Taming and Utilizing Aberrant Phenomena

After the meeting concluded, Lu Yuan decided to head to the volcano.

He had gained a lot here, faced some risks, but also obtained a large amount of information.

Especially the knowledge related to the "Eternal Tinder," which was truly enticing.

He couldn't wait to quickly convert his gains into combat power.

Before leaving, Lu Yuan took out the thing that looked like a pile of excrement from his Storage Space.

Along with it, he handed over most of the metal scraps he had picked up from the Meida Civilization to the Lize Civilization's logistics officers.

His Storage Space was now about ninety percent empty.

"Help me smelt these things."

"These scraps from an Alien Civilization?!"

Naturally, many of the Lize Civilization's scientists were knowledgeable. They couldn't help but touch the pile first.

It was hard, like a fossil.

Then, they put their fingers near their nostrils and sniffed, each showing a strange expression: "It has a magical fragrance."

Lu Yuan was speechless. You don't need to flatter me like this...

Several Appraisal Ability Users began their Appraisal.

They quickly discovered the marvel of this unknown object and praised it repeatedly: "So it's a pile of Idealistic Element. Was it taken from that prison?"

"Yeah, how about we split it fifty-fifty?" Lu Yuan laughed heartily.

The Undying Giant Turtle was incredibly awkward.

What were these molecules doing, studying its excrement? And splitting it fifty-fifty? What kind of joke was this?

"No, no, no, the Governor instructed... you have explored enough information, all this wealth is yours."

The other party said sincerely, "But we can't smelt these Idealistic Elements instantly. You might have to wait for a while, at least a day or two."

"Then... I'll trouble you."

"I agree to give you five percent as compensation."

Lu Yuan wasn't worried about being shortchanged.

In fact, even if the Lize people deducted some, he wouldn't care much, let alone the fact that the Lize people probably wouldn't dare.

So he directly offered five percent of the Idealistic Element as processing fee.

Even between close brothers, accounts must be settled clearly. Lu Yuan knew very well that he couldn't treat the Lize Civilization as subordinates.

The previous transaction was already fair.

He didn't like to owe favors rashly.

"No, no, no, five percent is too much, it's just smelting."

"There are many precious elements inside. Three percent, no... even one percent would be a huge profit for us."

These guys were both surprised and delighted. They weren't greedy at all; instead, they spoke honestly and were very humble.

They then looked at the scrap metal and said, "These ordinary metals, well, most of them are rusted and really aren't worth much... We also have some in stock here. You can take whatever you want directly."

The expert led Lu Yuan to a material warehouse filled with gold, silver, copper, iron, aluminum, tungsten, titanium, and various alloys.

They were all high-quality metal ingots, stacked in piles.

After all, they were a technological civilization, and even though it was just the size of a city, they had a good amount of these conventional materials.

Lu Yuan then looked at the trash he had picked up from the Meida Civilization: metal doors, scrapped cars, water pipes...

Alright, he had developed some feelings for this trash.

Greedy Demon God Lu Yuan actually didn't really want to hand over the trash; he just liked these broken things.

But he also knew that smelting them here was the best destination for the trash.

Out with the old, in with the new, right?

"You guys help me prepare all sorts of parts, from screws, bearings, gears, coils, sensors, and so on. I need all of them. I'll be packing these things up and taking them with me next time I come."

"A small matter."

"I'll go visit the volcano first, and then I'll go investigate the various spaceship wreckage. Prepare the helicopter as soon as possible; the largest part cannot exceed 3 meters."

"That's absolutely no problem! Our engineers are already working on it!"

Lu Yuan added, "Also, I'll borrow your communicator for a while and return it to you later. Consider these Idealistic Elements as collateral here."

"If I die outside and can't return the communicator, these elements are yours."

Facing Lu Yuan's request, Governor Moxi felt bitter inside. He opened his mouth but didn't dare to refuse.

He could only comfort himself inwardly, Anyway, the flow of time is different. It's nothing to not use the communicator for a few days.

Cities could also send telegrams, it just wasn't as convenient as a communicator.

"Please, go ahead," he finally said helplessly.

Before leaving, Lu Yuan also handed him a small box: "A small gift for your civilization, it's nothing much... Consider it representing the friendship of my Human Civilization. May we all live in harmony."

Moxi took the box, and from his widened eyes and surprised expression, he seemed a bit taken aback.

In the Lize Civilization, opening a gift box in front of the giver was the standard etiquette.

A rich aroma wafted out, and just by smelling it, all the pores on his body opened up.

It was a precious pomegranate fruit.

As a gift, it was quite substantial.

That trace of previous bitterness vanished completely.

Moxi looked at Lu Yuan's departing back and thought to himself, Borrowing a communicator for a few days for one fruit, this trade is too profitable...

He quickly thought of more.

"This gentleman isn't the type to get carried away just because he has power."

This is actually quite rare. Wealth gathers people, and when wealth is dispersed, people scatter; when people scatter, wealth disperses, and when people gather, wealth gathers.

The principles aren't profound or obscure, but knowing is easy, doing is hard.

Many people, once they get a little power or wealth, immediately get carried away.

"This kind of interaction is long-lasting... He seems to want to facilitate broader cooperation... Human Civilization?"

"Let's go, Turtle Grandfather!"

"We'll go wander around Pangu Continent and come back after a while."

The Undying Giant Turtle was living quite freely.

Actually, with its philosophy of survival, as long as it wasn't caught by bad people, it could live well anywhere.

Hearing Lu Yuan's call, this fellow came running over excitedly, like a charging rhinoceros.

"This is... the so-called Safe Zone Light Curtain?" The Undying Giant Turtle widened its eyes, looking left and right, and even sniffing with its nose.

There was no smell at all.

This gluttonous turtle, taking advantage of the light curtain's inattention, suddenly licked it.

A burst of dust and flash passed by, its tongue disappeared, and blood sprayed from its beak.

"Waa gaga! Fuck your gram!"

The turtle roared in anger, speaking some nonsensical ancient language.

"Meow?" Old Cat exclaimed, mocking, "My dear turtle, do you want to know what true death is?"

As a turtle that valued face as much as life, it wouldn't allow itself to be embarrassed in front of the large crowd of onlookers.

Especially seeing a large group of Lize people pointing and gesturing on the side, which made the Undying Giant Turtle feel a bit anxious.

As if wanting to deliberately show off, the giant turtle regenerated its tongue and sneered, "Let me show you Turtle Grandfather's ability. What is death anyway? This thing, can it make me die?"

"I don't believe it!"

Various patterns on the surface of its shell lit up. The profound, agile, and complex patterns, like scattered stars, resembling the sun, moon, and stars, flowed continuously.

It turned into a black stone, emitting an ancient and primitive aura.

With a forceful push from its two hind legs, it slammed its shell fiercely into the Safe Zone Light Curtain!

To be honest, at this moment, Lu Yuan was a little nervous.

He was worried that his "good brother," whom he had tricked and deceived, would just die inexplicably like this.

After all, it wasn't a Gui; its "undying" had limits.

And the Lize people watching from the side were also confused, not knowing what this turtle was up to, and the sound of their discussions grew louder.

The next second, the turtle shell collided with the light curtain!

The turtle shell was struck red by the light curtain!

Like magma, clumps of red substance splashed out from the turtle's back, directly vaporizing into a cloud of red smoke.

The complex patterns became even brighter, reflecting the golden sunlight.

The Undying Giant Turtle had truly appeared outside the Safe Zone.

It succeeded, physically breaching the Safe Zone's light curtain... Although the loss was a bit heavy, the giant turtle was injured, its shell was red, and its size had shrunk by a circle.

But this was indeed the first extraordinary ability that could forcibly enter the Safe Zone, leaving Lu Yuan in awe.

The Lize people were even more dumbfounded, discussing among themselves, "The Safe Zone is getting worse and worse," and "The light curtain definitely can't eliminate the [Guai]."

Some people even held up cameras and took pictures of the turtle.

"In terms of defense, this turtle, which has lived for who knows how long, has truly become a spirit. No wonder it can live until now."

"Well then, we're leaving, goodbye!" He waved his hand, bidding farewell to the Lize people, "Get the helicopter ready early, so I can go to other cities."

"Understood, don't worry!"

"Whoosh!"

Lu Yuan easily warped from the Safe Zone to the Pangu Continent.

The city behind him disappeared.

The bustling crowd also disappeared.

He let out a soft sigh of relief, moved the turtle, which had shrunk significantly, onto the speedboat, started the engine, and left.

The giant turtle was still grunting, the patterns on its shell constantly shifting like flowing water.

However, after showing off and regaining face, it felt a little smug again: "What is death? If you have the ability, tell me the answer, you stinky cat. If you have the ability, make me die."

"What is living? If you have the ability, tell me how to live, you bastard." The Old Cat was very foul-mouthed.

"I'm a bastard? What was that cursing formula again... I forgot! This bastard is so angry!" The bastard was furious.

The two sides began to greet each other.

Listening to the little animals argue, suddenly, Lu Yuan felt the atmosphere along the way become lively.

The engine started, and the speedboat sped along, leaving a white wake on the river, like a long, snowy rainbow.

He felt a sense of exhilaration!

He no longer had to be like in the past, just him and a dog, relying on talking to himself to relieve boredom.

The past... was truly miserable!

This feeling now...

"Ah!!" He roared loudly.

His huge voice echoed far and wide in the empty wilderness. Occasionally, a few birds flew by in the distance from the sky.

Old Cat and the turtle seemed to be infected by his emotions and also started shouting. Old Cat was actually very confused; why should it, an artificial intelligence, shout? Forget it, it doesn't matter, just treat it as a bug!

Amidst the howling, the parts of the turtle shell that were scalded by the light curtain recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Lu Yuan's Life Tree also had strong recovery abilities.

However, the Life Tree was pure life force, a universally existing idealistic mechanism.

The power of the runes and the Life Tree were based on two different principles.

Lu Yuan did a rough study.

The Life Tree had a wider range of effects and was also effective against diseases like cancer, ALS, and high blood pressure.

As long as life force was poured in frantically, it would always have some effect.

The runes, however, seemed unable to solve these difficult and complicated diseases...

But the healing effect of the runes was faster!

The healing effect of the Life Tree was slow.

The healing of the runes seemed to be achieved by overdrawing a small amount of life force, but the healing effect was truly visible to the naked eye.

"They really are two different things, each with its own merits."

"For the Undying Giant Turtle, the side effects are almost zero."

In 10 minutes, the giant turtle had basically recovered as before and was once again lively and jumping.

Its Form attribute had become 21.1, dropping by about one point, and its size had also shrunk by about 10 centimeters.

"So this 'undying' is like this... Every time it gets injured, it shrinks a circle. When it shrinks to the end, it turns into a stone." Lu Yuan stroked his chin and muttered softly.

"Hmph, this old man is only truly undying when completely dormant! Even the Gui cannot destroy me!"

"Once I enter the final dormancy, I won't wake up until the next epoch, and I'll lose most of my memories. Alas."

"Are you a masochist?" Old Cat asked.

"How is that possible?" Tears suddenly flowed from the turtle's eyes. "It hurt so much just now! Turtle Grandfather is very tolerant, but that doesn't mean I like it."

Orange Cat Cat didn't understand why this guy suddenly became so sentimental.

Could it be related to its experiences in the "Da Lai Empire" laboratory?

So the two enthusiastically hugged each other, the fluffy cat paws gently patting the turtle's back: "If you think of sad things in the future, tell Cat Grandfather, don't hide them."

"Cat Grandfather... I'm so miserable! In the laboratory, I just couldn't die."

"I could only live! I was so miserable! At that time, I was thinking, how can I die?"

Old Cat was enraged and unleashed a move of frantic scratching.

"..."

Lu Yuan, who had no sympathy, witnessed the bizarre actions of these two lunatics and found it somewhat incomprehensible.

He said righteously, "I am certain that only my mental state is normal right now."

He was faintly curious. Why hadn't his Civilization Milestone been completed yet?

Capturing and utilizing an Aberrant Phenomenon... shouldn't that be finished by now?

"Spirit, didn't you see that turtle is an Aberrant Phenomenon?! The real deal!"

Lu Yuan looked at the sky, then looked at the Undying Giant Turtle.

"Could it be that I haven't utilized it yet?"

But... he clearly had utilized it.

The Undying Giant Turtle was in the Guai's room, helping him clear out a lot of resin...

Wasn't that considered utilization?

A hint of doubt arose in his heart: Could it be that even a Spirit can't observe what happens in that hidden space?