Cave Refuge

Some might wonder, it's just a swinging stick, why would the officials bother with that.

Truthfully, their thoughts weren't wrong, such a trivial matter like the swinging stick wasn't even reported. The soldiers who came didn't even care that the The Dong family possessed such a thing, after all, whether ordinary people have such a weapon or not, it didn't pose a threat to them.

But the swinging stick certainly had a strong deterrence effect on the ordinary street workers. Even though the Dong family has always followed orders, they felt more secured having the weapon in their own hands.

Dong Tianyu also didn't expect that a self-defense weapon worth only a few hundred yuan, prepared for his family, would incite so much attention.

However, Dong Tianyu forgot that even before the calamity, regular people rarely purchased self-defense weapons. Regardless of the quality of a swinging stick, ultimately it's just a metal rod.

To put it bluntly, in a fight among ordinary people, the special material of the swinging stick and the common steel reinforcement on the construction site wouldn't make much difference.

Because everyone had to rush into the Refuge Center, most people were too preoccupied with their valuable items. Very few brought weapons. Which is why the swinging stick brought by the Dong family seemed conspicuous to the management.

Unaware of the situation happening to his family in the Refuge Center, Dong Tianyu had also found prohibited toys in the Logistics Park: a pocket slingshot, small but extremely powerful, and a round skull-smashing hammer, harmless in appearance but deadly in reality.

For Dong Tianyu, these were just toys. Even a direct attack would not cause him any harm.

He reserved these items for his next visit to his family.

After cleaning up the Logistics Park, the survival points needed for the upgrade of the Cave mansion dropped by about a third. Dong Tianyu had foreseen this situation.

Returning to the Refuge Center, Dong Tianyu pulled out a larger travel bag from the Shadow Space and began to prepare supplies to visit his parents.

The Refuge Center has now expanded, and it would be best if his parents could live there if they agreed.

But as the saying goes, don't blame Dong Tianyu for being heartless. If he were to really fetch people, he would only fetch his parents.

Don't blame Dong Tianyu for being so cautious even with the System. The current situation is quite different from those apocalypse novels.

In those novels, any disaster that comes after the apocalypse will directly demolish the System of the Officials, causing the entire nation to fall into chaos.

Although several disasters have hit Daxia, the management system of the Officials has not lost control. There have been chaos in some areas, but overall, everything is still under the control of the Officials.

If the outside world was completely in chaos, Dong Tianyu could establish his own rule with the System, blatantly gather all kinds of supplies, and recklessly level up his Cave mansion.

Because at that time, as long as you can survive, everyone will do whatever they can.

But the current management system of the Officials hasn't been greatly affected, so as soon as Dong Tianyu shows himself, he will definitely be discovered by officials.

If pessimistically guessing, he could be controlled by others. If optimistic, he could gain a lot of resources, but in turn, he would also lose autonomy. After all, a person's will can be compromised when they are at odds.

Dong Tianyu doesn't think he can withstand firearms right now. In fact, he feels that even a handgun could easily kill him.

Therefore, even if Dong Tianyu has reached the fourth level of Qi training, his cultivation has only enhanced his cultivation base, and not his scheming. Joining now may have unknown consequences.

Hence, Dong Tianyu's current thought is to wait. After all, up until his rebirth, the Official system of Daxia did not lose control. Most people's lives, though not as comfortable as they used to be, are still not excessively dangerous.

There are only some casualties when each catastrophe first occurred, whereas other times, those casualties are due to human causes.

To put it bluntly, it's like many people leave their hometown and go out to work in other places.

Just like in the early years of the twentieth century when communication was not advanced. People who go out to work would only get to meet their families during the Spring Festival and have little to no contact with them most of the time.

Leaving his parents in the official Refuge Center also had another meaning. In case the situation in the Cave mansion is noticed by the Officials, Dong Tianyu could argue: Look, I've even left my parents in your place, which means I really trust you.

Because there are many people in the subway station Refuge Center, Dong Tianyu did not plan to utilize the Shadow Space's ability. Therefore, he needed to take time to plan things to deliver to his parents.

Food is definitely needed and supposed to occupy most of the space in the bag, yet what food to bring needs consideration.

Unlike bringing gifts home for the New Year, the food taken this time should not be too eye-catching. Whatever the reason, his relatives would definitely see what he gave to his parents.

It's not that he doesn't want to give good things, but Dong Tianyu is afraid that if he really gives good things, his parents won't be able to keep them.

After thinking about it for a long time, Dong Tianyu packed twenty pounds of fried noodles. These are not like noodle kind but the flour kind. These types of fried noodles can be eaten dry or mixed with water to make a paste.

The fried noodles prepared for his parents contain sugar and a small amount of dried fruit pieces, so the fried noodles are not conspicuous and nutritious.

Two boxes of chocolate bricks, chocolate is definitely a good thing in this time of shortage, but his parents basically do not eat this. Rather than saying it was given to his parents, it was better to say it was given to relatives. After dividing the chocolate, it would be awkward to divide the noodles.

Dong Tianyu didn't pack pure water. It's important to say that this is very important, after all, it is known as the source of life.

But it's not important to say that it's not that important. With so many people in the Refuge Center, the Officials will surely not let them die of thirst, so even though it might not be enough, it will definitely be supplied continuously.

And no matter whether water is lacking or not, how much you give is never enough, and it takes up a fair amount of space, so in the end, Dong Tianyu didn't pack water in the bag.

As for packing water enriched with Spirit Power from the Spiritual Spring to give to his parent, this idea only appeared in Dong Tianyu's mind for a second before disappearing instantly.

Not to mention that the spring water from the Spiritual Spring contains a little Spirit Power, ordinary people won't feel anything other than a bit of sweetness when drinking.

If the water from the Spiritual Spring had the effect of cleaning the meridians, Dong Tianyu wouldn't give it to his parents now. After all, there's no privacy space in the Refuge Center.

If their bodies start to expel impurities after drinking the spring water, it will definitely cause a ripple.

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PS: Many people say that up to this point in the plot, it is all individual play, even if there are parents and relatives/friends, there is basically no interaction. Actually, on the plot side, I don't want to lose myself. I originally didn't want to bring the System, but now I must, otherwise, the crab is blocking the road. You can see that I don't write much about the System, so the rhythm is slower, and it may not be suitable for book friends who like invigorating stories.

I originally wanted to uninstall it in the author's words, but many people skip directly over it, so this time it is written in the main text, and things to be discussed in the future are written in the author's words.