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

When Lin Chen arrived at the gate.

As far as the eye could see, nearly a thousand survivors had gathered around the shelter, and a steady stream of people was still flowing in from afar.

Behind them were many stumbling zombies chasing after them, and many team members were sniping these scattered zombies.

He frowned slightly.

The forced push of information by "Little Fish" seems to have exceeded expectations, with its speed of dissemination being nothing short of terrifying.

Judging from this situation, these people will have nowhere to stay tonight.

After a moment's thought, he made a decision: immediately expand the outer perimeter of the shelter by another 500 meters!

Without hesitation, Lin Chen walked to the edge of the green belt in the villa area, even occupying a considerable amount of land from other surrounding communities.

They started building walls with shipping containers again.

Fortunately, they had collected a large number of standard containers during their previous "sweep" of the port; otherwise, they would never have been able to achieve such an astonishing "city-building" efficiency.

After the empty shipping container was used up, Lin Chen even opened blind boxes on the spot and took out the items inside the container.

There was an abundance of food, drinks, clothing, tools... even snowmobiles.

The onlookers were stunned by Lin Chen's astonishing amount of supplies.

I no longer doubt the authenticity of messages received on my phone.

A tsunami of gasps and murmurs erupted from the crowd:

"Good heavens...am I seeing things? Is this...is this a miracle?"

"Really? They'll provide accommodation and meals? There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

"What nonsense are you thinking? Look at the 'City Lord's' reserves of supplies, do you think he'd be short of food?"

"Exactly! What do you have that makes you worth being lied to?"

"This scene reminded me of the US and my daily life more than twenty days ago."

"Shh—! Keep your voice down! Don't anger that 'City Lord'! Otherwise, if you're kicked out, you'll just be waiting to die!"

It must be said that there are indeed many smart people.

Of course, it's the end of the world now, so no one would report it to the authorities or anything like that.

Even if you report it to the authorities, there needs to be official power to handle it.

For now, all we can do is strengthen these people's resolve to follow Lin Chen.

In less than two hours, two towering steel walls, each eight meters high and made of countless heavy shipping containers joined together seamlessly, rose from the ground, encompassing a large new area and forming a more expansive "outer city" security zone.

Immediately afterwards, in this newly designated "outer city" area, Lin Chen released thousands of shipping containers from the space once again.

These containers were cleverly arranged, one ring inside another, forming a layered and spectacular temporary residential area.

"This scale... roughly estimated, after simple modifications, could easily accommodate over a hundred thousand people temporarily!"

Zhou Tiannian, who had already arrived at the entrance of the residential area, looked at the rapidly rising "steel jungle" in front of him and couldn't help but sigh in amazement.

Their awe of Lin Chen's strength and resources deepened.

Lin Chen leaped onto a high platform atop the inner city wall, looking down at the dense, expectant crowd below. His voice, amplified by a simple loudspeaker, clearly resonated throughout the newly formed "outer city."

"I can provide all the tools, insulation materials, and basic living supplies needed to build shelters for anyone who is willing to abide by the rules and stay, free of charge!"

You will need to build or renovate your temporary shelter yourselves.

I will provide basic food supplies during the construction period.

As soon as he finished speaking, a deafening cheer erupted from below, and many people were moved to tears.

But then his tone abruptly shifted, becoming icy and chilling, filled with undisguised murderous intent:

"However! If you want long-term access to food, clean water, medicine, clothing, and all other survival supplies, you can only obtain them by exchanging crystal cores or by working for the shelter—this place does not support anyone who is idle!"

His icy gaze, like a tangible blade, slowly swept across each face below:

"Of course, within the shelter area, safety is the responsibility of my team, so everyone can rest assured."

Three ironclad rules: Robbers, die! Thieves, die! Anyone who intentionally fights or seriously disrupts order, die!

Everyone simply needs to hunt zombies according to their own abilities.

The three cold, hard words "death" struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer, instantly freezing the rising tide of cheers.

Many who had initially harbored wishful thinking or ulterior motives broke out in a cold sweat; many more fell into deep awe and silence.

Lin Chen established these rules not out of excessive sympathy.

He needs these survivors to live, but not as mere expendable resources.

He needs them to leave the relatively safe walls to hunt zombies, gather resources, and create value for the shelter—whether through direct crystal cores or indirect labor.

Any behavior that involves internal strife, laziness, or disruption of order is an obstacle to his core goal of accumulating crystal cores and enhancing the team's strength, and is therefore his enemy.

Moreover, he clearly remembered that the纨绔 “二代” (second-generation rich kid) and his family’s power, which he had a blood feud with in his previous life, initially focused their development on the east side of the city.

In this life, he took the lead in establishing such a large-scale shelter here, which was tantamount to snatching food from a tiger's mouth.

He wanted to see if that spoiled brat who relied on his family's power in his previous life could easily gather power here and regain his former glory in this life.

After announcing the rules, Lin Chen said no more, turned around and jumped off the platform, returning to the "inner city" villa area to continue focusing on improving the underground core shelter.

With the rapid establishment of the "outer city," the entire shelter had effectively formed a clear "inner" and "outer" zoning pattern.

The "Inner City" is the area centered around Li Ya's villa, where the core team resides and controls the transaction hub. It is relatively comfortable, safe, and has concentrated resources.

The "outer city" is a vast area that accommodates ordinary survivors, provides basic protection and trading opportunities, and has relatively simple conditions.

Countless survivors gazed at the intact and sturdy villas in the inner city, and compared them with the densely packed container houses in the outer city that needed to be renovated by themselves, their eyes filled with undisguised longing and desire.

As a result, more people began to flock to Su Yun's resource exchange point, eagerly inquiring about how to obtain crystal cores;

More people flocked to the twin sisters' recruitment point, carefully inquiring about the specific conditions and benefits of joining the core team.

However, amidst this bustling crowd, a few groups of people stood out as rather unusual.

Instead of rushing forward to queue or ask questions, they exchanged glances, quietly retreated, and disappeared into the shadows of the crowd or the ruins of buildings.

One of them glanced around warily, then pulled out his phone and started tapping rapidly on the screen, seemingly sending out some kind of message.

Their behavior was cautious and secretive, standing out from the crowd around them who were desperately seeking a way to survive.

But what they didn't know was that all their actions were being "monitored" by the little fish.