Chapter Summaries

Shen Yi gave Lin Tu Mental Evolution Fruits and learned that her ability could secretly implant thoughts in people she had marked. After improving her mental power, Lin Tu successfully used the ability on her sleeping sister, while Shen Yi went to meet Song Qingwan.

• Shen Yi reassured Lin Tu that her sister was fine and gave the sisters Mental Evolution Fruits.
• Lin Tu explained that she could mark someone through eye contact, communicate with them, and potentially implant thoughts they would mistake for their own.
• Shen Yi recognized the potential of Lin Tu's ability and told her to strengthen her mental power with the fruits before practicing.
• After eating more than a dozen fruits, Lin Tu found she could implant thoughts into people she had marked.
• Lin Tu chose her sleeping sister as her first test subject and successfully implanted a thought without resistance.
• Shen Yi arrived at the meeting room and met Song Qingwan.

Shen Yi summoned Song Qingwan, asked about her water-manipulation ability, and bluntly asked her to work by his side and be his woman; she agreed and went to move in. After checking the Shelter for Ability Fruits and finding none, Shen Yi reflected on his growing strength, and Fu Yunxi returned to seek him in the meeting room.

• Shen Yi asked Song Qingwan to explain and demonstrate her water-creation and control ability.
• Shen Yi invited Song Qingwan to work by his side and be his woman, and she agreed after considering his strength and status.
• Shen Yi told Song Qingwan to bring her belongings and live in his building, and she left, anxious about moving in with him so soon.
• Qiao Xuefei woke up, ate ramen with Shen Yi, and he searched the Shelter with Telepathy for Ability Fruits but found none.
• Shen Yi assessed his strength and the nearby threats, then Fu Yunxi returned and went to find him in the meeting room.

Shen Yi gave Fu Yunxi new rules for his private residence and asked her to bring beautiful female survivors to him, then offered supplies to support the growing Shelter. After Fu Yunxi handed over an Ability Fruit, Shen Yi let her choose a power as a reward, and she selected Telepathy.

• Fu Yunxi reported that the Shelter had incorporated nearby residential complexes and now held more than four thousand survivors.
• Shen Yi ordered Fu Yunxi to reserve his building for himself and his women, and to bring him the beautiful female survivors once the headcount was finalized.
• Shen Yi promised supplies for the Shelter, and Fu Yunxi said she would credit him when distributing them to survivors.
• Fu Yunxi gave Shen Yi an Ability Fruit, and he offered her a choice among Telepathy, Mental Evolution, and Frost Condensation.
• Fu Yunxi chose Telepathy, and Shen Yi gave her ten Telepathy Ability Fruits.

Fu Yunxi received the Ability Fruits Shen Yi had promised and arranged for him to meet a young admirer. Shen Yi discovered his new Shadow Summon ability and summoned three loyal Shadow Puppets, leaving them standing before him and Qiao Xuefei.

• Shen Yi gave Fu Yunxi a large number of Ability Fruits, raising her favorability and strengthening her trust in him.
• Fu Yunxi told Shen Yi that the young man who had given up an Ability Fruit admired him, and Shen Yi agreed to meet him.
• Fu Yunxi returned to work, while Shen Yi decided to save an Ability Fruit for Qiao Xuefei until he found one suited to her needs.
• Shen Yi checked his System Panel and learned he had acquired Shadow Summon, which let him summon three loyal Shadow Puppets.
• Shen Yi summoned the three Shadow Puppets, and Qiao Xuefei moved in front of him to protect him as they emerged.

Shen Yi tested a Shadow Puppet against Qiao Xuefei and learned that its strength and weapons suited assassination, while Qiao Xuefei worried she had become useless to him. Song Qingwan arrived at the Shelter convinced her water-creating ability made her indispensable, but froze at the sight inside the conference room.

• Shen Yi ordered a Shadow Puppet to fight Qiao Xuefei, and she held her own with her sword while he discovered the puppet's weapon vanished when another puppet handed it to him.
• Shen Yi stopped the sparring and reassured Qiao Xuefei that she was useful, then sent the Shadow Puppets to wait in the shadows.
• Song Qingwan arrived at the Shelter's top floor and dismissed the guard squad after they carried her luggage upstairs.
• Song Qingwan decided that her water-creating ability made her indispensable and imagined herself as the Shelter's mistress, superior to Fu Yunxi and the guards.
• Song Qingwan entered the unlocked conference room and dropped her luggage when she saw what was inside.

Song Qingwan walked in on Shen Yi and Qiao Xuefei and accused them of cheating, but Qiao Xuefei beat her while Shen Yi let it happen. The chapter ended with Song Qingwan cowering and begging for mercy as she secretly vowed revenge.

• Song Qingwan entered the room and saw Shen Yi with Qiao Xuefei, then called them a shameless cheating couple.
• A shadow appeared outside and the door shut, leaving Song Qingwan unable to leave when Shen Yi ordered her to stay.
• Qiao Xuefei slapped Song Qingwan repeatedly and knocked her down after Song Qingwan tried to attack with a water ball.
• Shen Yi stopped Qiao Xuefei from continuing to hit Song Qingwan and coldly told Song Qingwan to stop crying.
• Song Qingwan feared Qiao Xuefei’s threat of another beating and begged her not to hit her, while secretly planning revenge.

Shen Yi left Song Qingwan in Qiao Xuefei’s hands before returning to Deep Bay One, where Murong Xue had fought Jiangnan Yan despite his orders. Meanwhile, Lin Tu’s prank left Lin Lu convinced she was pregnant with Shen Yi’s child, and Lin Tu realized she might have taken it too far.

• Shen Yi told Qiao Xuefei to discipline Song Qingwan as she saw fit, then teleported away after hearing that Murong Xue had fought Jiangnan Yan.
• Song Qingwan begged Qiao Xuefei for mercy, but Qiao Xuefei began hitting her again.
• Lin Lu woke up believing she had become pregnant with her brother-in-law Shen Yi’s child.
• Lin Tu revealed that she had implanted the false memories in Lin Lu and realized her prank had gone too far.
• Lin Lu noticed Lin Tu’s guilty expression and wondered what her sister had done wrong.

Lin Tu confessed that she had implanted false thoughts about Lin Lu being pregnant, then went to seek Shen Yi’s help after Lin Lu threw her out. Shen Yi heard sobbing and slaps from inside his meeting room while dealing with a fight between Murong Xue and Jiangnan Yan, and he barred Murong Xue from handling Shelter matters.

• Lin Tu admitted to Lin Lu that she had implanted the idea that Lin Lu was pregnant, and Lin Lu ordered her to leave.
• Lin Tu heard sobbing and slaps outside Shen Yi’s meeting room as she arrived to ask him for help.
• Shen Yi questioned Jiangnan Yan and Murong Xue after finding Jiangnan Yan bruised and Murong Xue furious.
• Xu Wanting explained that Murong Xue had demanded an Ability Fruit and Jiangnan Yan had provoked her by flaunting her Frost Ability until they fought.
• Shen Yi took the Ability Fruit and told Murong Xue to stop interfering with Shelter matters.

Murong Xue fought with Jiangnan Yan over the Shelter's authority after Jiangnan Yan provoked her about the Frost Ability, but Shen Yi ruled against Murong Xue. After Murong Xue left in anger, Jiangnan Yan tended to Shen Yi while he inspected his newly obtained ability.

• Jiangnan Yan deliberately provoked Murong Xue about her Frost Ability until Murong Xue attacked her.
• Jiangnan Yan appealed to Shen Yi, and Murong Xue realized she had been baited into a trap.
• Shen Yi ended the argument and barred Murong Xue from interfering in the Shelter's affairs.
• Murong Xue left and angrily accused Shen Yi of favoring the other women despite all she had given him.
• Jiangnan Yan massaged Shen Yi, who then opened the panel to inspect his new ability.

Shen Yi rewarded Jiangnan Yan and the other women for their work, then visited Lin Zhiwei’s laboratory to check on her research. Lin Zhiwei said the results would be ready by the following night, and she asked Shen Yi to help her with something.

• Shen Yi gained Virus Resistance, which greatly increased his resistance to toxins and illnesses.
• Shen Yi gave Frost Condensation Fruits to Jiangnan Yan and several other women as rewards for their contributions.
• Shen Yi visited Lin Zhiwei’s laboratory and learned that her research results would be ready by the following night.
• Shen Yi gave food to Lin Zhiwei, Jiang Huimin, and the others, and Jiang Yutong asked to leave nursing and take on work with Jiangnan Yan.
• Shen Yi gave Jiang Yutong Frost Condensation Fruits and Telepathy Fruits, and she left to find Jiangnan Yan.
• Lin Zhiwei asked Shen Yi whether he had time because she needed his help.

Lin Zhiwei asked Shen Yi to help her research the green mutants, then spent time with him before returning to work. Later, Qu Xiaoxiao asked for a superpower and swallowed three Ability Fruits, leaving her trembling with cold.

• Lin Zhiwei asked Shen Yi to meet with her more often, and he agreed to help her this once.
• Lin Zhiwei asked Shen Yi to catch two green mutants for her research, and he promised to do so with precautions.
• Shen Yi rested until night, then found Qu Xiaoxiao awake and playing a game.
• Qu Xiaoxiao asked Shen Yi for a superpower, and he gave her several Ability Fruits and explained their effects.
• Qu Xiaoxiao swallowed three Ability Fruits and suddenly began trembling, saying she was cold.

After Qu Xiaoxiao suffered a dangerous reaction from eating three Ability Fruits, she recovered and gained ice powers. Shen Yi then discovered that Lu Qianqian had concealed extraordinary beauty and unlocked a new supply by spending the night with Wu Qingqing.

• Qu Xiaoxiao shivered for hours after eating three Ability Fruits, then recovered enough to create a small block of ice before passing out.
• Shen Yi carried Qu Xiaoxiao to bed and decided that eating several Ability Fruits at once was too risky.
• Shen Yi spotted Lu Qianqian at a late-night shelter meeting and learned from a system notification that she had disguised her exceptional appearance and figure.
• Shen Yi teleported into Wu Qingqing's bedroom, where she hid his presence from her mother.
• Shen Yi offered to sleep beside Wu Qingqing, and her agreement unlocked a new supply item.

After spending the night with Wu Qingqing, Shen Yi unlocked a bag of high-quality white sugar and left her food, water, and Ability Fruits. The next morning, Wu Qingqing's mother and brother found the supplies, and her mother discovered evidence that Shen Yi had slept with her.

• Shen Yi unlocked a bag of high-quality white sugar after taking in Wu Qingqing, and considered future supplies that could help him fight the Mutant Giant Tree.
• Shen Yi told Wu Qingqing she was his woman, then left her food, water, and Frost Condensation Ability Fruits before dawn.
• Shen Yi returned to Qu Xiaoxiao's place and went to sleep beside the unconscious girl.
• Wu Qingqing's mother and Wu Yu found a large pile of food in her room, and Wu Qingqing said Shen Yi had given it to her.
• After Wu Yu left for work, Wu Qingqing's mother pulled back the covers and saw a patch of red on the bedding.

Wu Qingqing reassured her mother about her relationship with Shen Yi, while Qu Xiaoxiao recovered from eating several Ability Fruits at once. Shen Yi arranged medical care for Qu Xiaoxiao, then joined Jiangnan Yan and the Shelter’s managers at a meeting.

• Wu Qingqing told her mother she had taken the initiative with Shen Yi and kept the Ability Fruit he gave her secret.
• Qu Xiaoxiao told Shen Yi she felt tired and cold after waking from the dangerous effects of eating three Ability Fruits.
• Shen Yi warned Qu Xiaoxiao not to eat more Ability Fruits until she had recovered and arranged for Jiang Huimin to examine and observe her.
• Shen Yi teleported to Jiangnan Yan’s office, where she and the Shelter’s managers were meeting.
• Jiangnan Yan served Shen Yi tea, and he told the managers to continue their discussion.

Shen Yi attended Jiangnan Yan’s meeting, learned that Lu Qianqian was probably a spy from a rival Shelter, and approved Jiangnan Yan’s plan to exploit her before killing her. Jiangnan Yan then proposed taking over a neighboring residential complex and reaffirmed her resolve to maintain Shen Yi’s favor.

• Shen Yi sat in on the meeting as Jiangnan Yan’s managers discussed a supply dispute and growing conflict with survivors from a neighboring residential complex.
• Shen Yi asked Jiangnan Yan about Lu Qianqian, and Jiangnan Yan explained that she suspected Lu Qianqian was a spy whose earth-controlling ability helped with construction.
• Jiangnan Yan said she planned to feed Lu Qianqian false information, use her abilities, and kill her once she was no longer useful, and Shen Yi approved.
• After the meeting, Jiangnan Yan told Shen Yi she planned to take over the neighboring complex and expand the Shelter’s territory.
• Jiangnan Yan reflected that keeping Shen Yi’s favor was essential to retaining her position, then approached him intimately.

Shen Yi noticed Qin Xiang seeking help at Deep Bay One and decided to bring her in, planning to exploit the situation. Qin Xiang accepted the invitation, hoping to secure food and water for the people in her Shelter.

• Shen Yi watched Lu Qianqian leave through Telepathy and decided to let Jiangnan Yan use her before claiming the reward himself.
• Shen Yi spotted Qin Xiang outside Deep Bay One and asked Jiangnan Yan what she knew about her.
• Jiangnan Yan explained that Qin Xiang had repeatedly sought supplies for more than a hundred people in her Shelter, and that she had refused her before.
• Shen Yi told Jiangnan Yan to bring Qin Xiang upstairs and offer her food and water, while Jiangnan Yan realized his Telepathy could reach outside the complex.
• A guard called Qin Xiang back and invited her upstairs on Jiangnan Yan's behalf, and Qin Xiang agreed, prepared to work for the Shelter to repay the loan's interest.

Qin Xiang met Shen Yi at the Deep Bay One Shelter and asked him for food and water for her own Shelter. Shen Yi offered to lend supplies if she became his woman, and Qin Xiang refused, suspecting he had hypnotized Jiangnan Yan.

• Jiangnan Yan brought Qin Xiang to meet Shen Yi, whom Qin Xiang recognized as the man who had once given her food and water.
• Qin Xiang asked Shen Yi to lend food and water to help the elderly and children in her Shelter, and he agreed on the condition that she become his woman.
• Qin Xiang refused Shen Yi's demand and suspected he had hypnotized Jiangnan Yan when she encouraged Qin Xiang to join their family.
• Qin Xiang drew her unloaded handgun, and Jiangnan Yan threatened her with an ice spike.
• Shen Yi said he was not threatening Qin Xiang and revealed that he knew her gun had no bullets.

Qin Xiang agreed to trade her body for food and water to save the people in her care, but Shen Yi admitted he could not hypnotize her and had only been teasing her. Jiangnan Yan took Qin Xiang to bathe, where Qin Xiang discovered Shen Yi’s group had plenty of bottled water.

• Qin Xiang put down her gun, and Shen Yi offered her food and water in exchange for becoming his woman.
• Qin Xiang agreed to the deal to keep the more than one hundred people she had rescued from starving, then asked Shen Yi to hypnotize her.
• Shen Yi pretended to hypnotize Qin Xiang by calling her a bitch, then admitted he could not hypnotize anyone.
• Shen Yi told Qin Xiang to shower, and Jiangnan Yan led her to a bathroom stocked with bottled mineral water.
• Qin Xiang drank two bottles of water and reflected that eating could increase her strength, but she had compromised to protect the people in her care.

Exhausted police officer Qin Xiang fell asleep in Shen Yi’s Shelter, while Shen Yi left to rescue Qin Ruoshui and encountered a giant mutated centipede attacking survivors. The centipede was frozen just before it could kill two women, but it began to break free as Shen Yi urged them to flee.

• Qin Xiang dozed off in the bathtub, and Jiangnan Yan arranged for her to rest instead of waking her for Shen Yi.
• Shen Yi detected Qin Ruoshui nearby and teleported to rescue her from a giant centipede.
• The centipede burst from the ground, killed several survivors, and pursued Qin Ruoshui and a short-haired woman.
• Qin Ruoshui shoved the short-haired woman toward the centipede, but Shen Yi froze the monster in ice.
• The ice began cracking, and Shen Yi told the two women to run.

Shen Yi froze a powerful Mutant Centipede but decided not to risk fighting it, then left to seek more information from Murong Xue. After he departed, an Earth-Yellow Monster attacked the centipede, while Chu Yungge rejected Qin Ruoshui’s apology for trying to sacrifice her.

• Shen Yi froze the Mutant Centipede, reflected on the danger posed by powerful mutated creatures, and teleported away rather than risk a prolonged fight.
• The Mutant Centipede broke free, rampaged through nearby buildings, and drew the attention of an Earth-Yellow Monster that burst from underground and attacked it.
• The survivors watched the distant battle from behind ruins and hoped the mysterious man who had saved them would be safe.
• Qin Ruoshui apologized to Chu Yungge for trying to push her toward the Mutant Centipede, but Chu Yungge turned away and refused to forgive her.