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

Lin Feng sat on the sofa, his fingers unconsciously stroking the turtle's shell. The little turtle retracted its head and limbs, completely shrinking into its shell, letting Lin Feng play with it.

Wang Lie began to describe the current situation of the convoy.

How much material is left, the condition of vehicles, the number of casualties, the movement trajectory of the fog, and the speed at which the fog catches up.

As Lin Feng listened, his mind began to wander, and his eyes involuntarily started to steal glances.

These things had little to do with him. There were people in charge of resource distribution, vehicle maintenance, and Shen Yutong provided intelligence on the direction and map of the gray fog. Chen Min was in charge of danger warnings. All Lin Feng had to do was nod unconditionally at the meeting and continue living his comfortable life.

"Most importantly," Wang Lie's tone suddenly became heavier.

"The fog is moving faster than it can go. At the current rate, we'll be caught up in five days at most."

The atmosphere at the meeting suddenly became tense, and Lin Feng also put away his lazy expression.

Gray fog.

That is the most terrifying thing in the world.

The gray fog, its origin and cause unknown, caused death to any living creature that touched it. It did not die slowly, but its flesh and blood dissolved the moment it came into contact with the fog, leaving no time to even scream.

There's something even more terrifying inside the gray fog.

No one can say for sure what it is, because those who have seen it are all dead. Only the awakened can rely on their abilities to stay there for a few minutes, but those who are in it can sense the twisted, crazy beings in the mist.

The gray fog seemed alive; it was hungry, it was moving, chasing after the survivors.

The only thing humans can do is run away.

They kept running, desperately trying to escape before the gray fog caught up with them.

"There's a highland area 300 kilometers ahead," Wang Lie said, pointing to the simple map on the table.

"According to Yutong's survey, there is a city ruin there, and most importantly, there is a gas station with a wide view. If we can get there as soon as possible, our convoy can not only get gasoline, but also catch our breath."

"Three hundred kilometers?" Chen Min frowned. "In the current state of the convoy, they'd be lucky to cover fifty kilometers a day. It'll take at least six days to get there, and what if something goes wrong along the way..."

"So we need to speed things up," Wang Lie said.

What followed were various discussions, route planning, vehicle allocation, and personnel arrangements, with the goal of ensuring that everyone could get a ride instead of having to walk.

Lin Feng started to drift off again as he listened.

What does this have to do with him? He doesn't drive, he can't fix cars, and he doesn't give directions.

All I have to do is sit in the bus.

Towards the end of the meeting, Wang Lie changed the subject.

"There's one more thing."

His gaze swept over everyone, finally settling on Lin Feng.

suddenly.

A bad feeling suddenly welled up in Lin Feng's heart.

"Regarding the resource allocation for our core members," Wang Lie said calmly, as if he were talking about something very ordinary.

"I have decided that, starting today, the treatment standards for awakened individuals will be readjusted."

Lin Feng sat up straight.

"The standard is simple: combat contribution is the core."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng's heart sank.

"What do you mean?" Liu Tiezhu asked, but a smile had already appeared on his lips.

"What I mean is," Wang Lie looked at Lin Feng, his gaze extremely calm, almost indifferent.

"Awakened individuals who are not capable enough to participate in combat and who lack support abilities will no longer enjoy the benefits of core members."

silence.

The air inside the RV seemed to freeze.

Lin Feng opened his mouth, as if to say something, but something seemed to be blocking his throat.

"Captain... Captain, are you trying to...?"

"It's not targeting you," Wang Lie interrupted Lin Feng, "it's targeting all awakened individuals who lack the necessary abilities."

Lin Feng's gaze unconsciously drifted to the others.

Fang Lin lowered his head and remained silent.

Guo Yi and Jiang Sheng exchanged a glance, then looked away.

Chen Min looked out the window expressionlessly.

Shen Yutong's lips twitched slightly, but she didn't say anything.

Dong Yu? She's smiling.

That kind of suppressed laughter, finally waiting for this day, a gloating laugh.

"Why?" Lin Feng asked.

"Why?" It wasn't Wang Lie who spoke, but Liu Tiezhu, who had come to knock on the car door. He was leaning back on the sofa, arms crossed, his smile filled with undisguised malice.

"Lin Feng, how dare you ask why? You tell me why!"

"You're useless at everything, and you eat everything without leaving a trace," Liu Tiezhu said, emphasizing each word.

"You have a beast-taming talent, and you've formed a contract with a turtle. What use is that turtle? Can it fight? Can it carry things? Can it scout ahead? It can't do anything! What makes you think you deserve the treatment of a core member?"

Lin Feng's face flushed.

Lin Feng knew that Liu Tiezhu was right, but it was still hard to accept that he said it so bluntly. But what could he do? He had awakened this talent when he transmigrated, and he had searched the entire camp to find this one living creature.

If we don't make a contract with this turtle, what else can we contract with?

Recruiting Awakened Ones, protecting Ordinary Survivors, and setting rules were not Lin Feng's ideas. Apart from registering Awakened Ones' talents and nodding in agreement, he didn't seem to have done anything else.

"I... I do not currently possess combat abilities, but I am also an Awakened One..."

"So what if he's an Awakener?" Liu Tiezhu sneered. He was just as jealous of Lin Feng's good looks. Why should he get all the benefits? He, Liu Tiezhu, was a man too.

"Awakened beings should be freeloaders. Look at Guo Yi, he's also an awakened being, but he repairs and modifies vehicles. And look at Jiang Sheng, he can grow plants, he's a pro at growing potatoes. And look at you, what the hell can you do besides sleep with women?"

Lin Feng's lips moved slightly.

He wanted to say that he wasn't completely useless; he could do manual labor, like moving supplies, and he never complained...

Lin Feng thought for a long time, but he really couldn't figure out what the difference was between him and an ordinary person, apart from his identity as an Awakener. He could do the same things as ordinary people, except that after awakening, he was a little stronger and could withstand the gray fog for a few minutes.

"That's enough." Wang Lie raised his hand to stop Liu Tiezhu's mockery. His gaze toward Lin Feng held no malice, but also no sympathy.

"Lin Feng, I turned a blind eye to you before because we are all Awakened, but now resources are becoming increasingly scarce and the gray fog is getting closer and closer. Every bit of food and every bit of supplies must be used wisely. I can no longer support..." He paused for a moment, "...support people who have no combat power."

Lin Feng felt as if his heart was being squeezed. He felt abandoned. What happened to the promise of treating everyone equally and distributing resources equally?

"From today onwards," Wang Lie announced.

"The bus and all supplies allocated to Lin Feng are hereby revoked. From this moment on, you are no longer a core member."

"but……"