This time I chose Paladin.

Chapter 35 Shelter Main Body
There was still some distance between the main entrance and the actual shelter. In the middle lay a vast cavern. The air purification and circulation system emitted a subtle hum. The supporting structures on all sides glowed a faint silver in the darkness. Soldiers in black and blue uniforms were everywhere. Directly ahead was a deeper and thicker...

Kang Sen raised his hand perfunctorily, pointed forward without sincerity, and opened his mouth reluctantly: "Door."

Nie Weiyang: “…”

He silently glanced at the silver airtight door that couldn't be more 'door', and then silently glanced at Kang Sen.

"You are not very willing to serve me." Nie Weiyang said, his voice still gentle and calm, making it clear that he actually had no emotional fluctuations about this.

Kang Sen grinned, revealing a stiff fake smile that looked like he was baring his teeth: "How could that be?"

No, there's absolutely no willingness at all.

Nie Weiyang had no expression on his face.

He was good-tempered, it was true, but he was only good-tempered towards human beings, especially towards living human beings, and towards that part of his compatriots whose thoughts were still human.

This is just a copy. The love and hate in the copy are real, but life and death are only real to the players. Everything that exists here will disappear after the player leaves the copy. He must pass it to get the reward and go back to participate in the Blood Moon Ascending event, thereby achieving his goal: to keep more people alive.

This is a clear and distinct interest.

Now, Kang Sen, as the head of security for Shelter 4701, held a gun in hand and displayed a sharp attitude, clearly expressing his dissatisfaction with Nie Weiyang, the "Source." When facing such a person, one must avoid clashing with him in public. Even if there was room for maneuver, the situation would escalate into a more intense conflict.

Anyway, the time flow rate inside the shelter and outside is 10:1. Excluding the time needed for travel and preparation, he still has at least 350 days in the shelter.

One year is enough to do anything in the shelter.

"You are a competent security minister. Goodbye." Nie Weiyang nodded slightly to Kang Sen and walked towards the inner door under the latter's suddenly strange look.

The knob on the silver airtight door turned, and the multi-layered structure opened to both sides, revealing a passageway cabin. Clear of debris and with no dead corners, the entire structure resembled an enlarged capsule. Based on Nie Weiyang's experience entering and exiting the shelter, this door was most likely just one of the checkpoints separating the inside and outside, and the capsule cabin was merely a disinfection point to ensure the separation between the inside and the outside.

Facts proved him right. When he entered the capsule sterilization chamber, the airtight door at the rear closed, and a breeze and disinfectant spray blew in from all directions. Green light swept over him several times, and he was asked to perform a few movements as demonstrated on the display screen nearby...

After a while, a subtle hum of electricity was heard, and a warm female voice emerged from behind the cold speaker grid. The voice was like silk drenched in sunlight, with just the right amount of electronic reverberation.

"Authentication complete. Good evening, Administrator Two. I am T-4701-AI, the artificial intelligence embedded in Vault 4701."

"To fully record your health status and enter it into the authorization authentication system, please take off your sunglasses, approach the scanner in front, and register your fingerprint, pupil pattern, and mental power password."

…'Administrator No. 2'.

Nie Weiyang slowly raised his head, looking flawless on the outside.

"What did you call me?" he asked.

"According to the shelter's regulations, I should address you as 'Administrator No. 4701.'" Each syllable uttered by 'T--AI' fell gently like a round drop of water. "Do you need to change your registration name?"

Nie Weiyang was silent for a moment and said, "No."

He raised his hand and took off his sunglasses.

When the wide, black lenses left his face, a handsome face was revealed—a face full of contradictions. He possessed an aggressive yet strangely gentle quality; his skin was slightly pale but still exuded a healthy glow. Most importantly, his softly shaped eyes weren't upturned, which, combined with his expression, should have conveyed a gentle and benevolent air. But… “Your irises are red and glow, and there’s another kind of light within your pupils. In my database, no human exhibits similar physiological characteristics,” said 'T-4701-AI'. “Image comparison shows that the light in your eyes is closer to warning lights, cameras, and red dot sights than in humans. Why?”

"You shouldn't be curious," Nie Weiyang said calmly, putting his sunglasses in his breast pocket. "And you shouldn't question me. 'T-4701-AI', do your job."

"Follow your orders, Administrator Two," the AI ​​said.

After scanning fingerprints, scanning irises, and then detecting the mental registration characteristics, Nie Weiyang officially became the temporary administrator of Shelter 4701 in the dungeon.

While doing this, he quickly filtered the information available in his mind and finally identified the two main problems known so far:

1. The main quest requires him to gain the approval of at least 80% of the people in the shelter, which is difficult, although not impossible.

But for some reason, the people inside the shelter, especially the security chief, harbored a certain restricted hostility towards him. And for unknown reasons, these people were able to release their mental power without regard for attribute restrictions. Even ordinary people could use their mental power to view compressed information, which was essentially equivalent to everyone carrying a weapon.

2. As the "Source" and "New Administrator" sent from outside—most likely from "Central City"—he couldn't have been alone. He must have had an entourage, or even a motorcade, as Kangsen had inquired. But now it's gone.

Kang Sen may have already started investigating this suspicious point. No matter why the accompanying personnel disappeared, the security minister of this violent agency will definitely keep a close eye on Nie Weiyang, suspect him and hinder his actions.

Nie Weiyang rubbed his brows. Fortunately, the teleportation had reset his physical state, so the mud and rain from outside the dungeon hadn't been brought in. Now, the rain he was getting wet in was all from within the dungeon.

随着细微的机械传动声响起，胶囊舱室另一侧的气密门打开，一个便携式终端与挂耳式单侧耳机被机械臂上的托盘送到他面前，他看了它一眼，上面已经登记好了使用者信息码：20-18-1-9-12-2-12-1-26-5-18。

He took it, rolled up his sleeves to reveal the silver-gleaming arm armor, and put it on the arm armor.

The moment he put on the headphones, the voice of 'T-4701-AI' rang in his ears: "Hello, Administrator Two. Today's shelter system integrity is 100%. Total number of registered personnel inside the shelter: 2808. Total health index is displayed on the portable terminal.

"The ecological circulation chambers have been disinfected, the water circulation system has been cleaned, the main ventilation system currently has a wind speed of 9m/s, and the laboratory ventilation system currently has a wind speed of 0.4m/s.

"Nerve relaxants are not currently available in the shelter. If you require a supply, please consult with the medical staff."

2808... This means that if he has confidence and patience, he can even choose to close the checkpoint at the door now and not let anyone in.

People need to go into shelters, apparently because there is danger outside - which is absolutely true nonsense.

Nie Weiyang didn't know why he had no entourage, but he couldn't rule out the possibility of human intervention. If it was human intervention, these people would likely have blended in with ordinary people and entered Shelter 4701.

If we stop accepting more people, we might be able to keep them out, but Nie Weiyang is not prepared to do that...

The airtight door opened completely, and bright light fell on the scarlet eyes.

Nie Weiyang put his sunglasses back on. A cacophony of noise washed over him. The air was filled with the faint scent of ozone, the scent of people, the aroma of food, and more. He saw a vast hall, a hall with two circular emblems echoing each other. Inside, people of all kinds moved: some were researchers, some were soldiers, and some were just ordinary people.

He knew, perhaps better than most people here, that the shelter system was originally designed to be a place of tranquility, an eternal paradise. But from a certain point on, time invaded it.

Alienation begins from then on.

(End of this chapter)