Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 347 The Size of the Convoy, The Final Handover, Goodbye
The scale of tens of thousands of people seems large, but in terms of vehicles, it's actually not that big.

Based on a load of ten people per vehicle, there would be only a little over a thousand vehicles in total.

Ten vehicles travel side by side, spaced ten meters apart, stretching for less than a kilometer. Placed on the vast wasteland, they are like raindrops falling into the sea; the terrain disappears around a corner.

Lin Feng and the Hunter's Guild's caravan only numbered around 13,000 people in total.

Lin Feng had 1,000 men under his command, 500 members of the Hunter Wilderness Guild itself, and 11,500 others.

However, the majority of the vehicles were in Lin Feng's hands.

His convoy consisted of more than 300 vehicles of various types, including 40 armored vehicles, which were distributed to the armed regiment, which now has a size of 200 men.

The standard is five people per combat vehicle.

The rest are the main ordinary transport vehicles, used for logistical material reserves, and personnel dormitories, totaling 250 vehicles.

They house 300 members of the logistics department, 550 industrial technicians, as well as industrial machinery, tools, and materials.

And there was a herd of one hundred live rockhorse horses being transported, and fifty upper-class slaves being held captive.

Finally, there were twenty heavy-duty transport trucks.

It was responsible for transporting large machinery, such as artillery shell manufacturing machines and laboratories, and also for storing waste wolf carcasses, important water resources, and other supplies.

Therefore, Lin Feng's team can achieve an average of five people per car, which is not crowded.

The dormitory, converted from an ordinary transport vehicle, has a seven- or eight-meter-long carriage divided into two levels, which can easily accommodate ten members and support two to three families.

Placed in this resource-poor wasteland, this treatment is even better than it was in Oasis Town, surpassing the treatment of most wandering factions.

They belong to the absolute upper echelon of second-rate forces.

In addition, it has as many as four hundred first-tier evolvers, two second-tier powerhouses, and a reserve of two thousand tons of evolved jerky.

In addition, the self-sufficient aquaculture industry, which can meet its own food consumption, and the upgrades to weapons and machinery by the leader Lin Feng, directly solved the two major problems of food and weapons.

Even when this convoy of a thousand people was still a small settlement, it already had the beginnings of a medium-to-large settlement. Its resource reserves and productivity were comparable to those of top-tier second-rate forces.

The only thing missing is the evolution level of the members. As long as we can raise it, we can cultivate more late-stage Tier 1 powerhouses and even produce mid-to-late-stage Tier 2 leaders...

Even if they are located in the Storm Holy City, they can become one of the large gangs in the small and medium-sized settlements on the outskirts and establish connections with the top forces in the inner safe zone.

What Lin Feng and his subordinates lack right now is advanced evolution resources.

Although they possessed over 2,300 first-tier evolved wild wolf corpses and two second-tier wild wolf beast bodies, it would still take some time to properly dispose of the corpses.

Only after separating the skin and bone materials, blood, flesh and internal organs, and most importantly, the life essence within the evolutionary flesh, can we begin research on the Steppenwolf evolution agent and establish a stable evolutionary pathway for the Steppenwolf.

However, extracting the pure medicine directly from it would also require Lin Feng to put in a lot of effort.

The main focus is on upgrading and refreshing the source material filter. Even if it only requires a little health each time, thousands of source materials would amount to thousands of health points.

As for the most important second-tier life essence within the giant wolf beast, although there are seven portions in total, some must be reserved for the divine hound to consume when advancing to the second tier.

Therefore, the most important thing at this moment is to use the tens of thousands of permanent residents and wasteland people behind them to exchange with the Salvation Army for the Rockhorse Evolution Agent and a small portion of Pure Potions that the Salvation Army has in reserve.

Crossing the Oasis Avenue at the crossroads and traveling across the wasteland, Lin Feng, sitting in a three-story building, soon saw traces of the Salvation Army dozens of kilometers away through the window.

The team led by Bai Ye had taken the promised reward from the church and Lin Feng's team half a day earlier and then left, rushing to the front of the Oasis warship.

We have now advanced to within 20 kilometers.

They also helped Lin Feng and the others scout out the route ahead.

As more than a dozen scout vehicles gradually made contact with the Salvation Army, they also relayed the enemy's location.

The Salvation Army gradually slowed their pace, waiting for Lin Feng and the Wilderness Hunter Guild to come forward and join them.

The two sides finally met seven hours later, thirty kilometers away from the fork in the road, on a patch of gravel in the Gobi Desert.

However, out of caution, the Salvation Army and the convoy behind Lin Feng did not directly merge into one place.

Instead, it stopped 500 meters away.

Now that we are no longer in Oasis Town, where there is still some order, if the two sides, as forces from different backgrounds, were to merge together rashly, it would be easy for disputes or accidents to occur.

Moreover, in the wasteland, there is a natural hostility between different forces.

Because of scarce resources, the only way to survive is to devour each other, like hunters with guns in a dark forest.

He is both the hunter and the prey.

Therefore, even though Lin Feng and Bai Ye are on good terms and have cooperated and traded many times, they still have to follow the basic rules of conduct in the wasteland.

Finally, the leaders of both sides stepped out of the convoy and met in the desolate Gobi Desert.

Lin Feng rode in the Wild Wolf Chariot, while Chen Shanshan sat in the driver's seat, ready for battle.

Meanwhile, on the Salvation Army's side, Bai Ye rode in an ordinary tank, followed by a transport vehicle.

After the two sides met, Lin Feng and Chen Shanshan got out of the car together and walked forward. Bai Ye walked over alone, with a late-stage evolution team standing behind him.

This is standard equipment for her Salvation Army.

The combat team, composed entirely of late-stage Tier 1 evolved beings, was extremely powerful and had greatly impressed Lin Feng back in the Mount Tai ruins.

After all, a powerhouse at the late stage of the first tier is considered a big shot in Oasis Town, and even in the Holy City, he would have a middle to upper-class status.

Bai Ye's Salvation Army has a total of thirty or forty late-stage Tier 1 powerhouses, although the evolution levels of the other members are generally low, and there are even several hundred enhanced humans.

But the Salvation Army's fighting capabilities are beyond doubt.

It was able to withstand the onslaught of two to three thousand evolved wild wolves, as well as two colossal wild wolf beasts, for several hours...

No village in Oasis Town can do this.

Bai Ye's development plan for the Salvation Army is to take an elite route, concentrating resources on cultivating a small group of the strongest, rather than spreading resources among the majority of members.

In the early stages of a power's development, it is essential to pursue efficient resource utilization, especially evolutionary resources, which are extremely precious and limited.

In addition, the overwhelming power of advanced evolved beings in battle allows them to concentrate resources on a few individuals or even just one person, pursuing ultimate power to protect the safety of everyone...

This is a choice made in the evolution of species, and even more so, a strategy for the development of human power.

Lin Feng observed the Salvation Army and realized that the distribution of evolutionary resources in their hands should still be based on a small number of leaders.

In particular, the second-tier evolution agent and the late-stage first-tier evolution agent are concentrated on a small number of people, in an effort to cultivate as many as possible, resulting in the existence of the nineteenth level of the late-stage first-tier.

In daily life, the latter only needs to consume Tier 1 late-stage evolved meat, yet its combat power is stronger than that of three or four Level 17 beings.

It's equivalent to feeding several late-stage powerhouses with one portion of meat. Only a small amount of level 19 evolved jerky is needed during battles, making it extremely cost-effective.

Moreover, a large number of level 19 first-tier peak evolvers are definitely more likely to put pressure on outsiders or opponents than a hundred first-tier late-stage beings, creating a very high sense of oppression in the confrontation.

At this moment, Bai Ye, holding an umbrella, spoke first:
"So, are you going to head west all the way to the ruins of the ancient city of Luoyang, and then re-enter the Oasis Avenue?" Lin Feng nodded.

His goal was to cross the intersection as quickly as possible, reach the Oasis Avenue at the junction behind him, and then head west.

This way, they could both avoid the support teams departing from the Holy City Diocese and the pilgrimage convoys returning to the Holy City from Oasis Town behind them...

Because whether you take the northern fork in the road and pass through the ancient city of Zhengzhou, or go through the Zhuma Temple from the south, you have to take a long detour, traveling three or four hundred kilometers.

If one were to traverse the barren Gobi Desert between the two routes in a straight line, the planned distance on the map would be within 200 kilometers.

With the half-day delay on Holy Spring Day, Lin Feng was able to travel a full day faster than the pilgrimage caravan.

This way, even if you need to do other things along the way, you can easily avoid the pilgrimage caravan and roam freely in the depths of the wilderness.

For example, finding the displaced people in the catastrophe and throwing away the time bombs and mutated flesh and blood of the evil god in the ranks.

Alternatively, relying on the divine hound's sense of smell, they can hunt down the remaining forces of the Wilderness Wolf Clan, and even track down the migrating Rockhorn Horse Clan, capturing the Rockhorn Horse herd alive.

In short, as long as we stay away from the scorching sun-filled forbidden zone behind us, we'll have plenty of time and won't be in such a rush to reach the Holy City.

Of course, as for the important task that Father Su An gave to Lin Feng, it can be expedited. A team can be arranged to escort Shen Yue to the Holy City ahead of schedule.

This way, you can also prevent this guy from following you and showing you things you shouldn't see.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately replied:
"So what about you? Are you going to head straight north and disappear into the desolate wilderness?"

Bai Ye nodded, his gaze sweeping towards the large force behind Lin Feng's group, consisting of tens of thousands of permanent residents and rioters:

“That’s right. After all, it’s hard to feel at ease to continue along Oasis Avenue with more than 10,000 people in front of us, with Storm Holy City ahead and the pilgrimage convoy from Oasis Town chasing after us behind us.”

"We should take them as soon as possible and head towards the northwest border to reach the conflict zone between the Holy Spring Church and the Giant Enterprise Alliance."

"Although the journey is arduous and progress is slow, there is no need to worry about unforeseen events."

Lin Feng hummed in agreement. After leaving Oasis Town, it remained to be seen whether the other high-ranking members of the main church would accept the decision of the Oasis Church.

Although Father Suan held a high position in the Holy City, the final decision still rested with the seven bishops.

"After advancing 100 kilometers, we will begin heading north towards the edge of the ancient Zhengzhou. We need to take advantage of this time to screen and arrange the permanent residents and the uninhabitants of the oasis."

Bai Ye added, turning to the side to reveal the transport vehicle behind him.

Lin Feng took a deep breath. He hadn't expected the separation to come so soon, but it suited him just the way it was:

"Alright, let's trade directly then. I need to speed things up and get rid of the Hunter's Guild. You can take over and reorganize it gradually."

As he spoke, the combat team members behind Bai Ye backed the transport vehicle between the two and opened the rear door of the vehicle.

Several large freezers were displayed inside the carriage.

The group then stepped forward and entered the carriage.

As a wandering force, the Salvation Army's resources and status were clearly inferior to those of the Oasis Church; they did not have dedicated refrigerated trucks or a cold storage facility.

They simply used three large refrigerators to preserve the life essence and advanced evolutionary jerky.

In addition to a large number of refrigerators, Lin Feng's fleet also has two dedicated refrigerated trucks that can maintain a continuous ultra-low temperature of -10 degrees Celsius.

At this moment, as Bai Ye opened the freezer lid, many cylindrical reagent tubes were revealed to Lin Feng and the other person.

The high concentration of source material inside, although maintaining a liquid state at zero degrees Celsius, did not freeze.

"According to the previously agreed price, there are a total of twelve Level 20 evolution agents, ten of which are ordinary Rockhorn evolution agents, and the remaining two are pure source agents."

"Worth three million points."

Lin Feng took them out and saw that there was a clear difference between the two. The Rockhorn Evolution Agent was grayish-white, while the Pure Agent was a translucent bright white.

After the system scan confirms that there are no problems, both parties continue the transaction.

Bai Ye opened another freezer, which contained a large amount of evolved meat jerky, level 20 evolved meat, totaling 300 kilograms.

The unit price is 2,000 points per kilogram, totaling 600,000.

In addition, there are thirty pure level 10 evolution agents, priced at 150,000.

A total of 3.75 million points were used to redeem 1,500 Level 9 permanent residents and 10,000 Wilderness Citizens under Lin Feng's command.

After Lin Feng completed the inspection, he instructed Chen Shanshan to move the valuable supplies onto the Wolf Warrior vehicle.

After the transaction was completed, Bai Ye spoke in the final moments before parting:

"If you're really in such a hurry to reach the Holy City ahead, what you need most right now is to break through to the mid-stage of the second tier as soon as possible and have combat power comparable to the late stage, so that you can gain a foothold."

"It might not be legal to obtain it in the Holy City, but if you follow me to the Chaotic Zone, it will be easy to plunder it."

Lin Feng shrugged and shook his head:

"No need, I'm going to contact the Wilderness Hunter Guild to see if there's any opportunity."

"As for the chaotic land, I will still go there in the future, and it won't be too late to contact you then."

Bai Ye nodded, a relieved smile appearing on his face.

"Then see you in the chaotic land!"

"Hopefully, by then you will have become a mid-level powerhouse."

Lin Feng responded with a smile:

"I hope that when we meet again, I can address you as Your Majesty."

After saying that, Lin Feng turned around, boarded the Wild Wolf Chariot, and left the place.

No matter how much Bai Ye tried to persuade her,

Lin Feng still had to go to the Holy City.

After all, only there could he make contact with top-tier large forces and obtain various advanced evolutionary resources as quickly as possible.

Especially the evolutionary source material in the late second stage.

In today's wasteland, finding late-stage resources is, in some ways, even more difficult than finding third-tier origins.

Because this is the final step towards the third stage.

All related resources are firmly controlled by first-rate forces, namely, the third-tier kings.

In Storm City, which has a population of millions, only three major gangs on its outskirts have late-stage Tier 2 powerhouses.

Their emergence is also closely related to several large, top-tier forces within the internal security zone.

The Holy City is a must-visit!
(End of this chapter)