Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 443 - 220: Reunion with Shen Yue, the Lord Bishop’s True Scheme
However, the increase in strength also brought her many benefits, such as the silver emblem on her white robe’s sleeve, originally representing an apprentice assistant priest, now becoming two stripes, promoting her to an official assistant priest.
She could be considered a small leader within the Church District.
Going a step further to become a Late Stage Tier One elite assistant priest would allow her to serve as a team leader or apply for a transfer back to the Holy City.
Of course, without great fortune, relying on regular practice to accumulate enough resources to advance to Late Stage Tier One would take decades, even within the church.
If turmoil erupted, Shen Yue would only need to defend the church area or kill a few reckless early and middle-stage Tier One rebels to achieve simultaneous promotion in evolution level and church authority.
Upon hearing the news of the Supreme Council’s martial competition, other cultivators in the church sighed in relief, but Shen Yue became the only one worried about it.
Lin Feng saw her from afar and noticed that even though it was mealtime, this big eater didn’t show any signs of joy or excitement, as if she had lost interest in food.
Thinking of his current status as an Honorary Governor and Temporary Captain responsible for safeguarding the Oasis Key, his noble position on this Oasis was unparalleled, allowing him entry to any restricted area...
Lin Feng’s lips curled slightly as he walked toward the flow of cultivators not far away.
As he walked, many cultivators saw the 2.5-meter-tall power armor and stepped aside, but because Lin Feng concealed his aura, combined with Shen Yue’s distracted state...
She didn’t notice him until Lin Feng appeared behind her.
When Lin Feng raised his hand and placed it on Shen Yue’s shoulder, it startled her with a jolt.
"With your condition, still thinking about achieving merit in the rebellion and leaving here?"
Lin Feng’s voice followed his action.
Since he hadn’t worn the head-mounted information armor, his exposed head and face were recognizable, and his voice didn’t change.
So upon hearing the questioning voice, Shen Yue already realized who was behind her.
Seeing the familiar handsome face, the gloom in her heart instantly vanished. Shen Yue immediately turned around, ready to speak, when she suddenly saw the Oasis Sign hanging beside Lin Feng’s power armor arm.
It was the emblem symbolizing the position of a governor.
So she forcibly swallowed the words on her lips.
Immediately, she donned a different expression, smiling and adopting a respectful attitude, bowing slightly:
"Greetings, Governor Lin!"
The matter of Lin Feng holding the Oasis Key and acting as Temporary Captain hadn’t spread. Most people only knew him as a newly promoted Tier Two Evolver and Honorary Governor.
Although he held no actual power, he was the most noble figure below the nine great governors of the Oasis.
If Shen Yue encountered the Level 19 Great Assistant Priest of the Mind in the control room before, she might not need to be so respectful, but she was merely a regular assistant priest.
In front of Lin Feng, she was like a child just learning to walk, naturally not daring to act big and joke around with Lin Feng as before.
However, once she learned about Lin Feng’s Deputy Captain status, she might have to bow even lower, not just a simple nod.
Lin Feng laughed heartily at the situation, then patted Shen Yue’s shoulder, before putting away his smile, revealing a somewhat sentimental expression, shaking his head:
"Ah, it seems a thick wall has developed between us, and we can’t be like before."
"Ahem!"
As he said this, Lin Feng put away his joking manner, lightly coughed twice:
"So now, as a specially invited member of the church, an Honorary Governor of the Oasis, I hope you can take me on another tour of the Oasis Battleship."
"Especially the places we couldn’t go before..."
The tone of that last sentence was heavier, clearly implying a specific meaning.
And Shen Yue, lowering her head, obviously caught the deeper meaning in Lin Feng’s words, and then replied:
"Now it’s dinner time. Once we’ve finished eating, I’ll take you to visit the areas, we couldn’t access last time, to carefully understand some of the restricted zones where idle people are not allowed."
With that, she began leading the way ahead.
She led Lin Feng all the way to the dining hall located at the end of the Upper District.
Now, as a Governor, Lin Feng had full eligibility to access the upper levels beyond the second floor, where he could taste the precious Late Middle Stage Tier One Evolutionary Meat.
While Lin Feng planned to use Shen Yue to thoroughly observe the Oasis, a series of transformations quietly unfolded in Holy Spring Village and the convoy camp under the Oasis Battleship, on the right side.
The two Grand Priests stationed in Holy Spring Village were undergoing substantial upgrades.
These two Level 19 Grand Priests had lived over two hundred years and found it hard to advance to Tier Two Temple Knights due to the church’s strict selection for combat personnel.
Members exceeding half their lifetime would be deemed unqualified in terms of talent.
After two hundred fifty years, even with outstanding battle achievements, they could only switch to clerical roles.
After undergoing Tier Jump Evolution, they could take on Second-tier Priest positions.
However, the tedious clerical life, confined to preaching and reforming people in the city, was torture for priests accustomed to fighting on the frontlines.
Their loyalty to the Master of the Holy Spring could only manifest through life-risking battles.
So, in order to protect Oasis Town, they were willing to sacrifice their futures to prevent the Li Family from winning the arena battle.
Of course, they agreed to the Lord Bishop’s arrangement also because these two Battle Grand Priests were trusted confidants trained by Zhang Hui in the past.
And after this battle, even if they couldn’t continue serving in the Holy Spring Sect, they could become the hidden aides to Father Su An, future inheritors of the legacy.
Such powerful and loyal pawns were far rarer and more valuable than any trump card or support.
Therefore, the Desert Wolf Evolution Agent injected this time was made not from First Stage Source Crystal, but directly using the two Tier Two Desolate Wolf Source Materials traded by Lin Feng.
This way, the two Grand Priests could ascend to become Early-stage Evolvers of the Desert Wolf Path.
Even if they were somewhat weaker than ordinary Tier Two Early Stage Evolvers, with battle experience and the natural enemy bloodline suppression between the Wolf Race and the Rock-Horned Horses...
The likelihood of winning the three subsequent Tier Two battles against the Rock Horse Warriors would significantly increase.
The original plan of sending priests for surgery was actually a huge pitfall. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
Other than the Lord Bishop and Father Su An, the remaining two priests serving as Oasis Governors had combat skills even inferior to Late Stage Tier One Combat Priests.
Even with the modifications from the Wolf Race Source Material, defeating the Tier Two Leader among the rebel army was a pipe dream.
The three village leaders, including the Li family descendant Li Mingquan, had all fought their way through real battles. Although their growth was slightly slower than combat priests, they too had a pileup of corpses behind their progress.
Only by dispatching equivalent combat personnel was there hope of winning the martial competition.
Moreover, the future two Tier Two priests could provide significant assistance to Father Su An.
As for the four Tier One matches taking place tomorrow morning, following the discussions between Bishop Zhang Hui and Father Su An, they planned to send the remaining two Grand Priests, along with two Late Stage Tier One members willing to sacrifice themselves, injecting the Desert Wolf Evolution Agent to participate in the competition.
This way, the Grand Priests who were undergoing Tier Jump Evolution and transformation now would have a day’s familiarization time.
However, the real scheme of the Lord Bishop wasn’t actually to win the martial competition...
But to directly deprive the Patriarch of the Li Family, the leading pillar of the rebel army, Mid-Tier Two Rock Horse Warrior, Li Hao.
For this purpose, two newly ascended Tier Two Grand Priests were dispatched to probe the strength and wear down the state of Li Hao.
Finally, Bishop Zhang Hui would take to the field personally to either kill or severely injure him on the spot.
This would seamlessly resolve the various issues facing Oasis Town.
When Father Su An heard the Lord Bishop articulate this plan, the needle he was about to press into the Grand Priest’s hand trembled slightly.
Yet the elderly figure before him was visibly energetic, appearing fully confident in his stratagem.
At this moment outside Holy Spring Village, Chen Shanshan, having received Lin Feng’s instructions, immediately sought out Ding Yi.
Upon conveying the message, the latter promptly began preparing the evolution process for the Divine Dog, which had grown to the Late Enhancement Stage...
The best way to deal with the concealed and elusive Desert Wolves was to use their kind to gather intelligence!
