A lavish feast nearing its end. Lin Yi finally put down his chopsticks, a look of satisfaction and ease on his face. "Regina, how are the new members? Are they adapting well?" "Yes, boss." At this moment, Regina looked exhausted. She massaged her temples, the dark circles under her eyes becoming more evident against her pale face, and there were traces of dried mud on the cuffs of her clothes. "We have placed some people in the apartment building and handed out tents to others, but most still have to sleep on the ground..." "We’re not that well-off right now." Lin Yi scratched his head with a helpless expression, truly strapped for resources. "I explained the situation to them, and they all understood. However, when we brought them dinner, they were overjoyed. Many couldn’t believe they had meat to eat." Regina’s lips slightly curled upwards, as if reminiscing about that scene, feeling gratified herself. Lin Yi thought for a moment and had an idea. "Perhaps we can place some people in the world of Space-Time Fragments that we’ve already occupied, there are houses there." Google seaʀᴄh 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵 "But their water and electricity systems are a bit different from ours..." "Louis will help you, I hereby appoint you as the head of new member management, can you handle it?" Regina smiled wearily, seeing the starving people well-fed and grateful to her from the heart, she felt fulfilled and accomplished. Lin Yi nodded, and after authorizing Regina, he turned to look at old Mark. "Professor, how are the injured?" "Not bad, quite well, all the injured are Professionals, so recovery is fast. This has provided me with some useful data." The old biologist sipped his tea while speaking: "I am studying how the food and water in the shelter accelerate the healing process." Lin Yi nodded again, then looked at little Natasha and said, "Natasha, after dinner, some barracks need to be planned near the south wall for the soldiers." "Our first batch of fruit will be harvested tomorrow, I can’t wait to eat an apple!" Lin Yi stood up, feeling a bit full, and shuffled over to his laptop. He opened the email app, and there was a huge pile of unread messages. [Subject: Item Receipt] Shelter has received:...... Shelter has gained 94 Experience Points. [Subject: Item Receipt] Shelter has received:...... Shelter has gained 55 Experience Points. [Subject: Survivor Reception] survivors have accepted your terms and entered the shelter. Your shelter has gained 440 Experience Points. [Subject: Item Receipt] survivors have accepted your terms and entered the shelter. Your shelter has gained 15,690 Experience Points. Congratulations, your shelter has reached Level 12. You have received a reward: Blue Salmon Spawn! [Store items updated] [Subject: New Species] Congratulations, your colorful chickens have successfully bred offspring. New store items: Colorful Hen, Colorful Rooster, you can rename them as you like. [Your shelter has gained 1000 Experience Points for breeding a new species!] "The chicks hatched!? I gotta tell Annie the good news... I promised her she could name the chicks..." Lin Yi smiled and continued reading. [Subject: Space-Time Detection Radius Increase] Your shelter’s population has exceeded 1000. Your Space-Time detection radius has increased from 1.3 to 1.7. Note: Your shelter’s chances of being invaded by lost souls have increased, it is advised to strengthen surrounding defense. [Subject: Space-Time Detection Radius Increase] Your shelter’s population has exceeded 2000. Your Space-Time detection radius has increased from 1.7 to 2.5. Note: Your shelter’s chances of being invaded by lost souls have increased, [strongly] advised to strengthen surrounding defense. There were many emails, Lin Yi suddenly remembered. After completing the "Escape from Paris" mission, the extra reward the shelter gave him. He clicked the "Claim 1" button. Soon, a small matchbox-sized box appeared in his hand. Allows you to place a vending machine anywhere in the real world. Upon placement, the machine needs to be activated on a flat surface. [At First Level, you can sell three types of goods] When others use the vending machine to purchase, the items consumed will be directly deducted from the shelter. [The more sales the machine completes, the higher the Level] Lin Yi looked at the introduction with great joy. If food is to be sold, place a vending machine in someone else’s camp. Then others can buy whenever they want, and he wouldn’t have to make long trips to deliver goods. Isn’t this essentially his own retail outlet for selling materials? And if the scale is expanded further, and countless vending machines are placed, wouldn’t that be like having his own chain store? Thinking of this, he opened the store app and found the vending machine inside. ...the price is—50,000 Coins! Haha, I better put this plan on hold for now. He clicked the "Claim 2" button. [Space-Time Filter, First Level] A unique device not available in the store, can only be found in treasure chests or as a task completion reward. This device extracts energy from the Sea of Space-Time and channels it into the shelter. [It has three modes]: Mode 1: Increase mana recovery speed within a certain area, this mode will increase the Space-Time detection radius by 10-1000%. Mode 2: Provide energy to the shelter and enhance the life force of springs and soil, this mode will increase the Space-Time detection radius by 50-2000%. Mode 3: Generate an Energy Core, this mode will increase the Space-Time detection radius by 10-200%. [After installing the device, you can view detailed descriptions of each mode] "What’s this... Seems impressive, wait a minute—treasure chest?!" Lin Yi’s eyes lit up instantly. "Shelter, the description mentions treasure! How do I get it, hmm?" [Treasure chests can be obtained by fishing in the Sea of Space-Time, by killing Space-Time Monsters and Wandering Demons, and several other methods, though the possibilities are very low] "This is worth noting, I really want to open a box, right, the fish?" Lin Yi rubbed his hands, and a bag of water containing fish appeared on the table, with a note attached. The bag contained six fish, each only the size of a pinky finger, swimming around inside. Lin Yi looked at the instructions on the paper. Put these fish in the pond, they’ll grow to adulthood in an average of five days, needing no feeding, they survive on the life force of the spring water. "That’s quite convenient!"...