This transformation could at least ensure the acquisition of eighty percent of the strength possessed before death, but the more powerful the creature was before death, the stronger the time needed for the death qi to consume and cause death.

Originally, there was nothing in the Realm of the Undead, and after killing and feasting on the creatures fed by Dong Tianyu, those Undead Creatures, in order to conserve death qi, directly buried themselves underground.

But now, the situation inside had changed drastically from the last time Dong Tianyu sent people in.

Looking at the heart of the Realm of the Undead, now filled with one bone grave after another, Dong Tianyu realized that after devouring so many humans, the Undead Creatures might have developed intelligence.

Or perhaps among those people Dong Tianyu sent in, although many were devoured by the Undead Creatures, there were probably still some who, despite eventually dying in the Realm of the Undead,

might have transformed into intelligent undead. Otherwise, how could the multitude of bone graves in the Realm of the Undead be explained? After all, if they were simply undead without memories, they would just find any pit to carelessly bury themselves in the ground.

They definitely wouldn’t go to the trouble of specially constructing a dwelling for themselves, so only those Undead Creatures that still retained memories from before their death would bother with such thankless tasks.

Although Dong Tianyu was now certain that many of the Undead Creatures in the Realm must retain their pre-death memories, he only observed carefully, with no intention of getting involved personally.

Since his parents had not returned, Dong Tianyu decided to rest in the Cave for a while and come out after his parents got home.

But things often happen coincidentally; after a long wait, just when Dong Tianyu was about to leave, his parents happened to come home from outside.

As Dong Tianyu was sitting on the lounge chair in the courtyard, Father Dong and Mother Dong saw him immediately upon opening the door.

Seeing his parents enter, Dong Tianyu quickly rose from the lounging chair.

Mrs. Thompson, seeing Dong Tianyu return, immediately quickened her pace to approach, grasping her son’s arm to see if her son had indeed come back.

Seeing his mother’s eyes already welling up with tears, Dong Tianyu immediately pulled her into the room.

On the simple table lay various items that Dong Tianyu had brought back this time.

From basic life-sustaining water and dry food, Dong Tianyu had also taken out quite a few premium goods. Seeing so many things piled up in the living room,

Mrs. Thompson, although she voiced some complaints, couldn’t hide the joy on her face.

In the evening, Mrs. Thompson prepared a table full of dishes, and during the chat, Dong Tianyu briefly shared his experiences from the past period with his parents.

Although Dong Tianyu had downplayed the level of danger, such talk could only deceive Mrs. Thompson who had always stayed in a safe area. After listening, Mr. Thompson would naturally reassess the level of danger in his mind.

As they ate and talked, the three of them spent almost two hours on the meal. When Mrs. Thompson started to clean up the plates, Mr. Thompson and Dong Tianyu walked into the study together.

"Did you come back for something specific this time?"

At this point, Mr. Thompson did not ask Dong Tianyu whether he had encountered any dangers outside because he was well aware that the number of Mysterious Ships outside were increasing, and their average level was gradually rising.

Thus, encountering danger outside was inevitable; after all, if one could obtain the same gains in the city as in the wilderness, who would choose to stay in the perilous outdoors?

"No particular reason for this visit, just wanted to check on you both. Now that the number of Mysterious Ships outside is increasing, the price of Mysterious Cores is also falling. I’ve made sure to leave more money for you both.

If you have nothing else to do, visit the market more often, buy a few well-priced Mysterious Cores. Although you two don’t leave the base regularly and basically have no use for them,

under the current circumstances, if the situation arises where they are needed, they could save your lives."

Hearing Dong Tianyu say this, Mr. Thompson nodded. His son was also doing this for their sake, and Mr. Thompson was very clear that only when they themselves became safer would their son not have to worry too much about them when he was away.

"So what stage has your Mysterious Ship evolved to now?"

In response to his father’s question, Dong Tianyu did not hide anything, "The hull has been evolved with a Blood-Colored Mysterious Core, and the entire ship has evolved twice. It has now transformed from a regular pleasure boat into a diving submarine." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Although he knew that the Companion Spiritual Treasure could evolve from a Raft Form into a wooden boat shape, and that using a Blood-Colored Mysterious Core could change the material of the ship’s body.

But when he heard Dong Tianyu say that it could further evolve from a wooden ship into a submarine, Mr. Thompson suddenly became curious and then pressed for more details.

When Mr. Thompson heard about the little boat’s next evolution, that there were four different evolutionary branches to choose from, he became immensely yearning.

However, when Mr. Thompson heard about the quantity of Mysterious Cores needed for the evolution, he was momentarily dazed and took a while to recover.

The desire that had originally surged in his heart disappeared without a trace upon hearing the estimated number of Mysterious Cores used by Dong Tianyu for the evolution. The staggering figure immediately quashed any such thoughts in Mr. Thompson’s mind.

When Dong Tianyu first gave Mr. Thompson Mysterious Cores to help him and Mrs. Thompson obtain their Companion Spiritual Treasures, as Mysterious Cores were very scarce at the time, Mr. Thompson stored his Companion Spiritual Treasure in the Sea of Consciousness just like Mrs. Thompson did.

Perhaps because they were always in safe areas, as time passed, both of them forgot about the Companion Spiritual Treasures in their Sea of Consciousness.

Perhaps they hadn’t forgotten, but even now, with Mysterious Cores having dropped in price, they had no great use for Mysterious Cores, so they did not feel the need to purchase them.

If it weren’t for Dong Tianyu’s reminder this time, asking Mr. Thompson to buy some reasonably priced Mysterious Cores in the future, Mr. Thompson would probably not only avoid buying them, but he might not even make contact with them.

Some might say that Dong Tianyu, having obtained so many Mysterious Cores initially, could have set aside a few for his parents, to develop their Companion Spiritual Treasures to a respectable level, at least from Raft to wooden ship form.

Let’s not mention those sanctimonious words, to put it simply, Dong Tianyu had forgotten about it at the time.

You should know that Dong Tianyu originally wanted to record the amount of Mysterious Cores needed for each stage of growth of the Companion Spirits. At first, he was meticulous in recording, but as the Companion Spirits grew, eventually, Dong Tianyu slowly forgot about it.

After all, now feeding Elementary Mysterious Cores to his own Companion Spirit provided a negligible amount of growth.

However, even so, Dong Tianyu still fed predominantly Elementary Mysterious Cores during the Companion Spirit’s upgrades.

Even though the growth provided by Elementary Mysterious Cores was minuscule, Dong Tianyu believed in the wonders of persistence; the last evolution was achieved through a massive number of Mysterious Cores to meet the Companion Spirit’s evolutionary criteria.

Now that he had returned here, the Cave and Storage space, which could be used to sell large quantities of goods and food, had actually been cleared out quite a bit by Dong Tianyu through a few sales.

The items that were left were either of relatively high value or scarce in number, so they were not suitable for mass sale.

This was actually quite good because, after all, Dong Tianyu could not stay here for a long time. Selling a large amount of basic goods all at once would attract more attention than selling a few fine items occasionally.

Although the traffic volume of Magic City No.3 was quite different from that of Magic City No.1, it was still considered bustling. Even though the area was safer, whether it was Dong Tianyu gaining fame here or Mr. Thompson, it would have a significant impact on the safety of Father Dong and Mother Dong.

Just as the ancients said, rabbits do not eat the grass around their burrows, similar to some famous thieves.

In the early stages of learning to pickpocket, they might stay locally, but once their skills have developed to a point of maturity, they will generally leave their hometown to make a living elsewhere.

After all, nobody wants their infamy to spread in their hometown.