Cave Refuge-Chapter 174 - 173 Armored Motorhome_1

Even with Mrs. Thompson steering the conversation, they didn’t discuss matters regarding grandfather and uncle again. Instead, Mrs. Thompson revisited the subject of finding a suitable match for her son.

The problem was that due to a recent policy implemented by the officials, most eligible ladies had already tied the knot. The few who were yet to marry were either not of age or had some sort of problem.

As for divorced women looking for a second marriage, Mrs. Thompson wasn’t considering them at all. After all, her son was such a catch, there was no need to settle for less.

Having finished dinner, when Dong Tianyu noticed the time, he decided not to linger at home longer. Saying goodbye to his parents, he turned and left.

Watching her son gradually walk away, Mrs. Thompson opened her mouth to call him back, but after a long time, she didn’t utter a word.

Although Mrs. Thompson knew that if she voiced her concerns about her family’s problems, Dong Tianyu would surely find a way to help. But just like her older sister, she chose not to harm her own family to support her parents’ side.

Maybe this situation validates the old saying: "A married woman is like spilled water." Or perhaps Mrs. Thompson isn’t a qualified supportive sister.

When leaving, Dong Tianyu didn’t go through the underground passageway he had previously taken. He walked directly to the surface via the other tunnel.

The checkpoint at the tunnel was strict about letting people in but not as stringent about exits. To enter the Refuge Center, one needed to register and have a permanent resident of the center come to get them, followed by signing an undertaking.

However, leaving had no such restrictions, and anyone could leave whenever they wanted quite conveniently.

As Dong Tianyu left, he was still thinking about the issues of his maternal family. Even if his mother had not directly talked about it, now that he knew, he couldn’t pretend to be ignorant, could he?

Nevertheless, it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to directly send something to them. After much thought, he finally decided to bring a bicycle for his mother the next time he visited.

Though it might result in more frequent visits by her to the family, at the very least it would spare her the trouble of a tiring journey. As for the additional expenditure on the trips, Dong Tianyu felt that as long as his mother was happy, it was not a big deal.

Very few people were going to the surface or returning from it at this time, so the guards at the checkpoint were basically idle most of the time.

Moreover, this isn’t like in the apocalypse novels where zombies or other beasts from the outside would attack this place. So, these guards had as much work as guards at a gate of a retirement home.

When Dong Tianyu passed by them, though none of the guards stopped him, they watched him with curious eyes as he disappeared through the exit.

Only when Dong Tianyu completely disappeared from sight, one of the guards seemed to suddenly remember something. He rummaged through a drawer and pulled out a sketch. The portrait drawn on the sheet bore a 99% resemblance to Dong Tianyu.

After confirming the resemblance, this guard started digging around in the registration records of the survivors who had entered the shelter via that checkpoint, only to find it empty.

Then he remembered. Not only those entering from the surface, but even those leaving the Refuge Center all had a standard protocol. They typically wouldn’t use this checkpoint, instead, they would leave via the subway network.

Thinking of this, the guard immediately shared the information about Dong Tianyu’s departure with his partner and rushed to report to the Command Post. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

On hearing the report of the guard, Li Minghao, the commander, fell into deep thought. How did Dong Tianyu manage to enter the Refuge Center? If he did not arrive from the surface, did he come through an underground pathway?

With this thought, Li Minghao remembered the increasing temperature outside. It made sense why Dong Tinayu used underground routes to come to War Reserve Warehouse. What should seem strange is why he chose to leave through the surface route?

Though they failed to catch Dong Tianyu this time, Li Minghao wasn’t worried. As long as Father Dong and Mother Dong lived here, Dong Tianyu would certainly visit again. Next time, he won’t miss him.

But next time, he won’t be so careless. He would post guards at both checkpoints to ensure Dong Tianyu could not escape as he did this time.

At this point, Dong Tianyu had no idea that after all this time, Li Minghao was still scheming against him.

But even if he did know, it wouldn’t matter. He didn’t hold any deep grudge against Li Minghao, who had been eyeing him only to get his hands on some supplies.

Apparently, to get these supplies, one had to leave the underground shelter. But once on the surface, the scorching temperature would teach everyone that all were equal.

Upon returning to the cave mansion, Dong Tianyu couldn’t wait to modify his truck. Because of the availability of survival points, the modifications involved adding some equipment to the vehicle.

The first addition was a heavy outer armor. He clothed the chassis with a thick layer of armor and brought some survival gear into the vehicle.

Although these things were just placed inside the truck and not installed, during the use of survival points for the conversion, the things inside the truck were considered integrated with the truck and thus got absorbed into the magic artifact.

Watching the steel grey truck take shape filled Dong Tianyu with excitement.

After all, as the adage goes, "little boys like toy cars, grown men prefer sedans, wealthy men prefer jeeps, but when it comes to heavy machinery, every man wishes to have a go."

It is said that no man can resist the allure of humongous mining vehicles, where just a single tire can be two meters in diameter.

Unfortunately, these machinery are usually custom-made and found only in remote areas. Most people will never see them in their lifetime.

Surely none could be found in Pengcheng. Although Pengcheng was once a coal mining town, they mined for underground coal and thus didn’t need these kinds of vehicles.

Looking at the newly minted vehicle in front of him, Dong Tianyu was already satisfied with its appearance.

The one and a half meter diameter tires under the chassis ensured that it could travel through most terrains. The unified body allowed the driver’s seat to seamlessly connect with the interior space.

Upon opening the side door, the inside was an entire rectangle of free space. Apart from the driver’s seat at the very front, the inside was quite empty, much like a normal cargo truck.

However, when Dong Tianyu infused energy into the controller, the interior of the truck suddenly lit up. The information of the magic artifact entered his mind and he knew instantly how to operate the vehicle.

At this point, Dong Tianyu realized that all the stuff he had loaded into the truck didn’t disappear after the conversion, rather they got concealed within the vehicle.