"What? That Gu Xiao has established a survival base?"

"Is he capable of producing light during the night that covers an entire survival base? How did he do it?"

"That's wonderful! I thought I was going to die here; he's practically a savior!"

"But his charges are way too high! You can only enter the survival base if you stay at his hotel, and even the cheapest room costs 5 million Divine Crystals. He's obviously profiteering!"

"If you think about it carefully, the price isn't really that expensive. The energy of Divine Crystals here is abundant; if we concentrate with all our might, we still have a chance to recover these losses."

"Doesn't that mean we've become his workers? I would rather die outside than earn money for him!"

"If I knew this trial was going to be so perilous, I wouldn't have come even if I had to break my own leg. Those superpowers must also be helpless against the Night Demons and want us to be cannon fodder! I just want to survive now!"

"Can someone provide a map? How do we get to the survival base?"

Although there is no signal in this Ancient Cave Heaven, martial artists usually deploy wireless devices for communication after passing through an area, because no one knows if they might suddenly encounter danger or need reinforcements when a treasure is found.

These devices gradually connect to each other and form networks, which serve as critical channels for sharing information and intelligence.

Even though Zhang Menglong wasn't teleported to some natural treasure site, this area seems like a natural transportation hub and even the core area of the Ancient Cave Heaven!

When Zhang Menglong encountered Ge Sai and his group, it was only the fourth day after the trial started. Of course, this time is accounted for based on a normal Divine Realm day, not the rapid alternation of night and day. After them, there were still five or six more groups arriving that day.

Most people arriving here had been attacked by Night Demons; some unlucky ones faced not just one wave of attacks. If the majority of the Night Demons were of low Life Levels, the survival rate would likely be abysmally low!

Upon learning about the survival base's existence, these people immediately used the devices to contact friends and companions, urging them to assemble at the survival base!

Opinions on the survival base vary; most regard Zhang Menglong as a profiteer taking advantage, but some are genuinely afraid of the Night Demons. Zhang Menglong has offered them a safe haven, which is already a lifesaver in dire times; how could they still dare to think of benefiting for free? 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Moreover, the dangers aren't solely from the Night Demons; there's also the ancient Warcraft residing in the Ancient Cave Heaven!

Through survival struggles with Night Demons, these beasts have evolved unique abilities. Some developed tough external bones that can withstand Night Demons' attacks.

Some evolved strong camouflage skills, attacking martial artists unnoticed.

Some even encountered a beast emitting a dim light, which single-handedly resisted the combined attack of more than twenty Night Demons.

It's evident that humans would face a tragic fate if they met such beasts.

Among the few groups initially arriving at the survival base, there were unlucky ones attacked by Night Demons and encircled by beasts. Zhang Menglong even considered their survival after such events a great miracle.

On the fourth day of the trial, nearly a hundred people arrived, on the fifth day more than 700 people, by the sixth day over 3,000 people, and on the seventh day, the number exceeded 10,000!

Except for those with special skills, upon learning this news, their first action was to urgently head to the survival base. In just a week, the survival base almost transformed into a bustling, lively city.

Of course, some attempted to sneak in or force their way in using various methods, but Zhang Menglong's Sword Array shattered their hopes.

Subsequently, the survival base published several regulations.

1. Fighting among martial artists in the survival base is forbidden. If you want to fight, do it outside. Those who violate this will be expelled from the survival base and cannot return regardless of payment.

2. Martial artists can freely trade in the survival base, but all transactions incur a 1% tax. Anyone evading taxes will also be expelled from the survival base!

"Gou Dan, report the situation," Zhang Menglong stood atop the highest building in the survival base, looking down at all the martial artists, now akin to workers for him.

[Director, our survival base has been operational for half a month, and martial artist occupancy has exceeded 1 million. Hotel occupancy rate is at 89%, with daily profits in the trillions!]

"Tsk tsk tsk, dealing in real estate truly is the best channel!" Zhang Menglong couldn't help but sigh, "Even robbery isn't as quick to yield money."

[But, director, there's now an emerging issue. Although the city can, through space-folding technology, create numerous rooms for accommodations, this technology can't meet demands in public living areas, as accommodating a million people even shoulder-to-shoulder would need hundreds of thousands of square meters of land space.]

[Based on current growth rates, the carrying capacity is likely to reach saturation in two days.]

"That's true," Zhang Menglong knew the trial comprised of hundreds of billions of martial artists; so far there's merely one in ten thousand present, making it impossible for the small survival base to accommodate everyone!

Of course, the survival base can expand, yet expansion requires Zhang Menglong to enlarge the Light of the Universe's coverage, which demands considerable Cred Points!

"Let's do it this way," Zhang Menglong said, "When expanding outwards, simultaneously build upwards. This allows the space efficiency to shift from square to cubic, saving quite a lot!"

[You really are a Vampire, director!]

Soon, with the survival base's expansion, more people flooded in, ensuring their safety despite outside dangers while in the survival base.

However, this also brought another issue. Now while survival is assured, they are practically trapped within the survival base; they can no longer explore the Ancient Cave Heaven or obtain any legacies from the precedents of ancient superpowers.

Must they idle for three years, accomplishing nothing? If so, wouldn't Zhang Menglong become the biggest winner, benefiting financially even if no other gains are obtained — and those numbers are surely astronomical!

"No way, he mustn't be left so smug!"

Under this oppressive atmosphere, some forgot Zhang Menglong's dismissive stance towards Dao Realm experts.

To them, Zhang Menglong is a capitalist exploiting them, and they must unite to rebel!

Indeed, Zhang Menglong's strength is formidable, but he is alone!

While he is indeed heavily endowed, strong enough against Dao Realm experts, many such powers lose functionality in the Ancient Cave Heaven!

In other words, Zhang Menglong is but one person. So why should they fear him? They merely lack a leader!