CHAPTER 46: CHAPTER 46: NEW RESIDENTS

Inside the apartment, in front of the basement exit.

Lin Yi looked at the man and provocatively asked, "Hey, I just want to ask, for the sake of your so-called belief, would you willingly risk your family’s life?"

The man heard this, his head drooped instantly, as if his spine had been removed, and he fell into silence.

However, after just a moment, the man suddenly raised his head and said emphatically, "They have the same belief as me and will support everything I do!"

"Very good, excellent." Lin Yi grinned, making the man involuntarily shiver.

"I just need someone like you who is thoughtful and has beliefs, to be my assistant and bodyguard. I’m very interested in you, how about it, consider it?"

"Do you really have food?" the man asked expectantly.

He couldn’t understand why someone as strong as Lin Yi would be interested in him.

But now, his family was already on the brink of starvation, and whether or not there was food was his biggest concern.

Lin Yi waved his hand, and instantaneously, four bags of potatoes and a bag of corn appeared in front of them.

He wore a mysterious and undeniable smile: "In front of you might be the only person in the world capable of growing food in large quantities."

The man heard this and instinctively looked up.

He gazed at Lin Yi’s naturally commanding face, then looked down at the potatoes and corn on the ground, and his steadfast heart was suddenly struck hard.

He didn’t know why, but it was not merely the shock of seeing fresh vegetables after starving for so long.

Even if that was a part of it, it was probably a very small part.

Much more significant was an indescribable kind of impact.

The man hesitated for a moment and asked, "What... do I need to do?"

"Let’s go downstairs to talk."

"Yes, sir!"

Inside the basement, it was extremely dim, the air thick with a nauseating stench, and various trash piled everywhere.

The first thing that caught Lin Yi’s eye was a woman.

She was so emaciated that she was skin and bone, severely dehydrated, her haggard face full of despair, as if she was about to cry any moment.

The woman held a little girl in her arms, who, upon seeing Lin Yi, clung tightly to her mother, timidly saying, "Mom, I’m so scared..."

Beside the woman was also a little boy, sitting there woodenly, his eyes lifeless, unresponsive to everything around him.

The woman hugged the two children tightly, offering weak comfort, "It’s okay, sweetie... everything will be alright..."

Honestly, looking at this family, Lin Yi felt a twinge of pity.

But... that was about it.

In this cruel apocalypse, he had seen far too many people worse off than them.

At least this family was just lacking food and not missing limbs or being tortured by diseases...

Lin Yi walked to the woman and children and teleported them to the Shelter.

"You—" The man had just uttered a word when suddenly everything went black before his eyes.

When his vision returned, he was astonished to find himself in a forest clearing.

All around were buildings, in stark contrast to the dark, damp basement from earlier.

"Where are we, dear?" the man’s wife asked softly, her arms still tightly holding the children.

"I... don’t know; he said there’s food..." the man replied, looking around.

The area was lush with trees, and wooden houses were scattered attractively.

A tantalizing aroma of food wafted from somewhere, making one’s mouth water.

"There are no zombies here." Lin Yi suddenly appeared beside the man, startling him.

Then, with a wave of Lin Yi’s hand, four contracts materialized in front of the family.

[Residence Contract]

You have received an invitation and can become a resident of the Space-Time Shelter.

Please carefully read and familiarize yourself with the Shelter’s rules:

Should you agree to the following rules, please say, "I agree," and you will become a resident of the Shelter.

Note, the master of the Space-Time Shelter is the King and absolute ruler of the Shelter.

[As a Shelter resident, you have the right to]:

- A place to live

- Access to food

- Protection

[You are prohibited from]:

- Tampering with the boss’s belongings

- Engaging in conflicts with other survivors

- Damaging the Shelter

- Terminating this contract

[You need to]:

- Obey all orders given by the boss

[Other matters]:

- This contract can be changed at any time.

- You may not leave the Shelter without the boss’s permission.

[If you agree to all terms of this contract, you will automatically become a resident of the Shelter]

The whole family gaped, their expressions full of astonishment and disbelief.

Only the little boy in a dazed state showed no change in expression.

After they finished signing the contract.

Lin Yi briefly introduced the current situation of the Shelter and took them on a tour around this small village of the Shelter.

When they reached a laptop.

He pointed at a grinning black girl and white boy and said to the family, "By the way, you should thank these two for your rescue."

"Thank you both, you saved our lives." The woman’s eyes welled up with tears, her voice choked, which made Melanie start crying too.

Lin Yi sighed, "Girls..."

Then, he shifted the topic: "Not many people here can fight, or rather only I can, but if I die, this place will disappear..."

"I understand." The man responded immediately.

He was smart and experienced, quickly grasping what Lin Yi was implying.

If he wanted his family to be safe, he absolutely couldn’t let anything happen to the man before him.

"Chen Youyou." Lin Yi turned his head and called out.

"Yes, boss?" Chen Youyou had already been staying by the side, knowing the boss would surely call for her.

After all, she was the boss’s most valuable employee!

"Get these people something to eat, have Professor Mark check them, and then pick a place to build a house."

"Alright, boss." Chen Youyou answered crisply before turning around and running off.

Lin Yi thought for a moment and then asked the man, "Do you need to return to the apartment to get anything?"

The man nodded vigorously.

His family was lucky; when other residents entered the Shelter, they had few personal belongings.

Those girls, when they first arrived at the Shelter, even the clothes on their backs were given by Lin Yi.

Half an hour later.

The man returned from the real-world apartment with photos, clothing, and his weaponry.

Lin Yi had them follow Chen Youyou to settle in, while he went back to the real world.

Preparing to head to the Sacred Heart Cathedral.

But this time Lin Yi’s luck was bad; as soon as he left the apartment, he was chased by a small group of zombies.

Lin Yi tried to slip past this group of zombies, only to run into another group.

This caused quite a stir, immediately attracting all the zombies in the area.

Currently, he was being pursued by hundreds of zombies, darting around in an embarrassing state.

Though he could hide back in the Shelter, he knew the zombies wouldn’t leave easily.

Based on their nature, they might linger for days, even weeks.

But Lin Yi couldn’t stay holed up in the Shelter all this time, unable to conduct any transactions.

Looking at the densely packed zombies on the screen, Lin Yi was in a bind.

Suddenly, a spark of inspiration hit him!