Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded

Compared to her 女强人 (strong woman) style before the Mount Tai ruins trip, Xu Wanshuang, as the vice president of the guild, was now respectful when welcoming Lin Feng, with a hint of flattery in her words.

This contrasting change was due to the rapid improvement in the strength of the young man before her.

When he was at the late stage of Tier 1, he was just a Tier 1 Evolver. No matter how strong he was, he was still only Tier 1. He was given the title of Special Hunter because of his great potential.

But now, crossing the threshold from level 19 to level 20, he naturally leaped through the dragon gate, becoming one of the nine governing officials of the Oasis Town's highest council, and the eleventh Tier 2 Evolver after Su An, the clergyman.

Among the nearly 20,000 permanent residents and 50,000 to 60,000 wastelanders, only these top-of-the-pyramid powerhouses could be born.

Even among the wanderer forces in the wasteland and in the holy city ahead, the status of Tier 2 Evolvers was equally high.

What Xu Wanshuang didn't expect was that in just less than a week, within six short days, Lin Feng had gone from just entering the late stage of Tier 1, a level 17 Evolver, to the level 20 existence before her.

In fact, as early as half a day ago, Ding Yi, a member of Lin Feng's team, came to visit and told Xu Wanshuang about this, and she was still deeply skeptical.

After all, breaking through three levels in a row, and also a qualitative evolution across stages, unless one obtained a great opportunity and possessed a solid foundation, no Evolver could improve so quickly.

It also required great courage.

After all, becoming a Tier 2 Evolver was not difficult for the high-level people in the wasteland. What was more difficult than a Tier 2 source essence was how to support a Tier 2 powerhouse.

So, until half an hour ago, when she received a message from the Oasis warship confirming that Lin Feng had really been promoted to a Tier 2 Evolver, her mind immediately became active.

After discussion, the high-level members of the Hunter Guild were inclined towards the former.

Because Lin Feng must have his own confidence.

Then the next thing would be much easier to handle.

Most of the gains a hunter makes in the wasteland are of little use to themselves and need to be exchanged for what they need through transactions.

This is where the Hunter Guild comes into play.

They are not only intermediaries for receiving and distributing tasks, but also the link between various settlements in the wasteland.

They can transmit and sell intelligence, supplies, and even various evolution agents, earning huge price differences.

And the emergence of a Tier 2 Evolver who has gained a firm foothold, especially a gun-wielding ability user, will undoubtedly generate more benefits.

Therefore, along with the news confirming that Lin Feng had become a Tier 2 Evolver, there was also an order personally issued by the president of the Oasis branch of the Hunter Guild, asking Xu Wanshuang, the vice president stationed in the guild, to prepare to welcome Lin Feng.

This is why Xu Wanshuang personally came forward to welcome Lin Feng and treat him to a feast.

Lin Feng arranged for Chen Shanshan and Ma Chenfeng to stay on the Rock Horse chariot, and then, under Xu Wanshuang's warm welcome, came to the office.

Xu Wanshuang sat back at her desk, waved her hand to dismiss the people around her. The heat outside made her pant lightly, and she unbuttoned three buttons on her chest, revealing a patch of snow-white skin.

After doing this, she lowered her head and said softly:

"Congratulations, Mr. Lin, on advancing to Tier 2 Evolver. Your identity upgrade has been arranged, and you have become a formal One-Star Hunter."

"When the next Holy Spring Day arrives, the identity authentication will also go to the Holy City branch with the pilgrimage convoy for modification."

"At that time, Master Lin will be able to freely enter and exit the branch's district and enjoy the treatment of a One-Star Hunter."

Lin Feng nodded, these were all small matters.

However, since Xu Wanshuang mentioned this, Lin Feng also thought of the corrupted people he encountered during this trip to the ruins forbidden area:

"I encountered an attack from corrupted people deep in the ruins. There were two Special Hunters in the late stage of Tier 1, and a One-Star Hunter wearing powered armor."

Fearing that Xu Wanshuang didn't know what a corrupted person was, Lin Feng specifically explained.

As for the One-Star Hunter, it was the guild rating above the Special Hunter. One star represents the early stage of Tier 2, and by analogy, three stars represent the late stage of Tier 2.

It is said that above three stars, there are also Hunter Kings representing Tier 3 powerhouses, but these are all at the top of the guild, the controllers of all branches and sub-branches.

Compared to establishing a dictatorial rule of a royal city, an association organization that focuses on transactions can also seize and accumulate huge wealth and resources, and even support multiple Tier 3 powerhouses.

Conversely, these Tier 3 Hunter Kings can also provide shelter and credit to the Hunter Guild, enabling it to take root and sprout like weeds in major settlements.

Lin Feng's current status as a hunter in the Hunter Guild is also the only identity he can offer, and after becoming a Tier 2 Evolver, the rights and status he possesses are naturally different from what they were before.

Because those who are still willing to stay in the Hunter Guild basically want to advance quickly and sprint to higher evolution levels with all their heart.

They don't want to take the "step-by-step" old road, first cultivate their own forces, and then accumulate resources step by step.

Although this is more comfortable, the risk is extremely low, and they can exchange their long lifespan and time for living space...

But after a long period of stable days, people will become lax, even Evolvers are no exception.

Until they have gone through half their lives and face the extinction of consciousness, they remember to evolve, but their bodies and spirits can no longer keep up.

Moreover, which of those who can take this step is not an Evolver who claims to be a proud son of heaven, full of ambition and determination to launch an impact towards the Tier 3 King.

Therefore, most of them choose to continue to risk their lives, fighting in various ruins, forbidden areas, and even in the friction and conflicts of major forces...

To earn a lot of evolution resources from it.

And such Tier 2 powerhouses are the most loved and welcomed by the Hunter Guild.

Because they can earn huge profits for them.

As brokers of resources and commissions, Tier 2 Evolvers are the most handy tools.

If it is to be even better, it must be the difference in ability types.

Among many abilities, only the gun ability is the most equipped with wilderness hunters with mercenary nature.

There is no trouble that artillery cannot solve, if there is, it must be that the power is not enough.

Therefore, the Hunter Guild's attention to Lin Feng is far greater than that of ordinary Tier 2 Evolvers.

A newly promoted level 20 Evolver cannot move the guild president to personally issue orders.

And Lin Feng, as a gun ability user, can get a higher level and treatment and get the courtesy of a Two-Star Hunter.

In addition, with the current situation in Oasis Town, Lin Feng, as a Tier 2 gun ability user, can completely become an existence that can influence the situation.

In the balance of power between the church and the local big family, Lin Feng, as the last weight to appear, will determine which side the victory is directed to.

But this does not conform to the interests of the Hunter Guild.

Or rather, it is not good for the guild to have a winner too quickly.

In fact, the guild does not care who wins or loses, as long as the war breaks out, it will be beneficial to them.

Moreover, only in the case of a lose-lose situation will the final winner be more dependent on the power of the guild to restore post-war order.

As a standard neutral faction, either let the situation remain the same, and they can obtain benefits by mediating in it, or one side wins miserably, and maintains a balance with the guild.

If Lin Feng leads to the Holy Spring Church and helps the church quickly quell the rebellion, the entire Oasis Town will become the church's one-man show in the future.

The survival space left for the Guild will become smaller and smaller.

And if the Church wins a pyrrhic victory, it will inevitably have to rely on the strength of the Holy City Branch to provide assistance, in a situation where it is unable to mobilize a large amount of supplies for aid.

Conceding the interests of the pilgrimage convoy and some villages can allow the Oasis Guild branch to support a few more Tier 2 evolvers.

Now that Lin Feng mentioned other One-Star Hunters, Xu Wanshuang was stunned for a moment, then recalled a Guild internal briefing she had seen a long time ago.

It mentioned a Hunter team that suffered heavy losses in the Mount Tai ruins, and even a One-Star Hunter wearing power armor unfortunately perished.

In the end, apart from obtaining information about the armory and two ordinary small lathes, there were no other gains.

It can be said that the losses were heavy.

However, their original real purpose was to go to the bottom of the ruins' forbidden area to find if there was any pure source essence preserved from the Old Earth era.

Unlike other emerging royal city forces, the Hunter Guild can trace its history back to the same time as the current top wasteland forces, and naturally understands many secrets of the past.

Among them, the battle of the Gods in the Mount Tai shelter involved an existence no weaker than the Gods, and He was also the controller of the shelter.

As early as the Old Earth era, He dominated one side.

Therefore, a large amount of pure source essence must be preserved within the ruins of His shelter.

And the Guild's demand for pure source essence has always remained high.

The main reason is that the families and clans in various places, as well as the first-class royal city forces, all know the advantages brought by flawless evolution in the cultivation of future generations.

This is the most convenient and independent evolutionary path for cultivating new Tier 3 Kings.

Even if it doesn't work, there will be at least two more opportunities for transformation in the future, unlike heterogeneous evolution, where even if you obtain other Tier 2 source essence, you dare not advance to Tier 2.

Or, in the battle of the Kings, if you kill other Tier 3 Kings, if your subordinates have Tier 2 flawless evolvers, they can directly seamlessly connect, seize the evolutionary path of the King, and then inherit his family business.

Therefore, the importance of pure source essence is self-evident.

Apart from the major ruins, the only source of stable production of pure life source essence is the Salvation Army wandering on the wasteland, in addition to the top forces.

In order to ensure their own safety, Chief Bai only trades with the Hunter Guild.

However, the biggest drawback of wanderers is that they have no fixed place to live and no fixed route, and the Holy Spring Church has no way to deal with them.

Therefore, the Hunter Guild has an unwritten rule in its branches and sub-branches: as long as they can supply enough pure source essence, they can be exempted from the profit submission for one year.

Leaving it as the evolutionary resources for the management of the sub-branch.

For example, this time, the Oasis Guild was fortunate enough to get in touch with the Salvation Army led by Bai Ye and obtained a batch of Level 10 pure evolution agents.

Therefore, the Duncan team can receive preferential treatment. The vehicles driving near the Guild are actually a kind of protection.

In return, the annual profit that should have been handed over to the Holy City Branch was exchanged for a large amount of Tier 1 late-stage and Tier 2 evolved meat, and safely delivered to the Oasis on the last Holy Spring Day.

This matter is quite secretive, only known to the higher-ups.

Now that Lin Feng has become a Tier 2 evolver and joined the Guild to be promoted to a One-Star Hunter, as the investor and discoverer of this genius, the Holy City Branch will also have a reward for exemption in the future.

After the two rewards are superimposed, Xu Wanshuang's opportunity to become a Tier 2 evolver and leave the Oasis is already close at hand.

Now, if she can still trade some Tier 2 materials and supplies from Lin Feng's hands, it will be even more secure!

Of course, these are all things for later. The order that Xu Wanshuang's president sister gave her is to stabilize the current situation first and minimize the butterfly effect brought about by this unexpected factor of Lin Feng.

So, after thinking for dozens of seconds, Xu Wanshuang came back to her senses and said embarrassedly:

"Sorry, Mr. Lin's words reminded me of something, and I was a little distracted."

"The team that went to explore the ruins, after being contaminated and becoming corruptors, didn't do anything unfavorable to Mr. Lin, did they?"

Lin Feng smiled. He saw Xu Wanshuang's distraction and silence just now, but looking at the beautiful woman was pleasing to the eye, and the indoor aromatherapy was comforting, so he didn't mind.

After shaking his head, Lin Feng said:

"Two of them became early-stage Tier 2 Abominations, and the One-Star Hunter became a late-stage Tier 2 Abomination. Although their evolution level has slightly increased, their strength is just so-so."

"The only trouble is the armor and power armor they were wearing. I fired several shots before killing them."

Saying that, Lin Feng sighed from the bottom of his heart:

"It's a pity about the power armor on the One-Star Hunter. In order to kill it, I had to blow it up, and in the end, I only recovered a few high-energy batteries. Otherwise, a set of armor would be worth 16,000 points, which should be the most valuable."

Lin Feng did not explain that he was able to kill the late-stage Tier 2 Abomination before advancing to Tier 2. Revealing too much strength may stimulate the Li family even more, affecting the current situation.

Xu Wanshuang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. While marveling at Lin Feng's rapid strength improvement, she nodded and said:

"Mr. Lin has the protection of power armor and the powerful firepower of his abilities, so he is naturally not afraid of contamination."

"This time in the forbidden area of the ruins, you must have gained a lot. A mere set of basic power armor is nothing."

"Now that you have returned in triumph, do you have any insights into the situation in the Oasis?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Wanshuang saw a slight change in the man's face and quickly added:

"This matter was entrusted to me by our Guild President, who is also my sister. She is now being courted and ostracized by both sides, so she wants to ask Mr. Lin's attitude. If you have no intention of getting involved, as a member of the Guild, we can all stick together for warmth."

"In this way, neither side will dare to act rashly."

In the past, when two factions fought, they would always kill the centrists and fence-sitters first, so as not to benefit the fisherman. This is the usual practice.

But the Guild doesn't seem to have much to do with the Oasis.

Whoever wins will not affect its business.

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, obviously not expecting the other party to suddenly ask about this matter.

The Hunter Guild has always maintained a neutral attitude.

Why would they come to test my attitude?

Could it be entrusted by the Li family?

In an instant, many thoughts popped up in Lin Feng's mind, and after a few short seconds, he decided to be honest:

"I want to go to Holy City for development in the future."

First stating his attitude, and then explaining in detail:

"The Church hopes that I will preserve the Holy Spring Church and deal with the low-level evolvers in the other villages. The war in the Oasis will be handled by the Church itself."

"In fact, I don't want to get too involved. No matter the outcome of the Oasis warship, win or lose, after that, I will lead my team members to Holy City for development."

"The small Oasis no longer has many things worth my continued nostalgia."

Hearing what Lin Feng said, Xu Wanshuang breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the Church does not trust the man in front of them too much, but in this way, it is more in line with the strength of the Guild.

Let the Li family and the Church suffer both losses in the Oasis.

Speaking of this, Xu Wanshuang's face returned to a smile:

"Then, Mr. Lin, do you need to buy electric vehicles? Or weapons and equipment? Or evolved meat?"

"We are quite interested in Mr. Lin's gains in the ruins, especially in terms of intelligence."

Lin Feng smiled and did not answer directly, but lowered his voice and said:

"While completing the Church's mission, I also took on a commissioned mission..."

"And the mission employer is the leader of the Salvation Army,"

"Bai Ye."

Hearing this, Xu Wanshuang's pupils shrank sharply.