Cave Refuge

At this point, the eldest member of the Li family finally understood why his father would frequently socialize with the old-timers group. After all, even the most ironclad relationships could fade if they weren't periodically maintained.

"I propose we reopen the subway station shelter and relocate the West City District Headquarters there."

The sudden proposal by old Wang from the old-timers startled everyone. Why bring this up now when the discussion should be focussed on how to secure control of the War Reserve Warehouse?

After old Wang's completed his proposal, the younger generation looked puzzled. However, the old-timers gradually comprehended the implication behind Wang's words.

"Old Wang's plan is a good one, but won't starting it tomorrow be too late?"

Master Ye's words made those in the know start to evaluate the chances of success internally, while those unaware were more confused than ever.

However, Dong Tianyu had a moment of realization, considering he had lived through similar circumstances in his past life, he began to make some conjectures about Wang's words.

In his past life, Dong Tianyu and his parents were housed in a community shelter when the Cold Catastrophe struck. Even though the survivors in the shelter worked together to dig out a connecting tunnel to the subway station shelter.

They managed to secure food supplies from the subway station shelter, but the survivors from the community shelter didn't move away, even when they had to evacuate the underground shelter once the flood hit.

But when the heat wave came, even though all underground shelters were connected, each survivor was still housed according to their original shelter.

Because the past life Dong Tianyu was just an ordinary survivor, he didn't have much understanding of the situations in other underground shelters. However, some major events that occurred in other shelters still reached the shelter where he was situated.

And the use of the War Reserve Warehouse, without a doubt, was one of the major events.

In his past life, the War Reserve Warehouse was not activated as early as it was now.

When the floodwaters receded in his past life, the survivors of Pengcheng were equally passionate about resuming production. But unlike now with the focus being on food cultivation, the emphasis then was on industrial production.

This resulted in a widespread food shortage among survivors shortly after the heatwave hit.

In his past life, the West City District Headquarters didn't relocate to the subway station shelter, but instead, they transformed the parking lot below the office building into the West City District Headquarters.

Only when there was a food shortage did someone in the West City District Command Post remember that there was a War Reserve Warehouse below People's Square.

But by that time, the outside temperature had already exceeded 40 degrees, making it very difficult for people to work outside, let alone access the War Reserve Warehouse from the surface.

However, because the War Reserve Warehouse covered a large area, the parking garage underneath the office building was actually not too far away from the War Reserve Warehouse in a straight line.

Eventually, the West City District Command began underground operations and started to dig a tunnel to connect the underground parking lot of the office building to the War Reserve Warehouse.

Perhaps due to the experience of the Cold Catastrophe or Pengcheng's early choice to resume industrial production, this tunnel was quickly dug by the survivors.

Moreover, the survivors not only made a tunnel to the office building underground parking lot, but also dug a tunnel between the underground parking lot and the subway station shelter.

Thus, by controlling the office parking lot as a transit point, the West City District Headquarters controlled the distribution of relief supplies to the entire West District, thereby stabilizing the West City District again after the heatwave catastrophe.

However, there were rumors that due to the connectivity between subway stations, a wealth of the materials in the original War Reserve Warehouse was transferred to the headquarters of the Pengcheng command, so the weight of the relief supplies distributed in the West City District was reduced by two thirds.

Given what he knew from his past life, Dong Tianyu guessed that Old Wang planned to move the West City District Headquarters to the subway station under People's Square and then dig a tunnel that would connect the War Reserve Warehouse to the subway station shelter.

This idea was quite similar to his past life, and with the elimination of the office building underground parking lot as a transit point, the overall workload would be shortened significantly.

Seeing the enlightenment in Dong Tianyu's eyes, Ye Liuyun quietly asked Dong Tianyu, "Brother, do you know something that we don't? Share it with us, you're leaving us looking absolutely clueless."

Although Ye Liuyun spoke in a low voice, the room was very quiet. Not only were the younger generation all ears to learn about the situation, but also members of the old-timers were casting scrutinizing looks at Dong Tianyu.

Dong Tianyu didn't expect to become the central figure just because of a question Ye Liuyun asked, which upset him as he didn't want to attract attention. Looking at the situation, Dong Tianyu wished he could directly cut off Ye Liuyu's tongue.

However, this thought just flickered fleetingly across his mind, and he honestly voiced his conjectures.

Once he had shared his conjecture, the younger generation understood immediately, and the old-timers expressed their admiration.

"Young man, since you've guessed Old Wang's idea, what do you think of his proposal?"

Dong Tianyu initially wanted to agree readily but had a change of heart. If he were to agree straight away, his family could be relocated to the War Reserve Warehouse, but there was a greater likelihood that they would remain in the subway station shelter.

No matter which circle you join, it's vital to display your value, whether it's high or low. Even if all you can do is take blame, it benefits others; otherwise, you'd be kicked out sooner or later.

Honestly, the main reason Mr. Thompson joined this circle was because of his deep understanding of human relationships. More importantly, he was generous, and Dong Tianyu could find many materials that others could not obtain.

So, to save face for his father, even if Dong Tianyu agreed with Old Wang's proposal, he must state his reasons rather than giving a simple and sloppy answer.

Dong Tianyu remained quiet while everyone else stayed silent. They all understood that Thomas's question was essentially a test for Dong Tianyu.

Thomas's public test was not a disregard for Dong Tianyu but quite the opposite: it showed approval. After all, among the older generation, unless someone was intentionally downtrodden, they would only constantly test and teach their own children, caring little about the behavior of strangers' children.

The young members present were all family, so they are used to these spontaneous tests. Therefore, when they heard Thomas's question, they too started to view Dong Tianyu with newfound respect.

Dong Tianyu, having ended his contemplation, was planning to answer directly, but upon seeing the expressions of people around him, discarded his previous plan. Using the information from his past life, with minor tweaks, he finally answered: