Waldo pulled Alanna and Helen to sit beside him and they started watching the live stream together.
Inside the live stream room, the two girls were enthusiastically introducing their shelter to the viewers who tuned in. One of the girls, wearing glasses and exuding an artistic vibe, addressed the camera, "Hello, survivors! My name is Talia, and this is my sister, Eileen. Tonight, we will introduce our newly built shelter to all of you in the live stream."
"We are currently sitting on the couch in our underground fortress. Take a look at the size of our underground fortress," Talia continued.
She then rotated her camera to give the viewers a complete view of the entire underground fortress, ensuring everything was clearly visible.
It must be said that the size of this underground fortress was exceptionally large.
Waldo even felt that it was larger than the one they had constructed beneath the villa.
He wondered where they managed to find such a massive foundation for construction.
However, the interior decoration of this underground fortress was not elaborate; it had an industrial style, with exposed alloy walls and no tiled flooring.
As Talia walked around in the live stream, the viewers could even see the dust being kicked up.
Many people resided in this underground fortress.
Unlike Waldo and his companions, who had the luxury of living in separate rooms, with the maximum being Alanna and Helen sharing a room, the scenes captured by Talia's live stream resembled a collective dormitory from Waldo's student days.
There were four or five bunk beds in a not-too-large room, accommodating eight to ten survivors.
Talia entered one of the rooms and greeted a few big guys who were eating their meals, while addressing the viewers in the live stream.
Although the men reluctantly waved their hands to acknowledge the viewers, they continued devouring their food without much enthusiasm.
The viewers in the live stream paid close attention.
The men were consuming quite a lot of food, including meat, eggs.
Was the food in this underground fortress really that good?!
Many survivors in the live stream comments section expressed their desire to join their shelter and inquired about the requirements.
User563563: Talia, darling, I want to join your shelter. Are there any requirements?
User856445: Damn, the previous comment is so cheesy. I'm gonna puke.
User235557: Talia, I'm quite interested in your underground fortress. I'm a lone survivor. Can I join you?
User754035: I'm also a lone survivor, and I can't build my own underground fortress! Can I tag along? I won't be a freeloader; I can contribute.
The barrage of comments was lively, and many people showed a strong interest in joining their underground fortress.
This is exactly Talia's goal.
After taking a few glances, Talia smiled and said, "I just read the barrage messages from everyone. Many people are asking if there is still room in our underground fortress and what the requirements are. Let me explain here. Our underground fortress still has plenty of space, with four or five rooms. So, at least several dozen people can live here."
"In addition, our team doesn't have any admission requirements. As long as you have labor capacity, we warmly welcome you. Here, as long as everyone works hard together to build and contribute, we'll share meals!"
Waldo's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he listened.
This model sounded so familiar.
However, he didn't dwell on it and kept his thoughts to himself.
After Talia finished explaining, a large number of barrage messages appeared.
Many survivors signed up, wanting to join their shelter.
There were also many people sending gifts, such as a bottle of water or a piece of bread, trying to stand out among the competition.
Eileen, who was constantly following the live stream and paying attention to the room's dynamics, saw the gifts sent by many survivors and cheerfully read out their names.
"Thank you, thank you to [I want to join your shelter] for the bucket of purified water. Generous boss, stay healthy! Okay, we've seen your message, so remember to message us privately when the time comes!"
There were some live stream usernames that made it embarrassing to speak out.
Eileen hesitated for a moment but still read them out as usual.
"And this person, thank you, thank you to [Talia Eileen I want all of you] for the ten sausages."
The gifts in the doomsday live stream were different from those in the previous world.
They were actual supplies taken directly from backpacks.
During that night's live stream, Talia and Eileen's channel skyrocketed to the top of the popularity rankings.
A large number of survivors who lacked the ability to build their own underground fortresses to deal with the meteor shower were clamoring to join their shelter, hoping for a glimmer of hope.
According to the system's data, the city district where Waldo was located had over tens of thousands of people.
Although the villa area was located in the suburbs and appeared desolate, in reality, the Sheriff and other large teams had established their bases in densely populated areas, which were bustling with activity.
In such circumstances, there were many lone wolf-like survivors.
They didn't have the ability to build their own underground fortresses to face the meteor shower.
As the countdown to death approached, they had to do everything they could to seek survival.
During Talia and Eileen's live stream that night, they candidly mentioned that joining their underground fortress didn't require any conditions.
If any conditions were mentioned, it was simply having labor capacity and being physically intact.
Compared to other teams, their requirements were practically non-existent!
Sheriff's police station and other large teams with underground fortresses required newcomers to pay hefty supplies as an entry fee.
Once inside, resources were distributed according to labor contribution, the more one worked, the more one received.
They also implemented a points system.
Each time survivors went out to gather supplies, the quantity they collected would contribute to their points.
When a certain amount was reached, their internal rank would be raised, allowing them to enjoy better conditions and resources.
In comparison, Talia and her team's shelter was like heaven!
Naturally, it didn't take long for them to recruit a full roster of survivors.
In terms of quantity, they rose to become a presence comparable to the frontline teams such as the police station.
However, what Waldo paid more attention to was the model of those large teams at the police station.
During the initial establishment of a team, transitioning with an equal distribution method might be feasible, but it was not a wise choice in the long run.
Clearly, the police station had also suffered setbacks.
That's why they switched to a points system, where the more one labored, the more one received.
Everyone would have enough to eat as long as they joined.
Continuing down this path was dangerous.
With the meteor shower approaching, if distribution of resources caused chaos among the survivors, only teams with strong military force like the police station could suppress it.
Otherwise, it would plunge the entire team into turmoil, or even disintegration.
Clearly, Talia and her small team didn't possess such emergency capabilities.
The concern was not scarcity, but inequality.
Talia and her team's meteoric rise would inevitably lead to trouble sooner or later.