Chapter 539: Chapter 393: Private Message
"Precisely because of this, even if fruit prices skyrocket, the planting area continues to shrink. After all, food can easily be converted into cash, but having money doesn’t necessarily mean that food can be bought freely."
In response to Yara’s words, Dong Tianyu could not deny this fact, but he did not say much more.
Seeing Dong Tianyu’s demeanor at this moment, Yara knew he must have channels to obtain the things he wanted. Now the only problem was whether she could provide Dong Tianyu with the things he needed for the trade.
With this in mind, Yara tentatively asked Dong Tianyu, "How about I trade energy-containing mines and some artifacts with you?"
Although Dong Tianyu nodded casually in response to the trade items Yara mentioned, he was actually overjoyed internally. For Dong Tianyu, anything that could increase the speed of the Cave’s upgrade was what he needed. Dong Tianyu was not one to refuse such items.
After confirming what both parties could offer for the trade, Yara hurriedly stood up to leave, to go back and contact her family to prepare the trade goods.
Watching Yara prepare to leave, Dong Tianyu thought about the many daily necessities stockpiled in his warehouse and then directly inquired to Yara, "I also have some daily necessities on my side. Do you need any?"
Upon hearing Dong Tianyu’s inquiry, Yara, after standing up and pondering for a moment, replied, "Not for now—I might have some demand for those things once my business picks up."
Hearing Yara say this, Dong Tianyu was not disappointed and stood up to escort her to the door.
Watching Yara’s figure gradually recede, Dong Tianyu knew that the upgrade progress of his Cave would soon see a significant boost.
Just as Dong Tianyu was waiting for Yara to come over for the first trade, cracks appeared in the sky once again, and it seemed like the Bug Race was descending on Blue Star another time.
Perhaps with the experience of previous descents, as soon as the spatial rifts in the sky appeared, countless Flying Bugs burst from the ground, circling around the rifts, preventing anything that flies from getting close.
This time as soon as the spatial rift appeared, the Imperial Court quickly established a wartime Command Headquarters and immediately summoned the twelve Zodiac members again, with a very simple purpose: to have them deal with the Plasma Bugs once again.
It must be said that the Plasma Bugs had descended successfully several times, but they had hardly affected Kyoto at all. Instead, their explosions after death not only destroyed the Soldier Bugs protecting them but also annihilated everything in the vicinity.
It was precisely for this reason that the urban area of Kyoto had not suffered much damage.
Actually, despite the continuous emergence of Soldier Bugs from the spatial passages, they posed little threat to Kyoto. Although the rolling natural disasters had damaged many factories in China, after the disasters concluded, the demolished factories were quickly reopened. Apart from the high-tech industries that were hard to restore, the weapon factories resumed production at a very rapid pace.
Although all survivors had started cultivating and gradually became Martial Artists, it did not conflict with the use of firearms.
People often joked that guns were faster beyond seven steps and faster and more precise within seven steps. Yet, everyone actually understood that ordinary people and Martial Artists wielding guns would not change the lethality of the firearms.
However, Martial Artists holding guns could shoot more quickly, and as their Cultivation Level increased, so did their control over themselves. Like the jokes about one-handed AK suppressions, Martial Artists could easily do it once their Cultivation Level reached a certain extent.
Because of the unique nature of Kyoto, not only did they have Imperial Guards, but they also had a dedicated City Defense Army.
Since both forces were directly under the Imperial Court, the Imperial Court had strong control over these troops. It was for this reason that the Officials did not continue to outsource the security of Kyoto to the Elite Hunting Teams.
With a sufficient supply of Ammunition, even the swarming attacks of the Soldier Bugs could be wiped out like mowing the lawn by the official soldiers.
Although Kyoto seemed to handle each invasion of the Bug Race quite easily, in reality, cities to the north initially fended off and obliterated the bug tide using personal bravery and strength.
However, when the Plasma Bugs emerged, those camps simply could not withstand the assault of the Plasma Bombs.
The Plasma Bugs descending in the north, without any disturbance, swiftly adjusted their attack postures, and in just a few volleys, they destroyed the camps that had withstood numerous bug tides.
Initially, the camps used defense weapons to resist, but even if the proximity defense guns, designed against Missiles, hit the Plasma Bombs, they would not cause them to detonate, and the intercepting Missiles would indeed destroy the Plasma Bombs upon hitting and exploding. However, everyone knew that Plasma Bombs were likely just excretions for the Plasma Bugs, so as long as they were well-fed, they could produce an endless supply of Plasma Bombs.
