Chapter 579: Chapter 413: The Changes in the Camp
When Dong Tianyu asked this, Mrs. Thompson didn’t speak. Instead, she looked directly at Mr. Thompson. In fact, where they lived didn’t much matter to Mrs. Thompson, but if they really moved to Kyoto, then visiting her grandfather would become extremely troublesome, so in her heart, Mrs. Thompson preferred to stay in Saxon County.
However, after moving to Saxon County, the frequency of Mrs. Thompson’s visits to her grandfather had also decreased significantly, not for any other reason but simply because the distance made it less convenient to travel back and forth.
If Mr. Thompson truly decided to move to Kyoto with his son, Mrs. Thompson wouldn’t object, since although she now just plays ball with some friends on a daily basis, she also knew from others that there were flights between Kyoto and Pengville Plaza. If they moved to Kyoto, when she wanted to visit her grandfather, she could just spend some money to come back.
Upon hearing Dong Tianyu’s thoughts, Mr. Thompson did not answer right away but fell into deep thought.
Just as Dong Tianyu had predicted, Mr. Thompson was very aware that moving to Kyoto meant giving up the authority he held in his hands.
Although he held a high position in the camp at the moment, Mr. Thompson was acutely aware of how he got there—it was a process filled with numerous coincidences. He knew that if he had to do it over, one misstep would make it impossible for him to reach the heights he had achieved this time.
Leaving Saxon County Camp was tantamount to giving up the power he currently held. As for the possibility of retaining his current rank in Kyoto, let alone the fact that Mr. Thompson had no connections there, even if he did, it would be of no use.
Compared to before the disaster, when some positions would become vacant due to age, after the disaster, as everyone could cultivate and life spans were extended, it was rare for vacancies to arise in any department unless there were very serious issues.
When the disaster first struck, and all departments were in dire need of personnel, that was an extremely special circumstance. After that period, the staffing of all departments became stable, and there were no more gaps to fill.
Mr. Thompson knew that once in Kyoto, he would inevitably become an ordinary citizen again. Compared to before the disaster, when he had neither money nor power, his living standard shouldn’t decrease with his son around, but in other respects, it would be far inferior.
Thinking of this, in his heart of hearts, Mr. Thompson wasn’t very willing to leave Saxon County Camp, but he also knew about the gigantic tree in Pengville Plaza while holding a high position in the camp.
No one is a fool. If at first, few people paid attention to the giant tree, after the Bug Race disaster, whenever the Bug Race arrived, they would be attracted into the tree’s shade and annihilated. The survivors near Pengville Plaza had long since taken notice of this peculiar giant tree.
Faced with the continuously growing giant tree, whether it was Pengville Plaza, Saxon County Camp, or even Kyoto, people had been sent to attempt various types of investigations, and ultimately they found some useful information.
Mr. Thompson didn’t know much about the other pieces of information, and they didn’t leave a deep impression, but one piece of information made his scalp tingle when he saw it: the giant tree kept growing after swallowing living beings.
The range of the tree’s shade continued to expand, from initially engulfing only Pengville Plaza in the city center, to covering the entire first ring road, and before the Bug Race disaster, the tree’s shade had already covered the second ring road area. After the giant tree had consumed so many from the Bug Race, its shade had come to envelop the area within the third ring road.
Although observations showed that the tree’s growth slowed down significantly after the Bug Race disaster, it only slowed down and didn’t completely stop. As a result, many speculated that if the giant tree was left to grow unchecked, perhaps the entire Pengville Plaza would eventually be engulfed by the shade.
Moreover, so far, whether survivors tried sending detection equipment into the shade or even animals and "Volunteers," contact with those inside the shade was lost shortly after they entered, regardless of whether wired or wireless equipment was used, and the result was the same.
Even direct external attacks on the giant tree, like dropping incendiary bombs onto the tree’s canopy from the sky, couldn’t ignite the leaves. And when the tree was bombed with Missiles, the Missiles just burrowed into the dense leaves, then faded into silence.
Survivors also tried various methods to attack the giant tree, but it remained intact, standing as if it hadn’t been attacked at all.
After a long time of fruitless efforts, everyone had to give up reluctantly, ultimately leaving the giant tree to grow unrestrained.
However, everyone understood that if this giant tree continued to grow endlessly, not to mention Pengville Plaza, even the surrounding camps would eventually be engulfed by the shade.
So Dong Tianyu’s decision to leave the camp and settle down in Kyoto was a smart choice. Under normal circumstances, leaving early is definitely better than late, but leaving here meant returning to the ordinary. To tell the truth, it was because he couldn’t bear to lose his current lifestyle that Mr. Thompson remained hesitant.
Looking at Mr. Thompson’s silent demeanor, Dong Tianyu didn’t urge him to make a decision soon, but silently started cleaning up the dishes with Mrs. Thompson.
After Dong Tianyu and Mrs. Thompson finished tidying up the kitchen, by that time, Mr. Thompson was already seated on the couch.
Seeing Dong Tianyu sit beside him, Mr. Thompson took the initiative to say, "You already have a place in Kyoto. Why don’t you take your mother over first? The situation here isn’t that severe yet. I’ll stay here for a while longer. If I really can’t hold on anymore, I’ll take a plane to Kyoto to find you."
