Cave Refuge-Chapter 321 - 295: Embarking on the Journey Home

Dong Tianyu had already entered the Cave, so of course, the Martial Artist arranged by the Patrol Team to climb the tree came down empty-handed. Moreover, since Dong Tianyu hadn’t left any traces on the tree, when the Martial Artist descended, he didn’t complain but instead shrugged and shook his head, indicating that he hadn’t found any clues up in the tree.

Seeing the actions of the Martial Artist who had come down from the tree, everyone present knew what he was trying to convey.

Yet the person who was under the tree a moment ago was very certain that he hadn’t been mistaken, there had definitely been someone in the tree.

The Patrol Team leader didn’t dwell on the stubborn denial of the eyewitness, not wanting to argue over who was right or wrong. After confirming with the team member, who had climbed the tree, that there was no one there, he patted the shoulder of the man who had called them over and then continued patrolling with his team members.

After seeing the Patrol Team leader’s action, the man felt somewhat helpless. He stayed under the tree for a while, but after not finding any clues, he left with a sense of helplessness.

After seeing the man leave, Dong Tianyu didn’t immediately reveal himself; instead, he went to the Wave Rider to play role-playing games with the Canaries.

As Dong Tianyu was immersed in the games, the survivor who had spotted him beneath the tree would come to the spot intermittently, hoping to lie in wait, anticipating Dong Tianyu’s reappearance.

Regrettably, he waited until the transport plane from Kyoto took off again, but he never saw Dong Tianyu reappear.

Because he was busy with official matters, Dong Tianyu just played games properly with the Canaries without gearing up for battle. He had actually changed locations and moved away from the tree where he was initially spotted, long before the transport plane left.

Utilizing the cover provided by the towering tree crowns, Dong Tianyu quietly approached the area where the Officials were congregated. It was unclear whether it was due to the giant trees breaking through the soil, but by then, the tents that had been set up by the Officials were already collapsed, with some damaged when the giant trees emerged.

However, with Divine Sense, Dong Tianyu quickly located the storage area designated by the Officials. Of course, all goods, whether previously stored by the Officials or just offloaded from the transport plane, were temporarily in open-air storage.

For this reason, Dong Tianyu was able to easily check the contents of those storage boxes through Divine Sense.

Staples, vegetables, firearms, daily necessities—these common items weren’t of interest to him, and that wasn’t why Dong Tianyu was here.

Though communication had been temporarily restored in Pengcheng, it was limited to making phone calls, with texting both inoperative and inaccessible. Therefore, apart from Officials, it was difficult for ordinary survivors to learn about the situation in other cities within China.

With the Bug Nest capable of producing nutritional supplements appearing in Pengcheng and the Giant Scorpions surfacing in Saxon County, Dong Tianyu didn’t believe that only these two places in the vast China were unique; other cities were likely to encounter their specific creatures.

If the creatures that appeared in Pengcheng and Saxon County had special effects, it stood to reason that creatures in other cities would also possess unique abilities. Given the substantial quantity of food brought by the transport plane from Kyoto, it suggested that Kyoto too had visited many cities.

If other cities didn’t have unique items like Pengcheng’s nutritional supplements, even if Pengcheng needed to purchase food from them, there would be a trade imbalance, which meant such transactions wouldn’t last long.

Therefore, Dong Tianyu was more inclined to believe that other cities would also have their own "special commodities." His purpose for coming here was to find out what special commodities other cities had and whether these could help upgrade the Cave.

However, having scanned the entire campsite with Divine Sense without finding anything unusual, Dong Tianyu wasn’t sure if the Pengcheng Officials hadn’t purchased special commodities from other cities or if he just didn’t recognize them and missed them.

At this moment, Pengcheng no longer looked like a city. Viewed from the sky, the perspective of looking down on Pengcheng was hardly different from overlooking a primeval forest.

Returns to Pengcheng. Therefore, he didn’t linger around the Officials’ area much longer, decisively leaving without a backward glance.

The original roads had been completely destroyed by the trees breaking through the soil, with almost all recognizable landmarks obliterated. If it weren’t for the numerous remnants of building debris on the ground, it would be hard for anyone to know that traces of humanity had once existed here.

Moreover, Dong Tianyu noticed through Divine Sense that the building debris, resulting from the earthquake and the subsequent collapse of structures, was sinking into the ground at a pace invisible to the naked eye. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Initially, Dong Tianyu thought that the debris was sinking because the earthquake had loosened the soil which couldn’t bear the weight of the debris, causing it to sink into the ground.

However, Divine Sense revealed that underneath the sinking debris there were tree roots. The debris sank toward these roots as if drawn by an invisible force emanating from the roots, attracting the debris closer.