Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 133 Cooperation Negotiation, I want the second-level rock wildebeest essence
As the two second-level evolvers walked out of the shelter cave, they immediately caused a commotion among the wanderers gathered outside the cave entrance.

There were exclamations one after another, and everyone looked sideways.

The people in the camp where Lin Feng's team was located naturally noticed the unusual scene and stood up and turned around to check.

Following Zheng Yanying's gaze, they saw two evolvers with very different appearances walking straight towards their team.

The main thing is the white-haired woman under the parasol, who has a completely different style from the other wanderers and hunters.

Lin Feng had noticed the leader of the Salvation Army at the cave entrance before.

Due to the dim light in the ruins at that time, I could only barely see that the other person had white hair, and his clothes were very different from those of his teammates next to him.

When she went deep into the ruins of the refuge, she was not wearing full armor, but a cool outfit of light armor.

Now, under the scorching sun, if you take a closer look, you can see that the Salvation Army leader's attire is indeed unique.

On the upper body, she wore only a white belly-baring vest, a leather jacket with nail plates and shoulder pads, and on the lower body, she wore a pair of bleached ripped jeans.

She is about 1.7 meters tall, with a light body and looks extremely slim.

But the most attractive thing is her stunning face. Next to her pretty nose are a pair of light blue eyes that are captivating.

Even Lin Feng, who had never had much interest in women, was a little stunned.

The others naturally stared intently.

Until a light cough was heard from the side.

Zheng Yanying coughed twice, interrupting everyone's gaze, and then introduced the two Salvation Army leaders who had come over:

"The white-haired woman is named Bai Ye. She is the leader of this salvation army. She has evolved to the late second stage and is very powerful. She can be said to be a top-level existence among the second stage."

"The tall, muscular woman next to me is called Ma Li. She's an early-stage second-stage evolver. Her strength is average, but she's very skilled in mechanical maintenance. She's the mechanical engineer in their team."

Lin Feng came back to his senses and frowned:
"Late second stage? If they start fighting, can we handle it?"

After Lin Feng finished speaking, everyone realized that with their overall strength, they could only deal with one or two early to middle stage second stage evolvers at most. Facing a late stage second stage evolver, equipped with armor, they had no ability to fight back at all.

If the other party planned to attack directly, wouldn't it be just as Zheng Yanying just said, that everyone would be destroyed...

Zheng Yanying nodded:

"Yes, we really can't handle it..."

Then he spoke again to comfort her:

"But don't worry too much. Bai Ye's high evaluation mostly comes from her awakened special ability, spatial control, which has great potential for development and evolution."

"As for spatial abilities, they can only be considered auxiliary abilities at the moment. Like other rare energy abilities, they can't be used remotely, so their impact on Bai Ye's own combat effectiveness is actually very limited..."

"It's more about using spatial abilities to help my teammates improve their combat effectiveness."

As he spoke, seeing the leaders of the Salvation Army approaching, Zheng Yanying quickened her pace and added:

"The Salvation Army led by Bai Ye is relatively neutral among the Wanderer forces. There are relatively few wanted warrants for them, so everyone can be less nervous. At least they won't resort to violence over a single disagreement."

The team members behind him nodded and temporarily felt relieved, but they did not put down the guns in their hands.

Lin Feng was thinking, the other party dared to expose a large area of ​​snow-white skin inside the ruins because he mastered the spatial ability that could isolate himself from external influences...

As the leader of Bai Ye, he inherited the evolutionary path of the third-level king of the Savior Army, so he has resistance to third-level pollution.

If it's the latter, then it's fine.

If it is the former, it means that the opponent's spatial ability, although not much improvement in combat strength, at least in terms of defense, is at its maximum level.

As long as a layer of space shield is formed on the surface of the body, most attacks and injuries can be blocked.

He also didn't know whether the armor-piercing cannon in his hand, which had a damage of up to 150 points, could penetrate the opponent's shield.

Lin Feng analyzed silently, his left hand already reaching for the armor-piercing cannon at his waist, and he hid behind the car, only showing a quarter of his face to peek at the person coming.

Judging from the level of evolution, the Savior Army now has absolute initiative.

The team members had to prepare for the worst.

Always be on guard against the other party's actions.

Fortunately, after the two of them walked in, the imagined confrontation did not last too long.

The white night under the parasol reveals a smile.

He spoke to Zheng Yanying who was facing her:

"You should also know what happened below the ruins."

"But what I want to explain is that the aberration riot and the appearance of the third-order aberration king have little to do with us, the Saviors."

As she spoke, the woman looked at Lin Feng, who was standing behind the car. She stared at him, only half of his body was exposed, and the special hunter license was tucked on his arm.
"The gate to the negative seventh floor of the shelter, located on the negative sixth floor, has been completely sealed by the hunter team that went there last time."

"At first, we just thought they didn't want other forces to get involved in the underground military factory. We didn't expect that these bastards' last action had already awakened the third-level aberrations at the bottom."

"At the same time, during their exploration, two special-grade hunters and one early-stage second-level one-star hunter were killed..."

"Let them die. The key is that they have become Corrupted, and their equipment is still there. Ordinary light weapons, including flames, have extremely limited damage to Corrupted wearing armor."

"The hunter team that entered the bottom of the ruins actually consisted of five special-grade hunters and one one-star hunter. After suffering heavy damage, they remained silent about it..."

"As a result, we opened the sealed gate and were directly attacked by a Tier 3 Aberration King and several Corruptors. Not only did we suffer heavy losses, but now even the upper three floors of the ruins have been occupied by a large number of Aberrations."

Zheng Yanying frowned slightly and said nonchalantly:
"This has nothing to do with us. Ultimately, you released these deformed monsters because you wanted to obtain the machine tools in the underground military factory."

"So what's the matter with you? If not, we're going to other ruins and try our luck again."

Bai Ye looked at everyone and nodded slightly:
"This time I came mainly to thank this little brother named Lin Feng for his help just now."

"If it weren't for him, our losses would have been even greater."

Seeing the other party looking over and mentioning his name, Lin Feng walked forward from behind the car and slowly said:

"I just wanted to save Lisa. She helped us a lot in the Wild Rift before."

Seeing Lin Feng showing his entire face, Bai Ye's blue eyes under his silver eyelashes lit up slightly.

As a recognized beauty in the wasteland, she was the center of attention in the City of Savior and was pursued by countless talented evolvers, including many young and handsome ones.

But compared to the man in front of him, there was still a little difference.

Lin Feng's appearance was not bad to begin with, and after achieving cross-level evolution, his overall temperament was further enhanced, and some blemishes and scars on his face were also repaired.

Even among the evolvers who are not ugly nowadays, she is still in a class of her own just based on her appearance.

When Bai Ye saw Lin Feng, he finally understood why Lisa fell in love with him.

For a small to medium-sized settlement like Oasis Town with a total population of only 70,000 to 80,000, Lin Feng's appearance and strength are completely at the top level.

Even in a holy city with a population of one million, it is not common.

Naturally, it is easy to be favored by female evolutionists.

Of course, for some male evolvers with special tastes and hobbies, Lin Feng is also an excellent object of favor.

I don't know if he has ever sacrificed his looks in exchange for resources along the way.

This thought flashed through his mind, and Bai Ye immediately replied:
"But it's still a life-saving favor after all. As the leader of the Salvation Army, I naturally need to express my gratitude."

As he spoke, Bai Ye took out two light red crystal stones from the pocket of his leather jacket.

The pupils of the people on Zheng Yanying's side shrank instantly.

Seeing this scene, Bai Ye's mouth corners slightly raised:
"I heard from Lisa and the others that you're here to collect these Steppenwolf Essence Crystals?"

"These two first-stage late-stage Life Source Stones were collected by us along the way. Please accept them as a thank you for your help in rescuing me."

As he spoke, Bai Ye swung his hands, and two source crystals drew an arc in the air and flew towards Lin Feng in front of him.

Lin Feng reached out and took it steadily. He twisted it with his fingers and saw that it was a circle larger than the three source crystals they had collected, with a diameter of about three centimeters.

The life essence inside is still rich and abundant even after thousands of years.

"Thank you!"

Lin Feng collected the Origin Crystal and replied calmly.

A late-stage first-order Life Source Stone like this one would be sold for at least 5,000 points, especially since it could be promoted to the third-order evolutionary path. Its evolutionary potential was much higher than that of the Rockhorn Horse's Source Quality.

Lin Feng was naturally happy to accept such a huge gift. It was equivalent to giving away 10,000 points for free, which was enough to buy two more large-caliber guns.

Moreover, with these two late-stage Originiums, the team has completed half of the mission. As long as they collect five first-level and one second-level Originium crystals, they can successfully complete the mission without having to risk going deep into the ruins.

After the Salvation Army leader Bai Ye presented such a generous "welcome gift"...

The relationship between the two teams eased a lot in an instant.

When it comes to interests, everything can be discussed, even enemies with different positions and camps can become friends.

Although Zheng Yanying didn't say anything, she put away the cold expression on her face and changed her previous tough attitude.

Seeing this, Bai Ye continued:
"Perhaps you need more Wasteland Wolf Source Stones, but other than the Feicheng Shelter, the other small and medium-sized shelters have long been visited by generations of wasteland hunters. How can there not even be any wolf hair left?"

"If we want to continue collecting Life Source Stones, we must return to the ruins of this large shelter, quell the monster riot, and then kill the large group of aberrations stranded on the upper three floors."

Lin Feng frowned slightly, walked forward slowly, and first signaled Zheng Yanying to hand over the negotiation to him, then said:

"So? Do you have a solution for this? Deal with that third-order aberration and the other guild hunters who have fallen into corruption?"

Bai Ye nodded and kept smiling:

"We were simply caught off guard by them before, and the rioting tide of deformed monsters dispersed our forces, so we had to retreat first."

"Now I have an idea, a perfect solution that can quickly deal with the remaining aberrations on the upper three levels, but I will need some help in the end to deal with the third-level aberrations and other hunter corruptors."

"By the way, that one-star hunter Corruptor was wearing a set of exoskeleton power armor, but the helmet and mask were damaged, and the rest of the body was intact."

"If you kill it, you can reclaim that suit of armor, which is worth over 20,000 points!"

After hearing this, Lin Feng raised his eyebrows.

In fact, he was not too concerned about collecting source crystals, mainly because these things had to be handed over to the church and could not directly disguise or enhance his strength.

Because crystals have already formed, it is useless to use purification and extraction filters. Only the church has special technology that can use it to cultivate and induce the evolved cells of the Steppe Wolf, and then perform the corresponding surgical injection.

But right now, a set of power armor is a real treasure, and it is also the orange equipment of the second stage. The lowest general type is level 20.

After obtaining it, even if it is slightly damaged, as long as it is not completely scrapped, Lin Feng can repair it to its original state. Wearing a set of power armor, his combat effectiveness will be greatly improved. Combined with rapid-fire cannons and armor-piercing cannons, he can at least compete with mid-to-late stage second-level evolvers.

Seeing that Lin Feng was interested, Bai Ye struck while the iron was hot and said:

"After defeating the third-level aberrations and corruptors, the equipment they drop will be of no use to the Salvation Army. Mainly because it is too complicated to maintain. You can rest assured about this."

"Including the corpses of the steppe wolves encountered along the way, and the source crystals inside, they can all be yours."

"We only want the machine tools and production lines in the military factories."

Lin Feng glanced at Zheng Yanying beside him, and seeing that she did not object, he replied:
"What do you need us to do? At most, we can hold back two late-stage first-level Corruptors, or suppress the deceased early-stage second-level one-star hunter with all our strength."

"I don't have the ability to deal with a third-order aberration."

Bai Ye smiled and waved his hand:
"We will make arrangements for all of this. There's no need for you to risk your lives. To be more precise, we need your powerful firepower to assist us."

"Especially Mr. Lin himself. If he could help us like he did before, suppressing the monster tide and the powerful aberrations' attacks and creating an opportunity for us to take action, that would be great."

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly.

This is the real purpose of The Salvation Army seeking cooperation.

He was attracted by his powerful firepower.

Only with such firepower coverage can the most troublesome wave of deformed monsters be suppressed. Otherwise, even multiple second-level evolvers cannot stop the thousands of deformed monsters that are coming like a tide.

But Lin Feng knew better the value of these shells.

Without the support of the upgrade system, it would cost an astronomical amount to obtain the same firepower.

Take a small artillery shell for example, which is worth 100 points. Three thousand rapid-fire grenades are worth 300,000 points.

The high-explosive armor-piercing shells fired by armor-piercing guns are as powerful as those of 105mm howitzers, and are naturally more expensive!

Judging from the strict control of the Holy Spring Church and the Guild,

A heavy weapon of great power, its value is probably no less than the essence of life.

From ancient times to the present, war has always been a waste of money.

This is also the reason why the status and potential of those who have awakened firearms-related abilities and energy control-type abilities are so high.

The former can directly enhance the power of firearms and artillery, while the latter can also empower bullets and shells from the side to improve the strike effect.

But in general, they are all nothing compared to Lin Feng's unlimited firepower.

The 3,000 spare bullets of the rapid-fire cannon alone can instantly wipe out a small or medium-sized wanderer force of several thousand people.

Add to that another branded weapon, the armor-piercing cannon, and 300 rounds of spare ammunition, and the firepower is comparable to that of a simple artillery battalion.

With a configuration of fifteen artillery pieces, each with twenty rounds of ammunition, Lin Feng alone, plus rapid-fire guns and armor-piercing guns, can be comparable to a reinforced artillery battalion.

But he naturally couldn't reveal his true level.

Especially near the ruins where there are many people and eyes.

According to the general strength of firearms ability users, Lin Feng pondered for a moment and replied:
"Concentrating firepower like before will consume a lot of my energy. I need to rest for most of the day to recover."

"At present, we can fire about twenty reinforced shells in one breath. Each one can destroy a late-stage first-stage aberration or seriously injure a second-stage one."

As he spoke, Lin Feng raised the rapid-fire cannon in his right hand:
"As for this enhanced large-caliber AK, it's comparable in power to a heavy machine gun. Currently, we only have about three or four hundred rounds of ammunition left."

"My firepower is barely enough to withstand the monster tide formed by thousands of aberrations. If there are more, I can only do the same as you, fighting and retreating."

Bai Ye nodded slightly.

Judging from the firepower described by the man in front of him, it is already more powerful than most first-stage late-stage firearms ability users. Moreover, the other party must have held back, revealing only 70% of his strength at most, leaving 30% as a trump card.

Twenty shells with power comparable to that of tank guns are enough to suppress the third-level aberration and the rest of the corruptors.

Create favorable conditions for the Salvation Army's attack.

"No problem. Such powerful personal firepower is enough to cover our killing operation."

Bai Ye smiled with satisfaction and said that the purpose of coming here to discuss cooperation was only Lin Feng from the beginning to the end.

However, the man behind the opposite car put away his modified AK and replied:
"But this is a collaboration between you and me, not the team. What I need is not the Steppenwolf Source Crystal, nor the power armor that will only be broken in the end..."

Bai Ye put away his smile and stared at the man in front of him.

Lin Feng lowered his voice, pulled out two long guns comparable to bazookas, and while showing them, he slowly spoke:
"You attacked the Li family in the pilgrim caravan and seized the source essence of the Patriarch-level Rockhorn Horse. Perhaps you can use it to exchange for the assistance of a firearms psychic."

"And give it to me in advance. Maybe when I become a second-level evolver, I'll have the power to severely damage a third-level distortion king!"

"By then, let alone this third-order aberration, even if it's other third-order pollution sources on the bottom floor, I can help you solve it."

"Going to the basement level below negative six and moving so many machine tools and production lines out won't be a one-shot task. You'll need powerful firepower support when the time comes..."

"Chief Bai, is that right?"

Bai Ye looked at the man in front of him with his eyes slightly narrowed.

The other party knew about the Salvation Army squad's attack on the pilgrim caravan, which didn't surprise her at all. He even proposed using the second-tier Rockhorn Life Essence to trade...

This was also within her expectations.

But what Bai Ye didn't expect was that the other party had such ambition and courage to propose a transaction of payment first and action later.

What's more, what he said made a lot of sense, leaving me unable to find any reason to refute him.

After all, before successfully transporting the military supplies needed by the Salvation Army, the team really needs to rely on the powerful firepower of the other side.

Just doing this and investing too much at once, whether it can achieve the desired results and returns remains to be seen and discussed.

Although Bai Ye is the leader of this salvation army, she cannot act independently on some major issues. She must at least gain the support of the majority.

Especially the last time the pilgrim caravan plundered Oasis Town,

Although they won a great victory in the end, they suffered heavy casualties. A late-stage first-level evolver from the Li family died, and a team member of the Salvation Army was seriously injured.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Ye quickly made a decision:
"You're right. Simply driving them away or severely injuring them isn't enough. However, trading in a second-order life essence is a matter of great importance. Perhaps we can inspect the goods first..."

"Let's see if Mr. Lin's strength is worthy of our advance investment?"

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Lin Feng smiled confidently:

"No problem. I'll rest for eight hours, then we'll begin the operation. My team and I will do our best to cooperate with you and complete the mission."

Bai Ye nodded:
"Then I will wait for Mr. Lin to recover and come to prove your true strength to everyone."

After saying that, he turned and left.

The tall, dark-skinned woman holding an umbrella next to her kept staring at the rock horse chariot of Lin Feng's team, examining it carefully.

As a mechanical engineer, Ma Li was obviously more interested in this peculiarly shaped horse-horn chariot than guns and men.

After turning around and holding an umbrella for the leader and leaving, he did not forget to look back and take one last glance at the mighty and domineering Rock Horse chariot.

After they left, the four-car camp fell into silence.

Until a burst of fragrance wafted over, Lin Feng smacked his lips and said:

"Let's eat first, and we'll talk about it at the table."

Liu Mingfei took out a long dining table made from the original bed board from the back of the tank, placed it under the tent, and found a few folding chairs.

On the other side, a large pot of freshly cooked yam and horse meat was served on the table.

Ding Yi also fried two side dishes and a pot of cold braised horse meat as side dishes.

These meats are all first-stage evolved meats, weighing a full twenty kilograms, enough for everyone to enjoy.

Except for Lin Feng, the rest of the team members had a good supplementary effect after eating it.

Lin Feng is a late-stage first-order evolver. Eating early-stage horse meat is like eating a low-fat, low-energy diet meal. He can only feel full but cannot absorb enough energy.

So at the dining table where everyone was gathered, Lin Feng just tried Ding Yi's cooking, ate some curry-flavored yam, and then began to think about the issue of cooperation with the Salvation Army.

Zheng Yanying and Zhou Hong were invited to the side. The latter was better off. He was responsible for driving and recording the entire operation, which was equivalent to the supervisor of the church team.

Zheng Yanying, who was responsible for the specific operational decisions, obviously had some opinions about this cooperation with the Salvation Army.

"We have no way of guaranteeing they will live up to their promises."

Zheng Yanying ate a piece of horse meat and continued:

"If the final operation fails, wouldn't it be a waste of several days?"

"We don't have much time left..."

Lin Feng nodded without refutation, and just responded:
"But we don't have any other options right now. Do you want to go to Fallen Wolf Valley and challenge the chief-level Steppenwolf? I'd rather face the stupid aberrations in the ruins than the cunning and cruel Steppenwolf."

"Besides, according to the plan, I will first become a second-level evolver. By then, I will have enough strength to ensure that the Savior Army can fulfill the agreement."

Zheng Yanying took a deep breath:
"But the condition is that you have to help them complete the exploration and collection of the military factory. Even if you kill the third-order aberrations, they won't let you go."

Lin Feng shrugged and said indifferently:

"No problem. Why don't you just take the Originium crystals and return to Oasis Town? Anyway, this mission only requires bringing back the Life Originium of the Steppe Wolf."

"My team is staying for two more days. What's the problem?"

Zheng Yanying frowned. Although the mission was like this, she knew that the church also needed Lin Feng's firearms ability to provide fire support to deal with the Li family's offensive.

But Lin Feng never promised to join the church in the decisive battle with the Li family...

The other party obviously has other ideas.

After much thought, Zheng Yanying could only persuade:
"We don't need to have deeper cooperation or excessive contact with the Salvation Army. The Church has already promised that after this mission, they will give Captain Lin a second-level life essence to complete his evolution..."

"Besides, Captain Lin has just entered the late stage of the first stage. He still needs to evolve to the eighteenth and nineteenth levels before he can qualify for the second stage. Why rush it?"

Lin Feng sneered in his heart. He knew the church's tricks.

Rather than facing the desperate Li family, he had to work like a slave for the church in order to get a taste of the second-level evolution...

It would be more practical to get it directly from the Salvation Army now.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng expressed that he would consider it carefully, then picked up the iron pot, carrying half of the sweet potato stewed with horse meat left in it, and walked towards the shelter cave in the distance.

After confirming that he was needed by the Salvation Army, he wanted to get a deeper understanding of their strength.
And the next step to quickly eliminate the deformed variants.

(End of this chapter)