Fantastic Beasts

In the Upper East Side, Lin Feng walked through 1930s America, where the outlines of modern society had already begun to take shape.

Though the cars occasionally passing along the streets were all primitive old models, they were the most astonishing technology of this era.

As Lin Feng moved through the passing crowd, he stopped before a newsstand and glanced at the date printed on one of the papers.

"1926... 1926 in the Wizard World Database. Harry Potter probably hadn't appeared yet at this time. Even his parents seemed to have still been children, right?"

Lin Feng was not entirely sure. He did not know much about Harry Potter's world.

His deepest impressions were of a wand, a Magic Broom, several major houses, and that strange ball-chasing sport.

Other than that, there was all sorts of magic that required incantations to cast.

Everything Lin Feng knew about Harry Potter came from the movies, and he had not watched them particularly carefully.

However, Lin Feng vaguely remembered that the Harry Potter film series also had the Fantastic Beasts series, and its story seemed to have taken place around this era.

"I never expected to come to this world. But the Time Stone probably won't be here, right? The original Marvel main world had parallel worlds appear, and now that I think about it, The Ancient One must have split them open before she died. That woman had that ability.

"But... it's unlikely she could have split out a Harry Potter world..."

Lin Feng pondered uncertainly. If this world did not have the Time Stone, he could return now.

But what if it did? Who knew where the Time Stone might have ended up?

If he could not find this last stone, Lin Feng would be unable to help Sun Wukong return to the Central Plains world.

And he would be unable to test whether the power of all six stones could send him back to the real world.

In any case, whether it was here or not, he would have to spend more time in every world he traveled to in the future and search thoroughly.

Lin Feng wandered aimlessly around the area. Beneath his gold-rimmed red glasses, a pair of gorgeous, star-like eyes observed this world.

He was using his Eyes of the Universe to search for the Time Stone.

But there was too much magic in this world. Many places used magic to block Lin Feng's sight, and he could not even see through some people. It was like a window plastered with countless stickers, making it impossible to see the outline outside clearly.

"No choice. I'll search slowly. At this time, Newt should have just arrived in New York, then met a bread seller, and after that..."

Lin Feng stood before the newsstand without buying a paper.

He pursed his lips in thought, his quiet demeanor carrying a gentle, refined air from the East.

Unlike the solemn and noble bearing of the gentlemen here, Lin Feng felt more like an ancient jade piece that had been tempered by time yet remained as fresh as new.

This captivating and distinctive temperament was like a lighthouse above the sea wherever he went, bright and irresistibly alluring.

"Sir! Sir?!"

The newsstand owner saw that Lin Feng had a unique bearing, but he was standing in front of the stall, looking without buying anything. He assumed Lin Feng was someone trying to take advantage.

So he immediately called out to snap Lin Feng from his thoughts.

"Are you buying it? If not, please put it down."

Only then did Lin Feng realize that he had unconsciously picked up a newspaper.

He set it down, then gave the newsstand owner a smile.

Then he decisively turned and left. He had no money from this era, so what could he use to buy it?

Lin Feng walked aimlessly through the crowd when his eyes suddenly lit up. He saw a somewhat familiar fat man carrying a suitcase and walking along in a daze.

He looked as though he had been badly frightened.

But Lin Feng recognized the man: a baker known as the Chosen Gourd.

He had originally planned to use his inherited baking skills to get a bank loan, but he had run into Newt and accidentally stepped through the door into the magical world.

This man was an important link to Newt, and the suitcase full of Fantastic Beasts also held considerable appeal for Lin Feng.

Lin Feng quietly followed the fat man, Jacob.

Jacob returned all the way to his apartment. After opening the door and seeing the dilapidated home with peeling walls, one could sense the air of poverty without even looking closely.

Jacob closed the door and returned dejectedly to his tiny room.

He placed the suitcase on the bed, then sat beside it and looked up at the photograph of his grandmother hanging on the wall. The disappointment in his heart flared even more fiercely, like a fire fed with fresh wood.

"Grandma, I'm afraid I can't carry on our bread business."

Just as Jacob sank into endless despair, the brown suitcase beside him suddenly gave an eerie shake.

Clack, clack!!!

"Awoooo!"

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!!"

"Honk, honk!"

At the same time, strange sounds came from inside the suitcase. They sounded like some kind of animal, yet apparently more than one kind.

Jacob temporarily pushed down his disappointment. Looking at the brown suitcase beside him, he began to have a faintly bad feeling.

After he had encountered that strange man with strange abilities, that strange fellow had somehow brought him out of the bank.

Jacob remembered using his quick wits to grab the suitcase in a crisis, knock that fellow senseless, and escape successfully.

But he could not remember whether the suitcase he had taken was actually his own.

"Could I... have taken the wrong one?"

The thought arose in Jacob's mind. He then reached out with trembling hands to test the suitcase, which had begun moving about incessantly.

Clack!

Suddenly, with a crisp snap, the two clasps on the suitcase sprang open, and the suitcase opened as though released by its own clasps.

Jacob stared in astonishment into the pitch-black suitcase. This was not his suitcase.

Nor was it any known suitcase on the market, because no suitcase contained a tunnel-like black hole.

"What... is this?"

Jacob looked suspiciously at the open suitcase and peered into the black tunnel.

Suddenly!

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!!!"

A flesh-colored creature about the size of a teddy bear leaped out. It made sounds like a rat, though deeper and rougher.

This bizarre creature had the appearance of a rodent, but its body was covered in fleshy buds like those of a sea anemone.

The little thing seemed extremely violent. The instant it appeared, it screeched and lunged at Jacob.

Fortunately, Jacob had served in the military and reacted quickly, immediately grabbing the little creature.

However, it seemed that quite a few animals had also flown out of the suitcase on the bed.

Some were invisible, while others were extremely small.

They moved swiftly and had left this place within a few breaths.

Among them, one larger creature directly blew apart Jacob's only remaining room before leaving.

His home, once bare to the walls, now had only three walls left.

But Jacob had no mind to care about his home at the moment. He was terrified that the strange rat before him would bite and injure him.

Just then, a fair hand with almost no visible pores suddenly reached out from beside him and easily grabbed the flesh-colored rat.

Lin Feng held the still-struggling Murtlap and watched it continue to thrash and struggle in his hand, even biting the web between his thumb and forefinger.

He then lightly flicked the rat on the forehead with his other hand.

Bonk!!!

Lin Feng tried his best to control his strength so he would not hit too hard. After receiving that forehead flick from him, the Murtlap immediately fainted.