Inside the shelter.

Lin Yi woke up, his stomach growling with hunger.

He looked at his hand, a bit... surprised.

He had just scratched his back, checked the bed, and found it covered with dead skin and charred flesh.

"Is this because of the regeneration skills?"

He examined his back in the mirror, noticing that some areas had started to grow pink new skin, and there was much less charred skin than before.

"My hand should grow back too..."

Thinking this, Lin Yi allocated a Skill Point to his regeneration skills, raising it to Level 3.

[Alert!]

[Attention: All conditions for upgrading the difficulty level have been met, the infected will now evolve faster!]

[Your current difficulty level is: 2!]

[Congratulations! Many worlds have never broken through Level 1 difficulty, to celebrate your achievement, the number of vending machines will increase in a week!]

Continue to survive...

[Bring us a spectacular performance!]

Lin Yi saw this message and was dumbfounded.

"Shelter! What the... hell?!"

[Conditions for upgrading the difficulty level include: 500 players reaching skill level 3, 100 players completing community trials!]

"Community trials?"

[At difficulty level 2, there are no more community trials, only individual trials!]

"...Can you just explain it simply?"

[The mutant creature level has increased!]

"..."

Lin Yi took a shower, washed away all the dead skin, washed his face, and cleaned himself up.

Doing all this one-handed was indeed very difficult.

At this moment, Chen Youyou walked into the communal shower.

"Boss!?"

"Here!"

"You look much more energetic than yesterday," Chen Youyou said with a bright smile.

Lin Yi also smiled, he really missed this smile.

"Thanks to my regeneration skills, they're quite useful. The professor mentioned once that a professional can regrow severed limbs, so I'm not too worried."

"But... that must be very painful."

"These injuries are just a matter of flesh and skin," Lin Yi said in a pretended relaxed manner.

But Chen Youyou wiped her eyes and said with a smile, "Boss! I believe in you, Giselle has already started making breakfast, I'll ask her to make you..."

Before she could finish, Lin Yi gently stroked her cheek with his palm, then pulled her in...

At breakfast time.

Once everyone was seated, an awkward silence followed.

Lin Yi smiled and spoke first.

"How have you all been? Things didn't go haywire here while I was away, did they?"

"Come on, boss... we were all well-behaved, and besides, we did a lot of work!" Annie said through gritted teeth, her expression looked a bit annoyed.

Orianna added, "The harvest is proceeding as planned, but the fields and rabbit pens need upgrading."

"Got it, anything else?"

"Yes. The poultry farm is progressing well, we can harvest about 3,000 eggs and a ton of meat every day."

Annie said proudly, "We expanded production and are making pasta and ready-to-eat chicken meals."

"Great!" Lin Yi nodded approvingly, looking towards Solomon.

"How are things on the island?"

"Boss, everything's fine! The beastmen have cut down the forest, clearing a few paths. We scouted the enemy's territory, I have a report for you."

"What about patrols?"

"Boss, going smoothly. Occasionally, a few unwelcome guests appear, but thanks to the steel wall, it's a great training opportunity for our new recruits."

Solomon answered.

He is now mainly responsible for internal security and new recruit training, temporarily handing over all other military affairs to Hubert.

"Understood, Professor Mark, could you check on me after breakfast?"

"Of course! But honestly, if you had come to me yesterday, I could have obtained some very valuable data because that was just when your regeneration started."

Professor Mark was a bit annoyed.

Lin Yi shrugged, he was too tired yesterday to even consider this.

He thought for a moment and informed everyone about the possibility of zombies becoming stronger.

"...This could be the beginning of the end of humanity...

We all know how hard it is for soldiers to resist the zombie horde.

Without that huge steel wall, mutated zombies could take us down in the first wave of attack.

If the mutants evolve to Level 2, or a leader appears, the camps in the city will be destroyed.

Once Earth is destroyed, the lifespan of our shelter will start to decrease..."

"Will animals evolve too?"

"Yes!" Lin Yi nodded affirmatively.

Soon, the forest will be as dangerous as the city... perhaps even more dangerous.

Lin Yi said, pondering for a moment.

It's impossible for him to save everyone on Earth, and the more people he saves, the bigger the trouble.

After all, the likelihood of the Sea of Space-Time being discovered is directly proportional to the number of people in the Shelter, but he must expand...

Currently, he is busy with island affairs, and the Shelter's financial issues are stretching his resources thin.

You could also say, one hand is hard to beat four!

Thinking about it, he looked at Louis: "Old lecher, why are you so happy?"

"Hehehe, you should come to my workshop when you have time." The old Mechanician chuckled wily, full of pride.

Lin Yi nodded; he knew the other party must have come up with a new invention, and the functionality should be good.

At this moment, he noticed Zoe, whose eyes were slightly swollen and red.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Uh, Boss... when you lost your hand in the Trial Dungeon, Zoe started crying, and then you and that blue-haired girl… uh, you know… she cried even harder. Later, when you were burned and splashed with acid… In short, she's been through a rough time."

Lolita Natasha rushed to answer for Zoe, but her appearance wasn't any better either.

Let's not even mention the disheveled hair; the buttons on her skirt were buttoned the wrong way, and her big eyes were also a bit swollen.

Lin Yi burst out laughing, teasingly.

"Am I not going through hard times? I don't see anyone rushing to sympathize with me, I'm so pitiable..."

"But we—" Zoe wanted to say something.

Lin Yi interrupted her.

"I'm joking, no need to be so surprised, when I came back everyone left me some space to rest, which is exactly what I needed. But speaking of which, I came back yesterday, why is she still so upset?"

"She was so happy last night that she cried all night..." Lolita rushed to speak again.

While Zoe covered her face with both hands, wishing she could disappear at this moment…

Ever since she saw the boss get hurt, she felt heartache.

At this time, Lin Yi looked at Sylvie.

Sylvie was evidently very proud of her achievements and immediately began to report.

"Boss, Louis and I have been working together; we hope you can come to the workshop and give some advice. Currently, we have produced 300 Second Level long spears, 600 throwing spears, and some prototypes of armor and weapons."

"Understood, well done! Natasha, how's the progress on the castle construction plan?"

"Boss, it's already completed!"

"Good, show it to me later..."

As Lin Yi said this, he scratched his head and then looked at "beauty" Mary and asked.

"Why are you so happy? Did you have fun playing with Terghai?"

"What!? With that Beastman? Just… Mary and Beastman Lord Terghai!?"

Annie and Melanie jumped up in shock, while Mary helplessly covered her forehead.

But Mary was happily laughing out loud in front of everyone's shocked eyes, shouting.

"I'm pregnant!!"

"This... is quite a surprise, are you sure?"

"I'm sure! Teruo told me, he said he could feel a new life growing inside me."

"If he says so, then it must be true. Anyway, congratulations to you, hehe, where's that Shaman?"

"Boss, he's at the border, he's been feeling much better lately, so he decided to help on the island."

"Nice! Again, congratulations to you, Mary, now let's finish breakfast and get to work…"

Shortly after breakfast.

Lin Yi and the professor went to the hospital.

Mark spent three hours examining the boss, performing every test he could think of.

If possible, he would have performed another dozen tests, but Lin Yi was already getting impatient.

He sat in an uncomfortable chair, with Martha on the side, giving his muscles a massage.

"Alright, Doctor, what's the conclusion?"

"The conclusion is… your condition is nothing short of a miracle! You might not have noticed, but your arm grew 0.5 centimeters while I was examining you! There's no toxin left in your body, they were expelled almost instantly…"

"What else do you want to say?"

"For any medicine to work, you'll need to take elephant-sized doses now."

"What does that mean?"

"That means you have to take medicine at least six times a day for it to be effective. You've been experiencing headaches, right?"

"Yes, but I can bear it for now."

"If you don't take medicine, over time, the headaches will become more severe. Your current dosage, after increasing, should last for a week."

"And then?"

"Your headaches will get worse, your memory might also deteriorate, but I… still can't find what's hidden in your brain, but I'm sure it's there!"

The professor looked at Lin Yi's 3D brain scan, focusing on the test results.

The high-tech server from the lab provided tons of information and made various predictions, but only the professor could understand it.

He frowned, uncertainly saying.

"According to predictions, in 15 years… no, 10 years, I might find that thing…"

"That's quite a long time…"

"The only other way is to possess skills that can cure you or come across another nanocapsule."

The professor shrugged, then started typing something on the computer while talking.

"Your arm should heal in less than a week, but I guess it will be much faster. You just need to eat more and rest; your body requires a lot of calories now."

"Understood…"

After discussing a few other matters.

Lin Yi walked to the laptop.

He was curious whether Tatiana had installed the vending machine he sold her…

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