Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded

After handing over the enhanced meat and evolution meat, Special Hunter Qin Lang returned to the President's office with the hundred kilograms of fourteenth-level evolution meat paste.

Xu Wanshuang, seeing this, got up and walked to the side, opening an inconspicuous cabinet in the office.

This was a low-temperature preservation refrigerator, which could effectively prolong the advanced energy contained in the evolution meat.

At this moment, there were less than fifty kilograms of reserves in the refrigerator, so the hundred kilograms of evolution meat obtained from this transaction was crucial for the guild's special hunters.

If the late-stage evolutionaries were compared to an efficient war machine, then evolution meat was the basic fuel for the machine's operation.

If they didn't eat enough, their combat power would be greatly reduced.

Before closing the refrigerator, Xu Wanshuang took out five portions of jerky, one kilogram each, and handed four of them to Qin Lang:

"Take it and divide it up, eat your fill today."

Currently, the quantity was limited, and the guild's special hunters could only consume half a kilogram of mid-stage evolution meat per day, paired with more than ten kilograms of early-stage horse meat, barely maintaining their late-stage evolutionary state.

Because of the difference in energy density, although the energy contained in an equal amount of mid-stage evolution meat was only twice that of the early stage, the effect it brought was vastly different.

It was like a toxin diluted several times versus a concentrated version; the impact they could cause was completely different.

Qin Lang looked at the four kilograms of mid-stage evolution meat in his hand and slowly said:

"They haven't signed an agreement with any company and don't belong to any of the three factions. They are free evolutionaries."

"Why not just take action directly? There's at least a hundred kilograms on that kid's car..."

Within the five villages under the oasis, the rule against killing was jointly established by the five villages.

But rules were always meant to restrain those below. For the rule-makers, compliance was just a superficial formality, and often the breaking of rules was when they plundered the greatest benefits.

So, in Qin Lang's view, taking action directly was more convenient than wasting words.

But Xu Wanshuang had more considerations, besides the Hunter Guild's own reputation, there were two other reasons.

Tearing off a strip of jerky and stuffing it into her mouth, the quality was several times better than what was farmed in the farm village.

After confirming that it was wild mid-stage Rockhorn Horse, President Xu shook her head and took out a background investigation file on the Lin Feng team:

"Although it has nothing to do with the Farm, Motorcycle, or Dawn villages, someone has repeatedly witnessed them entering and leaving Holy Spring Village, and Lin Feng is also wearing a Special-grade Religious Order badge."

As she spoke, Xu Wanshuang pointed to the recent tasks completed by the Lin Feng team, the most important of which was the wasteland wolf pack hunt, for which Chen Shanshan received the evolution reward.

And the issuer of this task was Holy Spring Village:

"They are deeply involved with Su An."

"Even though Holy Spring Village doesn't openly recruit evolutionaries, Priest Su An himself can recruit evolutionary teams to work for him personally."

"Under the oasis, Priest Su An, as the only second-stage evolutionary, his words carry more weight than the attitudes of our four villages."

Xu Wanshuang then took out Chen Shanshan's personal information, as well as the latest investigation on Lin Feng:

"Chen Shanshan's master was also a turbulent figure back then, almost able to advance to the late first stage, but unfortunately, he died in an ancient ruin operation. As her successor, Chen Shanshan's potential is not low."

"As for Lin Feng, the gun on this guy's waist has changed many times. It is initially judged to be a gun-type ability evolutionary, growing and developing rapidly, possibly a strongman from the Old Earth era overlooked by Holy City."

"This can also explain why his team hunted so many Rockhorn Horses."

"Rockhorn Horses, as mutated wasteland beasts with specially evolved defensive attributes, require at least twenty-millimeter caliber shells to break through their defenses and kill them, and these heavy weapons are not only expensive but also the most strictly controlled in the wasteland."

"Lin Feng, who possesses gun-type abilities, may actually have combat power above you and me..."

"So the value of investing in cultivation is far greater than the immediate gain of a hundred kilograms of mid-stage evolution meat."

"Go and process their Special Hunter licenses. In the future, focus on collecting information on the Lin Feng team. If we can cultivate a few one-star hunters, we will also have the opportunity to leave this backwater and move up a bit."

Qin Lang nodded, agreeing with the Vice President's decision after learning about the Lin Feng team's background.

Before leaving, he suddenly remembered something:

"This time's cooperation with the Salvation Army, the payment has been sent to the warehouse, a total of ten portions of purified life source matter. We don't need to worry about the tasks from above for the next few months. However, that Lord Bai seems very interested in the Rockhorn Horse industry."

Xu Wanshuang put down the piece of meat in her hand, her eyes narrowing slightly:

"We don't need to get involved in this matter. The water in the Mount Tai ruins is too deep. Before the President speaks, we should just do our job."

Qin Lang nodded thoughtfully and turned to leave.

On the other side, after obtaining the huge sum of 41,000 points, Lin Feng took Chen Shanshan back to the guild hall and found the clergy of the Holy Spring Village store, showing the receipt signed by the assistant priest.

The latter then took Lin Feng to the counter to process the exchange and transfer of six points cards.

All the money was deposited into the unified team account,

Totaling a staggering 47,000 points!

Chen Shanshan looked excited. This was a lot of money. In the past, the seven members of the team could have retired on the spot.

But the current situation was not very permissible.

At the very least, after helping Priest Su An solve the ruins, the team could consider the future direction, whether to continue fighting on the front lines of the wasteland or retire directly.

Such as firearms.

The inferior AK he saw last time was still hanging on the weapon wall.

Lin Feng asked the shop owner to bring it over and check it out:

"Imitation AK Rifle lv7, White Quality"

"Basic Attributes: Damage 35, Effective Range 800 meters; Remaining Ammunition 0/30; Durability 6/10; Can consume one point of health to upgrade."

"Additional Attributes: Full Power Rounds (Damage +5), Automatic Mode (Rate of Fire 20/s)."

As a replica of the classic AK, this weapon has many flaws, including but not limited to severe wear and tear, low durability affecting accuracy, and being prone to jamming, etc.

One cannot expect a small workshop to produce high-quality weapons.

Although dilapidated, it has high damage. Using full-power rounds, it boasts forty points of damage, easily capable of seriously injuring or directly killing late-stage enhanced humans.

Rifle bullets cost one point for five rounds, and the store also回收弹壳 (recycles spent casings), but it's useless to Lin Feng.

Upgraded firearms can have ammunition recovery and spatial magazine properties. Aside from durability wear, there's basically nothing else to worry about.

Compared to the store's inferior firearms, it's almost perfect.

Now the team needs at least three rifles as the main offensive weapons, equipped for A'Lian, A'Ming, and Liu Mingfei.

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As for Ding Yi and Liu Qian, they are mainly responsible for logistics, at most equipped with a pistol for self-defense.

What worries Lin Feng the most is actually Chen Shanshan. The forty points of damage from the hunting rifle can no longer meet the needs of the current stage of evolution combat, making it almost useless.

If it weren't for worrying about revealing upgrade traces, Lin Feng would have pawned them off, which could be exchanged for two AKs.

Lin Feng put down the AK and asked the girl beside him:

"What kind of weapon do you want? Ordinary firearms don't seem suitable for close combat."

Chen Shanshan was still immersed in the joy of getting rich. Hearing Lin Feng ask about equipment, she shook her head after regaining her senses:

"These are all mid- to long-range weapons, and they will expose my location. They don't coordinate with my abilities at all..."

"The previous single-shot hunting rifle was pretty good. Is there anything with more power?"

The two looked at the shopkeeper, who reluctantly introduced:

"There are no standard shotguns, but there are short hunting rifles."

"Large-caliber weapons, especially artillery, are prohibited items. Because they are too lethal, they can cause considerable damage to villages and oases, so if you want to buy them, you can only go to the big city ahead."

Lin Feng frowned slightly, then asked:

"Do you have gunpowder or explosives?"

Firearms are just the ultimate human use of gunpowder, undoubtedly effective in killing, but the actual destructive power is limited.

If Lin Feng's team could have a few packs of explosives for this hunting operation, buried in advance in the riverbed as landmines, not to mention a Tier 1 mid-stage male, even a leader-level Rockhorn Horse could be seriously injured in its hooves and abdomen by the explosion, making it possible to challenge and kill it.

The power of bullets is too limited for highly evolved wasteland beasts; explosives are still needed.

Moreover, this relic exploration requires high-energy explosives to break rocks and open paths, or to drive away some unknown mutated creatures and deal with some inexplicable phenomena.

After learning about the curses of the Blazing Sun Forbidden Zone, Lin Feng was full of vigilance towards those strange existences.

Having explosives on hand is undoubtedly the best sense of security.

Unfortunately, after hearing Lin Feng's questioning, the shopkeeper shook his head again and took out a prohibited sales list:

"Ordinary black powder used to be sold, but after a fool privately made it into homemade explosives and planned to blow up the oasis, all gunpowder purchases have been restricted, and even evolutionaries must register and purchase according to their mission points."

"As for high-performance explosives, I've lived in Oasis Town for three or four decades and haven't seen them once. The petroleum industry is almost non-existent, and related industries are basically zero."

"However, some evolutionaries who have awakened special abilities can increase the power of ammunition or homemade bombs through pressurization and empowerment, but this ability is relatively rare."

Speaking, the shopkeeper was worried that continuous blows would affect the spending mood of the two rich people, so he whispered:

"The large-caliber heavy weapon you two just wanted is actually in the guild's mission rewards. It was sent from the upper-level guild in the big city through the pilgrimage convoy last year, and I personally inspected it."

"There is an introduction on the right side of the mission point list."

"It has a nice name, called the Demonbane Holy Flame. I heard it was once the weapon of a church combat priest and had the blessing of a bishop."

"It is a large-caliber shotgun modified to fire two 35mm small shells at the same time. The damage can penetrate 30mm of ordinary steel plate, or the thick carapace of a Tier 1 early-stage Rockhorn Horse."

"But the disadvantages are also obvious. As a double-barreled, large-caliber weapon, the effective range is only about a hundred meters, but reloading takes more than five or six seconds."

"It's basically a one-time weapon. There's absolutely no chance to fire a second shot in a real battle."

"Although the Demonbane Holy Flame is a prohibited weapon, you can exchange for the purchase qualification through mission points. As mid-stage evolutionaries, as long as you work hard to complete some bounty orders, you can have the purchase qualification soon."

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper changed the subject and began to promote the goods in the store:

"Therefore, in order to complete the task quickly and well, a good set of equipment is essential. I not only have AKs with damage second only to shells, but also all kinds of grades of battle armor."

"The light armor that this lady bought last time must have been unable to cope with mid-stage battles. The store also launched a trade-in event, where you can use the old armor to offset the cost and just pay the difference to exchange for a brand new medium all-steel armor!"

Hearing this, Lin Feng and Chen Shanshan looked at each other.

Their attention shifted from the Demonbane Holy Flame back to the firearms and armor they were planning to buy.