Cave Refuge-Chapter 846 - 544: Storm Rising

Further information was not elaborated in the announcement, but not long after its release, the Imperial Court issued another notice concerning the redrawing of the Blue Star map.

The notice stated that all those who registered for this mission would have a 3D Sonar Detector installed on their main ship for free. The participants only needed to navigate their equipped ships toward the uncharted areas on the map, where the detector could automatically draft the map.

Dong Tianyu speculated that the Imperial Court must have received some Special Information through that group of foreigners to launch such a mission.

Although the Imperial Court issued many notices over these months, only three were useful to Dong Tianyu.

Having understood the information he missed while underwater, Dong Tianyu immediately navigated based on the tablet’s positioning and directed the Companion Spiritual Treasure towards Magic City Base Number Three.

Over the months, Father Dong and Mother Dong had fully integrated into the life of the base. Dong Tianyu reported back home to reassure his parents, spent a few days with them, and then left directly.

During this period, with Dong Tianyu’s reminders, Father Dong purchased quite a few Black Devil Cores, allowing both his and Mother Dong’s Companion Spiritual Treasures to evolve from rafts into wooden boats.

Moreover, taking advantage of the price drop of the Dark Green Trick Nucleus, he also added some instruments and equipment to both of their Companion Spiritual Treasures.

Although the supplies left by Dong Tianyu were nearly depleted, Dong Tianyu felt it was well worth it, and he left his parents with Storage Bracelets that he crafted during his free time which were filled with a new supply of resources.

By now, the supplies that Dong Tianyu had collected before and during the early stage of the disaster had been almost exhausted through several large-scale sales, including tobacco and alcohol. Now, he only retained the more famous brands from before the disaster, and the rest were essentially cleared out.

However, by this time, the ecological chain inside the Cave was essentially completed and could periodically produce some higher-value agricultural resources.

For instance, grains, livestock, and poultry that, nourished by the rich Spirit Energy in the Cave, were not only high in yield and taste but also contained traces of Spirit Power that slightly accelerated a Martial Artist’s Cultivation when consumed.

Still, since these agricultural products required a growth cycle and the number of Canaries managing the Cave was limited, the production was stable but not abundant.

Apart from the amount consumed daily, the remaining stock available for trade was not much. However, since the Cave also possessed Storage Spaces where time could be halted, it allowed for unrestricted accumulation. Over time, there naturally became quite a few reserves.

Although Dong Tianyu could sell the Storage Equipment he crafted for a significant price, the materials required, like Void Nether Stones, were not something Dong Tianyu could obtain directly.

The Void Nether Stones Dong Tianyu used to craft Storage Equipment were all exchanged within the Cave using Survival Points.

To be honest, by this time, Dong Tianyu had amassed quite a collection of Survival Points in the System. However, as Survival Points were a universal item without a substitute and could only accumulate over time, Dong Tianyu didn’t want to use them recklessly unless absolutely necessary.

Apart from being able to craft Storage Equipment, the universal applicability of other Magic Artifacts crafted by Dong Tianyu was too poor. Although Martial Artists could use them by activating their Inner Breath, the consumption was too high and the cost-effectiveness was not good.

Logically, alchemy would have been the best option at this time, but initially, because the space inside the Cave was not large enough, no medicinal herbs were planted. When the space within the Cave was expanded, although he began planting medicinal herbs, due to the short cultivation time, the planted herbs had not yet reached the standards necessary for alchemy, so that project had to be postponed for later.

This time when he returned, Dong Tianyu left in a hurry and did not contact Madeline, nor did he make purchases at Magic City Base Number Three.

However, when Dong Tianyu returned, he happened to see a seaplane sent from Kyoto.

Yet, this seaplane could not land within the base itself but only nearby, requiring the base to arrange for boats to transfer the passengers from within.

Furthermore, unlike before, the seaplane no longer stayed for extended periods but merely made a brief stop. Once the passengers were transferred from the barge, the plane would take off again.

During the journey, Dong Tianyu recalled the types of disasters that had occurred after the floods had submerged the land.

While Dong Tianyu was reminiscing about those days, the previously clear sky suddenly darkened with dense clouds, and between flashes of lightning and thunder, a torrential downpour fell. Before he could react, giant waves had risen on the sea surface.

Realizing this situation, Dong Tianyu immediately maneuvered the Companion Spiritual Treasure to dive, as the seabed remained calm even during the most severe storms before the disaster.

However, what Dong Tianyu did not anticipate was that not only was there a violent storm above the sea, but the undercurrents were also surging beneath it.

No sooner had the Companion Spiritual Treasure begun diving than the sea creatures, which normally didn’t come near, continuously slammed into the outer shell of the Companion Spiritual Treasure like stones thrown into water.