Cave Refuge

It is because at this time those research scientists, who are fully immersed in their labs studying potions, have all their research and development costs provided by the Business District.

Currently, only members of the Business District can purchase the newly developed Power Enhancement Potions at the earliest opportunity.

Those who are not members of the Business District can only buy potions that can enhance their strength to the later stages of the Bone Tempering Realm at most when they are outside.

Of course, as is commonly known, the Realms achieved through drug enhancement are always in the weakest position in fair combat.

Moreover, unlike Mr. Thompson, who would privately hire people to teach professional combat skills, for most merchants, taking drugs is not for improving their actual combat ability but to raise their life expectancy while elevating their Realm through drug use.

After all, for the vast majority of merchants, their own combat power is not important. The reason they invest in the development of such potions is to rapidly improve their Cultivation Level through drug use and passively increase their life expectancy.

Although Ye Liuyun has already understood the role of personal strength, he is not enthusiastic about the upcoming battle like Mr. Thompson; instead, he wants to find a quiet place to wait for the battle to end.

He also considered using the method of changing his communicator to imply that he did not receive the message, thus avoiding participation in this defensive battle.

However, when he shared this idea with a bigwig in the Business District, the bigwig quickly doused him with a cold splash of reality.

Not only was his clever idea already known to the Imperial Court, but the bigwig from the Business District also revealed to him a secret that an average person would never know.

Despite the repeated Natural Disasters causing devastating damage to the infrastructure established by China before the disasters, the emergence of these disasters has also led to the birth of many Extraordinary Professions.

The power gap between the upper and lower limits of the Artifact Master profession, one of these Extraordinary Professions, is like the difference between clouds and mud.

In the eyes of most ordinary people, after the Natural Disasters in China, the satellites that were launched again were either communication satellites or monitoring satellites.

But in reality, that legendary Artifact Master, combining superpower and technology to create satellites, has functionalities far beyond anyone's imagination.

The specific functions of a few satellites cannot be disclosed, but the bigwig did give a brief introduction to the functions of that communication satellite.

The most basic communication function does not need to be mentioned; the next is that the satellite is equipped with a super-large server group. It is well known that before the Natural Disasters, the servers of technological giants were either submerged in water reservoirs or thrown into the sea for cooling, but the conditions of absolute zero in space actually make for better cooling than underwater.

In the current period ravaged by Natural Disasters, the fact that network functions are still usable indicates that the servers storing network data have not been destroyed.

Right now, only space can be relatively safer, so with a little thought, one can understand the correctness of this message.

Moreover, that satellite not only serves as a network server but is also equipped with artificial intelligence. Perhaps the initial loaded program was more artificial stupidity, but because everyone is using network functions, it is equivalent to training it.

With repeated training, the original artificial stupidity on the satellite gradually turned into artificial intelligence.

Once that artificial intelligence was successfully trained, it immediately began to collect the personal information of the users using the communicators, and then, by comparing it with the internal server data, it could determine the specific details of each communicator user.

Although most of the personnel files from before the Natural Disasters were destroyed and lost, each large-scale household registration conducted by the Imperial Court was actually for the purpose of collecting data.

So the method of discarding the communicator might seem like a way to avoid this compulsory conscription, but in reality, it would be recorded in the books and might not seem to have an impact usually, but during critical times, this act becomes an insurmountable strategic obstacle.

After listening to the information provided by the insider bigwig, Ye Liuyun immediately realized that the other party was giving him a hint, and so he immediately abandoned the idea of exploiting that loophole.

However, Ye Liuyun understood that the big shot who had given him advice, although currently holding a much higher status than him, was just like himself, not one who wished to face combat directly.

But precisely because of his position, at this time, if he were anywhere near the Magic Capital Base, he would inevitably have to partake in the battle.

From the other party's calm and composed demeanor, Ye Liuyun guessed that at this moment, the person was either not within the region of Magic City or had an absolutely reliable method to avoid combat.

The fact that the other party was giving him advice now, although not explicitly stated, the implication was clear to Ye Liuyun: he was being invited to join forces with them voluntarily.

Additionally, Ye Liuyun understood why he was being actively recruited—it was actually related to Dong Tianyu, because Ye Liuyun occasionally managed to get some high-grade fruit from Dong Tianyu.

These high-grade fruits were not just about their appealing appearance or delicious taste; besides these two advantages, regular consumption of these fruits could also accelerate a Martial Artist's cultivation speed.

Facing such fruits that were not only tasty and visually appealing, but could also enhance or hasten cultivation, naturally, they became highly sought after by many.

Now, as Ye Liuyun monopolized the distribution channels, naturally he was valued by some big shots in the Business District, and it was precisely for this reason that they took the initiative to remind Ye Liuyun, to prevent his death in this interception battle.

Of course, it was just a simple reminder; their actions seemed like an indifferent move in a game, providing a hint to Ye Liuyun before hanging up the phone.

After hearing the 'beep beep' sound of the phone in his ear and calming down a bit, he guessed the other party's thoughts at this moment.

At this time, they not only provided Ye Liuyun with a test but also gave him the ability to make a choice.

If Ye Liuyun hadn't received the call and truly didn't want to participate in combat, he could, like an ostrich, toss away his communicator and pretend to be oblivious.

But now that the other party had clarified that this method could not be used, if Ye Liuyun still wished to avoid the battle this way,

Then after the battle was over, while others might not face any consequences—after all, there's safety in numbers—Ye Liuyun would definitely be singled out for punishment.

Therefore, after Ye Liuyun had contacted that influencer from the circle, he had to follow the content of the mandatory conscription message and arrive at the designated place at the specified time.

However, although the Imperial Court had issued a message of mandatory conscription, there were still many areas that could be manipulated within this seemingly inextricable situation.

The main purpose of the other party this time was just to test Ye Liuyun, so they wouldn't increase the difficulty for Ye Liuyun on the existing basis.

As long as Ye Liuyun could pass this test, no matter how he managed it, he could gain their recognition.

Of course, if Ye Liuyun didn't want to accept this test, there were solutions, but if Ye Liuyun really chose to back down, although the other party would also provide a solution, from then on, Ye Liuyun would become subordinate to that big shot.

Though it might mean going from being the head of a chicken to the tail of a phoenix, who would want to be subordinate to others when they can be their own master?

Luckily, Ye Liuyun was quite intelligent and it didn't take him long to think of a solution, but for the moment, the only one who could help Ye Liuyun was Dong Tianyu himself.

And the method Ye Liuyun thought of to safely get through the battle was actually the plan Dong Tianyu had arranged for his parents.

Fortunately, Dong Tianyu's Companion Spiritual Treasure was quite large, so even with Ye Liuyun's entire family in tow, it wouldn't cause any significant trouble.