Cave Refuge

The floodwaters receded much earlier than Dong Tianyu and his team had anticipated, for the reason that after mooring, the ships would be surrounded by the Coffin Sea, so those members who had been scattered throughout the entire fleet could only temporarily gather within Ye Liuyun's Companion Spiritual Treasure.

Because of this, even on the open areas of the deck, there wasn't much space left for activities, just when some of the sailors onboard, unable to bear it any longer, were preparing to create another Companion Spiritual Treasure to divert the crowd.

The floodwaters that had originally submerged the land were receding at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just about ten days, the flood that had been hundreds of meters above the previous waterline had mysteriously disappeared.

As the floodwaters on the original land receded, many creatures that had been hidden underwater, if they hadn't withdrawn into the area that once belonged to the ocean in time, were left to helplessly flounder on the ground, exposed and bare.

With the gradual retreat of the floodwaters, the cities that had been submerged re-emerged. Although the buildings in the city had been completely covered by corals or various water weeds, from a distance, one could vaguely remember the happy lives they once had on land.

As the floodwaters withdrew, those survivors who had lived through it no longer had to be trapped on those cramped ships. When everyone stood on solid ground, for some reason, many found their eyes unexpectedly welling up with tears.

With the natural disaster just having receded, stranded aquatic creatures could frequently be seen around, so even though the Storage Equipment at the Water Base had all been damaged by the corroding winds and the supplies stored there had vanished, the survivors didn't lack food at this time.

As long as they were willing to explore the surroundings, they were bound to find various fish species that had been stranded due to the receding floodwaters. With those stranded fish, the survivors naturally didn't lack food anymore.

With the retreat of the floodwaters, the many sailors from Ye Liuyun's organized fleet naturally found a relatively flat area under Ye Liuyun's leadership and constructed a small gathering area.

As the saying goes, "A thousand years wet, ten thousand years dry, neither wet nor dry lasts but half a year." The original trees, which grew normally on the land, were naturally submerged in deep water by the flood.

Although those large trees stopped growing after being submerged by the flood, they were also preserved from the oxygen in the air by the water itself, as if a preservative method had been indirectly applied. Although some trees decayed over time, more turned into the legendary Dark Wood that is said to sink underwater.

Under normal circumstances, before the disaster struck, the primary use of Dark Wood was actually to make coffins, because ancient people believed that being in prolonged contact with Dark Wood would gradually result in affliction by cold humidity.

But now, Dark Wood had become the only wood that the survivors could find, so those who knew the ancient techniques of building had no choice but to first cut some Dark Wood, then stack it according to the old ways and see if, like ordinary wood, it could be dried by the sun's rays to evaporate the water within.

Normally, wood shouldn't be exposed to the sun because direct sunlight could easily cause it to crack, and the correct ancient method of storing wood before the disaster was to air-dry it in the shade.

But conditions were not what they once were, and now the survivors were primarily looking for a shelter that could protect them from the wind and rain, a small haven.

Although some evolved Companion Spiritual Treasures could also be used as houses, the number of survivors who had evolved their Companion Spiritual Treasures to that extent wasn't large. Keep in mind that even Mr. Thompson's Companion Spiritual Treasure had only evolved to the level of a wooden boat.

Compared to a flat raft, a wooden boat really only had an extra circle of water-blocking planks and a shelter to block the sun. In terms of comfort, there wasn't much improvement over the most basic raft.

So when the natural disaster receded and the land became visible again, many of the survivors who were still alive prefered to live on land, eagerly wishing to build their own homes. After all, in the hearts of all rabbits, having a place completely to oneself is what truly signifies home.

Perhaps because Storage Equipment was no longer the only rare commodity, Dong Tianyu no longer hid his. Taking advantage of the recently established camp as an opportunity, he cleared out some items that had been stored in the Storage Space for a long time, which he had never had the chance to sell.

For example, tents and some survival tools, which Dong Tianyu had scavenged from the Logistics Park and found in the park's warehouse. Had Ye Liuyun not taken the initiative to inquire, Dong Tianyu would have almost forgotten about these things, which had been languishing in the Storage Space.

The abating of the flood did not affect the flat panel's communication and positioning functionality, and because of this, after the waters receded, the Imperial Court once again issued an announcement, convening all the survivors within China to proceed to some designated areas to rebuild the cities according to their proximity.