Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 334 A Small Deterrence, Seizing the Opportunity, Water Source
"The industrial workers in the three villages total 5,300 people..."

"Of these, Nongzhuang Village accounts for 2,300 people, and the remaining 3,000 people are divided equally between your two families."

"As agreed with His Excellency the Bishop, I will take 30% of them with me, which is about 1,600 people."

“Since you think we should leave more people behind for the future recovery of Oasis Town, I will transfer the quotas from Shuguang Village and Jiche Village to Nongzhuang Village.”

As he spoke, Lin Feng turned to Ding Yi and said:

“We will select 1,300 people from Nongzhuang Village, and the remaining 300 people will be selected from Shuguang Village and Jiche Village. We should make sure that the two leaders don’t feel like they are being shortchanged.”

After saying that, Lin Feng waved his hand, signaling the Salvation Army soldiers who were resting beside his convoy to bring over the spoils of war.

Two heavy trucks then slowly accelerated forward, eventually slowing down to stand in front of the crowd.

At this moment, the two 100-ton trucks made a creaking sound, and the eight pairs of tires in front and behind showed signs of being slightly flattened, greatly increasing their contact area with the ground.

It looks like it's operating at full capacity.

The load that could cause this to happen to a 100-ton king would be at least 100 tons or more.

As the bolts on the iron doors at the rear of the carriage were released, a powerful aura and a deathly threat surged towards everyone present.

When everyone looked closely, their pupils immediately contracted sharply.

Inside the two heavy-duty trucks, two enormous wolf heads appeared, each over two meters wide and three meters long, occupying most of the cargo space.

Their entire bodies were lying quietly inside the twenty-meter-long cargo container.

The wolf's head was covered in charred wounds and bloody mess, but the two rows of sinister fangs were still terrifying, and the exposed flesh and bones made it extremely horrifying.

Even though it has now become an inanimate object, it is not something that everyone present can easily bear.

Many people were already feeling suffocated by this intense aura.

If a living giant wolf were to come before you, you would probably be so frightened that you would freeze and wait to die.

The two dead giant beasts were the second-tier wild wolf giant beasts that Lin Feng killed during the breakout.

A vital high-level combat force for the Wilderness Wolf Clan.

Now it has become Lin Feng's trophy, and at this moment it is displayed to the onlookers as a symbol of bravery and fearlessness.

The two second-tier leaders who directly faced this aura were rock horse warriors. Even though they were at the same evolutionary stage as the dead wolf behemoth, the rock horned horse bloodline within them made their early second-tier strength extremely vulnerable.

Even the weaker leader of Dawn Village was so frightened that he took several steps back, not daring to face the already dead giant wolf.

Although the tigers and wolves are dead, they still retain some of their power.

Although the giant wolf exudes an aura of death, the evolutionary cells within its second-tier flesh and blood still stubbornly survive, releasing pheromones that serve as the wolf's intimidation.

Ordinary first-order life forms wouldn't dare approach, and even second-order evolved beings would avoid prey like the Rock Horse Giant.

The more experienced and shrewd leader of Motorbike Village, though not as incompetent as the leader of Dawn Village, was still affected by the giant wolf's intimidation. He immediately experienced heavy breathing, a racing heart, and a sudden increase in blood circulation.

The body has already reacted in advance, urging the brain to issue an escape command.

It was only then that the two realized that while Lin Feng displayed the corpses of the two giant wild wolves to others to demonstrate his strength and bravery, it was a form of intimidation and threat to them.

Even the second-tier wild wolf behemoth died at the hands of this killing god. These rock horse warriors, who were regarded as prey by the wild wolf behemoth, were now behaving like clowns, buzzing around like headless flies, overestimating their own abilities.

The first to react, the leader of the motorcycle village, quickly spoke up:

"We apologize, Governor Lin. We were being presumptuous. Everything will proceed according to His Excellency the Bishop's orders. You may make the final decision."

At this moment, the leader of Motorbike Village, who was a second-tier evolved being, used honorifics when facing Lin Feng, who was of the same tier. In his eyes, Lin Feng, who was only at the early stage of the second tier, already possessed the combat power of the late stage of the second tier.

His status and position are even higher than that of the leader of the Wilderness Hunter Guild.

After bowing slightly, the leader of Motorbike Village hurriedly led his combat team away from the center of the oasis in a sorry state, returning to the right side to continue their guard patrol.

They failed to recall their technical staff and a large number of vehicles loaded with industrial equipment.

Without losing a single soldier, the conflict was quelled, and the onlookers gained a more direct understanding of the situation.

At this moment, Chief Lin, who has risen to prominence unexpectedly, has become the second most powerful force in Oasis Town after the church after this crisis.

Neither the major villages nor the Wilderness Hunting Guild are as powerful and invincible as him.

Even the Oasis Church could only slink away in their Oasis warships, fleeing ahead of time. The only ones who could truly protect everyone and safeguard the peace of Oasis Town were Lin Feng and his fully armed warriors.

The commotion caused by Lin Feng resolving this minor matter also drew more attention to it.

Soon a church monk came from Holy Spring Village.

A mid-stage first-tier official assistant priest quickly stepped forward and spoke to Lin Feng:

"Father Suan invites you to the Oasis warship; there are important matters to discuss."

"Lord White Night, the leader of the Salvation Army, is on his way. Now we are just waiting for you."

Lin Feng nodded:
"Understood, I'll set off immediately."

Watching the departing figure of the priest, Lin Feng pondered. Now that the crisis was over, Father Su An was so anxious to call him, there must be only one reason.

That was His Excellency the Bishop, who had reached the final moments of his life and still had some matters to attend to.

Lin Feng then handed over his work to Ding Yi, who was standing to the side.

As he walked into the line, he whispered instructions:

"The corpses of the two giant wild wolves have now been transferred to the team and sealed as important strategic materials, and two small teams have been assigned to guard them."

"Then we will reveal the future of Oasis Town to these industrial and technical workers and let them decide for themselves whether to stay or leave. Of course, we expect many people will want to leave with us, so we need to screen out those with skills."

"You can take Cheng Wentian's advice in this regard."

"He is a master of mechanical repair in Shuguang Village, so he knows a little about this."

"Secondly, there are the skilled workers in Nongzhuang Village. What I just said is the truth. The rock horn horse breeding industry in Nongzhuang Village is the core and the foundation. There are 1,300 places available, and not a single one can be missing."

"Of these spots, 150 should be allocated to members of the Li family. For the specific list, contact Zhao Mingsheng, Li Hao's confidant and the current head of the Li family..."

At this point, Lin Feng suddenly remembered something, so he added:

"When you contact them to discuss things, remember to bring along the two remaining elders of the Li family, Li Litian and Li Lihe. They are direct descendants of Li Hao and have a certain say in the matter."

"In exchange, Zhao Mingsheng will give us a list of technicians from Farm Village, allowing us to take away the most experienced masters and the Rockhorse in excellent condition." "Also, protect the late-stage second-tier evolved meat from Li Hao's corpse, as well as the damaged Rockhorse armor, to prevent the Li family from stealing them."

"In addition, of the remaining 1,150 names, 400 should be reserved for the Salvation Army to compensate those who betrayed the Wasteland Wolves and helped us with our key defection during this operation."

"Of course, this is the reward promised by the church. We can't just give them our benefits for free. Besides, I also helped the Salvation Army during their breakout, so it can be considered offset."

"So these four hundred people have to be exchanged for the corpses of the Wild Wolf Clan by the Salvation Army. They have a leader, White Night, and they don't lack these things, but our Wild Wolf Warrior plan requires them."

"That's about it for now. After completing these tasks, we will quickly expand our manpower and distribute our current team of over a hundred people to various industry teams to ensure that we can control the situation."

"If the situation changes, you and Chen Shanshan can decide for yourselves. Remember to evacuate Oasis Town in time."

"What we hold in our hands is not real; only what we can take with us truly belongs to us."

Ding Yi nodded, noted down everything Lin Feng had told her, and then asked:
"We've taken so many technicians from the farms and villages, and even some rockhorses. Can the church justify that?"

Lin Feng shrugged and didn't care:
"The future positioning of Oasis Town is not yet determined. Do you really think that the upper class from the Holy City Diocese would look down on such a low-tech, primitive industry?"

"Their purpose is simply to support the evolved beings in Oasis Town and reduce the pressure on the Holy City to provide support."

"Now that most of the wilderness people have died, and there is still the huge burden of the Upper Village, even if the rockhorse industry in the three villages is only one-third of what it used to be, it will not have any impact on the survivors of Oasis Town."

"Besides, what does the current changes in Oasis Town have to do with the Oasis Church? The bishop is about to leave, and Father Suan will stay for a few more days at most to take charge of the work with the monks from the Holy City."

"After that, it is estimated that these original Oasis Church personnel will be recalled, scattered, and then sent to other remote areas to completely destroy the bishop's legacy."

"They also know their fate. Those who remain are just insignificant minor characters. Elite deacons and priests in the late first tier will be eliminated."

"Go for it with confidence. Right now, the bold get rich and the timid starve. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't seize it, you'll regret it later."

Ding Yi nodded with a hint of excitement. With Lin Feng's assurance, she could go all out and plunder resources.

In addition to these, there are also subsequent transactions with the Wilderness Hunter Guild and the Salvation Army.

Lin Feng had already mentioned some points, and Ding Yi asked about them again in detail to confirm the specific trading strategy.

The main issues involved outstanding payments for artillery shells and transactions related to people.

Lin Feng's caravan currently lacks sufficient resources and needs to seize this opportunity to exchange some Rockhorse Evolution Agents with the Wilderness Hunter Guild and the Salvation Army.

Especially the second-order evolution agent.

Although we currently possess a large amount of Wasteland Wolf life essence, these things will have a much broader market and trading value in the Holy City in the future.

At the same time, research on the evolutionary path of the Steppenwolf also requires a batch of raw materials as consumption.

Using inexpensive Rockhorn Life Essence to filter out pure potions and achieve impure evolution is more cost-effective.

After explaining everything, Lin Feng put on his repaired branded armor and headed alone to the Oasis warship, which was three or four kilometers away.

By the time he arrived beneath the warship, the giant vessel had already decelerated, returning to a minimum speed of one kilometer per hour, as slow as a normal person walking.

But at this moment, the stern of the warship was emitting waves of high temperature, and even the surrounding space was distorted by the evaporating air waves, resulting in a refraction effect.

Running at high speed for more than an hour, breaking out of the mountainous area surrounded by wolves, has pushed this incomplete steel behemoth, which has lost its power core, to its limits.

Six super turbines, roaring and whistling at high speed, squeezed the stored energy from the battery packs.

At this moment, it was like His Holiness the bishop, having burned out its last bit of strength.

Under the spotlight overhead, a regular second-order priest walked over from the observation deck and opened the drain valve.

Wastewater filtered through the Oasis Garden was poured freely onto the stern of the warship for direct physical cooling.

The steel shell of the 100-meter-high glass plate, upon contact with water, emitted plumes of grayish-white steam that turned into water mist in mid-air, which was then carried away by the breeze and dust.

The dust, combined with water droplets, fell rapidly.

Like a water truck, it directly extinguished the sand and dust kicked up by the stern of the warship.

The Oasis warship reappeared before everyone's eyes, accompanied by rising water vapor that refracted the light into a rainbow hundreds of meters long.

This scene, among the survivors in the various villages of Oasis Town and tens of thousands of deserters, was like a signal of victory, instantly inspiring them.

At the same time, it ignited hope in everyone's hearts.

And the desire for water.

Without water, no one can leave this Gobi desert, which is close to the forbidden zone of the scorching sun.

As long as the Oasis warship exists, it will continue to hold the power of life and death over everyone.

Lin Feng took a deep breath and stepped onto the side ladder of the warship. Looking at the scene behind him, his expression was solemn.

He had another important matter to discuss with me this time.

That was to secure enough water resources for the convoy that would later traverse this wasteland.

The original 50-ton storage capacity in a small half-load of a heavy truck was more than enough for a team of only 100 people.

Even if you travel for half a year in the wilderness, you will not run out of water.

But at this moment, the number of people in his convoy is about to swell to over a thousand.

Even assuming a minimum daily consumption of two liters per person

It consumes two tons of water per day.

Based on the longest pilgrimage convoy journey of seven days, at least 100,000 tons would be needed.

Moreover, the pilgrimage caravan only had a hundred people, and the vehicles were the best in Oasis Town.

Moreover, a convoy of a thousand people already meets the standards of a small settlement, with the convoy stretching for hundreds of meters.

To maintain formation, you can't increase speed.

Lin Feng estimated that it would take at least a month to cross three to four thousand kilometers and reach the outskirts of the holy city.

The water consumption during this period requires at least a hundred tons of reserve grain to cope with various emergencies. At the same time, after arriving in the holy city, there will be enough resources to communicate with local forces and avoid being manipulated by others.

With that in mind, Lin Feng quickly went to the upper deck of the warship.

The situation at the top has changed drastically. Instead of the joy of surviving a disaster, a sense of desolation is spreading among the people...

(End of this chapter)