The girls approached the entrance of the upscale community, their excitement palpable.
Natto, curious, asked, "What should we call this place in the future?"
Ruoruo chimed in with a playful suggestion, "How about 'Floating Community'?"
Mina nodded in agreement, "Sounds good to me!"
Yuqi's face lit up. "We can bring our families here, one by one, to live on the island."
Yun Yun agreed, "Yes, with this community, we can begin to reunite with our loved ones."
Mina beamed, "Sister Zhou and the others have been wanting to come to the island for ages. They can stay here first, but whether they get to stay permanently will depend on their own efforts."
Ruoruo, with a teasing grin, added, "If they've had too many boyfriends, maybe they won't make the cut. They might just end up farming instead."
Rice Noodles laughed, "Exactly! It all depends on them. If they're loyal, they'll pass the assessment and join the team."
The group entered the community and were greeted by five towering buildings, each five stories high.
They marveled at the structures: Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The grounds boasted a fitness area and a garden, exuding a sense of elegance and prestige.
Arriving at Building 1, Room 1101, Rice Noodles explained, "The first '1' represents Building 1, the second '1' indicates the first floor, and the room number follows."
Orange nodded, satisfied with the explanation.
Once inside, they were impressed by the luxurious four-bedroom, one-living-room layout.
Ruoruo exclaimed, "This place feels so high-end, like Tomson Yipin!"
Orange, amused, asked, "Ruoruo, have you actually been to Tomson Yipin?"
Ruoruo blushed. "No, I've only seen it online."
Yun Yun and Ni Shuang got to work, summoning beds and furniture from their storage rings to furnish the place.
They moved to Room 1102, which had the same layout. Ruoruo calculated, "Each unit has four bedrooms, enough for four people. With ten units per floor, 40 people can live on each floor."
Natto did some quick math. "Five floors per building, so that's 200 people per building. With five buildings, we can house up to 1,000 people in total!"
Yuqi couldn't contain her excitement, "That's amazing!"
As time passed, they moved on to Building 3.
Yun Yun frowned, "There aren't enough beds here, and we still need more furniture."
Ni Shuang sighed, "I only have ten beds left, but plenty of furniture. Looks like we'll need to gather more beds."
Mina suggested, "Let's hit the big shopping mall, or check the girls' dorms. A lot of students have already left."
Douyu University had 3,000 students: 1,500 boys and 1,500 girls. But when the apocalypse hit, 10% were turned into zombies, and many more were either bitten or killed. Panic spread quickly, and most students fled on the first day. Some sought refuge in shelters, while others returned to their hometowns.
Now, only 198 students remained in the girls' dorms and 170 in the boys'.
Meanwhile, on the first floor of the floating island's villa, Yuto Saito sat on the sofa, checking his personal stats:
[Name: Yuto Saito]
[Level: 5 (0/1 million)]
[Combat Strength: 1714]
[Strength Evaluation: 17 stars]
[Talents: Psychic LV3, Lightning LV3, Frozen LV3, Charm LV3, Beast Mastery LV2, among others.]
[Experience: 808,600]
He had gained 900,000 experience points at Hailan, and leveling up to 5 had cost him 100,000 experience. Now, with 800,000 left, he debated whether to save it to level up to 6 or to invest in enhancing his talents.
"If I level up to 6, I'll get six more replica cards and unlock a new inheritance talent," he mused. "That would bring me to 13 replica cards in total. Hu Tuan'er's teleportation talent is a must-copy."
The rice noodles' alchemist talent was less urgent, as the materials needed for alchemy were scarce. Yuto felt his current 17-star combat strength was sufficient for now.
Turning his attention to his team panel, he reviewed everyone's stats. Most were level 5, with strengths ranging between 6 and 9 stars. Only Hu Tuan'er and Rice Noodles were still at level 4, but their talents had been raised significantly.
Yun Yun, with dual talents of lightning and ice, had become one of the strongest, boasting 9-star strength.
On the other side, the girls arrived at the greenhouse area.
Ni Shuang's eyes sparkled. "Wow, so many greenhouses! We can grow so much here."
Orange grinned. "I want sweet potatoes, all kinds of sweet potatoes!"
Yun Yun smiled, "Don't worry, we'll grow plenty of them."
Ruoruo added, "We should also plant potatoes and taro!"
Yun Yun nodded. "We can grow all of that. There are a hundred greenhouses here, and as long as we have seeds, we can plant just about anything—eggplants, greens, you name it."
Mina was thrilled, "Our floating island is only going to get better! It's already reached a million square meters in area. I can't wait to see what the next upgrade brings."
Yun Yun mused, "Maybe the next upgrade will give us commercial streets, schools, and exchange markets."
Hu Tuan'er, feeling nostalgic, said, "I remember the first time I saw the island upgrade—it was incredible. I never imagined the captain had such a powerful talent."
As the conversation turned back to logistics, Ni Shuang reminded everyone, "We still need more beds. Let's go to the mall and gather some."
Yun Yun agreed, and they prepared to head out, filled with excitement about the future of their floating community.