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

By the fifth month, Lu Yuan had pushed through the bushes and ascended the final slope.

He suddenly realized he had emerged from the dense, unimaginably vast Primitive Forest.

This was the last slope, and beyond it lay a whole new world!

An endless expanse of arid land filled his sight, rugged yet delicate, vast terrains, sparse grasslands, and jagged Monster rocks presenting a breathtaking display of nature’s force.

Only a few patches of green stubbornly grew on the arid land, but most magical of all were the endless flower patches, vibrant in purple and red, decorating the hillside below into a stunning scene.

At a glance, the rustling flower beds seemed to stretch for hundreds of kilometers, extending to the horizon.

And at the boundary between the forest and the arid land, a vertical waterfall hung down, nearly 300 meters wide, its force like thousands of horses charging, echoing like a chant from a hundred thousand marching troops.

The thunderous sound made his eardrums painfully resonate.

Just then, the clouds in the sky abruptly split open, the heavy cloud cover that hinted at impending rain suddenly revealed a crack, showing the clear blue sky, and sunlight abruptly poured down.

The moisture on the flowers, under the sunlight, shimmered!

The whole sea of flowers seemed to come alive!

In the blink of an eye, the cloudy day turned into a sunny day!

Lu Yuan was in awe of this "cloud to clear" scene, perhaps on Earth, one could never see such a magnificent spectacle, with flowers stretching for hundreds of kilometers.

"Ah!" he couldn’t help but shout loudly, his voice carrying very, very far.

Even Old Cat was somewhat stunned, trying out a few shouts—this fellow constantly thought of elegance, always maintaining his composure.

But who doesn’t love a spectacular scene?

"Hey—I, Old Lu, have been here!"

"Awoo—"

Lu Yuan planned to rest here for a few days, five months of travel hadn’t tired his body much. But most of the journey was dull, with considerable mental pressure, everywhere were Insects, making him quite irritated.

And Old Wolf was also drained of Qi, needing to rest for a few days.

Lu Yuan dashed down to the downstream of the gigantic waterfall and took an ice-cold bath, washing away all his mental fatigue under the river’s rinse.

The "roar" of the waterfall was like nature’s symphony, large droplets of water leaping through the air, like countless pearls falling into a jade dish, creating a crisp, pleasant sound.

Old Wolf, as always, disliked baths, but under Lu Yuan’s insistent demand, still blissfully lay in the water, cleaning himself.

"Have you noticed a big problem?" Old Cat, naturally, didn’t need a rinse, it jumped onto a large rock and quietly gazed at the winding River.

"What’s up?" Lu Yuan, fresh from his bath, invigorated, used a small knife to shave his beard and trim his Tarzan-like hair.

Old Cat stretched out a paw: "Look at this River, vast and flowing into the distance. But doesn’t it feel like a big chunk is missing?"

"Huh?" Lu Yuan didn’t quite grasp what Old Cat was suggesting for a moment.

He looked for a long time and also felt something was odd.

The River’s trajectory seemed unnatural.

Especially the River’s color, which had subtly changed.

Upstream, the River was very clear, safe to drink directly from.

The middle section of the River, for some reason, suddenly had a subtle color change... not very obvious, but it was definitely there.

"Why do you care about this? Do you want me to build a boat and follow the River to its destination?"

The idea of building a boat had crossed Lu Yuan’s mind.

After all, he was really tired of the forest mosquitoes, and the temptation of not being bitten was significant.

But the problem was, building even the simplest bamboo raft would take several days, and he had no map of the River; who knew if it might stray off course a few dozen kilometers later...

So, he had to let the idea go.

"No, what I mean is... this place might be hiding what you consider the ’Safe Zone’!" Old Cat jumped down from the rock and drew a circle and a river in the sand with its paw.

"Think about it, part of this space might be hidden, that’s why there’s the weird phenomenon of ’a chunk of River missing.’

"Of course, I’m just guessing, no guarantees."

Old Cat nonchalantly scratched its head, making a "creeking" noise, eyes rolling mischievously towards Lu Yuan’s face.

With an indifferent expression, it added, "Even if there’s a Safe Zone here, what does it have to do with you? You better get moving!" Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Lu Yuan’s expression subtly changed, his heart rate accelerating.

Turning his head back to study the River, the more he looked, the more he felt Old Cat’s words made sense.

"Safe Zone", was indeed hidden, like being invisible.

This conclusion was made by numerous scientists of the Meida Civilization.

Because in their long-term observations, no animal ever came into contact with the "Safe Zone" Light Screen!

That was obviously abnormal.

From a statistical standpoint, among the ubiquitous rabbits, mice, birds, insects, at least one or two should have hit the Light Screen and vanished into thin air.

But in reality... none had.

So, experts from Meida Civilization speculated that the Safe Zone was likely hidden somewhere in the Pangu Continent through some spatial mechanism.

Ordinary creatures couldn’t approach it!

And inside the Safe Zone, the civilization of millions, tens of millions of people, must need water, air, some resources from the outside world, able to enter through "some way," which is why there are situations like "missing a chunk of River" and "change in River color."