Cave Refuge-Chapter 339 - 304 The Changes in the Camp
The appearance of the giant trees greatly alleviated the previously scarce energy resources, allowing the coal-fired power plants that lacked fuel to restore 24-hour electricity supply to Pengcheng once again.
It was for this reason that, despite some areas of Pengcheng still being dangerous, many camp dwellers yearned to return to life in Pengcheng in order to improve their living conditions.
It was just like that classic saying, "Life is like a wall: those outside long for the security within, and those inside long for the freedom without."
Sometimes, Dong Tianyu would join the camp dwellers in the labor of felling trees, suspecting that anomalies might occur when the trees, which had sprung from the ground and reached full size in an instant, were chopped down.
But until a clearing was made for the camp, none of the giant trees showed any sign of mutation; they just seemed to grow a bit faster and became larger than before. Apart from that, there was no significant difference from the trees that grew before the disaster.
The special forces members, who were once a common sight resting around the camp, grew anxious after hearing from Ye Liuyun about the new division of the four realms for martial artists.
After all, although they knew that the Inner Breath Realm was not the end of cultivation, without a clear path ahead, they had lost the drive to continue practicing.
But when Robinson William shared the methods for breaking through the Inner Breath Realm, although a large number of them had not yet reached the level to break through directly, the clarity of their goals made them practice with renewed dedication.
Not only the special forces members, but now Dong Tianyu also spent most of his time each day cultivating in the Cave, having obtained a complete cultivation system.
Although he had never proclaimed himself as the strongest on Blue Star, he was certain in his heart that no one, domestic or abroad, could be stronger than him, excluding hot weapons.
His low profile in the past was not solely due to his personality; part of it was due to a fear of hot weapons.
However, Dong Tianyu had always considered himself the strongest on Blue Star, and though he still harbored some fear of hot weapons, he knew that with his continually improving cultivation level, he would ultimately disregard the threat they posed.
But without pressure, Dong Tianyu had always proceeded step by step. Although he practiced every day, he was not overly invested and could only be described as following the process.
However, after hearing the news brought back by Ye Liuyun, Dong Tianyu realized that he had been a frog at the bottom of a well. He had tried to overestimate the depth of China’s resources as much as possible, but he had still underestimated it.
Just like many ordinary people who once consistently believed that China did not have luxury goods like foreign countries did, thinking that Chinese goods were generally economical.
Had it not been for the emergence of short videos, many would have not known that it wasn’t that China lacked luxury goods, but rather, ordinary people were simply unfit to inquire about the prices of such luxuries.
Foreign luxury goods, being commodities, meant that even ordinary people, by biting the bullet or stamping their feet, could afford what’s called the entry-level models.
China’s luxury goods, on the other hand, were purely luxuries, not products packaged by merchants to inflate prices.
Take the phoenix coronets and dragon-and-phoenix bridal candles, names many had heard countless times. How many had actually seen them before the rise of short videos?
Dong Tianyu was like the ancient farmer who imagined emperors farming with golden hoes; having obtained a golden hoe himself, he thought he was equal to an emperor.
But the news that Madeline brought back was like the enlightening tales from well-traveled relatives during New Year gatherings, sharing their experiences from the outside world.
Only then did Dong Tianyu understand that although his cultivation level could be considered at the pinnacle in Pengcheng, whether he could be a front-runner nationally was not yet a certainty.
Yet, pressure was also a form of motivation. Knowing the path ahead, Dong Tianyu no longer lived a day-by-day existence, and now devoted most of his time each day to cultivation.
Engrossed in his practice, Dong Tianyu did not notice the passage of time. Apart from occasionally returning to the camp to have a meal with his parents, most of his time was spent in the Cave, cultivating.
"Finally, I’ve made a breakthrough to the late stage of Foundation Building. It’s the first time I’ve stayed in the Cave for so long; I should go out and relax a bit."
Dong Tianyu, having broken through to the seventh layer of Foundation Building, walked out of the Hall of Longevity with a relaxed face. He first relived the daily routine of an Inspector with the Canaries, then left the Cave.
When Dong Tianyu emerged from the Cave and arrived at the camp, his gaze suddenly became much more vacant.
"What has happened to the camp? How come there’s a wall now? I don’t recall this being built when I left."
Although he wasn’t close yet, his Divine Sense had already begun to spread into the camp. After confirming his parents’ situation, Dong Tianyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Through his Divine Sense, Dong Tianyu discovered that the wooden wall built around the camp did not include the proper city gates one would expect.
Perhaps because there was no shortage of giant trees, the walls were constructed entirely from long sections of wood, joined together using mortise and tenon joints. This joining method appeared to use no iron nails, but the structural integrity was undoubtedly solid.
