Cave Refuge

Unlike the martial artists from the Rabbit faction who have a fixed method of cultivation, those who use the Awakened Potion to awaken super abilities each have their own most efficient method of enhancement.

Even if two people awaken very similar abilities, their most efficient methods for absorbing energy will not be the same.

Using one's abilities frequently, depleting the energy within the body, then resting and waiting for that energy to recover before repeating the cycle, this training method might be useful for all superhumans.

However, this method of cultivation is also the least efficient. Most people, after trying it initially, will abandon this practice method as soon as they find a more efficient cultivation strategy.

The energy inside these awakeners is very peculiar, unlike martial artists or cultivators who solely rely on cultivation. Their internal energy is more like the powers of people who have eaten Devil Fruits in pirate comics.

When they use their super abilities, the majority of what they consume is their own physical strength or spiritual power; the so-called internal energy is more like a tangible manifestation of physical strength.

The three branches of the Life Foundation complement and intersect each other, just like the former Eagle Sauce Zoo. Although they all belong to the Life Foundation, the three branches are completely independent and self-governing.

The reason for this situation, besides the fact that the heads of the three parties do not wish to be subordinate to others, is primarily because their abilities cannot be shared.

To put it more simply, to become a Giant God Soldier pilot, one must be an ordinary person, even a disabled person would do.

Even if his spiritual fluctuation has successfully matched with a Giant God Soldier, if that person undergoes mechanical organ replacement or drinks an Awakened Potion, his spiritual fluctuation will change again, and he will ultimately be unable to match with any Giant God Soldier.

During the use of the Awakened Potion, it flows through the veins of the user and into every part of the awakener's body. If the person is disabled, it might be okay, but if any organ of the body has been replaced with metal machinery, a rejection reaction will occur during awakening.

In this state, either awakening fails, or the body gradually expands like a balloon and eventually bursts and scatters to the surroundings.

After successful awakening, if one wishes to use metal to replace an organ in the body, the rejection reaction is difficult to resolve. Even if a great price is paid to suppress the rejection reaction,

the awakened individual will no longer be able to increase the energy limit within their body by any means. The energy limit in their body is like being cast in solid concrete, completely and permanently locked.

Upon reading this, Dong Tianyu became very interested in Pioneer Evolvers. After all, for Dong Tianyu, these awakened superhumans were each a source of high-quality nourishment.

If someone has undergone mechanical modification for a lengthy period, when the Hundred Ghosts Banner devours those souls, it will find that the souls have become incomplete. Wherever mechanical parts have replaced, the corresponding soul body also disappears.

Pioneer Evolvers who have used the Pioneer Evolver Potion and successfully awakened super abilities are different. Awakening super abilities also means a significant increase in the strength of their souls. With a little cultivation, when they enter the Hundred Ghosts Banner, they will start at least as Wraiths.

Although Wraiths are only the next stage after Wandering Souls, it is important to realize that even in places abundant with Yin energy, without a cultivation technique, it would take at least a hundred years to evolve from a Wandering Soul into a Wraith through passive absorption of Yin energy.

And even with a fairly high-quality cultivation method, without expending resources to forcibly upgrade, it would take at least a decade to evolve successfully.

Therefore, upon seeing those who had successfully awakened super abilities as Pioneer Evolvers, the idea of yearning immediately surfaced in Dong Tianyu's heart.

Just as it was said at the beginning, Dong Tianyu's heart could not bear the thought of using rabbits as nourishment for the Hundred Ghosts Banner, but when it came to using animals from other zoos as nourishment, there wouldn't be any fluctuation in Dong Tianyu's heart.

Dong Tianyu had not anticipated that the assault on the Giant God Soldier construction site of the Life Foundation would not only yield so many Giant God Soldiers but also provide high-quality nourishment for the Hundred Ghosts Banner, as well as some additional gains in the end.

Compared to the Hundred Ghosts Banner, which made a huge profit, the White Bone Banner and Bloodthirsty Banner were not as fortunate. Compared to human flesh and bones, the Essence of Flesh contained in the blood and flesh of other Alien Clans, as well as the essence found in their bones, was much higher.

Therefore, although he took out the White Bone Banner and Bloodthirsty Banner on the principle of not wasting, the gains of these two Spiritual Treasures were not significant.

Ordinarily, to improve the progress of upgrading the Cave, only a particular special organ inside the Giant God Soldier's body is needed.

Dong Tianyu could simply isolate and break down the special organs with a significant effect on enhancing the Cave when disassembling, without needing to break down the entire flesh and bones of the Giant God Soldier.

In theory, the remaining flesh and bones of the Giant God Soldier were just right for enhancing the White Bone Banner and Bloodthirsty Banner. As for the soul of the Giant God Soldier, although it was not completely gone, it could only be said to be dissipated, fused into the body of the Giant God Soldier.

While there was still a possibility of restoration, the chance was very slim. However, after doing this, not only would the physical functions of the Giant God Soldier not gradually weaken, but the Giant God Soldier would still retain its instincts.

As for why Dong Tianyu did not extract those special organs from the Giant God Soldiers for disassembly separately, the main reason was that Dong Tianyu did not know which organ inside each Giant God Soldier was the special organ.

If he were to try them one by one, although this method would eventually work, the longer the Giant God Soldiers had been dead, the smaller the enhancement obtained by the Cave when breaking down the special organs inside the Giant God Soldiers.

Dong Tianyu could clearly distinguish between priorities, so he would not do something like picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons. He decided it was best to break everything down all at once.

After dealing with all the Giant God Soldiers and people here, Dong Tianyu began to take stock of the materials harvested this time. To start with, during the initial battle with the Fake Yamata no Orochi, he put in a medium-sized ship, and this time he broke even at once.

There were nearly thirty ships of various sizes outside, but these ships all belonged to the Life Foundation. Dong Tianyu did not know whether there were any contingencies left by the Life Foundation on board.

So, until this matter is resolved, these ships can only quietly stay inside the Storage Space. Only after Dong Tianyu has settled his karma with the Life Foundation will these ships have the chance to see the light of day again.

Apart from the ships, various living supplies were also categorized and stored by Dong Tianyu. Perhaps because most of the people here were scientific researchers of the Life Foundation, or perhaps because the Life Foundation had ample reserves, Dong Tianyu's harvest this time was quite bountiful.

Since the way the Giant God Soldiers were constructed was by integrating ships with the Giant God Soldiers, there were no traditional professional construction buildings here. Therefore, after Dong Tianyu sent all the Giant God Soldiers and ships into the Cave, this place returned to peace once again.

Having just cleaned the battlefield, Dong Tianyu did not directly head towards Eagle Sauce to find the branch of pioneer evolvers from the Life Foundation but, out of curiosity, continued looking to the north.

By now, Dong Tianyu had reached the outskirts of the Arctic Circle on Blue Star. He reminisced about seeing the center of the Arctic Circle covered in ice on TV before the catastrophe. Now that the deluge had come, he wondered if the depth of the Arctic Circle was still covered in ice as it was back then.

If the center of the Arctic Circle remains covered in ice, then this place could also serve as a temporary refuge, unless the center is too cold. Otherwise, if the temperature is the same as before the disaster, then for most people, it could certainly be considered a paradise on earth.

Although cold, the safety here is absolutely top-notch; the impact of the successive natural disasters on this place is negligible. This could be seen as countering one disaster with another.