Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded

“How could a guy with this level of potential be missed by the big cities up ahead?”

“Those bastards have been living off the fat of the land for years. Isn't it normal for them to neglect their duties and let someone like this slip through?”

Inside the Duncan squad's transport vehicle, several members were casually chatting about the ability of the captain of the neighboring squad.

As long as human civilization hasn't completely collapsed, gun-related abilities will always be the most popular. Being able to project firepower remotely to bombard enemies is much safer than close combat, and the margin for error is greater.

Once a rare ability like Lin Feng's appears, various major powers will compete to snatch him up and then carefully cultivate him.

At this moment, Lisa brought up her thoughts:

“If we can bring Lin Feng in, he would definitely be a great help. He also meets Master White's mission requirements. The key is to confirm his relationship with the Church. If he's too deeply involved, it could easily expose us…”

Old Duncan was wiping the gun in his hand. This old partner was older than him. Now, in this wasteland where all sorts of monsters roamed, it only had a deterrent effect.

He didn't express his opinion on the lively discussion among his subordinates.

Potential recruits need to go through strict screening, and it's not enough to just look at their abilities. Otherwise, it would be like Lisa said, inviting trouble.

“Boss, you have to come and see this. That guy is planning to dissect a Tier 1 horse corpse directly. I didn't expect him to be such a rookie.”

A team member leaning against the car door said with a hint of mockery on his face.

Lisa quickly got up and, through the wire mesh outside the window, confirmed that Lin Feng was preparing to cut up the horse corpse with his bare hands in the neighboring team's camp.

She then turned to look at Old Duncan, a trace of worry and eagerness flashing in her eyes.

Old Duncan put away his gun and sighed softly:

“Alright, go take a look. By the way, test him out. If he's willing to learn more and doesn't have a deep relationship with the Church, then give it a try.”

Having obtained the captain's consent, Lisa walked out of the car with a smile and ran towards the neighboring camp.

Lin Feng's team was celebrating their harvest.

For everyone, the primary task was to advance to become Tier 1 Evolvers, and then consider the bounty.

After all, the more Evolvers there are in the team, the stronger they are, whether it's the pressure from the Farm Village or the potential threat from other established Evolvers…

All problems can be easily solved!

As for the bounty for capturing live horses, in the face of absolute strength, it's just icing on the cake, paving the way for Lin Feng's next plan to become an Upper Citizen.

However, just as Lin Feng was preparing to dissect and cut up this female Tier 1 Rockhorn Horse carcass, which weighed a ton and was enormous…

From the Duncan team's camp not far away, that familiar figure came again.

The team's atmosphere, which had been full of laughter and chatter, gradually cooled down. Everyone's hands were on their weapons, their eyes full of vigilance and their movements defensive.

Now was the critical period for Lin Feng to achieve his advancement, and no mistakes could be allowed.

Lin Feng was a little puzzled by Lisa's second visit. After all, now should be each other's rest time, and there was no reason to come and disturb or investigate.

Unless there was another purpose.

Lin Feng put down the work of unloading armor and skinning, and slowly stood up, looking at Lisa who was walking over.

After the latter walked in front of everyone, she gasped for a few breaths, and then pointed to the Rockhorn Horse carcass on the ground, asking with some confusion:

“Is this the first time you've killed a Tier 1 wild beast?”

“Before this, didn't you learn about it?”

Lin Feng was stunned:

“What? Is there a problem with the Tier 1 wild beast corpse? Does it need to be handed over to the Four Great Villages for special handling?”

Lisa's expression was both surprised and delighted.

“It's not a big problem, it's just that you can't touch it directly with your hands!”

“If your skin comes into contact with evolution cells, you will be infected, especially since you are all just late-stage enhanced humans. Your body's immune system can't withstand the invasion of evolution cells.”

“At that time, at best, you will have itching all over your body and skin ulcers… At worst, you will have a persistent high fever and even lose consciousness!”

“The activity of evolution cells is very high. Even if you leave it for several days, it will not die or rot. You can take it back and sell it to the guild. The Four Great Villages will all use evolution agents as a reward to collect Tier 1 wild beast corpses. There is no need for you to dissect it directly in the wild.”

Lin Feng frowned slightly, knowing that what the other party said was correct, but what he wanted was to complete the evolution independently, so as to avoid being controlled by the Farm Village or the Holy Spring Church.

Liu Qian narrowed her eyes slightly. There were few records in the Hunter's Notes about how to deal with Tier 1 wild beast corpses. After all, most Level 9 enhanced humans might not have the opportunity to successfully hunt a Tier 1 wild beast in their lifetime.

Even if they did, most of the handling methods were to sell them to the guilds or the Four Great Villages in Oasis Town in exchange for ready-made evolution agents that had already been extracted.

There was little introduction to independent dissection, because directly eating wild evolution meat was tantamount to suicide.

Lin Feng's actions were indeed a bit risky.

If he hadn't bought a portable purification and extraction filter in Holy Spring Village before, Liu Qian and Chen Shanshan would have stopped him from dissecting it directly.

Now that Lisa came to offer kind reminders, it made Liu Qian notice something was wrong.

The other party was too active and too attentive.

Could it be that she had taken a fancy to Lin Feng's ability?

As for Lin Feng himself, he didn't think so much. He just wanted to complete the Tier 1 evolution as soon as possible, obtain the strength of an Evolver, and increase the upper limit of the item upgrade system.

As long as the evolution is completed, the strength improvement for Lin Feng and the entire team will not only be that there is one more Evolver, but also a comprehensive upgrade of equipment.

“I want to evolve now. Doing so will give me a better chance of capturing a Tier 1 male Rockhorn Horse alive.”

Lin Feng replied, and added:

“I bought a purification filter device from Holy Spring Village that can filter out impurities from the evolution meat.”

Lisa shook her head, feeling a little hesitant:

“The purification of the filter is not 100%, after all, there are risks, and items from the Church can only be used safely if you convert to their Lord.”

Lin Feng's pupils narrowed, and the other party's words definitely had a hidden meaning, so he said in a deep voice:

“You seem to know a lot about this…”

“But taking the Tier 1 wild beast corpse back to exchange for evolution potions means that you have to achieve evolution in the hands of the Four Great Villages, which will inevitably be subject to their control.”

“Do you have evolution technology in your hands that is both safe and doesn't require returning to Oasis Town?”

Almost all Evolvers in Oasis Town have their own affiliated camps and backgrounds, which is actually a kind of hidden control method.

If you want to become an Evolver, you must join one of them and become a dog at the feet of the upper class in Oasis Town.

This can be seen from the cooperation agreement after evolution. The identity and status of the Evolver are given by them, so naturally you have to be obedient, work for the Four Great Villages, and complete various dangerous tasks in the wasteland.

Faced with Lin Feng's question, Lisa, realizing that the other party was testing her, took out two sets of professional tools:

Plastic gloves and masks.

After putting them on herself, she handed the other set to Lin Feng:

“Since you want to dissect it in the wild and use evolution meat to directly achieve evolution, I might as well teach you how to handle it.”

“We'll talk as we work, and I'll tell you the truth about evolution. After you've heard it, you can decide whether you want to continue taking risks…”

As she spoke, Lisa put on the hood of her combat uniform, pulled out a sharp dagger, revealing only her eyes, and walked to the horse carcass.

Liu Qian and the others frowned, their hands on their weapons, ready to go.

Lin Feng put on the plastic gloves and mask, and waved his hand, signaling his teammates not to be nervous.

Compared to Lisa's proactive “good advice,” he was now more interested in this mysterious foreign team.

Seeing Lin Feng nod in agreement, Lisa inserted the dagger into the neck of the Rockhorn Horse carcass and skillfully removed the connective tissue that bonded the rock armor.

The whole set of movements was smooth and flowing.

The eyes of everyone around were wide open.

Like a butcher dissecting an ox, every knife could accurately cut the key connections on the Rockhorn Horse's outer armor.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, becoming more and more curious about Lisa and the Duncan team behind her.

The other party was definitely not ordinary people, at least not an ordinary wasteland team. Various abnormal phenomena had already shown that they definitely had the ability to hunt Tier 1 Rockhorn Horses here and achieve qualitative evolution.

There was Old Duncan with his superhuman strength, experienced team members, a transport vehicle, and equipment, but there was not a single Evolver…

Even without Liu Qian's reminder, Lin Feng could feel this abnormal phenomenon himself.

Thinking of Lisa's advice at this moment, Lin Feng suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

At this time, Lisa was multitasking, her hands moving non-stop, while directing Lin Feng to walk to the tail of the horse carcass and peel off the outer rock armor, while asking:

“How much do you know about so-called evolution?”