Chapter 572: Chapter 409: Choosing to Give Up_2
After taking over, many of the veterans still missed the former captain, but for the sake of the team’s stability, he refrained from voicing too much.
Each person leads a team with their own style, the previous captain of the Hunting Team was accustomed to boldly charging into battle, and he would always appear in the most dangerous places during every fight. However, this extremely reckless fighting style demanded a lot from the teammates too.
As for the current captain, his habit was to plan thoroughly before acting, which meant that a lot of time was needed for preparations before every battle. However, the casualty rate within the team had not reduced much.
But for some unknown reason, the usually cautious captain had agreed to a highly risky proposal, thereby taking a stand on the opposing side.
Therefore, those who had been part of the more cautious faction felt somewhat isolated and powerless. After much arguing, when it became clear that several members were truly unwilling to continue the adventure, the lead simply asked them to leave the team.
Just as Dong Tianyu was curious about what they would do, unexpectedly, they went ahead and slit the throats of those unwilling participants.
Then, under Dong Tianyu’s astonished gaze, they threw the bodies into the depths of the cave.
The bodies, which had been thoroughly stripped of any valuables, were thrown stark naked into the pit where the Multi-Headed Serpent, on high alert up until then, suddenly noticed the intruders. It quickly approached and devoured the corpses in an instant.
Watching this scene, the captain of the Hunting Team cursed under his breath, "Can’t you die from eating a bit slower?"
Having seen the speed at which the serpent head consumed the bodies, he was aware that with their squad’s strength, defeating the colossal creature in the cave was nearly impossible.
Just as he was about to inform the other team members about the situation, someone suddenly bumped into him from behind. For some reason, his whole body went numb, and before he could react, he fell straight into the cave.
The serpent head, which had been on guard just earlier, didn’t hesitate this time. While the person was still in mid-air, it swallowed him whole.
At that moment, the plot kept twisting, sparking Dong Tianyu’s curiosity about those people. Thus, he used his Divine Sense to probe inside their bodies and to his surprise, found that most of the remaining members of that squad harbored dominators of the Bug Race in their spines.
Seeing this, Dong Tianyu suddenly felt a chill in his heart. After all, the Bug Race had not been on this side for long, and even though this knowledge had been widely disseminated many times, some people still refused to believe it. Now, things had become quite serious.
Watching those parasitized survivors leave, Dong Tianyu forcefully suppressed his urge to pursue them using Sword Control, instead calming down and pondering how to deal with the Multi-Headed Serpent.
Currently, the Multi-Headed Serpent was trapped here by an enchantment, making it an easy target. However, Dong Tianyu worried that if his attack failed to kill the serpent outright and instead broke the enchantment, he might inadvertently do more harm than good.
Thinking of this, Dong Tianyu stayed quietly in place, contemplating. If he ignored the giant serpent and allowed it to grow freely, he felt that as long as he lived, he would eventually attain a Cultivation Level surpassing that of the Multi-Headed Serpent.
But if he could kill it now and sacrifice the Multi-Headed Serpent, Dong Tianyu estimated that his Cave-Heaven could very quickly advance to the next level.
After giving it much thought, Dong Tianyu hesitated for a long time and finally let out a helpless sigh, abandoning the tempting thought.
Once Dong Tianyu had made up his mind, he did not linger there any longer but flew straight back to his own home and opened the System interface which he hadn’t checked for a long time.
Cave-Heaven: Peach Blossom Cave-Heaven
Owner of Cave-Heaven: Dong Tianyu
Level of Cave-Heaven: Elementary Cave-Heaven (76%)
Area of Cave-Heaven: Diameter 200 meters (spherical)
Features: Located in Chaos: The Cave-Heaven is hidden in the midst of Chaos
Abilities: Decomposition Absorption: Absorb objects within the mansion to enhance its foundation, reduce the consumption for upgrading the Cave-Heaven and buildings
Decomposition Conversion: Can absorb Chaos Qi and convert it into any form of energy (currently set to convert into Spirit Energy)
Self-Growth: Can absorb Chaos Qi to expand the internal space of the Cave-Heaven
Buff Effects: Suitable climate, abundant crops, thriving livestock, favorable winds and rains,
Vein Level: Elementary Spirit Vein
Vein Characteristics: Stability (Stabilizes the strength of the Cave-Heaven space, reducing the impact of spatial energy on the Cave-Heaven), Self-Evolution (Various kinds of mines will evolve within the Spirit Vein, which can absorb Spirit Energy to produce a spiritual nature).
The Cave-Heaven has special structures:
Spiritual Spring: Makes the Spirit Energy within the cave mansion more active; when the Spirit Energy concentration within the cave mansion reaches a certain level, it condenses to obtain Spiritual Energy Crystals.
Hall of Longevity (First Level):
Guided Cultivation (Automated cultivation).
Spirit Gathering Array (Increases the speed of cultivation).
Clear Mind (Lowers the chance of cultivation deviation).
Hall of Longevity (Second Level): Scripture Hall (Spend Survival Points to acquire Cultivation Techniques, magics, and knowledge related to Cultivation of Truth).
Fruit Tree: Devours seeds and fruits result upon the tree (Consumed species: Kirin Watermelon, Kyoho Grapes, Fuji Apples, Dandong Strawberries)
Character Data
Name: Dong Tianyu
Cultivation Level: Foundation Establishment 9th Level (progress 3%)
Cultivation Method: Chaos Art
Innate Ability: Transformation (Use Survival Points to convert technological side items in the mansion into mystical side items)
Cultivation Techniques: Sword Control, Invisibility Technique...
Survival Points: 35,621 (13/daily) (Disaster Wave number 9 + Cave-Heaven level 4)
Thirty-five thousand Survival Points, though seemingly a large number, would be sufficient if one were to only exchange them for Cultivation Methods. Even for the more powerful cultivation methods, if one only needs to exchange for the initial few realms, then thirty-five thousand plus Survival Points would more than suffice.
However, if exchanged for items beneficial to the Cave-Heaven, then thirty-five thousand Survival Points are absolutely not enough.
The only thing now that brings joy is that the progress of upgrading the Cave-Heaven has reached over seventy percent, and it seems that with a little more effort, the Cave-Heaven could quickly ascend to the next level.
Thinking of this, Dong Tianyu remembered the many unprocessed Energy Crystals in the Cave-Heaven. At that thought, he could no longer restrain his eagerness and left a few Energy Crystals behind.
Then he went on to decompose the rest of the Energy Crystals in one go, and when all the Energy Crystals had been decomposed, the Cave-Heaven’s upgrade progress reached eighty percent.
Seeing that the progress had been pushed to this stage, Dong Tianyu felt an urge to decompose everything in the Cave-Heaven, but as soon as the impulse emerged, it was doused with cold water. After all, there were so many good things in the Cave-Heaven that if all were decomposed, leaving the Cave-Heaven in its initial state, even if the level of the Cave-Heaven increased, there would be nothing to show off.
But the progress bar had already been advanced to this point, and if he did not find a way to fill the progress bar, Dong Tianyu would feel uneasy.
However, at this time, even the most daredevil people would not dare to tamper with the special mines because up to now, the order of China still had not collapsed; thus, these special mines would not circulate in the outside world. No matter where they appeared, they would be quickly purchased and then disappear from the market.
These special mines, after refinement, are mostly used to manufacture high-precision instruments; secondly, they supply some aerospace research institutes, and then they are custom-crafted into unique items according to individual requirements.
The officials’ direct procurement points: No matter the type of special mine, the officials’ direct procurement points buy them, and the price is not low. Most importantly, instead of receiving money for the sold items, they can be converted into Honor Points.
Honor Points are essentially a special type of currency for purchasing; many items not circulated in the market frequently appear in the honor shop. As long as one has enough Honor Points, Dong Tianyu would not have to suffer from not being able to find secret medicines anymore.
Besides selling items, Honor Points can also be used to accept tasks with rich rewards. Unlike the common tasks, these tasks are diverse, and the publishers are mostly prominent figures.
