Chapter Summaries

Shen Jin and his companions heard the Heavenly Net request help from a Superhuman skilled at making melee weapons for fighting evolved zombies. Yang Ao proposed turning Shen Jin’s weapon-making ability into a deal with the Heavenly Net, and Shen Jin agreed to seek materials in exchange.

• Li Moxiao teased Shen Jin about gaming, then accepted three Cornettos and ate them while the group gathered for the evening broadcast.
• The Heavenly Net announced that it needed a Special Ability User who could make weapons strong enough to fight Tier 1 and Tier 2 evolved zombies, offering research products and serums for help or useful leads.
• Fu Wei returned to his laboratory and Li Moxiao went back to her room after the broadcast, while Shen Jin and Shang Qian discussed the announcement.
• Yang Ao suggested that Shen Jin negotiate with the Heavenly Net for materials because others could not perform the final steps of his weapon-making process.
• Shen Jin agreed that dealing with the Heavenly Net could help him obtain materials he had been unable to find himself.

Shen Jin gathered requests for supplies from his companions and contacted the Heavenly Net Equipment Section with an offer. The Heavenly Net sent Ye Fan and Lightning Squad Six to Home No. 1 to test new weapons, where Ye Fan introduced himself to Shen Jin.

• Shen Jin asked Fu Wei, Li Moxiao, Shang Qian, and Yang Ao what supplies they wanted from the Heavenly Net.
• Fu Wei requested materials to increase Gene Optimization Serum 1.0 production, while Li Moxiao asked for a long list of snacks.
• Shen Jin compiled his own request for crafting materials and called the Heavenly Net Equipment Section with an offer.
• Liu Jiannan arranged for an experienced team of peak Tier 1 superhumans to test new weapons in Q City.
• The H Province branch assigned Lightning Squad Six, led by Ye Fan, whose partner had died and whose A-rank ability was Lightning Body.
• Ye Fan arrived at Home No. 1 with thirty superhumans and told Shen Jin he had come to test swords; Shen Jin jokingly replied that he was Qin Shi Huang and asked Ye Fan to send money.

Shen Jin demonstrated his Tinkers' Construct weapons to Ye Fan and Heavenly Net’s soldiers, impressing them with their power and self-repairing traits. Heavenly Net agreed to supply the materials Shen Jin needed, and Ye Fan gave him a Tier 2 strength Energy Crystal Core before leaving; Shen Jin then called Ye Fan back, thinking he might be able to help him.

• Shen Jin showed Ye Fan and the other soldiers a Steel Cleaver, and Ye Fan split a cobblestone wall and a large iron block with it.
• Ye Fan tested the cleaver with zombie blood and his Lightning Body ability, while the soldiers tried Shen Jin’s other weapons and praised their strength.
• Ye Fan reported the weapons and Shen Jin’s material requirements to Liu Jiannan, who promised Heavenly Net’s help sourcing supplies.
• Ye Fan gave Shen Jin a Tier 2 strength Energy Crystal Core he no longer needed, then prepared to leave with the other soldiers.
• Shen Jin called out to Ye Fan, thinking he might be able to help him.

Shen Jin gave Ye Fan an Energy Serum, but learned that Heavenly Net’s Energy Amplification Potion had already boosted its soldiers while blocking their advancement. At Red Water Bay Base, residents honored a buried hero, and Zhu Dan recognized the name on the headstone before rushing to confront Old Zhao.

• Shen Jin offered Ye Fan an Energy Serum, and Ye Fan drank it despite doubting it could help him advance.
• Ye Fan explained that Heavenly Net’s Energy Amplification Potion had raised its users to Tier 1 Peak while preventing them from advancing further.
• Engineer Mao finished plans for a bridge between D City and Q City, and Zhao Chao gave him construction equipment.
• On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Red Water Bay residents burned offerings and honored a hero buried beneath a headstone.
• Zhu Dan read the headstone inscription, recognized his own name, and flew to the Training Ground to angrily call for Old Zhao.

Shen Jin expanded Home No. 1’s supply plans and prepared an undersea mine while the base readied a currency launch and a large-scale evacuation route. Liu Yue'er arrived at the west gate claiming to be a Tier 1 Superhuman, and Liu Jin suspected her Conversion ability made her much stronger than she let on.

• Shen Jin arranged for Heavenly Net to deliver materials for Fu Wei’s serum, planned an underground tunnel to Ancestor Mountain, and prepared equipment and workers for an undersea mine.
• Shang Qian neared completion of Home No. 1’s currency plan as Shen Jin awaited enough World Coins to unlock Intermediate Industry II.
• Liu Yue'er arrived at Home No. 1 seeking electricity, and Old Niu offered her instant noodles and shelter before Liu Jin identified her as a Superhuman.
• Liu Jin arranged for Liu Yue'er to live in the Red Light Livable Residential Complex and noted that her Conversion ability seemed stronger than a Tier 1 ability.
• A pink oval device fell from Liu Yue'er's pants as she walked away, prompting speculation among the onlookers, which Liu Jin ordered them to stop.

Shen Jin completed a deep-sea mine, pushed Fu Wei to increase serum production, and unlocked Intermediate Industry II after earning enough World Coins. Meanwhile, Liu Dalao fed a strange Energy Crystal Core to himself and kissed Su Lele, hoping the core might help her.

• Shen Jin led twenty workers through a passage to a mine three thousand meters below the sea, then rewarded them with Gene Optimization Serum 1.0.
• Shen Jin ordered Fu Wei to raise Gene Optimization Serum 1.0 production to a thousand bottles per day before pursuing new research.
• Shang Qian caught Shen Jin admiring another woman's figure, sent him flying two thousand meters into the air, and later kissed and teased him after he landed safely.
• Shen Jin received a World Coin for a subordinate's kill and spent a thousand coins to upgrade Intermediate Industry I to Intermediate Industry II.
• In Z City, Liu Dalao and Su Lele encountered a gigantic Hybrid Variant Zombie, and Liu Dalao fought it for half an hour before absorbing its unusual Energy Crystal Core and kissing Su Lele.

Shen Jin crafted and tested several machines unlocked by Intermediate Industry II, upgrading the settlement’s power and storage while exploring new building materials. He tested Industrial TNT and finished another machine that he thought Shang Qian would find interesting.

• Shen Jin crafted an MFE Energy Storage Unit and connected it to the wind generators, then planned to build twenty more turbines along the coast.
• Shen Jin made a Steel Storage Box with sixty-three slots and crafted an Electrolyzer, while rejecting the Blast Furnace and Recycler as unnecessary.
• Shen Jin assembled Construction Foam tools and sprayed a pickaxe-shaped structure, finding the foam smooth, insulating, and suitable for building exteriors.
• Shen Jin crafted Industrial TNT and detonated it at the old fortress, where his purple armor shielded him from the blast and flying debris.
• A woman in the inner city sensed the powerful energy fluctuations and searched for a charging adapter for her small machines.
• Shen Jin finished crafting one final machine and thought Shang Qian would be interested in it.

Shang Qian warned her finance team to follow the plan for Home No. 1’s new currency issuance, but Shen Jin interrupted with a Trade-O-Mat that could exchange coins for goods. The machine’s enormous storage capacity impressed the team, leaving them to reconsider how it could support the currency system.

• Shang Qian threatened consequences for anyone who undermined the currency plan and reminded the team that good work could earn them Gene Optimization Serum or a chance to become Superhumans.
• Shen Jin arrived with a Trade-O-Mat and demonstrated how it exchanged a newly minted coin for a fountain pen.
• The finance team questioned the machine’s usefulness, storage capacity, and ability to recognize currency.
• Shen Jin showed that the Trade-O-Mat could store goods in expanded internal space and dispense them in bulk, producing sixty-four bags of rice from one coin.

Shen Jin and Shang Qian finalized Home Coins and prepared a currency plan to revive Home No. 1’s industries. Afterward, Liu Jin reported that a powerful, possibly Tier 2 Superhuman woman had arrived alone, prompting Shen Jin to seek her out.

• Shang Qian had Shen Jin leave ten Trade-O-Mats to support the currency system, and they settled on the name Home Coins with 1-, 5-, and 10-yuan denominations.
• Shen Jin made the coin designs and praised the twenty people preparing a plan to use currency to rebuild Home No. 1’s industries.
• Liu Jin told Shen Jin that a woman had arrived and that his probing ability suggested she was a Superhuman, possibly Tier 2.
• Liu Jin added that a pink oval object with a cord had fallen from the woman’s pants, and Shen Jin became even more interested in meeting her.

Shen Jin confronted Liu Yue'er, a Tier 2 Superhuman who had secretly come to Home No. 1 to recharge her ability. After discovering her hidden collection of intimate toys, he recognized her as someone he called “Auntie,” leaving their relationship unclear.

• Shen Jin visited Liu Yue'er and challenged her claim that she was an ordinary Superhuman.
• Shen Jin threatened to have Liu Yue'er expelled, then warned he would bring armed guards when she refused to explain her Special Ability.
• Liu Yue'er revealed that her Conversion ability absorbed outside energy and that she had come to charge herself using the settlement's electricity.
• Shen Jin left after canceling the guards, then kicked Liu Yue'er's door open when he realized her explanation did not account for the chargers.
• Shen Jin found Liu Yue'er holding intimate toys and recognized her, asking, “You're... Auntie?”

Shen Jin confronted Liu Yue'er after recalling her embarrassing behavior from before the apocalypse, and she tried to pressure him into sleeping with her. He refused at first but agreed after insisting she shower, leaving Liu Yue'er surprised.

• Shen Jin reminded Liu Yue'er that he had seen her throw batteries into a courtyard and talk about charging her husband, prompting her to flee to her bedroom in embarrassment.
• Liu Yue'er blocked Shen Jin from leaving and demanded he take responsibility for exposing her secret persona.
• Shen Jin returned inside to avoid neighbors spreading rumors that might reach Shang Qian, and he argued with Liu Yue'er about her demand that they sleep together.
• Liu Yue'er revealed in her thoughts that she had recognized Shen Jin before, knew he was an Earth-based Ability User, and wanted sex with him to satisfy her unusual illness and secure her future.
• Shen Jin declared that he was a man of strong principles, then told Liu Yue'er she had to shower first.

Shen Jin removed a hidden camera from Liu Yue'er’s room and delivered Electrolyzers to Old Fu. The next morning, Home No. 1 welcomed the residents of Ancestor Mountain Settlement and prepared to launch its Home Coin exchange system, while Shen Jin neared the World Coin requirement for Intermediate Industry III.

• Shen Jin found and dismantled a pinhole camera in Liu Yue'er’s bedroom, then delivered several Electrolyzers to Old Fu.
• Yang Ao brought 25,000 people from Ancestor Mountain Settlement to Home No. 1, raising its population to 60,000 and earning Shen Jin 252 World Coins.
• Residents gathered outside the inner-city gate to discuss whether Home No. 1 would really let them exchange Home Coins for food and Energy Crystal Cores.
• Lu Renyi explained the planned exchange system to his companions and decided to trade his supplies, especially food with a short shelf life.
• Someone announced that the gates had opened, and the crowd rushed inside.

Shen Jin and Shang Qian launched Home No. 1's ID-card and Home Coin distribution system, giving residents access to jobs and new facilities. The first recipient used a coin at a vending machine and watched it produce rice, confirming that the new currency could buy food.

• Shen Jin and Shang Qian watched the crowds arriving at the inner-city gates and trusted their plan to keep the distribution orderly.
• A staff member registered a middle-aged man, made his Home No. 1 ID card, and sent him to collect ten Home Coins.
• The middle-aged man received his coins and studied job openings, including a shop assistant position recruited by Shang Qian.
• He explored the industrial park, where Home No. 1 had opened shops, a hospital, No. 1 Academy, and 24-hour vending machines.
• The middle-aged man inserted one Home Coin into a vending machine, which dispensed a small package that expanded into five hundred grams of rice.

Shen Jin and Shang Qian prepared food for Home No. 1’s new residents and discussed how reserve grain was processed. Meanwhile, Lu Renyi, Old Seven, and Ninth Sister went to inspect the vending machines, where Old Seven was made to join the line.

• Shen Jin told Shang Qian that he had prepared sixty thousand one-jin portions of food for the Trade-O-Mats.
• Shen Jin explained that the villagers from Sun Family Village were processing reserve unhusked rice, while Shang Qian admitted she had not known how rice was made.
• Lu Renyi, Old Seven, and Ninth Sister debated whether Home Coins were trustworthy, and Lu Renyi argued that Home No. 1 had no need to cheat them.
• Old Seven said he wanted energy crystal cores so he could become a Superhuman, and Lu Renyi and Ninth Sister agreed to check the vending-machine prices.
• Old Seven pushed through the crowd with his Flint Broadsword, but a Home No. 1 Superhuman ordered him to put it down and get in line.

Lu Renyi, Old Seven, and Ninth Sister inspected Home No. 1’s Trade-O-Mats and learned what they could buy with their coins. They then visited a weapon shop, where Lu Renyi admired a sharp steel longsword but balked at its price.

• Ninth Sister read the Trade-O-Mats’ prices, which included grain, cooking oil, Gene Optimization Serum, and Energy Crystal Cores.
• Old Seven bought two Energy Crystal Cores with his own money and Lu Renyi’s ten-yuan coin so he could continue cultivating toward awakening an ability.
• Lu Renyi, Old Seven, and Ninth Sister browsed the weapon shop, where Sun Li introduced them to weapons made by Brother Jin.
• Sun Li showed Lu Renyi a self-repairing steel longsword that could cut through zombies and withstand Tier 1 Evolved Zombies.
• Lu Renyi asked the sword’s price and learned it cost 150 yuan.

Sun Li persuaded Lu Renyi and his companions to sell supplies at the resource recycling station and buy weapons and armor, while fair trade drew many residents into spending their Home Coins. When an old man learned that relief porridge would end, he rallied other residents to protest at the villa.

• Sun Li talked Lu Renyi, Old Seven, and Ninth Sister into visiting the resource recycling station after pitching the weapons and armor shops.
• Li Jie offered Lu Renyi 15 Home Coins for his working iPad, and he accepted the fixed prices after failing to bargain higher.
• Lu Renyi and his companions decided to bring supplies back to trade for weapons and armor, while other residents exchanged useful goods for Home Coins.
• Two brothers spent their coins on pork, rice, and beer as an elderly man criticized them for spending too freely.
• A resident told the old man that relief porridge would stop, so he urged others to protest at the villa and demand continued food aid.

Shen Jin watched rumors about food supplies drive people to redeem food, then confronted a crowd demanding free relief food at his villa. After Miao Shubai tried to stop them, Shen Jin appeared and asked who wanted to be lord, silencing the crowd.

• Shen Jin and Shang Qian watched people rush to redeem food after a rumor spread that supplies would last only one day.
• Several hundred people marched to Shen Jin's villa, demanding relief food and an explanation for receiving Home Coins instead of food.
• Miao Shubai and Sister Xia guarded the gate, but the crowd mocked Sister Xia and Little Wang threw his Home Coin through the gate.
• Miao Shubai declared that the crowd was causing trouble and used her Air Walls to confront them.
• Shang Qian and Shen Jin appeared, and Shen Jin asked who wanted to be lord, making the crowd fall silent.

Shen Jin confronted residents protesting the end of free relief porridge and rejected their demands, arguing that Home No. 1 had already provided housing, utilities, coins, and work. The protest collapsed after the Heavenly Net Headquarters called to report that one of the troublemakers had tried to stir up conflict with them.

• Miao Shubai told Shen Jin that the protesters had come to cause trouble, and he singled out a man who had shouted about taking turns as lord before letting him go after the man played dumb.
• An old man and Little Wang demanded that Shen Jin restore free porridge or give residents daily Home Coins, citing the Apocalypse Law and Heavenly Net instructions.
• Shang Qian observed that some able-bodied protesters understood the situation but hoped to extract extra benefits by making trouble.
• Shen Jin told the crowd to leave, said Home No. 1 would not change its decisions for them, and reminded them that he and his teammates had secured their homes, supplies, water, and electricity.
• A protester claimed he had reported Shen Jin to Heavenly Net Headquarters, but the call instead told Shen Jin that the caller had been identified for trying to stir up trouble.
• Shen Jin hung up and asked whether anyone else had objections.

Shen Jin punished Old Wang and Little Wang for inciting a crowd by ordering them to exchange two hundred forehead flicks. Afterward, he told Shang Qian to arrange for them to work together, while Miao Shubai wondered what Shen Jin had meant by the punishment.

• Shen Jin dispersed the crowd and kept Old Wang and Little Wang behind, then rejected Old Wang’s demand for welfare and work.
• When Shen Jin announced a punishment, Little Wang mistakenly begged him to break his penis, so Shen Jin instead ordered the two men to exchange two hundred forehead flicks.
• Shen Jin told Miao Shubai to supervise the punishment, and she imagined that his arrangement was meant to expose Old Wang and turn the two men against each other.
• Old Wang flicked Little Wang repeatedly while Little Wang let him continue, and Miao Shubai’s expectations of a fight did not come true.
• After the two hundred flicks were completed, Shen Jin told Shang Qian to arrange for Old Wang and Little Wang to work together.

As Home No. 1 introduced its new currency and work-based policies, Li Zhe explained why Shen Jin had chosen persuasion over brutal punishment. At the hospital, a desperate man agreed to work off his brother’s surgery debt, while Little Wang woke from his concussion.

• Meng San argued that Shen Jin should have used force to punish the people who opposed the new policies, but Li Zhe warned that oppression would breed resentment.
• Li Zhe reminded Meng San that Shen Jin had always treated ordinary people with patience and had resolved the dispute without violence.
• Sister Xia took the unconscious Little Wang to the hospital, where he later woke with a concussion.
• A burly man begged a doctor to save his injured brother and offered his organs when he could not afford the surgery.
• The doctor arranged the operation and had the burly man sign an agreement to work off the two-hundred-Home-Coin debt.