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

"Sister Qingluan, that dog wasn't that powerful before he came along, was it?"

Mo Qingluan didn't reply, but her gaze fell on Lin Feng. The black dog that had been following the man closely had changed drastically; it was now tall and exceptionally handsome.

"That dog was just an ordinary black dog that stayed with their convoy for a week, but as soon as he took it away, it awakened its abilities. This golden light enveloped it, and even the strange creatures dared not approach. What kind of luck is that?"

"It's so unfair! I should have known better than to let him get it so easily."

"Also, Sister Qingluan, look at that giant tortoise. It's so big, it can run, carry heavy loads, fight, and even be used as a living space. It's practically a mobile fortress."

Mo Qingluan remained silent, his gaze fixed on the first-floor storage room, where flames flickered and several figures were busy at work; judging from their silhouettes, they were all women.

Clearly, Michelle saw it too.

She stared at it for a few seconds, then spat.

"That scumbag?"

Mo Qingluan glanced at her: "Who are you insulting?"

"Who else could it be?" Michelle gestured with her chin towards the stone house on the turtle's back. "Didn't you see those women? I noticed them earlier, four pretty young girls. The women from the crew were just gossiping about them. They must have heard what he said at noon, something about 'as long as they're pretty...' I think they're probably trying to get close to him?"

Mo Qingluan's lips curved slightly; he wanted to laugh but held it back.

"What are you laughing at?" Michelle glared at her.

Mo Qingluan spoke slowly, "I'm wondering, when you call him a scumbag, is it because he really is, or because... the woman beside him isn't you?"

Michelle blushed instantly, whether from the heat of the fire or from being hit where it hurt, she didn't know. She grabbed the branch in her hand and threw it at Mo Qingluan, who dodged it.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I didn't say anything, why are you getting so worked up?"

Michelle looked at the ambiguous smile on Mo Qingluan's face, wanted to retort, but in the end she snorted, turned her head away, and remained silent.

But out of the corner of my eye, I still glanced at the stone house. They must be cooking; I'm so hungry...

On the film set's side, a group of young girls were gathered around a campfire.

They were all young actresses in their early twenties. Some of them had played minor roles when they were on Earth. They were all quite good-looking, and they were all huddled together.

"Did you see that? That Awakener, his name seems to be Lin Feng," a short-haired girl said in a low voice, her eyes sparkling.

A girl with long curly hair chimed in, "I saw him. He just got off that big turtle. He had a black dog with him. He's quite tall and good-looking, no worse than those popular celebrities."

"Not only is he nice," another girl chimed in, "Didn't you guys notice? He was spotless, like he came from a completely different world compared to us soaking wet..."

"Can you smell something?"

Several girls sniffed at the same time.

A faint aroma of meat wafted from the house on the turtle's back.

"He has food! He has a house to live in, and he's capable of protecting himself... If you're with someone like that, at least you won't go hungry..." one of the tall girls whispered.

"I'm going to the restroom."

"Su Wan, where would we find a restroom in this desolate place?" the short-haired girl asked knowingly.

"Over there, behind the rock face," she said, pointing haphazardly in a direction.

But she was walking in the direction of the giant tortoise.

The other women watched her walk away, then looked down at themselves. Their clothes were mostly wet and smelled bad. After hesitating for a few seconds, they ultimately did not stand up.

"Let's take a look first..."

Lin Feng was completely unaware of this. He was standing behind Xiao Xuan, watching it dig into the cliff face with its sharp front claws. Its claws cut into the rock as easily as cutting tofu, and large chunks of reddish-brown stone were pulled off.

Then it crunched and chewed the ore and swallowed it.

Lin Feng found it strange that it wasn't digging in the soil today, but instead seemed so interested in the stone.

Lin Feng picked up a piece of gravel. The surface of the stone was reddish-brown, but the other side was completely different. It was dark black and reflected a metallic texture.

"This...this is a mine?"

Lin Feng thought of Xiao Xuan's ability to eat soil, which allowed it to grow by consuming minerals!

Xiao Xuan ignored Lin Feng and continued to eat voraciously, its claws like two excavators, revealing ever-widening gaps in the rock wall, with more and more of that black ore appearing.

Lin Feng communicated with Xiao Xuan using his mind.

"What are you eating?"

"Minerals...taste good...grow up..."

"Is this really a mine?" Lin Feng's eyes lit up immediately.

Lin Feng patted Xiao Xuan's tortoise shell.

"You glutton, you can find a mine just by parking anywhere! Your luck is unbeatable."

Lin Feng noticed Xiao Xuan's size. As it swallowed more and more ore, its limbs became thicker and stronger, and the fine scales on them shone with a metallic luster. Moreover, its size was slowly increasing.

This can be seen from the edge of the tortoise shell; it used to be the outer wall of a stone house, but now the shell has bulged out a little.

"Haha, eat, eat more, eat as much as you can."

Xiao Xuan didn't need Lin Feng to urge it; it was completely immersed in the joy of eating. Its front paws dug even faster, and the opening got bigger and bigger. At this moment, the entrance to the hole was big enough for a truck to drive in.

He didn't know how it could eat so much; it was as if it had a dimensional space inside its stomach. Just as Lin Feng was wondering how big Xiao Xuan would grow,

Xiao Xuan's movements suddenly slowed down. It swallowed the last piece of ore, and its big eyes blinked slowly.

Then it lay down, tucked its limbs in, and retracted its head into its shell, pressing heavily onto the ground.

Lin Feng's smile froze on his face.

"Feed?" Lin Feng quickly stepped forward and patted Xiao Xuan. "What's wrong with you?"

No response.

Lin Feng patted him twice more: "Xiao Xuan? Don't scare me!"

Lin Feng was a little flustered, but then he suddenly remembered something and quickly opened his personal panel.

On the panel, the status of Xiao Xuan's column has changed.

【Beast Tamer 1: Black Tortoise】

(Current status: Sleeping. Sleeping can accelerate the conversion effect of the 'Earth Consumption' ability and promote the rapid growth of the Beast Tamer. The duration of this sleep is 8 hours.)

(Note: Forced awakening is possible, but will cause the beast to become weak for 24 hours.)

Lin Feng stared at the line of text for a full ten seconds, then let out a long breath.

"Tell me," Lin Feng muttered to Xiao Xuan, "We're on the run right now, and who knows how many strange things are lurking outside. And you, you just eat and sleep without telling me anything. I was so worried about you..."

After saying that, he kicked Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Xuan remained completely still, but the impact made his feet ache, and a very low snoring sound came from inside the tortoise shell.

Lin Feng "..."