Let it be known that I personally regret nothing. We helped quite a few people and are damn proud of it. We're just building ourselves up until the day that we can ably protect ourselves and our belongings. And no, despite sealing ourselves in a place no one else can reach, we aren't going to attempt any "Surprise rear-end sex the World" projects; so no worries about that
I see this as another learning experience, by the time a new map is generated, we'll have seen it all.
As for trade, we'll still need food here, and that's pretty much it. Lots of time to hunt, lots of time to mine, and harvesting isn't my problem (Sorry Denvon, but it's true).
You see a masterful engraving by Blaze. On it is Blaze, bears, boars, and foxes. Blaze is striking down the bears. The boars are screaming. The foxes are in a fetal position. The image relates to the return of Blaze in the late winter of 2009.