Universal Shelter: I have a gold entry at each level!

Chapter 015: The Level 3 Rock Armor Turtle

“Move it! Hurry and pack your things!”

“Forget the useless junk! Just take food, clothes… the essentials!”

Before dawn, the hunting squad was already waking people up, urging them to evacuate the camp.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Fists pounded on wooden doors, but the hunters didn’t bother waiting for permission to enter.

“Bloodbeard’s gang is coming to slaughter us. We’re heading to Moonlake Tribe for refuge!”

After that one chilling sentence, they moved on to the next shelter.

Mino, wrapped snugly in a wolf pelt, was startled awake.

She blinked sleepily, feeling a warmth in her chest.

“They sure are up early.”

She stretched, letting out a lazy yawn.

Meanwhile, Mu Liang had already been awake for a while.

“Breakfast is ready.”

Mino sat up groggily, rubbing her eyes.

“What time did you even sleep last night?”

Before falling asleep, she had seen Mu Liang still up, sitting by the fire pit, sketching something on a piece of charcoal-covered wood.

She had even debated for a long time whether to invite him to sleep next to her…

But in the end, she was too embarrassed to say anything.

“Around midnight.”

Mu Liang stirred the steaming pot of broth over the fire.

Today’s breakfast?

Dried meat stew.

Mino sniffed the air.

“Smells so good.”

Her delicate nose twitched as she peered into the boiling steel pot, her blue eyes sparkling.

But then, her expression tightened with concern.

“From now on, let me handle cooking breakfast.”

Mu Liang blinked.

“Why?”

“You made too much.”

Mino placed a hand on her hip, waving a scolding finger at him.

“We need to ration our food carefully.”

Mu Liang chuckled, scooping a hefty portion into her metal lunchbox

“Don’t worry. The dried meat we have will last us more than twenty days.”

He passed the full container to her.

Last night, she had insisted on eating only dried lizard meat—probably barely filling a third of her stomach.

And judging by her approach to rationing, she’d likely only serve a portion small enough to keep them barely satisfied.

Mino frowned.

“This is too much. I should save half for dinner.”

Despite her words, her hands instinctively reached out and took the lunchbox anyway.

Mu Liang grinned.

“We’re having roasted dried meat for dinner.”

“Awoo~~”

Mino had just taken a big bite of hot soup—

And immediately opened her mouth, panting to cool down her tongue.

Mu Liang shook his head, amused.

“Be careful. It’s hot.”

He blew on his spoonful, cooling it before taking a slow, measured sip.

Mino, meanwhile, had finally swallowed her first bite.

Her blue eyes gleamed with joy.

“So good!”

The rich, meaty broth awakened her taste buds, while the warm liquid soothed her throat.

One sip, and her hunger seemed to ease.

“It’s been so long… since I’ve had meat stew.”

Her lips trembled slightly, and a faint mist gathered in her eyes.

The last time she had eaten something like this…

Was when her sister was still around.

“From now on, you can drink it whenever you want.”

Mu Liang reached out, gently wiping away the tear at the corner of her eye.

Mino shook her head.

“That’s wasteful! We can’t have meat stew every day.”

Her cheeks puffed up in disapproval.

Mu Liang raised an eyebrow.

“So, normally, you just drink water?”

“Of course!”

She sniffled, rubbing at her nose

Mu Liang smirked.

“Well, if we make stew, we still get water—plus food.”

He tilted his head.

“Isn’t that a better deal?”

Mino paused, thinking hard.

“Wait… that actually makes sense?”

But something still felt off—

She just couldn’t figure out what.

Mu Liang simply waved his hand, urging her on.

“Drink it while it’s hot. It won’t taste as good cold.”

Mino grinned, her eyes curving into happy crescents.

“Mm!”

She happily dug in, savoring each bite.

Outside the wooden shelter, chaos unfolded.

While Mu Liang and Mino leisurely enjoyed breakfast,

The rest of the camp was frantically packing up.

Mino let out a satisfied sigh and patted her stomach.

“So full…”

She glanced at the empty lunchbox, feeling a little guilty.

Originally, she had planned to save half for later—

But one bite led to another…

And before she knew it—

She’d finished the entire meal.

Mu Liang watched her, amusement flickering in his eyes.

“How does it feel to be full?”

Mino’s cheeks turned pink.

“It feels amazing. But… it’s too indulgent.”

This one meal alone was worth nearly ten whole lizards!

Mu Liang ruffled her hair.

“Don’t worry about food. Leave that to me.”

She had saved his life—

The least he could do was make sure she never went hungry again.

Mino’s face turned an even deeper shade of red.

She opened her mouth to say something…

But no words came out.

Mu Liang suddenly tilted his head, frowning slightly.

“You’re still wearing that headscarf?”

He made a grabbing motion, pretending to be disappointed.

“I can’t even pat your bunny ears anymore.”

Mino pouted, puffing up her cheeks.

“I’m not a pet!”

After hesitating for a moment, she slowly reached up, untying the fabric that hid her ears.

Mu Liang’s lips curled into a satisfied smile.

Mino noticed the expression, and her face instantly burned bright red.

She turned away sharply, chin lifted.

“I’m just letting them breathe. I didn’t do it for you!”

“Of course, of course.”

Mu Liang barely held back a laugh.

“Hmph!”

Mino huffed.

Then—quickly changing the subject—she asked eagerly,

“Are we moving onto Xiao Xuanwu’s back today?”

She had been dreaming of their new home—a house that could move anywhere.

Mu Liang shook his head.

“Not yet. We don’t even have a house built.”

First, he needed to evolve the Rock Armor Turtle to Level 3.

Then its shell would be even larger, making it easier to construct a proper home.

Besides, he had no idea how big it would get after evolving.

He needed to see its new size first before planning the construction.

Mino’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.

“Then let’s go build our house!”

“Let’s go.”

Mu Liang led the way out of the shelter.

Mino paused, suddenly remembering—

“Wait! What about all the stuff we brought back last night?”

With the camp residents leaving, there was a chance looters would break in.

“I left Xiao Cai to guard it.”

Mu Liang gestured to the corner of the room.

Mino turned—

And saw the Two-Meter-Long Three-Colored Lizard fade into view.

She sighed in relief.

“Alright, that works.”

With that settled, the two slipped out of the camp, heading for the wilderness.

Nearby, the Rock Armor Turtle was hunting—

A single “Earth Rock Spike” sent a rat flying out of its burrow.