Cave Refuge

Before the catastrophe, the Old Faction Basin Chickens mostly stayed on the battleships that had been built, while the New Faction of Basin Chickens relied on the Mysterious Cores they obtained from passing the Mysterious Realm to upgrade the levels of their Companion Spiritual Treasures.

In the early stages, the Old Faction Basin Chickens definitely had the upper hand, as the battleships were equipped with advanced missile systems. At that time, no one was capable of withstanding a missile attack, so their advantage was quite obvious.

However, the oppressive force and deterrent effect of the ships' weapons and ammunition began to diminish as the New Faction Basin Chickens gradually strengthened their Companion Spiritual Treasures.

Although the conflict between the two factions intensified over resources, at this time, someone proposed that if domestic resources were insufficient, perhaps they could follow the example of their ancestors and seek benefits from the outside world.

After hearing this idea, members from both the Old and New Faction considered it for a while and agreed to the proposal.

Armed with the experience from the last time, which was before the catastrophe, they were well aware that Rabbits were not to be trifked with. However, due to the gradually decreasing hot weapons, they could only turn their attention to the South Korean Family.

After all, compared to the Rabbits, who had fought with them, the South Korean Family was not only closer to them but also boasted decent quality hot weapons before the catastrophe.

A soft persimmon is easy to squeeze, so once the Old and New Faction reached a consensus, they directly made their move on the South Korean side.

Unlike the Northern Stick, which had foreknowledge and built the United Fleet with the might of the whole nation, the Southern Stick was initially unaware of the information regarding the Mysterious Ship.

By the time they gained a general understanding of the Mysterious Ship, the South Korean tycoons wanted to use the lower-class Koreans to pave the way for them.

But in the face of the Mysterious Core, which could directly enhance one's strength, the younger generation of the Southern Stick Family was not as selflessly devoted as the Northern Stick, and acted just like the young ones from the Basin Chicken side.

Upon gaining power, they seemed ready to proclaim that having swallowed a Golden Core into their stomach, their fate was in their hands, not heaven's.

Aside from the Rabbit's Home, the other animals in the Zoo were still just ordinary creatures at this stage, not yet skilled in martial arts, so they were still afraid of attacks from hot weapons.

However, when their Companion Spiritual Treasures were upgraded, the hosts saw a mysterious improvement in their body indexes. It seemed that as the level of the Companion Spiritual Treasures continued to rise, the physical qualities of the hosts would also improve.

The reason the Rabbit's Home hadn't noticed this situation was that they had already begun comprehensive martial arts training, and the physical enhancement provided by upgrading Companion Spiritual Treasures had a limit.

Most people in Rabbit's Home had already surpassed the physical enhancement limit provided by the Companion Spiritual Treasures through their Cultivation, so when the Companion Spiritual Treasures were upgraded, their physical qualities would not be improved again.

Because of these signs, the small-caliber firearms, which were becoming obsolete in the Rabbit's Home, still had a strong deterrent effect in other animals' homes.

The fleets that went out to explore, upon discovering this situation, tacitly kept it to themselves. Instead, they bought up those small-caliber firearms, which were about to become toys, from home in small quantities and brought them here to sell.

They opted for small-batch sales because scarcity is valued. They sought to earn a higher profit with the idea of hoarding rare goods for sale.

As for the fact that small-caliber firearms no longer posed a threat to them after practicing martial arts, all those who went out kept this a secret. After all, wasn't it an accepted fact that Rabbits knew kung fu?

When the New and Old Faction Basin Chickens joined forces to invade the Southern Stick, an exploratory team from the Rabbit's Home had just arrived at the Northern Stick to conduct a pleasant trade.

You see, the Northern Stick was centrally governed, so despite the central district being their only settlement, most of the Norther Stick's population lived there.

The lower echelons of the Northern Stick might not have much to offer in trade, but Golden Fatty definitely had some good stuff in his hands.

Since there had been several interactions before, despite getting red-faced and squabbling over the price before the start of the trade, the whole process went relatively smoothly, barring that period of time.

After the transaction ended, since the exploration team had brought a plentiful supply of materials this time, they did not plan to return directly but instead prepared to continue exploring outward.

At the same time as the Rabbit exploration team was preparing to set sail for further exploration, the fleet formed by both the old and new factions of the Basin Chicken Family, had already arrived on the Southern Stick's side.

Unlike the compromise between the old and new factions of the Basin Chicken Family, the relationship between the Southern Stick's old and new factions was as hostile as fire and water.

After all, before the natural disaster, the Southern Stick's Old Faction held absolute initiative, while the New Faction was merely their underlings, as cows and horses.

Now, the underlings sought to turn the tables; not just to usurp control but even just to break free from the Old Faction's control and not to be their cows and horses, to have an equal status, something the Old Faction would never agree to.

As the ancients have said, "When one wields a sharp blade, thoughts of murder arise." Thus, after acquiring strength through the Mysterious Core, the Southern Stick's New Faction naturally sought to gain their freedom and shed their identity as underlings.

When the two sides were locked in intense conflict, the United Fleet from the Basin Chicken Family arrived, naturally targeting the well-resourced members of the Southern Stick's Old Faction over the impoverished newcomers of the New Faction.

After all, their purpose for coming was to plunder production materials and hot weapons; compared to the resourceless Southern Stick New Faction members, the Old Faction's members naturally became the target.

With the mentality that the enemy of one's enemy is a friend, although the Basin Chicken Family arrived with ill intent, the Southern Stick New Faction, eager to gain their freedom and break away from the Old Faction, naturally started to coordinate their combat efforts with the Basin Chicken Family.

The origin of this battle was very similar to that on the Basin Chicken Family's side; faced with the appearance of the Mysterious Ship, it was certain that the Southern Stick Old Faction members would not take to the field themselves but send their underlings to scout it out.

At the beginning of the scouting, naturally, the lives of many underlings were sacrificed to gather intelligence, and there would certainly be a few either strong enough or lucky enough to pass through the Mysterious Realm and obtain the Mysterious Core.

Those underlings who obtained the Mysterious Core, upon understanding its function, naturally refused to hand it over to the members of the Southern Stick Old Faction.

Since their Companion Spiritual Treasures rendered them no longer restricted by the floods, they naturally became members of the Southern Stick New Faction.

And when the Southern Stick Old Faction members learned of the function of the Mysterious Core, they were still expecting their underlings to help them acquire it, only to see those underlings who had obtained it taking the Core and fleeing outright.

They naturally detested such behavior because if other underlings were to follow this example, it would cause them great loss.

So even if it was just to make an example of one to warn the others, they had to kill all those members of the Southern Stick New Faction.

In the beginning, the Southern Stick Old Faction members had guns in hand, while the Southern Stick New Faction members, not being as fearless of firearms as the Martial Artists of Rabbit's Home, were overwhelmed from the start and sent scattering by the Old Faction's dominating stance.

If it continued that way for long, the majority of the Southern Stick's New Faction members would be wiped out as the Old Faction had envisioned.

But at that moment, the Basin Chicken Family's fleet arrived.

The Basin Chicken Family came fully armed, whereas the Southern Stick Old Faction was caught unprepared. Coupled with the information support from the Southern Stick New Faction, the Old Faction suffered heavy losses.

If the situation were to continue this way, the annihilation of the Southern Stick Old Faction would become an inevitable result.

Perhaps because the battle was going too smoothly, the greedy and brutal nature of the Basin Chicken Family's Old Faction members gradually began to show.

At first, after a victorious battle, they would eat the meat but still leave a bit of soup for the Southern Stick New Faction members.

However, with their constant victories, they gradually became arrogant.