Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded

A convoy of four vehicles continued on its way.

The final fifty kilometers, which would normally take less than three hours, ended up taking nearly four.

The main reason was that the closer they got to the Taishan Ruins, the bumpier and more rugged the road became. They frequently encountered uphill sections where they had to floor the accelerator to laboriously climb, or have people get out and push from behind.

Moreover, according to the planned route, they had to detour around the Taishan Shelter, which had formed Meteor Wolf Valley, taking a long way around to reach the Feicheng Shelter on the western side of the mountain range.

This added more than ten kilometers to the journey.

By the time they finally arrived, it was ten o'clock at night. Although the three suns still hung high in the sky, the long journey had left everyone exhausted.

Fortunately, after passing through the entrance and entering the basin surrounded by mountains, their destination appeared not far ahead.

Entering the city, which had long since been reduced to ruins, they could immediately see a giant tunnel entrance, fifteen meters high, standing on the eastern side of the mountains.

Built in just a few short years using tunnel boring machines and the hands of enhanced humans, the underground shelter was a veritable underground kingdom.

It had hollowed out almost half of the city and most of the Taishan mountain range.

It was said that when they finally moved in, the cement in some corners hadn't completely dried yet.

Now, after six thousand years, the world had changed beyond recognition…

Only the bare tunnel entrance remained, telling the story of that frantic and magnificent era.

After passing through the city ruins and approaching the outside of the tunnel entrance, they saw dozens, even hundreds, of rusty vehicles of various shapes and sizes near the shelter entrance.

"There are so many people…"

Liu Mingfei couldn't help but say.

Lin Feng frowned slightly.

More people isn't necessarily a good thing:

"Pull over to the side and don't get too close."

"Understood!"

As the Rock Horse chariot at the head of the convoy parked two hundred meters away from the shelter entrance, the three electric vehicles behind it also stopped one after another.

The four vehicles formed a circle, creating a safe and private camp in the middle.

Lin Feng and Liu Mingfei got out of the vehicles with their weapons.

They joined the other eight members of the team.

Several members of the team were meeting the other two members of the Church's team for the first time, especially Zheng Yanying, who was 1.8 meters tall and wore a white battle armor, making her quite eye-catching.

Lin Feng stood behind the lead vehicle, examining the distant clusters of old, broken-down vehicles, and asked Zheng Yanying, who was walking towards him:

"Are there usually this many people at the Taishan Ruins?"

"There were thousands of rifles alone, millions of rounds of ammunition, and various light artillery pieces…"

Saying this, Zheng Yanying said with some emotion:

"In fact, the three large shelters under the Taishan Ruins, with as many as ten million survivors, are themselves a small underground kingdom. If it weren't for the radiation forbidden zone, transporting all the supplies inside would be enough to form a large Wasteland force."

"Back then, this was also the territory of a Third-Order King."

"As for now, tens of thousands of wasteland hunters and wanderers come here every year to try their luck."

"Like I just said, there are generally more people in the first few years of the Wasteland Era, and most of them are just passing by to see the excitement…"

"But now, with less than ten days left, there are basically very few teams going down. Once they can't get out, they'll have to stay inside for two or three years, and in the end, they'll either be eaten by mutated creatures or become new mutated monsters."

"Unless…"

"There's been some news coming out of the ruins recently that's making so many wasteland hunters and wanderers reluctant to leave."

Saying this, Zheng Yanying looked at Lin Feng:

"Two of you come with me to sound them out."

Lin Feng nodded and called Chen Shanshan, who was behind him.

The two of them put on their battle armor. Lin Feng carried an armor-piercing cannon and a rapid-fire cannon, and Chen Shanshan carried a wrapped titanium spear, and even wanted to bring the Demon-Exorcising Holy Flame.

Seeing the two of them making such a big show, Zheng Yanying smiled and said:

"Don't be so nervous. Although this place isn't as strictly ordered as Oasis Town, it hasn't reached the point where everyone is in danger. Everyone is here to explore and collect supplies, not to rob and plunder."

"Out here, identity is sometimes more important than personal strength."

Saying this, Zheng Yanying pointed to the Church badge on her chest under her grey robe.

Lin Feng immediately understood and took out the Hunter Guild's Special Hunter License, hanging it on the left side of his chest armor to show his identity.

Chen Shanshan followed suit, exposing her license.

Seeing the Guild's silver badge that the two of them had taken out, Zheng Yanying was a little surprised, nodded, and led the two towards the entrance ahead.

As they approached the broken-down vehicle camp, some sallow-faced wastelanders inside looked at the three of them warily.

While they were staring at the uninvited guests, Lin Feng was also observing them.

This group of people was different from the wastelanders near Oasis Town.

Although they had the same sun-baked, yellow-black skin, they weren't dazed and weak. On the contrary, their condition and strength were better than the permanent residents of the village.

Most of them had the strength of late-stage enhancement, and Lin Feng even saw several early-stage evolvers lying on the seats.

Their strength was similar to that of a wasteland hunting team. The only difference was their clothing and equipment, which were of different styles and lacked a unified standard.

Seeing the homemade earth guns and earth cannons in their hands, Lin Feng had a sense of lost civilization.

Fortunately, they had the appearance of yellow-skinned people and spoke Mandarin to each other, so they weren't completely separated into two different races.

Soon, a man dressed relatively neatly walked out of an RV, chewing on a blade of grass, wearing a wide-brimmed sunshade cowboy hat.

The man walked onto the road, stood in front of the three of them, with a large-caliber revolver at his waist:

"It's not often that we see people from the Church, and they're even accompanied by two hunters from the Guild?"

Seeing that the other party was a mid-stage evolver, Zheng Yanying stopped and slowly said:

"We're here temporarily to take care of something. What's been going on lately? Why are so many people still here?"

Saying this, Zheng Yanying took out an unopened nutrient solution from her pocket and threw it to the man in front of her.

The man caught it, tore it open, tasted it, and nodded with satisfaction:

"It's nothing. Didn't someone find a small armory a year ago? Recently, there's been a rumor that after the armory was emptied, there's a military factory on the next level down."

"If you can find one or two machine tools, they're worth a fortune and can be the foundation for a small force to get rich."

"Although the large forces don't look down on them, many wanderer organizations have sent teams to try their luck."

Zheng Yanying nodded. Only such rewards would attract so many people to stay.

Armories are only more attractive to wasteland hunting teams and small convoys, while one-time weapons and ammunition are more useful to wandering forces of about 100 people, or medium-sized forces of 1,000 or 10,000 people.

That may be the amount they consume in a few months.

There is really no need to waste a lot of manpower and material resources to search for a small armory inside the ruins, after all, the danger of the restricted area is not proportional to the harvest.

But if it is a military factory, even the lowest level small lathe can continuously manufacture various gun accessories or different types of bullets.

The wasteland has no shortage of iron, whether it is scrapped vehicles in the city ruins or rust everywhere in the red rock, ferric oxide can provide sufficient raw materials.

The remaining gunpowder is much more convenient.

The more difficult to obtain traditional black powder, potassium nitrate, can be extracted using human urine, or by finding places where animals gather and collecting the nitrate soil there.

In short, if a force wants to grow and expand, it must have autonomy, otherwise even basic weapons must be bought and sold from others, and it is easy to fall into a situation of running out of ammunition and food.

If they could acquire one or two machine tools for manufacturing firearms or bullets from the armory and establish their own arms industry, they could not only meet their own needs but also sell to other surrounding forces to earn resources.

With this development, they could rise from a small wasteland force to a medium-sized force, or a second-rate medium-sized force, increasing their foundation and making up for shortcomings.

Only in this way could it attract so many people, even though the Scorching Sun Forbidden Zone would soon descend, they still gathered in groups to guard the entrance of the ruins.

"Has a team transported a machine tool from inside?"

Zheng Yanying narrowed her eyes slightly and continued to ask.

Although she understood the value of a military factory, the Holy Spring Church, as a top wasteland force, had already established its own arms manufacturing industry, and the gunpowder also had chemical plants to provide it directly.

Naturally, she didn't care about these small gains.

Only some wanderer forces, or large families who wanted to increase their foundation, and small convoys who came to try their luck, would run here to give it a try.

The man ate half of the nutrient solution, carefully put it away, nodded, and looked at the special-grade hunter behind the combat priest, licking the residue from the corners of his mouth.

Zheng Yanying understood and took out another nutrient solution and threw it over.

The man showed a slight smile after receiving it:

"That's right. A group of extremely strong wasteland hunters, three special-grade hunters, moved out a two-ton gun machine tool from inside. I heard that it can produce five standard rifles per day…"

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"Worth 100,000 wasteland hunter guild points!"

"In addition, someone from the wasteland hunting team they belonged to before mentioned that there are still a lot of production materials in that military factory, as well as several bullet production lines…"

"A production line can produce 10,000 bullets a day, worth thousands of points. This is a real money-printing machine!"

After listening to the man's yearning introduction, Chen Shanshan, wearing a hood, gasped.

Lin Feng's eyes flickered, this was more profitable than collecting desolate wolf source matter or even hunting desolate wolves.

And it was more suitable for him!

Machine tools are the mother of industry and the cornerstone of civilization.

As for the bullet production line, it was a hen that lays golden eggs. If he could also achieve upgrade imprints, wouldn't he be making money while lying down?

Unfortunately, time was tight, otherwise Lin Feng really wanted to stay and explore it properly.

Zheng Yanying was right, the small kingdom of the Mount Tai ruins, although it was a forbidden zone, it was also a treasure trove containing countless treasures.

Only Zheng Yanying's expression remained the same, and she continued to ask:

"Then how many late-stage evolvers or second-order powerhouses are left here?"

The man shrugged his shoulders:

"I've seen a few late-stage evolvers, and there is also a guild's special-grade hunter. As for second-order existences, a group of Salvation Army entered half a month ago. Judging from the scale, there should be a second-order leader."

"They are also the last medium-sized force left. The day before yesterday, I also saw several Salvation Army chariots returning from outside and entering the cave without coming out."

After understanding the general situation, Zheng Yanying nodded.

She led Lin Feng and the others back to the camp.

On the way, she said:

"It coincides with the information we collected. This Salvation Army is estimated to have an internal response in Oasis Town, so they can accurately attack the pilgrimage convoy that is fully loaded on the return trip."

"However, it seems that their purpose is only the Li family's rock horn horse industry."

"After entering the ruins, it is temporarily uncertain whether they are enemies or friends. Remember to be prepared in advance."

Lin Feng and the others nodded and entered the convoy.

They explained the current situation of the ruins in general terms.

The two teams of people formed a circle to discuss exploration strategies.

Although the current situation cannot be said to be good or bad, it is very different from what everyone thought before coming.

Originally, they thought it was an uninhabited forbidden zone exploration.

As a result, the news of the military factory attracted too many fearless forces to stay.

Although their ultimate goals are different from those of Lin Feng and the others, for these wanderers and wasteland hunters, everything of value is a potential target.

It could be the desolate wolf source matter obtained by Lin Feng and the others, or the valuable equipment on them, or even these four first-class powered electric vehicles.

In short, the problem that everyone has to face now is not only the distorted bodies at the bottom of the ruins, but also the greedy eyes looking from afar.

Before, even if they were given a hundred guts, they would not dare to attack members of the church in the Holy Spring Church's ruling area…

But now that the Scorching Sun Forbidden Zone is approaching, they can just run away after robbing, and the traces of the crime will be swallowed by the Scorching Sun behind them. As long as they run fast enough, they will not be able to lock the murderer.

Zheng Yanying, as the most experienced combat priest in the wasteland among the two teams, slowly spoke, taking the lead in breaking the silence of the camp:

"My original plan was to send nine people down, divided into three groups of three, to speed up the exploration efficiency. The faster we complete the task, the more beneficial it will be to the situation in Oasis."

"Judging from the current situation, we have to further reduce the number of people exploring underground. At least four members must be left on the ground to guard the four electric vehicles."

Lin Feng nodded:

"Slow down if you have to. Father Su An gave me a deadline of one week. We will send six people down, divided into two teams to search. It's only a hundred square kilometers in total. We will definitely complete the task within five days."

Zheng Yanying sighed softly:

"We can only do this for now. Prepare yourself, and we will go in to explore the way in half an hour."

Lin Feng then looked at the people around him.

If four people were to be left behind, apart from one member of the church team, three of them would have to stay.

Ding Yi and Liu Qian must stay. Their combat power cannot cope with the dangerous ruins forbidden zone. It is more suitable for them to hold guns and guard the convoy camp.

The main thing is the third candidate.

After thinking about it, after internal discussion, Liu Mingfei was finally arranged to stay on the surface.

First, he has the best driving skills. If something unexpected happens, he can take people away directly. Second, leaving a man is always more deterrent than three women.

Even if A Lian and A Ming actually have more combat experience.

But those wanderers and wasteland hunters with ill intentions don't think so.

So in the end, Lin Feng and Chen Shanshan led A Lian and A Ming, a total of four people, into the underground ruins.

Accompanying them were Zheng Yanying and Shen Yue from the church team.

After both sides replenished their energy, put on their battle armor, carried their backpacks, and carried various supplies and tools, they began their first shelter ruins exploration operation.

Before setting off, Zheng Yanying took out a sketch of the shelter structure that she had drawn by hand:

"The shelter has a total of ten floors, about seventy meters deep."

"Currently, the cave and the top three floors have cleared most of the distorted bodies. From the fourth floor onwards, there are traces of distorted body activity, which is also the beginning of our collection."

"And on the fifth floor below, there are two tunnels leading to the Mount Tai Shelter. Once we can't find enough desolate wolf source matter, we have to enter the tunnels…"

"Although it is dangerous there, there must be a large number of desolate wolf corpses left over from the invasion of the shelter back then!"

Everyone nodded and then set off.

Before leaving, Lin Feng told Liu Mingfei and the other two that they must wear battle armor and hold weapons at all times to guard against them during their entry into the ruins.

With the weapons in their hands, they were enough to suppress the wanderers near the entrance.

"This operation is just a preliminary exploration to adapt to the environmental structure of the ruins. We won't stay too long. Don't worry, we will definitely be back within three hours."

Lin Feng comforted them, took the two rifle magazines handed over by Liu Qian, which contained sixty rounds of modified empowered holy water hollow point bullets.

He switched the rapid-fire cannon in his hand back to rifle mode and loaded the hollow point bullet magazine.

Lin Feng then led the team of four people and followed Zheng Yanying and the other two to the tunnel entrance not far away.