Everyone's on a time-travel adventure! I'm raising city beasts in a post-apocalyptic world

At the same time, a dozen or so people with the same symptoms appeared around them, each muttering different things: "Mom, I'm coming..." "Husband, I'm here..." "My dear daughter, Mom is here to be with you..."

Panic broke out among the crowd, and someone shouted, "Something strange is happening!" Everyone retreated and ran back into the convoy.

Upon hearing someone shout that something strange was coming, Lin Feng, Wang Lie, and several other awakened individuals were the first to arrive at the scene.

I saw a dozen or so people walk into the thorn bushes with empty eyes, hugging a thorn tree and remaining motionless, their bodies riddled with small holes from the thorns, blood flowing down the branches.

Lin Feng's gaze swept across the woods, finally settling on the red berries, a golden light flashing in his eyes.

[Red Heart Berries: Edible. Slowly increases mental strength upon use. Each berry increases mental strength by 0.1, up to a maximum of 5 points. Only effective for those with a mental strength below 20.]

[Note: Although this stuff is very sweet, it's just after-dinner fruit for you, so eating it is a waste of your time...]

[Blood-Weeping Fruit: Inedible. Contains eerie hallucinogenic spores. Consuming it will cause the user to be corrupted by its strange energy, driving them to willingly venture deep into the Bloodthorn thicket, where they will be bleeding to death from the thorns' sharp thorns, becoming nourishment for the Bloodthorns.]

[Note: What a vicious plant! This Bloodthorn is a companion plant to the red-fleshed berries, almost identical in appearance. The only difference is that the tips of the Bloodthorn berries have tiny black spots. Can you tell these twin fruit trees apart?]

Lin Feng withdrew his gaze and shook his head at Fang Ling and the others: "It's nothing serious, it's not strange, it's caused by eating the Blood-Weeping Fruit."

Wang Lie asked, "Then why are the others fine after eating it?"

"There's another kind of fruit inside called the Red Heart Berry. Eating it not only won't hurt you, but it can also boost your mental strength, up to 5 points. It's ineffective for people with a mental attribute higher than 20 points. The Blood-Weeping Fruit is poisonous. Eating it will cause you to be corrupted by evil energy, and you'll also have hallucinations, causing you to walk into the thorn forest and bleed to death." Lin Feng truthfully reported the information he had seen.

"As for those people, they're beyond saving. I'll see them off!"

After saying that, Lin Feng snapped his fingers, and the ground collapsed. Those who were still holding onto the Bloodthorn Tree fell into a deep pit, and the soil surged.

Bury it!

[Defeat a human corrupted by eerie energy, evolution points +18.]

Wang Lie: "..."

Others: "..."

"Why are you all looking at me like that? I'm doing a good deed, giving him a proper burial, you know? I'm a kind-hearted person, I can't stand seeing someone's body left to rot in the wilderness." Lin Feng said irritably when he saw the strange looks he was getting.

And were you serious about taking a step back?

Lin Feng shouted into the convoy, "Zhao Dayong!"

Zhao Dayong hurriedly ran over: "Lord Lin Feng, what can I do for you?"

"Those red berries are good stuff. Go and loosen some of those dark, shackled chains, and have them go to the bushes and pick them for me. Remember, don't pick any of the blood-stained berries with black spots. If anyone dares to bring any out, give them a good beating!"

Zhao Dayong responded and turned to make the arrangements. Lin Feng also went to the train's cargo compartment and used his metal and stone powers to extract metal components from the reinforced concrete blocks, making a batch of small metal buckets, which he then handed over to Zhao Dayong to arrange for Hei Gui to pick the fruit.

Soon, Zhao Dayong and his group divided the Black Ghosts into small teams. Each team carried a metal bucket and, under the supervision of the "eunuchs" holding steel whips, dispersed in different directions from the bushes.

Black Ghosts have a natural talent for work; picking fruit is like an instinct for them.

The dense thickets of thorns barely left any marks on their rough skin. Undeterred by the prickles, they reached out and picked the red berries from the slip of paper one by one, putting them into the iron bucket. Once the bucket was full, they carried it out.

They worked very quickly; in less than an hour, almost all the berries on the outer edge of the bushes had been picked. A long row of metal buckets were filled with heavy, red-fleshed berries, with the occasional blood-red berry mixed in.

Lin Feng's penetrating golden eyes saw it clearly, and the Blood-Weeping Fruit was picked out on the spot.

Then Zhao Dayong called out the entire squad of Black Demons and whipped them severely in front of everyone. The steel whips struck their bodies, and the sharp barbs scraped bloody marks on their skin. Then he poured the remaining red heart berries into a large bucket and told them to go back and pick more.

When the others in the convoy saw Hei Gui carrying buckets of red heart berries out, those who had been observing couldn't sit still any longer.

Some people stood up from beside the car, while others retrieved weapons from inside. They walked towards the thorny thicket, where they saw Lin Feng's men picking fruit. The fruit shone bright red in the setting sun and looked sweet and juicy.

"Let's go pick some too!" someone shouted from the crowd.

"Yes, hurry up and go. I just heard that this fruit can increase attributes. If we eat it, we might become as strong as an Awakened."

These words were like water poured into a hot oil pan, instantly causing an uproar. Almost everyone grabbed their tools and ran towards the thorn bushes, afraid that if they were too slow, they wouldn't be able to pick anything.

"Keep your eyes peeled. The Awakened One said that the ones with black spots are Blood-Weeping Fruits. Don't touch them, or you'll die if you eat them."

"Okay, everyone pay attention. It's easy to spot. The black thorns on the thorns are Bloodthorns."

Some people took off their coats and wrapped them around their hands, carrying iron pipes or even machetes, and cut down the thorns blocking their way.

Wang Lie walked to his armored train and shouted towards the roof, "Tiger, take the patrol team to pick some fruit. Tell the brothers to keep their eyes open; safety first."

Wang Hu leaned halfway out: "Understood, Captain, I'll take some men right away."

He called a patrol team to assemble and set off, each carrying weapons and tools, and they quickly followed the group of ordinary people into the bushes.

The commotion was even greater in the thorn bushes. Occasionally, one could hear people arguing over a red heart berry, almost coming to blows several times. Only when they saw the gazes of the surrounding patrols did they let go and reveal a fawning smile.

As dusk settled, the red berries became indistinguishable in the twilight. Someone emerged from the woods, spread out the berries they had picked, and turned on their car lights to inspect them one by one.

"Does yours have any black spots?"

"No!"

"Lend me some light so you can take a look at this one." The man rubbed the peel with concern, carefully examining it under the light, and only put it back in his pocket after confirming there were no black spots.

"I picked 17, how many did you pick?"

"I only have 9. The outer ones have all been picked clean by the Black Ghost. The thorns inside are too dense, and I can't squeeze in at all."

"You guys are lucky. I went in and looked around, and only found three. They were also chipped in several places. I'll have to find a knife when it gets light..."

Wang Hu led the patrol team out as well. The team members' pockets were bulging, and some of them were carrying small iron buckets that were half full.