Global Wasteland: I Obtained A Top Tier Shelter

Outside, the wind was howling fiercely, and thunder and lightning flashed. Lin Yue brought the sofa over to sit by the window, sipping iced green tea, unable to sleep.

Despite being exhausted during the day, somehow, he didn't want to just fall asleep like that.

Reflecting on the day's experiences—be it exploration, battle, or cave collapse, and even the subsequent self-rescue—every part made him realize how insignificant a person can be.

Facing the Lizardmen, they were terrifyingly numerous, with the beggar's help on their side, and the Turtle Crocodile's attack, which he had never seen before. Whether it was the explosive traps between the small altars or explosives rigged on the main room's door, he had to reassess that the Lizardmen weren't something he could take down alone.

The cave collapse was indeed caused by his inability to confront the impact of those three unfamiliar monsters, forcing him to retreat step by step and finally resort to that move.

Otherwise, who knows what could have happened?

But if, he were surrounded by a group of people fighting together, whether against Lizardmen or beggars, or even Turtle Crocodile, how many rounds could they last under combined attacks?

Thinking of this, Lin Yue glanced at the private message on the system panel from Fei Yue.

"Domineering People..."

He was somewhat tempted.

The proposal from the other party really had no drawbacks for him.

In fact, it could be understood as more of a "honorary" title.

But this honorary position held the power to command over a hundred people to listen to him fully and carry out various tasks for him.

For example, he could instruct these people to specifically gather various components used for building robots or collect different alloys.

Even asking them to specifically mine stone or wood and other basic resources.

Or, he could command them to be fully armed and, under his guidance, enter the Underground Ruins to deliver a massive blow to the Lizardmen and beggars!

And all he had to pay was the cost for their food and clothing.

The relationship was simple.

Gathering resources in the Secret Realm, harvesting vegetables, attacking the Lizardmen—all require just a word, followed by rewards based on the size of the achievements—fresh vegetables, fruits, various foods, and drinks.

Being called a "Domineering Person" was more like being a lord issuing a "mission," while these people completed the tasks and then earned the things they wanted to live better and more comfortably.

It seemed really feasible.

Lin Yue couldn't help but admire Meng Yutang, the third master.

Before passing, he managed to conceive such a high-level trick, successfully piquing the interest of Lin Yue, who originally didn't want to get involved with others.

This way, it ensured he retained power and also ensured that the vast Refugee Village wouldn't end up being eliminated in this Otherworld without a strong leader to guide them.

At least, it was a win-win situation.

Lin Yue glanced at the time.

It's too late.

It's best not to chat with Fei Yue now.

Downing the iced tea, Lin Yue returned to the bedroom.

He lay wide awake in the pitch-black room, pondering something, suddenly recalling that during the Zone C collapse, could there still be people in the Underground Ruins?

The beggars were of no concern, but if it were survivors, that would be a big problem.

Lin Yue searched within the group and world channel.

Suddenly, the bedroom door opened, and Bai wobbled in, flopping onto the carpet and soon snoring.

This little guy.

Lin Yue didn't disturb it but continued searching.

After a while, he closed the system panel.

Nothing.

At least, no one was in Zone C then.

Although some people mentioned feeling some tremors in the Underground Ruins, indeed, apart from Zone C, no damage occurred in other areas.

He felt slightly reassured and also a wave of fatigue coming over him.

This day was quite tiring; many things couldn't be done because of the Lizardmen and beggars in the Underground Ruins, or simply lacked the time to do them.

If time allowed, he really wanted to improve the shelter.

Thinking this, listening to the thunder and rain outside with the howling wind echoing loudly, Lin Yue opened the quilt and slipped inside.

The night passed.

The wind still howled, but the torrential rain had unconsciously stopped; the thunder rolled but wasn't as fierce as last night.

Lin Yue remained in deep sleep.

Bai yawned, stood up, and after gazing at his sleeping master for a while, it lightly stepped out of the room and gently nudged the half-asleep Xiao Meng outside.

"Gugao?" Xiao Meng half-opened its eyes, only to close them again.

It was still very sleepy, especially with the wind and thunder outside continuing, making it want to surrender to sleep.

This shelter was too safe, even if a disaster hit outside, it needn't worry about sleep being disturbed.

"Gawu!"

Bai kicked it once again and glared, prompting Xiao Meng to finally rise slowly.

"Gugao?" It still didn't understand why Bai woke it up.

"Gawu." Bai proceeded ahead down to the basement, arriving next to the temporary bedroom's side.

Xiao Meng widened its eyes, seeing a stone door there that had somehow appeared!

"Gawu!" Bai pushed open the stone door, and inside, a squad of Lizardmen seemed assembled there!

In Xiao Meng's eyes, red flashed through, and it quickly charged inside!

...

"What time is it…" Lin Yue yawned, stretched, and got out of bed, "What? Already this late? Staying up late really isn't a good habit!"

Lin Yue hadn't realized he'd slept past noon!

Last night's late night and the strong grape wine knocked him out until the disaster was completely over!

The thunder and wind outside had long disappeared, and the rain had vanished.

He walked to the window, finding the sun shining brightly outside, as if nothing had happened.

Opening the shelter door, Lin Yue was surprised to discover that there was hardly any accumulated water outside, while the drainage trench surprisingly held over half a meter of water.

Looking at the clear and transparent water, some curious thoughts popped into Lin Yue's mind.

[Rainwater, drinkable.]

Oh, wow?

Lin Yue raised an eyebrow.

Wow, this is a first!

Rainwater is drinkable, how ridiculous!

Previously, rainy and snowy weather were certainly corrosive, yet this time, it wasn't like that?

It was definitely a good thing.

At least survivors struggling to find water sources could temporarily obtain some water resources, regardless of the quantity, it would suffice for some tasks.

If they could like previously, create some pits to collect more water, that would be great!

[You have obtained Rainwater X39L!]

Easily collected a lot of rainwater, Lin Yue quickly manufactured a storage tank outside the shelter and threw the water inside.

Then, he went to the greenhouse area, and towards the exterior drainage parts, and collected over two hundred liters, placing it into the storage tank along with the others.

During this process, he inspected various parts of the shelter.

Besides a section of the wall inexplicably collapsing, the second and third greenhouse films had two large openings blown out, but no other buildings seemed damaged.

This was because he had used enough stone walls to envelop buildings outside, while most constructed elements were made of stone, helping ensure nothing was blown away.

As for the thunderstorm, it did leave some traces on the warehouse's roof lightning rod, yet hardly affected the warehouse.

The ground wasn't as slippery as expected, so Lin Yue walked out of the main gate, roaming around and discovered some new small ponds with drinkable rainwater, so he didn't hesitate to collect all into his Storage Space.

After several loops of moving back and forth, he filled three large storage tanks with rainwater.

While he likely wouldn't drink this water, stored rainwater could at least be used for flushing toilets or showering, given its non-corrosive properties.

After finishing his tasks, Lin Yue stretched his arms and suddenly remembered something.

Where did Bai and the others go?