During the following period, Lu Yuan would bleed a little blood every day and give it to the Time Dimension Crystal to absorb.

Fortunately, the dimensional crystal's absorption ability was quite good; no matter how much blood he released, the dimensional crystal was able to absorb it.

After each release of blood, Lu Yuan would feel his ability to communicate with the dimensional crystal gradually recover.

Although he couldn't enter the dimensional space, he had a vague feeling that the space inside the small stone still existed.

However, for some unknown reason, his space has begun to gradually shrink.

In addition to feeding the dimensional crystals fresh blood at regular intervals and in fixed quantities every day.

Lu Yuan's daily work mainly involved digging tunnels at the bottom of the mine, trying to make contact with the core area fortress as soon as possible.

After finishing all the projects for the day, Lu Yuan returned to his residence and spent some time cuddling with Xiao Shan on the sofa.

"I haven't contacted my family in a long time. I'll ask them how things are going back home. I wonder if those rioters have left by now."

Xiao Shan nodded: "Yes, I don't know what's going on outside. It seems like we've been out of contact for a long time. Let's quickly contact them and see what's happening over there. I also miss our parents, and how are our grandparents doing lately?"

So, Lu Yuan picked up his phone and dialed his father's number.

After the phone rang a few times, Lu's father's rough voice came from the other end.

"Son, you've finally decided to call me."

"Haha, Dad, I've been dealing with family matters lately. By the way, how are you all doing?"

"Okay, all good. Wait a moment, I'll be home right away. We can video call then."

Lu Yuan nodded and hung up the phone.

Not many people had the ability to make video calls during this period.

The communication line on Lu Yuan's side is probably the most important one in the entire camp, apart from the confidential communication line of the core fortress.

A few minutes later, my dad called on video.

Lu Yuan pressed the answer button, and Xiao Shan tidied her hair a little to make herself look better.

All that could be seen on the other end of the phone were his family members.

Lu's father, Lu's mother, Xiaoshan's parents, and grandparents were all sitting on the sofa or standing behind it, watching the two people in the video.

"Oh my, Xiaoshan, you've lost a lot of weight lately. What happened? Is it because the baby's been fussy and you haven't been getting enough rest?"

Lu's mother immediately noticed Xiao Shan's somewhat thin face and asked her with heartache.

Xiao Shan quickly waved her hand and said.

"Mom, I haven't lost any weight. In fact, I've gained several pounds recently."

"Really? You look a bit thinner in the video."

"Haha, the video call function on the phone has a built-in beauty function, Mom. Xiaoshan eats the highest level of food every day, but she can't lose weight at all. Look at me now, I've gained quite a bit of weight."

Lu Yuan chimed in from the side, and Xiao Shan immediately glared at him with displeasure, then secretly pinched his lower back.

Lu Yuan grinned and then chatted with his family for a while.

Then I asked some questions.

Fortunately, things are going relatively well back home. The mob outside the fortress has completely dispersed, and more and more people are joining the effort to repair the fortress and salvage food supplies.

Guo Jialiang has now completely become the person in charge of the outside forces. His reputation has spread far and wide, and he has become the leader of almost everyone.

It is said that once the fortress is repaired, he will likely become the administrator of all the fortresses outside.

Moreover, the winds outside are getting stronger and stronger, exceeding level 14. In such severe weather, you can barely see anything outside.

Lu's father also sent some videos that they had filmed outside before.

All that could be seen was flying sand and gravel everywhere, with lightning flashing continuously in the dark sky.

"Son, Xiaoshan, you two must take good care of yourselves these days and don't go out unnecessarily."

The rain outside is getting heavier and the temperature is gradually rising, which could very well lead to the next flood.

If digging an underground passage isn't feasible, it's best not to dig at all. And whatever you do, don't dig through to the top floor; if groundwater seeps down, your homes will be in serious trouble.

Lu's father kindly offered a reminder, and Lu Yuan nodded gently after hearing it.

"Okay, Dad, I understand. You all need to take good care of yourselves too! And don't worry about the underpass for now."

Because every time I dig over there, I bring in various materials the next day to reinforce the top, and I've already done a waterproofing test. Although the daily workload isn't large, I should be able to dig to that side in about two weeks.

Then the family chatted for a while about the road, and then something came to mind.

"By the way, Dad, how's Zhou Tong's wedding going? Has he said when he's going to hold the ceremony? I haven't been in touch with him lately."

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Lu shook his head slightly.

“I haven’t seen him recently. He must be very busy lately. There are probably problems everywhere in the fortress. They have to check for omissions and make up for them to prevent accidents from happening.”

At this moment, Xiaoshan's father spoke up, "Well, I saw Zhou Tong a couple of days ago. He's been quite busy lately. Last time, I casually mentioned when he was going to hold his wedding. After all, our two families have a pretty good relationship, so he didn't keep it from me. He said he seems to be planning to hold the wedding in about half a month."

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