Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded

With the Liu siblings officially joining, the new five-person team began to get busy.

The first task was to take stock of the team's supplies.

For ordinary first-rate wasteland teams, or even hunting teams under Evolvers, this task was generally entrusted to the captain's confidants or done by the captain themselves.

However, this involved two issues: first, the character of the person in charge, whether they would be biased or corrupt; and second, the professionalism of the person in charge, their ability to rationally allocate existing resources and formulate future plans, etc.

Especially the latter, don't underestimate these measures.

They may seem insignificant, but sometimes they can determine the fate of a team.

Most wasteland teams, including hunting teams, are often quite strong and have good harvests each time they go out hunting, but they often fall apart because of unreasonable planning and arrangements, and the leaders and bosses are extravagant and wasteful…

Ultimately, this leads to the team's disintegration.

Some starve to death, others run away.

Therefore, careful calculation and planning must be cultivated as a good habit from the beginning.

Ding Yi took out all the remaining jerky in the team, and to show sincerity, Liu Qian also took out the dehydrated jerky they had been allocated from their compartment.

On Lin Feng's side, of the forty pounds of wolf jerky, about ten pounds had already been eaten, as continuous battles consumed a lot of energy.

Each time a point of health was spent on repairing and upgrading items, a pound of wolf meat needed to be eaten to replenish it.

Of the one hundred and fifty kilograms of dehydrated jerky harvested this time, after deducting the clothes and supplies that the three of them bought at the car grocery store, there were still one hundred and twenty kilograms left.

Mainly because Chen Shanshan spent a lot, those two watches alone cost fourteen kilograms.

In addition, there were also twenty kilograms of rockhorn horse tenderloin belonging to Lin Feng and Chen Shanshan.

Lin Feng had already eaten two kilograms of his share.

This part was privately owned and not included.

The Liu siblings had one hundred kilograms of jerky, and had only spent less than ten kilograms before, exchanging it for two sets of clean clothes.

As for their tenderloin, it was also not included.

Currently, there were still a total of two hundred and ten kilograms of jerky and fifteen kilograms of wolf meat.

The latter was used as daily reserves and would not be touched for the time being.

After inquiring about everyone's arrangements, Liu Qian quickly completed the statistics and formulated a reasonable plan:

"Of the three hundred and sixty points, with one point equivalent to one kilogram of jerky, no more than two hundred points can be used for modifying the tricycle. The remaining one hundred and sixty points will be needed by the three of you to purchase and upgrade equipment, about fifty points per person."

"The tricycle modification is a long-term project. If we encounter a suitable opportunity later, we may sell it or use it as an auxiliary vehicle to carry supplies."

"For example, after Captain Chen is promoted to an Evolver and obtains a motorhome, the tricycle will not be of much use. Therefore, investing too much in one go is not commensurate with the benefits."

"We need to invest resources in the areas where we need them most…"

Saying that, Liu Qian, squatting in front of the pile of jerky, looked at the three main combat forces in the team:

"The most important thing now is to increase the success rate of hunting, complete the first-tier advancement, and transform from a wasteland team into a backbone force in the five major villages, a stable hunting team!"

Everyone looked at each other, not expecting Liu Qian to have such a clear plan for the future, which was much more planned than those teams that "live one day at a time"—just muddling through.

But only in this way can the team ensure that it is on the road to progress, instead of being complacent and sitting idle, only considering going out when supplies are running low.

Many uncultured and unskilled wasteland teams, including some hunting teams, are like this…

Often, after working hard for a while and reaping a full harvest, they begin to indulge and slack off, which, although it promotes consumption in Oasis Town, is extremely detrimental to the personal and team growth.

Lin Feng needed someone like Liu Qian with a clear head to play the role of management accountant, reminding himself and his teammates to stay motivated:

"That's right, let's do it this way. Let's go to the Hunter's Guild together this time and exchange these two hundred kilograms of jerky for shopping points first."

"Then we'll take a look at the tricycle's accessory modifications."

Liu Qian nodded and added:

"It's two hundred and ten kilograms of dehydrated jerky!"

After the discussion, everyone immediately moved the piles of dehydrated jerky into the tricycle's carriage.

Lin Feng also specially brought his remaining tenderloin, wanting to inquire about the price.

These parts that can bring strengthening effects should be more valuable than ordinary jerky.

On the way to the Hunter's Guild, Lin Feng asked about this.

Liu Qian, sitting diagonally opposite Lin Feng, said:

"These parts are uniformly called 'strengthening meat'."

"Generally speaking, the lower the level of the Enhancer, the better the effect of eating it. And if the level of the wasteland beast is lower than that of the Enhancer, then it only has the effect of replenishing nutrition and restoring state."

"The heart and tenderloin of a level nine rockhorn horse are more valuable, several times the value of other parts."

"That's about all I know…"

At this time, Chen Shanshan, who was riding the tricycle in front, added:

"Strengthening meat generally only grows and accumulates in late-stage level seven to nine wasteland beasts, as the energy foundation for them to advance to a first-tier wasteland beast."

"Liu Qian is right, the lower the strength level of the eater, the better the strengthening effect. For example, after you and Ding Yi eat it, you can probably level up two levels, reaching level six strengthening level."

"The strengthening effect won't be so strong later."

"I didn't have any strengthening effect when I ate that level seven wilderness wolf before."

"As for the rockhorn horse tenderloin, for me, it's enough to complete the final level nine strengthening, and eating it later can only be used to quickly restore state."

"Give some to Ding Yi to strengthen her to level five, and I plan to keep the rest as rations for hunting battles."

"If sold, I remember it seems that five kilograms is equivalent to a strengthening agent, and the price ranges from ten to thirty points."

"The specific value assessment depends on the strengthening level of the wasteland beast and the energy content of the strengthening meat."

"Why, do you want to sell the remaining tenderloin?"

Lin Feng nodded. He was only at level six strengthening now, and it was too extravagant to rely on eating level nine tenderloin to replenish nutrition. The thirty pounds of level seven wolf meat in the team was enough.

He still had eight kilograms of tenderloin left, which could be exchanged for at least sixteen points, plus the purchase quota of fifty points per person, for a total of nearly seventy points.

Buying a pair of resin glasses, plus a set of combat suit parts and materials, wouldn't be a big problem.

Returning to the Hunter's Guild, the two women who hadn't been there last time were also shocked by the air conditioning in the corridor after entering the gate.

They were stunned for a moment before catching up with the others.

After entering the hall, the group exchanged the two hundred and ten kilograms of dehydrated jerky they carried for shopping points, and then walked towards the shops of the other four major villages.

Lin Feng stayed in front of the butcher shop and took out the eight kilograms of rockhorn horse tenderloin in his hand.

The butcher tore off a little to taste, nodded, and then offered a price of four points per kilogram:

"The strengthening meat of level nine wasteland beasts is the most expensive, worth five or six points per kilogram. The meat quality of wild rockhorn horses is average. It could have been five points, but the energy density of your meat is a bit low. It's estimated to be a very weak level nine rockhorn horse…"

"So, at most four points."

"How about it? Do you want to exchange it?"

A trace of joy flashed in Lin Feng's eyes, but he quickly restrained it and handed over the heavy tenderloin.

This offer had already far exceeded his expectations. While admiring the other party's professionalism, he reached a deal.

A total of eight kilograms, which translated to thirty-two shopping points, immediately made Lin Feng's funds much more abundant.

But after the butcher boss collected the tenderloin, he didn't directly hand over the shopping point chips to Lin Feng, but instead moved out a low-temperature frozen fresh-keeping box from under the counter.

Opening it, there were more than twenty tube-shaped liquids.

Then the boss enthusiastically introduced to Lin Feng:

"This is high technology from Oasis, produced by the Li family who controls the farm. After drinking it, paired with ordinary dehydrated jerky, you can complete the upgrade."

"Little brother, I don't think you've reached the late stage of strengthening yet, right? The three stages of the early, middle, and late stages of Enhancers require eating super high energy density strengthening meat each time they cross over. These strengthening potions are the concentrated version extracted."

"Potions are also divided into three levels: early, middle, and high, according to the three stages of strengthening. A high-level potion can allow you to successfully advance to a level seven Enhancer!"

"It's hard to say when you'll hunt a level seven or higher wasteland beast next time. Why not buy one now to increase your strength and have a guarantee when you go out to do bounty missions!"

"After all, strength is the foundation."

Looking at these strengthening agents in the freezer, coupled with the boss's introduction…

Lin Feng suddenly became a little tempted.

Because he had already risen to a level six Enhancer, and only needed to rise one more level to break through the upper limit in a small range.

Although there was only a difference of one hundred kilograms of strength between level six and level seven, the life levels of the two were different.

Level six belonged to the middle stage of Enhancers, with an average strength of about half a ton, and only six or seven hundred kilograms could be exerted with full force, but level seven was the late stage of Enhancers, and six or seven hundred kilograms of strength was the basic value, which could be easily used.

This was also the reason why Qi Shan and others, who had the strength of several mid-stage Enhancers, did not dare to kill.

They could only rely on inciting the remaining team members to force Chen Shanshan to compromise in a situation of "popular discontent."

But in that situation, if any level eight late-stage Enhancer had directly killed the leading Qi Shan, the other agreeing lackeys wouldn't have dared to fart.

Chen Shanshan's temperament was still too soft. After all, she was only an eighteen-year-old girl. Although she had awakened at the age of twelve, she had been following her Evolver master for the past six years, and her mind and personality were not as good as Ding Yi, who had just arrived a month ago.

Now that the Liu siblings had joined the team, there were more variables, and Lin Feng also needed to become a late-stage Enhancer as soon as possible to have more confidence in leading the team's decisions.

So, buying a strengthening potion now to break through to a level seven late-stage Enhancer was extremely cost-effective.

Moreover, next time, as long as he hunted a level nine wasteland beast, he could directly become a level nine Enhancer like Liu Mingfei.

And start preparing for the first-tier advancement.

Not to mention that the item upgrade system sets the upper limit according to Lin Feng's level.

Under multiple demands, Lin Feng hesitated for a few seconds.

Until the reminder of the upgrade completion jumped out of the corner of his eye, Lin Feng made up his mind and asked:

"How many points is a high-level strengthening potion?"