Cave Refuge

Since the Thompson Family of three were guests, they chatted leisurely in the cabin with Elder Jefferson while supplies were being sorted on board. Aside from not wanting the guests to lend a hand, it was also crucial to prevent them from estimating how many resources were stocked.

After all, the Thompson Family of three wouldn't idle around and boast about how much supplies they carried with them. Therefore, when Family Li saw Dong Tianyu easily store the Companion Spiritual Treasure back into his Sea of Consciousness, they assumed he hadn't brought out his original supplies when they fled the base.

At that time, leaving the Thompson Family of three behind was also driven by goodwill, as the disaster had just ended not long ago. Acquiring resources was more challenging than when the natural disaster had initially struck. The best way to obtain supplies now was through merging with the Mysterious Ship's created Mysterious Realm.

Just as they were leisurely sipping their afternoon tea in the cabin, Dong Tianyu's tablet suddenly rang. Picking it up, he found it was a call from Ye Liuyun.

"Hey, what made you think of calling me now?"

Hearing Dong Tianyu still joking, Ye Liuyun knew he must have safely survived the disaster.

"I just knew you wouldn't be in trouble so easily. Where are you now? Why don't you come over, and we can meet up."

Knowing Ye Liuyun's character very well, Dong Tianyu was straightforward and said, "If there's something, say it, otherwise, I'm hanging up."

Hearing this, Ye Liuyun dropped the courtesy and got straight to the point, "Zachary, spare me some supplies. I don't have much right now, and with supply prices rising, let's collaborate and make a killing."

To be honest, Dong Tianyu wasn't too interested in Ye Liuyun's proposal. After all, the circulating Universal Currency now was the Mysterious Core, a very practical item. To say that the Mysterious Core was useless to Dong Tianyu would be nonsense.

Though everyone knew the principle that small amounts accumulate, the number of Mysterious Cores required for Dong Tianyu's Companion Spiritual Treasure to evolve again had already reached an eight-digit figure. Minor trades were not only time-consuming and labor-intensive for him, but the earnings from a single transaction were also minimal.

Though the supplies produced in Dong Tianyu's Cave were high-end, during these times, to put it in an apt analogy, with the same amount of money, one could either buy a pile of coarse bread or a single delicious stuffed bun.

Faced with these two options, if food wasn't scarce, most people would undoubtedly choose the stuffed bun.

But now, what mattered most to everyone was no longer the enjoyment they had before the disaster, but surviving it. Thus, faced with the tasty but only once-satisfying stuffed bun, most would prefer the pile of bread that would last many meals.

Similarly, before the disaster struck, many pursued a high-quality life only after they had met basic survival needs.

Now that everyone was to the point of starvation, bringing up life quality to others would probably get you ignored.

Dong Tianyu saw through this point, hence his disdain for Ye Liuyun's proposal. Initially, he had sold off those ordinary supplies he had stored in various ways, and since a stable supply had been established inside the Cave, once those resources were sold, they were gone.

Initially, Dong Tianyu and Ye Liuyun planned to use hunger marketing—putting few high-tier supplies out occasionally in public while frequently in secret. Yet, plans couldn't keep up with changes. Who could foresee that a natural disaster would wipe out most of the ordinary supplies?

Without the ordinary supplies, trying to sell higher-end supplies from Dong Tianyu's Cave at high prices now not only attracted few buyers but even got them swearing at him.

So, Dong Tianyu wasn't foolish—whatever was stored in the Storage space wouldn't spoil, and since he lacked nothing at the moment, it was best to stockpile these items for now and sell them when convenient.

Hearing Dong Tianyu's detached tone made Ye Liuyun somewhat anxious. Although he had managed to escape with some supplies ahead of disaster, he had still suffered significant losses. He hoped to use this opportunity for a significant turnover.

But while the idea was good and the plan comprehensive, there were problems with the supplier. After all, Dong Tianyu knew that in all of China, hardly more than a handful of organizations or individuals could rival his supplies.

"Brother Dong, I sensed something off in your tone just now. Are you encountering any problems? Tell me, and we can brainstorm together to find the best solution."

If it were anyone else, Dong Tianyu might have simply hung up, but since Ye Liuyun asked, he candidly expressed his thoughts, "No real troubles, it's just that selling these high-end supplies now feels like a loss."