Chương 102: Chapter 102、Reconstructing the Shelter: The Unique Effects of Resident Housing
291,865 Survival Points!
Nearly 300,000 points—just a hair's breadth away from the 300k mark!
"Shit, this is amazing!"
Yi Bai couldn't help but let out an internal cheer, a smile tugging at his lips that he couldn't suppress.
And this was only the first batch of people in the plan—there would be another round at the end of the month, and next month the plan would repeat itself!
Moreover, as the population of the settlement grew, more and more people would be eligible for the Talent Replacement Program, meaning Yi Bai's steady influx of points would only increase!
"Boss, you seem really happy."
Chen Qiuren, ever the keen observer, seized the opportunity and approached with a sly smile. "Boss, can I ask you something?"
Yi Bai nodded. "Go ahead."
Chen Qiuren wasted no time. "It's about Lu Nianxin—the guy with the mind control ability... Boss, could you tell him not to control me?"
"I feel like something's been off lately."
With his head lowered, Chen Qiuren sounded aggrieved. "If I hadn't noticed something strange and asked Jiang Xiaoci about it, I might still be in the dark."
Chen Qiuren was a killer, and in just a day, he had sensed the shift in his own mind.
What the hell? I'm a straight man, why am I suddenly so interested in another guy? And why do I keep thinking he's so handsome? The more I look, the better it feels? This isn't right!
So, after checking, he discovered that the guy had been using mind control to influence him!
"This... I actually warned him."
Yi Bai paused, offering a helpless but polite reminder. "But he probably didn't listen. Looks like he has a thing for you."
"A thing for me?"
Chen Qiuren was taken aback, his eyes nearly bulging out. "Boss! You know me! I've had lovers! I like women! Zhao Siqi can vouch for me! I'm big! I'm strong! I'm really not interested in men!"
"Does Zhao Siqi know about all this?"
"Doesn't matter! What matters is I'd rather die than submit to another man!"
Yi Bai spread his hands in resignation. "I'll try to help you keep Lu Nianxin under control, but I can't promise it'll work."
"I…"
Chen Qiuren's face fell, his hopes dashed. So, even the boss couldn't guarantee his safety?
It's over! Am I going to have to treat myself now for a future problem with my... rear?
Seeing the despair on his face, Yi Bai couldn't help but smile, trying to offer some comfort. "Relax, don't overthink it. Think of it as a chance to train your mental fortitude."
"You're already on alert, so it's unlikely you'll fall for it again."
"Besides, with my warning, Lu Nianxin won't dare use extreme mind control on you. He'll only affect you subtly, little by little."
"Look at it this way, not every assassin gets such a good opportunity for mental training. You should learn to appreciate it."
Appreciate it?
Chen Qiuren was filled with even more despair. He really wanted to tell his boss that this wasn't how you trained a killer.
Which good assassin would need to have a guy train them like this?
Wouldn't a beautiful woman be much better for training?
Eventually, with a heavy heart, Chen Qiuren left. Before going, he made sure to let Yi Bai know he'd be spending most of his time in the research room.
He begged Yi Bai to ensure that anyone could enter, but please keep Lu Nianxin out.
Yi Bai nodded in agreement, and only then did Chen Qiuren leave in peace.
Yi Bai, on the other hand, wasn't sure how comfortable Chen Qiuren's life would be from now on. After all, the research room had been divided into two sections.
Li Ya had her own dedicated space, while the other was shared by Chen Qiuren and Zhao Siqi for medical research.
So, either he'd be dealing with mind control from a male mutant, or spending all his time with his ex-girlfriend, who still harbored murderous intent.
Both options seemed equally torturous for him.
Once Chen Qiuren was gone, Yi Bai took another moment to admire his newfound wealth of survival points. Then, he opened the city leaderboard.
As expected, he was ranked first!
However, the second-place competitor also had a decent amount of points—120,000.
"Another Little White Bear Shelter."
Yi Bai frowned as he looked at the name of the second-place shelter. He remembered checking the leaderboard a few days ago, when this shelter only had a few thousand points. Now, it had 120,000?
It seemed like this person also had some quick ways of accumulating points. Yi Bai couldn't afford to get complacent.
He glanced at the shelter's level info and saw that the Little White Bear Shelter had reached level 1.
"These big players are really catching up fast. I need to speed up my own development."
Yi Bai didn't waste time and immediately switched to the shelter's build mode, ready to consume his points.
[Level 2 Research Room]
Cost: 2000 survival points. After upgrade, more research areas and basic equipment will be available. Unlocks Level 2 Research Projects.
[Crop Cultivation Farm]
C-Class Shelter Special Room. Can be expanded with 1000 survival points, adding more planting areas and up to 10 different types of crops.
[Level 1 Residential Room - 10 people]
Cost: 100 survival points. Contains basic infrastructure for 10 people, and has an automatic cleaning effect (requires activation of the preceding technology—Waste Management Center).
[Level 2 Residential Room - 10 people]
Cost: 500 survival points. Contains basic infrastructure for 10 people, with entertainment facilities, automatic cleaning, temperature regulation, and water supply (without using shelter resources).
[Level 2 High-End Single Residential Room]
Cost: 800 survival points. Contains infrastructure and entertainment facilities for 1 person, with automatic provision of essential daily supplies; provides all other living quality benefits from higher-level rooms.
Based on the current tech projects, Yi Bai didn't have too many room options to choose from.
After carefully selecting, he decided to upgrade the research room first, then expanded the greenhouse room, and bought more residential rooms.
The residential rooms provided by the shelter interface were far more complete than the ones humans built themselves.
They came with all basic facilities, automatically repairing themselves if damaged. And the more expensive single rooms even generated essential resources for individual survival.
At first glance, these rooms seemed to just improve living quality, and it might seem like a waste of points to build them.
But that wasn't the case.
The room descriptions included a special note:
[Residential Effect]
Anyone who resides in these rooms will have their loyalty to the shelter increase with time. They will also be less likely to fall ill and will recover stamina daily without any hindrance.
Increased loyalty by residing in these rooms!
This was the feature that caught Yi Bai's attention.
He immediately bought 20 Level 1 rooms, 10 Level 2 rooms, and 5 Level 2 single rooms, spending a total of 11,000 survival points.
It wasn't even a significant amount.
"These rooms will be placed on the upper and lower floors of the main building."
"I'll have Jiang Xiaoci select a few core residents and those with good talents, and have them move in specially."
Yi Bai murmured to himself, growing more accustomed to his role as a leader. He was beginning to understand the importance of building a strong power structure with a solid pyramid foundation.
Yi Bai needed to establish a core management team and supporters around him.
By distributing enough benefits to the core layer, ensuring their living quality, he could create a loyal faction.
This faction would become the backbone of the settlement's stability.
"Having talented individuals on hand, along with a group of loyal supporters, will allow us to firmly root the foundation of the settlement's development."
Yi Bai exited the build mode. He still wanted to create more rooms, but they all required new tech projects to support them.
The downside of a research-based shelter was that while it was powerful, it was also expensive.
The higher the level of a room, the more tech projects needed to unlock them.
"The research room has been upgraded. Let's see what Level 2 tech projects are available."
Yi Bai quickly opened the shelter's tech tree and frowned.
"Hmm? Something's different here…"
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