76: Chapter 76 Territory Expansion, the Feeling of Home!

Returning to the platform, looking from afar, the train's exterior had also undergone a transformation.

The originally old green-skinned carriages were now covered with a layer of matte black iron plating.

The carriage doors slid open silently, and the interior space opened up suddenly.

The width of the corridor had nearly doubled, and the sense of oppression from before had vanished completely.

Lin Xiao walked quickly toward Room 07-01.

With the upgrade of the territory core, various territory facilities had also completed their upgrades automatically.

The iron door had transformed into a much heavier security door.

With embedded steel bones and a triple lock cylinder, it would not be easy to break.

He pushed the door open and entered. What met his eyes was no longer a cramped compartment, but a spacious room with an area of twenty square meters.

It had quadrupled!

This was much better than the thatched cottage in the Mist World!

Looking around, the walls had been upgraded from brick and stone to granite masonry.

They used high-hardness granite slabs, laid in alternating patterns, with seams filled with lime mortar mixed with tung oil.

The stone was heavy enough that it would be difficult to push over with impact force.

Its hardness was also very high, so ordinary weapons could not hope to cause it any damage.

Because the granite slabs were interlocked with staggered joints, even if some heavy weapon could cause local damage to the wall, it would not collapse.

Furthermore, after the upgrade, the wall durability had reached a high of 91.

The side window had been replaced with tempered glass, allowing daylight to stream in and illuminate the entire room.

The three women had already woken up.

Jiang Wanwan and Wen Yiran were standing in the center of the room, looking up at the unfamiliar ceiling.

"Lin Xiao!"

Hearing the movement, Jiang Wanwan was the first to turn around, her eyes full of surprise. "Look, our territory has become so big!"

Wen Yiran wasn't afraid of the cold either; she stepped barefoot on the floor, looking left and right, then knocked on the wall.

The dull echo brought a comforting sense of security.

Tian Xiwei didn't speak; she just lay on the bed, wrapped in the quilt, quietly watching everything around her.

But from those bright eyes, one could see the happiness coming from the bottom of her heart.

Lin Xiao didn't delay and pulled up the territory management interface.

【Please select the first additional space type: Kitchen / Bathroom / Balcony / Storage Room / Workshop...】

Bathroom!

Lin Xiao didn't hesitate.

After selecting the space type, the wall on the left side of the room instantly recessed, expanding inward to create a small 5-square-meter space, which finally automatically sealed with a wooden door.

After seeing the successful expansion notification, he pushed the door open and went in.

Inside the independent bathroom, there was only a bare faucet and a very crude squat toilet.

"The basic configuration is indeed pathetic."

As someone who had been through this before, Lin Xiao was not surprised at all.

It was precisely because he had considered this that he had long prepared blueprints for more comfortable toilets, bathtubs, shower facilities, and so on.

Life in the apocalypse was already painful enough, so why mistreat himself in this regard?

With sufficient materials, in a few minutes, the bathroom was completely renewed.

The three women crowded to the door, their eyes lighting up instantly.

"We can take a bath?" Wen Yiran jumped up and down excitedly on the spot.

"I haven't washed in six days, I'm about to go sour..." Jiang Wanwan covered her face.

Tian Xiwei also climbed off the bed and then crowded over.

Having not bathed for six days, The three women all felt uncomfortable all over.

Especially after sweating a lot last night...

Lin Xiao backed out, making space for them: "Go ahead, the water heater is already installed."

Electrical furniture required stardust to operate.

But for the wealthy Lin Xiao, this bit of stardust was nothing.

The moment the door closed, accompanied by the splashing sound of water, cheers came from inside.

Lin Xiao shook his head and chuckled, continuing to furnish the room.

As the first place on the leaderboard, he also possessed a second additional space.

"Workshop."

The right wall opened up in response, and a space of about eight square meters quickly took shape.

It featured wall-to-wall shelves that could store and hold a large amount of materials.

There were also many pegboards with holes and hooks, which could hold various weapons and equipment, making them convenient to retrieve while also allowing them to be displayed.

In addition, the central area was large enough to accommodate several workbenches.

Lin Xiao placed the equipment bench, crafting bench, and storage chest one by one, and then placed the newly acquired improved stardust converter in the corner.

The equipment bench and crafting bench had also been upgraded.

The Level 2 equipment bench increased the upper limit of craftable equipment levels, raising it from the original Level 3 to Level 4.

The Level 2 crafting bench could create more items, such as arrows of different materials.

Previously, he could only make ordinary wooden arrows.

Now, he could use scrap iron to make iron arrows, or even add other synthetic materials to create armor-piercing iron arrows.

Additionally, the storage chest had been expanded from 32 slots to 48 slots, its appearance growing accordingly, which caused it to push against the bed and deform it.

Returning to the main room, Lin Xiao dismantled the original train beds and replaced them with two large double-decker solid wood beds to maximize the use of space.

Each bed was more than enough for two people to sleep on, especially the lower bunk, where three or four people playing together wouldn't feel crowded.

The beds came with the most basic bedding: pillows, quilts, cotton and linen sheets, and soft, thick mattresses, all with self-cleaning functions.

This was good news for Wen Yiran.

Next time, she wouldn't have to be afraid anymore.

Besides that, a sofa, carpet, and coffee table were all fully equipped.

The originally small train compartment now had a bit of the look of a home.

The three women finished bathing and walked out of the bathroom, treading on the misty steam.

Tian Xiwei walked at the end, her wet hair clinging to her snow-white shoulders and neck, crystal clear water droplets sliding along her collarbone and disappearing into the neckline of her loose bathrobe.

The shocking bruises from before had mostly faded, leaving only faint traces, which instead made her skin look as delicate as mutton-fat jade.

Lin Xiao was resting on the sofa, and seeing Xiao Tian's appearance, he couldn't help but swallow hard.

Strange, why was he suddenly a bit thirsty...

Wen Yiran stared at Tian Xiwei and suddenly let out a "Wow": "Xiao Tian, your skin is so white and smooth..."

Her gaze moved downward, looking through the gap in the bathrobe, and she let out another exclamation.

So clean.

Tian Xiwei felt embarrassed under the several gazes and quickly reached out to cover herself.

But with this movement, although she blocked the bottom, the top slipped open even wider.

Wen Yiran smirked, reached out, and pounced on her, chasing and playing with Tian Xiwei.

Jiang Wanwan walked to Lin Xiao's side and wiped her hair tips with a towel.

She had changed into a simple cotton nightdress, the fabric clinging to her damp body, outlining her slender waistline.

"Lin Xiao," Jiang Wanwan leaned into the sofa, resting her head on Lin Xiao's lap, "Let's go to the public store this afternoon to buy some clothes, shall we?"

Lin Xiao took the towel and helped her wipe her damp long hair, saying: "Whatever you like."

"It's about what type you like!" Jiang Wanwan said with feigned anger. "Not clothes to wear outside; we have equipment to wear when going out. I want to buy some, you know, the kind of loungewear."

"Loungewear?" Lin Xiao stroked Jiang Wanwan's neck.

"Let me think, whenever you wore your JK uniform in the past, you could always make me lose control."

"But you clearly knew I was in terrible pain, yet you kept sneaking into my bedroom. Do you know that would waste a lot of paper!"

Hearing this, Jiang Wanwan suddenly laughed.

She laughed in a way that made one's heart itch unbearably.

"I didn't want to go either, but I don't know why, every time I changed out of my undergarments, they would always inexplicably disappear, and then..."

She suddenly pressed against him, looking up at him, her eyes shimmering with moisture, "Then, they would appear under your pillow!"

Lin Xiao was surprised.

Had he done such things before?

It was a pity; things from decades ago were already long forgotten.

He avoided that burning gaze and asked in return: "Wanwan, you've been a bit strange these past few days; you're too proactive!"

Jiang Wanwan rolled over and lay on his chest, silent for a moment, before slowly speaking: "I just want to spend the best time with you in this perilous world. I just want to cherish every minute and every second we are together!"

"What's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly saying things like this?"

Lin Xiao cupped Jiang Wanwan's face, looking at her reddened eyes.

"It's nothing..." Jiang Wanwan chuckled and changed the subject: "Then what about Ranran and Xiao Tian, what will they wear?"

"Just let them follow your arrangements, besides, you know me best." Lin Xiao lowered his head and kissed Jiang Wanwan's forehead.

"Okay." Jiang Wanwan responded with a wet kiss, then got up to join the other two in their play.

A slightly damp towel was left on the sofa cushion.

Lin Xiao picked it up and sniffed it lightly; it carried the unique scent of Jiang Wanwan.