Chapter 665: Chapter 454 Convergence_2
At this moment, Zachary was utterly confused by Ye Liuyun’s recent actions and helplessly said to her, "What ailment are you suffering from now? What are you trying to achieve with this spectacle?"
Seeing that Zachary was somewhat angry with her actions, a pleasing look immediately appeared on Madeline’s face as she hastily replied, "I was wrong just now, please, you are a magnanimous person, don’t hold such a grudge.
The reason I did that is because I’ve just gotten in touch with my family back home, and I’ve confirmed that they have all embarked on the big ship we prepared in advance according to the plan.
Although they successfully boarded the ship, the inland vessel they’re on certainly can’t compare to the one under me. Isn’t it because I saw that the plane you flew back wasn’t small?
The helicopter I have on board can’t fit many people, so I wanted to see how many passengers your plane can carry. If it’s possible, I’ll provide the fuel, and we can start by bringing over our families."
Upon hearing Ye Liuyun’s explanation, the angry expression on Zachary’s face instantly vanished. In fact, his choice not to use Sword Control and instead fly a plane here was driven by the same idea.
After all, although the Saxon County Camp had made preparations in advance, and had successfully embarked as planned, Zachary still did not feel at ease.
At this time, both Zachary and Madeline were actually aware that the danger of the apocalypse was progressively intensifying.
Although it seemed like the survivors had not only gone unharmed through the previous rounds of disaster, but had also gained tremendously, these situations were all contingent upon the revival of Spirit Energy, and on the survivors finding an alternative path to strengthen themselves beyond technology.
If the Spirit Energy had not revived and the survivors could not cultivate, they would still be solely reliant on technological means for survival. Then, forget the undead—humanity might very well have not survived the bug disaster.
Before the apocalypse, the more powerful the weapons were, the more complex the technology required. After being swept over by electromagnetic pulses, most of these weapons essentially became scrap.
To repair these weapons, not only a considerable amount of energy would be needed, but also components that could only be manufactured using various instruments.
Survivors who lost access to high-powered weapons were thus unable to inflict effective damage on the Plasma Bug.
The Plasma Bugs, in terms of appearance, were essentially akin to missile troops among combat forces, possessing a very long range of fire coverage. If they were not eradicated promptly, they would cause immense harm to survivors, both in frontal combat and in siege battles.
During the bug crisis, Plasma Bugs that appeared around Kyoto were immediately categorized as kill-on-sight targets by the Command Headquarters, which eliminated them all before they could launch plasma attacks on Kyoto.
If those Plasma Bugs had not been dealt with in advance, and had been allowed to join the conflict, they certainly would have inflicted unparalleled damage on the survivors.
The ensuing Undead Disaster followed the same logic. There’s no need to elaborate on skeletons and zombies—if the survivors in Kyoto were all commoners then, just the Wraiths alone would have overwhelmed them.
Not to mention the Vampires—facing an average person, a Vampire was like a godlike being. Plus, given a Vampire’s ability to create blood thralls, if left unchecked, it’s likely that in no time, a new race might emerge.
Wizard Wraiths need even less explanation. Even though survivors had started practicing the Martial Path and were making impressive progress, including the gradual repair of high-powered thermal weapons, even so, by the time the next round of apocalypse arrived, the number of Wizard Wraiths they had killed was in the single digits.
If humanity hadn’t unexpectedly stepped onto another path of cultivation, facing the current crisis of Mechanoids, they certainly wouldn’t have experienced the current jubilant state.
To think that ordinary people who wouldn’t be able to cause effective harm to mechanical creatures with pistols or even rifles, facing them, would have no other option but to wait for death. Perhaps they could, as the dark fairy tales suggest, survive by outrunning their companions when faced with danger, thus squeaking by.
But because the survivors chose the path of cultivation, Energy Refining Realm and even some synergistically coordinated Inner Breath Realm Martial Artists could kill them without injury.
If it were not for having killed so many mechanical creatures, the survivors now would not have been able to obtain so many electronic components to repair the ships that had become coffins at sea.
It is known that the bigger the ship, the more types of instruments are needed for normal operation. If those mechanical creatures had not later hidden behind the teleportation gates and stopped coming through, perhaps the Imperial Court could have organized the construction of more water platforms.
Although an aircraft carrier can carry large transport planes, skilled pilots might be able to take off successfully, but landing has become a very difficult problem.
Therefore, at this time, apart from a few airplanes that could take off and land vertically, most of the planes had basically been abandoned by the survivors, so in the airport of Kyoto, Dong Tianyu scrounged for various kinds of planes.
When he first saw these planes, Dong Tianyu was very excited. Even though the planes had been soaked in water, Dong Tianyu still planned to pick a few to keep.
But when Dong Tianyu actually collected these planes into the Cave, he discovered that the insides of these planes had been stripped quite thoroughly. Although it couldn’t be said there was only an empty frame left, it was not far from it.
Although the Cave could barely turn these planes into Magic Artifacts, it would require a massive number of Survival Points.
Seeing this situation, Dong Tianyu simply gave up his original plan, only picked a few models, one of each kind to be kept in the Storage Space, and then directly dismantled the other planes to turn them into raw materials to be sent into the earth veins, enhancing the foundation of the earth veins.
"How many people do we need to bring over this time?"
Hearing Dong Tianyu ask this, Ye Liuyun immediately understood Dong Tianyu’s idea and answered very crisply, "My uncle and aunt, my parents, my brother and sister-in-law, plus five children."
"Five children? Weren’t there only two when I left? How come there are five now? Your brother is really something, not leaving any rest time for your sister-in-law."
Upon hearing Dong Tianyu’s teasing words, Ye Liuyun rolled her eyes and retorted without good humor, "My sister-in-law had triplets, what are you thinking about?"
"What can I think? I’m such a straightforward person, it’s you whose mind is..."
Before Dong Tianyu could finish, Ye Liuyun immediately interrupted, "Alright, alright, let’s not digress. Let’s talk about something serious, how many people can this plane carry at most?"
"Normally, eight people, but if we really stuff them in, then a dozen or more can be arranged."
Hearing Dong Tianyu say this, Ye Liuyun immediately started calculating in her mind.
Seeing Ye Liuyun like this, Dong Tianyu immediately understood that what she was thinking was definitely not just to bring two families over.
Dong Tianyu instantly understood the reason behind Ye Liuyun’s idea, for not only their parents but also other people were on the ship that their parents were aboard.
If Dong Tianyu were to go over and only be willing to bring back two families, then even if some people did not say anything openly, there would be a risk of those people secretly causing sabotage.
For something like bringing people over, cooperation from both sides is definitely needed. But if other people are not given some benefits in sharing, there is a risk that they might cause trouble before Dong Tianyu even arrives.
Although Dong Tianyu had the ability to take people away undetected, before others realize, there would definitely be some estrangement between Ye Liuyun and those people once they meet later on.
In fact, both Dong Tianyu and Ye Liuyun felt in their hearts that this flood disaster would end quickly just like in the past.
