyed. His blood pressure rose, his heart beat wildly, and even the hair on his body stood up.
Even if you use your toes to think about it, you will know how precious the "Tree of Life" is.
The more difficult the milestone, the better the reward.
Only by achieving such a difficult milestone as hunting down a "demon" can one gain the incredible ability of "resurrection"!
"With resurrection, future expeditions will have a solid guarantee!" He clenched his fists, his face looking like a red balloon because of excessive excitement.
"Alas, it's a good thing that I killed this demon at the beginning of the era. Otherwise, in a few years, it would have become powerful and it would have been impossible to defeat it."
Take a deep breath, take a deep breath! The extraordinary fire beat slightly, suppressing the surging emotions and allowing him to regain his composure.
After careful consideration, he discovered that this resurrection ability was not unlimited.
Lu Yuan didn't know how long it took for the Tree of Life to grow a Fruit of Life.
One fruit, one life.
Without the fruit, the soul can still be protected, but it can only turn into a tree and stay where it is! If even the tree is destroyed, it will die with it.
Lu Yuan looked at the tiny seedling. It was just a small bean sprout and looked so fragile. When would it be able to grow fruits?
In addition, the tree of life in the mind can be taken out.
It can be imaginary or real.
In other words, Lu Yuan has to choose a good resurrection point and plant this tree.
Lu Yuan imagined a scenario in his mind: "If I don't choose a resurrection point, after I'm killed, this tree will jump out of my mind. Then I'll be resurrected at the same place and killed again. It's really stupid to be waited for at the resurrection point by someone."
But it is impossible for him to settle in one place for a long time.
He still wants to return to human society, which means he has to travel for a long time.
In other words, it is not easy to choose a resurrection point, it has to be a safe place. But there is no safe place in Pangu Continent.
"Forget it, there's no point in thinking so much, let's cultivate a fruit of life first."
The old robot cat next to it recovered from the shock, twisted its body with a "creaking" sound, and began to scratch its head with its hind legs. The scraping sound of metal seemed a bit harsh.
This is a manifestation of its extreme curiosity!
But this guy was a little arrogant. He wanted to ask but couldn't, so he twisted around on the ground like a bug.
After a long while, Lao Mao thought of an excuse and said, "Comrade, have you heard of a concept called the theory of life needs..."
"What...demand theory?" Lu Yuan was obsessed with studying the small seedling in his mind.
He found that the growth of this small seedling required a large amount of vitality and spiritual energy, so he could only pick up the pomegranate and take two bites.
Then he fell into another happy trouble. His vitality could be made up by using various ingredients...
But this thing called idealistic energy requires the provision of extraordinary fire.
The amount he can provide every day is limited. If it is absorbed by the Tree of Life, his cultivation speed will slow down.
Do you want attributes or a life? This is a big question.
The cat twisting on the ground found that Lu Yuan ignored it and became a little angry. It said loudly: "Most intelligent life forms have five major needs: physiological needs, safety needs, belonging and love needs, respect needs, and self-actualization needs."
"I think you should socialize more and talk more, otherwise you might go crazy."
Lu Yuan thought for a few seconds: "I understand, you mean, my communicator is broken, and I need to find another one as soon as possible?"
"Yes, I have such a plan, but I have to prepare carefully for the journey of nearly 20,000 kilometers. I am not in a hurry."
The old cat twisted his body again: "What I mean is, there is a chat partner right in front of you who can understand you, so just speak quickly."
Lu Yuan looked at the pile of electronic waste with a half-smile, and went on cultivating the "Tree of Life" by himself.
The old cat squeaked and twisted, and chased into the room, still mumbling: "As a comrade, I will listen to your needs quietly."
"You definitely want to share what just happened, don't you?! Otherwise you're going to go into a deep abyss of madness!"
Lu Yuan: ...
What this robot cat means is very simple, it now has a strong desire to listen, it is very curious!
If Lu Yuan doesn't tell it actively, it will lose its dignity, and then it might even go crazy!
Why is there such a madman?
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“God”—Does He Really Exist?
Lu Yuan had actually thought about this question. When a person is at a loss, he will always place his hope on an absolutely omnipotent being.
He would rather believe that "God" exists, because once God does not exist, many hopes will be shattered.
But now, he is slowly becoming stronger, and his heart is stronger than before.
We really need to think about this issue.
"Didn't you hear that sound?" Lu Yuan pointed to the sky.
"What's that sound?"
"God's voice, the voice of my milestone achievement."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"What is a milestone? Is there anything that calls itself a 'God'?" The old cat was rational after all. It tilted its head and looked at the sky where heavy rain was falling.
Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment. If the old cat didn't hear the sound, it meant that it was classified as a native creature by the "god" just like the wolf pack and the mother bear, and became a vassal of civilization...
It no longer represents its own civilization.
So he soothed Doraemon's head and said, "Don't be sad. It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Teacher Lu will give you some knowledge about Pangu Continent."
He told us common sense such as safe zones and milestones.
As a result, Cat Garbage stood there like a dazed person, and began to scratch his head with his hind legs very quickly! He couldn't remember what his civilization was like in the past. Did Pangu Continent really have such a setting?
How come I don't have any memory of it at all? "It's okay if you can't remember it. You are a robot of human civilization now. Don't keep thinking about your hometown."
"Oh, in Milestone, I got a tree of life that can resurrect me. I told you this secret, and you have to keep it secret."
"resurrection???"
From the old cat's horn came an incredible "Meow!!"
How much is the power of resurrection worth? There is no way to put a number on it...
In fact, this fruit of life can not only revive Lu Yuan, but also transfer the opportunity to others... provided that the soul is well preserved. The tree of life will only protect Lu Yuan's soul, not the souls of others.
"Milestone rewards? How is that possible?"
"Crunch, crunch~" The old cat scratched faster and faster, and its hind legs rotated at high speed like an electric fan.
Then, the screw loosened and the steel hind leg flew out.
Lu Yuan chuckled, caught its leg and threw it further away.
"Comrade, now is not the time to joke! My legs!" The old cat, feeling painful but curious, screamed angrily.
…
The old cat was repairing its own parts angrily. It was a little clumsy, but it would not ask Lu Yuan for help unless it was absolutely necessary.
Instead, its tone was very serious: "Comrade, the environment of this world is very harsh. Even the demons are only medium-level disasters. There are even more powerful, unsolvable disasters!"
"So, I absolutely do not believe that there is a god who can control all this."
The old cat was excited, and spoke with a mixture of strange interjections: "Even between civilizations, most of the time they attack each other! The only people you can trust are your fellow citizens, and even your fellow citizens may not be trustworthy! There are many civilizations that have self-destructed due to internal reasons!"
"In this case, why is there a 'god' distributing rewards? And what about the safe zone setting? And such an important reward!"
"Don't you think it's weird?"
"Do you really think this is a game? You will be awarded an achievement after completing the task?!"
The old cat's reasoning made people inexplicably nervous and uneasy.
However, Lu Yuan pondered for a moment and soon calmed down: "Old cat, I don't care what era you were born in, and I don't know what Pangu Continent was like at that time..."
He sighed softly, "I understand what you mean. 'God' may have great malice, and all milestones are traps."
"But on the other hand, maybe it is a reward set by a certain advanced civilization, just to make Pangu Continent better? Let each civilization develop faster."
"For example, your existence allowed me to survive. And you were created by an unknown civilization, and you helped me unintentionally."
"I only know that no matter what civilization or race, there are always some people who want to make the world a better place... light must exist."
"Without you, without these rewards, I would have been killed by the devil."
“It may be a very accidental thing, but it really happened.”
What Lu Yuan said was not without reason: it was meaningless to worry about nothing. Even if he killed a demon, it would only be a small shrimp.
The old cat was actually flattered by his praise and did not refute for a long time.
It squeaked to the data center and looked through the records of the Meda civilization.
There are really very few records about "God".
Its voice only appears when a milestone is achieved, and it basically ignores the extinction and disaster of civilization.
In addition, the Meida civilization does not know what the "civilization points" are used for...
"Civilization points" may only be effective for civilizations that leave the safe zone.
"What exactly is the light curtain protecting the safe zone..." Old Cat scanned the documents more seriously than ever before.
There is also no record.
The light curtain can destroy almost everything, but only almost.
Some people have supernatural powers and can still get through.
From this perspective, the "safe zone" does not seem very reliable.
But no matter what, "God" did protect the Meda civilization until the end of the era, and there is nothing to complain about.
"I've thought about it carefully. It's up to you what you want." After coming to the conclusion, the old cat regained his composure once again.
"It is indeed possible that God is just a porter of nature..."
"The ability it has demonstrated so far is actually just transportation."
(End of this chapter)