Cave Refuge

However, Refuge Center set up by Dong Tianyu was on the western side of Pengcheng. To get to the eastern side, he would need to cross through Pengcheng, without considering the speed of the mechanical horse for a while.

Given the current situation, other than the West City Avenue that Dong Tianyu had cleared, all other roads were filled with various scrap vehicles.

If he really wanted to traverse across Pengcheng, the best way would actually be through the subway tunnel, where he could at least ride a bicycle.

Nevertheless, after some consideration, Dong Tianyu eventually abandoned his plan to go to the east side of the city, since the weather was so cold and medicines wouldn't spoil in short time.

Since Dong Tianyu had given up on going either north or east, he now only had the southern direction left.

At this point, Dong Tianyu remembered his former colleague, Taylor Oliver, whose tobacco blending warehouse was located in the southern part of the city.

Not only that, but the Tobacco Bureau and the cigarette factory were also there. Besides, the largest logistics center and warehouses in Pengcheng were located in the southern part.

Of course, if you look further, there were also some scattered factories in the south.

Besides, Dong Tianyu knew that the largest grain warehouse in Pengcheng was also located in the south, although it must be tightly controlled by officials now.

And this grain warehouse was not far from a subway station turned Refuge Center, making transportation even more convenient than coal for heating.

That's why even in such harsh external conditions in the previous life, the officials could still ensure that food was delivered to each Refuge Center every week.

Although Dong Tianyu had reached the level of Third Layer of Qi Training, he was not resistant to the outside temperature which was minus fifty or sixty degrees.

Just as he took out a replica spacesuit that he had previously ordered at a high price online from the Shadow Space, Dong Tianyu suddenly got an inspiration to attempt to transform it using a skill.

Tech Side: Simple Spacesuit→Mystical Side: Constant Temperature Gown (Low-grade Artifact)

Constant Temperature Gown (Low-grade Artifact): A gown engraved with constant temperature runes. After infusing with Spirit Energy, it forms a constant temperature zone around the gown. Temperature adjustment range: plus or minus three hundred degrees.

Dong Tianyu didn't expect that his subconscious attempt just now would be so easily successful. Looking at the Magic Artifact in his hand, which was almost as thick as ordinary clothes, it was hard to imagine it was transformed from the heavy spacesuit.

After putting on the gown, Dong Tianyu infused it with Spirit Energy. In less than ten seconds, he sensed that the runes on the gown had activated.

However, Dong Tianyu didn't feel any temperature change around him at this moment, which puzzled him. After all, the system introduction indicated that the temperature could be adjusted plus or minus three hundred degrees.

After various attempts made by Dong Tianyu, but found nothing, finally decided to leave the Refuge Center to see if there would be any changes in the gown outside.

Wearing the gown and stepping out of the door of the Refuge Center, Dong Tianyu observed his clothes closely to see if there would be any abnormalities.

Yet, until he reached the center of the platform outside the Refuge Center, there was no change in his clothing.

'Was the transformation failed this time? That's impossible. Absolutely impossible. Survival points have been deducted, and it's also displayed on the data layout. There must be something wrong, somewhere.'

At this point, Dong Tianyu was fully focused on his clothing, and completely forgot that he had already left the door of the Refuge Center and was wearing only regular clothes from the inside.

Dong Tianyu, lost in thought, glanced around unintentionally and suddenly remembered that he had left the Refuge Center and was wearing only regular clothes from inside.

Normally, given how cold it was outside, he should have felt cold considering how little he was wearing. But he had been standing outside for so long and hadn't felt a chill, probably thanks to the effect of the gown.

Only then did Dong Tianyu realize that the low-grade artifact he was wearing didn't work as he imagined. It wouldn't freely regulate the temperature as he thought. The so-called constant temperature simply adjusted according to his body temperature, and wasn't as smart as he imagined.

What's more, Dong Tianyu noticed that after spending more time outside, the effect of the gown gradually decreased and he slowly began to feel a bit chilly.

The duration of the artifact maintaining a constant temperature was too short. Including the time in the Refuge Center, after the artifact was fully charged with Spirit Energy, it could stay activated for only about twenty minutes. Indeed, the efficacy of a low-grade artifact wasn't necessarily satisfactory.

However, being low-grade also had its advantage. Namely, the amount of Spirit Energy required for each infusion wasn't great. The consumption of Spirit Energy didn't need special meditation to recover. Even with Dong Tianyu's current level of Third Layer of Qi Training, he could ensure 24/7 uninterrupted use.

Now he had a vehicle and clothes for traveling outside, and he had met the conditions for going out. He could start moving according to his plan.

Riding on the upper half of the body of the mechanical horse, Dong Tianyu was pulling its mane to control its movement.

The mechanical horse was much more stable during the ride than Dong Tianyu had imagined. It didn't jolt as much as riding a real horse might, perhaps because the back of it was supported by wheels. The way its front legs moved alternately was very steady, producing only a slight jolt.

However, the lever system of controlling it by pulling its mane was much more troublesome than a steering wheel. Perhaps it was because Dong Tianyu wasn't skilled enough in controlling it, he would get a little flustered every time he made a turn.

But it was very convenient when riding on a straight road. All he needed to do was to push its mane upward and the mechanical horse would automatically move forward at a steady speed.

Now that he had a mechanical horse, he no longer felt the need to clear the vehicles on the main avenue, though doing so would reduce the survival points required for the upgrade of Cave Mansion.

But since Cave Mansion had just been upgraded recently and it could temporarily meet Dong Tianyu's needs, and he had already set his target, he didn't bother with the randomly parked vehicles on the main avenue. Dong Tianyu chose to control the mechanical horse so as to stay on the slow lane.

As Dong Tianyu got more familiar with controlling the mechanical horse, he gradually realized its convenience.

The front half of the mechanical horse used alternating leg movement, which was much easier for overcoming obstacles or crossing curbstones than the wheels that needed to stick to the ground to move.

When facing a thirty cm-tall obstacle, the mechanical horse could actually stand on its hind legs like an excavator, letting its front body cross first, and then use a rotating motion to cross with its rear body when the obstacle was too high.

Although it moved slowly, the mechanical horse could virtually ignore most of the obstacles, including curbstones and other obstacles. Even some barriers designed to restrict vehicles were easily crossed by the mechanical horse.

However, even if it encountered terrains that the mechanical horse could not directly cross, it would not be difficult for Dong Tianyu, after all, the radiation range of the Cave Mansion had already covered this place. As long as he knew how to use the collection and release skills of the Shadow Space, he could virtually ignore most of the obstacles.