Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 309 Atonement, Second-Tier Beast Hunting Squad, Persuasion
After the bishop finished speaking, the meeting room fell into a long silence.

Although everyone had anticipated this, since when Li Hao led everyone to make their move, the Oasis Church, which was difficult to resist, could only seek support from Storm Holy City ahead.

The price to pay was to accept the Holy City's complete takeover and lose the Oasis Church's independence...

However, the successive crises have caused the original plans to change again and again. In addition to facing attacks from the Wild Wolf Clan, everyone also lost all the industries they had painstakingly accumulated over the years after escaping.

This is especially true for the villages outside the oasis town.

For Farm Village, Dawn Village, and Motorbike Village, the bishop's words at this moment were undoubtedly a death sentence.

For Xu Wanshuang of the Hunter's Guild, years of hard work and accumulation have vanished in the face of this town-level beast calamity.

After the Holy City Diocese took over Oasis Town, it will not target the Wilderness Hunter Guild, because the guild is a neutral commercial organization and belongs to the Holy City's guild branch.

But once the Holy City took over the Oasis, all the survivors became followers of the Church, and there were no more free people. The Hunting Guild's bounty missions and daily business directly lost their market demand.

This also means that the qualifications that Xu Wanfeng spent a lot of money to obtain back then have all been lost due to the drastic changes in the situation in the Oasis...

She must return to the Holy City to report back after everything has settled down, taking with her the remaining assets of the guild.

The only valuable resource Lin Feng currently possesses is the pure essence he obtained from the Salvation Army.

However, this is only a one-off transaction. Even with substantial profits, it cannot provide the continuous flow of transaction profits and the high status and power that guilds established in medium to large settlements possess.

That's why everyone fell silent at this moment.

However, the bishop did not stop. He looked at the two village chiefs who had bowed their heads and continued:

"These are only for the lower and middle-class townspeople; the treatment of evolved individuals will naturally be much better."

"First-tier early-stage evolvers will serve as squad leaders to supervise the work; mid-stage evolvers can become industry leaders; and late-stage evolvers can enter the management level and continue to enjoy their current benefits."

"As for the second-tier evolvers, they will remain in their current positions as managers of the industry, assisting the Oasis Church in expanding production."

"Furthermore, the Church will not force you to stay if you are second-tier beings. If you want to leave, you can go to other settlements to make a living on your own. However, the people in your industries will have to stay in Oasis Town."

"But this condition applies to the leaders of Dawn Village and Locomotive Village, except for..."

"Now that the head of the Li family is dead, Farm Village is in a state of leaderlessness, and someone must step forward to stabilize the situation."

"You two are most familiar with this industry, so you need to stay in Oasis Town and manage it on behalf of the church..."

"This can be considered an atonement for your inaction during this Oasis upheaval."

After the bishop finished explaining his arrangements, the two village chiefs on his right breathed a sigh of relief.

They had prepared themselves for the death penalty for participating in the rebellion, but the bishop spared them at the last minute.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Oasis Town is currently facing the threat of an attack by the Wasteland Wolves, a town-wide beast plague...

Even if killing two early-stage Tier 2 powerhouses wouldn't be of much use to the Rock Horse Warriors, it would at least serve as a deterrent.

Weakening Oasis Town's strength before the crisis is over is clearly not a wise move.

His Holiness the bishop coughed twice and continued slowly:

"There's no need to worry about what happens afterward. Li Hao, the head of the Li family, has already proven his loyalty to Oasis Town through his sacrifice. His heroic death puts the matter to rest."

"Cough cough..."

"Alright, now let's discuss how to help Oasis Town escape the encirclement and pursuit of the Wasteland Wolves with minimal losses."

When it came to serious matters, Lin Feng immediately spoke:

"The leader of the Wasteland Wolf Clan, Wolf Ao, is currently severely injured and will not be seen for some time. Taking advantage of this opportune moment, I propose forming an elite squad composed entirely of second-tier evolved beings..."

"Leave Oasis Town and venture deep into the wasteland and mountains to take the initiative and hunt the remaining early-stage second-tier wild wolf behemoths in the wolf clan."

"According to previous intelligence, apart from the leader Wolf Ao, the Wasteland Wolf Clan only has three early-stage Wasteland Wolf Beasts, whose strength is at level 21, 22, and 23 of evolution respectively."

"As offspring of Wolf Ao, they are called Wolf Big, Wolf Two, and Wolf Three according to their strength and size."

"We can start from the rear two ends, and with my special ability and artillery, as long as we can control their movement, a single hit will be enough to kill the early-stage Wild Wolf Beast!"

"In this way, we can make full use of the opportunity when Wolf Ao is absent to weaken the strength of the Wilderness Wolf Clan as much as possible and expand our current advantage."

His Excellency the Bishop nodded; Father Suan had already discussed this suggestion with him.

If Lang Ao were still alive, he would have opposed this reckless plan, but now Lang Ao is severely injured and cannot even exert his late-stage second-tier strength for a short period of time.

If it were to face an attack from Bai Ye, the leader of the Salvation Army, and Lin Feng and others, it might suffer further heavy losses, further weakening its third-tier power reserves, thus preparing in advance for the future war to exterminate the Wasteland Wolf Clan.

Thinking of this, His Holiness the bishop immediately echoed:
"Chief Lin is right. We should take advantage of the Wilderness Wolves' retreat and launch a preemptive strike to let them taste the might of us humans!"

"If we act now, we can catch them off guard and at the same time tie down the giant wild wolves in the wolf army, leaving the other first-tier wild wolves leaderless and greatly reducing the resistance pressure on Oasis Town."

"The core of this plan is the weapon in Chief Lin's possession, so Chief Lin will be in charge of formulating the specific plan. The rest of the members must cooperate well and strive to kill one or two giant wild wolves to dampen the arrogance of the Wild Wolf Clan and let them know that even without the protection of a third-tier king, we humans can still suppress these alien races!"

After he finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and then nodded in agreement. After all, no one dared to disobey a level 29 priest or resist orders from the church.

These words, however, made the two village leaders, whose hearts had just settled, start to race with fear again.

If Lin Feng specifically requests their names, they should leave Oasis Town as early-stage Tier 2 Rock Horse Warriors and head to the mountains teeming with evolved wild wolves...

It's like a lamb entering a wolf's den, courting certain death.

Or Lin Feng might simply want the two of them to act as bait, luring the giant wolf beast to attack, while the rest of the group lay in ambush nearby.

Just as the two level 23 leaders were sweating with tension, Lin Feng spoke up and looked at the crowd:
"The team doesn't need a numerical advantage, but rather an elite team; each member must possess formidable combat capabilities."

"Especially the experience of surviving in the wasteland."

"Able to maintain a state of high alertness, remaining rational and calm even when facing death."

"Therefore, the final candidate must have extensive experience in surviving in the wasteland and desert, and at the same time, their strength cannot be too low."

"And most importantly, this person will not have a significant impact on the defense of Oasis Town after joining the second-tier elite squad." "In other words, he will be responsible for operations outside of direct combat."

"Therefore, I have decided to invite Han Tao, the legendary Tier 2 powerhouse from the Oasis warship, to join our Tier 2 squad as a flanking observer."

"Governor Han Tao, a legendary figure in the Oasis, broke through from the first rank to the second rank in just twelve years, at less than forty years old, becoming the youngest and most legendary native evolver in the history of the Oasis!"

"During this period, he worked hard and struggled on his own in the wasteland. He must have experienced a lot of events and has a richer understanding of the wasteland than others."

"Most importantly, Governor Han is still very young, second only to me among the young people here. It has only been a little over a decade since he fought his way through the wasteland, and he still has excellent physical condition."

"As for the other two village leaders, they are either too old and have entered middle age, or they need to be responsible for protecting the villages under their command. Moreover, they have lived in Oasis Town for many years and are somewhat unfamiliar with combat. Even if they go out to fight, they can hardly provide much help."

"As far as I know, Governor Han has been hovering in the early stages of Level Two for over a decade. While the attack by the Wasteland Wolves is a threat, it also presents both risks and opportunities..."

"If we can kill a giant wolf beast, even if it's only at the early stage of the second tier, the value of its second-tier body might even exceed that of a giant rock horse beast at the late stage of the second tier!"

"There isn't another fresh Tier 2 giant wolf body like this in the entire wasteland!"

"If you want to exchange for multiple early-stage Rockhorn Origin Essence, or even mid-stage Rockhorn Origin Essence, I think all the major powers will gladly agree."

"What are your thoughts, Governor Han?"

"Should we stay on the Oasis warship and await our fate of disappearing without a trace after this, or should we seize this opportunity and take a gamble?"

After hearing Lin Feng's "heartfelt words," Han Tao's lips twitched, then a smile appeared on his face:
"Chief Lin's words were meaningful, and he has already analyzed the pros and cons for me. So, what reason do I have to refuse?"

"Once the meeting is over, I will be ready and on standby, awaiting Commander Lin's orders!"

Lin Feng had already made his point clear, and Han Tao knew that he had no way to refuse at the moment.

If Li Hao were still here, he would have arranged for the other two village leaders to go, but Li Hao is not here, and I don't have a deep connection with the two village leaders, so they are unaware of Han Tao's other important identity...

With a formidable enemy at hand, these two cowardly middle-aged rock horse warriors naturally agreed with Lin Feng's decision to let them fight in their place and face the giant wolf beast head-on.

Even the Rock Horse Warriors remained silent, the other church monks obeyed the bishop, and Xu Wanfeng, the president of the Wilderness Hunting Guild, also acted as if he were detached from the matter.

Han Tao glanced at the crowd and then decided to join them.

After securing the key figure, Lin Feng addressed the first person to the left of the bishop, President Xu Wanfeng, and continued:

"In addition, I also hope to send a mid-stage second-tier expert to effectively restrain the early-stage Wild Wolf Beast."

"Given Father Suan's responsibility for overseeing and coordinating the entire defense of Oasis Town, he cannot extricate himself from this situation in the short term..."

"Therefore, this important task of restraint can only be undertaken by Xu Wanfeng, the president of the Hunting Wilderness Guild!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Wanfeng almost stood up.

He turned his body to the side, his eyes fixed on Lin Feng.

Clearly, he hadn't expected Lin Feng to entrust him with such an important and extremely dangerous mission.

After all, although Xu Wanfeng considers himself a mid-stage second-tier expert, he is still far from being a true expert.

He certainly can't compare to Father Su An, a prodigy of the Vatican, let alone to someone like Li Hao, who earned his place in the top fifty of the Heavenly Ranking through his own abilities...

Now, one of them has died in the attack of the giant wolf, and the other is exhausted and needs to stabilize the situation in the oasis.

If you really think about it, among the people in Oasis Town who are currently capable of fighting, only Xu Wanfeng, who is at the mid-stage, is the only one.

However, Xu Wanfeng, as the guild leader of the Wilderness Hunting Guild, did not have much practical experience. Although he was trained by the guild, he mostly participated in arena battles.

The experience of fighting to the death is probably not as great as that of the few Rock Horse Warriors present.

Therefore, Xu Wanfeng was already trying to find a reason to politely decline Lin Feng's proposal.

She belongs to the Wilderness Hunter Guild, which is essentially a neutral party and does not interfere in local affairs. Just like the power struggle between the Li family and the Oasis Church, Xu Wanfeng has not clearly stated which side she supports.

Therefore, the local authorities naturally have no right to restrict or require the Wilderness Hunter Guild to carry out any special operations.

For example, a dangerous decapitation mission like this requires penetrating deep into enemy territory and taking the head of an enemy general amidst a vast army...

It can be described as elite combat in the style of special forces.

But just as Xu Wanfeng had found a reason and was about to refuse, Lin Feng spoke first:

"President Xu, please don't rush to express your opinion. Listen to what I have to say next..."

"First of all, now that we are facing tens of thousands of evolved wild wolves, Oasis Town can only have a chance to repel the beast tide and escape if everyone is united and shares the same hatred for the enemy."

"Although President Xu comes from the Wilderness Hunter Guild and has no obligation to fight for Oasis Town, your guild organization is still the weakest in defense in Oasis Town, namely the Fifth Village."

"As the saying goes, when the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact?!"

"If Chairman Xu retreats and avoids battle now, once Oasis Town is attacked by a large number of evolved wild wolves in an organized manner, I think their leader, the alpha wolf, will definitely choose the weakest area in Oasis Town as a breakthrough point and launch an even more fierce attack."

"At that time, the Fifth Village, along with the Hunting Guild, will perish in the wolf's jaws."

"As long as Chairman Xu agrees to join the operation, I can guarantee to sell a batch of valuable 35mm empowered grenades to the Hunting Wilderness Guild to strengthen the defense of the Fifth Village."

"Besides that, there is another matter that I think Chairman Xu will definitely consider carefully after he learns about it."

As he spoke, Lin Feng looked at the bishop directly in front of him, who nodded, indicating that Lin Feng could reveal the answer.

Then, amidst the hesitant gazes of the crowd, Lin Feng slowly revealed the existence of the Salvation Army:

"In fact, the reason why we were able to severely injure the powerful second-tier peak Wolf Ao this time was not only due to the bishop, but also to the heroic sacrifice of the Li family patriarch..."

"Our Oasis Town has also invited a powerful level 29 expert!"

"She is the leader of the Salvation Army, the legendary evolved being known as the Queen of the Sky, Bai Ye!"

(End of this chapter)