Cave Refuge

This means that to survive on the glacier, first and foremost, there is no need to worry about the impact of earthquakes. After all, even if an earthquake were to occur on the seabed floor, unless it reached an apocalyptic magnitude, it would be rather difficult to affect the humans living on the glacier, whose thickness could reach several tens or even hundreds of meters.

And because glaciers can float on the water's surface, people living there don't need to worry about flooding; after all, in theory, just like ships, no matter how high the water level rises, glaciers will still float on the surface.

Apart from these two natural disasters, extreme heat and bitter cold do not have much of an impact on the Arctic Circle. Starting with extreme heat, for those living on the glacier, even if the weather were very hot, it would only make it slightly warmer in the depths of the icy region.

Unless the surface temperature continuously exceeded one hundred degrees for several months, it wouldn't significantly affect the environment of the glacier. If the surface temperature really did remain over one hundred degrees for ten consecutive months, causing the glacier to melt, then it would make no difference whether one was here or elsewhere, as survival would be impossible without the support of the glacier. In regions without this support, humans would have already perished.

As for the impact of bitter cold, it's even less concerning here, given that the average temperature is already very low. Whether in buildings or going out ordinarily, everyone is prepared for the cold, so even if the bitter cold natural disaster struck, the outdoor temperature would only be a little colder than usual, not causing too great an effect on the people living here.

As for other natural disasters, frankly, whether in the Arctic Circle's glacial regions or the inland with constant temperature areas, even with some differences, the disparity wouldn't be too significant; so theoretically, this wouldn't be a bad place to establish a Survivors Base.

The above are the reasons why Dong Tianyu wanted to explore the center of the Arctic Circle. If there are no particularly dangerous areas in the center of the Arctic Circle, then reporting back to the Imperial Court and prompting them to arrange for exploration could be a good idea.

As for why Dong Tianyu would report back to the Imperial Court instead of occupying the place himself,

Firstly, Dong Tianyu is alone; even including his parents and a handful of friends, there are still only a dozen or so people. If he simply wanted to settle them in, Dong Tianyu could totally invite them into the Cave. Although sending them into the Cave would be akin to imprisoning them, it could indeed ensure their safety to the greatest degree.

Furthermore, to conduct a thorough exploration of this place on his own, even with the aid of Divine Sense, would require a considerable amount of time. Plus, even if a Survivors Base were established here, Dong Tianyu wouldn't stay at the base much.

Moreover, as long as Dong Tianyu reported to the Imperial Court, once the Court confirmed the information about this place, he would likely receive all the rewards due to him; that's why Dong Tianyu would not bother with the thankless task of making the effort himself.

However, in order to convince the Imperial Court about this place and arrange for someone to come over for exploration, Dong Tianyu would need to provide strong evidence, which means he must first take some footage of his experiences here using a tablet.

As to how to prove that the scenes captured by Dong Tianyu are real, there is no need to think twice. The tablet purchased from the Imperial Court is not only connected to the satellite network but also has real-time tracking capability. So, as long as Dong Tianyu files a report, the other party can definitely confirm his personal visit here through his movement trajectory.

It is precisely because the tablet has the real-time tracking feature that Dong Tianyu would place it in the Storage space when not needed, and only take it out when necessary.

Besides this option, the last choice would be to head over to the Eagle Sauce Family, according to the information retrieved from memory, and look for a branch of the Life Foundation's Pioneer Evolver. From there, he would invite several Awakeners to enter the Hundred Ghosts Banner and become its regular inhabitants.

Since the other party is still unaware of the situation here, now is actually the most appropriate time to act. After all, once the intelligence about this area is known to others within the Life Foundation, they will definitely make some changes. By then, relying on the information obtained at this moment, the chances are high that we will come up empty-handed.

Although Dong Tianyu had gained a good deal of intelligence from the memories of the second in command, the man Dong Tianyu absorbed into the Hundred Ghosts Banner wasn't someone who had climbed to his position through his own strength. The reason he could firmly hold this position was simply that the first in command needed an obedient spokesperson.

The head of the Giant God Soldier branch, York, did not typically stay at Eagle Sauce Zoo. He was usually either at the local modification center or out capturing other giant creatures. Thus, he needed someone compliant to stay at the headquarters of the Life Foundation so he could be promptly informed of any issues there.

This second in command was actually a neighbor of York from their childhood. The reason he was chosen was that the previous individuals who became the second in command of the Giant God Soldier did not last long before they became arrogant, seemingly forgetting what allowed them to reach their positions and entertaining the thought of replacing York.

After those individuals harbored such ideas, the ultimate outcome was predictable. If York's childhood neighbor managed to rise to power, he must be aware of what happened to his predecessors. If not for these events, a high-ranking individual like him in the Life Foundation wouldn't be caught unaware of so much confidential intelligence.

Therefore, heading to Eagle Sauce Family's Zoo now to invite those Evolvers is still quite risky. Although the flood has submerged Blue Star and the survivors who managed to live are generally residing on various ships,

the situation is much less organized at Eagle Sauce Family's area compared to that of Rabbit's Home. Apart from the Life Foundation, there are many different organizations.

Unlike at Rabbit's Home where everyone practices Martial Arts, Eagle Sauce Family's area boasts a diversity of skills, especially those financial conglomerates that have survived from pre-Catastrophe days. Every power has its own unique expertise. Although Dong Tianyu is not exactly fearful, he can't be sure when he would be able to return once he actually goes there.

After much consideration, Dong Tianyu decided not to head to the Eagle Sauce area for now. He didn't plan to sail back immediately either, but chose to first explore the central region of the Arctic Circle to see if it was, as he suspected, a suitable place to establish a Survivors Base.

In fact, Dong Tianyu had conflicting hopes for the center of the Arctic Circle, wishing it to be unchanged from before the Catastrophe, devoid of any special creatures, yet also hoping to find some unique life forms whose numbers could allow Dong Tianyu to upgrade his Cave after sending them there.

To be honest, Dong Tianyu was somewhat worried, but that was normal considering the upgrade progress bar for the Cave was not far from reaching the next level. Otherwise, Dong Tianyu would not be so conflicted.

Having made up his mind, Dong Tianyu opted not to release the Wave Rider for a simple exploration but continued exploring by Sword Flight, stepping on his Flying Swords.

The speed of the Flying Swords was much faster than that of the Wave Rider. Although Dong Tianyu checked his direction against the positioning system on his tablet, it took him less than three days to reach the center of the Arctic Circle as marked on the positioning map.

Dong Tianyu found it strange that, contrary to the perpetual daylight or night expected at the Arctic Circle center before the Catastrophe, the weather here still alternated between day and night during his few days of observation, without the occurrence of continuous daylight or darkness.

However, Dong Tianyu was slightly disappointed since he had not encountered any special creatures during his Sword Flight exploration, which delayed finding items to increase the upgrade progress for the Cave, preventing it from being upgraded once more.