Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded

The next morning, Lin Feng was invited to the Oasis warship. He learned of this news on the top floor of a high-rise building in the upper-class district.

The premise for the Li family agreeing to the arena battle was that Lin Feng, the referee acting as an intermediary, had to have a match with Li Hao, the head of the Li family, a level 26 evolver at the mid-stage limit of the Second Order.

It was just a friendly exchange.

The current purpose was to prove that Lin Feng had the strength and qualifications to serve as the referee for this battle determining the ownership of the Oasis, and to protect the extremely important Oasis Key.

When Father Su'an informed Lin Feng of this matter, he immediately became interested.

Originally, he was regretting only being able to observe a true duel between Second Order powerhouses, but now that Lin Feng's strength had greatly increased, he finally had the opportunity to try it out himself.

Although battles were dangerous, they were also extremely valuable.

In the harsh environment of the wasteland, only by relying on one's fists to carve out a place in the world could one gain the respect and awe of others.

This was more effective than any deterrence or leveraging of power.

Seeing the gleam in Lin Feng's eyes, Father Su'an thought he was worried, so he comforted him:

"It's just a friendly match, not a life-or-death struggle. It'll probably just be finding an open space and exchanging a few moves. Besides, both sides will send people, so don't worry."

"With the deterrence of your previous weapon tests, even if the Li family has other intentions, they won't dare to be too blatant."

"They're probably worried that you'll stand on our side, or they want to see if they can directly snatch it from you."

Lin Feng smiled and said:

Lin Feng shrugged, not taking it seriously:

"Even if a second-rate local family sells everything they have, it's not as beneficial as a single word from the Holy City Diocese. I can still tell the difference."

Father Su'an hummed in agreement, then led Lin Feng upstairs:

"The highest meeting of the Oasis is above. All nine administrators have arrived for this arena competition."

"Although we have already spoken to the Li family, the procedures still have to be followed on the surface. No one will refuse to reduce the intensity of the conflict, except for those who are determined to rebel."

"In addition to that, they plan to give you the title of Honorary Administrator first."

Lin Feng stopped and was slightly stunned, looking back at Father Su'an behind him.

The latter continued to explain:

"After all, as the referee, you have to stay on the Oasis next, and you need a decent title to take over the Oasis and protect the Oasis Key."

"According to the rules, only an administrator can take on this important task; anyone else is illegal."

"Also, the subsequent honorary deputy mayor also requires a certain status to be promoted. Currently, there has been no direct promotion from civilian to this level."

"If you are a late-stage Second Order powerhouse, you can be exempt from this rule, but since you are only in the early-stage Second Order, you have to follow the procedures step by step and follow the arrangements."

Lin Feng nodded, roughly understanding what he meant.

An early-stage Second Order cultivator in the wasteland can only be considered the starting point of a second-rate force, at most able to form a small settlement. An organization of this scale is not worthy of the Church's attention, so how can it be given a legitimate identity?

At least, it must be like the Salvation Army, with a powerful leader in the late-stage Second Order. In this way, a medium-sized settlement of tens of thousands of people can be established to contribute to the Church and pay taxes.

This is the process of recruitment for illegal forces, but if you want to go through internal promotion, it is not so troublesome.

First, join the Oasis Town. When it is taken over and reorganized by the Holy City, Lin Feng, as an administrator, will naturally receive reasonable rewards as long as he contributes to the handover process.

And obtain a higher level of identity.

Under Father Su'an's gaze, Lin Feng slowly ascended the high-rise and arrived at a conference room on the top floor.

Inside was a rectangular table, with the highest-ranking person in Oasis Town, Bishop Zhang Hui, sitting in the main seat.

At this moment, he was wearing the Church's white casual attire, his hair and eyebrows were gray, but his eyebrows still showed majesty.

On his left side sat Xu Wanfeng, the mid-stage Second Order president of the Hunter Guild, followed by two other priests of the Church, both in the early-stage Second Order, and Administrator Han Tao, who was promoted to the Second Order more than ten years ago.

He was also the only one here who was born as a wasteland resident and hunter, with the most abundant experience in wasteland survival and combat.

On Bishop Zhang Hui's right side was Li Hao of the Li family, who, like Xu Wanfeng on the opposite side, was in the mid-stage Second Order. Next were the leaders of Motorcycle Village and Dawn Village, and finally, sitting across from Han Tao, was Li Mingquan, who had been in contact with Lin Feng.

The order of the seats was linked to the level of evolution.

The two priests and the two village leaders across the table, although in the early-stage Second Order, were all at the limit of level twenty-three.

And Li Mingquan and Han Tao at the end of the seat, one was still level twenty-two, and the other was even lower, only level twenty-one.

However, Han Tao had been promoted to the Second Order for less than twenty years, and being able to advance one level in just twenty years was extremely difficult for him, who started from scratch.

Lin Feng glanced roughly and walked in to take a seat amidst Li Mingquan's greetings.

Sitting at the end of the long table, facing the entrance of the conference room, he faced Bishop Zhang Hui in the main seat from afar.

Including himself, there were ten people present.

After Lin Feng took his seat, Bishop Zhang Hui, who was in the main seat, spoke first:

"Congratulations to Mr. Lin Feng for successfully becoming the tenth Second Order evolver in Oasis Town!"

"Next, regarding the proposal for Lin Feng's Honorary Administrator, please raise your hands to vote."

As soon as Zhang Hui finished speaking, everyone immediately expressed their opinions. As expected, they all agreed.

Because the Honorary Administrator was only a symbolic title, it was only when there were no other administrators on the Oasis warship that the powers of an administrator could be exercised.

Or when the council reviews matters and cannot form a majority vote to pass a resolution, they can express their views.

It was equivalent to a substitute for a formal administrator.

After the proposal was passed, a letter of agreement was quickly sent to Lin Feng by a receptionist in a fitted black suit.

The cover of the agreement was written with the Letter of Appointment for Honorary Administrator, a total of two copies.

Lin Feng flipped through it and took a rough look. They were all introductions to the powers and obligations of the administrator, as well as responsibilities, etc.

Finally, it had to be archived and sent to the Holy City for record. After all, Oasis Town nominally belonged to a part of the Holy City, but it had been separated for many years and became an autonomous region.

But the Holy City still needed to know about personnel appointments and the like, especially since Oasis Town's most important water source was still firmly controlled by the Holy City.

The latter hoped to intensify the conflict between Zhang Hui and the Li family, causing both sides to suffer, so that they could smoothly take over Oasis Town, rather than spending more effort and cost to remove the network of relationships entrenched on the Oasis.

After all, the Oasis was located far away and was extremely remote.

If they took over completely, there would inevitably be future infighting and deceit, or they would use thunderous means, resulting in a lose-lose situation.

Although the Holy City had absolute force, the latter could also fight to the death and directly destroy the Oasis warship.

The local clans like the Li family were fine, but for the Holy City Diocese, the truly difficult person to deal with was actually the person in charge of the Oasis, Bishop Zhang Hui, who lost the election eight hundred years ago.

If Lin Feng could help the Church resolve this major problem and successfully hand over the intact Oasis Town, he would naturally receive considerable benefits.

However, it currently seems that Bishop Zhang Hui intends for Father Su An to take over and receive the greatest reward, then use this current honorary magistrate status to formally promote him to Deputy Town Chief through due process.

By then, the local clans would have to accept their fate, with some dying and others fleeing. Oasis Town, including the tens of thousands of nearby wasteland residents, would become slaves under the Church's rule.

Lin Feng, as one of the prominent contributors, would smoothly be promoted, transferred, and leave, which would be a very normal occurrence.

After all, the Holy City's ultimate goal is to take over everything completely and not want outsiders to interfere.

After reading all the clauses and content, Lin Feng immediately signed his name, officially becoming an honorary magistrate in Oasis Town.

Besides the nine people present, he was the highest-ranking figure on the surface.

The two copies of the agreement were then taken away by the receptionist, leaving Lin Feng with a letter of appointment, which had the Oasis Town seal and the Church's emblem on it.

It was a symbol of his status.

With it, even if Lin Feng went to the Holy City, he would not be stopped or harassed by the guards. Instead, he would be received by the local person in charge.

After putting away the letter of appointment, the meeting continued.

The next thing discussed was the focus of this meeting: the discussion about the ownership of the Oasis Key.

This matter should not have been brought out into the open directly.

Especially with the Oasis Church in a state of being outwardly strong but inwardly weak, it should have maintained a tough stance.

However, Bishop Zhang Hui, who was in the head seat, had already made a decision, citing his old age and the need to quickly decide on the next person in charge of Oasis:

"To ensure fairness and impartiality, and to convince everyone, I have decided to choose the strongest among us through a martial arts contest to lead Oasis Town forward."

As he spoke, Zhang Hui looked at Xu Wanfeng on his left.

The president of the Wasteland Hunters Guild was the third most important person in Oasis Town, second only to the Church Bishop and the Li family head. Although this martial arts contest was not discussed with her beforehand, it needed her support to proceed smoothly.

Although the Guild had always maintained a neutral attitude, it would still stand on the side of the weaker party to maintain the superficial balance of power among the three forces.

Just like when Oasis Town was first established, the Guild and the local clan, the Li family, were quite close.

Even when the Li family and the other three villages were unable to afford the long-distance transportation of heavy-duty trucks, many transportation needs were met by borrowing the Wasteland Hunters Guild's trucks.

As a result, the Li family even proposed marriage to Xu Wanfeng's younger sister, Xu Wanshuang, the current vice president.

However, because the Li family's Rockhorn Horse industry had already gotten on track, the leader of the Motorcycle Village had successfully advanced to the second rank, and Dawn Village had also been established…

The three villages, united, were enough to contend with the Holy Spring Church.

Therefore, the offer of marriage and cooperation was rejected on the grounds of the Guild's independence.

After that, as Zhang Hui, the bishop in charge of the Oasis Church, grew older and older, and the Holy City continued to send people to test and divide his power…

The Wasteland Hunters Guild stood on the side of the Oasis Church, advancing and retreating together, and facing the pressure from the Li family together.

The reason for the repeated changes was nothing more than for their own interests. Only by maintaining the stability of Oasis Town could the Guild, which had no foundation, continue to develop.

Now, Bishop Zhang Hui wanted to reduce the intensity of the rebellion and narrow the turmoil to the high-level officials, resolving the dispute through a martial arts contest…

This was naturally what Xu Wanfeng wanted.

After all, after the end, everything would remain the same.

Whether it was maintaining the original Church rule or letting Oasis Town have a new owner, as long as the order below was not broken, the Guild would continue to make money.

Moreover, the recent increase in the price of enhanced meat and evolved meat had already made the Guild a lot of money, and the next few years would be the time to digest it.

It's better to have peace and recuperation.

Just as Xu Wanfeng was about to agree, the cautious her looked at the row opposite, and suddenly realized that the Li family and others did not seem too surprised or resistant to this proposal.

This also meant that the Church had already approached them about the martial arts contest in advance, and the two sides had reached an agreement.

Xu Wanfeng frowned slightly and turned to look at the man sitting at the end of the long table.

The current changes in the situation were obviously closely related to this newly arrived second-order evolver.

From a superficial analysis, a martial arts contest was obviously more beneficial to the Church than a direct battle between the two sides.

Because although the Guild supported the Church, Xu Wanfeng and her subordinates would not risk their lives to suppress the rebels for the Church.

Then, the reason for pushing the Li family to agree could only come from Lin Feng, this powerful firearms ability user.

In other words, the balance of power between the Church and the Li family had been broken.

Xu Wanfeng would not bother to analyze the hidden cards and hidden methods behind the two sides. She only needed to understand the comparison of strength to predict the final result.

The only reason Lin Feng chose to completely lean towards the Church was the identity that the Church could give him.

Otherwise, his motorcade could only operate around Oasis Town. Leaving here, they would be no different from wanderers.

And in the future, if he wanted this identity to be recognized by the Holy City, the Oasis Church would inevitably make trade-offs.

In other words, Lin Feng's current behavior must have the factors of the Holy City Diocese, at least he was very confident that he would obtain the approval of the Diocese in the future.

As the president of the Oasis branch of the Wasteland Hunters Guild, Xu Wanfeng also knew something about the tug-of-war between the Oasis Church and the Holy City Diocese.

This was also the reason why she firmly supported the Oasis Church.

A relaxed environment is more suitable for the development of the Guild.

Especially in the two tigers fighting in Oasis, the Guild, as a legitimate and reasonable middle faction, can seize the most benefits.

And once Oasis Town is taken over by the Holy City Diocese, the business that the Guild can conduct will only become less and less, and the restrictions and shackles imposed on them will become more and more.

If it is in the later stage, it is fine, but if you want to develop in the early stage, you must concentrate all resources.

The Guild may have to work for the Church for many years in vain until the new person in charge forms a stable rule.

Thinking of this, Xu Wanfeng took back the support that had already reached her lips in time, and instead said:

"If the other families support this proposal, the Guild has no objection…"

"It's just that the Guild has always adhered to a neutral and fair attitude. If a martial arts contest is to be held, I hope that the Guild can be the referee as an intermediary!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was suddenly shocked.

Bishop Zhang Hui frowned slightly.

The people of the Li family suddenly brightened their eyes.

Lin Feng looked at the only woman present, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Bishop Zhang Hui coughed lightly twice, and was about to respond.

Li Hao next to him continued:

"I think what President Xu said is right. The Wasteland Hunters Guild is an independent force in Oasis Town and has always maintained a fair and just attitude…"

"It is most appropriate for the Guild to serve as the referee and the organizer of the contest!""

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