Cave Refuge

Although Dong Tianyu had the capability to establish a power, he didn't want to directly create one due to the trouble it would entail. After all, once a power is established, to earnestly maintain and develop it would inevitably lead to actions that go against one's own conscience in the face of certain situations.

Then again, if other people established powers, it would be to collect special items that are hard to acquire through trade, but for Dong Tianyu, who could already be self-sufficient relying on the Cave, there wasn't really anything he couldn't obtain from the outside world.

After all, the ingredients containing Spirit Energy produced in the Cave at this time were top-tier resources of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the outside world. Basically, if Dong Tianyu offered these crops, almost no one would refuse to trade with him.

For this very reason, Dong Tianyu had such confidence, coupled with his understanding of his father's personality, so he was even less likely to establish a power solely belonging to himself.

This time, the base Dong Tianyu chose to seek refuge in was naturally the Magic Capital Base located in the coastal area. After all, based on the intelligence provided by Ye Liuyun, only the open atmosphere of the Magic Capital Base suited Dong Tianyu's character.

At this point after the flood receded, with several years of sediment deposition, the soil in the ground was basically very fertile black earth. However, also due to being submerged in water for a long time, it was presumed that few plants would have survived on the surface.

Yet, as Dong Tianyu drove along, most of the ground was covered with all kinds of plants, and occasionally when encountering a forest blocking the road, Dong Tianyu did not enter rashly but chose to detour along the edge of the forest.

If it were just Dong Tianyu alone, he would certainly not choose to detour upon encountering a forest, but instead would traverse through it as he did the last time.

However, precisely because of his previous experience entering the forest, when accompanied by his parents, Dong Tianyu would rather choose to detour than to traverse directly through the forest.

After all, since they were riding in the Black Car and did not need to travel on foot, even if detouring added some distance, it would not pose too much of an impact, neither for Dong Tianyu nor for his parents, since although they had a travel plan set out in advance, they did not have a specific arrival time, so the additional distance from the detours did not really affect them.

On this entire journey, although they encountered countless small and large forests, Dong Tianyu truly adhered to the principle of avoiding entering them upon encountering them.

Precisely because they would detour every time they encountered deep forests, they spent about a month on the road before finally reaching the vicinity of the Magic Capital Base.

When the Black Car arrived in an area from which the walls of the Magic Capital Base could be seen far in the distance, Dong Tianyu and his parents got out to walk toward the Magic Capital Base.

After all, no matter what, cars had become rather scarce vehicles at this time, and in order to not attract other people's attention, the Thompson Family of three got out early and switched to wooden bicycles that were less conspicuous.

Compared to sturdy and durable metal bicycles, the lifespan of wooden bicycles was very short, but because they were simple to make, and excluding labor costs, the material costs were particularly cheap, especially now when there were so many forests that had suddenly appeared on the surface.

If traversing the forests like Dong Tianyu to collect those plants that appeared inside was very difficult, then chopping wood at the edge of the forest was safe because it did not involve going deep into the forest.

Wooden bicycles, neither sturdy nor durable, were so popular at this time because labor costs were extremely low, and secondly, because of the sudden appearance of those forests. Though entering deep into the forest was known to be dangerous, some people with boldness knew very well that although the forest interiors were perilous, their goal was not to venture deep but just to cut down trees at the edge of the forest.

Although from time to time some might be unknowingly lured into the forest by some inexplicable attraction, as long as precautions were taken, safety was still not a big issue.

Furthermore, cutting down trees was indirectly destroying the forests, so at this period, wood was not really a valuable commodity. Also due to the low value of timber, producing simple wooden bicycles, despite various shortcomings, was considered not a rare item in most cities built by the Imperial Court.

Just as Dong Tianyu had guessed, when the three of them arrived near the entrance gate of the Magic Capital Base riding their three wooden bicycles, they indeed attracted the attention of some pedestrians around, but most just looked on with a bit of envy before continuing on their way without stopping.

Looking at the thick walls of the Magic Capital Base and the endless stream of people coming in and out of the city gates, one could witness the prosperous scene of the Magic Capital Base at that time.

When the Thompson Family of three arrived at the city gate ready to enter the Magic Capital Base, they discovered that entry and exit from the Magic Capital Base were through two separate channels. The channel leaving the Magic Capital Base was unobstructed, while those wanting to enter had to queue up and undergo an individual security check to pass through.