Cave Refuge

"Now I'm starting to believe what you said. The antiquity you hold in your hand, I remember it being quite pricey when it was first released. Back then, those who could afford and use it were no ordinary people."

Under the guidance of the other party, Dong Tianyu found the detailed information about himself. Just as he opened it, he saw that behind several items of Dong Tianyu's data, there were prompts indicating 'To be updated' in brackets.

Although Dong Tianyu saw the options to update, this wasn't the time to update his data. Instead, he reported the residency code beneath his name.

After hearing Dong Tianyu's residency code, the other party was first taken aback but then became much more respectful in his attitude towards Dong Tianyu.

Dong Tianyu noticed the change in the other party's demeanor and curiously asked, "What happened? Is there a problem with my residency code?"

Upon hearing Dong Tianyu's question, the other party didn't respond directly but instead lifted the wrist with the watch, placing it in front of himself. A small screen then appeared above the watch.

The Official directly input Dong Tianyu's residency code using wireless voice command, and Dong Tianyu's data information then popped up on the screen.

However, apart from the name and residency number, most of the other data were in private mode, and this patrolling Official didn't have the authority to view Dong Tianyu's detailed information.

For the Official, there wasn't a problem, as even with a common person's detailed information, he wouldn't have access to it either.

Hence, after confirming that the residency code provided by Dong Tianyu exactly matched the one in the data bank, the Official finally relaxed completely; after all, it's almost impossible to guess a code correctly when it's nearly twenty digits long.

The reason this Official was somewhat taken aback by Dong Tianyu's code is that though the code appears merely a certification of one's abilities, most in the Officials know the unwritten rules about residency codes.

Unlike the uniform number of digits in identity card numbers before the cataclysm, residency codes' digits are not the same; the higher the status within the base, the fewer digits in the residency code.

Compared to the nineteen-digit residency code the Official himself had, Dong Tianyu's fifteen-digit code was already very telling. After confirming Dong Tianyu's identity through the residency code, the guard's underlying vigilance finally completely relaxed.

When the Official learned that Dong Tianyu had been away from the base for a long time and wasn't aware of the current changes, he suddenly turned into an enthusiastic guide, introducing Dong Tianyu to the base's recent changes.

Based on the date Dong Tianyu said he left, the Official gave Dong Tianyu a brief introduction to several significant changes the base had undergone after his departure, according to the timeline.

Through the introduction, Dong Tianyu realized that several changes in the base were actually inseparable from the cataclysm known as Dragon Siphon.

After learning about the solution to the Dragon Siphon disaster, during the catastrophe that could have carried large ships into the sky, it never came close to the base and was directly destroyed by endless artillery fire.

After the Dragon Siphon disaster had ended, the sea surface unexpectedly became littered with a plethora of floating debris, containing things of all sorts, from items as small as toothpicks and individually wrapped toilet paper to several abandoned ships.

Because of this, after those objects appeared, the sea surrounding the base truly became a place where treasures were aplenty, a situation much like being rewarded by the System after completing a task in a game.

If only ordinary supplies were floating on the sea, it would have been manageable, but many of those who went out discovered various boxes floating on the water.

These boxes were much like treasure chests in games and were even categorized into several ranks.

Wood Box, Iron Box, Bronze Box, Silver Box, Golden Box.

In addition, since the most valuable chests the survivors found were Golden Chests, the ranking was temporarily considered to indicate that the contents of the Golden Chests were the best.

Watching the other party's eloquent narration, and hearing the envy and sighs in their words, Dong Tianyu finally realized that although these chests varied in level, the only kind of thing that could be found inside was that type of Enhancement Scroll.

Although the effects of the Enhancement Scrolls varied depending on the level of the chest they came from, it had been discovered through multiple trials by the Imperial Court that as long as an Enhancement Scroll was used, the object being enhanced would become stronger, and, most importantly, there was no chance of failure.

Even though with the increasing number of times an object was enhanced, the effect of enhancement would diminish, but even if the effect became minimal, as long as enough enhancements were accumulated, the object could still continue to grow stronger.

Without going too far, the transformation of Magic City's Base Number Three was the result of countless Enhancement Scrolls, leading to its current strengthened state.

Initially, upon learning the effects of Enhancement Scrolls, everyone traditionally enhanced their own weapons and equipment. As more and more people obtained Enhancement Scrolls, naturally, there emerged some who sought to experiment.

To use an Enhancement Scroll, all one had to do was think about the image of the enhancement target in their mind and touch the target with their other hand while using the scroll.

Thus, some imaginative Martial Artists believed that since Enhancement Scrolls could be used on any target, theoretically, humans could also be enhanced.

The daring ones who were unafraid of death began to experiment with using Enhancement Scrolls to enhance their own bodies.

After careful testing, they confirmed that the human body could indeed be the subject of enhancement, and accept the strengthening from Enhancement Scrolls.

If the same Enhancement Scroll were used on ordinary objects, depending on the level of the scroll, there would be at least a 20 percent increase in performance.

However, if the same scroll were used on the human body, the increase would be less than one percent.

Though it appeared minimal, such enhancement was an all-around improvement without any blind spots. The enhancement was akin to a child maturing into a youth—although the performance greatly exceeded the past, not only would there be no abnormalities, but control over the body also remained unchanged after enhancement.

Of course, if it were just that, it wouldn't be much, but unaware who conjured such an idea, someone thought to use an Enhancement Scroll to strengthen the base itself.

If the first person to use an Enhancement Scroll on themselves was considered to be thinking outside the box, then the one who conceived the idea to use it on the base was a true talent.

At the beginning, when more than ten Enhancement Scrolls were continuously used on the base without any significant changes, the test personnel were about to give up when they decided, in a moment of recklessness, to pour all the remaining scrolls into it.

Even though all the Enhancement Scrolls were used up at once, causing only a brief flash on the surface of the base, this change did not escape the observation of others.

After they reported this matter to the Officials, the Officials immediately arranged for someone to explain this matter to all the survivors in the base.

Not only that, in order to gain the trust of everyone in the base, the person sent by the Officials demonstrated in front of everyone by holding an Enhancement Scroll in one hand and touching the ground with his palm.

This Official was right there in front of everyone, using all the Enhancement Scrolls allocated by the Officials to strengthen the entire base.

Furthermore, the Officials issued a notice that anyone or any team who turned in an Enhancement Scroll would receive different amounts of Contribution Points as a reward, depending on the level of the scroll.

In addition, the Teleportation Scrolls turned in by the Officials were also used to strengthen the base in front of everyone.

It was precisely because of the Official's transparent and public actions that many people voluntarily turned in their Enhancement Scrolls, hoping the base would receive more enhancements.