Shelter.

After breakfast, Lin Yi walked to the laptop.

Lille Camp City, had bought a bunch of food the day before, along with a new batch of power armor.

[Your Vending Machine]

Vending Machine No. 2, Balance: 87,300 Coins.

Vending Machine No. 3, Balance: 253,000 Coins.

Vending Machine No. 4, Balance: 1,035,000 Coins.

Seeing this report, Lin Yi nodded appreciatively, it was about what Immanuel had predicted.

After transferring all the money to the shelter's account, Lin Yi teleported to his headquarters in Lille City.

The repair work there was almost complete, and the construction to strengthen the surrounding defense was also nearing completion.

"Boss, you're here!"

Immanuel had been overseeing workers unloading various parts, as well as other affairs.

"The last batch of parts ordered by Louis has arrived, the ammunition will be delivered at lunchtime, we have already received the drones and quadcopters, would you like to see them?"

"Of course!"

"This drone has some sort of protective device that prevents moisture and spying, the King was generous enough to give us the latest model. Hubert took a look and said he's used something similar before."

"Really beautiful!"

Like many men, Lin Yi was fascinated by military equipment, and this drone was manufactured the year before the apocalypse, so it is indeed cutting-edge technology.

It looked like a paper airplane, only with foldable wings.

Once activated, it was about 2 meters long, with a wingspan of five meters, a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour, could fly for twenty hours, and weighed 30 pounds.

The drone was equipped with various sensors and cameras, as well as a pneumatic launch system that looked like a crossbow.

The quadcopters were just regular civilian drones, but they had their own uses.

Lin Yi was very satisfied, delivered all the equipment back to the shelter, then went to find Hubert.

Hubert was in the infirmary, along with four other soldiers who also looked terribly beaten.

Did they take a vacation and end up like this?

Lin Yi looked at the soldiers wrapped in bandages: "Were you guys hit by a truck?"

"Pretty much, I found my friends and their families all dead. But I found the people who killed them, quite a few, so I had to fight a little battle."

Hubert laughed awkwardly.

Lin Yi pointed at the soldier's injured shoulder: "How did they hurt you like this?"

"Those guys had large-caliber guns, but there won't be any more trouble, we killed them all. By the way, thank those girls operating the surveillance cameras for me, they saved us countless times yesterday."

"Hubert, you have to thank them yourself! Look at you, looking like an injured old man... go have some spring water, you'll be as good as new soon."

"Okay, boss!"

The two exchanged smiles.

Lin Yi also understood the process of what happened.

On Hubert's way to find his friends, they encountered a group of hunters calling themselves "Claws."

At first, they seemed fine and law-abiding, but upon contact, it was clear they always looked for small groups to deceive as cannon fodder.

They did it very secretly, and the leader was a manipulative type, so most of the small group's members never suspected anything.

One day, Hubert's friends' hunter group was hired by "Claws" to execute an important mission.

The warehouse they were supposed to clear was guarded by a group of level 2 mutant creatures, led by a level 3 mutant creature.

The level 3 mutant creature could control the henchmen and direct them to navigate obstacles and barriers.

"Claws" deemed the risk too high, so they retreated, leaving the mercenaries there to die.

But to their surprise, somehow the mercenaries survived!

They lost half their people, but they won.

"Claws" were ecstatic, pretended to help the weakened hunters, only to stab them in the back.

After all, if the mercenaries survived, they would have to share the profits with them.

One of Hubert's men was skilled in interrogation, so they obtained this information.

What followed was foreseeable, Hubert and his men took revenge for their friends.

The surveillance cameras and the "Celestial Eye" helped Hubert destroy their base.

Killed the leader of "Claws"!

It was an intense battle, but how could ordinary hunters be a match for the shelter's elite?

After the slaughter ended, Hubert decisively emptied "Claws'" warehouse.

By Lille Camp City's standards, "Claws" were very wealthy, holding 702,000 coins.

Eleven Skill Books, one Rare Book, and a large amount of level 2 System Equipment.

The real top-tier goods were two high-caliber vehicle-mounted machine guns, two portable machine guns, a large pile of ammunition, and some other small items.

Lin Yi praised the soldiers for their rich haul and sent the spoils back to the shelter.

Then, he went to the adaptation center in Lille City, where a recruitment event was starting in half an hour.

Arrived at the destination.

The recruitment site was already crowded with people, but most were just there for the spectacle.

Blaise and his people set up a point in a small park surrounded by portable steel walls.

There were about sixty security personnel there, and the entire area was equipped with cameras.

There were also some support groups, including those with Hawkeye, the military police from Lille's public house, and even army observers.

The recruitment was simple.

There were two passages and one line.

Once people reached the front of the line, they would go through a door, then sit at a table to undergo inquiry and evaluation.

If they were suitable to join the Shelter, their families would come along the second passage to meet them.

Needless to say, a few people tried to pass their friends as family to bring them in, and a few others attempted to bribe the Shelter's representatives, but they were immediately kicked out.

There were posters in front of the steel walls and gates explaining the recruitment rules, a list of Skills being sought, and the laws of the Shelter—Lin Yi's rules.

Of course, every recruitment effort was more or less subject to restrictions from Lille's public house.

For example, the Shelter was not allowed to recruit people with Advanced medical Skills because Lille needed them too.

The same applied to those with practical craftsmanship, and Lille would not allow the entire group of Hunters to be poached.

In short, there were many different restrictions.

But there was a provision that the Shelter could not recruit soldiers.

The reason was obvious; anyone wanting to fight had already joined the Lille army, and the rest were either scoundrels or people wanting something for nothing.

However, Immanuel still managed to recruit twenty people for the army.

These people had personal reasons for not wanting to join the Lille army, but they were warriors with rich military or combat experience.

All the new members and their families were sent to an area with self-serve dining and waiting rooms.

To avoid stimulating those watching the event, the cafeteria was set up in a series of large tents.

No kitchen was needed because the food, along with clean utensils, was transported from the Shelter.

Everyone in Lille Camp City heard—the notorious potato merchant had arrived here.

At first, almost nobody believed it, but when today's rations turned out to be the famous potatoes and vegetables, people believed it!

The food was so delicious!

Some people were moved to tears, and anyone with a bit of sense wanted to work for the potato merchant.

Besides, the great experiences of the potato merchant and the prowess of the soldiers from the Shelter also swept through the entire city.

All those wanting a better life came to the recruitment event.

However, Lin Yi's vision remained unchanged; the Shelter did not need workers without Skills, only soldiers and people with professional Skills.

So, those attending the event without practical Skills gradually realized that the only way to be hired by the potato merchant was to join his army.

Suddenly, the army recruitment station was crowded with people!

But the quality of the potential warriors was a bit poor.

Most people here were weak, timid, and lacked confidence.

But the Shelter would not reject people truly striving for happiness and willing to fight for Lin Yi.

Of course, this didn't mean the Shelter would indiscriminately accept everyone.

The scheming scoundrels and outright villains kept the Mind Readers busy for quite a while…

At this time, Lin Yi received a message from Chen Youyou.

The hospital and apartment buildings had been completely evacuated.

Lin Yi gathered the first batch of new members and then teleported back to the Shelter.

After handing over the newcomers to Valerie, he walked to the laptop, where a little girl was waiting for him.

Lin Yi smiled and said to Natasha, "I thought you were still asleep."

"I dreamed I made a serious mistake while designing the castle... I came here to check, but fortunately, it was just a nightmare, and we can start building now…"

The little girl yawned.

Lin Yi rubbed her little head: "You did well, now go back to sleep."

"Mmm-mmm!" the little girl squinted her eyes comfortably.

...

Lin Yi sat in front of the laptop and reviewed the newly completed design plans.

He nodded with approval, then pressed a button.

A large amount of Coin was deducted from his account. A rumbling sound came, and fifteen apartment buildings and a large hospital were absorbed into the ground.

In their place was a real castle!

But that wasn't the only change.

The new community built for the new residents also emerged from the ground in the north and east...

The construction of the castle caused a brief power outage because all the bio-reactors were moved to the castle's underground floors.

Besides that, all the most critical facilities were relocated to new positions.

This castle was a gigantic thirty-story building.

In fact, not so many floors were currently needed, but Lin Yi decided to leave enough space for future development.

The castle also had ten underground floors, several times the size of the above-ground floors.

According to calculations, in an emergency, this castle must be able to accommodate fifty thousand people.

If they squeezed in, it could accommodate up to two hundred thousand people...

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