Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded

Su'an the Priest was not surprised by Lin Feng's farewell before the operation.

Lin Feng then asked whether ordinary firearms bullets could also receive the buff of holy water, just like the Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame.

After all, he only had one anti-demon special attack weapon, and it wasn't even automatic. Although its firepower was fierce, its sustainability was definitely not as good as an automatic rifle, let alone Lin Feng's rapid-firing cannon.

If this matter could be resolved, he wouldn't say he'd be completely certain of completing the relic exploration and collection mission, but he'd at least have an eighty percent chance.

After listening to Lin Feng's question, Su'an the Priest pondered for a moment, then got up and walked to a bookshelf, pulling out a magazine introducing light weapons.

Looking at the date on it, it was still from the Old Earth era, published in the early 20th century. The faded cover had three light gray characters printed on it: 'Light Weapons'.

Lin Feng recalled that when he was in junior and senior high school, he also liked to read these things.

At that time, there was a magazine called 'World Military' that all the boys would eagerly pass around and cherish.

Su'an the Priest opened a page that specifically introduced different bullet types.

At the same time, he began to speak:

"Over the past few thousand years, humanity has lost too much of its former knowledge and technology. The level of civilization in different regions is even more fragmented than in the Old Earth era..."

"Some industrial cities have even achieved mechanization, with most of the basic work being replaced by robots, while some backward areas still suffer from famine, cannibalism, and even degenerate into blood-drinking beasts, gathering into hordes of refugees."

"Of the brilliant civilization created by mankind in the past, under the impact of the tide of evolution, and now in this wasteland with three suns in the sky, less than one in ten has been preserved."

"Industrial technology for hot weapons is not the Church's strength. Here are some ideas that you can take a look at."

Saying that, Su'an the Priest turned the magazine spread out on the table to face Lin Feng, pointing to a special type of bullet in the bullet type column:

"This one, due to its excessive lethality and cruelty, was banned for humanitarian reasons."

After listening to Su'an the Priest's description, Lin Feng stepped forward and glanced at it roughly. As expected, it was just as he had thought...

It was the dumdum bullet produced by the foreigners in India back then.

Initially, its production didn't consider increasing damage at all, and dumdum bullets are just a general term for a series of modified bullets.

Some in this series were even engraved with the pattern of a cross on the tip of the bullet to add a faith buff for better killing of heretics.

But in reality, without systematic design and experimentation, rashly modifying the bullet head greatly affects the bullet's power and range.

At the very least, the shape after modification must conform to aerodynamics and be able to delay the kinetic energy decay of the bullet during flight.

Otherwise, purely for the sake of increasing the damage caused by tumbling, reducing the original effective range of eight hundred to one thousand meters to less than fifty meters, and further decreasing the shooting accuracy,

doing so at the expense of the fundamental is meaningless.

It's better to directly use a hunting shotgun with buckshot.

In junior high school, Lin Feng was also attracted to this dumdum bullet, which was touted as being miraculous.

Later, it even evolved into bullet carving techniques, carving hollow patterns to increase damage.

For example, mercury bullets in film and television works, injecting mercury into the bullet head to create a poisoning effect, is actually completely unnecessary.

It wasn't until later, when his knowledge increased and he saw debunking of dumdum bullets, that Lin Feng realized that it was all boasting back then.

After saying his views and understanding at this time, Su'an the Priest also nodded and did not refute.

Then, he turned to the next page of the column.

This page showed something more formal.

From the bullet experimental data, if you want to cause greater damage to the gel of imitation organisms, you must leave all the bullet's kinetic energy in the target's body.

In other words, weaken the bullet's penetration, causing it to tumble in the gel to create a larger cavity, and ultimately remain in the human body.

In this way, the damage caused will be several times that of ordinary penetrating bullets.

And this kind of bullet is also called a hollow-point bullet.

The original pointed bullet head is designed into a hollow shape.

Generally, in order to stabilize the trajectory, the hollow center will also be wax-sealed, poured with a layer of beeswax or paraffin.

This can both maintain the rotation of the bullet head, reduce air resistance, and achieve the effect of expanding damage.

When a hollow-point bullet shoots into the human body, the hollow bullet head in front will directly shatter due to resistance.

Because of their great damage and power, and their excellent stopping power, although they can't be used on the battlefield, there are voices advocating for the use of hollow-point bullets in daily security maintenance and hunting activities.

At the end of this article, in addition to the introduction of how to make hollow-point bullets by hand, there is also an analytical paper report.

Although hollow-point bullets make up for the shortcomings of dumdum bullets, their penetration and effective range are weaker than ordinary pointed bullets.

Especially the penetration, because of the fragility of the bullet head, ordinary steel body armor plates can block it, so it is more suitable for targets without defensive measures.

Regarding this point, the mutated monsters to be faced in this relic mission happen to fit the bill.

So Lin Feng noted down the key points of the modification.

But Su'an the Priest very politely handed over this magazine, along with the books and materials about weapons he had collected on the bookshelf, to Lin Feng:

"The knowledge recorded in these books should be of great help to your gun-related ability. Take them all. Read them more when you have time."

Lin Feng's face lit up with joy.

Although he had passed the age of being obsessed with military industry, and the ability he awakened was not gun-related...

It seemed that Liu Qian was more suitable for these things than himself.

But with the item upgrade system in hand, Lin Feng's ability was more comprehensive and potential than a single ability.

As long as there were sufficient resources, he could create tanks, cannons, and even airplanes and rockets with his own hands.

One person could shoulder an entire industry.

Of course, understanding some of the knowledge and common sense was also very necessary.

For example, the design of hollow-point bullets can perfectly inject holy water into the hollow area of the bullet head, so that ordinary firearms and bullets also have special attack effects.

Lin Feng thanked him repeatedly and accepted these military industry books.

At this time, Su'an the Priest saw that everything that needed to be explained had been said, and got up to prepare for the final farewell...

But Lin Feng put down the thick stack of books in his hand and returned to his seat.

Then, he slowly opened his mouth and asked about another matter:

"Lord Su'an, there is another matter I hope to clarify before the mission..."

Su'an the Priest narrowed his eyes.

This was the first time Lin Feng had called him 'Lord' recently, indicating that what he was about to say was extremely important:

"Speak?"

Lin Feng took a deep breath and organized his words.

Although he had already advanced to the late stage of the first rank, it would be a lie to say that he didn't feel any pressure facing a second-rank evolver at such close range.

So Lin Feng first asked:

"What are the specific uses of the second-rank Wasteland Wolf source substance and the first-rank source substance that we have obtained this time? Could it be directly absorbed, turning the evolver into a werewolf?"

Su'an the Priest frowned slightly:

"This matter is of great importance. This is the Church's final trump card against the Li family. I cannot reveal it to you for the time being. Once you bring back the required source substance, you will naturally understand everything."

Lin Feng nodded. Su An's refusal was within his expectations, and he himself had no interest in getting involved.

The reason for saying this was mainly to set the stage for the real question that followed:

"The research you are conducting in Holy Spring Village, purifying the bloodline genes of the Wasteland Wolves, is it already conducting live experiments, such as using human bodies as samples...?"

"Actually, I don't care about these things. Wasteland residents die every moment on the wasteland. Here, the cheapest thing is human life..."

"But I previously saw traces of suspected Wasteland Wolf characteristics on Su Yueyue."

"I think even if Master Su An needs to speed up the research progress, there's no need to conduct so-called human experiments on your own child, right?"

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After listening to Lin Feng's questioning, Su An's expression went from initial astonishment to sudden realization, and finally he looked at Lin Feng with a playful expression...

Lin Feng also realized from the constant changes in the other party's expression that the matter behind this was not that simple, so he sat upright and waited for Su An to speak.

After thinking for a moment, the playfulness on Su An's face gradually turned into a solemn expression:

"So that's why..."

"Actually, there's no need for research, because these experiments were conducted countless times during the Dark Ages by different forces on the wasteland, including the Church, accumulating and organizing a large amount of experimental data."

"Otherwise, how could I, alone, complete a gene research of a King's bloodline in such a short time? I'm just enjoying the shade under the tree planted by my predecessors, verifying the results they left behind."

"As for the live experiments you mentioned, there's even less need for them. After all, the gene strength of a Tier 3 King can directly transform a pile of flesh into a distorted living corpse. Even using fresh flesh can achieve the goal."

"Moreover, these experimental studies are only effective on the flesh and blood of evolutionaries."

"Implanting them into enhanced humans is completely uncontrollable. Within a few hours, they will suffer from a malignant disease, bleeding from all seven orifices and dying violently."

Lin Feng nodded. Su An was right. For ordinary people and low-level enhanced humans, evolutionary meat is not a nourishing treasure, but an indigestible poison.

Its lethality is comparable to an enhanced Ebola virus.

This is also why Chen Shanshan's master reminded her to eat less offal, which not only accumulates a large amount of toxins in the wasteland beast's body, but also carries a large amount of genetic information that will have a certain impact on human genes.

So using wasteland residents for experiments is simply unrealistic. Collecting source matter is also to be used on evolutionaries.

As for why Su Yueyue was used for "experiments", there must be another hidden reason behind it.

After explaining the situation of the experiment, Su An's expression became more and more solemn, and he slowly opened his mouth and said in a deep voice:

"The Wasteland Wolf gene on Yueyue's body was indeed implanted by me through surgery..."

"But the purpose is not for the so-called experiment."

"But it was a life-saving remedy I thought of through the data left by my predecessors..."

As he said this, without waiting for Lin Feng to ask, Su An changed the subject and mentioned another matter:

"Shen Yue should have told you about the truth about the Scorching Sun Forbidden Zone in the upper district of the Oasis."

Lin Feng nodded and replied:

"Basically everything was said, about the curse of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Zone, spontaneous human combustion, the birth of Yang Fiends, and the true meaning of the Oasis's existence..."

Su An hummed and then began to introduce:

"What was once ignorantly considered a curse, now seems to be essentially that the high-temperature rays released by the Scorching Sun contain some kind of energy that can increase the frequency of human brain waves."

"Like the sun, the Scorching Sun itself is a huge electromagnetic body, constantly releasing electromagnetic waves."

"You can imagine it as an electromagnetic oven that can affect food. Microwaves will accelerate the movement between molecules, macroscopically causing the food temperature to rise."

"The curse of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Zone is actually a specific frequency of light waves. The brain's mental fluctuations have a special attraction to it, which can produce interaction, and then achieve spontaneous human combustion like lighting a candle."

"So stepping into the Scorching Sun Forbidden Zone is like putting a person in a microwave oven, and finally baking them into charcoal."

"But the so-called curse of the forbidden zone only seems like microwave heating on the surface, and the actual effect is somewhat similar to the gene radiation of a Tier 3 King."

Speaking of this, Su An deliberately lowered his voice:

"According to the research of the Church's archbishops, the Scorching Sun Forbidden Zone is likely not a naturally formed celestial body."

Hearing this, Lin Feng's pupils shrank sharply, and he took the initiative to step forward, also lowering his voice:

"So, the Scorching Sun was created by someone? Or is it itself, or rather He, is it alive?!"

Su An took a deep breath and shook his head:

"I don't know. The current mainstream view is the former, but there are also many who believe in the latter, which has also led to the birth of a forbidden sect, the Scorching Sun Cult..."

"They worship the Scorching Sun as their doctrine, believing in the Scorching Sun above their heads as God, calling the Scorching Sun Forbidden Zone the Kingdom of God, and most of their members are contaminated with the curse of the Scorching Sun."

"This organization is an underground forbidden sect, and is severely打击 by all major forces. Except for wanderers on the wasteland, no one will or dares to contact them."

Lin Feng frowned slightly, which did not make sense:

"If they worship the Scorching Sun as their doctrine, and are contaminated with the curse of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Zone, wouldn't they all spontaneously combust? Then how can they develop church members and expand their sect?"

Su An nodded and said the truth he wanted to explain so much in the end:

"Because being contaminated by the Scorching Sun's curse does not mean immediate or short-term death. The energy of the curse is like some kind of converter, gradually converting the flesh and blood human body into the firewood for the Scorching Sun's burning, that is, fuel..."

"Only when a certain conversion rate node is reached will it end with a self-immolating sacrifice."

"And this node is related to the time of exposure to the Scorching Sun, the degree of contamination with the curse, and is also closely related to one's own evolutionary level and strength."

"In short, the higher the evolutionary level, the longer the time it can resist and persist."

"And the worshipers of the Scorching Sun believe that only unfaithful believers will be converted into the lowest level of firewood, becoming ashes under the burning of the Scorching Sun."

At this point, Lin Feng had already guessed the true purpose of these lunatics:

"They want to become Yang Fiends?!"

Su An nodded, quite indignantly:

"Burning countless survivors, exterminating countless gathering places, the fiery aggregates we call Yang Fiends are regarded by this group of guys as emissaries of the fiery gods, messengers walking in the world on behalf of God."

"According to research records, the evolutionary level of a Tier 3 King can effectively suppress the curse, but at the same time, if a Tier 3 King is sacrificed, bathed in the divine light of the Scorching Sun, the remaining fiery core after burning out will definitely be able to give birth to a dangerous Yang Fiend..."

"So these guys not only fanatically sacrifice themselves, but also want to frame Tier 3 Kings at all times."

"Naturally, they are severely打击 by major forces!"

Speaking of this, Su An paused...

At this time, Lin Feng probably guessed why the other party wanted to introduce the Scorching Sun Cult to himself.

"So, the deadly remedy to seek for Su Yueyue is because of the curse of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Zone?"