The researchers didn't seek out Lin City staff to arrange accommodations like the civilian officials who came with them but instead stayed directly at Chen Xin's place.
Fortunately, Chen Xin had prepared plenty of tents, so he just needed to make a few adjustments to free up a tent for the researchers.
However, staying in a tent can't quite compare to staying in a shelter. After all, it's not like before the catastrophe; of the five essential human needs—eating, drinking, sleeping, defecating, and urinating—eating, drinking, and sleeping are manageable inside a tent, but personal excretion isn't something that can be handled inside a tent.
Even if one doesn't mind the smell, it's a troublesome matter to deal with.
So usually, everyone has to handle their personal hygiene issues outside the snow caves where the tents are pitched.
