Cave Refuge

It is precisely because they obtained a vast Affiliated Space that after the Imperial Court stabilized, the growth of the technological tree began to accelerate rapidly.

However, compared to the once purely technology-focused approach, it is now gradually integrating with extraordinary elements.

When the Imperial Court began to fully restore the pre-Natural Disaster technology, the achievements were beyond everyone's imagination.

You should know that what once required high-end precision instruments to create, Artifact Masters can now directly handcraft with their abilities.

But the once flourishing scene was directly reset after the appearance of the electromagnetic pulse.

It was also due to the appearance of the electromagnetic pulse that the integration of technology and the extraordinary was deepened.

Zachary, who is far away in Magic City, is unaware of the changes over at the Imperial Court. Since Dong Tianyu resolved a large number of Otherworldly Invaders during the last Natural Disaster, and received favor from the Plane Will, the current Dong Tianyu can now faintly sense the locations of Otherworldly Invaders.

Therefore, in recent times, Dong Tianyu has been following the guidance of the Plane Will and slaying those Otherworldly Creatures.

However, as time goes on, the frequency of Otherworldly Creatures appearing also becomes increasingly frequent, and although Dong Tianyu has also gained the favor of the Plane Will by slaying a large number of Otherworldly Creatures.

Otherworldly Creatures do not only appear near Magic City, but also in all locations across Blue Star, so there are quite a few individuals like Dong Tianyu who have been favored by the Plane Will.

Once more people come to know of a certain matter, it ceases to be secretive. This became evident when the Imperial Court began to sell second-generation mobile phones that could resist electromagnetic pulses.

Perhaps because the Imperial Court had secured a stable base, it established production lines, and the communicators produced were not only cheap but also abundant in number.

The communicators sold by the Officials are slightly more advanced than the pre-Natural Disaster smartphones, so compared to the past when laptops had higher performance than mobile phones, now the communicator has become the only smart device accessible to the masses due to the absence of laptop production by the Imperial Court.

As the market share of communicators increases, the amount of information on online forums becomes increasingly rich.

And the situations of individuals like Dong Tianyu, who have been favored by the Plane Will, have also been revealed on these forums.

And as more people become aware of this matter, some have developed a deeper understanding of the situation.

Most crucially, it was found that people like Dong Tianyu who receive the favor of the Plane Will, although able to sense the locations of Otherworldly Creatures, this ability does not come without a cost.

After research by some individuals and numerous tests, those people finally analyzed what the supposed cost actually is.

To explain in simpler gaming terms, they quantified the favor of the Plane Will, for example as 100/100.

The number in front decreases every day, and if it drops to zero, it will reduce the latter number by ten percent, fully restoring the former number.

And the latter number belongs to the upper limit value, which can only be increased by slaying Otherworldly Invaders.

Of course, both values increase simultaneously when slaying an Otherworldly Invader.

For example:

Originally receiving the favor of the Plane Will as 100/100, taking no action until the value drops to 0/100, accompanied by a ten percent decrease in the latter number, the former value will also be fully restored, resulting in a final value of 90/90.

And for every Otherworldly Invader slain, based on the strength of that Otherworldly Invader, a different value of the Plane Will's favor is granted, continuing with the example above.

Originally the value of the Plane Will is 90/90, after slaying an Otherworldly Invader and receiving data-valued Plane Will's favor of 5, the person now possesses 95/95 of the Plane Will's favor.

If an Otherworldly Invader is slain that day, then the first value will not decrease, but if no Otherworldly Invaders are slain, then the rate of decrease will vary based on personal strength and the degree of emphasis the Plane Will places on the individual, with those more favored by the Plane Will experiencing a higher rate of decrease with inaction each day.

With the existence of this system of rewards and punishment, people like Dong Tianyu who are favored by the Plane Will make it their daily mission to slay all detected Otherworldly Creatures to maintain this honor.

After all, compared to a fixed value of increase, the proportionate decrease seems to cause more headaches.

In such a case, the Plane Will is akin to a boss of a company that clearly rewards and punishes, and people like Dong Tianyu are like the specially favored employees. Although it seems they have more work to do, they also receive larger bonuses.

Not to mention the Otherworldly Invaders, when they traverse the Plane Channel to reach Blue Star, often carry some items from their own plane. Even if these items from Otherworldly sources lack scientific research value, they at least have some collectible value.

Regardless, Dong Tianyu and others, though they lead tiring lives, also reap considerable gains.

After several experiences, when facing Otherworldly Creatures, Dong Tianyu no longer uses the Three Flags directly. Instead, he first slays the Otherworldly Invaders with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, opens the "blind boxes" to collect all the spoils before using the Blood Sea Banner and White Bone Banner to clean up the battlefield.