CHAPTER 147: CHAPTER 148: UPGRADE THE SHELTER TO A DISASTER-RESISTANT FORTRESS!

Another basement!

The only thing in the basement that could possibly alert Bai is just one thing.

The Lizardmen behind the Underground Ruins Stone Gate.

Lin Yue truly felt that these creatures were relentless, always scheming about his shelter.

Or could it be that they’re actually targeting everyone?

However, it seems no one in the group has encountered this, as they seem to rarely mention it.

Even fewer have spoken about the Lizardmen? Could it be because he hasn’t noticed these things or searched for them?

With doubt in mind, Lin Yue descended into the basement, soon arriving at the stone gate inside the iron basement.

"Gawu!" Bai bared its teeth, and the Little Ice Lizards were also making purring sounds, seemingly quite tense and alert.

Lin Yue looked at the stone gate he had firmly blocked with a stone wall and signaled to Bai and the others to keep quiet. He pressed his ear against the stone wall to listen but heard no signs of the Lizardmen.

However, even if they were there, it would be impossible for them to get through his double insurance measures.

This thick stone wall counts as one layer, and the wall blocking the downward hole counts as another.

Under this double insurance, unless Lin Yue himself moved them, even ten thousand Lizardmen would be useless, as the blocked openings were too narrow, and any effort would be wasted.

Moreover, even if such a miracle happened, once they entered the shelter, they would eventually be taken down by him and Bai, or even the Little Ice Lizards!

Lin Yue saw that Bai and the others seemed to have relaxed their guard, knowing that perhaps the Lizardmen had just approached the stone gate.

"Alright, it’s fine now, go eat something first." Lin Yue said as he took out two roasted lamb chops, handing them to Bai, indicating it should lead the Little Ice Lizards away first.

Lin Yue turned back to look at the stone gate.

He felt a bit emotional.

But he also envied these Lizardmen, not having to deal with acid rain and floods... Huh?

Wait.

Hold on.

It seems, it seems...

Lin Yue suddenly felt his heart race!

The system once said that before a disaster, Survivors would be forcefully removed from the Underground Ruins?

Lin Yue opened the system panel and went straight to the system announcements section.

He carefully reviewed the last disaster announcement and didn’t find any related rules on it.

Where is the updated announcement? Is it because he was in the so-called electronic technology phase’s 3.0 update announcement?

He read it word by word again but still found nothing!

During previous earthquakes and snowstorms, there was always a warning that Survivors would be forcibly removed from the Secret Realm when a disaster arrived. But after the update, this Underground Ruins Gate did not have any such explanation.

Lin Yue suddenly realized that he might have stumbled upon a critical point.

So, this means he, and potentially all the people in the Otherworld, can escape from the surface to the Underground Ruins to avoid the threats of acid rain and floods?

Lin Yue took a deep breath, pondering carefully.

The Underground Ruins, in essence, still belong to this Otherworld, and the Ruins Stone Gate is merely a convenient passage for Survivors or Lizardmen between the surface and underground.

Thus, the system didn’t set the rule to eject Survivors at the start of a disaster.

It seems like it really is this way.

But, if that’s the case, does he still need to fortify the shelter?

However, this thought quickly vanished like the wind.

It’s necessary.

Unlike other Survivors, he doesn’t have just a little shelter, few supplies, or limited important instruments and tools.

He even has a greenhouse, an essential building for maintaining future vegetable supplies.

These are entirely different from everyone else’s situation.

If he were to flee to the Underground Ruins, what about the large amount of supplies and numerous buildings on the surface?

If a flood were to inundate them, the losses would be immense.

Lin Yue re-emerged onto the surface, calming his mind.

What had just happened was merely an interlude; he still had tasks to complete.

He opened the door, and though the rain outside continued to drizzle down, he held an umbrella and wore a raincoat, taking blocks from the stone walls that surrounded the two greenhouses and placing them horizontally beside each other.

Previously, it was simply to enclose all the buildings together and isolate the rain, but now he thought it would be better to connect the greenhouse and shelter with stone walls.

This way, not only could he harvest from the greenhouse during a disaster, but he could also ensure it doesn’t become isolated and out of his knowledge.

Three-meter-high walls were erected, and Lin Yue also placed the large iron mesh that he had previously woven over the tops of the greenhouse stone walls.

Simultaneously, he created a large number of wooden boards, assembling them into sections of "wooden walls."

These wooden walls were also three meters in both length and width, costing 6 wood pieces and a unit of iron block. After placing them over the iron mesh, they were recognized by the system as larger cover boards.

This large canopy was quite heavy, but fortunately, it wouldn’t collapse.

After some effort, Lin Yue finally finished preparing the two greenhouses.

The remaining tasks were the roof above the shelter and the passage connecting it to the two greenhouses.

Once he found the knack for this work, it was quite easy to do, especially after donning the exoskeleton, though it was somewhat repetitive.

After some more time, Lin Yue finally completed the enclosing and roofing of the greenhouses and shelter, and by then, the sky outside was even darker.

Now, except for where Lin Yue stood, the entire shelter and the two greenhouses were heavily encased.

As of now, this was indeed the only flood prevention measure he could think of.

The stone walls were tightly joined, capable of stopping external floods, and evidently, acid rain seemed only to harm humans and mutated creatures, which tend to vanish completely before the rains, proving this point.

If there was anything else to consider, it would be the aftermath of the disaster when the floodwaters recede.

But Lin Yue couldn’t think of anything else that might aid in disaster resistance.

He opened the Survival Points interface, deciding to look for inspiration in the Survival Points Mall.

He hadn’t yet collected yesterday’s survival points, so he prioritized that.

...

[Survival Points Daily Settlement Success: Survival Points +3754]

[Remaining Points from Yesterday: 2953]

[Total Survival Points: 6707]

To purchase waterproof sandbags, he blew 7000 points in one go yesterday, later spending 500 on lead blocks, quite a bit went out.

But with 6707 points left, it was still okay.

He opened the Survival Points Mall, searching for various items, eliminating them one by one.

Finally, his gaze landed on a particular item.

"This one’s decent, can I really get it for just 2000 survival points?"