Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 396 - 201: Hunter King Seed, Guardian, Su An’s Request

Joining the Guild and becoming a Hunter King Seed in the Hunter King Plan, receiving cultivation and assistance from the Guild, is undoubtedly the best path.

After all, other routes, like entering the Holy Spring Sect or heading to the King’s Alliance, are either too restrictive or too dangerous.

Even within the Guild, becoming a Tier Three Hunting King carries few restrictions, as everyone cooperates for warmth, only needing to assist when the Guild is threatened.

It’s equivalent to becoming one of the shareholders of this organization.

This was also the original intention behind the formation of the Hunting Wilderness Guild, ensuring that every Hunter on the Wasteland can freely choose.

However, becoming a Hunter King candidate doesn’t mean being carefree; on the contrary, it’s an extremely dangerous competitive event.

Because only one winner can be decided in each batch.

The best way to win is to defeat or directly kill other Hunter King Seeds.

Thus, the Hunter King Plan effectively becomes a large-scale elimination competition, with only the strongest able to achieve victory in the end.

But this victory competition spans over a century, with vastly differing strength between the earliest and latest candidates, many times over.

Furthermore, not only is there competition among Hunter King candidates, but other forces encountering Hunter King Seeds may harbor malicious intent due to the high value or great treasures possessed by the Seeds.

Therefore, to address this situation, the Hunter King Plan provides candidates with low Evolution Levels, who are yet to spread their wings, a strong person around Late Tier Two to protect their growth as Guardians.

Generally, once they advance to the Tier Two Middle Stage Limit, the Guardian’s duty is fulfilled, but they may voluntarily continue to follow.

At this point, the Guardian is essentially placing a bet; if the candidate they safeguard becomes a Tier Three Hunting King, their own power and status will rise substantially in the future.

It’s akin to the saying, "When one person attains the Tao, even their pets ascend to heaven."

Most Guardian candidates are those with no hope of advancing to Tier Three King, and are usually quite old, nearing the end of their lives.

If they bet correctly and become the Hunter King’s subordinate with the merit of following the dragon, then not only can they extend their own lifespan but their family will also greatly benefit, continuing wealth for thousands of years.

Someone like Lin Feng, due to limitations in evolution paths, has a lifetime upper limit of only Late Middle Stage of Tier Two, yet currently at the peak of his life, is often the most sought-after Guardian.

Since they pose no threat to the candidate themselves and are much stronger than Guardians with one foot in the grave.

Many large families hire such Guardians to protect the candidates they launch for the competition.

Even if unfortunately they don’t win, as long as the candidate’s life is unharmed, they can gain at least a top-tier strong person at Late Tier Two.

And build friendships with existences like Lin Feng.

The resources invested earlier and the promised rewards translate into zero loss.

Therefore, for Evolvers like Lin Feng who are capable yet lack background, becoming a Guardian allows them to rapidly accumulate resources and enhance their strength.

Xu Wanshuang, upon seeing Lin Feng deep in thought, added: 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"This matter can be considered after Leader Lin heads to the Holy City."

"After all, you’re from Oasis Town, so the Holy City Archdiocese over there may not trust you."

"But cooperating with the Guild, many large families who have produced Hunter Kings, with their deep heritage, can fully afford the rewards you require."

"At the Early Tier Two stage, nine injections of the Level 20 Evolution Agent are needed, valued at two hundred thousand each, totaling two million; at Mid-Tier Two, six injections of Level 24 Evolution Agent are needed, each costing over a million, totaling six million."

"As for Late Tier Two, the late-stage Source Material from Rock-Horned Horses, aside from killing several Clan Leader Level Rock-Horned Horses, only some biotechnology forces hold the artificial cultivation technology, which cannot be valued in Points."

"Looking at it this way, advancing to Late Tier Two requires investment on at least a ten-million scale."

"Relying solely on building a force, developing yourself, supporting oneself, and supporting so many people is difficult to achieve without more than a decade of accumulation."

"Furthermore, advancing to Late Tier Two isn’t possible without large forces mediating or even finding a gateway to inquire about prices."

"Overall, becoming a Guardian is a very good choice for an extremely strong yet young Tier Two Hunter like Leader Lin."

After hearing Xu Wanshuang’s detailed analysis, Lin Feng nodded and agreed:

"No problem, when I settle down over there at the Holy City and if the opportunity is right, I’ll consider becoming this Guardian to a certain Hunter King candidate."

The reason Lin Feng agreed comes down mainly to the generous reward mentioned by Xu Wanshuang, and more importantly, taking this route allows involvement in cultivating a potential Tier Three King.

This way, in the future there’ll be more assistance or more paths to escape the Holy Spring Sect.

Furthermore, he is very confident in selecting his target, mainly confident in himself.

Once he steps into Late Tier Two, Lin Feng will be invincible in the Second Stage of Evolution.

Xu Wanshuang saw Lin Feng agree and was overjoyed.

After all, for someone like Lin Feng, being the recommender and future liaison, the benefits she gains are equally substantial.

She then continued:

"When Leader Lin is over there in the Holy City, leave matters concerning the Guild to me, including selecting and investigating the most suitable Hunter King candidate and major material exchange and task liaison."