Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 202. Cave

"Don’t worry, go ahead," Hua Chengtian nodded.

With Erhui and the others following, along with weapons, Hua Chengtian wasn’t too worried about his son; the skills practiced these days hadn’t gone to waste.

Besides, apart from sparse vegetation and bare rocks everywhere, there really wasn’t much to attract wild beasts anyway.

They split into two groups, with Hua Chengtian taking his daughter in another direction to search.

The advantage of sparse vegetation became apparent at this moment; there was no need to search carefully as most things were visible at a glance, with rocky cliffs everywhere.

A while later, although they hadn’t found a cave, they did find several large sheltering rocks extending out, with the largest as big as a few rooms and the smallest the size of a woodshed. Covering them with tarpaulins or using stone and wood as temporary bases was no problem at all. Hua Chengtian silently noted these places.

"Dad, come quickly..." As Hua Chengtian was observing above, he heard his daughter’s surprised voice in his ear.

His heart moved, and he quickly ran towards his daughter, who was blocked by a giant rock.

"Dad, look!" Jin’er pointed at a cave entrance, very delighted.

How could she not be excited? She had confirmed that this was the Big Cave from her dreams. Although the entrance didn’t look big, it was actually shaped like a large gourd with a surprisingly spacious interior, even larger than the village grain drying ground. Most importantly, there was a pond inside, which had helped the villagers survive the hottest times.

Seeing the familiar triangular-shaped rock beside the cave, Jin’er no longer doubted the reality of her dream.

Hua Chengtian was quite pleased too. This was the first cave they found, and he wanted to look inside when Jin’er pulled him back.

"Dad, no rush, let’s light a torch first."

The inside was pitch black, you couldn’t see anything, and who knew what might be in there, so lighting a torch was safer and could be intimidating.

"Right, right, we should light a torch," said Hua Chengtian, realizing that he was more excited than his daughter. He took out a piece of wood, wrapped it with cloth, and then poured some lamp oil on it.

With the oil’s help, the torch quickly lit up. Feeling a bit hot, Jin’er discreetly stepped away from her dad, deciding against lighting another torch for herself. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Lighting a torch on a hot day just makes it even hotter.

Advising his daughter to stay put, Hua Chengtian waved the torch inside the cave a few times. Seeing no movement, he boldly entered with a weapon in one hand and a torch in the other.

He walked about ten yards inside when the space suddenly opened up, becoming increasingly spacious. In the dim light, it was so vast that he couldn’t see the end, making Hua Chengtian extremely excited.

Such a large space could accommodate their entire village.

He walked further inside, occasionally waving the torch, ensuring there was no danger before calling his daughter from outside the cave.

"Jin’er, come in."

Jin’er hurried inside upon hearing this.

And then she was taken aback by the enormous space.

"Dad, it’s so big here!" Although she knew the size already, she was still pleasantly surprised.

"Yes, with this cave, our whole village won’t have to worry anymore."

Hua Chengtian was also delighted, his smile never fading from his face.

Indeed, Jin’er nodded, quickly taking out a portable emergency light from her space and turning it on, instantly lighting up the entire cave, fully revealing its appearance.

Only then did Hua Chengtian realize it was even bigger than he had imagined, and it seemed to go deeper.

With the emergency light’s illumination, Hua Chengtian saw more clearly as he walked around the cave, coming to the deepest part, holding the torch as he entered, with Jin’er quickly following with her light.

Upon entering, they found there was indeed another space, though much smaller than the outside, roughly the size of a small courtyard, but still quite nice.

Jin’er seemed interested, looking around and walking in a certain direction based on her memory. When she saw a patch of light, she exclaimed, "Dad, look?"

Pointing in a direction, she extended her light forward.

Hua Chengtian then discovered there was something special hidden inside.

An actual pond, not very large, just over ten feet wide, with clear water so deep that the bottom was invisible. Looking up, water was steadily dripping from a crevice at the top of the cave.

Unexpectedly finding water brought another round of joy for Hua Chengtian.

... This solves a big issue.

He couldn’t help but stick a bamboo pole into the pond, becoming even more thrilled when the ten-foot pole didn’t reach the bottom, revealing the depth of the pond.

"Dad, the water is so clear," Jin’er said happily, lifting a handful of water to her face.

Indeed, it was very clear, with no visible impurities under the light.

Hua Chengtian also scooped some water and, unable to resist, drank directly from it.

"Dad..." Jin’er called out disapprovingly, looking at her father, "Drinking raw water is not good."

Hua Chengtian grinned at his daughter, "It’s fine, I just wanted to taste it. Daughter, this water is nice, with a faint sweetness, it’s drinkable."

"Even if it’s drinkable, boil it first, or you’ll get diarrhea."

Hua Chengtian chuckled twice, clearly not taking his daughter’s words to heart. From childhood, he drank plenty of raw water whenever he was thirsty and nothing had ever happened.

But he didn’t argue, knowing she was just worried for him.

Jin’er also knew her warning went unheeded, but she thought that saying it a few more times might make him remember in future.

Having found the cave and water, both father and daughter were very pleased. With the biggest problem solved, they continued their search for more.

This place had both water and space, but it wasn’t suitable for their family.

Jin’er’s memories of the dream became clearer here, and her steps grew lighter as she headed towards the cave they would live in, as seen in her dream.

"Slow down, Jin’er," Hua Chengtian said, intending to look around more carefully, but his daughter’s quick pace left him no choice but to follow closely.

"Dad, hurry up, I remember the place we lived in my dream."

"Really?" Hua Chengtian couldn’t help but feel joyful. "Then let’s not wait any longer, hurry!"

Soon they stopped by a thick pine tree. "Dad, it’s here," Jin’er pointed under the largest rock shelter in front of the pine.

The rock extended greatly, with the tallest part barely reaching a child’s height from the ground.

Hua Chengtian was very satisfied with just this rock; it was the best shelter, and there would be no fear of rain.

Then, in familiar fashion, he lit a torch and went inside.

Perhaps due to the sparse vegetation, animals didn’t like this place. The cave was somewhat dark, but other than that, there were no other creatures, though poisonous insects and snakes were unavoidable.

The space inside pleased Hua Chengtian, not too big or small, perfectly accommodating his whole family. Even livestock and poultry wouldn’t be a concern.

The cave wasn’t far from the Big Cave either, just a short walk away, leaving Hua Chengtian very happy about the location.

With a bit of work, the outside rocks could provide additional space.

"Dad, how is it?" Jin’er asked proudly, looking at her father.

"Impressive, my daughter is truly amazing, this place is great," Hua Chengtian praised without reservation.

"Of course, we’ll move most of the grain into this cave beforehand."

"Right," Hua Chengtian agreed with his daughter’s idea.

The grain in plain sight at home was too much; waiting until it rained to move it would be too difficult, so it was better to transfer it ahead of time like ants moving house.

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