Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 298 Strategic Deployment, Battle of the Second-Tier Peak

After hearing Ding Yi's request, the two second-tier leaders immediately hesitated.

After all, the reason why Shuguang Village, Jiche Village, and Nongzhuang Village have been able to survive for so long is because they have a systematic industrial structure.

Leaving aside Nongzhuang Village, the breeding technology of rock horn horses has always been of paramount importance, and can even be said to be the core foundation for the development of Oasis Town.

As for Shuguang Village and Jiche Village, the former's electric motor and photovoltaic panel manufacturing industry chain, as well as battery research and development technology, can support thousands of permanent residents.

The motorcycle village's assembly and modification of vehicles allows for the collection of various resources, which can be utilized like waste, to produce a large number of personal transportation vehicles and transport tools.

It is an important guarantee that the settlement of Oasis Town can roam freely in the wasteland for a long time.

The two leaders couldn't immediately agree to hand over their livelihood and assets to outsiders for safekeeping.

At this moment, the second-tier leader of Dawn Village spoke up and asked:
“Our industry personnel number over a thousand. Can you protect them?”

"If anything goes wrong, the losses will be far greater than just the carcasses of a wasteland wolf."

No matter how many wasteland wolf corpses are collected after this battle, it's just a one-time transaction. Moreover, the weight of an evolved wasteland wolf is less than one-third that of a rock horned horse of the same level, and the amount of evolved meat that can be produced from its body is pitifully small, at most about one-fifth that of a rock horned horse.

As for other biological materials, although market prices have always been high, if a large amount of high-quality steel wolf teeth and alloy wolf bones flood in a short period of time, the supply will exceed the demand, and prices will inevitably plummet.

It is far inferior to the continuous processing value created by industry and technical personnel. Moreover, skilled workers can pass on their skills from generation to generation, constantly optimizing and improving their technical capabilities.

Therefore, both leaders were somewhat worried that if their industries, equipment, and workers were plundered by the wolves of the wilderness, even if they eventually repelled the wolves, the villages would still suffer heavy losses.

This was something Lin Feng specifically instructed on, and it was also an effective way to get the three villages to willingly hand over their assets. Of course, Ding Yi also strongly supported this guarantee measure.

So he immediately replied:

"Don't worry, we will do our best to protect these important assets during the operation. Although we are short of manpower, we have sufficient logistical and artillery supplies. If we are unable to withstand the attack of the wasteland wolf pack, we will distribute the weapons to the technical personnel sent by the villages in advance."

"Let them also take up arms and defend themselves and the property of their villages."

"In this way, we can not only relieve some of the pressure of defense, but also allow the leaders to focus on building the defense line and reduce the burden. It's a win-win situation."

In fact, besides this purpose, the most important thing is that it can also allow the other three villages to provide timely support to Lin Feng's convoy.

After all, the most important industrial equipment and personnel are all in Shengquan Village. Unless they are stupid, they will never watch this place be breached by the beast horde, and their equipment, vehicles and personnel be slaughtered and destroyed by the wasteland wolves.

At the same time, after all parties were severely weakened, Lin Feng was able to conveniently take over all the industries, achieving three goals at once.

After hearing Ding Yi's explanation, the two leaders exchanged a glance and finally agreed:
"Okay, our Shuguang Village has about a thousand technical personnel and a convoy of two hundred and fifty vehicles to store equipment and reserve supplies..."

“I will send them over within half an hour.”

"I hope that when the time comes, I can get enough weapons and ammunition from you as agreed."

After he finished speaking, the second-tier leader of Motorbike Village also spoke up:

"We have fewer people, about 800, but we have more than 400 supplies and vehicles. It will take an hour to get there."

Ding Yi nodded. There are more vehicles in the motor vehicle village, mainly idle vehicles that have been produced. They are usually towed behind transport vehicles by flatbed carts.

These vehicles and technicians are the most valuable assets of Oasis Town, the cream of the crop, even more valuable than second-tier life essence.

After all, the latter can only provide one second-tier evolver, or increase the evolution level of Lin Feng and others, but a systematic industrial chain can continuously create a large amount of wealth and build the foundation for the long-term stability of the settlement.

So Ding Yi agreed:

"No problem. Please speed up, leaders. Judging from the wolf howls coming from afar, the wasteland wolf pack should arrive at Oasis Town in less than an hour and begin their attack on the villages."

"Especially since the location of Oasis Town, where you two are located, is second only to the fifth village at the end of the list, and is seven or eight hundred meters away from the Oasis warship, you can only support each other..."

"Sending industrial equipment and skilled workers here will not only provide them with the best protection, but also reduce your burden, allowing you to speed up the deployment of troops, establish a defensive line, and resist the invasion of the Wilderness Wolf Clan."

After speaking, Ding Yi gestured directly to the team leader beside her.

A-Lian and Ma Chenfeng then began to direct logistics, taking out box after box of standard grenades from the ammunition trucks and distributing them to the fire support positions on each vehicle.

Looking at the gleaming, fist-sized grenade, the two second-tier leaders couldn't help but lick their lips, their eyes filled with undisguised desire and greed as they gazed at the ammunition truck.

They then exchanged a glance, immediately returned to their respective villages, and began commanding their men, entering a state of combat readiness.

In a short while, dozens of medium-sized transport vehicles drove out from between the two villages, accelerated towards the back of Shengquan Village ahead, and parked side by side with Lin Feng's convoy.

Ding Yi looked at the scene before her, as if a brand new settlement was being born.

The only missing element is the rock hornbear breeding industry, which is the raw material for the rock hornbear industry chain and is the foundation of the rock hornbear breeding industry. It is still located in Nongzhuang Village on the left.

Thinking of this, Ding Yi immediately called over Duncan's squad from the team.

At this time, Old Duncan had already advanced to the mid-stage limit of Tier 1, becoming a Level 16 Evolver. In the combat squad, he was second only to Captain Alian and Ma Chenfeng. Coupled with his proficiency in using firearms and his understanding of tactics in modern warfare, his strength was absolutely not to be underestimated.

Old Duncan immediately stepped forward and reported to Ding Yi:

"All firing positions have been set up, a total of ten output positions, interspersed on tanks and transport vehicles. Each position has two artillery combat personnel and three logistics support personnel."

"The effective kill range of the howitzer is about two kilometers, with an average rate of fire of twenty rounds per minute. Considering the extreme speed of the evolved wolf at 100 meters per second..."

"With the current firepower, it is enough to hold off five thousand ordinary evolved wild wolves below the second tier, provided Chief Lin does not take action."

"That is, if there is enough ammunition."

Ding Yi nodded. Based on the number Lin Feng brought back from the Taishan Ruins, a total of 6,600 standard 35mm grenades could be produced.

We had already sold 1,000 to each of the three major villages, and with daily training consumption, we now only have 3,500 in reserve.

One thousand of them, thanks to Liu Qian's tireless efforts day and night, have been infused with the energy of the blazing sun to become empowered grenades, with a power more than 1.5 times that of ordinary grenades.

One shot is enough to severely injure a leader-level giant wolf, or kill several early-stage first-tier evolved wild wolves.

Ding Yi plans to distribute 100 coins to each of the three villages, sell 200 coins to the Hunting Wilderness Guild, and keep the remaining 500 coins for her own use.

As for regular grenades, the current demand from the convoy is not that great.

Before leaving the convoy and heading to the Oasis warship, Lin Feng gave everyone's weapons and equipment a unified upgrade and optimization.

This is classified information known only to a very small number of core members.

Besides power armor and large-caliber rifles, there was also a batch of grenade launchers crafted by Xiang Wentian, upgraded to the mid-to-late stage of Tier 1. Although they couldn't compare to the branded equipment in Lin Feng's hands, after being upgraded to a small level, they gained an extremely important additional attribute: shell regeneration.

The grenade can automatically replenish one every five seconds, and once fired, its destructive power upon impact is the same as that of a standard grenade.

As for ammunition reserves, it's difficult to increase them. The solution is to maximize magazine capacity and install ammunition boxes, etc.
As a result, the weight of the entire cannon reached over 100 kilograms, making it only suitable for mounting on the sunroof of a vehicle and using it as a fixed firing point.

Therefore, the main focus of current combat squad training is to maximize the use of shell recovery effects, using empowered or ordinary shells to fill the firepower gap during recovery periods, thereby conserving ammunition as much as possible.

Duncan Sr. was the architect of this operational strategy, creating a 200-meter-long fire distribution network for the Lin Feng team.

At the same time, the training improved the teamwork among members, increasing the minimum rate of fire of the grenade launcher from twelve rounds per minute to twenty rounds per minute, which was enough to suppress the attack of thousands of desert wolves from two kilometers away.

Ding Yi now has another important task for him.

That was to go to the Farm Village, which was now in a state of panic and leaderlessness, to contact the Salvation Army's mole within it.

They spread the news that their leader, Li Hao, had died at the hands of the giant wolf, the leader of the wasteland wolf clan.

This led Nongzhuang Village to choose to cooperate with Lin Feng and seek refuge with him.

After all, when disaster struck, each village was already struggling to survive, and the Farm Village, which had lost two second-tier evolvers one after another, was already in a state of morale collapse.

Surrendering to the Oasis Church will certainly lead to retribution later. As for the other two villages and the fifth village, they are barely able to protect themselves right now, let alone share the firepower and help others.

Unless they are willing to accept the fate of being divided up and dismantled.

Therefore, cooperating with Linfeng, which has not yet established a solid foundation, is the best way out for the leaderless farm village.

They don't need to worry about being divided and disintegrated, and they can also get the protection of second-tier powerhouses to survive this crisis of the town-breaking beast calamity.

After listening to Ding Yi's instructions, Old Duncan nodded immediately:
"Okay, I'll go right away."

"But before that, I want to take a few empowered shells as a demonstration of our strength."

"Let the people of Farm Village understand that if they join us, even if the second-tier leader cannot provide timely assistance, they can protect themselves with just these shells."

Ding Yi hummed:

"Okay, no problem, go and come back quickly!"

After Old Duncan and a few team members left the convoy, Ding Yi began to direct her subordinates to hand over the entire set of assets handed over by the two major villages.

Meanwhile, five kilometers ahead of Oasis Town, on the left side of Oasis Avenue, a fierce battle was slowly unfolding.

The moment the wolf howls were heard, Lin Feng and Chen Shanshan immediately set off, retreating towards Oasis Town behind them.

Lin Feng knew very well that the upcoming battle would be a battle between the peak of the second tier, and only those evolved beings in the late stage of the second tier were qualified to participate.

Even in the arena, President Xu Wanfeng, who was present as the referee, had neither the right nor the ability to intervene.

As a mid-stage Tier 25 Evolver, Xu Wanfeng is a highly ranked individual in both Oasis Town and Holy City. However, the battle about to erupt is the most prestigious battle in an era where Tier 3 Kings are not yet present.

At this moment, the howling of wolves rolled in, carrying the intimidating power of the wolf king, shaking the surrounding wilderness.

Having received advance warning from the church, Xu Wanfeng, like Lin Feng and the other two, immediately decided to retreat.

However, as early as when the bishop severed Li Hao's left arm, Xu Wanfeng knew that this battle was no longer something she could intervene in.

Now another pack of wasteland wolves has arrived, their howls and wails interspersed with the roars of several second-tier wasteland wolf behemoths. The deepest and most powerful howl even made Xu Wanfeng's heart pound.

Only a super behemoth at the late stage of the second tier can instill fear, retreat, and lingering dread in a mid-stage second-tier powerhouse simply by roaring.

As Lin Feng and Xu Wanfeng withdrew, only the enraged Li Hao, the bishop standing to the side poised to strike, and Bai Ye, the leader of the Salvation Army, hiding nearby and waiting for his chance, remained on the field.

Under the stimulation of the sublimation potion and late-stage source essence, Li Hao has gained combat power no less than that of the peak of the late stage of the second tier. With the flesh and blood resonance of the Rock Horse Armor, he directly transforms into a furious late stage of the second tier Rock Horse behemoth.

The bishop burned his remaining life force of a little over a hundred years to absorb the water of the third-tier holy spring, returning to the peak state of the late second-tier level.

As for Bai Ye, among the three top-tier beings, she has the lowest combat power but is in the best condition.

After all, his physical age is not yet ninety years old, he is in the growth period, his vitality is extremely vigorous, he can constantly overdraw his strength, and his ability to fight continuously is the strongest.

These three late-stage Tier 2 beings represent the entire life of a Tier 2 evolver.

The first hundred years were full of vigor and boundless potential.

Reaching the age of five hundred, he still harbored great ambitions and was willing to risk his life to achieve breakthroughs.

When one reaches the age of eight or nine hundred, one is already halfway to death, and returning to one's peak is only one last and one-time opportunity.

But the old man's belief was the strongest.

So when the wolf howls echoed across the wilderness, and Wolf Ao led thousands of evolved wild wolves in a charge, its extremely keen senses immediately detected the most threatening presence on the arena...

He was a church monk who had always been unremarkable in appearance.

He exuded an aura of endurance and resilience even greater than that of the Rockhorse.

This powerful human has come for himself!

Realizing this, Lang Ao did not stop his swift charge.

Because it understands better that if it prioritizes the safety of its people, it will inevitably miss out on a greater opportunity.

Nearly a thousand years have passed since Lang Ao last killed a late-stage second-tier rock horse behemoth.

If Wolf Ao could devour Li Hao, who is currently in the late stage of his life, it would not only extend Wolf Ao's lifespan but also enhance its peak strength, allowing it to absorb and release more Wolf King power!

This lays a solid foundation for leading the Wilderness Wolf Clan to sweep across the wilderness and expand their strength in the future.

At this moment, thousands of evolved wild wolves, led by their leader Wolf Ao, poured out of the mountains and spread out on both sides of the kilometer-wide oasis road.

One after another, they charged forward, billowing smoke and dust, lifting a wall of yellow sand that swept in like a sandstorm!

The town-level beast calamity has fully erupted!

(End of this chapter)