Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded

"Wait, I plan to go down again to see if I can collect more second-order wasteland wolf source essence from the station tunnel."

"After all, I need more resources now to exchange for the advanced evolution meat I need, otherwise, in subsequent battles, I'm afraid I won't even have the ability to protect myself."

Lin Feng spoke slowly, directly admitting that he still had to go underground, as well as his current shortcomings:

The crisis of not having enough advanced food after quickly advancing to become a second-order evolver across several levels.

And Bai Ye was actually well aware of this problem.

Or rather, this is one of the reasons why Bai Ye dared to sponsor him and quickly promote him to the second order, besides the fact that Lin Feng is a Rockhorn Horse pathway evolver.

Even if he becomes a second-order evolver, without sufficient food reserves, his combat power can only last for a few hours, and full-strength bursts, even less than an hour.

So, as far as the Salvation Army is concerned, even if Lin Feng becomes a second-order evolver, he is not much of a threat.

And in subsequent actions, the Salvation Army can also make better use of this point to contain Lin Feng and make him continue to work for the Salvation Army.

It's just that the trouble now is that Lin Feng is a little too eager for quick success, and seems to have been contaminated with some dirty things.

Bai Ye looked at the man in front of her, recalling his strange behavior when he was moving military equipment before.

This made the leader of the Salvation Army a little worried.

She, who is about to be promoted to the third order, actually values Lin Feng very much, especially since he is still a firearms ability user. Even if he only has a second-order mid-stage evolution limit in the future, his strength will definitely be the number one person below the third order.

Someone like this who can't threaten herself, and can release a destructive power no less than a third-order king, is simply the perfect subordinate and thug.

When she establishes a new royal city in the future and obtains a large number of second-order evolution agents or second-order evolution meat, she can use them to "hire" Lin Feng to help her dominate one side.

"The bottom three floors of the ruins have a high risk of mental pollution. Didn't Chief Bai know this before?"

Hearing the questioning and harshness in Lin Feng's tone, Bai Ye frowned slightly and shook her head:

"The incident at Taishan Shelter happened thousands of years ago. At that time, the City of Salvation had not yet been established, and I had not yet awakened."

"Moreover, I have only been here two or three times. I only know that the old Wolf King is buried in the Taishan ruins. What exactly happened back then is only recorded in the historical documents of large forces."

Speaking of this, Bai Ye suddenly realized something:

"Could it be that the source of pollution at the bottom of the Feicheng ruins is really a third-order body of a third-order king?!"

Lin Feng's expression was slightly gloomy, noncommittal.

This is not an ordinary third-order body, but a top powerhouse who is about to achieve transcendence.

According to the current name, a great god should be buried in the Feicheng ruins. Although he has not taken the last step and cannot be considered a true god, he can at least be comparable to the gods of the Shepherd's Way.

The mastermind behind the Taishan Shelter battle must have had the gods take action.

And the Wolf King and the wolf clan he led were just a disguise to cover up the gods' despicable methods. Their purpose was to prevent Zong Shiyue from completing his transformation.

The real battle would not have involved the third-order Wolf King.

Bai Ye sighed softly and said earnestly:

"So I suggest you don't go down there anymore. God knows what kind of monsters will be spawned and evolved in the polluted third-order body."

"Especially since you have just entered the second-order evolution, although you have a certain resistance to gene pollution, your foundation is unstable, and you are most susceptible to mental intrusion at this time."

Lin Feng nodded and raised the rapid-firing gun in his hand:

"But I need evolution meat, otherwise, the changes in Oasis Town will only be a case of being willing but unable to do enough."

Bai Ye considered for a moment and replied:

"The carrion wolf's evolution meat cannot be eaten. Although the pollution is not serious, it is basically contaminated with the Wolf King's third-order cells. Wasteland wolves can eat it without any problems, but humans can't, especially evolvers of the Rockhorn Horse pathway."

"However, the current evolution meat reserves in the oasis will not be too much. With the great war imminent, relevant evolution meat jerky will definitely be more scarce than second-order life source essence."

"How about this, of the original twenty pure first-order source essences, I will convert ten of them into a hundred kilograms of late-stage first-order evolution meat, level seventeen, which will still be effective for you."

Lin Feng was slightly stunned, not expecting that he just complained and Bai Ye was really willing to make concessions.

Although a pure source essence sells for as much as 5,000 points, equivalent to ten kilograms of level nineteen evolution meat, that is the guild's final selling price, and Bai Ye's ex-factory price is probably only two or three thousand points.

The unit price of level seventeen evolution meat is a standard 300 points per kilogram. Converting ten pure evolution agents into a hundred kilograms of level seventeen evolution meat is actually quite good on the eve of the war when Oasis Town's prices are soaring.

Lin Feng estimated that late-stage first-order evolution meat, as the minimum standard meal for second-order evolvers, has become a strategic reserve for all forces, and it is not easy to dig it out of their hands. Second-order early-stage life source essence is not useful.

The price will naturally be several times higher.

The reason why Bai Ye is willing to spend a lot of money is of course because she values Lin Feng's key role as a second-order firearms ability user in the upcoming Oasis Town War.

But for Lin Feng, a hundred kilograms of level seventeen evolution meat is only enough to cope with one or two battles, especially after returning to Oasis Town, his team may have an extra second-order evolver, good at protecting himself in close combat.

So at that time, the consumption of late-stage first-order evolution meat will become faster.

And what Lin Feng wants is second-order evolution meat.

Only by eating them can he quickly restore his state and injuries at the most critical moment, achieving the effect of saving his life or turning the tide of the battle.

Late-stage first-order evolution meat can only fill his stomach, and the recovery speed is relatively slow, while second-order evolution meat is like an energy agent, which can stimulate the potential of second-order evolvers in a short time.

"Is there any second-order evolution meat?"

"No!"

As soon as Lin Feng asked about this, Bai Ye refused without hesitation and explained:

"In the past year, even we have only exchanged a few hundred kilograms of second-order evolution meat from the big city at a considerable cost. We are usually reluctant to eat it ourselves. That is why we need to establish our own breeding industry."

"Moreover, the chieftain-level wasteland beasts in the wilderness are not so easy to kill, especially the mid- to late-stage existences, whose intelligence is no different from humans. They all know each other."

"Wild beasts also huddle together for warmth."

Lin Feng thought of the situation in the Wild Rift Valley. Without heavy artillery, it would be really impossible to kill the chieftain-level Rockhorn Horse.

But if this is the case, then what do so many second-order evolvers usually eat and drink:

"If second-order chieftain-level wasteland beasts are so difficult to kill, then how do second-order mid- to late-stage evolvers survive? Can't they just stay in hibernation pods all day long?"

"Could it be that the big cities have already established a second-order wasteland beast breeding industry?"

Bai Ye smiled:

“After advancing to the mid-stage of Tier 2, all the cells in my body have transformed into Tier 2 cells. As long as I'm not in combat, the daily consumption is actually very, very low. Generally, eating half a kilogram of Tier 2 evolved meat every two or three days is enough.”

“This is the minimum consumption to maintain the evolutionary level. In this state, the strength of the evolver will not increase, that is, the number of Tier 2 cells in the body remains constant.”

“As for the Tier 2 mutant beast breeding industry? Their intelligence is higher than most humans. How are you going to convince them to willingly be eaten by humans?”

“Besides, who said that to obtain Tier 2 evolved meat, you must kill Tier 2 mutant beasts?”

Lin Feng's expression changed slightly, and Bai Ye denied all possibilities:

“Then it can't be… eating human meat, right?”

Unlike mutated beasts, human evolutionary cells are mostly concentrated in the brain and mutated parts of the body, especially the brain tissue. Eating too much can easily lead to畸变 or schizophrenia.

That's how the vagrants in the wasteland come about.

And a Tier 2 evolver, before death, would have already transferred the rich source essence in their body to their descendants, so as to ensure the stability of the family's continuation.

Without the blessing of the source essence, the evolutionary level will also plummet, and evolved meat will naturally cease to exist.

Just like the mutant beast tribes in the wilderness, so many of their kind gather around the chieftain-level mutant beasts, on the one hand, to ensure that the chieftain does not lose themselves, and on the other hand, to ensure that the strength of the race steadily improves.

The two complement each other and continue to survive.

“Human meat? You're thinking too much. It's not the barbaric era of the past anymore. Top-tier forces have already conquered Tier 2 evolution and can artificially cultivate Tier 2 cells, and even catalyze Tier 2 evolvers.”

Bai Ye spoke eloquently. Her experience far exceeded Lin Feng's, especially the relevant common sense of high-level evolvers in the wasteland:

“Like the cultivators of the Holy Spring Church, they only need to drink the Holy Spring water of the corresponding level to replenish the evolutionary cells in their bodies, as well as all the necessary energy.”

“This is also one of the reasons why the Church can support so many cultivators and become a top-tier force in the wasteland.”

“They have the great Lord of the Holy Spring standing behind them.”

“As for the hunters of the Guild, and some evolvers of first-rate forces, including us, we all buy the necessary high-level materials in the big cities on a daily basis.”

“For example, synthesized Tier 2 evolved meat not only has no risk of gene pollution, but also is rich in a certain amount of Tier 2 source essence, is nutritious, and can be preserved for a long time.”

“Synthesized evolved meat?”

Lin Feng was a little puzzled. The last time he heard about this was during the Old Earth era, a group of vegetarians came up with a product that was an intelligence tax.

Bai Ye nodded:

“That's right, synthesized. And the Holy City in front of Oasis Town has it. An organization called the Life Farm, formerly a biotechnology company, masters the cultivation of Tier 2 evolved cells of Rockhorn Horses and other mutant beasts.”

“The Li family's Tier 2 source essence was bought from it.”

“And to master these technologies, a large number of in vivo experiments must be carried out, so living Tier 2 chieftain-level mutant beasts are far more valuable than dead ones.”

“It's just that the difficulty of capture is too great. Without the cooperation of multiple late-stage Tier 2 evolvers, it is difficult to capture them alive.”

“When the breeding farm under my command is running smoothly in the future, I will invite you to hunt and capture a chieftain-level Rockhorn Horse together. As long as we establish a Tier 2 evolved meat synthesis factory, I will cover all your evolved meat needs!”

Lin Feng's mouth twitched. The matter was still far from being settled, but Bai Ye had already started drawing cakes. As expected of the leader of the Salvation Army.

However, this also reminded Lin Feng that if he could conquer and master the artificial cultivation technology of Tier 2 evolutionary cells, then could Tier 3 also be mass-produced?

Back in the Old Earth era, because Tier 3 evolvers huddled together for warmth, research institutions could not conduct experiments and analysis on them. Even if there were any, they were private teams under the command of evolvers, and the results were difficult to benefit the public…

Now, after thousands of years of turmoil, and with the rise and rule of the Gods, holding power and oppressing the world, research on Tier 3 evolution can definitely be carried out.

After Lin Feng asked about this, Bai Ye nodded and looked towards the northern wilderness:

“I heard that the super top-tier force ruling the Northern Lands seems to have initially researched artificial Tier 3 cells, but Tier 3 Kings do not need to eat evolved meat of the same level. The gene radiation they release can directly change the surrounding environment, and then extract higher-level biological matter from the environment.”

“Just like in the ruins forbidden zone.”

“This is also why Tier 3 Kings cultivate their own first-rate forces, all stemming from the need for survival…”

“Currently, Tier 3 cell agents are still in the experimental stage, and some late-stage Tier 2 evolvers are trying to implant them to see if they can cross the chasm from Tier 2 to Tier 3.”

“But it's difficult. Tier 3 requires the transformation of abilities, and the fusion of spirit and body, while Tier 3 cells are only the foundation, and even more so the result. There's no shortcut.”

Lin Feng nodded as if he understood.

Then, he followed Bai Ye and took the reward.

An hour later, Lin Feng returned to the nearby camp, carrying a sack of jerky and a small box containing five pure evolution agents.

There were only fifty kilograms of Level 17 evolved jerky, and the remaining half, along with the five evolution agents, would be delivered to Lin Feng later when the Salvation Army attacked the Oasis Town farm village.

Bai Ye had already made the biggest concession, so Lin Feng also decided to wait and complete the task as soon as possible to reduce his stay.

After all, this little bit of evolved jerky couldn't stop his tunnel cleaning and collection plan.

After Lin Feng left, Bai Ye immediately ordered the Salvation Army to speed up the packing.

Ma Li, who had inspected the machine tool equipment, came over and led her machine repair personnel to start dismantling it.

She looked at Lin Feng's departing figure and slowly said:

“This guy probably won't give up so easily, he definitely wants to go down and continue his actions.”

Bai Ye shrugged:

“Let him be. I've said all I can say. Even if a bird dies for food, it's what he deserves.”

Ma Li nodded, but then thought of something:

“He should have something to rely on. Listening to your introduction and his performance just now, he doesn't look like he's in trouble at all.”

“This guy is definitely not simple. The power of the cannon in his hand is much stronger than that of ordinary gun ability users. Maybe there are some secrets behind him.”

The corners of Bai Ye's mouth raised slightly:

“Who can make a name for themselves in the wasteland without a few tricks up their sleeve? Even us, we had the legacy of the Royal City before we could get to where we are now.”

“Let's go. After this operation is successfully resolved, I'm going to start taking the final step…”

Ma Li was slightly surprised:

“Really? Didn't you say it would take at least a few more years?”

A layer of blue light appeared in Bai Ye's clear eyes. The aura in her body was long and majestic, like a white tiger hibernating and breathing. Ripples of distorted space faintly rippled around her:

“After fighting the Tier 3 Aberrant King, I had some unexpected insights and gains. It shouldn't take long.”

“When I become a Tier 3 King, Lin Feng will have no secrets in front of us.”