Cave Refuge

Although the eggs of the Reed Chicken are small, they weigh over a hundred pounds all together. Previously, such a lot would hardly meet the needs of a popular breakfast stall for a few days.

But now, their value is undoubtedly high, especially since they have already been marinated, making them even more expensive.

More should be said about the meat of the Reed Chicken; even though Dong Tianyu had said that the chicken was quite small, it was meat after all. He treated it as if he was having home-made turkey.

"Now may I know what the 'big guy' you've been referring to is?"

Upon being asked by Dong Tianyu, Ye Liuyun turned around, checked his surroundings, and whispered, "You've played Death Game before, right? I have a perfectly replicated figure of it."

Hearing this from Ye Liuyun, Dong Tianyu immediately became somewhat unhappy. He felt that he was being deceived by this so-called figure.

Seeing the annoyed look on Dong Tianyu's face, Ye Liuyun immediately guessed what Dong Tianyu was thinking, and hence added: "It's really a perfect one-to-one replica."

Ye Liuyun put emphasis on the phrases 'one-to-one' and 'perfect copy'.

Upon hearing this, Dong Tianyu finally reacted. A one-to-one perfect copy, wasn't that essentially the real deal then?

"Is it usable?"

"Didn't I just say 'one-to-one perfect copy'?"

Upon hearing Ye Liuyun's determined answer again, Dong Tianyu could finally calm down. However, he curiously asked, "Could I try it before we finalize the trade?"

Upon hearing Dong Tianyu asking such a question, Ye Liuyun knew that he was interested. He responded, "You can try it, but you will need to pay a deposit first. If you change your mind after the tryout, the deposit will not be refunded."

Upon hearing this, Dong Tianyu was not deterred at all. He confidently asked about the price: "What's the cost?"

Hearing Dong Tianyu voluntarily asking about the price, Ye Liuyun felt that this deal was likely to be successful, but what Ye Liuyun wished for was more than just a one-time transaction.

Considering the items Dong Tianyu had brought out, Ye Liuyun assumed that Dong Tianyu must have a stable supply, hence Ye Liuyun wished to establish a long-term partnership with Dong Tianyu. Otherwise, he wouldn't have mentioned having a powerful weapon.

Even though firearms are of great value at this time, they can't be traded randomly. Everyone intuitively understands this old saying, so even though he could get a firearm, it hardly appeared at the Mutual Aid Centre and often involved private transactions.

Ye Liuyun once again invited Dong Tianyu: "Why don't you come over to my place? I want you to see the goods for yourself, and then we can discuss the price."

Although he didn't know why Ye Liuyun suddenly invited him, Dong Tianyu still shook his head and declined his invitation.

"You afraid?"

Upon hearing this provocative statement, Dong Tianyu calmly replied, "Let's just say I'm afraid. I have things to do later. Let's meet up here again tomorrow morning. I'll bring some eggs and Reed Chickens, you can quote me a price."

Having said that, Dong Tianyu directly jumped onto his bicycle-boat and left.

Watching Dong Tianyu's departing figure, Ye Liuyun's gaze flickered slightly. After a while, he shook his head helplessly and sighed deeply, burying his chaotic thoughts deep within his heart.

Upon return to the Nameless Mountain, Dong Tianyu found people patrolling along the water bodies around the mountain. Thinking that Ward had arranged for these patrols to blockade the mountain, Dong Tianyu didn't approach them and planned to climb the mountain from another path instead.

However, after circumnavigating the mountain, Dong Tianyu discovered that there were fires on all the three other sides of position leads to the mountain peaks, except for the rear side where the cave mansion was located. It seemed that someone had already taken up residence on Nameless Mountain.

Although he didn't know when they had climbed the mountain, seeing how they specially avoided the north side where the cave mansion was located, Dong Tianyu guessed that they must have gone up the mountain after meeting with Ward.

Or maybe they climbed the mountain with Ward at the same time; it was just that Ward was unsure about how to handle the sight of Dong Tianyu's gun, so he left the north side available for them.

As for the people patrolling the mountain, Dong Tianyu didn't care, as it didn't affect him and even saved him some trouble.

Dodging the patrol teams to return to the cave mansion.

Dong Tianyu wasn't affected by the others' presence on Nameless Mountain. After all, they might just stay here until the flood was over. When the scorching heat arrives, they won't be able to continue living on the mountain.

Unless they seize the opportunity to dig caves on the mountain now, they will have to move back to the Refuge Center when the sweltering heat comes.

Upon this thought, Dong Tianyu suddenly wondered whether his parents would be able to move back to their old place and reclaim the L-shaped area.

Forgetting it, the flood hasn't even ended yet, why think so far?

The next morning, Dong Tianyu did not rush to the office building. Following the normal routine, he only went there after finishing his automated training.

This time, Dong Tianyu did not carry his old huge travel backpack, but only a cross-body bag. Dong Tianyu felt that today was just to test the waters and negotiate the price, and it was unlikely to clinch the deal immediately, so he did not bother concealing his intentions.

Perhaps Ye Liuyun valued this transaction highly. As soon as Dong Tianyu approached the office building, he saw Ye Liuyun waving at him from nearby, signalling for him to come over.

Seeing Dong Tianyu leisurely approaching on his bicycle-boat, Ye Liuyun's face was filled with envy.

It wasn't that Ye Liuyun could not get a bicycle-boat, but rather that it couldn't carry another person or transport goods. Although it was easy to operate, its usefulness was quite limited for him, so all Ye Liuyun could do was watch enviously.

For the sake of this transaction, Ye Liuyun had specially taken out his only boat—it was a yacht suitable for sea outings, not the four-person boats used in the Inland Lake.

Although the yacht no longer functioned due to the electromagnetic pulse, it had been modified by a professional to allow human force to turn the propellers, enabling the yacht to move freely. But of course, this still required quite an amount of energy.

Therefore, don't assume that a yacht, being big and nice, is necessarily better. Purely from a utilitarian perspective, Dong Tianyu's simple bicycle-boat was more practical than Ye Liuyun's yacht.

Ye Liuyun helped to tie the rope of the bicycle-boat to the yacht. Just as he was about to reach out and help Dong Tianyu climb on-board, Dong Tianyu jumped onto the yacht in a swift somersault.

Upon seeing Dong Tianyu's agile leap onto the yacht, Ye Liuyun instantly gave him a thumbs up in admiration: "Bro, you have impressive skills! Amazing."

As for Ye Liuyun's praise, Dong Tianyu just gave a mild smile, not caring much. After all, if he had not restrained himself, he could have performed even more ostentatiously.