Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 643 - 308: Han Tao, Full Speed Ahead, Holy City Takes Over
After listening to Lin Feng, Father Su An nodded:
"We’ll discuss the candidates during the meeting."
"Let’s go, it’s about time."
Lin Feng immediately followed behind Father Su An, entering the familiar conference room.
At the long table, Lord Bishop was seated at the head.
The seat originally reserved for Patriarch Li, the mid-tier two Rock-Horned Horse Warrior Li Hao, was now occupied by Father Su An.
On the other side, still sat Xu Wanfeng, a mid-stage Evolver, with the remaining two early Tier Two Novice Priests of the Church sitting behind him in succession.
The last seat was taken by the Official Governor, Han Tao, who had become a Tier Two Evolver in the last decade and was an early-stage Rock Horse Warrior.
Lin Feng, as Honorary Governor, just like last time, sat at the end of the long conference table opposite Lord Bishop.
Once he sat down, he exchanged glances with everyone present, finally resting his eyes on Han Tao who was closest to him.
The latter had a friendly smile on his face.
Lin Feng slightly nodded and withdrew his gaze, trying not to let the other party notice anything unusual.
Meanwhile, Li Hao’s last words echoed in his mind...
The Life Farm is not trustworthy, and Han Tao is their insider in Oasis Town.
This also precisely indicated that the Life Farm indeed had intentions for Oasis Town, wanting to use Li Hao’s hand to seize this medium to large settlement that could become a Royal City.
The purpose, naturally, was similar to Storm Holy City, to cultivate a new Tier Three King.
Lin Feng had known about Han Tao, the Tier Two Evolver, since his days as a Hunter before becoming an Evolver.
It was in the mission bounty hall on the second floor of the Hunting Wilderness Guild, where an introduction hung on the wall.
Han Tao was the most legendary Tier Two Evolver in the history of Oasis Town, having used less than fifteen years to advance from a Tier One Evolver to Tier Two.
His rapid rise to fame and accomplishments became an object of admiration for many Hunters, planting the seed of hope in their hearts.
Believing that they, too, could one day become such an existence.
Lin Feng also thought at the time that he might be able to surpass him and set a new record.
The second encounter was in the canteen of the Oasis Upper District, where Lin Feng, then a late-stage Evolver, brought Shen Yue along to scavenge for food and was unexpectedly caught by Han Tao. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
That experience made Lin Feng feel that Han Tao was a by-the-book Evolver with no outstanding presence.
But thinking back carefully now, he had many unrealistic aspects similar to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng at least had the firearms superpower to cover for him, but Han Tao’s rise, especially in such a remote place as Oasis Town, defied common logic.
Plus, critically, relying solely on himself for the process of advancing to Tier Two was absolutely impossible to achieve in just a few years.
While minor level-ups within the First Stage could perhaps be explained by earning bounties through tasks, breaking through to Tier Two required the Level 20 Rock-Horned Horse Evolution Agent, which costs as much as 200,000 points.
Aside from the Li Family, no other places like Dawn Village or Mechanical Village in Oasis could possibly keep this in stock. Even the Hunting Wilderness Guild wouldn’t convert points into Level 20 Evolution Agents to let them sit and waste in the warehouse.
The development ceiling of Oasis Town simply couldn’t support the flow of tier two resources and equipment; Han Tao’s breakthrough clearly had external assistance.
Lin Feng relied on the Salvation Army, led by a powerful Level 29 Evolver, who possessed several Level 20 Evolution Agents, which could be reasonably explained.
Han Tao’s channel for obtaining Tier Two Evolution Agents, the forces behind him certainly wouldn’t be inferior to the Salvation Army...
Connecting this to Li Hao’s final words, everything became clear!
Han Tao was a deeply planted spy by the Life Farm in Oasis Town, possibly used to monitor whether Li Hao was carrying out the orders and also to assist Li Hao and the insurgents at key moments to overthrow the Oasis Church’s rule.
In any case, unless this guy is eliminated, Oasis Town cannot be considered completely free from danger.
Who knows if he would collaborate with the Life Farm from inside and out, seizing the opportunity when Oasis Town is at its weakest to strike again.
After all, before his death, Li Hao had revealed that Life Farm had already assembled a Tier Two team to intercept the reinforcements sent by the Holy City.
Now that the Desert Wolf Race dares to invade on a large scale, it’s likely because they learned about the outbreak of battle ahead, intending to reap the benefits while Oasis Town and others are preoccupied with each other, directly preying on Oasis Town in advance.
And if the Life Farm ultimately wins this showdown, Han Tao’s role will come to light at that moment.
Whether it’s inciting insurgents to seize power following the death of Lord Bishop or collaborating internally and externally with external forces...
Oasis Town will once again face a crisis of being captured.
Even if the Life Farm takes over, during the escape, they will still face the relentless pursuit from the Holy City Diocese, leaving the survivors of Oasis uncertain about their fate.
For Lin Feng, the biggest impact would be the Church of Oasis’ previously promised rewards, which would become nothing but a piece of scrap paper after a change of regime.
This was something he could not tolerate.
Upon retracting his gaze and turning his head, Lin Feng silently contemplated, determining that he must preemptively eliminate Han Tao, this spy insider.
Currently, the seven people present sat with their own thoughts after sitting down.
There were still two misses among the remaining nine Tier Two Evolvers in Oasis.
Fortunately, it wasn’t long before the leaders from Dawn Village and Mechanical Village walked into the conference room, their faces pale.
