Cave Refuge

After agreeing to come over for dinner in the evening, Dong Tianyu didn't go downstairs to prepare at home, instead, he set up the barbecue grill on the rooftop and planned to have a barbecue there in the evening.

At this time, cooking at home could only rely on coal. Although using a blower could make the stove fire very vigorous, few ordinary families have someone dedicated to fanning the fire.

The main thing is, those cooking methods that require a strong fire, such as frying and stir-frying, consume a lot of oil, so most ordinary people, even when cooking at home, mainly use stewing methods.

However, for those families that are not short of meat, although it's difficult to obtain vegetable oil, getting animal fat is very simple, especially in coastal cities like Magic City where relying on marine life for oil refining is quite simple.

Of course, compared to using meats from land animals for oil refining, the taste of refined fish oil is somewhat inferior, as it naturally carries some difficult-to-remove fishy smell.

Father Dong and Mother Dong, busy in the sunroom, immediately put down their work when Dong Tianyu brought out tables, chairs, benches, and food. After washing their hands with water, they immediately came to help with organizing the ingredients.

Father Dong and Mother Dong watched their son continuously bring out fresh ingredients from the Storage Space without much surprise. After all, they had seen it many times. Not to mention the current period when agriculture was gradually recovering, even during the original flood disaster, Dong Tianyu could still bring out fresh fruits and vegetables anytime, anywhere.

Just as the three of them were about to finish preparing the ingredients brought out by Dong Tianyu, Master Ye arrived with a large group of Taylor Family members directly onto the rooftop.

As Ye Liuyun just pushed open the rooftop door and saw Dong Tianyu, he immediately spoke: "I told you they must be on the rooftop at this time, and the dinner location must be here too, see I guessed right."

Hearing Ye Liuyun's voice, the three members of the Thompson Family all turned their attention to the entrance of the rooftop, and when they shifted their gaze there, they unexpectedly noticed another person.

Seeing the Taylor Family members coming, the Thompson Family members immediately put down their work, and the two families greeted each other. Dong Tianyu was quite surprised by Robinson William's arrival.

However, soon after, the two families naturally split into three different small groups. Father Dong took out a cigarette pack and went with Master Ye to another corner of the rooftop to smoke, Dong Tianyu took Robinson William and Ye Liuyun to another side to chat, while Mother Dong continued with the Taylor Family women and children in finishing up the remaining food preparation.

"Brother William, you're finally back safely. Although Liuyun always says you're on the road, if you had come back any later, I might have even had to track you down based on your location."

Dong Tianyu's words were indeed true because the flood had receded after Robinson William had gone on a voyage, so his team had to rely on walking to return.

Although the speed of the Companion Spiritual Treasure sailing at sea may not necessarily be faster than Martial Artist running, controlling the Companion Spiritual Treasure at sea requires just a thought from the owner, whereas walking back requires constant physical exertion of each person.

Especially now, even though the flood has receded and the ground has reemerged, the inherent dangers have not lessened, rather due to the reappearance of the land, resting in the wilderness might suddenly lead to unexpected dangers.

It was for this reason that the Taylor Family was very concerned about Robinson William's return, and knowing that Dong Tianyu could not only fly with Sword Control himself but also carry others in Sword Flight, they wanted to ask Dong Tianyu to pick him up directly.

Actually, considering the relationship between the two families, even if it was just Ye Liuyun asking, Dong Tianyu probably wouldn't refuse.

Just when Ye Liuyun brought up this idea and discussed it with Robinson William, Robinson William immediately refused outright.

Robinson William knew very well that it was not just him who went out, but he was following a hundred-person team. He was now accompanying others in their actions. Although at this point, most of the team members' families had already entered different bases,

But everyone's family members still live within the bases controlled by the Imperial Court, which means that although everyone's final destination is different, they still need to return to China first.

Because the waters suddenly receded, the leader of this expedition decided to ensure the team's collective actions, so they had not yet distributed the gains from this journey.

Their journey out was both fortunate and unfortunate - fortunate because they had already obtained rich gains and were on the return journey when the flood receded; unfortunate because the route they chose to return had no rivers or streams, so to return to China, they had to rely on walking.

If Robinson William left the team early and was picked up by Dong Tianyu, the things that should have been distributed to him would definitely not be allowed to be taken away ahead of time.

After all, this rule was set by the leader soon after the flood receded and the team had to ensure stability. Therefore, the leader had early on decided that the earnings from this journey would only be distributed after the team reached China, and no earnings would be given to those who left the team early.