Chapter 688: Chapter 466: The Last One Standing is King
Dong Tianyu’s inquiry to them wasn’t a test, for as a practitioner at the Golden Core Stage, Dong Tianyu had already found a method to impose restrictions on others within the Scripture Hall.
If any of the Canaries felt weary and wanted to leave the Cave, Dong Tianyu, considering the time they had spent with him, might allow them to leave the Cave.
However, before leaving, Dong Tianyu would definitely impose restrictions on their souls, so that whether willingly or unwillingly, they would be absolutely unable to share the details of the Cave with outsiders.
Perhaps it was those Canaries who yearned for freedom that had already secretly left the last time an opportunity arose. Those who could stay had long since let go of any thoughts of departure.
So now, when Dong Tianyu took them out for a stroll, he no longer asked if they had the desire to leave the Cave.
"There’s a flood occurring outside, so I need to take the Wave Rider out. Now, I want to ask you, do you wish to continue living on the Wave Rider and accompany me in the outside world, or would you prefer to stay in the Cave, where I can build you some new houses?"
Upon hearing Dong Tianyu’s offer of choice, the Canaries glanced at each other, and then they heard Jasmine Anderson speak up: "I’ve decided to stay in the Cave. I don’t want to go outside."
At Jasmine Anderson’s choice, everyone, including Dong Tianyu, showed a surprised expression because every time Dong Tianyu took them out, and when it was almost time to return to the mansion, Jasmine would coquettishly plead with Dong Tianyu to spend more time outside.
Based on Jasmine Anderson’s past behavior, everyone thought she would choose to go to the outside world with the Wave Rider. However, when Jasmine truly made her choice, everyone was shocked to find that she unexpectedly chose to stay within the Cave.
Seeing the surprised expressions of others, Jasmine explained with a smiling face: "When we went out for fun, I didn’t want to come back because I just wanted to enjoy the outside world a little longer. But if you ask me to stay outside, then I definitely would not want that, even though after going out we would still be on the Wave Rider."
"You all know the conditions of the outside world. It’s fine to play for a few days, but if you ask me to stay for a long time, I definitely wouldn’t want that.
After all, why would I choose to endure the harsh conditions of the outside world when we have such a pleasant climate here? I’m not foolish enough to choose to stay outside for an extended period.
Moreover, the concentration of Spirit Energy outside is much worse than inside the Cave. If we were to leave, we’d never find a cultivation holy land like this again. It’s okay to stay outside for a short while.
But if I stayed outside for too long, by the next time we meet, there would be a significant difference in Cultivation Level between you and me. If I could progress at the same pace as you all by staying in the Cave, I certainly wouldn’t foolishly go outside and end up lagging behind."
After hearing Jasmine’s explanation, the Canaries who had originally wanted to go outside immediately abandoned the idea. Since Jasmine hadn’t cited any grand-sounding reasons, they found her explanation highly convincing.
Seeing that no other Canaries were interested in going out anymore, Dong Tianyu didn’t try to persuade them further.
Originally, Dong Tianyu thought that the Wave Rider, being so large, might raise suspicion if other people discovered that only he was on board, which could even lead to some ill intentions.
But knowing that everyone was unwilling to go out, Dong Tianyu thought about it and realized that it would be fine even if there was no one else on the ship but himself.
After all, if there were no other people on the Wave Rider, Dong Tianyu could directly store the ship into the Storage space when not around others, and he would return to dwell within the Cave.
The Wave Rider would only be brought out for necessary occasions to maintain appearances.
After confirming the other Canaries’ intentions, Dong Tianyu took the Canaries out from the Wave Rider and found a relatively large open space within the Cave, then began to construct houses for the Canaries.
Inside the Cave, Dong Tianyu didn’t even need to use Spells; he simply manipulated the earth’s energy, and a villa with rocks as its main body rose straight out of the ground. While building the house, Dong Tianyu didn’t need to consider the structural load bearing of the construction.
The rock structure of the villa, akin to a limestone cave in the belly of a mountain, may seem like a space hewn out of the blue, but unless it was violently destroyed by an external force, it wouldn’t naturally collapse.
Dong Tianyu built a villa with two underground and three above-ground floors as the main structure, but he didn’t bother with the interior design and instead allowed the Canaries to design it themselves.
He granted Walker Violet access to open the Storage space, so even if Dong Tianyu weren’t in the Cave, they could use the massive amount of resources he had stored.
The Canaries began by moving their belongings from the Wave Rider, and then Dong Tianyu transferred the Wave Rider from the Cave to the Storage space.
After sorting out these matters, Dong Tianyu didn’t stay long in the Cave and continued his journey on a Flying Sword, searching for the Mysterious Ship upon the water’s surface.
However, unlike the two large Mysterious Ships he had encountered in the previous two days, the Mysterious Ships Dong Tianyu came across subsequently were all small in size.
Dong Tianyu approached the Mysterious Ships proactively and after entering the Mysterious Realm inside, he found that these realms were quite simple. Most of them were battle-oriented realms, where after killing all the creatures inside, the core of the Mysterious Ship would surprisingly appear on its own.
