Apocalypse: The Primordial Pearl Recognizes Its Master, Starting with Infinite Space

After the meal, everyone went their separate ways to continue their work.

Lin Chen's original plan to plunder the library collections of several universities had to be temporarily shelved.

The most urgent task right now is to help Hua Hua and the others build the framework of the underground shelter as soon as possible.

For safety and concealment reasons, the main body of the underground shelter was excavated directly to a depth of ten meters below Li Ya's villa, and all entrances and exits were cleverly hidden in the interior structure of the villa.

At the same time, a shallow network of passageways connecting other selected villas was pre-drilled at a depth of about three meters underground, reserving space for internal passage and communication after the snow disaster.

All ventilation openings are designed in extremely concealed corners; a drainage system is also laid simultaneously to ensure the treatment path for future domestic sewage.

Based on memories from a previous life, the city's power grid and municipal water supply system will gradually collapse in 72 hours.

Power outages, water shortages, and sub-zero temperatures... it would be difficult for an unprepared ordinary person to survive three days.

Therefore, this underground shelter must be self-sufficient in energy and water!

How many generators are needed? How many water pumps and water purification systems are required? Lin Chen wasn't actually an expert on these technical questions.

But he firmly believed in a simple truth: great effort can produce miracles!

So, with a wave of his hand, he directly planned a super-large equipment room, with a standard configuration of ten units of each type of key equipment!

Not enough? Add more! Anyway, we have plenty of supplies, so let's just get to work!

While Lin Chen and several core members, including Hua Hua, were busy underground, a pretty young girl with a ponytail came running up breathlessly with news:

"Brother Lin! So many people have come to the entrance of the community, all wanting to join our shelter! But we don't have enough space to go around, Sister Ya told me to invite you over right away!"

Lin Chen didn't have a deep impression of her, only vaguely remembering that she was a newcomer who was recruited into the team when the art academy area was being cleaned up.

"You guys continue as planned, I'll go take care of something."

Before he finished speaking, he had already gestured for the girl to lead the way, and the two of them quickly walked towards the ground exit.

At this moment, the entrance to the residential area is bustling with unprecedented noise!

In the inner plaza, Zhou Tiannian was directing a group of people—including the timid thugs who had recently surrendered, as well as the remaining young and middle-aged survivors in the community.

The makeshift hospital was quickly assembled with clanging and clattering; sheet metal, wooden planks, canvas tents... any usable materials were rapidly pieced together.

Shen Xiyuan supervised from the side.

"Hurry up!" Zhou Tiannian wiped the sweat from his brow and roared in a booming voice, "You blondie! I'm talking to you, stop slacking off! You've been resting for almost five minutes! The sooner we finish, the more benefits Mr. Lin will give us!"

As expected of someone who once led a large corporation, even in the apocalypse, he still managed to command and coordinate with remarkable composure, subtly carrying the imposing presence of his past.

Of course, his skill at making empty promises is also quite impressive!

After saying that, he walked towards the chaotic main entrance.

Outside the gate, it was incredibly lively.

The "supply exchange point" that Su Yun was in charge of had to start operating ahead of schedule.

She was well aware of one of Lin Chen's core goals in establishing the shelter: to rapidly accumulate crystal cores.

The influx of people we see represents the peak of their spending potential.

If we don't take this opportunity to absorb any crystal cores they might have, are we going to wait for them to use them to enhance their strength, only to have them become potential competitors or troublemakers?

Liu Feifei, Qi Wei, and others were also on site helping to maintain order, their wary eyes scanning the crowd to guard against possible riots or looting.

A huge crowd of people formed a long, winding line outside the door, and the street was packed with them.

Many of them were disheveled and pale, but at this moment, their eyes were burning with an almost scorching light—the hope they saw when they were out of their wits.

"I saw a message on my phone saying... that you can really exchange zombie cores for food here?" A middle-aged man with a weathered face and injured arms excitedly asked the person in front of him, with a little boy of about seven or eight years old beside him who kept sobbing and saying he was hungry.

"Absolutely true!" A young man wearing worn-out glasses, who looked like a student, immediately chimed in excitedly, "My classmates just got self-heating rice, compressed biscuits, and bottled water! I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Could it be a scam?... " Some people still had doubts.

"A scam? Look at that wall!" another voice chimed in, pointing to the towering container barricades surrounding the residential area. "And look at the weapons those girls on guard are carrying! Who would dare to pull off a scam here? They'd have a death wish!"

Of particular note is the influx of survivors from three nearby universities.

The professors clutched their briefcases full of research materials, the students dragged their suitcases stuffed with personal belongings, and even a few cafeteria staff members trudged in carrying large pots and cooking utensils.

"Finally... a relatively safe place to shelter from the wind and cold." An elderly professor with white hair, supported by a middle-aged colleague, looked at the shelter's gate, his eyes slightly red. "The weather outside is so strange, and those monsters..."

The two sisters, Jiang Yingxue and Jiang Yingyue, who were in charge of the registration work, were already extremely busy.

A crowd gathered around the table that had been temporarily moved in.

"Next! A man? Go to the line over there, we only recruit young women here!" Jiang Yingxue pointed to the recruitment area of ​​Zhou Tiannian's outer team next to her.

"Listen up, everyone! We're only recruiting young women here. Anyone who doesn't meet the requirements, go to the line over there. If you don't follow instructions, you'll be kicked out!" Jiang Yingyue's face fell as she looked at the mixed crowd of men, women, and children behind her, and she kept shouting.

There were also several people temporarily recruited from the villa area to help out, who were equally busy.

Those who initially meet the recruitment criteria for the core team will be politely led by the combat team members on duty to Bai Xin on the other side for further review.

Seeing the immense pressure on maintaining order at the entrance, Li Ya immediately dispatched two fully armed combat squads as reinforcements.

Li Ya herself was also personally supervising – in her view, selecting qualified new team members for Lin Chen was perhaps one of the most important tasks at the moment.

"Everyone, line up! No cutting in line!! Young female applicants, please line up in the right lane! All other applicants, please line up in the left lane!" Seeing the Jiang Yingxue sisters overwhelmed by the chaotic queue, Zhou Xiaomin held a megaphone to help organize the order.

As one of the earliest veterans to follow Lin Chen, after three days of tempering in blood and fire, she has begun to adapt to life in the apocalypse, and her words carry an unquestionable air of authority.

The left-hand passage is mainly managed by representatives from the villa area, such as Zhou Tiannian, who are primarily recruiting various professional and technical personnel (engineers, doctors, technicians, etc.).

The right-hand passage is mainly managed by the twin sisters, who focus on recruiting female members who meet the core team's criteria.

Faced with the gleaming gun barrels and strict discipline, no one dared to act recklessly.

However, as the number of people increased like a snowball, a very real problem emerged – where would they get accommodation?