Cave Refuge-Chapter 248 - 246 The Experiences of Three Women and the Extinguishing of the Soul Lamp_1
After the canaries moved into the Cave, the various flora and fauna in the Cave that had been previously neglected and left to die off naturally now had devoted caretakers.
The black and white balls, which Dong Tianyu had been keeping as pets, became even more beloved by the canaries after they moved in.
After getting Dong Tianyu’s permission, the canaries moved the black and white balls that had been roaming freely on the grass into the "Riding the Waves" for nurturing.
With the addition of the black and white balls, the original black balls could finally take a breather and escape the relentless torment of the canaries.
Back when "Riding the Waves" was still in the outside world, the only pet on board was the black balls, so the twelve canaries had to schedule their playtimes.
The black balls would wake up each day and play with one canary for an hour at a time before switching, one after another. The once energetic leopard was exhausted by the canaries, seemingly sapped of energy in everything he did, like an old man.
In the Cave, besides the black balls and black and white balls, the pure-colored pony foals in the paddocks also drew the canaries’ attention.
When the canaries first entered the Cave, they found everything to be fascinatingly new.
After settling the canaries, Dong Tianyu left the Cave again, and collected the metal ingots that Ye Lei and Ye Liuyun had previously unloaded, then disassembled them within the Cave.
The tens of tonnes of metal ingots, after being disassembled in the Cave, only increased the progress rate by one percent. Along with the scrap metal from the recycling station that had not been disassembled, the Cave’s upgrade progress was less than ten percent.
At this rate, unless Pengcheng was completely stripped of all resources, it would really be difficult to upgrade the Cave’s level again.
Of course, Dong Tianyu would not, and did not dare to pillage ruthlessly. Although his cultivation was about to break through to the fourth level of foundation building, but to the court, he was still nothing much.
After casually adding the villa and the shipping container to storage space within the lower half of the Cave, Dong Tianyu entered the Hall of Longevity again.
Glancing at the bright dancing flames on the wall, he possibly felt the Hall of Longevity was too brightly lit, so Dong Tianyu extinguished three lanterns casually. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
After extracting the spent wick, he stored the lantern in his storage space. After all, these could be reused just by replacing the wick.
After adjusting the illumination within the house, Dong Tianyu set the permissions for the Hall of Longevity before beginning his cultivation. To prevent the canaries from mistakenly entering the Hall of Longevity and accidentally extinguishing the flames in the lanterns, he set a ban on their entry.
The addition of the canaries to the Cave unlocked many more outdoor activities in his exercise regimen. These included outdoor yoga, "sky as a blanket, ground as a bed", underwater ballet in pools, and even games like Red Light Green Light and Hide and Seek with penalties.
There was, of course, that game that was brought up in the show by big brother (Fei the Pollution King, Yuqing), "I chase you. If I catch you, we hmm hmm hmm."
As Dong Tianyu was having a thrilling time enjoying the variety of fitness fun, there were people over worrying about the sudden, unexpected deaths of three beautiful women in their homes.
Smith Benjamin, who was on his daily patrol, didn’t rush forward to help like a puppy when he saw the three women rushing towards him anxiously, but instead, he asked them carefully to stop.
After all, as an Inner Breath Realm Martial Artist, he could sense that the three women were martial artists as well. Even though he could sense that their cultivation levels were not as high as his, the battles between martial artists now were primarily gunfights. The level of one’s personal cultivation didn’t have much impact on a battle, the power of the weapon in one’s hand was what truly determined the outcome.
When the three women paused at Smith Benjamin’s request, he relaxed slightly, but he didn’t take his hand off his weapon.
As Smith Benjamin slowly approached the women and saw their features clearly, he was blown away by their attractiveness.
Because of the ongoing natural disasters, the survivors in Pengcheng, other than those who had plastic surgery before the disasters, couldn’t refine their natural looks without makeup anymore. The art of putting on makeup, once one of Asia’s top three dark arts, had lost its raw materials.
It can be said that the people found in Pengcheng now were all natural looking and flawlessly composed in their appearance.
The canaries living aboard the "Riding the Waves", although they were only serving Dong Tianyu, they were still twelve canaries vying for his attentions. Plus, they had no shortage of beauty products on board, in addition to Dong Tianyu passing on the Profound Yin Body Sculpting Technique to them.
So every day when the canaries woke up, they would put on a complete make-up, fearing that if Dong Tianyu suddenly came, he would see they are not perfect.
Perhaps because of this, despite their own beauty and being on the run, the three women still looked superior to ninety-nine percent of Pengcheng’s female populace, top thirty wasn’t far-fetched.
If Pengcheng truly had a beauty ranking, not exaggeratingly, canaries from Peach Blossom Paradise would occupy at least thirty spots in the top fifty.
Not for anything else, but because those female survivors who could still afford to look beautiful were likely involved with Peach Blossom Paradise in some way.
Sometimes, looks really could accomplish anything. If Smith Benjamin encountered other survivors while patrolling, he’d either leave them be or demand them to surrender by gunpoint.
However, upon encountering three women who were impeccable in both looks and figure, Smith Benjamin behaved like a servile, asking them with a gentle voice and a smile on his face if they needed any assistance.
Upon hearing Benjamin’s inquiries, the three women told him, with fear written on their faces, that they had been captured and imprisoned by villains. Because they did not yield to their captors, they were tortured daily and only barely managed to escape from their horrible captors. They just wanted to find a secluded place to hide, not wishing to be captured again.
Benjamin, indulging in his servility at this point, actually believed their threadbare lies.
The three women supposedly suffered daily because of their resistance, so why were they not only perfectly made up but also wearing clothes made of rare materials when they escaped?
If they were often abused, then why were they in better spirits than many ordinary survivors?
If they were frequently mistreated, then why were their bodies well nourished, showing no signs of starvation?
If they were subjected to regular abuse, then why did they have no callouses on their hands, and were even Martial Artists; apparently, advanced without any effort?
Although becoming a Martial Artist has become much more manageable, it requires a lot of food. Without enough supplies provided for the trio, how could they have reached Martial Artist status?
If they were afraid of the enemy’s powerful influence, hence, not seeking official protection, then, why did they trust a stranger, and were willing to share so much?
Amid all these questions, Benjamin, obsessed in being servile, was unaware of the situation. Instead, he readily believed the words of the three women and directly took them to where he resided.
Only a Martial Artist at the Inner Breath Realm would dare patrol alone in this dark environment; they would be arranged to do patrol duty only in pairs.
Why Benjamin was patrolling alone at this time was because the other Martial Artist, who would usually accompany him, had something to do and, after discussing it with Benjamin, secretly left first and would return when it was time to change shifts.
At this time, like the irresponsible coworker, Benjamin also deserted his duty and brought the three women home. Although Benjamin didn’t live that well before the disaster, after advancing to Inner Breath Realm, he was directly allotted a home in a residential building.
Don’t ask why he wasn’t given a villa. This was because there was limited electricity supply at the time. Power wouldn’t be supplied to villas. Managing to live in a neighborhood with 12 hours of power a day was already considered quite impressive.
Under normal circumstances, the neighborhoods where ordinary survivors lived only had power for two hours twice a day. The rest of the time was blackout.
The moment the three women entered Benjamin’s home, they frowned. Never mind the comfortable and bright environment they were used to; even before it was bought by Dong Tianyu, their living conditions in Peach Blossom Paradise were much better than this.
Although Benjamin lived alone, his home was kept very clean. But it was only that- clean.
If the ship where they once lived was considered a presidential suite, then Benjamin’s home was nothing more than a run-down shack.
Even though the three women were mentally prepared when they left the ship, they never thought the gap in living conditions would be so drastic.
Don’t think they foolishly left their ship. In reality, they were quite smart and, on their return with Benjamin, had subtly learned about his personal circumstances and got a general idea about the survivors in Pengcheng.
They understood from Benjamin’s proud words the status of Inner Breath Realm Martial Artists in Pengcheng.
Although many people gained the resources to become Martial Artists with the harvest of grain during the calm period between cataclysms, the proportion of Martial Artists in Pengcheng did not rise significantly. The number of Inner Breath Realm Martial Artists increases, but compared to before, the growth was not substantial.
Therefore, in Pengcheng, Inner Breath Realm Martial Artists had high status, but this was the only house assigned to Benjamin.
Actually, Benjamin’s three-bedroom, two-bathroom house, even before the Cataclysm, would’ve been quite a nice house given a good location.
However, having been pampered forever, the three women could not stand this kind of place.
They knew that they could only rely on Benjamin now, so these high EQ women hid their disgust and flattered him in every way possible.
Having little contact with women, Benjamin quickly succumbed to their seasoned flattery. Watching the captivated Benjamin, who was easily bewitched by them, the three women’s eyes revealed their disdainful gaze.
When Benjamin took out the best food he had in his house, the disgust in the women’s eyes was so evident that even Benjamin, drowned in their sweet words, could sense it.
In fact, once the three women displayed disgust towards the food he presented, Benjamin should have realized that their claims about being tortured were all lies.
But at this point, he was so lost in serving them that even if he realized this fact, he would have quickly dismissed it from his mind.
