In a frigid apocalypse, I went on a shopping spree with the reborn.

Looking at the composed Zhang Meng and the overly gentle Jiang Qingyue, Tiger Mom was internally devastated.

It clearly realized that it couldn't leave today no matter what.

If someone gives you face, and you don't accept it, it will turn into a mess.

"Come on, come on," Jiang Qingyue urged, pointing to the teary-eyed tiger cub. "Look how skinny this tiger cub is, it's obviously malnourished. Unlike the ones I raise, they're all round and plump, they look so lucky."

Upon hearing this, the little tiger waved its hands frightenedly: "I don't want to be raised to be round and chubby, it looks like it can't run fast. These chubby little short legs are the easiest to catch."

It quickly said to its mother, "Mom, this guy has bad intentions. Let's go. Let's not seek revenge. We don't want my meat either."

The tiger mom was helpless; did the dog not want to leave?

That little brat really messed it up today.

"You think you can let a tiger that's already in your grasp escape?" Jiang Qingyue's face darkened, and she corrected him righteously, "That just shows your ignorance. You think round and chubby animals can't run fast and are easy to catch, that's because you're weak. If you had a top-tier expert protecting you, would you even need to run?"

The little tiger blinked its eyes: "It seems so, huh?"

"Remove the 'seems like' part." Jiang Qingyue pointed to Zhang Meng, Yan Bao, and Xiao Huihui. "Our family is powerful and kind to the younger generation. Plus, I'm hardworking and never complain; I do all the dirty, tiring, and difficult work. Why would the children in our family need to go out and find their own food? Why would they be chased and forced to flee for their lives?"

"All they need to do is eat well, sleep soundly, and slowly grow stronger."

"So what does it matter if someone is fat or not, or if their legs are short or not? Don't you think that makes sense?"

The little tiger nodded its head hurriedly, looking even sillier than before, already appearing rather silly.

The tiger mom looked up at the sky speechlessly. Her cubs had been completely fooled. Why should she struggle anymore?

Tiger Mom cleared her throat: "If my daughter and I joined your team, where would you put us?"

"Location?" Jiang Qingyue was a little confused.

Tiger Mom's face felt a little hot, but thankfully her face was covered in fur, so it wasn't noticeable: "Didn't I say before that my little cub would be your mount? What about me?"

Before Jiang Qingyue could reply, she looked at Zhang Meng, her tone a mixture of reluctance and strange anticipation: "Senior, do you have any other mounts?"

After asking the question, it used its tiger paws to smooth its slightly messy fur, flapped its wings to straighten all the tangled hair, and then asked, "If you don't mind me, senior, I would be happy to be your mount."

"Although it can't fly as fast as you can, it will save you energy."

Zhang Meng lazily pointed at Jiang Qingyue: "She's the one who calls the shots in the team."

Tiger Mom was surprised; it turned out that the strongest person wasn't in charge here.

She wisely stopped bothering Zhang Meng and instead turned her gaze to Jiang Qingyue: "I'll be your mount. The little one is still young, so he can just do odd jobs. If you run into big trouble, you can just call me over."

Jiang Qingyue looked at the cautious Tiger Mom, her eyes welling up with tears. In her memory, her mother had always been just as careful and considerate towards her.

Especially during elementary school, even if a familiar classmate invited her to their birthday party, her mother would prepare a gift and send her to the classmate's doorstep.

They also repeatedly instructed: "The child is a bit naughty and doesn't know any better. If she causes trouble, don't scold her. Just give me a call, and I'll come and take her home to discipline her."

Seeing that Jiang Qingyue hadn't agreed yet, Tiger Mom lowered her head with a self-deprecating smile. Of course, she wasn't a cub anymore, so why hadn't she learned the cruelty of this world? She'd been reduced to being someone's mount, yet she still expected to be treated kindly.

But looking at her injured little one, she couldn't bear to see him pushed into the most dangerous place to die.

He could only cautiously repeat, "I can't sit still. Do you think I can do double the work? The little brat is still young and weak. If he really encounters danger, he'll just be adding food to the enemy's belly."

"Why not let it grow a little longer, until it matures and becomes stronger, so it can do more for you?"

The little tiger wasn't completely oblivious. Seeing its mother like this, it felt terrible too, whimpering, curling up, and licking its paws.

It was a little confused about the situation and dared not speak up again.

It had vaguely realized that perhaps it shouldn't have been yelling for its mother to come and take revenge.

"Chirp chirp." With both hands holding skewers, Yan Bao could only pull out one rabbit leg to scratch its owner's calf.

Jiang Qingyue snapped out of her daze, looked at the two anxious faces, one big and one small, and smiled, "Sorry, I was thinking of my mother, I neglected her."

As she spoke, she took out a plant extract, stepped forward, and offered it to the little tiger's mouth.

The little tiger turned to look at its mother.

After her mother nodded, she swallowed the small pill of essence with a loud gulp.

The healing speed of the Plant Doctor essence is visible to the naked eye. The wound that was dented just now healed completely in no time, without even a scar.

Tiger Mom's body trembled.

Although it wasn't particularly knowledgeable, it wasn't too weak either. It had never heard of such a treasure that could restore things to their original state in an instant.

Even if top experts possessed such abilities, they would only use them in life-or-death situations, and would never bestow them upon their subordinates.

Not to mention rewarding someone with a mount.

"Okay." The little tiger didn't think as much as its mother. It only felt that the wound didn't hurt anymore. It turned its head and scratched it. Even its fur was exactly the same as before.

"Mom, it doesn't hurt anymore, I'm all better now."

The mother tiger pressed her paw down on the cub's head, forcing it to the ground: "Quickly kowtow to your master."

As she spoke, she carried the little tiger to Yan Bao and the others.

Yan Bao is a warm and hospitable child, and instinctively handed over a skewer, wanting to share it with his new friend.

The skewers were brought close to its mouth, and the little tiger opened its mouth as well.

The two little ones only realized when they were about to take a bite that it was the flesh of a tiger cub's rump.

"..."

Yan Bao awkwardly withdrew her little paws and winked at Little Grey.

"Maruko, maruko."

"Yes, yes, yes." Little Grey quickly took out a beef ball and handed it to the little tiger, "You eat this."

The large meatballs that were huge in Little Grey and Yan Bao's hands were eaten one bite at a time by the little tiger.

After finishing eating, it stared longingly at Little Grey, and Little Grey had no choice but to take it out of its spatial backpack to feed it again.

Yan Bao looked at the remaining skewers, really wanting to eat them. But wasn't it going too far to eat someone else's meat in front of them?

After thinking it over, Yan Bao's conscience prevailed, and she didn't do anything so outrageous in front of the two tigers.

It allowed Little Grey to collect all the skewers that weren't cooked yet, as well as the half-eaten ones, from the grill into its space.

"Thank you," Tiger Mom said to Jiang Qingyue.

"Don't mention it." Jiang Qingyue went over and hugged Tiger Mom's fat neck in a very familiar manner. "We're all family, no need to be so polite."

"Once you enter this home, you're family; what's yours is mine."

Tiger Mom was moved, and her worries about the future were greatly relieved.

Upon hearing this, the Red Eagle leader was also somewhat tempted. It shared the same understanding as Tiger Mom, both agreeing with Jiang Qingyue's statement—"We're all family, what's yours is mine."

It means that we are inseparable.

The atmosphere in this big family is great. Could it bring the little eagles to join as well?

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Tiger Mom immediately declared, "Although I don't have any treasures, there are no cowards in our clan. I'm also very strong and willing to do any dirty or hard work. I can charge into battle and do all the hard labor. Just order me around."

"If I hesitate even for a moment, I'm not a good tiger."

"Of course there's work to do." Jiang Qingyue patted the Red Eagle leader's head. "Continue."

Then the two sisters hugged Tiger Mom like best friends, but she was small and looked like a pendant. As they hugged and chatted, it was as if they were sitting on Tiger Mom's neck.

"Let's go and do a big deal. If we succeed, we'll have the resources for our children to reach adulthood, and we can go even further. It's just that there's a tiny bit of risk involved."

Tiger Mom thought, "What's this all about?"

He immediately patted his chest and assured them, "It's just a little bit of danger. Where in these myriad worlds is there no danger? You can get hit even while you're sleeping in your nest."

"Besides, with so many strong individuals like us, if we really encounter danger, it will be the other side who suffers."

Jiang Qingyue stroked the tiger mom's big head; she was a silly tiger too.

Don't they realize that a powerhouse like Zhang Meng would even look at ordinary things?

The things that Zhang Meng takes a liking to must be top-tier treasures that even experts of the same level would need. This means that Zhang Meng may have to fight against multiple experts of the same level, which is extremely risky.

But let's not tell the truth now, lest we scare this silly tiger.

The tiger mother was too big, and the red eagle leader had some difficulty flying.

The tiger mother simply flapped her wings and dismounted from the red eagle's back, thus turning the situation into her carrying Jiang Qingyue in flight.

Looking at Jiang Qingyue, whose mouth was practically crooked from smiling, Zhang Meng couldn't help but admire her quick wit.

The tiger was clearly reluctant to be a mount before; you could tell from its expression that it considered being a mount an extremely humiliating thing.

As a result, once Jiang Qingyue put her sharp tongue into it, she unknowingly and willingly took the burden.

Zhang Meng made up her mind that if she encountered any talkative outsiders like Jiang Qingyue in the future, she would kill them immediately, regardless of their strength.

To go all out in an act is the most basic professional ethic. After riding the tiger for a while, Jiang Qingyue pretended to ask, "Are you tired? How about I carry you and fly instead?"

"After all, I don't treat you like a mount, but like family, like a sister."

Hearing this, Tiger Mom was even more moved: "No need, with your weight, it's like you're nothing to me, it's not a burden at all."

"Besides, you don't have wings. To force yourself to fly, you need to use much more energy than we do with wings. I'll carry you."

Jiang Qingyue smiled sincerely: "Then I'll have to trouble you. My cooking skills are pretty good. I'll cook for you another day."

And so, Jiang Qing had more flying tigers with combat power stronger than himself, who were also willing to be his mounts.

The Red Eagle's combat strength is average, but it is naturally good at speed, so it can fly very fast.

In addition, Tiger Mom's huge size made her look like someone not to be trifled with, so they didn't encounter anyone who dared to stand in their way along the way.

About two weeks later.

Jiang Qingyue and her group arrived at a scenic spot with clear waters and lush mountains. Looking up, they saw towering peaks that seemed to reach into the clouds, standing there like pillars supporting the sky.

Zhang Meng dismounted from the red eagle, her eyes filled with hatred: "After the integration of multiple districts, District 93 was divided into several sectors, and this is the largest of them."

"Many of the indigenous peoples in District 93, as well as some important large bases and official headquarters, are located here."