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After everyone expressed their admiration and awe, Vikram led the ten new members deeper into the shelter.

He brought them to Territory 1 and introduced them to Divya, Sophia, and Anjali, who were already waiting there.

"These three are Divya, Sophia, and Anjali," Vikram said in a firm voice. "After me, they are the bosses of this shelter. You must show them the same respect you show me. Understood?"

The ten newcomers immediately bowed their heads slightly and replied in unison, "Yes, Boss!"

Divya, Sophia, and Anjali greeted them warmly, though the new members still looked a little nervous standing in front of the three women.

After a hearty dinner together, Vikram brought the ten members back to Territory 2. He personally showed them the ten newly built houses.

"These houses are yours from now on. Settle down properly," he said.

He then assigned their duties clearly:

"Starting tomorrow, your main responsibility will be to stand guard on the walls. Keep a constant watch for any suspicious movement or approaching threats. If you notice anything unusual, report it immediately to Archy and Ranzy. They will handle the rest."

He paused and added strictly, "You are only allowed to enter Territory 1 during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. At all other times, you must remain in Territory 2. Is that clear?"

"Yes, Boss!" the ten members answered respectfully.

Then, turning to the three female members among the group, Vikram said, "As for you three, you will be responsible for taking care of the farmland area in Territory 2. Currently, my plant members are handling it, but from today, this duty will fall on you."

One of the girls hesitated before speaking up, "Boss... this farmland is so big. How can just the three of us manage it?"

Vikram smiled calmly and replied, "Don’t worry. I will bring more members soon. For now, just learn and help as much as you can."

The three women nodded, looking relieved.

After giving all the instructions and making sure everyone understood their roles, Vikram turned around and walked back toward Territory 1, leaving the new members to settle into their new homes.

---

The moment he returned to the living room, three people surrounded him.

"Who are they?" Divya asked cautiously.

Mainly, Vikram had left the Shelter without a word that morning and then suddenly brought back so many people, which made the three of them feel somewhat uneasy.

After a brief explanation and stating that the three of them no longer needed to do anything and should just rest and enjoy life like real queens, Anjali immediately cheered with joy. "Vik is still very considerate of us. Whatever you want to eat today, it’s all on me. Whatever position you demand, I will become for you."

—

With people patrolling on his wall, Vikram naturally had some free time these past few days.

The black fog’s impact on them had not affected them even a little because of the Storm Mage Sprout.

So, these past two days, he either lay on the sofa chatting in groups or played with his livestock and his Druids and Sprouts.

His Druids and Sprouts had become happy with Vikram playing with them.

It’s also worth mentioning that when those new members arrived, they were amazed after seeing his territory.

But after eating the food provided in Vikram’s Shelter, they all became even more in awe of him.

And he also brought ten more people from the Savage Wolf Shelter. This time there were seven women and three men.

He wanted to balance their ratios.

—

February 10th, temperature -20 degrees Celsius.

Three days had passed, and the environment outside the Wasteland remained unchanged, with no significant differences.

In contrast, Vikram’s territory had also developed a little. Now there was a proper housing place, farmland, and even a pond in Territory 2.

During these three days in the territory, he wasn’t completely idle.

The crops in the territory matured once again, and for planting the new crops, tasks were given to the newly arrived members.

Even new chicken coops and other pet shelters were created in Territory 2, and these tasks were also given to the newly arrived members.

In Territory 1, only 1 goat and Pinku were living. Both of them didn’t want to go to Territory 2, so he couldn’t do anything.

He also didn’t know why the goat was not giving milk, the same as Pinkuz which didn’t lay egg.

He then started counting all the vegetables. He got "Sixty kg each of chili peppers, garlic, green onions, and tomato, thirty kg of ginger, and potatoes and the rest are all brinjal, ladyfinger, etc."

Each harvest from the greenhouse yielded around five to six hundred kg.

After this harvest, the territory’s staple food could be said to be basically secure.

As the quantity of vegetables increased, the meat previously butchered in the wild began to gradually decrease.

There was still about a thousand kg left in stock.

It seemed like a lot, but in reality, if converted to wild buffalo, it was only about one or at most two.

Thinking this, Vikram realized how wasteful it had been to sell meat in the market before.

Within a few days of the zombie population surge, there were virtually no ordinary creatures to be seen outside now.

Before the black fog began, he had indeed caught a few livestock, but the number was far from enough to breed.

Except for a few chickens brought back from the Wolf Spirit Ruins earlier, which were quite productive, the other livestock only consumed the territory’s feed without serving any purpose.

"If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll just have to butcher them to replenish the stock." Looking at a sheep, two wild buffalo, and a goose tied next to the chicken coop, Vikram sighed.

He shook his head, temporarily abandoning that idea.

The feed he had was enough to sustain these creatures for a long time, so there was no rush to consider killing these rare animals.

---

Vikram has finished creating a boxing area, since he has leisure time.

"Finished? It’s just in time for dinner." Seeing Vikram come up with the twenty people, Divya reminded him.

Before Vikram could respond, the people behind him eagerly rushed out of the territory and ran inside of the territory 1.

At this time, the food he provided is in the center. Apart from a little less meat, the meals were basically no different from what he ate.

Soon, the food was devoured like a whirlwind, and after eating and drinking their fill, a few people didn’t forget to tease him.

"Brother, your life surviving in the Wasteland is truly wonderful."

"Not only do you have such a big house, but you also have three beautiful sisters-in-law accompanying you."

"If you ask me, I wouldn’t even want to go back to Earth."

"Go away, what’s it to you? Having three beautiful sisters-in-law is all because Brother Vikram is capable."

"If it were you, just looking at your gloomy face, all the female Survivors would run away."

Hearing these people say this, Vikram knew they were flattering him, but it was true.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he shouted behind him, "Did you hear that? You three sisters-in-law, come out and say something."

Soon after, there was movement from behind, and Vikram turned his head to see that it was Divya.

Noticing the blush on Divya’s face, Vikram still had a playful, smiling expression.

However, he quickly stopped smiling.

The next second, his ear was pinched by a delicate hand, and he was dragged all the way into the room, after which the door was closed.

"Hiss... Ow, ow, ow, let go quickly." Vikram patted the bed, giving in.

"Hmph, so you know it hurts? Those Survivors just love to talk nonsense when they’re idle, why are you joining in with them?"

Releasing her hand, Divya crossed her arms over her chest, looking a little indignant and shy.

"What nonsense were they talking about?"

Looking at Divya’s slightly shy appearance, Vikram deliberately teased her, pretending to be serious, "What, are you so unwilling to be with me?"

As soon as his words fell, her face instantly turned beet red, and she waved her hands frantically, "I didn’t mean that..."

"Hehe," Hearing this Vikram laughed, and Divya found she was again tricked by this man.

However, it was clearly too late to react now. Before she could finish speaking, Vikram had already taken advantage of her inattention and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Mm!" Divya felt a sudden difficulty breathing, followed by a wave of warmth that freely invaded her.

During this time, she also symbolically ’resisted’ for a moment, but soon narrowed her eyes and stopped moving. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

About two minutes later, she was laying down on the bed, without any clothes.

Following that her two sisters Anjali and Sophia also joined in this protest.

But all their protests were crushed by the Vikram’s, and they all quietly moaned his name with love.

—

After a good session, Vikram casually opened the chat channel, wanting to see what the Survivors were discussing recently.

[Brothers, I really can’t take it anymore. I want to join a large shelter now. Are there any shelters you recommend?]

[I feel that the Green Wind Shelter should be the strongest territory in our region after the merge, right?]

[If you can get into this shelter, and they take a liking to you, I don’t think there’s any other shelter better than this one.]

[What nonsense are you spewing? What kind of weird shelter are these? I’ve never even heard of them.]

[If you ask me, the best shelter is, of course, my great Brown Wood Shelter. Not only are there many brothers, but there are also many girls. Anyway, it’s much better than your Green Wind Shelter, which I’ve never even heard the name of.]

[No, the best territory is the Savage Wolf Shelter. Here everything works on rule.]

"Where did this Green Wind Shelter come from? I’ve never heard of it before."

Vikram voiced his slight confusion as he watched the messages scroll across the channel.

Among the three major territories in this area, besides Aurora Shelter, he knew about the other two.

Savage Wolf Shelter was even directly under his control, so he naturally found it strange for such a seemingly powerful shelter to suddenly appear.

It wasn’t until he scrolled down further that Vikram realized what was going on.

"I say, what are you all arguing about? Didn’t we merge chat channels once before? It’s clear these two shelters belong to different regions."

With all the sudden changes, fending off zombies and natural disasters while building the Shelter, Vikram had momentarily forgotten about the server merge.

"So what? Our Green Wind Shelter here can even take down zombies that are about to become epic quality."

"I don’t believe your Brown Wood Shelter has that kind of ability."

"Stop babbling! My great Brown Wood has occupied ruins before. You think you can compare with a half-assed epic zombie?"

The two sides started arguing again, attracting many onlookers.

Only Vikram quietly closed the chat channel.

"It seems Brown Wood Shelter’s influence has developed quite well recently."

Thinking this, Vikram smiled playfully, recalling how Brown Wood Shelter had picked up the ruins he had left behind earlier.

He hadn’t forgotten that Brown Wood Shelter had later sent people to search for him because of it.

Unfortunately, not only did they return empty-handed, but he also managed to plant a slave within Brown Wood Shelter.

Speaking of which, it had been a while since he had questioned that disloyal slave.

"I wonder if the slave bracelet is still effective." It was important to remember that Abhishek, who he controlled, was completely different from Aiden of Savage Wolf Shelter.

He was constantly thinking of rebellion, only feigning obedience because he couldn’t overcome the system’s slave bracelet.