I Build Order in the Mortal World

A gray tide engulfs the world. Spores silently contaminate the water, soil, and crops, and the old world's order collapses. Plunder and betrayal become the norm in the wasteland. Shen Yanqing's ability comes with strict limitations: only by touching supplies with her bare skin can she tell whether they are poisonous, and each use takes a mental toll. It is no all-powerful golden finger. Tired of fleeing without end, she and her companions find a safe haven. They build defenses, establish rules, gather displaced survivors, and create a self-sufficient settlement from scratch. Raiders circle outside, while suspicion and self-interest simmer within. With no savior from the heavens, a group of ordinary people use rules and hard work to rebuild civilization in a silent wasteland.