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

If there's no love left, let's destroy it.

Lin Feng discovered that wherever he went, he encountered someone he couldn't afford to offend.

Vivian felt she was being watched and turned to Lin Feng angrily.

"You can't just spy on other people's actions out of thin air. I'll let you off this time because you share the same origin as the Tree of Life. But if you encounter someone else and get killed, don't blame me for not warning you."

"what……"

Lin Feng was taken aback. He had been discovered so quickly. It seemed that he couldn't use the Golden Eye of Truth recklessly. If he offended a big shot one day and got killed by someone with a punch from afar, it would be truly unjust.

Lin Feng felt a little uneasy. He figured he could just lure her up first; after all, she was just a free high-level henchman.

"Vivian, would you like to move up here and keep the Tree of Life company?"

Vivian nodded at first, then, as if remembering something, quickly shook her head and said:

"No, no, if I leave the spiritual vein node, my growth rate will slow down, and it will take even longer to grow up."

Lin Feng added, "What's the big deal? The Tree of Life can increase growth speed tenfold, so it's not much worse than this!"

Vivian shook her head again: "It won't work for me. Growth acceleration only works on plants of Iron level and below. It won't work for me unless I upgrade to Bronze or Silver. Besides, who will supply me with the massive spiritual energy after I leave the spiritual vein node? They'll drain you dry, you big turtle..."

When Lin Feng heard this, he also gave up his plan to abduct the other party. He shuddered at the thought of the horrific scene of Xiao Xuan being drained of his life force.

"Alright then! I have to go, there's still gray fog chasing us."

Vivian felt a pang of reluctance upon hearing Lin Feng's words. Without the Tree of Life's companionship, she felt like a vine without its backbone, empty and forlorn.

Seeing Vivian's reluctant expression, her head bowed like a cat abandoned by its owner on the roadside, Lin Feng said...

"When my black tortoise grows up, I'll come to get you. Then you can move next to the Tree of Life and stay with the mother tree every day, okay?"

Vivian looked up abruptly, her pale golden eyes sparkling and suddenly bright with life.

"Really? No taking it back!"

"real!"

Lin Feng reached out and rubbed her little head, his heart filled with joy. Even without her saying anything, Lin Feng would have to find a way to bring this little one back. A descendant of a Gold-level War Tree, with combat power of this level, letting her go would be a fool's errand.

"How about I give you a gift..."

Seemingly having thought of something, Lin Feng passed on the Qi gathering method and the method of making natal magic treasures to Vivian. She was a Bronze Level 11 cultivator. If he extracted 99% of her essence in one day of cultivation, how much essence would that be?

Give yourself a thumbs up for your cleverness.

A moment later, Vivian understood the message that had been sent.

"Wow, that's amazing! I didn't know that besides sleeping, there's also cultivation to become stronger, and even the ability to create things. How incredible..."

Vivian was overjoyed to receive Lin Feng's Qi-gathering technique. She circled around him twice, then stopped in front of Lin Feng as if she remembered something.

"Vivian also has a gift for you!"

She clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and a faint green halo emanated from her body. After a moment, a bead slowly emerged from her chest. The bead was about half the size of Vivian's body, with a wood-like texture, yet it shone with a warm, jade-like luster.

"These are little gadgets made by Mu Xin."

Vivian presented the beads to Lin Feng with a serious and smug look on her face.

"Take this. As long as you're in a place with trees, you can talk to me by channeling your spiritual energy into it. But don't go too far away. Vivian's strength isn't enough, and I won't be able to sense you if you're too far away. If any of the other sisters give you trouble, just show this to them."

Lin Feng took the wooden heart bead. It was warm to the touch. He put it into his spatial ring and gently patted Vivian's head with his fingertips.

"Okay, thanks."

Lin Feng found Zhao Gao, who was directing the movement of supplies.

"Old Zhao!"

Zhao Gao immediately put down the book in his hand and jogged over.

"Your Majesty, you have arrived. What are your orders?"

"Take some men down there and ask the survivors in the camp if they'd like to come with us. I don't like forcing people; I strive for voluntary participation."

Finally, Lin Feng added, "Take your weapons!"

Zhao Gao was slightly taken aback, then understood, a knowing look appeared on his face, and the corners of his mouth curved up.

"Your Majesty's command is obeyed, this servant understands."

He turned around, selected 20 demon-suppressing servants, took out the queen ant token, mobilized a small team of gold-devouring ants, and headed towards the camp below.

Before the survivors in the camp, who had just escaped death, could catch their breath, they saw a group of people coming aboard the giant tortoise. Each of them had a knife at their waist, and behind them were hundreds of gold-eating ants as big as cars, surrounding them menacingly.

Upon seeing the gold-devouring ants, the crowd unconsciously huddled together, their faces turning pale.

Zhao Gao walked to the center of the open space, his shrill voice rising several octaves.

"Those who are still alive, come here!"

The survivors looked at each other, but no one moved until the gold-eating ants approached, their huge mandibles almost touching their bodies. The person who got close to the gold-eating ants suddenly felt weak in the knees and hurriedly crawled forward. With someone taking the lead, the others followed in a rush.

Soon, the open space was packed with people.

Zhao Gao glanced around, and after confirming that nothing was missed, he nodded.

"Since you're already here, come with us."

There was a two-second silence in the crowd, and then a middle-aged man in his forties with thinning hair and a protruding belly stepped forward.

"My lord, we've been perfectly content here, why must we leave? While we're grateful that you drove away the boar-men, it's not right to just take us away like this, is it?"

Those around them already felt uneasy because of the menacing appearance of this group, and they didn't want to go to an unknown place with him. Scattered voices of agreement rang out, but most people still shrank back and dared not utter a sound.

Seeing that someone was responding, the middle-aged man felt even more confident, cleared his throat, and puffed out his chest.

"Back when I was on Earth, I was a regional manager for a Fortune 500 company, managing a team of several hundred people. How about this: you stay and protect everyone, while I lead a team to manage this base together? What do you say?"

He finished speaking with that smug smile on his face.

Zhao Gao looked at him quietly, his gaze as calm as if he were looking at a noisy insect, his right hand resting on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

A flash of light appeared.

The man's knees buckled, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, hitting the ground hard with a loud bang. The sound instantly rose in pitch, and his voice trembled.

"My lord! My lord, spare my life! Let's go, I'll go right now, I'll go with you."

Zhao Gao looked down at him, the blade almost touching his cheek, the cold metal against his skin. The middle-aged man trembled violently, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

"We in Xuanfeng City never force anyone; we adhere to the principle of voluntariness!" Zhao Gao emphasized.

"Not forcing me?"

"No pressure! No pressure!" The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly, his head bobbing like a chicken pecking at rice.

"It is our honor, a blessing we have accumulated over many lifetimes, to follow you, sir!"

Zhao Gao sheathed his sword, turned to the demon-suppressing figures around him, and said, "Those who are alive have come with us voluntarily. Take them upstairs and arrange accommodations and jobs for them."

"Yes!" the demon-suppressing servants responded in unison and began to drive the crowd toward the Xuan Turtle.

A newly joined young man in the Demon Suppression Servants leaned close to one of the people next to him and asked a question.

"Captain, what if some people don't want to leave?"

The squad leader glanced at him and twitched his lips.

"Those who died were those who did not want to."