Next, Zhao Delong was assigned the most basic and humiliating job: cleaning and moving.

When the gold miners dug out large amounts of soil and gravel from the planned foundation area, he and several golden monkeys would use baskets and wheelbarrows to transport the waste to the designated dumping site, load by load.

This job is not only dirty, but also extremely physically demanding.

The wheelbarrow, mixed with mud and stones, was incredibly heavy, and each push caused his pampered, obese body to groan in pain.

Sweat soaked through his tattered animal skin clothes, mixing with the mud and forming a foul-smelling crust on his body.

However, what tormented him even more than the physical torture was the immense psychological gap and the venomous jealousy that gnawed at his heart.

He saw that Li Xiangbin, the poor country boy in his eyes, had become the most dazzling star on the construction site.

Li Xiangbin seemed to have inexhaustible strength; he could carry two heavy foundation piles all by himself, a task that would require almost five women to complete.

His honest face always wore a satisfied smile, and every time he steadily placed a heavy object in the designated spot, it would draw heartfelt praise from the women around him.

"Brother Xiang Bin, you're amazing!"

Wow, you're really strong!

These compliments, like red-hot steel needles, pierced Zhao Delong's heart.

What he found most unbearable was that woman named Xiaomei.

Xiao Mei has an ordinary appearance and a slightly chubby figure. In Zhao Delong's past world, she was the type of person he wouldn't even glance at.

But now, this woman he looked down on has become Li Xiangbin's most attentive follower.

Whenever Li Xiangbin stopped to rest after working up a sweat, Xiaomei would immediately run over with a bowl of warm water with a little honey added.

"Brother Xiangbin, drink some water, don't tire yourself out!" Xiaomei's voice was so gentle it could melt your heart. Her eyes were filled with undisguised admiration and love as she looked at Li Xiangbin.

How could Li Xiangbin, an honest and simple young man, have experienced this before?

He would blush and awkwardly take the bowl of water, gulping it down while stammering, "Thank you... thank you, Xiaomei. I'm not tired, really."

"How could you not be tired! You've done so much work." Xiaomei would take out a handkerchief she had sewn herself, wanting to wipe his sweat, but then felt embarrassed and handed it to him instead. "Brother Xiangbin, you're such a good person, honest and capable."

Li Xiangbin was so flattered by the praise that he almost buried his head in his chest, and just chuckled foolishly.

To Zhao Delong, who was pushing a mud cart not far away, these scenes were more painful than being whipped.

"Why? That country bumpkin, that good-for-nothing who has nothing but brute strength! Why do women treat him so well? And even throw themselves at him! Back in my day on Earth, what kind of young models haven't I slept with? Which of those women wasn't a hundred times prettier than this Xiao Mei?"

"That bitch! Is she blind? Can't she see my 'mature charm'? Even though I'm down on my luck now, deep down I'm still that successful man who collects hundreds of thousands in rent every month. And she's actually trying to fawn over a stinking delivery guy?"

"And that bastard Li Xiangbin! He used to follow me around like a shadow, and if I told him to go east, he wouldn't dare go west! Now look at him, all high and mighty? 'Brother Xiangbin'? Bah! When I seize power, the first thing I'll do is castrate him and send him to feed the alien beasts!"

He grew angrier the more he thought about it, and his movements as he pushed the cart became more violent. The wheels rolled over a stone, and the entire cart of dirt overturned with a "whoosh," splashing all over his body and face.

"Useless!" Qin Lan, who was supervising from a distance, coldly uttered the two words, her eyes filled with contempt.

Zhao Delong's face instantly turned a deep purplish-red. He wanted to argue and roar, but when he saw the two golden monkey guards behind Qin Lan, each holding a steel pipe and with unfriendly eyes, he could only lower his head in humiliation and silently scoop the dirt from the ground back into the car.

The humiliation of having his fingernails filled with cold, wet mud was driving him almost insane.

What made him even more desperate was that he discovered Lin Feng had completely seen through his thoughts.

Whenever he tried to get close to those six core women and try to use his greasy rhetoric again, Lin Feng's gaze would always drift over like a ghost, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

And when he wanted to secretly hide some tools in his shack at night, or to observe the shelter's defenses, a dark shadow would always hover in the sky.

That was the Shining Wing Ice Falcon that Lin Feng had tamed.

Unbeknownst to Zhao Delong, Lin Feng had already become wary of him after his first failed attempt to strike up a conversation with Tang Bao.

In stark contrast to Zhao Delong's hell was Li Xiangbin's paradise.

Since arriving at the shelter, Li Xiangbin feels like his life is a dream.

He no longer has to worry about where his next meal will come from, no longer has to put up with the landlord's attitude, and no longer has to send his hard-earned money to the family that only exploits him every month.

He had a "big brother," a big brother who truly cared about him and protected him.

Lin Feng kept his promise. Instead of letting Li Xiangbin and Zhao Delong live in the damp shack, he let him stay in a room that had already been built on the first floor of the main building.

Although the room only contained a simple wooden bed, the sturdy walls and the roof that could shelter Li Xiangbin from the wind and rain were already quite good.

He is full of energy every day.

He enjoys the feeling of reaping the rewards of his hard work. When he sees the walls of houses rising from the ground under his own hands, this immense sense of accomplishment makes him feel incredibly fulfilled and happy.

"Big brother, look, I built this wall, isn't it straight?" He would run to Lin Feng like a child eager to show off his work.

Lin Feng nodded and patted him on the shoulder: "Well done, much better than that good-for-nothing."

This simple compliment can make Li Xiangbin happy all day.

Xiaomei's appearance added a touch of brightness to his gloomy life. He never imagined that someone as dull and taciturn as himself could win the favor of a girl.

Xiaomei's care was meticulous. Besides bringing him water and handkerchiefs, she would also secretly slip the food she had saved to Li Xiangbin.

"Brother Xiangbin, you work the hardest, eat more to nourish your body."

Li Xiangbin always declined, but in the end, under Xiaomei's persistent gaze, he would blush and accept it.

Their relationship was an open secret on the construction site. The women would make good-natured jokes about them during their breaks.

"Xiaomei, did you go deliver a love meal to your brother Xiangbin again?" Ruan Mengtian asked mischievously.

Xiaomei blushed and stomped her foot, saying, "Don't talk nonsense! I...I just saw how hard he was working!"

“Yes, yes, we all understand,” Tang Bao chimed in.

Qin Lan and Su Wanqing watched this scene with faint smiles.

They understood that in a stable and promising environment, the revival of humanity and the budding of emotions were inevitable. This precisely proved that Lin Feng's rule was successful. A team driven only by the instinct for survival has no future, while a group that begins to generate love and hope possesses limitless possibilities.