Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded

The commotion in the Fifth Village naturally couldn’t escape the surveillance of the Oasis Church.

Regarding the actions of the Hunting Wilderness Guild, Father Su An had been aware for a while, but since it involved Lin Feng, he did not intervene.

Now that Lin Feng had brought up the matter himself, Father Su An immediately understood that the other party intended to package and transfer over ten thousand lower-tier permanent residents and Deserters, under his reward, through the Hunting Wilderness Guild to the Salvation Army.

After all, Lin Feng currently did not have much need to expand his power, and simply absorbing lower-tier Deserters would not bring more benefits.

The current scale of over a thousand people is already the limit Lin Feng can control and maintain.

At that time, Lord Bishop also saw this point and generously promised Lin Feng a high reward of 30% of the total survivors.

Now, upon closer examination, Lin Feng’s request was not wrong, and the Oasis Church could only tacitly approve such a divisive action.

But for Father Su An, it actually didn’t impact him personally.

The main point is that his current position as the spokesperson for the Oasis is temporary and not even considered a proxy. Once reinforcement from the Holy City Diocese arrives and takes over Oasis Town, he will have to return to the Holy City like Lin Feng.

At the same time, he will complete his task taken over in the Holy City, and bring Oasis Town, mainly the Oasis Battleship, back under the control of the Holy City.

As for what situation Oasis Town is in during the handover, there is no strict requirement given to Father Su An, as long as the Oasis Battleship is intact, no matter how many lower-tier Deserters die, it is just a number game with no real impact.

The most valuable asset of Oasis Town, aside from the core Oasis Battleship, is the more than two thousand well-to-do upper-class people on the battleship.

They were preserved as the high-end resources accumulated by Oasis Town over the years, transferred to the Holy City with Evolvers as the carriers.

As long as there are no issues with the upper-class, no matter how many worthless lower-tier Deserters die, it won’t affect the future elevation of Oasis Town to a large settlement.

After all, the price a pure Evolver, unpolluted, can sell for is enough to support hundreds or thousands of lower-tier slaves.

Just by providing an adequate supply of water and food, the Deserters could multiply several times over in seven or eight years.

Father Su An nodded to Lin Feng’s request:

"They are just Deserters anyway, if they are willing to leave with you, let them leave. Staying in Oasis Town or heading to the Wasteland, their fate wouldn’t differ much."

"In fact, staying means they at least have a safe haven. If not for the attack by the Desert Wolf Race, under the banner of the Holy See, almost no force would dare to invade Oasis Town."

"Since the beginning of Oasis Town’s development, after a period of about nine hundred years, there was only this one severe attack, which resulted in significant losses..."

"But the Desert Wolf Race will surely pay the appropriate price for their crimes. The Holy City will not easily let this incident with Oasis Town pass."

"Once the Diocese takes over in the future, the defensive power of Oasis Town will only grow stronger and won’t fear any first-class power."

Lin Feng nodded.

Father Su An was not wrong.

Even if Oasis Town is downfallen, it is a force under the Holy Spring Sect on the surface. Without support from the Holy City, it would be impossible to grow on the edge of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area.

With the future upgrades and expansion in status and scale...

Becoming a large settlement, personally overseen by a Tier Three Bishop, it will only get better.

But it is limited to the middle and upper layers of the Oasis.

For lower-tier permanent residents and Deserters, direct control by the Holy City means they must be squeezed for more profits.

Otherwise, it is impossible to sustain the consumption of the upper-class.

After becoming believers, they will not only become enslaved without freedom but also be under the church’s control for generations, with no escape for their descendants.

They might as well have a bit more freedom now, and see hope in advancing to become Evolvers and living like humans.

Therefore, those Hunters and Deserters who are willing to leave are not fools either.

They are well aware of the nature and routine of the upper-class people.

Even if there are benefits, it won’t fall to them. If a promise is suddenly made, they are the ones who get divided like a pie.

However, if they pursue stability and only want to survive, willing to endure hardship and hard work, staying is also a good choice.

Having obtained approval from Father Su An, Lin Feng immediately turned and left.

The convoy was about to set off and as the leader, he must be present to stabilize people’s hearts.

After leaving Holy Spring Village and returning to the camp, the front team had already stopped slowly for a brief rest, preparing to head in the northwestern direction at the next junction, all the way toward Ancient Zhengzhou City.

Then through Ancient River Ruins, they would slowly climb into the Loess Plateau, which is the second step of the continent’s terrain, heading toward the center of the continent.

It’s also a chaotic land there, where the Holy Spring Sect and the Giant Enterprise Alliance in the north are constantly in friction over the mineral and oil resources at the border of the territory.

The King’s Alliance to the south also has ongoing disputes with the Holy Spring Sect over the southern desert area’s oilfields.

These top-tier forces carry hundreds of first-class Royal Cities into massive conflicts for resources.

Therefore, facing the unknown road ahead, there needs to be a leader with prestige as the spiritual pillar of the convoy members, allowing them to persevere.

For example, Bai Ye, the leader of the Salvation Army.

She is the pillar of the Salvation Army, and as long as she is there, even if the Salvation Army suffers a heavy blow, the team will not disintegrate.

And she lived up to expectations, collaborating with Lin Feng and Xu Wanfeng to save the convoy from the pursuit of the Desert Wolf Race.