Two hours later.

Li Tianyi suddenly woke up and shouted urgently, "Get up, everyone, help!"

Wang Xueer arrived first, her face full of confusion. "What's wrong?"

"The fence in the northwest is severely corroded and can't stop the monsters at all. It must be repaired as soon as possible!" Li Tianyi grabbed a saw and an axe and rushed out the door.

The fence was a matter of life and death for them, so Wang Xueer and Xiaoman, though exhausted, mustered their strength to keep up.

When the three arrived at the fence, they discovered that the problem was more serious than they had thought. Many places were eaten away by insects, leaving only empty bark. It was no longer a barrier against monsters; even wild rabbits could easily smash through it.

"My sister is taking Wang Xue'er to clean the fence, and I'll go carry the wood!" Li Tianyi frowned, looking very worried.

Lifting the red and blue canvas covering the pile of wood, a bluer iron box floats above.

"Ding! Opened the premium iron chest, obtained fifty logs and one thousand ninety-centimeter steel nails!"

Li Tianyi was very satisfied and muttered to himself, "Just what I wished for came true!"

He walked up to Wang Xue'er empty-handed, his face cold, and stared at her. "There's something I want to confirm!"

"Tell me!" Wang Xue'er said, somewhat frightened.

Xiaoman held her right arm, her eyes saying: Don't be afraid, I'm here!

Li Tianyi's face was extremely gloomy. His hand had already reached for the dagger at his waist. He asked in a cold voice, "I don't keep idle people here. Tell me, what are you good at?"

Wang Xue'er was terrified, trembling all over, and stammered, "I love telecommunications, and I spend two hours studying it every day! Oh, right, I've also learned some about firearms."

"Is that so?" Li Tianyi's eyes narrowed to slits, his killing intent icy. Without warning, Po Jun was placed against Wang Xue'er's neck. "Before the apocalypse, guns were banned for everyone. Where did you learn about firearms?"

"The club, the club!" Wang Xue'er cried out in fright.

Xiaoman pushed Tang Hengdao away, somewhat angrily, "Brother, what are you doing?"

Li Tianyi smiled bitterly, as scenes from post-apocalyptic online novels kept flashing before his eyes: repaying kindness with enmity, stabbing in the back, murder and robbery, frantically looting supplies, and so on.

He sighed deeply and said, "Our food and fresh water reserves are running low. Feeding another person will increase our consumption, and I don't want to take the risk!"

"Brother, are you still the same brother I know?" Xiaoman glared at him angrily. "Sister Xue'er often helps me. If you kick her out, you'll kick me out too!"

Li Tianyi was conflicted.

Wang Xue'er suddenly thought of something, stood up straight, and said, "I'll use my body to exchange!"

Xiaoman screamed.

Li Tianyi glanced at the crimson gold treasure chest above her head, somewhat tempted. "Are you sure?"

Wang Xueer nodded emphatically, tears streaming down her face.

"Alright, come here!" Li Tianyi looked her up and down.

Wang Xueer is 1.68 meters tall, with long legs, waist-length hair, an oval face, fair skin, and a curvaceous figure—a true beauty.

"Can, can it be tonight?" Wang Xue'er rubbed her hands together, her cheeks flushed, her voice barely audible.

Suddenly, Li Tianyi burst into hearty laughter, "You've passed the test, you can stay now!"

Wang Xueer and Xiaoman were completely bewildered.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and repair the fence, who knows when those monsters will come!" Li Tianyi rushed to the edge of the fence.

After a few strokes of the hoe, a pit about twenty centimeters deep appeared. He quickly retrieved a log from the system space and inserted it.

"Fill it with soil!" Li Tianyi shouted, supporting himself on the log.

The log that appeared out of nowhere startled Wang Xue'er, who stood there with her mouth agape, speechless for a long time.

Xiaoman bumped into her, and the two of them rushed over quickly.

With the system attached to the wall, the entire fence was built in less than half an hour, leaving only the need to reinforce it with steel nails.

“You can’t handle this, go back and rest!” Li Tianyi tapped the long steel nail without turning his head.

Xiaoman pulled Wang Xueer back.

Before entering the house, Xiaoman smiled and said mysteriously, "Sister Xue'er, you should try to become my sister-in-law soon!"

Wang Xueer's pretty face turned red as she ran back to her bedroom.

...

An hour passed.

Li Tianyi had secured about half of the fence, but he didn't have the energy to finish the rest, so he decided to go back and rest before continuing.

As I turned around, I caught a glimpse of a pale green halo. Upon closer inspection, I saw a wooden box floating there.

"Ding! Open the wooden box and obtain 5 cases of mineral water."

I quickly grabbed a bottle and downed it in one gulp. "Awesome!"

After learning that the wooden crates could yield food and drink, Li Tianyi wandered around the shelter and actually found several crates.

They obtained potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, and ancient night-walking clothes, among other things.

"Not bad, not bad!" Li Tianyi looked at the supplies in the system space and laughed like a pig.

Back inside, I collapsed into bed and fell asleep immediately.

In the middle of the night, a strange, blood-red light shone through the window onto Li Tianyi's face. He smacked his lips, turned over, and continued to sleep.

As time went on, the color of the light became deeper and deeper.

Li Tianyi suddenly woke up and grabbed Po Jun, looking around.

A blood moon hung high in the sky, shrouding the entire world in crimson, creating an eerie atmosphere.

"A blood-red sun by day, a blood-red moon by night, oh!" An unprecedented sense of oppression filled my heart, and I felt inexplicably irritable.

ah!

A scream rang out.

The sound came from Xiaoman's room. Li Tianyi was quite startled and rushed into the room, asking, "What's wrong?"

Xiaoman threw herself into Li Tianyi's arms, trembling all over, and kept muttering, "What a scary blood moon, a blood moon!"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here!" He patted her back gently.

At the same time, Wang Xueer was also awakened by the screams. She stumbled to Xiaoman's door and only felt relieved when she saw that they were alright.

"I'll be here watching over you, go to sleep!" Li Tianyi said gently.

Xiaoman slowly lay down, closed her eyes, but kept holding Li Tianyi's hand.

This heartwarming scene reminded Wang Xueer of her family, and tears streamed down her face.

The sobs grew louder and louder.

Fearing that Wang Xue'er would disturb Xiaoman, Li Tianyi gently released her hand, covered her with the blanket, and walked lightly to the bedroom door, gesturing: Let's go!

As soon as they entered the living room, Wang Xue'er hugged him from behind and burst into tears.

"Don't worry, it's okay!" Li Tianyi's attitude towards her improved a lot.

Wang Xueer said, choking back tears, "I don't know how my parents are doing now!"

"Why don't you just make a phone call and ask?" Li Tianyi took out his phone and handed it over.

Beep beep beep, the number you dialed is currently switched off!

Wang Xueer panicked even more and quickly dialed her father's number, but it was still switched off.

I quickly dialed several more relatives' numbers, but their phones were still switched off.

She wanted to cry but couldn't; she was on the verge of a breakdown.

Li Tianyi glanced at the phone signal and realized it was due to a lack of signal. He gently patted her back and softly comforted her, "Don't worry, when it gets light, I'll take you to the mountaintop base station. The signal is better there!"

With hope in her heart, Wang Xueer's emotions stabilized considerably.

Li Tianyi escorted her to the bedroom and was about to leave when Wang Xue'er clung to him tightly, pleading, "Stay with me, okay?"

"Aren't you afraid of me?" Li Tianyi smiled wickedly.

"I'm not afraid!" Wang Xue'er's gaze hardened, and a smile deepened on her lips. "You're a good person!"

Li Tianyi smiled contentedly, lay down on his side at the far end of the bed, and immediately began to snore.

Wang Xue'er glared fiercely at his back, cursing inwardly, "Is this a pig? He can fall asleep as soon as he lies down?"

The rhythmic snoring quickly lulled her to sleep...