Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 216: Oasis Changes, Command and Control Room, Secret Key

Accompanying Xu Wanshuang onto the oasis, Lin Feng discovered that the atmosphere in the warship had become somewhat different.

Although the narrow corridor was also very depressing before, it at least still had some breath of life. When I met the servants on the lower deck of the warship, the relaxed smiles on their faces were gone, and replaced by a dead look.

You have to know that although their lives are hard, at least they have food and drink and plenty of water. Compared to struggling to survive in the wasteland, it can be considered a stable job.

Every day, you just need to work hard to keep the Oasis battleship running and provide for the mascots and storage devices in the upper civilian area.

That’s right, the so-called people of the Oasis are nothing more than the information storage of the Fiery Sun Forbidden Zone, a group of carefully cultivated living tools.

Even so, under the open and covert struggles among various forces in Oasis Town, a relaxed parliamentary environment was formed, and out of kindness, the church still gave the people of Oasis a full hundred years of free life.

Such generous treatment and environment only reduced the lifespan from 500 years to a normal 100 years. Many evolvers in the wasteland struggled in the cruel situation of lack of water and food, and their lifespans were sharply reduced to more than 200 years...

They long for the dream life in Shangmin District.

But now these good days are coming to an end. No matter who wins in the end, the original fragile balance and stability will be broken.

The Li family and other rebels will not tolerate the Shangmin District's wanton consumption of oasis resources and continued waste of manpower and material resources.

After the Holy City Bishopric took over, in order to support a new third-level bishop, it was necessary to carry out drastic changes to Oasis Town, squeezing all of Oasis' resources and exhausting everything it could.

By then, not to mention the upper civilian areas, even the permanent residents in the five major villages and the fifty to sixty thousand barren people near Oasis Town will become piles of bones under the church.

He carried the huge church on his thin and hunched body and continued to move forward.

So for most people who rely on the oasis for survival, what is happening in the oasis right now is not a good thing.

Even if the Li family and other rebels get what they want, only a small group of people at the top will be able to benefit from the reform, and the Oasis battleship will also be purged.

Among the more than 8,000 servants, only a part of them who were workers maintaining the operation of the Oasis warships were worth staying and continued to perform their duties. The rest of the people serving the upper civilian area were either laid off and expelled in large numbers, or their treatment plummeted and they became real slaves.

Life and death all depend on the thoughts of the superior.

Only a small number of them came from various villages and families. Although these people had the opportunity to turn things around, most of them were still worried that the rebellion would fail and affect themselves.

Needless to say, most of the others' current treatment depends entirely on the compromise and balance after the struggle among all parties. They can only implement a parliamentary system to discuss and decide strategies, so as to give the lower-class people more resources and living space.

Once the balance is broken, the winner takes all...

Then power and resources will naturally be concentrated, and harsh high-pressure policies will be implemented.

So Lin Feng saw that the Oasis servants who had originally just looked tired now either had gloomy faces or were worried and uneasy.

But the final result is that any force will inevitably move towards centralization and unification after developing for a certain period of time.

Regardless of whether there is a dimensionality reduction attack from the Survival Diocese, the relationship between the Oasis Church and the major families will trigger fierce internal strife due to the development of the scale of the oasis, and eventually a sole winner will be decided, who will concentrate resources and push themselves to a higher level of evolution.

Lin Feng was powerless to change anything and didn't want to interfere.

Fighting against the tide of historical development is like trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. Even a third-level king cannot make any waves.

Even if Lin Feng wants to save this wasteland apocalypse that is gradually sliding towards hell, he has to wait until he finds his own way and becomes a transcendent being above the third level who has the ability to suppress all the gods.

After hurriedly passing through the long and narrow corridor, Lin Feng quickly followed Xu Wanshuang to the upper residential area on the highest floor of the oasis.

At this point, even the atmosphere here has become dull, no longer as lively and cheerful as before.

Many young upper-class people are unwilling to go out anymore.

Instead, he stood inside the house, silently observing Lin Feng and the other two walking on the street through the gap in the curtains.

Although Lin Feng's appearance had not changed much compared to when he first arrived, his physique had undergone earth-shaking changes.

He was originally only about 1.8 meters tall, but now he is over 2 meters tall, just like Father Suan in the past.

With a set of power armor, his entire body is about two meters and five, appearing extremely tall and mighty.

At the moment, Lin Feng was not wearing the smart head armor. He showed his head and smiled kindly, giving people a full sense of security.

Many people hiding in their homes looked at him sideways and couldn't help but stare at Lin Feng all the way until he disappeared in the church area on the bow of the street.

After entering the church, Lin Feng and the others were immediately taken inside the church and met the bishop.

At this moment, the Oasis Bishop was wearing a gorgeous golden and white church attire, and a half-meter tall hat on his head, inlaid with a golden church emblem as big as a fist.

Seeing Lin Feng and the others, Bishop Zhang Hui smiled and spoke slowly in a low, vicissitudes of life voice:
"Come on, they've been waiting for a long time."

"Let's talk about the oasis as we walk."

After saying that, he brought the two of them into the cathedral.

Under the podium in front, after pressing a button, a tunnel appeared on the high platform behind.

Zhang Hui continued:

"The Oasis battleship's true command and control room isn't on the top floor or at the bow or stern, but rather at the front center of the battleship."

"This is the only way to ensure the safety of the command and control room."

"Although there is a command room outside the bow of the church, it is only responsible for lookout, observing the situation ahead and outside, and transmitting information to the real command and control room inside."

"The command and control room has the word 'control' in it because it can directly control the warship's power system and also control the warship's direction of travel."

"So only by controlling it can we completely control the entire Oasis battleship."

Having said that, the bishop had already led Lin Feng and the other two into a long and narrow secret passage.

This passage is only three meters high and two meters wide, and can only accommodate Lin Feng alone. It is impossible for two people to walk side by side.

Wearing a heavy armor that weighed almost half a ton, Lin Feng didn't dare to walk too fast for fear of causing damage to the passage.

So everyone moved forward very slowly.

The Bishop can also continue to introduce the precautions for keeping the Oasis Key safe.

In fact, these words were said to Lin Feng, and Xu Wanshuang, who was also sent to keep him safe, simply ignored them.

The woman, wearing only light armor, walked at the end and did not care about the bishop's neglect. After all, it was unnecessary to send the Hunting Guild to guard the secret key.

The guild president also had ulterior motives and had told Xu Wanshuang in advance that it was just a formality to let the Li family and others see the guild's attitude.

In fact, she also knew that with Lin Feng there, even if she was there in person, she would not be able to interfere with the plan between Lin Feng and the church.

The reason why Xu Wanshuang was sent here was simply to allow his sister to have more contact and communication with Lin Feng, so as to lay the groundwork for in-depth cooperation in the future.

As for Xu Wanfeng himself, he naturally has to participate in the competition and serve as a referee to ensure the accuracy of the competition results and avoid the escalation of conflicts.

Soon, Xu Wanfeng appeared at the end of the passage.

Seeing this, the Bishop couldn't help but speak faster:

"Remember, the Oasis Key controls the Oasis's power furnace, delivering power or shutting down channels. Only in this way can the warship be steered." "Other steering wheels for changing course, as well as areas for controlling other functions of the warship, are all integrated into the control room. Mastering the Oasis Key will make you the captain of the Oasis, commanding the entire warship."

"I'll be temporarily handing over the Oasis Key to you for safekeeping. You will be the acting captain for the next four days."

"He is also the person with the highest status in the entire oasis."

"In addition to these, you must also be responsible for the safety of the Oasis. Always pay attention to the images of Oasis Avenue and the surrounding area transmitted from the watchtower."

"The Li family has been planning this for a long time and must have made thorough preparations. We have only seen the enemy's open arrangements. We cannot predict what other plans they may have behind the scenes."

"Among these, there might be ways to ask for external help, such as summoning the wandering forces and inviting the wolf into the house."

"Your mission is to monitor the situation near the oasis. If you discover any enemy activity, you must issue a warning and prepare for a response as soon as possible."

At this point, Bishop Zhang Hui saw that Lin Feng looked a little unnatural, and thought that he had spoken too harshly, so he continued to comfort him:
"But don't worry too much. I've arranged a risk control team in the command and control room. This isn't a job that's going to require you to be so intense and nervous."

"You just need to follow the team's advice and issue orders based on real-time developments."

"We have already arranged other response plans. Your main task is to protect the Oasis Key, and secondly, to ensure the Oasis warship is safe."

"Even if war breaks out between the two sides, we must ensure the safety of the warship even if it means sacrificing the other five villages."

"For this reason, I have approved the team to use the basic firepower equipped on the oasis. At the same time, Mr. Lin, you can also use your own artillery weapons to provide support."

Lin Feng nodded, indicating that he understood what the bishop meant.

When he mentioned the Li family's backup plan of colluding with the wanderer forces in the wasteland, Lin Feng almost couldn't hold back.

Because the person who is truly connected to the Wanderer forces is actually himself.

By this calculation, Lin Feng, who controls the secret key to the oasis, would be considered a thief.

But Oasis Town was not his anyway, and Lin Feng was at most keeping it for safekeeping, and the period was only four days. In addition, the five major villages were not within the core protection area, so if he really wanted to cede it to the Salvation Army, he would just give it away.

Lin Feng believed that even the bishop would agree to this condition.

After all, the focus of this struggle lies in the oasis battleships, not the enemy's villages and tribes.

Only by saving the Oasis battleship first can there be subsequent contact and cooperation with the Holy City Diocese. Otherwise, Lin Feng, who has already joined the game, will be labeled a rebel and become one of the scapegoats for the destruction of Oasis.

The bishop had been running the oasis for many years, so he naturally had many backup plans.

Lin Feng is not worried about any external interference.

As long as nothing happens inside the oasis, even if there's a huge fight outside, or a large army attacks, Lin Feng can be confident that he can isolate all threats.

After all, the twenty-seven synthesized melta annihilation cannons would force even a late-stage second-stage evolver to retreat.

After nodding in assurance to the bishop, Lin Feng followed him out of the secret passage and into a vast area.

This is the central section of the front half of the oasis.

A space that is five meters wide and ten meters long.

However, the height was still three meters. Lin Feng, who was wearing power armor, did not dare to take big steps. If he jumped slightly, he would hit the steel ceiling at the top.

Here, in addition to the passage behind, there are two entrances in other directions, connecting two directions respectively.

The guild president Xu Wanfeng walked out of one of the passages. At the other entrance stood Li Hao, the head of the Li family who had just fought with Lin Feng.

At this time, Li Hao has returned to normal, and the wound on his left shoulder has healed itself.

In the life-and-death battle at that time, after using the Branded Armored Steel Wolf Blade, Lin Feng only broke through the opponent's Rock Horse Armor's defense and tore the internal structure of the biological armor.

The actual damage to the driver Li Hao was only two or three centimeters in depth.

Such injuries are not serious enough to cause serious bone fractures. For a second-level evolver, they will automatically scab and heal within a few hours, and the scabs will fall off in a day or two, revealing new skin.

However, the comminuted fracture of Lin Feng's left forearm will take at least three or four days to fully recover. At the moment, he can only exert strength with difficulty.

When the two met again at this time, Lin Feng showed a "kind" smile, but it was not a smile at all.

The latter acted as if the previous events had not happened. Li Hao smiled and said:

"I apologize, Chief Lin. I was a little careless during our sparring this afternoon and accidentally lost my strength. However, Chief Lin is extremely talented, and his combat talent is no less than that of a mid-second-level warrior. He was promoted to the second level only a few days ago, yet he was able to block my punch. It's true that heroes emerge from youth, and the younger generation is formidable..."

After saying this, he glanced at the bishop and Xu Wanshuang behind Lin Feng with a half-smile.

Lin Feng had no interest in Li Hao's flattery. He just nodded politely and then looked into the depths of the aisle.

Ten meters away, behind an iron gate, stood two tall, fully armed guards.

Their aura was only slightly weaker than that of Lin Feng and the others.

They are all at level 19, which is the upper limit of the first order.

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. These two guards were naturally the four combat priests of the Oasis Church.

Lin Feng had only ever seen two of them. From the time he followed Shen Yue and secretly observed the Moonlight Night Ceremony, to when he later discovered two high priests in Holy Spring Village, secretly guarding Father Su An's Wild Wolf Essence Refinement...

The other two high priests have never been seen.

Now it seems that he has been assigned here to ensure the safety of the Oasis Command and Control Room.

The two high priests, wearing armor specially made by the church, are naturally as powerful as the early second-stage evolvers.

Moreover, they were elite warriors who had experienced many battles. Lin Feng estimated that even if he had the assistance of the combat module, he would not be able to defeat them in close combat.

But right now, they are protecting the control room, and by the same token, they are also protecting the Oasis Key...

So Lin Feng was not worried.

Soon, the handover ceremony began.

Under the gaze of everyone, the bishop slowly took out the golden church emblem as big as a basketball from his platinum robe.

Lin Feng took it from his hand and instantly felt a strong force.

This thing is definitely not pure gold.

It weighs more than gold.

It's just coated with a layer of gold.

When the Oasis Key was completely obtained, along with the heavy feeling, there was also an extremely strong energy fluctuation.

There is a third-level aura in here!

(End of this chapter)