A single-player post-apocalyptic game, but with an all-female teammate mod.

"It must be because of the new weather system that we no longer have to endure this constant temperature and environment."

Even the most comfortable environment will become tiresome if it remains unchanged for too long.

Moreover, the environment on the Ark wasn't exactly comfortable before.

Aono had the air conditioning on and showed no intention of turning it off.

Since we don't have to pay for electricity now, we'll just keep it running!

Now that the Ark has unlocked the relevant functional facilities, the energy core will definitely be able to supply it perfectly.

After visiting the drastically changed captain's cabin, Aono and the other girls went directly to their dormitory.

The exterior of the dormitory hasn't changed much, except that it's now three stories high.

However, once inside, the space increased considerably.

There are a total of eight rooms, each with a number. The rooms on the first floor are numbered 101 to 108, and they are located on both sides of the corridor.

The girls began searching for their respective dorm rooms one by one.

Ying and Dudu were the first to find it; their room was the first one, 101.

Tsunade and Koko are number 103, next to the Kage.

The same applies to the rooms of Nymph, Icarus, Asagi, and Uiharu Kazari, which are next door in room 105.

Opposite to 101 and 103, rooms 102 and 104 are where Aono places his NPCs.

There was originally only one room, but when the map was being cleared, five more survivor NPCs appeared.

Even if they all stand, it would be too crowded to put so many together, so Aono went to the second floor and found another room to accommodate them.

Unexpectedly, after the dormitory was upgraded, they moved all the rooms to the first floor.

In addition to having more rooms and more floors, the dormitories have also become much larger.

Furthermore, the previous four-person room has been changed to a two-person room.

It's no longer a bunk bed, just two simple beds, with a separate bathroom and balcony.

The dormitory conditions also improved significantly.

Dudu and the others need to redecorate their rooms, and the four girls of Nymph need to redistribute their rooms as well.

Without much hesitation, Nymph decisively took Icarus to the last dormitory room, number 107, on the left side of the first-floor corridor.

After checking that the NPCs he had placed were all safe and sound, Aono didn't pay any more attention to them, but he did remember the two farmer-type NPCs he encountered later.

He didn't forget to unlock a farm building.

It goes without saying that what farms need are farmers.

Although they are farmers, they are also two stunningly beautiful women.

One of Aono's most memorable characters is Matsuzaka Ume, the beautiful teacher who appears with her own background music in Crayon Shin-chan.

Matsuzaka Ume has been farming since she was a child, as her hometown is a farming family. Although she tries her best to hide this fact, Aono naturally knows it.

So I wasn't too surprised that she was a farmer.

The other farmer was a squinty-eyed, purple-haired beauty whose name, Miyauchi Ichiho, was displayed on the panel.

Aono thought for a long time before he could barely remember who she was.

This purple-haired, squinty-eyed beauty is the beautiful teacher in Non Non Biyori.

Since there were only five or six students in grades one through six in the entire school, farming the family's land was more like her primary job than being a teacher.

It's not a big problem to say they're farmers.

However, Aono also discovered that not all professions are 100% identical to the original character settings.

For example, Nymph's profession as a programmer.

He wouldn't be too surprised if some items didn't match the description later on.

Of the remaining three unranked NPCs, he only recognized one: Kurashiki Reina, a classic female character obsessed with lightning and fire swords.

But that's about all it was for him.

The remaining two are named Tennoshu Athena and Oda Raika.

The former is a blonde heiress, while the latter is a voluptuous older sister with a languid air.

Aono has some impression of them, but unfortunately he still can't remember which world they came from.

However, he was certain that it was an older anime he had watched before, and a mainstream one at that.

When he has enough positions and needs manpower, he plans to recruit them and then find out the answer by asking questions.

After spending some time in the dormitory, Aono led the girls to inspect the remaining buildings one by one.

There's not much to say about the existing features; we already had a general understanding of their functions during the preview.

The shop now offers equipment for purchase and has added new items.

The same applies to the cafeteria, where tables, chairs, and dishes have been added.

The warehouse capacity has doubled.

The manufacturing workshop can produce advanced items, adding an entry-level position.

However, Aono hasn't even met a single teammate who can join the manufacturing department yet.

The training room has undergone some major changes, with the addition of simulated combat functionality.

It costs gold coins to unlock, allowing you to simulate battles against monsters you've defeated.

In simulated battles, you don't have to worry about getting injured or destroying the dojo.

It can improve practical skills and gain a small amount of experience.

The newly unlocked buildings are scattered around the existing buildings and need to be properly planned later.

First is the infirmary. Medical professionals can apply for the job, but unfortunately Tsunade's ninja profession doesn't count, otherwise she would really be a workaholic.

Level 3 medical clinics are similar to those in university clinics, and they can increase recovery speed by 15%.

A level-three farm consists of three plots of farmland, each approximately 100 square meters in size.

Qingye has never farmed before, so he doesn't know if this area is large or small, or how much yield it can produce. He'll just leave it to someone else to manage.

Anyway, we have plenty of supplies and gold coins, so there's no need to worry about food and drink.

A level-three outpost consists of eight watchtowers, where personnel can be assigned to guard them.

There are two level one outposts, and the number doubles with each upgrade. Upgrading to level three results in exactly eight outposts, which almost completely surround the entire Ark from eight directions.

However, with the energy shield in place, Aono didn't know the purpose of the sentry post, so he left it there without paying attention to it.

The energy shield isolated the Ark from the outside world, creating two separate worlds.

As long as the energy shield is in place, no matter how the external environment changes, it will not affect the Ark.

Right now, something dramatic is happening outside.

The boundless metal forest has vanished, replaced by a vast expanse of white.

It is clear that a new apocalyptic challenge is being created.

But what exactly it is, we need to go out and explore to determine.

It was almost night, and Aono didn't plan to go out at this time. He decided to wait until early the next morning to check, just like before.

Aono also visited the remaining prison and the machine room.

Like the sentry post, these two buildings don't seem to be of much use at the moment.

As the name suggests, a prison is a place used to detain people.

The layout of a Level 3 prison and a Level 3 dormitory is almost identical, except that instead of three floors, there are three houses side by side.

The conditions inside weren't particularly harsh, just a bit strange.

The small houses, separated by iron bars, were filled with all sorts of strange and bizarre instruments of torture.

For example, knotted hemp rope, an inverted triangular rocking horse, a jet-black leather whip, a bright red candle... and a wall.

A "bi kao" is a prop used to bind a woman's entire body, leaving only her mouth, breasts, and buttocks exposed.

As for why the prison is designed this way...

Aono suspects that it is related to 18Xmod.

Fortunately, apart from him, no one else understands the "essence" content of these props. It can only be said that everyone is a pure and innocent child.

Finally, everyone arrived at the computer room.

In the end, I couldn't log in at all; a system message just popped up.

[Should we build a signal tower and lay fiber optic cables?]

Aono chose no.

He roughly understood the function of the computer room.

In short, the computer room is a key facility for Ark Base to usher in the information age.

If you want the TV in the living room to be able to play, or even use electronic products such as mobile phones and computers, you first need to build the server room and all its supporting facilities.

The blueprints for things like signal towers and fiber optic cables are likely available in the shop; you'll need to use the materials to manufacture them there.

However, before that, Aono first needs to confirm that mobile phones and computers can be manufactured.

Furthermore, there is definitely no internet in this world; there is only a local area network within the Ark.

What network functions will be available depends on the capabilities of the programmers.

"Asagi, Haru, Nymph, this is your responsibility."

Aono waved his hand and assigned the task directly, "Koko, you are responsible for developing an economic system. We can no longer continue using the previous unified distribution model."

68. Exclusive Equipment & One-Click Outfit Change

Aiba Asagi, Uiharu Kazari, and Nymph exchanged glances and nodded earnestly in agreement.

If they were alone, they wouldn't be entirely confident.

But now that the three of them are working together, setting up a local area network for use inside the Ark should be no problem.

Coco agreed extremely quickly. She had already thought of this, and Qingye had also hinted at his intentions before. Today, he was just formally stating it.

Seeing everyone nod and accept the task, Aono felt much more relaxed.

Now that we've seen the basic facilities and functions, it's time for today's main event.

He led the women out of the server room and into the store.

After reaching level three, the store counter became even larger, and now four people can stand in it at the same time.

As always, the job application option popped up in front of Coco.

There's not much to say, I joined without hesitation.

Even a mosquito's leg is still meat.

She'll be buying a lot of things soon, and her job will save her some money while also giving her some experience.

After joining the company, she was able to go behind the counter, which meant that five people could buy goods at the same time.

The only difference between a level 3 shop and a level 2 shop is the addition of the option to purchase exclusive equipment.

There's not much to say; anyone who's played the game knows how much of a boost exclusive equipment can provide.

Aono made the purchase without hesitation.

The moment the purchase was completed, six rays of light entered his body.

The equipment has been embedded into the player's character panel and cannot be dropped or removed.

Besides him, Shadow and Ika also experienced the same situation.

One piece of equipment costs 10,000 gold coins, and a set consists of six pieces, which is 60,000 gold coins.

After clearing out the entire mechanical city, I've only accumulated about 500,000 gold coins so far.

It's unrealistic to equip everyone right now, but it's not a problem to equip the three main combatants—He, Shadow, and Ika—with their equipment.