Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 9 Oasis Town, Holy Spring Gathering, Motel

The billowing dust rising in the distance gradually dissipated.

As the group of three got closer to their destination, other groups of feral people gradually appeared on the wide road full of tire tracks.

Keep a distance of more than 100 meters between each other and guard against each other.

Lin Feng drank the last sip of water in the bottle and observed the barbarians wearing sackcloth hoods.

Their condition was not good. Most of them were hunched over and moved forward with difficulty.

Like those devout ascetics on their pilgrimage.

The group of savages walking in the middle of the lane, on the flattest ground, were in much better condition. Not only were they dressed cleanly, but their steps were also steady and powerful.

These teams are extremely powerful, and most of them are led by several late-stage enhanced people. Li Hu, whom Lin Feng and his companions encountered before, is such a top-notch team of wild people.

Above them is the hunting team formed by the evolvers who live in Oasis Town.

Lin Feng and the other two were walking at the edge of the driveway.

Under the control of the leading captain, we maintained a steady pace.

The pieces of meat and wolf skins on the cart were covered with linen and were not eye-catching.

After walking for more than ten kilometers, they finally arrived at the outskirts of the main force.

It was not until this moment that Lin Feng finally saw the products of civilization of the old world, a row of dilapidated and rusty cars.

Cars of different sizes and models were parked in a circle.

Forming an arc of several hundred meters.

Lin Feng made a rough estimate and found that there were more than a hundred cars in the outer circle.

The roof of the car was covered with a layer of blackboard, making it difficult to see clearly.

There are also many small trucks and modified RVs in the camp, and banging sounds can be heard from time to time.

Unlike the barbarians around them, the people living in the car, although they also have pale faces, are full of energy. There is no lingering sense of fatigue in their eyes that is characteristic of the barbarians.

After all, the team doesn't have to travel on foot and can get enough rest every day.

Lin Feng looked at his fellow passengers lying on the car seat with their legs raised, and also wanted to go up and have a rest.

I slept on piles of gravel all the way, and my body was covered with red marks.

Therefore, the sleep quality of the barbarians has always been very poor, and they only fall asleep exhausted when they are extremely tired.

After bypassing the convoy from a distance, everyone followed the group of barbarians and entered the center of the oasis town.

The convoy that had passed by earlier formed a circle with a diameter of 500 meters, and the surrounding order was strict.

"That's the convoy that followed the mobile oasis all the way, and it's one of the villages below the oasis town."

Ding Yi spoke and introduced Lin Feng in a low voice.

Chen Shanshan, who was pulling the cart, looked back:

"They are forging various iron tools. It should be the Motorcycle Village, one of the four major villages in Oasis Town. Besides it, there are three other villages: Holy Spring, Farm, and Dawn."

"The four major villages control weapons, water, food, and energy, respectively. Holy Spring Village represents the church, while the other three villages belong to the three major families in the oasis."

"These are the official forces of Oasis Town."

"There are probably more than 10,000 people living there."

"In addition to these, there is also our destination, the Fifth Village, which is formed by a large number of free evolutionists."

As she spoke, Chen Shanshan stopped and what came into her sight was a mixed camp.

In front of us is the fifth village she mentioned, which is also the resting place for all the barren people on this trip.

Different from the orderly motorcycle village just now, the fifth village was in great disorder. Many refugees simply lay on the ground or set up tents, and the place was filled with quarrels, insults and shouting.

Many groups of people sat on the ground, holding sea buckthorn roots in their mouths, scanning the groups of people coming and going, searching for the supplies they were carrying, and showing greedy expressions when they saw food.

"No firearms are allowed in the village. Lin Feng, put away your revolver."

Chen Shanshan reminded him, and then continued to move forward into the fifth village:
"Don't stay on the outskirts. The lower-class people here are extremely vicious and addicted to stealing and robbing. They won't have the supplies we need."

"Go to the convoy inside to rest. That's where the top wastelander teams are stationed, and they're rich in resources."

Lin Feng and the other two nodded and followed.

After crossing the several hundred meters of wasteland, I saw a camp surrounded by cars. Just like the motorcycle village I passed by just now, there were people guarding the entrance.

Chen Shanshan walked forward with ease, took out a piece of cut pork ribs from under the linen cloth on the cart, handed it to the entrance guard, and obtained pass.

"The transactions inside are regulated and protected, and the permanent residents of the Fifth Village also live there."

Listening to the captain's introduction, Lin Feng looked around. This was his first close contact with the human civilization evolved in the wasteland.

It's a strange feeling of being in another world.

Those cars were covered with a layer of black armor. I couldn’t see it clearly because they were too far away in the motorcycle village. Now when I look closer, I see that they are all solar photovoltaic panels.

Lin Feng was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not a big deal. After all, in a world without night and eternal day, the only free and unlimited source of energy was the scorching sun above.

Before, Lin Feng was puzzled. The scale of the fleet was so large. There were more than 500 vehicles of various types in one village, and more than 3,000 people lived there. How did they solve the problem of fuel consumption along the way?

It now seems that the entire Oasis Town is powered by solar energy. No wonder the village that controls energy is named Dawn.

The products of Shuguang Village are photovoltaic panels and motors.

It is estimated that most of the survivor gathering places in the wasteland are of the same pattern.

As soon as he entered the Fifth Village camp, Lin Feng saw the motel that Ding Yi had always been thinking about.

A mobile hotel converted from a bus is parked next to the entrance.

The roof is covered with a large circle of photovoltaic panels, which also provide shade. There are two layers in total, and the lower one is a bunk bed. Only half a pound of dried meat is needed for an eight-hour rest.

The upper bunks are separate small compartments, like a capsule hotel, separated by iron sheets, and the price is twice as expensive.

The hotel also provides two liters of water per person for free, as well as power supply for frying, stir-frying and deep-frying food.

The sign hanging under the photovoltaic panels lists, in addition to accommodation prices, standing and sitting tickets for the trip to Oasis Town. Only two taels of dried meat are required for a day, and a monthly package is 15% off.

There is also a wooden board under the signboard with the recruitment content and requirements written in charcoal.

Many barbarians who wanted to try their luck went to the cab to look for the innkeeper.

This was the first time that Lin Feng saw the life culture of the wasteland. He couldn't help but feel it was extremely novel, but he was worried about exposing his identity as a newcomer, so he glanced sideways and observed quietly.

Ding Yi, who was standing nearby, was also entering the village for the first time. Due to the lack of resources in the team, they could only sit on the ground like the people outside. The team leader and deputy team leader entered the fifth village to exchange for the necessary supplies.

The two of them looked around and stole glances everywhere.

We also saw mobile bars and even a bathhouse.

Only Chen Shanshan was already familiar with the route. She led the two of them directly to the edge of the Fifth Village and parked the cart in front of a minibus.

This is also a motel in a very remote location.

But the boss obviously knows the captain.

In front of an old-fashioned red plastic-framed round mirror, a middle-aged man with a shaved beard, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and a pair of cracked flip-flops, stood.

The man's surname is Huang and he is the owner of the minibus.

Boss Huang glanced at Chen Shanshan, the cart behind her, and Lin Feng:
"We've gained quite a bit, but are these two rookies the only ones left?"

Chen Shanshan nodded:

"Open for half a day, three stalls."

Mr. Huang put down his razor:

"A pound of dried meat."

Chen Shanshan then took out two pieces of dried meat from the pile of meat on the cart, weighed them, and handed them to the innkeeper:

"A little more, but not completely dehydrated yet."

Old Huang took the dried meat, put it under his nose and sniffed it, showing a surprised look:

"You actually killed a steppe wolf. Wolf meat is a rare and nutritious food. It's good. It doesn't matter if it's not completely dried."

As he said this, he put down the razor and took the initiative to open the door of the small bus that could only carry 30 people, welcoming the three people on board and reminding them with a smile:
"Free gift information. Qi Shan came here a few days ago and sold some of his men to the slave market. He currently lives in the north of the village and wants to establish a relationship with the Evolvers."

Chen Shanshan nodded and said thank you.

Lin Feng and the other man picked up the wolf meat wrapped in sackcloth and followed the captain into the car.

The original seats of the minibus were removed and converted into long compartments on the left and right sides, four compartments on each side, a total of eight compartments. The conditions were far inferior to the large bus at the door.

The single rooms are separated by wooden boards. Each berth is two meters long and seventy centimeters wide, divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower. Each layer has a space of only eighty centimeters high, which is only suitable for sitting cross-legged with the back bent.

Just like the hard sleeper on the green train.

Three people can fit into one room.

There is also a small electric fan at the head of the bed, which can blow out a slight breeze. Because there are photovoltaic panels on the roof to provide shade, the car is not hot. There is also an exhaust fan at the rear of the car, which is cooler than outside.

The temperature outside the car is close to fifty degrees, but thanks to the shielding of the photovoltaic panels, the temperature inside the car is only about forty degrees. With the addition of the bedside electric fan, it can be reduced to normal body temperature.

In the past, Lin Feng couldn't sleep at all, but in the wasteland scorched by the scorching sun, 36 or 37 degrees Celsius was considered comfortable.

Chen Shanshan washed her face outside the car, and when she came back, she handed two bottles of water to Lin Feng and the others, then said:

"Most of the deserter teams will take several hours to arrive. Let's rest for a while and get a good night's sleep."

"I'll go to the rally then."

Lin Feng and the other man nodded, divided the wolf meat into three portions, held it in their arms, and fell into a deep sleep.

A few hours later, the captain woke them up:
"Get up and eat. Old Huang made some pan-fried wolf meat."

"After eating, it's time to get down to business."

(End of this chapter)