"But I really didn’t expect it to have such a big impact on dad and my older brother, if I’d known Gordon was that sort of person, I might as well have just given up then."

Hearing Ye Liuyun complain, Dong Tianyu chuckled and consoled him, "It’s done, the past is the past, and there’s no medicine for regret, so stop thinking about what happened before."

In the face of Dong Tianyu’s less-than-comforting words, Ye Liuyun felt somewhat helpless, but that was all he could do.

"I forgot to ask you earlier, what’s the situation outside now?"

"What can it be? Although it’s a flood disaster now, I feel like we’re caught in the game of gods.

You have a Companion Spiritual Treasure, and you should be very clear about the conditions for upgrading it. This way of upgrading, doesn’t it remind you of those resource management games, where you accumulate resources and upgrade buildings?

Unlike in the games where you need various basic materials to upgrade, now the Companion Spiritual Treasure only requires Mysterious Cores. But haven’t you felt that using Mysterious Cores to upgrade is similar to the way in games where you use Ingots instead of resources to upgrade?

It’s just that in games, Ingots are obtained through spending money, and now it’s through using Mysterious Cores to upgrade. Although what’s consumed is different, the situation isn’t all that different."

Upon hearing this from Dong Tianyu, Ye Liuyun frowned at first, but then relaxed and directly said to Dong Tianyu, "Hey, don’t think too much about it. Whether we’re pawns or ants, at least we’re still alive, aren’t we!"

"You’re right. Being used as pawns, we’re still on the chessboard, and in any case, that’s better than those swept off the board."

Okay, why are we even talking about this if there’s nothing else? You should think about whether there’s anything you need to take with you when we leave. Once we go, we’ll probably never come back.

If something really gets taken, well, it’ll definitely be gone for good, and all we can do is count it as lost and chalk it up to bad luck."

Hearing Dong Tianyu say this, Ye Liuyun’s face showed a bitter smile, "You see me in this state, and look at the furnishings at home; see if there’s anywhere to hide anything.

I was forced to move. When I got the notice, there was no chance for me to react. As soon as the inspection was over, they sent me straight here. Besides the clothes on my body, I literally left with nothing."

Listening to Ye Liuyun, Dong Tianyu looked around the room again. It was indeed as Ye Liuyun had described. Although the room had tables and chairs and wasn’t missing anything,

the scan with Spiritual Sense Scanning revealed that the situation matched the old saying, "all that glitters is not gold."

Don’t be fooled by the decorative items on the table; there aren’t even a few changes of clothes in the wardrobe.

Seeing how Ye Liuyun had fallen on such hard times, Dong Tianyu felt some compassion and lifted the backpack from behind, ready to take out some supplies to give to Ye Liuyun,

Ye Liuyun directly put his hand on Dong Tianyu’s backpack, and then very seriously said to Dong Tianyu, "Don’t waste it taking things out; even if we really can get away, they probably won’t let us take much."

Hearing Ye Liuyun say this, Dong Tianyu didn’t insist any longer and withdrew his hand which had already reached into the backpack.

In fact, Ye Liuyun was very curious about the backpack Dong Tianyu had been carrying all the time. After all, since they first met, Dong Tianyu had been carrying it, and now he was still wearing it.

In Ye Liuyun’s memory, the backpack had been with Dong Tianyu for several years, but until now, Dong Tianyu’s backpack was still as good as new, not looking like it had been used for many years at all.

Not only that, no matter when or what was needed, Dong Tianyu could always take out whatever he wanted from the backpack.

Ye Liuyun had suspected that Dong Tianyu’s backpack was a space storage device, with all of Dong Tianyu’s belongings packed in it.

However, although Ye Liuyun was curious, he had never asked about the backpack from beginning to end.

Ye Liuyun was actually very conscientious. Although their friendship had lasted several years, Ye Liuyun had a firm grasp of boundaries between friends.

Putting himself in others’ shoes, if someone were curious about his storage equipment, or even storage equipment containing all his belongings, no matter how good his relationship with that person was, he would gradually distance himself from them.

After all, excessive curiosity can easily lead to all sorts of problems.

After Robinson left, Ye Liuyun did not talk much with Dong Tianyu, because he was well aware that even though Dong Tianyu had come to see them first upon his return, it was only because the two of them had been waiting for him on the deck at the time.

In fact, Dong Tianyu’s primary purpose for coming was to take Father Dong and Mother Dong away from here. Asking them if they were willing to leave was just a secondary matter.

Therefore, Ye Liuyun, having nothing urgent to address, did not consume much of Dong Tianyu’s time. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Dong Tianyu left.

After bidding farewell to Ye Liuyun, Dong Tianyu headed straight for his parents’ room. Upon inquiring about his parents’ situation from Ye Liuyun, he found it was just as he had expected.

Parents who had chosen the wrong side had no choice but to move from their originally spacious room to a slightly larger one-bedroom apartment.

Honestly, having a living room on this ship was already quite nice. In order to optimize occupancy, most rooms not only lacked living rooms but even independent restrooms.

The fact that his parents now lived in a room with an independent restroom showed that the other party had indeed shown mercy and hadn’t been intent on completely driving them out.

Because Robinson had notified Mr. Thompson, when Dong Tianyu came to find his parents, Mr. Thompson and Mrs. Thompson had not gone out and were waiting at home for their son’s return.

When she heard someone knocking at the door, Mrs. Thompson immediately stood up from the sofa and, somewhat excited, hurried to open it.

As Mrs. Thompson opened the door and saw Dong Tianyu standing outside, her eyes turned slightly red. Without waiting for Dong Tianyu to speak, she immediately grabbed Dong Tianyu’s arm, pulled him into the room, and then promptly closed the front door nervously.

Although Dong Tianyu was puzzled by his mother’s behavior, he did not say much and followed Mrs. Thompson to where Mr. Thompson was.

It was only then that Dong Tianyu had the chance to say, "Dad, Mom, I’m back, and I’m sorry I’m late."

Hearing this from Dong Tianyu, before Mr. Thompson could speak, Mrs. Thompson quickly said, "You’re not late, not late at all. It’s good you’re back, just good to have you back."

Seeing Mrs. Thompson’s incoherent state, Mr. Thompson didn’t say much but waited until she had calmed down a bit before speaking, "Alright, let your son sit down. We can discuss everything slowly."

Hearing Mr. Thompson say this, Mrs. Thompson immediately pulled Dong Tianyu to sit on the sofa. Just as Mrs. Thompson was about to ask Dong Tianyu about his recent situation, Mr. Thompson interjected, "Do you have something important this time you’ve come back?"

Robinson had only informed Mr. and Mrs. Thompson that Dong Tianyu was back, without discussing other matters, so they were not aware of the purpose of Dong Tianyu’s return.

"Dad, Mom, I already know about the situation here. I’ve come back this time to take you two away from here," Dong Tianyu said.

Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were both shocked, fully aware of the situation outside.

The land had been submerged by floodwaters, and all survivors had no choice but to huddle on ships of various sizes.

Regardless, this was a vessel of tens of thousands of tons in size, whose safety need not be mentioned. Although it was not a ship directly under the Imperial Court’s command, its safety was certainly better than that of some unknown smaller vessels.

And while they had moved from a large house to this smaller one, those people had not made things difficult for them. Despite being punished for being on the wrong side, Mr. Thompson had not lived these years in vain; he naturally had some friends who helped, or else they would not have been able to secure this room.

After all, the number of rooms with independent restrooms on this ship was not large.