Transcending Worlds: I Have an Invincible Shelter

"We would like to continue exchanging food and clean water with you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence.

Not only was Jiang Xiaochen speechless, but Zhao Xinyan was also at a loss, unable to think of any bargaining chips they could use to negotiate with the man before them.

With his back to the three, Su Yuyang gazed quietly down at the miners working diligently below the mountain, and uttered a reply that surprised everyone.

"Can."

"The mining must continue. As for the mutants and gifted individuals in the mining area, they can still be sent into the Black Forest to hunt mutant beasts and mutant flying beasts as usual."

The Tokyo mining area now has a considerable population, and in the past they have always relied on the meat of mutated beasts to fill their stomachs. As for drinking water, they can only leave it to fate, collecting rainwater to barely quench their thirst and survive.

The idea of ​​providing everyone with clean beef, white rice, and fresh vegetables is simply a pipe dream right now.

Su Yuyang urgently needs to sort out his resources in the real world as soon as possible and convert all his idle cash into supplies that can be put to great use.

He turned his head and glanced at Lin Xuanzhi indifferently, speaking softly.

"The person is gone, there's no use in being sad anymore, we still have to move on. As for how to use source crystal ore to exchange for mutated beast meat, food, and water, you guys first draft a set of rules, give them to me for review, and then finalize them."

Lin Xuanzhi felt a sudden pang of sadness, instantly understanding the hidden compassion and care in his words. After Su Yuyang finished speaking, she composed herself, suppressing her nervousness, and respectfully began to explain the plan the three of them had devised, point by point.

"My lord, we have drafted the rules for the exchange. Please review and approve them."

Ultimately, they had no idea how much food and clean water the adults had stockpiled, so they carefully considered every word and were extremely cautious when drafting the terms.

Su Yuyang took the terms from Lin Xuanzhi, glanced at the three of them indifferently, and chuckled: "It's clear that you were prepared all along."

The three exchanged glances, but none of them responded. They could only lower their heads silently, looking awkward and reserved.

Su Yuyang's gaze returned to the entry in his hand, his eyes inadvertently glancing at the three people's old and rough clothes.

He secretly calculated how much food, clean water, and various daily necessities he would need to transfer from the real world each month to support the supply and demand of the entire mining area.

"Alright, we'll proceed according to your proposed rules. However, the rations for the survivors can be increased a little more."

Jiang Xiaochen hurriedly tried to explain, as he was worried that the number of mutated beasts and mutated flying beasts in the surrounding mountains and forests was already limited.

If the food exchange rate for survivors is raised rashly, it will inevitably cause resentment and dissatisfaction among mutants and gifted individuals who go out hunting.

"Don't worry, I will have Black Forest No. 1 also participate in hunting down the mutated beasts."

Su Yuyang pointed to the mecha behind him and explained casually, "It's called Black Forest No. 1. You can just call it that from now on. With it taking care of things, there will definitely be enough food."

He paused, his tone becoming more serious.

"But eating too much of this mutated beast meat isn't good for the human body; it might even trigger unknown mutations."

"Thank you, sir!"

The three bowed in thanks. This was the first time they had seen a mecha up close, and their gazes couldn't help but fall on Black Forest No. 1, filled with amazement, stealing several glances at it.

"In addition, from now on our camp will be renamed Black Forest Camp."

Go and make arrangements to gradually plan and build the city according to its pre-disaster layout. For now, keep the area within the Black Mountain region and don't expand outwards rashly.

After the system upgrade is completed, the shelter's invincible light shield can cover an area of ​​30,000 square meters, while the entire Black Mountain only occupies about 3,000 square meters.

Given the current number of survivors, there is more than enough space to build a city on Black Mountain for everyone to live in.

Upon hearing that the adults were determined to build a city here, Jiang Xiaochen, Lin Xuanzhi, and Zhao Xinyan were all shocked, and warmth appeared in their eyes.

After a long period of wandering, they are finally going to have a stable place to settle down and a true refuge from further displacement.

"Alright, go and make the arrangements."

Su Yuyang raised his hand to signal the three to step back, and then led Black Forest No. 1 to the mountaintop observation deck. He began to issue various commands to the mechs one by one to test their reaction and mobility.

With Su Yuyang's command, Black Forest No. 1 suddenly took off and sped across the sky above the camp.

The mechs occasionally swept low over the construction site of the survivors below, causing everyone to stop and look up in amazement.

Green Eyes ate his beef rice, glanced at the Black Forest No. 1 speeding overhead, and muttered to himself.

"It seems that Glass Mingyuan has already handed the mecha over to that person."

Having just settled the group of survivors who had come from the ruins of Tokyo, he finally had a chance to sit down and enjoy a proper meal.

Green Eyes unscrewed the bottle of mineral water, tilted his head back, and gulped down more than half of it, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Mist and Tian Xiao, who were staring at him expectantly.

"What? You're all envious of this little bit of rice? Just follow along and do your job properly from now on, and you'll never have to worry about food."

Tian Xiao looked worried and spoke to the green-eyed man.

"Green Eyes, aren't you worried at all? I clearly saw Glass Mingyuan leave the mining area and go hunting in the Black Forest."

"If that person isn't in a hurry, why are we worrying?"

Green Eyes had also noticed Glass Mingyuan's movements. His ability to move freely in and out of the camp had already caused quite a stir among the mutants and gifted individuals.

Several mutants have even approached him privately, full of curiosity, wanting to find out what exactly happened.

Green Eyes didn't try to hide anything and directly revealed the inside story of Glass Mingyuan handing over the attendant mecha.

Even those mutants who had tasted Glass Mingyuan's flavor in the mines still felt a tightness in their chests and lingering fear after hearing this.

These people even secretly plotted to follow him out when no one was paying attention and seize the opportunity to eliminate Glass Mingyuan.

"Think carefully about the consequences! If that person finds out about this, the Glass family won't even have a chance to come knocking on our door; he'll be the first to punish you."

Watching those figures quietly slip into the Black Forest, Green Eyes couldn't help but recall the warning he had given to those mutants earlier.

In the end, he simply shook his head slightly, his expression indifferent, and lowered his head again to shovel large mouthfuls of beef rice into his hands.

After finishing the last bite of beef rice, Green Eyes turned to look at Lou Tengjing beside him, frowned, and asked in a deep voice.

"Have you arranged for someone to keep an eye on that person?"

Lou Tengjing instantly understood who the green-eyed person was.

"Don't worry, I've already arranged for two people to keep an eye on that person, and even the survivors from the Night Watch camp are being monitored."

Although dozens of the new survivors came from the same camp as Jiang Xiaochen, Lin Xuanzhi, and Zhao Xinyan, the three did not give them any special treatment.

Lou Tengjing treated them all as ordinary survivors, monitoring and treating them equally.

"Alright, since no one needs to go down into the mine these next few days, let's just keep an eye on things for now."

At this moment, inside a five-person wooden house, Chao Tingxue was filled with astonishment.

He learned from other slaves that the Tokyo mining area had been shut down for days and there was no more mining work.

The people at the foot of the mountain all felled trees to gather materials and built houses together. This grand scene gave Chao Tingxue the illusion that a city was about to be built in this place.

What shocked her even more was that even though the servants didn't have to work in the mines for days, the mutants and overseers in the mining area still received their daily rations as usual.

"Young lady, which camp were you from before?"

A young man in tattered clothes grinned, revealing broken teeth, and gave Chao Tingxue an awkward smile.

Chao Tingxue swallowed the mutated beast meat in her mouth with difficulty, turned her head away and ignored the young man who took the initiative to talk to her outside the window, her eyebrows tightly furrowed.

"Something big must have happened at the Tokyo mining area. I need to find a way to report the situation here to Lord Jintu as soon as possible."

Seeing that the woman inside was completely ignoring him, the young man outside the window sighed helplessly, then introduced himself with a hint of smugness.

"I'm the one who keeps watch at the camp."

Since arriving at the mining area, Chao Tingxue has heard most about the night watch camp.

It was just an inconspicuous small camp in the ruins of Tokyo, but it was rumored to have an extraordinary background and a powerful foundation.

Unable to get any response, the young man had no choice but to leave dejectedly.

Just as the group turned to leave, several men's frivolous laughter suddenly came from the woods outside.

"Haha, little Wu, you've run into a wall, haven't you!"

A bystander scoffed, "I knew he wouldn't make it. He just kept pushing forward and only made a fool of himself."

"In my opinion, we should just have Brother Xiaochen find him a marriage partner."

"Absolutely! With his simple-minded look, he dared to strike up a conversation; he's utterly disgraced our night watch camp!"

Several men's voices rose and fell in the woods, one after another, making jokes and banter without any restraint or tact, full of schadenfreude and mockery.

A sturdy woman in the same room looked at Chao Tingxue with a puzzled expression and asked.

"Girl, what a great opportunity! Why aren't you agreeing?"

Chao Tingxue replied calmly and softly.

"Big sister, in this wasteland, just surviving is hard enough. I don't have the mind to think about these things right now."

Chao Tingxue felt a surge of irritation, gave a perfunctory reply, and got up to leave the wooden house.

She planned to wander around the mining area, secretly observing the situation, hoping to find a gap to escape.

At the same moment, in the cluster of wooden cabins where the survivors of the Night Watch camp lived, three figures knelt in front of a medium-sized cabin.

The cabin was already surrounded by survivors who came to watch the spectacle.

Many people in the distance curiously peered over, trying to squeeze in and see what was going on, but they were all scolded and driven away by the mine guards who were on duty in the shadows.

"How dare you! To pry into the private affairs of the three lords, you are utterly ignorant of your own limitations!"

While others were still clueless as to who the three people kneeling in front of the door were, the guards in the mining area knew perfectly well.

Not to mention ordinary guards, even the talented individuals stationed around the area deliberately kept their distance, not daring to approach even a fraction of a second, for fear of overhearing secrets they shouldn't know through the walls.

The atmosphere inside the wooden house was somber. Mu Changsheng and Pu Dongchen took turns speaking, patiently trying to comfort Luo Xianglan.

"Xianglan, you also need to understand Xuanzhi's difficulties."

She's just an ordinary survivor right now, she has no power whatsoever...

Pu Dongchen choked up halfway through his sentence, the rest of the words stuck in his throat, unable to be uttered.

No amount of reasoning or persuasion can truly explain the futility of such arguments.

After all, the heart-wrenching pain of losing her two younger sisters fell upon Luo Xianglan.

"Xianglan, I know that no matter what I say now, you won't be able to swallow this."

Pu Dongchen spoke in a heavy tone, with a hint of helplessness in his voice.

"But if you calm down and think about it, if it weren't for Xuanzhi, Xinyan and Xiaochen's all-out help, none of us in the camp would have been able to walk out of that dark and sunless mine alive."

Seeing that Pu Dongchen was at a loss for words and could no longer offer any comfort, Mu Changsheng had no choice but to take over the conversation, bringing up the dozens of lives that had survived in the night watch camp, and trying to persuade Luo Xianglan with the greater good and morality.

"Now that we're here, does that mean we don't need to mine anymore?"

Luo Xianglan's eyes turned cold as she glanced at the two people in the room, her tone full of aloofness and sarcasm.

Pu Dongchen and Mu Changsheng instinctively wanted to argue, but secretly thought to themselves: at least for now, they don't have to suffer in the mine.

But these words only lingered in their hearts; when they reached the tip of their tongues, they were swallowed back down. No one dared to utter a single word in front of Luo Xianglan.

"Alright, let the three people outside go back."

Luo Xianglan waved her hand, glancing indifferently at Pu Dongchen and Mu Changsheng.

He knew in his heart that if he insisted on making Jiang Xiaochen, Lin Xuanzhi, and Zhao Xinyan kneel in front of the door and make a scene known to everyone, he might really not be able to stay in the mining area.

Seeing Luo Xianglan's cold expression, which didn't seem like a casual remark, Pu Dongchen and Mu Changsheng exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helplessness and solemnity.

The two silently turned and walked out of the wooden house, their gazes falling heavily on Jiang Xiaochen, Lin Xuanzhi, and Zhao Xinyan, who were still kneeling on the ground.

"Get up, all of you. Brother Luo has forgiven you."

The two stepped forward and helped Jiang Xiaochen, Lin Xuanzhi, and Zhao Xinyan, who were kneeling on the ground, to their feet. Then, they lowered their voices and whispered a reminder to them.

"If you really don't want to force Brother Luo to have nowhere to stay in the mining area, then get up now."

Jiang Xiaochen and Zhao Xinyan both looked at Lin Xuanzhi beside them. The two of them had come to kneel here specifically to keep her company.

They were all secretly worried, fearing that she might do something foolish in a moment of impulse, and then it would be too late to undo it.

"Xuanzhi, get up. The Black Forest camp needs you."

Lin Xuanzhi's eyes were filled with tears, her face streaked with tears.

Ever since she received Su Yuyang's instructions to allow the three of them to focus on repairing the city, she outwardly appeared calm and composed. However, Jiang Xiaochen and Zhao Xinyan could see clearly that she was still unable to let go of the tragic deaths of the two Luo sisters, and that knot in her heart had not been untied in the slightest.

"Xinyan, spend more time with Xuanzhi during this period."

Jiang Xiaochen reached out and helped Lin Xuanzhi up with difficulty. Zhao Xinyan, who was a gifted individual, immediately stepped forward, held her arms firmly, and led her away from the place without saying a word.

Watching the two figures walk away in dejection, Jiang Xiaochen slowly raised his eyes, looking around at the group of familiar yet distant companions surrounding him, his heart filled with complex emotions.

He saw a hint of fear, and a hint of hope, in these people's eyes.

Jiang Xiaochen coughed lightly, managed a faint smile, and said loudly.

"Don't worry, everyone. Once we've rescued you from those beasts at the Ash Earth Camp, we'll protect you and make sure everyone is safe and sound."

"It won't be like before, where everyone could live a good life."

Suddenly, a man in the crowd mustered up his courage and spoke, his voice filled with trepidation and anticipation.

"Xiaochen, does this mean we'll never have to go down into the mine again?"

Upon hearing this, all the survivors of the former night watch camp focused their attention on Jiang Xiaochen, their eyes filled with trepidation and anticipation, hoping to hear a resolute answer from him.

Watching their companions fall one by one in the depths of the mine, some being torn apart and devoured alive by mutated beasts, such horrific scenes were still vivid in their minds. How could they not feel fear and unease?

Of the hundreds of people who once guarded the camp, only a handful of them survived after countless brushes with death.

Watching their companions die one by one in the mine, devoured alive by mutated beasts, how could they not worry?

Looking at his former comrades who had shared life and death with him, Jiang Xiaochen took a deep breath, his emotions churning, and for a moment he didn't know how to explain to them.

A moment's hesitation, if seen by a sensitive person, would instantly make them feel a sinking feeling in their heart and a vague sense of foreboding.

Immediately afterwards, the man who had spoken first knelt down on the ground without saying a word.

Even though they were kept in the dark these past few days, they could tell from the expressions and demeanor of the other gifted individuals that Jiang Xiaochen held an extraordinary position in this mining area.

Once the first person took the lead in kneeling, the other survivors of the night watch camp followed suit and knelt down as well.

Seeing his former campmates, who had once relied on him and taken care of him, kneeling before him, Jiang Xiaochen was stunned and at a loss, overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

"Everyone, stand up and listen to me."

"Brother Xiaochen, are we really going to have to go back down into the mine?"

Even Pu Dongchen, who had just comforted Jiang Xiaochen, suddenly showed a hint of undisguised fear in his eyes.

"Don't worry, everyone. At least we won't suffer like we did at the Ashes Earth Camp."

After all, I came from a night watch camp myself; how could I just stand by and watch everyone suffer like that?

Just as Jiang Xiaochen was about to continue explaining, a sharp shout suddenly rang out.

"Jiang Xiaochen, go to hell with your bullshit! Stop pretending to be a good guy! Now that you've climbed the social ladder and become someone important in the mining area, you probably just want to step on us old comrades to get ahead!"

The young man, who had just returned from Chao Tingxue's place, immediately witnessed the scene of everyone kneeling before Jiang Xiaochen. His anger surged instantly, and he shouted angrily on the spot.

A piercing shout suddenly rang out, and the two companions beside the young man had no time to stop it.

The two hurriedly reached out to cover his mouth, but they were too late; the harsh words had already slipped out.

A furious curse fell, and the entire room instantly fell silent.

The way everyone looked at Jiang Xiaochen also subtly changed its meaning in an instant.

"Everyone, stop arguing! Trust Xiaochen! Don't forget, it was Xiaochen who rescued us from that hellhole, the Ash Earth Camp!"

Seeing the unusually strange atmosphere, Mu Changsheng quickly stepped forward to try and calm things down.

"Bullshit! Stop trying to fool us! He's clearly trying to force us to keep working in the mine!"

Who knows if he's secretly conspired with those villains at the Ash Earth Camp and made some shady deal!

"That's right! He's exactly the same kind of thug as those villains; he just wants to force us to go down into the mine and die!"

My brother was eaten alive by mutated black rats in the mine of the Ash Earth Camp!

I hid nearby, covering my mouth tightly, not daring to make a sound!

Before the words were even finished, the person burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably. The sound of their weeping instantly stirred the emotions of everyone present.

More and more survivors began to sob softly, their minds filled with the images of their loved ones and companions who had died tragically in the mines of the Ash Earth Camp, their grief overflowing with unexpressed sorrow.

In an instant, the entire area of ​​wooden houses was engulfed in a mournful cry.

Just then, the wooden door behind Jiang Xiaochen, Mu Changsheng, and Pu Dongchen was suddenly kicked open from the inside. The heavy door slammed against the wall with a dull thud, and Luo Xianglan's sharp rebuke suddenly rang out.

"Shut up, all of you! What do you want?!"

Luo Xianglan shouted angrily, her aura intimidating the entire audience.

The survivors at the night watch camp fell silent instantly, none daring to look up into her icy, chilling eyes.

"Get back inside, all of you!"

Luo Xianglan's imposing presence immediately caused most of the crowd around the wooden house to disperse.

Everyone hurriedly retreated to their respective wooden houses, while some secretly hid behind the doors, peeking out to observe the movements of Jiang Xiaochen and his companions.

Several people huddled by the wooden window, timidly peeking at the imposing Luo Xianglan through the crack, barely daring to breathe.

"Come in."

Luo Xianglan's face was cold and she didn't say a word. She turned around and walked straight back to the wooden house.

Jiang Xiaochen, Pu Dongchen, and Mu Changsheng exchanged glances with complicated expressions, but ultimately followed suit and entered the house together.

Inside the wooden house, Luo Xianglan sat upright on a rough wooden stool, her face ashen as if covered with frost, her tone cold and devoid of any warmth.

"Tell me, how do you plan to settle things for everyone?"

Pu Dongchen and Mu Changsheng were about to speak to ease the tense and oppressive atmosphere in the wooden house when they were stared at by Luo Xianglan's cold and sharp gaze. The words that were on the tip of their tongues were swallowed back.

"This is the Black Forest camp now, and the three of us are the highest-ranking officers in the camp."

Don't pry into unnecessary matters. Knowing too much won't benefit you or the rest of the night watch camp.

The three of them were all taken aback, and even Luo Xianglan, whose face was already gloomy, suddenly froze.

They had long suspected that Jiang Xiaochen, Zhao Xinyan, and Lin Xuanzhi had unusual identities in the mining area, but they never expected that the three of them would be the three most powerful people in charge of the mining area.

The way Mu Changsheng and Pu Dongchen, who were standing to the side, looked at Jiang Xiaochen instantly changed.

The two suddenly remembered that Jiang Xiaochen, Zhao Xinyan, and Lin Xuanzhi had just knelt in front of them.

"Stop overthinking it. To be honest, I didn't approve of Lin Xuanzhi doing this in the first place, but she insisted on trying to gain Brother Luo's understanding, and no one could stop her."

At this moment, Jiang Xiaochen had lost the gentle demeanor he displayed in front of others, and his tone gradually turned cold.

"In the wasteland, everyone is risking their lives, as they could lose their lives at any moment."

"Alright, enough said. Just tell me how you plan to settle everyone, Lord Jiang."

Luo Xianglan had already guessed what he was going to say next, and interrupted him directly, her tone indifferent and somewhat distant.

He is now struggling to survive, and his only wish is to find a safe haven for the remaining dozens of survivors at the night watch camp.

Never again should we repeat the same mistake, ending up in the same miserable state of being trapped in the Ash Earth Camp mine, where we were constantly on the verge of death, with no way to survive and no way to die.

"The higher-ups have already given instructions. Next, I will work with the camp managers to finalize the rules and regulations for the Black Forest camp."

From now on, everyone will be treated equally, without the slightest favoritism.

"And going down into the mine is non-negotiable; it's a must. If we don't work in the mine, how will we make a living?"

Are we expecting mutants and high-level talents to take pity on us and give us their gifts for nothing?

"But rest assured, mining in the Black Forest camp will not be as cruel to human life as it is in the Ash Earth camp."

We ensure everyone gets ample rest time each day, at least twelve hours of restful sleep.

"really?"

Luo Xianglan, Mu Changsheng, and Pu Dongchen were instantly dumbfounded, their faces filled with disbelief.

In the past, when mining in the Ash Earth Camp, there was no day or night, no humanity. As long as there was still a breath left, people would work themselves to death.

"Don't worry, I won't lie to you."

Jiang Xiaochen glanced at the three of them, his tone calm and confident, and then said, "Is there anything else you want to ask? If not, I'll be leaving now."

"Go ahead and do your own thing."

Luo Xianglan responded in a nonchalant tone.

As Jiang Xiaochen stepped out of the wooden house, the wooden door slowly closed. Luo Xianglan looked at the half-closed door, turned to Mu Changsheng and Pu Dongchen, and solemnly gave them instructions.

"Find a plank to fix the door later. Also, remind everyone to follow the instructions of the Black Forest camp in all matters from now on."

Don't think you can get special treatment here just because you used to be on night watch.

"Understood, Brother Luo, I will warn everyone."

Looking at Luo Xianglan's unpredictable expression, Mu Changsheng sighed inwardly. The man before him was completely different from the one before.

.......

A flash of multicolored black light appeared and disappeared in an instant, and Su Yuyang's figure had already appeared in the luxury suite of the Armani Hotel.

He quickly scanned the furnishings in the room, and after confirming that no one had sneaked in, he plopped down on the sofa without any hesitation.

The next instant, the cell phone signal was restored, the screen lit up instantly, and dozens of messages popped up one after another, densely covering the entire screen.

[Mr. Su, hello, this is Mengsheng. When would be a convenient time to schedule my interview?]

[Mr. Su, hello, this is Mian Xiaomian. I've been waiting for you at the hotel for seven whole days. If you still can't find the time, I'll have to go back to China...]

[Mr. Su, I am...]

Su Yuyang quickly glanced at the pop-up emails and replied to the interviewees who had arrived at the Dubai hotel and were waiting one by one.

After processing the replies, he then looked at the other messages.

One of the messages, from a Black man named Henry, instantly caught Su Yuyang's attention.

[Sir, something terrible has happened! Audi and his team are being watched by the military, and the shipment you ordered has been intercepted en route...]

[Sir, help!]

[Sir, the Bahruhr faction has completely collapsed and is under full-scale attack by the Dubai government. Audi's whereabouts are currently unknown...]

[Sir, I need to leave Dubai temporarily to avoid trouble. Please do not contact me after you see this message.]