Age: My Small World

"Wow, not only is there water, but there are also schools of fish."

Yang Jun couldn't help but take two steps back on the bank. He could actually feel the surging water on the riverbank. The underground water was rolling and turbulent, just like an underground river.

He felt that such a water source was sufficient even as the source of a great river.

"Let's get some water first."

With a thought, without even touching the water, the river water disappeared into thin air as if it had been pumped away.

Moreover, any fish that come within fifty meters of Yang Jun will disappear from their original location.

He was quite curious to taste what fish that could survive in underground rivers tasted like; he was sure they would be incredibly delicious, and he could eat them often once he raised them.

However, he stopped pumping water a few minutes later.

The small world was really small; in just a few minutes, the space he had planned was already full.

At this moment, the small world has become a scene of rivers surrounding two small mountains facing each other.

The mountains are lush and green, streams flow gently at their foot, and the fields are full of fruits and vegetables—it's truly a paradise on earth.

"Such a result is somewhat unexpected."

Standing on the mountaintop, Yang Jun nodded with satisfaction.

Two orange kittens had appeared at his feet.

"How about we build another sand dune for the two of you?"

After all, they are sand cats, and it seems that they are not very comfortable living in the mountains and forests.

It's just a matter of making some space.

After thinking for a while, Yang Jun specially created a sandy area and focused the sunlight on it, which created a weather and landform that was very similar to those in the Northwest.

When two sand cats were placed inside, they excitedly rolled around and then eagerly began rebuilding their new den.

The dune cat digs its own den, and it's best to choose a semi-dust-like location where the sand isn't too hard and doesn't collapse easily.

Yang Jun let the two little ones run around and didn't interfere any further.

He glanced at the newly built underground world again and thought that it would just be another storage room in the future, and it was impossible to regard it as a natural cave.

After leaving the small world, he returned to the underground, and without lingering, he returned to the surface along the same route.

Emerging from the cave entrance again, the sweltering heat descended upon us once more.

Feeling the sun's intense heat, Yang Jun couldn't help but put on a straw hat.

He was about to descend the mountain when he couldn't help but look back.

"Since no one can find this place, let it remain so."

With four or five huge rocks blocking the entrance, it's likely that no one will be able to discover the difference inside even after hundreds of years, unless a natural event like an earthquake moves the rocks, but such a coincidence is very rare.

Yang Jun dragged the two bears out to do hard labor again, and this time he gave each of them an extra piece of honeycomb.

The two black bears were so happy that they rolled around on the ground. To them, this stuff was probably even tastier than the spiritual water.

"Let's have a few bear cubs soon, the current ones aren't enough to keep us entertained."

The two bears have already had one cub, but unfortunately there are only two, so the family is still too small.

Moreover, each time a bear produces a freak, it takes six or seven months, almost the same as a human. In addition, they need about a year between freak births, so their reproduction rate isn't very fast. After sending the two bears back to the small world, Yang Jun resumed his mountain climbing.

The mountain peak wasn't very high, only a few hundred meters high, and before long he was standing at the highest point.

Looking out from the barren mountaintop, Yang Jun saw a desolate Gobi Desert landscape. There was still no sign of life in the distance, and the weather in the far distance seemed to be getting even more extreme.

"Finding raw jade ore is indeed difficult; not every place has jade."

He gave up his ambition to fatten himself up in one go; such a good thing is not so easy to come by.

After descending the mountain, we began our return journey along the same route.

As you approach the oasis, you'll see people.

The oasis began to grow vegetation, and the underground river must have an outlet nearby, so a river flowed through the surrounding area, not only nourishing the oasis but also sustaining countless families and wild animals in the vicinity.

The fact that humans can survive here is naturally due to certain conditions.

Moreover, the reason this base was chosen was because it has suitable conditions for stationing, at least water and food are not a problem.

While the base was being built, the workers there also started farming and raising livestock, with the strategy being self-sufficiency.

No wonder this place will become a village cluster in the future.

The Chinese people have an ingrained farming mentality; they can adapt to local conditions and, no matter what the circumstances, as long as they have the right conditions and time, they can cultivate the land well and eventually create their own world.

"Yang Jun, you're finally back! I was worried you'd disappeared after you were gone for ages."

Sun breathed a sigh of relief the moment he saw him.

Yang Jun said speechlessly, "I just went out for a walk, why can't you wish me well?"

"And since we'll be staying here for a while, you shouldn't stay cooped up all the time. You can go for a walk if you want."

However, the two of them didn't have the same leisure time as him; they spent every day observing the situation.

Yang Jun could only shrug at this; everyone has their own way of living, and he wouldn't interfere.

"It is said that the soil and water in the Northwest are very nourishing; all the girls here are extremely beautiful."

Sun suddenly sighed to him.

Yang Jun raised an eyebrow: "You don't think I went to see some girl, do you?"

He actually agreed with Sun's statement. It is said that beautiful women come from border cities, and there must have been some reason why the ancestors set up the Protectorate of the Western Regions here.

At least among the girls from the border cities that Yang Jun encountered, the vast majority had deep-set features and possessed a distinctive beauty.

Of course, most people's aesthetic preferences nowadays still lean towards a more square face shape, probably because that's what movie actors look like these days.

Although the film and television industry is not very developed now, people in all places who have seen the movies have a good impression of the actors. They don't really have fans, because that's not popular now. Anyway, their aesthetic preferences are closer to those of the actors themselves.

"Isn't that right?" Sun Bu scratched his head. Based on Yang Jun's past experiences, he genuinely believed that Yang Jun was flirting with someone here again.

Yang Jun rolled his eyes at him: "You really think I'm bored and have no time to do these things?"

"I think you're too idle. Go back and look through the personnel files in the base."

Sun's lips twitched, and he nodded helplessly. (End of Chapter)