Chapter Summaries

Chu Yungge rejected Qin Ruoshui’s apology after Qin had betrayed her during the Mutant Centipede attack. Shen Yi met the survivors and asked Chu Yungge how they had encountered the monster while he observed its battle with the Earth-Yellow Monster.

• Chu Yungge refused to forgive Qin Ruoshui for pushing her toward danger, and Qin cursed her inwardly after she left.
• Shen Yi appeared before the survivors, who lowered their weapons after recognizing him as the man who had saved them from the Mutant Centipede.
• Chu Yungge told Shen Yi that Uncle Wang had been eaten and that the survivors had no leader.
• Shen Yi asked where the survivors had encountered the Mutant Centipede while using Telepathy to watch it fight the Earth-Yellow Monster.
• Chu Yungge explained that the Mutant Centipede had appeared near their residential complex two days earlier and eaten more than a dozen people.

Shen Yi accompanied Chu Yungge to her residential area to investigate what had drawn the Mutant Centipede there, while his Frost Condensation Ability advanced to level 11. His Telepathy scan of Taiyun Ting revealed an unusually conspicuous plant.

• Shen Yi decided to inspect Chu Yungge's residential area to learn why the Mutant Centipede had appeared there and check for threats to his Shelter.
• Shen Yi suspected Qin Ruoshui had betrayed Chu Yungge and watched her warily as Chu Yungge led the survivors away.
• While traveling, Shen Yi ate Ability Fruit until his Frost Condensation reached level 11, gaining immunity to damage from ice he created himself.
• Chu Yungge led Shen Yi and the other survivors to the Taiyun Ting residential area.
• Shen Yi scanned the area with Telepathy and noticed an unusually conspicuous plant.

Shen Yi questioned Chu Yungge and Qin Ruoshui about why a survivor escaped the Mutant Centipede, while Qin Ruoshui used the discussion to turn the other survivors against Chu Yungge. Shen Yi recognized Qin Ruoshui’s scheming and ended the exchange by warning her not to talk nonsense.

• Shen Yi asked Chu Yungge where the Mutant Centipede had first appeared and why it had not chased the fleeing survivors.
• Qin Ruoshui explained that something near the West Gate had drawn the centipede away and suggested the gate might be attracting it.
• Qin Ruoshui feigned humility as Chu Yungge challenged her, leading the other survivors to view Chu Yungge as jealous and foolish.
• Shen Yi used Telepathy to recognize Chu Yungge’s genuine concern and Qin Ruoshui’s growing malice.
• Shen Yi told Qin Ruoshui not to speak nonsense if she did not want to be heard doing so.

Shen Yi discovered a strange plant bearing a large cyan fruit that he suspected was an unripe Ability Fruit, and decided to monitor it until it ripened. After choosing to stay in the residential complex, he accepted Qin Ruoshui’s offer of lodging and bluntly demanded that she serve him for the night, leaving the survivors too afraid to intervene.

• Shen Yi shut down Qin Ruoshui’s attempt to manipulate him and left to inspect the West Gate.
• Shen Yi found a glowing mutant plant with a large cyan fruit and decided not to pick it before it ripened.
• Shen Yi memorized the plant’s location and resolved to keep watch over it, hoping the Mutant Centipede would guard it.
• Shen Yi decided to stay overnight, and Qin Ruoshui offered him her home while Chu Yungge lowered her head, unable to invite him because she had no food.
• Shen Yi accepted Qin Ruoshui’s offer and ordered her to serve him that night, while the other survivors stayed silent out of fear.

Shen Yi took Qin Ruoshui to her home and forced her to bathe using her hidden bottled water, while she concealed her growing hatred and fear. After she returned, he ordered her to come closer, leaving his intentions toward her unresolved.

• Shen Yi made Qin Ruoshui lead him through the neighborhood while he used Telepathy to search for women who met his system's standards.
• Chu Yungge returned home disappointed that Shen Yi had not chosen her and tried to scrub the grime from her face.
• At Qin Ruoshui's home, Shen Yi revealed that he knew where she had hidden five cases of water and ordered her to bathe.
• When Qin Ruoshui refused to waste her drinking water, Shen Yi slapped her and forced her to wash.
• Qin Ruoshui bathed while cursing Shen Yi internally and briefly considering stabbing him, then came out acting obediently.
• Shen Yi told Qin Ruoshui to come to him.

After unlocking Shapeshifting Ability Fruits from Qin Ruoshui, Shen Yi raised the ability to level four and decided to focus on improving it and Mental Link while watching the Colorful Plant. Meanwhile, Taiyun Ting survivors suspected the West Gate held Colorful Fruits and began considering how to claim them.

• Shen Yi unlocked Shapeshifting Ability Fruits through Qin Ruoshui and ate them while monitoring the Colorful Plant guarded by the Mutant Centipede.
• Shen Yi raised Shapeshifting Ability to level four, gaining the ability to transform into larger animals such as lions and tigers, and planned to raise it and Mental Link to level eleven.
• Survivors in Taiyun Ting discussed Qin Ruoshui's earlier remarks and suspected that the Mutant Centipede and Shen Yi were drawn to something valuable at the West Gate.
• The scruffy middle-aged man suggested the West Gate might contain Colorful Fruits and claimed that anything valuable near Taiyun Ting should belong to its residents.

Bai Chengfeng turned the residents against Shen Yi and planned to investigate the West Gate before using his daughter to find a way to kill him. Meanwhile, Qin Xiang woke up expecting Shen Yi, but learned their transaction had been postponed until the next day.

• Bai Chengfeng persuaded the residents that the complex's supplies belonged to them and warned them to keep their plans secret from Shen Yi.
• Bai Chengfeng ordered several people to investigate the West Gate and began plotting to attack Shen Yi, considering his beautiful daughter as a possible means to kill him.
• Qin Xiang woke up hungry and wondered why Shen Yi had not come to complete their deal.
• A server brought Qin Xiang a lavish dinner and told her that Lord Jiang had ordered her to stay the night because the transaction would take place the next day.

Qin Xiang weighed the comfort of Deep Bay One Shelter against her struggles managing her own shelter, while Jiangnan Yan tried to persuade her to stay. The next day, Shen Yi prepared to leave the residential complex after assigning Shadow Puppets to remain behind.

• Qin Xiang enjoyed the shelter's meal, water, and attentive service, then considered whether her people could join Deep Bay One Shelter.
• Qin Xiang dismissed the idea because she doubted Jiangnan Yan and Shen Yi would accept her vulnerable group and felt she had already troubled them enough.
• Jiangnan Yan used Telepathy to watch Qin Xiang and admitted that she had arranged the comforts to tempt her into staying and serving Shen Yi.
• Jiangnan Yan reviewed plans to recruit more female servers and asked someone to check whether her best friend was still alive.
• The next day, Shen Yi saw that the fruit had not ripened, decided to leave three Shadow Puppets in the residential complex, and ordered Qin Ruoshui to help him dress.

Qin Ruoshui let Bai Chengfeng and his group into her apartment, where they offered Shen Yi food and a girl to attend him. Shen Yi killed Bai Chengfeng with Red Lasers, then attacked the fleeing survivors, leaving the rest terrified.

• Qin Ruoshui opened the door to Bai Chengfeng and his group, hoping Shen Yi would punish them if they tried anything.
• Bai Chengfeng presented Shen Yi with food and told Xiao Yu to stay and serve him.
• Shen Yi asked Bai Chengfeng what else he wanted, then killed him with Red Lasers when Bai Chengfeng feigned confusion.
• Shen Yi turned on the others, and when some tried to flee, his Red Lasers pierced two of them.

Shen Yi killed Bai Chengfeng’s men after learning they had planned to poison him, but spared Bai Xiaoyu, who explained that her father had abused her and murdered her mother. As Shen Yi ate breakfast, he suggested poisoning Bai Chengfeng, while Bai Xiaoyu admitted she had been too afraid to act.

• Shen Yi interrogated Bai Chengfeng’s men about their plan to poison his food, then froze the survivors to death.
• Shen Yi spared the limping Bai Xiaoyu after learning she held no hatred toward him, and the system identified her as eligible to unlock a resource.
• Bai Xiaoyu revealed that Bai Chengfeng had killed her mother and abused her, leaving her with a broken leg.
• Bai Xiaoyu told Shen Yi she had wanted revenge but had been too afraid to kill her father.
• Shen Yi suggested that Bai Xiaoyu could have poisoned Bai Chengfeng with rat poison or paraquat.

After Shen Yi killed Bai Chengfeng and his group, Bai Xiaoyu ate the food he offered and felt relief rather than hatred toward him. Qin Ruoshui, cowed by Shen Yi’s power, accepted his terms for a share of the food, leaving Bai Xiaoyu bewildered.

• Shen Yi offered Bai Xiaoyu the leftover roast chicken and buns, and she ate despite her fear of him.
• As she ate, Bai Xiaoyu recalled her mother and felt grateful that Shen Yi had killed the father she feared.
• Shen Yi explained that he had killed Bai Chengfeng and the others because they were plotting against him, and that he had intended to frighten Qin Ruoshui into abandoning her hostility.
• Shen Yi asked Qin Ruoshui whether she wanted food, then told her to make him feel good in exchange for it.
• Qin Ruoshui hurried over and knelt down while Bai Xiaoyu watched in confusion.

After Qin Ruoshui resented Bai Xiaoyu for eating the food, Bai Xiaoyu asked to become Shen Yi’s woman, and he agreed. Shen Yi left Qin Ruoshui to dispose of the corpses and planned his next supply unlocks while his Shadow Puppet watched the unripe Cyan Fruit.

• Qin Ruoshui found most of the meal gone, glared at Bai Xiaoyu, and ate what remained from the chicken bones.
• Bai Xiaoyu asked Shen Yi if she could become his woman, and he agreed before sending her to bathe with bottled water from his System Space.
• Shen Yi told Qin Ruoshui to clean up the corpses, and she drank his leftover ramen broth before carrying them away.
• Qin Ruoshui wondered whether her betrayal of Chu Yungge had caused Shen Yi to treat her badly.
• Shen Yi planned to unlock Qin Xiang’s supplies after recovering energy with Qiao Xuefei, while the Mutant Centipede guarded the Cyan Fruit and his Shadow Puppet watched it for ripeness.

After Bai Xiaoyu asked to stay with Shen Yi, she felt relieved to have someone to rely on, and Shen Yi decided not to kill her after seeing how devoted she was. As Qin Ruoshui finished moving the corpses, someone approached, and she angrily ordered them away.

• Bai Xiaoyu reflected on her father's death and felt grateful that Shen Yi had let her stay with him.
• After her bath, Bai Xiaoyu joined Shen Yi on the sofa, and he noticed the bruises and scar her father had left on her.
• Shen Yi saw Bai Xiaoyu's growing affection and loyalty and abandoned his plan to silence her.
• Qin Ruoshui watched Shen Yi and Bai Xiaoyu together while dragging Bai Chengfeng's corpse and judged their behavior as depraved.
• After Qin Ruoshui dragged out the last corpse, someone came upstairs, and she shouted for them to leave.

Qin Tianhe ignored Qin Ruoshui’s warning and tried to enter her room, where Shen Yi froze him to death. Qin Ruoshui was left staring numb and helpless at her brother’s ice sculpture when another figure came up the stairs.

• Qin Tianhe visited Qin Ruoshui and demanded food and water for himself and their mother.
• Qin Ruoshui warned Qin Tianhe not to enter because someone dangerous was in her room, but he tried to force his way inside.
• Shen Yi slowly froze Qin Tianhe in the hallway while ignoring Qin Ruoshui’s pleas to spare him.
• Qin Ruoshui grieved and raged over Qin Tianhe’s death, then leaned against the wall in numbness.
• Another figure came up from the stairwell.

Shen Yi unlocked an endless supply of premium mutton and ordered Qin Ruoshui and Chu Yungge to prepare a barbecue together after they fought in the hallway. He then went to the Villa Shelter to see Qiao Xuefei and check on Song Qingwan, whom he found kneeling and quietly sobbing.

• Qin Ruoshui insulted Chu Yungge when she arrived to see Shen Yi, and the two women fought in the hallway until Shen Yi summoned them inside through Mental Link.
• Shen Yi discovered that the system had unlocked a whole fresh sheep every second and told Qin Ruoshui and Chu Yungge to prepare barbecue for the afternoon.
• Shen Yi left Bai Xiaoyu resting in his bedroom and teleported toward the Villa Shelter, while Chu Yungge remembered she still needed to warn him about Qin Ruoshui.
• Shen Yi used Telepathy to confirm Fu Yunxi had moved the residents out of the meeting-room building, then teleported inside and saw Song Qingwan kneeling and sobbing.

Shen Yi returned to find Qiao Xuefei had trained Song Qingwan into obediently serving him, while Fu Yunxi reported that the Shelter had grown past 5,500 people and proposed expanding its territory. He approved the plan and arranged for a group of young female survivors to move into his building, leaving his next plans for them undecided.

• Qiao Xuefei made Song Qingwan kneel and welcome Shen Yi, and Shen Yi approved of her training after seeing Song Qingwan’s loyalty improve.
• Qiao Xuefei restored Shen Yi’s strength while Song Qingwan massaged him, and Shen Yi planned to unlock Qin Xiang’s supplies before Song Qingwan’s and Lu Qianqian’s.
• Fu Yunxi reported that the Shelter’s population had surpassed 5,500 and proposed incorporating two nearby residential complexes into its territory.
• Song Qingwan grew excited about her status as Shen Yi’s woman and became more favorable toward him.
• Fu Yunxi offered to arrange a review of around ten young, beautiful female survivors, and Shen Yi told her to have them move into his building first.

Fu Yunxi warned Shen Yi that a massive mutant mosquito swarm threatened the Shelter, and Shen Yi confirmed that thousands of mosquitoes were gathering nearby. After Fu Yunxi prepared to use the crisis to strengthen his standing, Shen Yi’s Mental Link reached Level 11 and let him create a Mental Network.

• Fu Yunxi reported that a nearby residential area had been wiped out by mutant mosquitoes and that the swarm might target the Shelter next.
• Shen Yi used Telepathy to discover at least eight thousand mosquitoes and a gigantic Mosquito King, then told Fu Yunxi to monitor their movements.
• Fu Yunxi arranged round-the-clock surveillance and planned to use Shen Yi’s response to build his prestige among the survivors.
• Shen Yi reassured Song Qingwan, then traveled with her and Qiao Xuefei to Deep Bay One to find Qin Xiang and unlock supplies.
• Shen Yi’s Mental Link reached Level 11, allowing him to construct a Mental Network, and he added Fu Yunxi and the other women he had been involved with.

Shen Yi created a Mental Network that let his women communicate without spending mental energy, and they discovered how many of them shared him. As he prepared to test whether his mental energy could block Telepathy, he remained wary of Qin Ruoshui, who was preparing a barbecue for him.

• Xu Wanting, Bai Xinyi, Jiangnan Yan, Lin Tu, Lin Lu, Qu Xiaoxiao, Jiang Yutong, and Lin Zhiwei were drawn into a shared consciousness space and realized they were all Shen Yi's women.
• Shen Yi explained that he had constructed a Mental Network for communication within a certain range, and the women began chatting and introducing themselves.
• Qin Ruoshui told Shen Yi that the meat and fire were ready for a barbecue, while Shen Yi watched her through Telepathy and suspected she might poison him.
• Qiao Xuefei introduced herself as Shen Yi's wife, prompting the other women to ignore and isolate her.
• Shen Yi discovered that he could mute the Mental Network and wondered whether his mental energy could block sensory abilities, then arrived at Deep Bay One to test it with Jiangnan Yan.

Shen Yi discovered that Jiangnan Yan’s Telepathy could not conceal its probing from him, then unlocked a supply of Type 191 assault rifles and tested one by firing from his window. Jiangnan Yan ordered Wu Yu to kill Ye Rou’s boyfriend, while Qin Xiang woke to the gunfire and recognized Shen Yi’s rifle.

• Shen Yi tested Jiangnan Yan’s Telepathy and learned that he could sense anyone probing him.
• Jiangnan Yan asked Shen Yi to meet her best friend, Ye Rou, and he agreed; she then ordered Wu Yu to kill Ye Rou’s boyfriend.
• Shen Yi unlocked Type 191 assault rifles through Qin Xiang and considered using the weapons to develop the Shelter.
• Shen Yi fired a fully loaded assault rifle from the window, alarming the Shelter’s survivors and guards.
• Qin Xiang woke at the sound of the gunfire and recognized the weapon as a Type 191 Assault Rifle.

Shen Yi gave Qin Xiang an empty assault rifle, then agreed to help Ye Rou rescue her parents and armed Jiangnan Yan with hundreds of pistols for the coming conflict with the neighboring residential area. He went to Murong Xue’s home to discuss important matters, but she was still sulking over their earlier dispute.

• Shen Yi offered Qin Xiang loaded rifles if she accepted being his canary, but she refused his offer and struggled with her feelings after he left.
• Shen Yi met Jiangnan Yan’s friend Ye Rou and agreed to let Jiangnan Yan arrange the rescue of Ye Rou’s parents.
• Jiangnan Yan suggested Ye Rou clean up and meet Shen Yi, and he told her to arrange it for the next day.
• Shen Yi gave Jiangnan Yan several hundred Type 54 Pistols to help reduce casualties in the coming war with the neighboring residential area.
• Shen Yi visited Murong Xue to discuss important matters, but she was still sulking at him.