Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 645 - 309: Atonement, Tier Two Beast Hunting Squad, and Persuasion

After the Lord Bishop finished speaking, the meeting hall fell into a prolonged silence.

Although everyone had expected this, when Li Hao initially led the restless crowd, the besieged Oasis Church could only seek assistance from the Storm Holy City.

The cost, however, was to accept the complete takeover by the Holy City, losing the independence of the Oasis Church...

But now, with one crisis after another, the original plans had to change repeatedly. In addition to facing the attack of the Desert Wolf army, everyone also faced the result of losing all the properties they had worked hard for over the years after barely escaping with their lives.

This was especially true for the villages outside Oasis Town.

Nongzhuang Village, Dawn Village, and Mechanical Village—the Lord Bishop’s words were effectively a death sentence for them.

For Xu Wanshuang from the Hunting Wilderness Guild, years of accumulated effort also evaporated directly with this town-breaking level beast calamity.

After taking over Oasis Town, the Holy City Diocese would not target the Hunting Wilderness Guild because the guild was a neutral commercial organization, affiliated with the Holy City’s guild branch.

But once the Holy City takes over Oasis, all survivors would become believers, with no more free folk, leading the guild’s bounty missions and daily business to lose their market.

This also meant that Xu Wanfeng’s costly acquisitions from years past were now all in vain due to the drastic changes in Oasis...

And she would have to return to the Holy City with the remaining assets of the guild once all was settled.

The only valuable resource left in hand was the Pure Source Material Lin Feng obtained from the Salvation Army.

But this was just a one-time trade; despite excellent profit margins, it couldn’t generate continual profits or hold the high status like in medium to large settlements with established guilds.

Thus, everyone remained silent.

However, the Lord Bishop did not stop, and looking at the village leaders bowing their heads, he continued:

"These issues only concern the lower to middle class townsfolk. The treatment of Evolvers will naturally be better."

"Tier One Early Stage Evolvers will serve as squad leaders overseeing work, mid-stage can become industry heads, and late-stage can enter management, continuing to enjoy current benefits."

"As for Tier Two Evolvers, they will maintain their current status and be responsible for managing industries, assisting the Oasis Church in expanding production."

"Moreover, for Tier Two Evolvers, the church will not force you to stay; you can leave freely to seek livelihood in other settlements, but the personnel under your industry must remain in Oasis Town."

"But this condition excludes the leaders of Dawn Village and Mechanical Village..."

"Now that the Patriarch Li is dead, Nongzhuang Village is leaderless, someone must step up to stabilize the situation."

"You two are most familiar with this industry, so you must stay in Oasis Town to manage it on behalf of the church..."

"Consider it atonement for your inaction during this Oasis turmoil."

After the Lord Bishop laid out his plans, the two village leaders on his right side let out deep breaths.

Originally prepared to be sentenced to death for their involvement in the rebellion, they hadn’t expected the Lord Bishop to spare them at the last moment.

Upon reflection, it was understandable, as Oasis Town faced the Desert Wolf Race invasion and the threat of the town-breaking level beast calamity...

Killing two Tier Two Early-stage strong individuals now wouldn’t be wise, even if Rock Horse Warriors weren’t significantly useful, they at least provided deterrence.

With the crisis not yet resolved, weakening Oasis Town’s strength first was not sensible.

The Lord Bishop lightly coughed twice and slowly continued:

"Don’t worry about post-event issues; Patriarch Li, Li Hao already proved his loyalty to Oasis Town through sacrifice; his heroic martyrdom puts an end to past matters."

"Cough, cough..."

"Alright, now let’s discuss how we can ensure Oasis Town escapes the encirclement of the Desert Wolf Race with minimal sacrifice."

When it came to serious matters, Lin Feng immediately spoke:

"Currently, the Desert Wolf Race Leader Wolf Ao is severely injured and won’t appear for a while. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I propose forming an elite team consisting entirely of Tier Two Evolvers..."

"To leave Oasis Town, dive deep into the wilderness and mountains, and take initiative by hunting the remaining Tier Two Early-stage Desolate Wolf Beasts in the wolf race."

"According to the previous intelligence, aside from Leader Wolf Ao, the Desert Wolf Race only has three Tier Two Early-stage Desolate Wolf Beasts, with power levels at Level 21, Level 22, and Level 23."

"As the offspring of Wolf Ao, they are ranked by strength and size, known as Wolf Da, Wolf Two, and Wolf Three."

"We can start with the latter two, and with my superpower and firearms, as long as we can constrain their movements, a single hit will suffice to kill a Tier Two Early-stage Desolate Wolf Beast!"

"Thus, we can make full use of the opportunity of Wolf Ao’s absence to weaken the Desert Wolf Race’s strength as much as possible, expanding our current advantage."

The Lord Bishop nodded; this proposal was already discussed with Father Su An.

If Wolf Ao were still present, he would oppose such a risky plan, but now with Wolf Ao deeply wounded, unable to exhibit even Late Tier Two strength in the short term.

Facing the possible combined assault of Leader of the Salvation Army Bai Ye, Lin Feng, and others, Wolf Ao might suffer further injuries, further depleting its Tier Three Power reserves, preparing for the eventual extinction battle against the Desert Wolf Race.