Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 267 The reward for stopping the beast tide: a town-class warship!

Seeing Lin Feng's solemn expression as he made his promise, the bishop nodded and then spoke:

"I understand the problem with the Oasis battleship. Although the giant gun team is undertrained, their accuracy and hit rate within five kilometers are still guaranteed."

"The problem is that the ammunition supply is insufficient."

"You don't need to worry about the beast tide of evolved wild wolves damaging the warship. The external defenses of the warship are more robust than you imagine."

"However, given our current strength and condition, we can only protect the warship itself and are more than capable of protecting ourselves, but we cannot take care of the five villages behind us."

"If a beast tide attack really breaks out and the wasteland wolves attack us, in order to ensure the safety of the oasis warship, I will not allow the permanent residents of other villages, as well as the wasteland people who follow us nearby, to board the warship for refuge."

"Although they are an important part of Oasis Town, cutting their losses is the right choice when it comes to a critical moment."

Lin Feng nodded. The bishop was right.

The heart of Oasis Town is the Oasis Battleship. If we can protect this iconic mobile base…

With the warship's abundant water and power, Oasis Town can be rebuilt in the future.

Conversely, if the Oasis warship were breached at the entrance by the evolved wolves, just like the wolf clan that attacked the underground shelter back then, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Ultimately, it will likely crash and shut down, leaving us only able to watch helplessly as this precious Tier 3 Town-class warship is slowly swallowed up by the blazing sun forbidden zone behind us.

After giving his instructions, the bishop continued:

"But this is, after all, the accumulation of my hundreds of years. In the wasteland today, high-quality population is the greatest resource. More than 10,000 permanent residents, including their property, various vehicles for transportation, and a systematic industrial chain, are a very substantial asset."

"Enough for a third-tier king to establish his own royal city, and with the resources of the Oasis warship, that's the foundation of a royal city."

"It would be difficult for me to make up my mind to abandon these human resources."

"So this matter is entrusted to you."

"Once Li Hao dies, the five villages in Oasis Town will be basically leaderless. At that time, you will be needed to step forward and organize a counterattack."

"Let's unite as one and overcome this difficult time!"

Upon hearing the bishop's orders, Lin Feng swallowed hard. This was no easy task; his own convoy might suffer heavy losses.

After all, from the very beginning, Lin Feng was never prepared to live or die with Oasis Town.

Even if Oasis Town were to be overrun by the wasteland wolves, it would be a simple matter for him to leave; at worst, he could rescue some valuable survivors.

In any case, given its firepower and combat strength, the evolved wild wolves, unless they are stupid, will not rashly come to pursue it.

After all, the casualty ratio was too high; to eliminate Lin Feng and his group, it would require at least several times the casualties.

But now the bishop is demanding that Lin Feng and the others act as saviors to save the five villages of Oasis Town and the nearby wastelands...

To be honest, even if Lin Feng were offered the title of honorary deputy mayor, he wouldn't risk being surrounded and sticking to this thankless task.

Most importantly, the bishop's order, seemingly for the sake of Oasis Town as a whole, actually reflects his concern that the five villages would be as fragile as paper under the attack of the Wasteland Wolves.

At that time, they won't even be able to help the Oasis warships and take care of the rearguard...

The purpose of inviting Lin Feng to stay was to organize a powerful counterattack, thereby delaying the wolf pack's attack, diverting the wolf clan's attention, and covering the oasis warship's withdrawal.

Of course, if Lin Feng had actually held out and failed to repel the attack of the Wasteland Wolves...

Then the Oasis warships will naturally stay and fight alongside the permanent residents of Oasis Town.

However, Lin Feng could not see any benefit from his hard work.

However, just as Lin Feng hesitated, the bishop quickly offered his promise:

"If we can repel the beast tide and defeat tens of thousands of wasteland wolves this time..."

"Of the spoils of war, 70% of the evolved wild wolf carcasses can be given to you, especially the second-tier wild wolf behemoths at the clan chief level, whether it is their second-tier bodies or the second-tier source essence of their evolved flesh and blood."

"You can even use them to establish a wasteland wolf evolution path comparable to the rock horse warriors, and cultivate even more valiant and skilled wasteland wolf warriors."

"Thus, one day in the future, we will go and plot to obtain the third-tier wolf king source material located below the Taishan Ruins."

"However, an ancient evil god is suppressed there. We need to wait for the evil god's corrupting power to be completely worn away by the burning of the forbidden zone of blazing sun year after year."

"This day is coming soon. According to the divine decree issued by the Lord back then, in less than two hundred years, this evil god will die completely, leaving only a withered shell."

"At that time, you can cultivate a wolf clan successor comparable to a third-tier king, or directly raise and evolve wild wolves to fully absorb the wolf king's legacy."

At this point, the bishop changed the subject, looking at the young man before him with a meaningful gaze:

"Just like what you're doing right now."

"The flesh and blood of the second-tier corpse wolf brought out from the ruins contains extremely rare third-tier wolf king cells. The weak radiation emitted by these cells can not only cause small-scale genetic pollution, but also stimulate the growth of wasteland wolf warriors or wasteland wolves."

Lin Feng was startled and was about to explain...

His Holiness the bishop slowly raised his hand, interrupting Lin Feng:

"No need to rush to defend ourselves. This does not violate the rules of the Holy Spring Sect. After all, we did not enter the Valley of Fallen Wolves, nor did we plunder the source essence in the Wolf King's Tomb."

"Besides, time is running out for the wolf clan."

"Several hundred years later, the body of the evil god will decay, and the radiation pollution at the bottom of the ruins will no longer need to be sealed. Our protection agreement with the Wasteland Wolf Clan will automatically become invalid."

"At that time, the third-tier body of the wolf king in the Wolf King's Tomb in the Fallen Wolf Valley will become an unclaimed treasure trove, and all the top-tier forces in the wasteland will go to get a share of the spoils."

"However, the wolf king's flesh and blood in your hands right now might become a hot potato."

"After all, the Wilderness Wolf Clan is attacking first. When the Wolf Clan leader, the second-tier Wilderness Wolf Beast, approaches Oasis Town, it will sense the third-tier flesh and blood of the Wolf King and detect the presence of this Wolf Clan sacred object in your ranks."

"Even if you manage to escape the oasis with your troops beforehand, the wolves will still pursue you relentlessly."

At this point, the bishop couldn't help but twitch his lips, seemingly having already won over Lin Feng.

The latter is naturally aware of this as well.

It seems that this fierce battle is unavoidable.

Either Lin Feng should lead his caravan now and break out from the left, right, north, and south before the Wilderness Wolf Clan's encirclement is fully formed.

Alternatively, we can follow the bishop's arrangement and, after Li Hao's death, gather the five major villages to fight the wolf clan to the death.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, adjusted his mindset, and began to prioritize his own interests to gain greater benefits:
"I can stay and expend a large amount of artillery fire to help Oasis Town overcome its difficulties and repel the beast tide..."

"But the corpse of a Steppenwolf alone is not enough to make my team take such a big risk."

"Moreover, I need to promise each village a share of the profits so that the leading evolved beings won't desert their posts." Seeing Lin Feng begin to negotiate, the bishop not only didn't show displeasure, but instead nodded in agreement and presented the pre-prepared reward:

"Right now, Oasis Town and the church really don't have many resources to offer..."

"How about this: if you can save enough permanent residents of the five Oasis Villages, as well as the Wasteland People, then after you defeat the Wasteland Wolves, you can take away some of them who are willing to leave with you."

“As long as it doesn’t exceed 30%, I can agree in advance in the name of the bishop of the Oasis Church.”

"That means if you save one hundred evolved beings, you can take thirty of them with you; if you save one thousand permanent residents, you can take three hundred with you."

"In this way, your fleet can be upgraded and expanded into a small settlement with at least several thousand members."

Upon hearing the bishop's promise, Lin Feng's eyes lit up; this was a great deal.

After all, as His Holiness the bishop said, the most important resource today is actually population.

Especially for healthy, still-evolving, lower-level humans, there are limitless possibilities.

Whether the future path involves cultivating Immaculate Evolvers or pursuing heterogeneous evolution to train Rock Horse Warriors or Wild Wolf Warriors, a large population base is required.

Even after Lin Feng advances to the third rank and opens up his own evolutionary path, a large population is needed to withstand and absorb Lin Feng's radiation energy, become his followers, and provide a continuous source of life essence.

It meets the daily needs of a Tier 3 King.

The Salvation Army leader, White Night, painstakingly infiltrated the Mount Tai ruins and schemed for Oasis Town for decades, all in an effort to acquire a complete industry that could support and protect tens of thousands of people.

Now all of this is laid out before Lin Feng, like a foundation for a royal enterprise within his grasp.

But he was not blinded by the rosy future described by the bishop in a few words; instead, he calmly spoke:

“I don’t need that many people, because even feeding them would be a considerable expense.”

"At the same time, I don't have the need to expand my power as soon as possible. After all, the path of evolution becomes more and more difficult to improve as you go further, especially the Rockhorn path, where the upper limit is only the late stage of the second tier. I will never become a king in this lifetime."

"Therefore, 30% of the population is already beyond my capacity to handle, and there is no point in having any more."

"I value quality more than quantity of population."

"I need industry technicians from the three major villages, including the rock horn horse breeding industry in Nongzhuang Village, the motor and photovoltaic panel industry in Shuguang Village, and the auto repair and assembly workers in Jiche Village."

"In addition, there are some civilians in the Oasis Warship civilian area as direct compensation."

During the last handover of the Oasis Key, Lin Feng realized that the Bishop knew he had evolved from Immaculate, but compared to the Rockhorn, which was a different evolutionary path...

The difficulty of advancing to the Pure Evolution stage is actually greater.

Otherwise, the Salvation Army wouldn't have been able to make its fortune this way.

After listening to what Lin Feng said, the bishop narrowed his eyes, realizing that the other party knew very well what he needed.

Instead of blindly pursuing the expansion of power, enjoying a high position and the power to control the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people.

But His Holiness the bishop also understood Lin Feng's needs and knew how to address the root cause:

"Who says the Rockhorse race's upper limit is only the second tier? Human biological laboratories have already cultivated super Rockhorse cells with the strength of the third tier through a large number of gene samples thousands of years ago."

"Unfortunately, due to the limited sample size and the unrestrained and unscrupulous gene experiments, a biochemical catastrophe swept through the wasteland, and since then, the related experiments have been stopped by various forces."

"But whether it's the third-order evolution of the Rockhorn race or other evolutionary paths, it has been verified. It just requires enough resources to have the value of cultivation and purification."

"The Church doesn't value these things too much. After all, many top-tier powers have several third-tier evolution paths. This is why Li Hao of the Li family is so eager to seize control of the Oasis."

"Because resources are the foundation of everything."

"As long as you have sufficient resources, you can find a way to break through no matter how difficult the evolutionary path is."

Having said that, the bishop, whose implication was quite clear, stared at Lin Feng and continued:
"With your evolutionary talent, coupled with your gun-related abilities, your future achievements are definitely limitless."

"Even if you embark on an extremely difficult path of evolution, you still have the potential to become a third-tier king. And most importantly, you are still very young, which is your greatest advantage."

"There are still nearly five hundred years to go, waiting for you to accumulate enough strength and resources to launch the final assault."

"As for the present, let's do as you say. As long as enough permanent residents are rescued, I will allow you to take away 10% of the technical personnel and related industries."

"However, the Oasis warship will only give you a maximum of one hundred people. These two thousand carefully nurtured citizens are all at least evolved beings, and they are the most precious asset of the Oasis."

“They will be the main source of funding for the establishment of the new diocese once the future diocese takes over.”

"Since you're not looking to recruit people from the Shangmin District, just deduct them from the quota of one hundred people."

After careful consideration, Lin Feng finally nodded and agreed:

"it is good!"

"But I have one last condition."

The bishop frowned slightly, gestured to Lin Feng, and then spoke the rest of the story.

Lin Feng took a deep breath and looked around the secret room:
"Before that, I would like to tour the interior of the Oasis warship or see its construction blueprints."

"If I ever have the chance to become a Tier 3 King again in the future, I want to build a town-class warship or a mobile wasteland fortress like this one myself!"

Upon hearing Lin Feng's bold words, the bishop was first taken aback, then laughed heartily:
"Okay, be ambitious!"

"Do you know that this warship, anywhere else, could be the capital of a small kingdom!"

"Most of the ordinary first-rate forces in the wasteland, the royal cities built by those early kings, are just interconnected mobile building complexes. Only a few are able to build integrated war fortresses."

"A super warship like this, containing a wealth of advanced prehistoric technology, couldn't be bought back even if all the humans in Oasis Town were sold."

"Its significance lies in the core technology of that time. Even though it is damaged and not in its complete form today, it is still far beyond the reach of ordinary first-class forces."

"Otherwise, why would Li Hao covet it so much, and risk his own life and the lives of his entire family to gamble on control of the Oasis?"

"Young people, it's good to have dreams..."

After the bishop's generous words, seeing the man before him with a serious and solemn expression, not one to joke, he put aside his thoughts, pondered for a moment, and nodded.

"Okay, I promise you."

"After obtaining the key to the Oasis, you went to the garden, so you probably already know about the Oasis's ultimate weapon."

"Anyway, the core isn't there, and it doesn't involve any warship secrets. I'll arrange for someone to take you there!"

(End of this chapter)