Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 195: Cheng Wentian's Submission, Second Stage Strength

After Lin Feng and his group returned with a full load of evolution agents and evolution meat...

The atmosphere in the entire camp changed.

After all, the combination of these two things represents an improvement in strength and status, and the originally loose team, like a loft in the air, gradually develops cohesion.

This is the benefit brought by background.

And these are just over a hundred evolution agents within the first level, six tons of enhanced meat and one ton of early evolution meat.

When Lin Feng obtains more resources through trading of arms and pure source materials in the future, the centripetal force of the team will have a qualitative leap.

Only the pie in the sky that people can see and touch is the real pie in the sky. Otherwise, just promising empty checks and shouting slogans will sooner or later lead to people's demoralization and disunity.

So Lin Feng showed off what he had gained after this trip to Shuguang Village.

When everyone saw tons of enhanced meat and evolved meat being transported into heavy trucks, they felt relieved and more confident.

In addition to the two meat meals a day recently provided by the fleet, many logistics personnel who were previously hungry and sleepy have changed from being pale and skinny to having fleshy complexions, no longer looking sad, and are full of hope for the future.

The whole team is thriving.

In order to celebrate this transaction, Lin Feng specially arranged for everyone to have an extra meal at noon today, and double the amount of food.

Suddenly everyone was excited.

Of course, this does not apply to evolvers above the mid-level of the first stage. After all, the current reserves of high-level evolved jerky are barely enough.

Accompanied by the cheers of the crowd, Lin Feng returned to the wolf armor chariot with several low-temperature fresh-keeping boxes.

After the incubator is powered on, the evolutionary effects of the more than one hundred first-level evolution agents and life essence inside can be preserved for a long time.

The largest number of seventy level ten evolution agents are not needed for the time being, mainly because Lin Feng’s convoy does not need early-stage evolvers to maintain military force.

He possesses a huge number of ammunition and weapons. There is not much difference in the effectiveness of a ninth-level enhanced person and an early-stage evolver when fighting with guns.

Especially as a defender, there is no need to actively attack, and the physical requirements are lower.

To maintain dozens of early-stage evolvers, the daily consumption is a considerable amount, and a ton of evolutionary meat will not last long.

This is also why Shuguang Village and the other two villages are so eager for small artillery shells.

The power and damage caused by a standard grenade are equivalent to a full-strength attack from an early-stage evolver.

To support an early-stage evolver, one would need to consume nearly one ton of level nine enhanced meat and one hundred kilograms of evolutionary meat in a year, which is worth six to seven thousand points.

To achieve the same effect in a single battle, only a dozen grenades are needed.

Moreover, grenades are weapons that will not betray, and they do not require much effort to maintain if they are sealed.

Therefore, for some large forces, so-called evolution is more of a reward.

A symbol of identity and status.

Only a few combat elites using heavy weapons can maintain the stability of the ruling order.

Lin Feng planned to distribute this batch of level 10 evolution agents to the outstanding members of the combat team after the weapons experiment in the afternoon to motivate them to continue training and fighting.

As for the later supporting personnel, it is not their turn yet.

Also, the promises made previously must be fulfilled in a timely manner.

Lin Feng looked at the other two boxes, which contained the fourteenth-level mid-term evolution agent and the seventeenth-level late-term evolution agent, which were the bulk of the transaction.

Thirty level 14 evolution agents, worth 150,000, are left for old members and combat teams.

The ten level 17 evolution agents must first be used to fulfill the previous promise.

Lin Feng immediately called a subordinate and notified the captain of the maintenance team to come over.

Soon, Cheng Wentian, covered in oil and with blackened hands, appeared outside the chariot.

It took him nearly a day, and he and his five apprentices finally replaced all the important parts of the tank and heavy-duty truck so that they could reach the rated performance.

Lin Feng inquired about the progress of the repairs, and then arranged the subsequent plans:
"The other tanks require additional reinforcement. Captain Ma's old tram also needs its power system replaced, and its outer shell needs to be expanded and reinforced."

Cheng Wentian nodded and mentioned his opinion:

"In addition to your vehicle, the fleet currently consists of two heavy-duty transport trucks, four combat vehicles, and twelve ordinary transport vehicles. We need at least eighteen drivers. If we are going on a long journey, the number will have to be doubled."

"It's definitely not enough for me and my five maintenance team members alone. We need more members with basic maintenance skills, preferably from among the existing drivers."

Lin Feng nodded. Cheng Wentian was, after all, a master who had lived for a hundred years and possessed a wealth of experience.

"That's right. From now on, any driver who becomes a driver will have to undergo training with the maintenance team. They must have at least a third-level apprenticeship and a year of maintenance training. Otherwise, they won't be able to serve as a driver."

Currently, most of the drivers in the fleet are selected from the later auxiliary personnel. They receive additional subsidies for being drivers and their treatment is better than that of the lowest-level logistics personnel. And most importantly, this job is not tiring.

Especially when driving an ordinary tram, just hold the steering wheel and follow the team in front without deviating from the direction.

There is air conditioning in the car, and if you get tired you can ask someone to take your place and lie down in the back to rest.

Therefore, letting them undergo maintenance technical training can not only improve the team's driving level, but also conduct personnel selection and eliminate a group of unqualified people.

After discussing the team, Lin Feng then talked about the remuneration, which was the treatment he had promised to the other party before.

This is also the most important reason why Cheng Wentian, as a first-class maintenance master and a veteran master in Shuguang Village, is willing to gamble his life and property and join Lin Feng when he is nearly a hundred years old.

It is the evolution opportunity promised by the other party!
The fear of death is deeply ingrained in human beings. No one does not want to live longer, especially the evolved ones, who can live well even in a harsh wasteland.

Cheng Wentian wanted to live a few more years. According to the average lifespan of wasteland evolvers, a first-stage mid-level evolver could only live to about 150 years old at most.

He had been stuck at level sixteen, the middle stage of the first stage, for twenty or thirty years.

However, Dawn Village is unable to support more first-stage late-stage evolvers, which requires consuming a large amount of mid-stage evolutionary meat and some late-stage evolutionary meat.

Although Cheng Wentian is experienced and skilled, he does not have much use for his skills in Oasis Town. At most, he can train some mechanical maintenance technicians.

The appearance of Lin Feng gave him hope.

Therefore, after Cheng Wentian demonstrated his own value, Lin Feng also had to give him corresponding incentives:
"This transaction with the Li family and Motorcycle Village has brought back a large amount of evolution agents, including a lot of level 17 evolution agents, which is enough to ensure your smooth promotion to level 19. Once we have enough high-level evolution meat, we can arrange for the second-level evolution."

Hearing the leader's introduction, Cheng Wentian was excited:
"No problem, there's no rush for the second stage evolution!"

By becoming a late-stage first-order evolver, Cheng Wentian's life expectancy can be extended by more than ten years. He can even evolve to level nineteen and live to one hundred and ninety years old if he has enough food and does not overdraw his vitality.

This is equivalent to extending lifespan by one third.

It's pretty good.

Lin Feng nodded, then took out a level 17 evolution agent, 20 pieces of level 15 evolution meat, and 5 pieces of level 17 evolution jerky, and handed them to the other party:
"Use one first and become a late-stage evolver."

"This is five kilograms of level seventeen evolutionary meat. It will satisfy your needs for half a month after you complete your evolution."

Evolvers can still obtain energy to meet their needs by consuming meat from a lower level, but long-term consumption of lower-level meat can cause their evolution to stagnate or even regress, leading to problems such as excessive impurities in the body that affect lifespan and ecology. Therefore, the most cost-effective diet is to base their diet on lower-level meat, supplemented with a small amount of meat from the same level. This way, they can maintain minimal consumption without affecting their status.

Five kilograms of level 17 evolved meat, combined with twenty kilograms of level 15 meat, can last Cheng Wentian, a non-combatant, for more than half a month if he saves a little.

This is the treatment only for the team leader, who does not have to come every day to collect the daily meals.

Cheng Wentian took the supplies excitedly.

Especially the five kilograms of level seventeen evolutionary meat, the hands holding the cloth bag began to tremble slightly.

A level 17 evolution agent only costs 10,000 points. Cheng Wentian could have exchanged it long ago after working hard for so many years.

Becoming a late-stage evolver is not difficult for a skilled veteran.

The difficulty lies in how to support yourself after becoming a late-stage evolver.

That's why Cheng Wentian was so excited after getting five kilograms of level 17 evolutionary meat. This is why he was willing to join Lin Feng.

Because the man in front of me can afford the meat for evolution!

"Thank you, Chief. I will be loyal to my duties and teach all the students everything I know! As long as I am here, the fleet will have no maintenance problems!"

Cheng Wentian said excitedly, almost wanting to bow to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng smiled and then gave him the most urgent task:
"There's no rush regarding the renovation of the old transport vehicle I just mentioned. It can be completed before the next Holy Spring Day. Bring your apprentices and help me complete another task first."

As he spoke, Lin Feng took out a grenade:
"This is a 35mm standard grenade. I need you to build a batch of launchers that can be used with it. Both single-shot and continuous-fire launchers are fine."

"Grenades don't require much precision. They should be simpler than making a gun. As long as they can be fired and there's no significant trajectory deviation within a hundred meters, that's fine."

Cheng Wentian took the grenade, looked at it carefully, and nodded.
"No problem. All we need is a launch tube and a firing mechanism. Once the mold is cast and polished, we can make it."

"If you want continuous fire, add a set of recoil springs and gas piston accessories, and you can use it as a grenade launcher."

In fact, the manufacturing process of guns is not complicated. For example, the simplest AK series has only about twenty accessories for the entire gun, which can be made by hand.

Many small and medium-sized forces, even fleets with mechanics, will try to make firearms. Forces like Dawn Village and Motorcycle Village, which deal with machinery, have tried and successfully made pistols and rifles.

But hand rubbing cannot guarantee accuracy.

The actual combat effectiveness of an accurate rifle that never misses a shot and a low-quality gun that makes a loud noise is vastly different.

Plus the problem of bullets is even more difficult to solve.

Without a stable source of gunpowder and key raw materials such as nitrate, no matter how many guns you make, they will be nothing but firewood without ammunition supplies.

Now that Lin Feng can provide a large number of grenades, it makes sense to produce the matching launchers.

Cheng Wentian agreed readily, then remembered something and asked with a hint of worry:

"Chief, selling the grenades to Shuguang Village is fine, after all, Shuguang Village is trying to protect itself. But now selling so many grenades to the Li family and Motorcycle Village, who knows, they might use the grenades against us after they get them."

"Although the power of a 35mm grenade poses no threat to your modified vehicle, it would be difficult for even a light modified tank or a heavy truck to withstand it, let alone an ordinary transport vehicle."

"It will then pose a serious threat to our convoy."

Now that he has gained the opportunity to evolve, Cheng Wentian has regarded the team as his home. In addition, he is responsible for vehicle maintenance and pays more attention to safety.

As a middle-level or senior executive in Shuguang Village, he had long heard about the conflict between the Li family and the church, and was also very aware of the recent strange situation and atmosphere in Oasis Town.

A war is about to break out.

Although Shuguang Village tends to be neutral, the leader still stands in the Li family's camp and resists the oppression of the church.

In fact, Cheng Wentian also agreed with this point.

Without the church's plundering and demands, the bunch of useless pigs who feed the upper residential area of ​​the oasis, and the mid-stage evolvers like them who cannot be promoted due to resource problems, will be able to get the treatment they deserve.

This is a fact and also the consensus of local forces.

But now that Cheng Wentian has joined the caravan, and the leader in front of him seems to be more inclined towards the church, he also has to make a corresponding identity change and consider the threat from the Li family.

However, Lin Feng just smiled after hearing this:

"Since we are going to sell this batch of arms to them, we are naturally not afraid of them launching an attack."

"How about this special chariot of mine?"

Cheng Wentian observed it carefully for a few seconds and could not help but exclaim in admiration:
"This titanium alloy plate is estimated to be four or five centimeters thick, and can easily withstand the attacks of a late-stage first-stage evolver. A mere 35mm grenade can only leave a shallow mark."

Previously, Cheng Wentian had also shown great interest in this peculiarly shaped chariot in front of him, but his research area was in motor systems and mechanical engineering.

I don't know much about welding and weapons and armor, so I just did it for the sake of curiosity and didn't pay any further attention to it.

Now, after a closer look, I found that its defense level is even comparable to that of the late first-stage battle armor, and can be on par with power armor. There is indeed something special about it.

Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction at Cheng Wentian's evaluation. Sure enough, there were still people who knew what was good.
"I will also strengthen and optimize the heavy-duty trucks later."

"However, facing a threat, simply defending won't truly solve the problem. The best way to neutralize the threat is to outsmart the source of the threat and act accordingly!"

As he spoke, Lin Feng raised the spear at his waist.

Under Cheng Wentian's shocked gaze, they switched to level 22 cannons, each with a caliber of more than ten centimeters. The muzzles of the two guns were like the gaze of the god of death, which was extremely terrifying.

After the performance, he put away the two cannons and patted Cheng Wentian on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, this is why they treat me with such respect."

"I'm going to the right side of the avenue this afternoon to conduct my first weapon experiment after advancing to level 22. You can come and observe."

This time, Cheng Wentian was completely relieved. He took the evolution agent and evolution meat and left the chariot with light steps.

Lin Feng then called Ding Yi and gave her a large amount of mid-stage evolutionary meat and five level 14 evolutionary agents.

It was enough for her to evolve to the sixteenth level of the middle stage of the first stage.

After finishing everything, at ten o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Feng took A Lian, Ma Chenfeng, and a group of combat teams to the right side of Oasis Avenue and walked forward about ten kilometers.

Prepare for the first assembly synthesis after the upgrade.

Behind the crowd, many oasis townspeople had already come to observe and look out.

I want to see with my own eyes how powerful the gun-wielding supernatural beings who only exist in legends are.

Lin Feng looked at the two branded weapons in his hands, and a reminder of assembly and synthesis gradually emerged in front of his eyes:

"Do you want to spend ten health points to assemble and combine the level 22 armor-piercing cannon and the level 22 high-explosive rapid-fire cannon?"

"Note: This composite weapon is expected to reach the strength of the late second stage. It is extremely powerful. Please use with caution!"

(End of this chapter)