Time slipped by unnoticed. In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Under Gu Xi's unified command and the tireless efforts of the survivors from all sides, the originally rough island has undergone tremendous changes.

What was originally a small landmass has been expanded into a very large one.

A wide and flat main road runs through the entire island, connecting various functional areas that are beginning to take shape.

A simple but tidy residential area, a workshop area filled with materials and the roar of machinery, an energy supply area mainly based on new research using abyssal crystals, and an energy hub with preliminary wiring to provide basic energy for the entire island.

Within the timeframe of the island's expansion, there were no exclusionary laws governing the Heart of the Island space. Therefore, Ais personally set up layers of ice barriers and mental barriers to ensure its absolute safety.

It steadily draws energy from the ocean, not only maintaining the island's existence but also transmitting a portion of the pure energy to various parts of the island, nourishing this land.

The seeds that everyone received from the boxes can also grow here. Various familiar and unfamiliar plants begin to take root and sprout tenaciously, bringing touches of green to this newly born land.

The survivors' faces no longer showed the fear and unease they had when they first arrived, but rather a sense of peace and anticipation for the future.

Although the daily work is still heavy, everyone is full of energy as they watch their home take shape little by little.

At night, after a day's work, people gather in twos and threes in front of the temporary canteen or their own prefabricated houses to share food and discuss plans for the next day.

Occasionally, some people would gather together and sing a few rough songs to dispel the fear and loneliness brought by the unfamiliar world.

Sun Yiming's culinary skills were once again put to full use. He took charge of most of the meals for the core personnel, cooking seafood in various ways every day, which added a bit of comfort to the intense construction work.

Lorraine often came over for meals, and would also discuss the materials from the Tar era with Ais. Occasionally, he would offer unique suggestions on the island's defense layout from a naturalist's perspective.

Luhmann, meanwhile, has already begun designing the island's interior decorations and the residents' clothing.

Her "Dream" has now become a temporary clothing design and processing center, creating many jobs and becoming one of the new industries representing humanity.

Everything seemed to be moving in a positive direction. But...

That evening, at the routine meeting of the Construction Management Committee, Sun Yiming, who was in charge of perimeter security, brought some bad news.

"Sister Xi, our reconnaissance team has discovered some unusual situations in the past few days."

Sun Yiming's expression was somewhat solemn, his excitement about building the island hidden beneath his seriousness.

"The currents in the water far from the island are strange. They don't seem to be naturally formed; they seem to be stirred up by something huge."

“Strange?” Gu Xi put down the progress report in her hand. “Tell me more about it.”

"That's right. The ocean currents in the area we chose should be relatively calm, but recently, there have been some strong undercurrents with erratic directions."