Cave Refuge

Although Dong Tianyu was somewhat averse to Cave's dismantling of humanoid creatures, he had no objections to sending other humans into the Hundred Ghosts Banner.

Some might say Dong Tianyu is being pretentious or hypocritical, but that's the reality. After all, for Dong Tianyu, even if the Hundred Ghosts Banner devours many human souls, it's just a tool. If he no longer wants to use it, or if it can't keep up with his pace of growth, it can be replaced or discarded at any time.

But Cave is different. For Dong Tianyu, Cave is not just an ordinary tool; it can't even be considered a tool, but rather the ace up his sleeve that he relies on for rapid growth, second only in importance to his own life.

That is precisely why Dong Tianyu did not want Cave to dismantle humanoid creatures, as he subconsciously believed in his heart that doing so would be akin to him directly consuming people.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Dong Tianyu would always adhere to this unwritten rule.

"My name is Peter, his name is Jack. We both come from the Life Foundation and are pilots of the Giant God Soldiers. His task is to take the Giant God Soldier I pilot to the designated location, while my mission is to reach the destination and kill or capture giant creatures," Peter said.

Jack, who was nearby, seeing Peter continuously conversing with Dong Tianyu in Chinese and not understanding, was very curious about what the two were discussing but did not dare to ask Peter directly, instead trying to signal to him with his eyes incessantly.

Although Peter saw Jack's signals and understood his thoughts at the moment, he simply didn't concern himself with Jack.

After listening to Peter's account, Dong Tianyu did not immediately continue to ask questions but deduced in his mind.

'Considering he said they both come from the Life Foundation, it seems that after the natural disaster, not only did the Rabbit's Home zoo not go bankrupt, but the Eagle Sauce Family zoo seems to be relatively unaffected as well.

No, that's not right. The Eagle Sauce Family zoo operates under a multi-shareholder management model, so it's possible that their zoo went bankrupt, while the shareholders might have survived without issue.

Thinking back to before the disaster, all the weapons in our security room were purchased from the shareholders, so when the disaster struck unexpectedly, the likelihood of the zoo's shareholders surviving was much better than that of the average person at Rabbit's Home.'

And by the frank expression he had when talking about the Giant God Soldiers, it was clear that the so-called Life Foundation possessed more than a few Giant God Soldiers.'

"How many Giant God Soldiers does the Life Foundation have in total, and how many of them can fly?" Dong Tianyu asked.

Hearing Dong Tianyu's question, Peter answered without hesitation, "There are eighteen that have been completed and are equipped with pilots, but only three of the Giant God Soldiers have the ability to fly."

Upon hearing this, Dong Tianyu immediately asked further, "You said they have been completed. How many Giant God Soldiers are either not finished or not equipped with pilots?"

"I don't have the exact numbers," Peter replied.

Hearing this, Dong Tianyu's originally smiling face immediately changed, and Peter, noticing this detail, quickly continued, "Although I don't know the exact method of manufacturing Giant God Soldiers,

I have made an estimate based on conversations with other pilots and the number of giant creatures captured by people like me. It's confirmed that not every giant creature can be made into a Giant God Soldier.

And even when a Giant God Soldier is successfully manufactured, it's not possible to immediately find a suitable pilot.

Unlike controlling different machines, to become a pilot, one must have a Spiritual Fluctuation similar to that of the Giant God Soldier. The closer the Spiritual Fluctuation, the less mental stress on the pilot when controlling the Giant God Soldier.

Normally, only when the pilot's Spiritual Fluctuation has a Synchronization Rate of ninety percent or higher with the Giant God Soldier's can one become its pilot. Therefore, the Life Foundation does not stockpile pilots in advance but recruits new pilots each time a Giant God Soldier is manufactured."

Peter heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Dong Tianyu's originally furrowed brow had relaxed thanks to his prior explanation.

Dong Tianyu had never imagined that the Giant God Soldiers mentioned by Peter would number as many as eighteen—far exceeding the three to five, or at most seven to eight, he had anticipated.

Moreover, these were only the ones that had been completed and paired with suitable pilots. There were definitely more Giant God Soldiers that had been constructed but not yet matched with pilots. If one were to include those yet to be successfully produced, the total number would far exceed Dong Tianyu's guess.

Dong Tianyu had thought that Giant God Soldiers were like the aircraft carriers before the cataclysm: expensive in terms of both construction difficulty and the required technology and materials. Access to three or five such nation-defining weapons seemed the upper limit back then.

Yet he had never expected that the Life Foundation Peter mentioned would possess so many Giant God Soldiers. Had this been before the disaster, not to mention minor nations,

even tackling the toughest five levels in Blue Star would be difficult, yet clearing the two lesser levels should be quite easy.

After all, just the combination of Eagle King and Vajra that Dong Tianyu had seen would likely be enough to penetrate any enemy's homeland for combat.

"Where do you take the giant creatures you capture?"

"I don't know about that, I'm not responsible for transporting the giant creatures. You'll have to ask Jack over there, only he knows where those captured Giant God Soldiers are taken," Peter said.

Hearing this, Dong Tianyu's gaze shifted directly to Jack, who was tied up on the other side.

Seeing Dong Tianyu looking at him, Jack met his gaze expressionlessly and said, "I suggest you release us soon, or you won't even need to wait for the Life Foundation to come to our rescue. Just those two Giant God Soldiers will become uncontrolled because we are not in the cockpits.

When the uncontrolled Giant God Soldiers reduce this place to ruins, don't say I didn't warn you."

As Jack babbled on, Dong Tianyu was clueless about what he had just said, so he turned his gaze back to Peter.

Seeing this, Peter knew that the person opposite wanted to use him as a translator, so he didn't hesitate and translated, "He says the Life Foundation will send someone to rescue us, so he advises you to release us quickly and get us back into the cockpits soon.

If we are not returned to the cockpits in time and the two Giant God Soldiers get out of control, your losses will be incalculable."

After hearing Peter's translation, Dong Tianyu smiled and then said, "Tell him that whether the Giant God Soldiers get out of control is none of his business and he shouldn't worry about it.

Next, we'll discuss something that does concern him. Ask him where he takes those giant monsters they capture."

Peter was not surprised by Dong Tianyu's question, as Dong Tianyu had said at the beginning that he was also hunting giant creatures. Since they had taken one of Dong Tianyu's prey, it was certain that Dong Tianyu would want to take back his hunting ground.

"Jack, he wants me to ask you where you take those giant creatures that you capture," Peter relayed.

Jack did not answer directly upon hearing Peter's translation, but instead urged him, "Doesn't he understand?"

"Indeed, he does not, which is why he's asked me to translate for you."

"If he doesn't understand, then don't bother talking too much. We have location chips in us. As soon as we leave the Giant God Soldiers, they'll immediately send out a location signal. So now, do nothing, just stall for time and wait for the Foundation to send a rescue."