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

The morning air was still a bit chilly. Wang Lie walked through the densely packed vehicles toward the edge of the camp.

Lin Feng's campfire was easy to find. When Wang Lie approached, he saw Lin Feng holding several strings of roasted grasshoppers, and a huge tortoise lying in the large pit next to him.

Up close, the turtle exudes an even stronger sense of oppression. Xiao Xuan sensed someone approaching, slowly raised its head, stared at Wang Lie with its large, copper-bell-like eyes for two seconds, then lazily lowered its head again to continue munching on the soil.

Wang Lie muttered to himself, estimating the tortoise's fighting strength, and walked over without showing any emotion.

Lin Feng had seen him long ago, but he didn't get up or even move. He simply raised the grasshopper in his hand and waved it.

"Would you like some?"

Wang Lie looked at the string of roasted grasshoppers, which were golden brown, paused for two seconds, and then took them.

He remembered the first time he met Lin Feng. Although the young man wasn't exactly timid, he spoke and acted with a cautious sense of propriety, as if he was afraid of offending someone.

Now, when they see me coming over, they don't even change their posture, casually asking "Want some?" as if they've known each other for eight lifetimes.

This is the confidence that comes with strength.

Wang Lie took a bite of the grasshopper, and it was surprisingly delicious.

"It tastes good."

"Of course," Lin Feng said, taking a bite. "My cooking skills are pretty good."

Another silence fell. Lin Feng knew what Wang Lie had come for, but he didn't intend to speak first.

He's no longer that useless good-for-nothing who only knew how to escape problems on the bus.

Lin Feng now felt confident enough to wait for the other party to speak first.

After Wang Lie finished eating a whole string of grasshoppers, he threw the twig into the fire and finally spoke.

"I admit, I underestimated you."

Lin Feng didn't reply, finished the skewer in his hand, and casually wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

"I came to see you today because I wanted to invite you back to the core team."

Wang Lie looked at Lin Feng, the firelight casting interplay of light and shadow on Lin Feng's face, then turned to glance at Xiao Xuan beside him.

"But judging from your expression, you still have grievances against me."

Lin Feng smiled, neither saying yes nor no.

"So I won't force it." Wang Lie shifted his gaze to the distant town.

"What I want to say is that, as fellow awakened beings, our common goal is to survive. If I had to do it all over again, I would still make the same decision..."

"You really weren't worth anything back then."

That's very straightforward.

Lin Feng actually felt a bit more comfortable, at least Wang Lie didn't say anything like "I had no choice at the time" or "I was only thinking about the team."

He's clearly telling you that you were useless back then, so he kicked you out.

Now that you're useful, I've come to you.

Simple, direct, and unpretentious.

"Let's cooperate." Wang Lie extended his hand.

"Since you're still willing to come with the convoy, it means you understand the risks of going alone. We'll each get what we need. After we clear out the dangers in town, the spoils will be earned according to our own abilities, how about that?"

Lin Feng did not answer immediately.

He thought that cooperation was indeed the best option for him.

Lin Feng does need a convoy, not like ordinary people who need the protection of awakened beings. On the contrary, Lin Feng's power can protect ordinary people, but there is one thing Lin Feng cannot solve on his own—knowing the way.

This world has no navigation, no landmarks, and even the stars in the sky are unfamiliar. He had seen the map drawn by Shen Yutong, on which the routes marked were winding and circuitous.

Just like last night, it's only 70 kilometers from where I left to here.

70 kilometers, which would be less than an hour's drive on Earth.

In reality, the convoy traveled in circles, stopping and starting, for an entire night. Why? Because there were eerie and dangerous areas everywhere, and venturing directly into them would be suicide.

Shen Yutong's ability to astrology, map drawing, foresee danger, and plan routes is to find a relatively safe route amidst a dense array of death traps—an ability Lin Feng lacks.

Although Lin Feng could go it alone, the consequence of going it alone would be like a headless fly, blindly stumbling around in this godforsaken place, eventually ending up in some high-level, eerie territory, not even knowing how he died.

Moreover, the risks of going into a small town are completely different when you go alone versus when you go in a group.

Even if you encounter unavoidable danger, as long as you run faster than your companions, isn't that enough?

"Okay," Lin Feng grasped Wang Lie's hand, then released it. "We'll cooperate."

Wang Lie's expression visibly relaxed.

"However..." Lin Feng spoke again, "What does 'each according to their own ability' mean? If I kill the monster, what I get is mine?"

"Yes, each person keeps the loot from the kills they take, and the same goes for the supplies they find."

"What about cooperative kills?"

"Based on the proportion of my contribution, if I need anything, I will compensate you with other items of equal value."

Lin Feng thought about it and felt that the plan was fair.

"Okay, no problem."

After Wang Lie finished speaking, he didn't linger and turned to leave.

Lin Feng watched his figure disappear into the crowd and silently finished the last few skewers of roasted locusts.

…………

When Wang Lie returned to the RV, the other members had already gathered together.

Fang Ling was checking her equipment: two daggers and a crossbow. She strapped the daggers to her leg and secured them, and hung the crossbow on her waist with swift movements.

Chen Min leaned against the car door, toying with the small, silver-white knife in her hand.

Liu Tiezhu was warming up, swinging his arms, kicking his legs, and twisting his waist. He was a power-type awakener, and his fists were his best weapons.

Dong Yu squatted to one side, her face not looking too good, but she didn't say anything more in objection.

Wang Lie walked over, his gaze sweeping over everyone.

"Yutong, you stay at the camp. You have no offensive capabilities, but the convoy needs you to lead. You will get 2% of the spoils this time."

Shen Yutong nodded without saying anything.

"Guo Yi, you stay too. The team's smooth operation depends entirely on you; you're responsible for 1% of the credit."

"Jiang Sheng, you too, the potato cultivation can't stop, you're in charge of 0.5%."

Jiang Sheng nodded.

"The rest," Wang Lie said, looking at Fang Ling, Chen Min, Liu Tiezhu, Dong Yu, and Lin Feng, who was still on the other side, "we'll redistribute the rest according to how much effort they put in."

No one objected.

Wang Lie glanced at the sky; the weather seemed fine today. "Those who need to eat, go eat; those who need to prepare, get ready. We'll set off in half an hour."

Half an hour later, Lin Feng rode Xiao Xuan and slowly arrived at the entrance of the town.

Wang Lie and the others were already waiting there. As soon as Xiao Xuan's huge figure appeared, everyone's eyes turned to him.

Apart from Wang Lie, who had already met them, the expressions on the faces of the others were quite interesting.

Fang Ling nearly dropped the crossbow in her hand. Her eyes widened as she stared at the giant tortoise, which was no bigger than an off-road vehicle, and her mouth slightly agape.

"This is... your tamed beast?" Fang Ling's voice changed.

"Otherwise what? I only have this one beast."

Liu Tiezhu and Dong Yu's expressions turned even uglier. Up close, the turtle's oppressive aura was several times stronger than when viewed from afar.

Chen Min was the first to react. She rushed over, braced herself on the edge of the tortoise shell with both hands, and with a nimble flip, sat steadily next to Lin Feng.

"Brother Lin Feng." She reached out and touched the tortoise shell, completely astonished.

"My goodness... Did you give your turtle hormones? It was only the size of a washbasin when I left yesterday, and now... it's grown this big in the blink of an eye."

After saying that, she lay on the tortoise shell, touching and patting it, clicking her tongue in amazement, completely unaware of Lin Feng's gaze.

Oh, you've exposed yourself, sister...

So voluptuous, I really want to invest in her...

Chen Min looked around at the spacious area on the tortoise shell for a while, her eyes growing brighter and brighter. She stood up and even stomped her foot, the rise and fall of her chest making Lin Feng stare in astonishment.

Tears involuntarily streamed down my face.

"This place is really spacious up here! And there are even stone slabs on the carapace? Did you do that? That's impressive, little brother. Could we build a house on it?"