Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 259 The Value of Advanced Biomaterials, The Current State of the Church
Although Liu Qian greatly helped improve the team's firepower, the power of her empowered bullets was enough to threaten a first-tier evolver.

With Liu Qian's empowerment, the lethality of the current 35mm standard grenade can be increased from the original 90 points to 120 points, an additional 30 points.

Furthermore, its effective killing range extends to within eight meters.

Don't underestimate this thirty-point improvement.

Keep in mind that a level 16 evolved being in the mid-stage of Tier 1 only has 120 health points. A single empowered grenade launcher can kill a level 16 evolved being.

Even a Tier 1 late-stage evolved being wearing armor can inflict effective damage on it.

Equipped with empowered grenades, the twenty-five combat personnel of the Linfeng convoy can unleash firepower equivalent to that of a hundred people, repelling the collective attack of hundreds of Tier 1 Evolvers.

But Liu Qian is also a double-edged sword.

Just like Father Su An's adopted daughter, Su Yueyue, the energy of the blazing sun curse absorbed into her body could go berserk at any time.

Once it erupts out of control, in addition to causing panic, it will also cause the curse to spread and infect.

Therefore, Lin Feng did not intend to take the risk.

Even if Liu Qian's effects are very significant, the entire team should not be placed in a dangerous situation.

With the enhanced firepower brought by the empowerment, Lin Feng can also upgrade and strengthen his guns through the system.

We need to build or purchase a batch of first-tier red guns and cannons to arm the entire convoy.

Otherwise, the potential of items enhanced through branding could only be used by Lin Feng alone.

After hanging up the walkie-talkie, Lin Feng was about to return to the church when another walkie-talkie on his waist started buzzing.

Lin Feng picked it up and saw that it was a communication device that Shen Yue had given him, which could connect to the church's internal lines.

If I'm not mistaken, it was the Grand Priest's Relics that helped me contact Father Suan and his party.

But only ten or twenty minutes have passed since the competition ended, so they shouldn't be back yet.

Lin Feng pressed the answer button, and sure enough, a familiar voice came through.

Father Suan, ten kilometers away, connected to the Oasis warship via a portable mobile radio, and then relayed the information to Lin Feng.

Father Suan said calmly:
"The church people said you wanted to see me? Go ahead, everything's fine here for now."

Lin Feng nodded and then told the other party about his weapon forging plan.

Upon learning that Lin Feng possessed a batch of high-level (level 26) steel wolf fangs, even the usually mature and composed Father Su An couldn't help but excitedly reply:
"What?! Are you sure it's level 26? This is the upper limit of the mid-stage of the second tier material. It would take at least a mid-stage second-tier wasteland giant wolf to grow it!"

"You have to understand that in this day and age, it is extremely difficult to find even a mid-stage second-tier clan chief-level wasteland behemoth, let alone a rare carnivorous behemoth like the most dangerous wasteland wolf clan!"

"Furthermore, due to an agreement made thousands of years ago, even second-tier human evolvers are now prohibited from taking the initiative to attack the second-tier giant wolves of the Wasteland Wolf clan. Biological materials related to second-tier Wasteland Giant Wolves are becoming increasingly scarce..."

"Obtaining materials for the early stage of the second tier is already extremely difficult, let alone the upper limit of the mid-tier, which is level twenty-six!"

"Currently, the mainstream second-tier materials are basically the initial level 20 threshold, and the vast majority of them are late-stage first-tier evolved wild beasts, with a pitifully small output."

"If you really have mid-stage Tier 2 materials, especially the sharpest steel wolf fangs from the Wasteland Wolf clan, then their value is at least enough to exchange for several portions of Tier 2 Origin Essence!"

"Or an equivalent weight of second-tier evolved meat, which translates to hundreds of thousands of Hunter's Guild points!"

Lin Feng smiled and nodded, saying:

"I was able to obtain so much second-tier wild wolf essence in the underground shelter of the Mount Tai ruins, not simply by looting corpses!"

"Later, on the fifth basement level of the underground shelter, I found the train station leading to the main shelter, which is also known as Wolf King's Tomb. Inside, there is a large tunnel leading to Wolf King's Tomb."

"Inside the tunnel, there dwells a powerful second-tier wasteland giant wolf. Its consciousness has been gradually worn away over thousands of years, leaving only the remnants of its body radiated by the third-tier wolf king, making it almost like a walking corpse."

"So even though he had the strength of the early to mid-stage of the second tier, he was all brute force and no brain to think. So I lured him out and bombarded him with long-range artillery."

"That's how we got the multiple portions of second-tier wild wolf source material and the advanced biological materials we have now."

"So, are you interested in using them to create a batch of special wolf-tooth weapons?"

Father Su An recalled the source material transaction he had made with Lin Feng, in which they exchanged two portions of Wild Wolf source material, and Lin Feng must have a spare portion.

It's highly unlikely that such a large quantity could be obtained in one go by simply scavenging the second-tier wolf corpses that were missed inside the ruins.

Only a bizarre being that has been affected by the Wolf King's radiation and transformed into an undead corpse wolf could collect so much second-tier source matter.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Lin Feng still has a large amount of wasteland wolf materials.

Father Su An nodded and said matter-of-factly:
“I’m definitely interested. How much are you planning to offer? Currently, forging advanced weapons requires entering the Oasis warship’s power furnace, where various metals are melted at temperatures of thousands of degrees to form a strong and durable alloy.”

"Even in the fastest case, it will take at least twenty hours to complete the entire process."

"How many level 26 wolf fang materials do you need to craft armor-piercing weapons?"

Lin Feng hesitated for a moment, then gave his answer:

"Around one hundred kilograms. Based on your forging skills, for weapons like spears, you can use grade 26 fine steel wolf teeth only for the spearhead, and the rest can be made of ordinary tungsten alloy, or even lighter titanium alloy."

"That should be enough to make about ten spears, right?"

Father Su An silently did the math.

The weapons he now wields, including the spear he equipped for the second-tier archpriest, were actually induced to mutate into wolf claw structures during his previous experiments on the second-tier wild wolf source material. He used the stimulation effect of the source material and the genes from the wild wolf's evolved meat to achieve this.

It's like growing a dozen giant wolf feet on a lump of flesh, and then adding all sorts of necessary nutrients to the mutated lump of flesh, including flesh and blood food and metallic compounds.

This led to the creation of a large number of high-quality steel wolf claws, which then became a continuous cycle of harvesting.

This is how a large amount of material is accumulated.

Because it doesn't involve ingested evolution agents or evolved meat, and therefore doesn't cause genetic contamination, the cultivation of related biological materials doesn't require highly standardized procedures or specialized biological laboratories. However, the cultivation and cloning of second-tier evolved meat requires large-scale biological laboratories, where precise control and sterile environments are used to cultivate it, ultimately yielding qualified second-tier evolved meat.

This is also the main business of Life Farm.

The Wild Wolf Essence that Lin Feng gave to Father Su An was the most basic level 20 grade, which could at most induce and cultivate biological materials in the early stage of the second tier.

At the same time, the quantity is limited, and only a dozen kilograms have been collected in the past few days.

Unable to forge a fully bio-metal armor-piercing spearhead, the only solution was to use precision technology to replace the blade of the spearhead with a high-quality steel wolf claw, thereby minimizing material consumption during forging.

However, this also makes the spear's weaknesses obvious. It can still have a stable armor-piercing effect when facing early-stage Tier 2 Rock Horse Armor, but once it comes into contact with mid-stage Tier 2 Rock Horse Armor...

For example, in the battle with Li Hao just now, facing the level 25 Rock Horse Armor, Father Su An's spear blade was difficult to handle. After just one exchange, the originally indestructible spear blade developed a chip.

Li Hao's Rock Horse Armor only developed a one-centimeter-deep crack.

It should be noted that the thickest armor of the enemy, the ceramic steel shields on the chest, back, and shoulders, were a full thirty centimeters wide. Before the armor-piercing could be achieved, the armor-piercing wolf spear specially crafted by Father Suan had already been worn to the point of being unusable.

If we can find a breakthrough with Lin Feng, it will not only give the Oasis Church the Rock Horse Armor to defeat the rebels, but also be their biggest trump card to kill Li Hao.

After all, Li Hao had already learned about the armor-piercing effect of the weapons the church possessed during the recent sparring session. If he were to prepare based solely on that level of strength...

Then, in the subsequent arena battle, the bishop will be able to use the armor-piercing wolf spear, forged from level 26 refined steel wolf fangs, to completely destroy the level 25 rock horse armor.

At that time, the Rock Horse Warriors, having lost the protection of the Rock Horse Armor, would be no different from ordinary second-tier evolvers in the eyes of the Bishop at his peak.

They might be able to severely injure or even kill Li Hao on the spot before he could utter his surrender and before referee Xu Wanfeng could react!

So it's no wonder Father Su An was so excited, because the information Lin Feng revealed at this moment was extremely crucial.

No wonder Lin Feng agreed without hesitation when Li Hao asked him to spar, and during the match, he broke through the defense of Li Hao's Rock Horse Armor for the first time, crippling one of Li Hao's left arms.

If Lin Feng had been a second-tier evolver at the time, and with the armor-piercing effect of the Wolf Fang, he might not have ended up in such a sorry state, and wouldn't have needed to adopt a posture of threatening to die.

However, Li Hao's current opponent is the Oasis Church, which possesses Father Su An, a mid-stage Tier 2 powerhouse, and a bishop with the upper limit of Tier 2...

With the right armor-piercing weapon, dealing with Rock Horse Warriors and Rock Horse Armor is a piece of cake.

As per Lin Feng's request, the forging material for the spearheads was to be completely replaced with high-quality steel wolf teeth, meaning that each armor-piercing wolf spear would require at least ten kilograms of material.

One hundred kilograms can indeed make ten.

The problem, however, is whether Lin Feng is willing to hand over these armor-piercing weapons to the church for use.

The Oasis Church has made too many empty promises to Lin Feng. Only after the church wins the martial arts competition and defeats the Li family and other rebel forces can some of them be fulfilled.

Secondly, and most importantly, the position of honorary deputy mayor also requires Father Suan to gain the appreciation of the high-ranking officials of the Holy City Diocese after returning to the Holy City.

In fact, back then, he took the initiative to come to the Oasis and settle down in this barren land. In addition to his own treatment and care for Su Yueyue, a third-level bishop in the bishopric also granted Su An an additional identity and an important mission!
That was to monitor the bishop and, at the same time, truthfully report any information about Oasis Town to the bishopric.

And when necessary, assist the bishopric in regaining control of the Oasis Warship and Oasis Town, preparing for the upcoming return.

It was precisely because of this task that Father Suan, in his prime, volunteered to be sent to a harsh place, which prevented others from questioning him.

The related questions were all suppressed by the higher-ups.

Moreover, if Father Suan can handle this important matter well, he will have a great advantage when Oasis Town returns to the Holy City and he runs for the next Third Order Bishop.

Currently, at least three of the seven bishops in the Holy City will choose Suan, meaning three votes have already been decided internally.

Unexpectedly, after arriving in Oasis Town, Su An was moved by the bishop and realized the increasingly corrupt state of the Holy See, as well as the necessity to restore order and reunite the eight holy cities.

Innovation is urgently needed.

As a member of the younger generation, Father Suan values ​​the overall interests of the Holy See far more than his own. Therefore, he believes that the Primordial Faction, which is gradually declining within the Holy Spring Church, is more in line with the current development direction of the Holy See.

Instead of each holy city acting independently, the other seven holy cities are basically in a state of autonomy, except for obeying the holy orders of the Undying Saint.

Once faced with an attack from a top-tier power, it may be difficult to obtain sufficient support from other holy cities in a short period of time.

If the Cult of the Blazing Sun had survived intact to this day, during the Blazing Sun Calamity hundreds of years ago, several third-tier divine envoys, leading thousands of second-tier priests, and with tens of thousands of Blazing Sun servants and barbarians, might have been able to breach a holy city and directly destroy one of the eight branches of the Holy See.

Therefore, in Father Suan’s view, the more than 500 years of peace following the Scorching Sun Suppression War did not allow the Holy Spring Church to continue to grow and expand; on the contrary, it became increasingly weak.

For example, Lin Feng, who has recently emerged as a rising star in Oasis Town.

His origins were thoroughly investigated by the Temple of Suan; he was a survivor who had been overlooked in some underground shelter.

If the cultivators in the Holy City were truly responsible, they would never have let someone like Lin Feng slip through their fingers.

Even if he isn't inspired by the Church to join the Papacy's ranks, he can at least become an excellent hunter, gain the appreciation of high-ranking Papacy officials, and establish a good relationship with the Church.

In Oasis Town today, if Father Suan hadn't been the first to make contact with him, and if the Li family or other local clans had been the first to discover him...

One can imagine the current situation in Oasis Town; the Oasis Church has absolutely no chance of winning!

Moreover, the situation in the Oasis has escalated to a tense standoff, and there must be a Holy City bishopric behind it all, turning a blind eye or even enjoying it!

Thinking of this, Father Suan looked at the unconscious High Priest before him, who was even willing to abandon his faith and become a half-human, half-ghost wolf warrior for the sake of Oasis Town...

Su An's eyes were firm, as if he had made up his mind, and he slowly spoke:

"Can……"

"But the church needs four of them!"

"Therefore, I, Su An, can assure you that after dealing with the Li family and their rebel forces, you can take away a portion of the industries and people from the three major villages!"

"I will also do my best to secure the honorary deputy mayor position for you!"

(End of this chapter)