Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 471 - 234: Primal Impulse and Life Farm’s Criteria
His burst speed gradually decreased from the initial extreme state of 150 meters per second to 100 meters per second.
Even though at the start, because of the clumsiness of the Rock Horse Armor, he could only achieve 60 meters per second, equivalent to a Tier One mid-stage Level 16 Evolver. Now, reaching over 100 meters per second is already quite fast.
But in front of the Grand Priest, who was also activated by the high-tier Holy Spring Water, he was just slightly inferior.
The Grand Priest’s speed, originally limited to 100 meters per second, now increased by 30%, reaching over 130 meters.
Maybe he can’t play the Rock Horse Warrior like a fool anymore, but avoiding its clumsy straight-line attacks was still extraordinarily easy.
Thus, both sides returned to the initial state.
Tangled together, back and forth, both sustaining injuries.
Yet Lin Feng could see that the state of the Rock Horse Warrior was continuously declining over time.
This decline, though gradually flattening, couldn’t hide the weakening momentum evident in battle.
At this point, the completely relaxed Great Assistant Priest began to explain again:
"I presume Leader Lin has seen it too; even though the Rock Horse Warriors and Rock Horse Armor can erupt with astonishing power with the help of the Ascension Potion, the body’s burden brought by them remains."
"And it’s far more than what the Power Armor imposes."
"Because the armor they wear is biologically flesh-and-blood equipment, which was a taboo in the Old Earth Era."
"Because Tier Three life forms present a fearsome danger known as genetic radiation, so no one knows to what terrifying mutated existence unrestricted biological experiments might give rise."
"However, now in the Wasteland World, where survival is a struggle, the prohibition on biological experiments is no longer as strictly enforced as before."
"The Life Farm also seized this relaxed era to thoroughly develop the Alien Evolution Path that was halted back then, and frantically bred various biological weapons."
"The Rock Horse Armor is their culmination."
"Of course, these alone are not enough for the Church to issue a prohibition and monitor them."
"With the advent of the Ascension Potion, the deficiencies in Alien Evolution, especially in the Rock-Horned Horse Path, were filled, allowing Rock Horse Warriors to possess combat power that could challenge and even surpass the Church’s armed forces..."
"That’s why the Ascension Potion is classified as Level 1 contraband, only orderable by the Holy Spring Sect, and other forces are prohibited from trading with the Life Farm."
"However, the production of the Ascension Potion is also very low, and even the lowest-quality lower-grade potion, branches like the Holy City Farm Branch only have a yearly output of less than a hundred units."
"Because the key substance in the potion must be extracted and purified from a living Tier Two Clan Leader-level Rock-Horned Horse, which is not easy to capture."
"So even if there are clandestine transactions, only some top-tier forces, like the scattered Royal Cities, can afford and have the capital to acquire them from the farm."
Lin Feng squinted slightly and immediately realized:
"Therefore, families like the Li Family, an ordinary second-tier force, which exists locally under the Church’s dependency, theoretically have no qualification or capability to acquire the Ascension Potion."
"The unexpected appearance of the potion right now aptly indicates that the Li Family has a deep connection with the Life Farm."
"In other words, the Li Family has long defected to the Life Farm, becoming one of their pawns..."
"Yet for a small family of less than a thousand years like the Li Family, aside from the first-generation patriarch’s some strength and talent, they have nothing else that interests the Life Farm."
"Unless..." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
The Great Assistant Priest unexpectedly glanced at the man beside him, acknowledging his exceptional quick wit that deduced the cause and effect with just a few words.
No wonder he could suddenly rise from the bottom, becoming in just two months an Enhanced Person of Tier Two among Oasis’s top tier.
Watching on the screen as the Grand Priest handled everything with increasing ease, even gradually gaining the upper hand and starting to seize opportunities for a proactive attack, succeeding several times...
The Great Assistant Priest nodded in a satisfied tone:
"Indeed, the Li Family dares to vie with the Church for Oasis Town; relying solely on the manpower and strength of his three major villages is simply unrealistic. A strong person mid-Tier Two, along with a few early Tier Two Evolvers..."
"It wouldn’t even require dispatching a whole Holy Temple Knight Squad; just one Holy Temple Knight could handle them all."
"So even if they smoothly defeat the Lord Bishop and the Priests as planned and seize control of the Oasis Battleship, navigating north in escape..."
"They would ultimately still be intercepted by the Holy Temple Knights."
"Either surrender and be killed, or the ship destroyed with no survivors."
"Yet the Li Family, particularly the exceptionally astute Patriarch Li Hao, still pushes forward with this power struggle recklessly."
"Then there can only be one possibility: another force promises the Li Family’s safety, allowing them to escape the Church’s jurisdiction smoothly after seizing power."
"Only then would Li Hao be willing to take the risk."
Lin Feng responded with a hum and then added:
"But even so, it might not be enough."
"Given the Life Farm’s research on Alien Evolution Pathway, they surely have control over the high-tier Life Source Material needed for the Rock-Horned Horse Path."
"They’re bound to have offered Li Hao a condition he can never refuse..."
"That is the dream of all Evolvers who embark on the Rock-Horned Horse Pathway and become Rock Horse Warriors."
At this, Lin Feng spoke nearly simultaneously with the Great Assistant Priest:
"Advancing to Late Tier Two!"
Lin Feng took a deep breath:
"Yes, this is the greatest flaw of the Alien Evolution on the Rock-Horned Horse Path, apart from the lack of explosive power, and the biggest hurdle for all Rock Horse Warriors."
"The ceiling on evolution is almost perpetually locked at mid-Tier Two, unable to reach the late stage."
"But if the Life Farm has researched and developed a way to mass-produce Tier Two Late-stage Rock-Horned Horse Evolutionary Meat, capable of stably extracting Mid-Tier Two Life Source Material..."
"Then, given the number of Evolvers on the Rock-Horned Horse Pathway, they could almost mass-produce late-stage Tier Two powerhouses, forming a Rock Horse army in groups with the Rock Horse Armor..."
At this point, the previously relaxed Great Assistant Priest’s pupils narrowed, and his expression faltered.
Lin Feng continued his speculation:
"A hundred late-stage Tier Two Rock Horse Warriors, possessing the strongest durability and significant physical enhancement from the Ascension Potion, could defeat any Tier Two team, and even Holy Temple Knights would struggle to contend."
"With enough numbers, they might even measure up against some newly ascended Tier Three Kings."
"Once this force forms, it will undoubtedly become a major power under the Life Farm, serving as a critical foundation for their established force."
At this, Lin Feng suddenly realized that even this wouldn’t make Li Hao completely sever ties with the Church, turning into a wanted Wanderer hunted endlessly...
After all, even late-stage Tier Two is merely slightly more formidable with no significant lifespan increase; against the Church, they are still just ants, only slightly bigger ones.
And even if there’s a Tier Three King behind the Life Farm initiating this plan, they still couldn’t shield someone who has angered the Holy Spring Sect and is ordered by the Holy Temple Knights to commit suicide.
Unless...
The Life Farm presented a condition that would drive Li Hao to near insanity!
This condition would have to be something more significant than the late-stage Tier Two evolution and the Ascension Potion.
It’s also the pursuit from the catastrophic events of the Old Earth Era to the Wasteland Apocalypse of today, the lifelong ambition of countless living beings and Evolvers:
Advancing to the Third Stage of evolution, becoming a Tier Three King.
Living eternally, no longer plagued by the fear of death.
And the temptation to become a Tier Three King, let alone provoke open rebellion against the Holy Spring Sect, would mean, say, killing a Bishop here is insignificant to Tier Two Rock Horse Warriors.
With this in mind, Lin Feng decided to remain silent.
Even though the more he thought, the more likely it became—after all, the scrutiny Oasis Town received from Holy City was due to its growth to support a Tier Three Bishop.
To be used as a Tier Three Royal City, comprising the force under a newly ascended Tier Three King, it’s perfectly feasible.
But this is just Lin Feng’s speculation, with no tangible evidence, so he opted to keep quiet.
The more important reason is that Oasis Church can maintain an optimistic stance and strong spirit of resistance under the Li Family’s relentless pressure...
Depending not on the strength and orders of the Lord Bishop, but rather, on the information coming from Holy City.
Support from Holy City would arrive post-Holy Spring Day, near the crossroads, for reinforcement.
Should this original plan face interference factors...
It would significantly impact the currently high-spirited morale.
As Lin Feng lowered his head in contemplation, the screen showed the first arena match reaching its final conclusion...
However, to everyone’s surprise, the conclusion was neither one side being killed nor surrendering...
Instead, the Rock Horse Warrior vanished without a trace!?
