Cave Refuge

And because of this merger, the original military camp had been abandoned, and everyone had moved to the camp where Dong Tianyu and his group were.

According to the size of the original camp, it definitely could not accommodate so many newcomers.

That’s why they started expanding the camp right away. Fortunately, there were plenty of giant trees around, so there was no shortage of wood, and there were no environmental regulations to prevent them from felling trees at will.

Compared to when Dong Tianyu and his group had left, in just around ten days, their former camp had expanded more than tenfold.

When the military camp merged with Dong Tianyu’s camp, it wasn’t just these two camps merging; many other camps living around Saxon County heard the news and took the opportunity to join this camp as well.

Many hands make light work, and now that they were not short on food and materials, even though there wasn’t much construction machinery for building, the participation of martial artists actually made the construction much faster than using machinery.

At this time, the camp’s gates were very similar to those of ancient city walls. However, due to the flow of people, there were two gates built side by side, one for pedestrians and the other for vehicles.

After a brief check while they were in the car, Dong Tianyu and his companions were allowed to enter the camp.

The checks now were much simpler than before the disaster; after all, pre-disaster security checks were mainly to prevent human threats, whereas now, the purpose was to prevent martial artists returning from the outside from bringing ancient creatures back to the camp for breeding.

Perhaps it’s a deep-seated habit among the people of China; once they ensure their own safety and have a fixed place to live, people always want to plant something or raise something.

The older generation might like to grow vegetables and raise some poultry and livestock like chickens, ducks, and geese.

Meanwhile, the younger generation prefers to plant flowers and grasses. Even if they have no talent for cultivation, they will plant a cactus nearby and keep a cat or dog.

Thus, when Dong Tianyu and Madeline heard that someone in the camp wanted to try taming small ancient creatures, they did not find it strange.

Because of the expansion, the camp was divided into first and second rings.

In fact, these ’first ring’ and ’second ring’ are just the ancient terms for the inner and outer city. However, using ’inner city’ and ’outer city’ could be hurtful, so ’first ring’ and ’second ring’ are terms people find easier to accept.

Dong Tianyu and his companion surely wouldn’t stay in the second ring, so they headed straight for the first ring. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Although the original city walls had not been demolished, the gates in this area were wide open, and there were no guards at the positions, allowing everyone to come and go as they pleased.

At this time, since the second ring area was newly built and not all amenities were in place yet, the survivors living in the second ring still needed to enter the first ring to purchase supplies, visit the Hospital, and send their children to school.

Dong Tianyu had not expected that, in less than half a month of their absence, a school had already been established in the camp.

And it wasn’t just one school; from kindergarten to high school, institutions for all four stages were built.

Moreover, the kindergartens now were not like before the disaster, closing around three o’clock. Instead, they were open like in the early days, accepting children at any time and providing care no matter when they were picked up. Even if children were left overnight, there would be personnel to take care of them.

Of course, this so-called personal care was not on a one-on-one basis. It was similar to a class teacher, with two people looking after forty or fifty children. Although they couldn’t provide meticulous care, they could at least ensure that the children were well-fed, clothed, and rested.

Therefore, the survivors who had relocated after the expansion and joined the camp felt a high degree of identification with the camp after enjoying its services.

The camp in Saxon County, although offering completely free healthcare and education, like Kyoto, also introduced a ’currency’ specifically for everyone’s daily use.

However, unlike the ’currency’ that could only be used within Kyoto, the currency from Saxon County could be used in Pengcheng, or rather, the currency used in Saxon County was actually issued by Pengcheng.

So, even though the camp in Saxon County was large and had obtained strong military force after merging with the troops, in essence, for Pengcheng, the camp in Saxon County was just like any other Survivor Camp in the City Center. It was just possibly larger in scale.

After entering the gate to the inner ring, Dong Tianyu volunteered to get out of the car and part ways with Madeline, as they had both just returned and certainly wanted to first report their safety to their parents.

However, the two also agreed to meet up the next day at Madeline’s cottage with Robinson William, and then call other young people to gather.

Unsurprisingly, there was no one at home at this time.

Due to the camp merger, Mr. Thompson’s status in the camp was continuously rising. Even though he had not had much of a network before, now Dong Tianyu was his connection.

Thirty years ago, fathers consulted sons.

Thirty years later, sons consult fathers.

Whether it was the martial cultivation Dong Tianyu displayed or the network background he deliberately revealed, both were solid supports for Mr. Thompson to speak confidently.

Additionally, retired elderly group members who were stepping back due to health reasons experienced a significant improvement in their physical fitness with the help of dietary supplements and advanced to the Body Tempering Realm.