Inside the shelter.

Lin Yi listened to the report.

"Boss, we've taken them all out. There are still a few mutant creatures. But from the fog, new mutant creatures keep emerging."

Solomon looked a bit tired, having been chasing zombies and strange monsters all day.

Lin Yi looked at the fog wall.

"There might be a large Space-Time Fragment nearby. Or an island. If it's a fragment, I'm wondering if the adventure is worth it..."

"Boss, I suggest we give it a shot! We now have plenty of ammunition, the brothers are well-rested, all idle and itching for action. Spoils and Experience Points are never too much, right?"

"Hmm, then it's settled."

Lin Yi stood up and threw a stone at the fog wall, the stone bounced back directly.

"Make sure the brothers are ready tomorrow, and check on those newcomers, ensure to bring a Mind Reader along."

After saying that, he returned to his laptop, spent 31,000 Coins, and installed and upgraded the old special wall.

All previous versions of the steel wall were elevated to 10 meters, and the wire fences on the new fragment, which even Level 1 mutants could easily break through, were replaced with steel walls.

Then he leveled the bunker fragment, which is the newly acquired underground shelter, and expanded it.

He created a triangular area with a base of 50 meters and constructed a 20-meter wide and 250-meter long small road extending from the middle of the triangle.

He had previously tried to open a passage between the Beastman's Ark and the Moving Island, so he could use it to head to the dangerous fragment and give the enemy a warm welcome.

This passage belongs to the shelter, so the corpses of enemies killed here will gradually transform into biological material, and the passage will clean itself up.

After thinking for a while, he decided to build an additional wall to trap everyone who escapes from the Slaughter Zone.

Natasha and Hubert will come to design the wall later, so for now, he only expanded the shelter and set up several layers of portable walls.

He particularly liked the multi-layered defense strategy previously used while clearing the Moving Island.

After dealing with the fragment matters, he began checking those unread system messages.

There were quite a lot of messages!

[Regarding: Fragment Occupation]

You have occupied a fragment containing lost heritage from a destroyed world.

Your shelter gained 9810 Experience Points.

[Regarding: Fragment Occupation]

You have occupied a fragment containing lost heritage from a destroyed world.

[Your shelter gained 13390 Experience Points]

"What's going on? Why are things from other worlds more valuable than those from Earth?!"

Lin Yi's question still went unanswered.

"Still throwing a tantrum, huh? Hmph!"

[Regarding: Survivor Integration]

2103 survivors have agreed to your terms and entered the shelter.

[The shelter gained 21030 Experience Points]

"These are all the elves and people from the bunker, right? Seems like I need to expand the farmland..."

[Regarding: Obtaining Plants]

You have unified a fragment with useful plants growing on it.

You have acquired: 5 kinds of mushrooms, 3 types of berry bushes, 1 Sky Tree, and spider moss.

All plants have adapted to the shelter environment. Your shelter gained 22200 Experience Points.

[Regarding: Level Up]

Congratulations! Your shelter has reached Level 15.

[Shop items have been updated]

"This means..."

Lin Yi closed the emails and entered the shop... It was filled with new products!

Since he upgraded to the latest version of the shop app, finding new items became much easier.

The first thing he did was to spend 3000 Coins to upgrade his laptop from Level 4 to Level 5.

Then he spent another 5000 Coins to upgrade the camera to Level 5.

Now the camera's detection range reached 100 meters, and it had a new filtering feature that could highlight certain objects.

For example, if he set the filter to "weapons and ammunition," all items that were not weapons or ammunition would turn transparent gray.

He tried the "mutant creature" filter, and it really worked!

In the Lille River near headquarters, there were a few mutant fish swimming around, with a small crab three feet long gnawing on something on the riverbed.

Lin Yi was delighted; hunting mutant creatures by the river now became exceptionally easy.

Then he spent 4000 Coins to upgrade the planner and staff app to Level 5.

He also spent a staggering 20000 Coins to upgrade the fishing app to Level 2.

There's now a Level 3 Space-Time Beacon, but it costs 64000 Coins, and a Level 3 Space-Time Teleporter costs 50000 Coins, so he decided not to buy them yet.

He had to save the money for building the castle tomorrow.

"What's this? Oh boy!"

[Navigator, Level 1]

This program can help you find directions in the Sea of Space-Time.

[Price: 20000]

The price is discouraging, especially since it's only a Level 1 program.

However... Lin Yi bought it without hesitation.

After completing the purchase, he immediately went to the Space-Time Beacon and entered the Sea of Space-Time.

Then... it was amazing!

He could see the Shelter, the coordinates of the area, and even local coordinates, and he could place a small beacon anywhere he wanted to go.

He placed his first beacon at a planet entrance that was being absorbed.

"Okay, area X326/Y-341/Z153, point X30/Y389/Z369, yellow beacon. Hmm... I'm heading in the opposite direction! But since the Shelter has attracted so much attention, this is actually better—leading the enemies directly to the planet here is too stupid..."

Lin Yi pondered whether to go to this planet.

Back in front of his laptop, he found many other interesting things in the store, but he decided to leave them for tomorrow, as it was already dinner time.

Thinking of food, his body began to protest, and with his level 3 Regeneration Skills, his body needed far more calories than others.

The dinner table was lively.

But everyone was only discussing one topic: elves.

Melanie and Annie were in awe of these little guys, mostly fantasizing about having wings.

"Sylvie, you really don't understand romance! Imagine him holding you tightly, spreading his wings, flying into the sky, and then... then..."

Annie fantasized, sneaking a look at the boss.

Little Natasha laughed and said, "Then you start trembling, because the higher you fly, the colder it gets."

"Hey! You're so annoying! None of you have any sense of romance. That's why you have no boyfriends, you know!"

"I might soon have a boyfriend..."

Sylvie mumbled, remembering a small request.

Annie stuck her tongue out at Sylvie.

"Oh, really? Then where is he? I've never seen him, so he surely doesn't exist! Ouch!"

She was hit on the back of her head and bit her tongue. It hurt so much that tears came out.

"It hurts so much! I almost bit my tongue off!"

"If you keep teasing, you'll really bite your tongue off!"

Orianna glared fiercely at the cheeky girl, waving her fist.

The boss ignored them and looked at Regina.

"How are the elves?"

"They're very downcast, especially the one referred to as the Priestess. I've temporarily placed them in the tent city; after those events, the forest elves don't want to return to their city."

This young child had been busy all day, and now she was exhausted.

"What about food? What do they eat?"

"They are vegetarians. We're giving them fruit currently, but I think over time, we can get them used to eating vegetables."

"By the way, they have wings, so for them, picking berries and fruits should be easy. Orianna, what do you think?"

"They're too weak..."

The blonde girl pondered for a moment.

"I'm not sure if they can be good workers, but we can try grouping them so one person lifts the basket high, making it easier for them to transport fruit."

"Makes sense."

Lin Yi nodded approvingly and then turned to his assistant Chen Youyou.

"What skills do they have?"

"Mainly sewing, and there are other craftsmen, but they died on the second level. The remaining ones either pick berries, do physical labor, or are tailors."

Chen Youyou replied, pulling out her smartphone and checking some notes.

"Wait, that's not right... there are also two doctors and six construction workers."

"So out of six hundred elves, just a few are useful..."

Lin Yi shook his head and then took a sip of slightly fortified grape juice.

Chen Youyou served the boss a chicken leg.

"Boss, I don't think so, they're excellent tailors."

"That's right, boss! Their skirts are superb! I can wear them beautifully, haha!"

Annie chimed in, completely forgetting about biting her tongue when talking about branded clothing, becoming exceptionally enthusiastic.

She cast a flirtatious glance at Lin Yi.

"Please, boss, you must build a clothing factory! I'm begging you!"

"Hmm... I think it would be great to make some uniforms for soldiers and staff. Otherwise, we look like a gang of street ruffians... Of course, as you wish..."

Seeing all the girls pleading, Lin Yi had no choice but to agree, and moreover, he himself didn't mind adding some new clothes.

The girls were delighted.

Especially Annie and Natasha.

It seemed that petite beauties liked having lots and lots of beautiful clothes.

At this moment, Lin Yi suddenly thought of something.

"Louis, tomorrow get some people to study the new fragment's reactor and how their system operates... What do you think of their technology?"

"Unfortunately, all their military vehicles are just scrap metal. I found some intact parts but haven't discovered anything special yet.

However, thanks to the intact machine found at the bunker entrance, I've learned something interesting!"

The old mechanician finished his drink.

"It uses sugar and some kind of acid as fuel, and it's a fantastic fuel! Not only does it cause no wear and tear on the engine, but it also prevents engine corrosion!"

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