221: Chapter 221 Choose two from the Golden Blind Boxes!

When Chen Chen returned to the Ghost Fortress, Shen Wanbing's Daily Supply Blind Box had just refreshed.

She stood before the main console, the blue light of her concentration ice heart necklace steady.

[Daily Supply Blind Box Lv.6 refreshed.]

[Directional Selection Blind Box available.]

Five options popped up simultaneously.

[A: S-rank Territory Ecological Shield Matrix]

[B: SS-rank Fragmented Coordinate Camouflage Jammer]

[C: S-rank Mobile Workshop Expansion Core]

[D: A-rank Advanced Nutrient Synthesis Assembly Line]

[E: S-rank Fleet Communication Encryption Tower]

Mio leaned in, speaking rapidly.

"Choose B! You must choose B!"

Yi Chang immediately retorted from the side.

"A is also a must. There are too many people in the bottom hold; if we don't reinforce the ecological shield, there will be trouble every time we go to war."

Jiang Jiuyou looked at C and E.

"The communication encryption tower can prevent eavesdropping by the Mechanical Holy Court."

The proprietress poked her head out from who knows where.

"The nutrient assembly line is also good; it can lower the cost of the tavern's soup base."

Su Xiaoqi immediately looked at her.

"Soup base cost?"

The proprietress shut her mouth on the spot.

Shen Wanbing did not hesitate.

"Choose A and B."

She tapped her fingertip down.

Golden light burst forth.

Immediately after, a second golden light exploded again.

Shen Wanbing paused for half a second, a rare occurrence.

"A double-yolk Golden Blind Box."

Mio's projection even brightened.

"Is your luck against the rules?"

[Obtained: S-rank Territory Ecological Shield Matrix.]

[Obtained: SS-rank Fragmented Coordinate Camouflage Jammer.]

Chen Chen collected both items into the Territory System.

"Install."

The next second, a verdant green shield net unfurled at the bottom of the Sea-Air Composite Fortress, and the Level 3 gravity adaptation field and radiation filtration layer were forcefully integrated.

In the bottom hold, the originally damp and sultry temporary cabin area began to ventilate.

The murky air was drawn out.

The temperature stabilized.

The gravitational pressure continued to decrease.

Rows of mine slaves stood up, bracing against the walls; some tried to move their knees, then immediately knelt down and wept.

Iron Wall walked by, carrying his gun.

"You can cry, but don't block the construction line!"

Yi Chang's broadcast immediately covered the bottom hold.

"The new ecological zone is open."

"Those who pass registration may enter permanent living cabins by family."

"Troublemakers will not enjoy the shield quota."

The mine slaves who were originally crowding the passageway suddenly quieted down.

Someone held a bowl of hot soup, unable to bring themselves to drink it for a long time.

The proprietress stood at the high point of the commercial district and immediately struck a copper bell.

"Open a points account and get free ecological cabin rental consultation!"

Yi Chang's audit notification popped up simultaneously.

The proprietress almost crushed the copper bell.

"I know, I know, uploading!"

In the main control room, the territory panel scrolled continuously.

[S-rank Territory Ecological Shield Matrix deployment complete.]

[SS-rank Fragmented Coordinate Camouflage Jammer deployment complete.]

[Territory prosperity increased.]

[Bottom hold population panic level decreased.]

[Tyrant Totem experience feedback accelerated.]

Golden light flashed three times in a row.

[Host level increased to Lv.43.]

[Host level increased to Lv.44.]

[Host level increased to Lv.45.]

Su Xiaoqi had just finished a bowl of soup and looked up.

"Did Big Brother level up again?"

Shen Wanxing was wrapped in a blanket, listless.

"I think I leveled up too."

Mio asked, puzzled.

"What did you level up in?"

Shen Wanxing covered her nose with the blanket.

"Corpse-looting phobia."

Blood Rose laughed until she collapsed onto the sofa.

Chen Chen scanned the attribute panel without pausing.

"Shen Wanbing, connect the Fragmented Coordinate Camouflage Jammer to the second coordinate."

"Jiang Jiuyou, complete the first round of test firing for the main gun array within twelve hours."

"Yi Chang, integrate all ecological cabins into the points system tonight."

The three of them answered simultaneously.

Just as Chen Chen was about to turn around, light footsteps came from the entrance of the hot spring area.

Shen Wanxing had come out after taking a bath.

She was wrapped in a silk bathrobe with the belt tied tightly, and her exposed neck and calves were flushed pink from the heat.

Her long hair was still damp, and she looked so soft it was hard to believe she had just looted a Tier 6 core.

Hugging an aromatherapy pillow, she crept toward her exclusive temperature-controlled rest cabin.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

Su Xiaoqi poked her head out of the kitchen with a bowl.

"Big Sister Wanxing, are you going to sleep for three days?"

Shen Wanxing immediately raised a finger.

"Shh!"

"Don't let him hear you."

The next second, a hand appeared at the door of the rest cabin.

Chen Chen pressed against the door frame, blocking her last half-step.

Shen Wanxing froze, looking up at him, her voice faint and timid.

"I... I have already clocked out."

Chen Chen looked down at her.

"Thinking of running away after looting a Tier 6 corpse?"

Shen Wanxing hugged the aromatherapy pillow tighter, the tips of her ears turning bright red.

"You promised me three days of paid leave."

Chen Chen pushed the cabin door back half an inch.

"Leave is fine."

"Stamp first."

Shen Wanxing shrank into the corner, the hem of her bathrobe clinging to her from the hot spring steam, her snow-white calves tensed straight.

"St-stamp what?"

Outside the door, Su Xiaoqi added seriously while holding her soup bowl.

"Is it a leave approval stamp? I want one too; I want to apply for extra food tomorrow."

Blocked at the door, still hugging the aromatherapy pillow, Shen Wanxing's ears were burning red.

"I really can't anymore..."

She looked up at Chen Chen, her voice soft and airy.

"Today I looted the tower, the dog, the mine core, and all sorts of random nails. My talent is almost squeezed dry."

Chen Chen propped one hand against the door frame, blocking the rest of her retreat path.

"If it's squeezed dry, you need to replenish it even more."

Shen Wanxing's face turned even redder, and she shrank back half a step while holding the pillow.

"That sounds improper."

"You're overthinking it."

Chen Chen closed the door and locked it in one motion.

"Only stamping tonight."

She was stunned for a moment, blinking her eyes.

"What kind of stamp?"

"A leave stamp."

Just as Shen Wanxing wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, Chen Chen had already carried her into the suite.

The temperature control automatically cranked up to the max, and the last bit of hallway light from the door crack vanished. Only a low, warm light remained in the room, spreading across the white soft rug by the bed.

Shen Wanxing stood in place, not knowing where to put her hands.

"I, I really just want to sleep."

"I didn't stop you from sleeping."

Chen Chen raised his hand and straightened her bathrobe collar.

"Get rid of the dampness first."

Her body stiffened, and even her breathing missed a beat.

"You, don't always be like this..."

"Like what?"

"So close to me."

Chen Chen looked down at her, his tone flat.

"Closer, so it's easier to stamp."

Shen Wanxing's mind was completely scrambled, and she raised her hand to block his chest.

"You're lying to me again."

"Not lying."

Chen Chen tightened his arms, pulling her directly into his embrace.

She collided with him, so soft she could barely stand, and could only grab the corner of his clothes with one hand.

"Wanxing."

"Mm..."

"You looted too many things tonight, and your luck is almost overdrawn."

Shen Wanxing raised her face, her eye corners damp with moisture.

"Then what should I do..."

Chen Chen raised his hand, his fingertips brushing across her burning ear tips.

"Replenish it."

Before she could react, Chen Chen had already carried her to the bedside to sit down. The silk bathrobe was baked by the warm air, clinging even tighter, and she was almost shrinking into the blanket.

"Don't hide first."

"I'm not hiding..."

"You've even tensed your toes."

Shen Wanxing went completely silent, biting her lip, sitting obediently.

Chen Chen reached out and pressed his hand on her shoulder; when the temperature of his palm pressed down, her body trembled slightly.