Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 103: Water Reserve, Moon and Moonlit Ritual

Shen Yue rolled her eyes. Lin Feng, who seemed a little confused, turned around and introduced:
"Gardens are not just for aesthetics; they are an important part of the oasis' water cycle."

"During a Holy Spring Day, the oasis consumes approximately one thousand tons of water. After filtering, four hundred tons are distributed to the residents of the five major villages, fifty liters per person. Another four hundred tons are specifically sent to the livestock farming industry in the farm villages. They have to feed so many people, so their water demand is the greatest..."

"The remaining two hundred tons were given away free of charge to the lower-class barren dwellers. They did nothing, yet they were still given water. The church was already very merciful."

Lin Feng still remembered the gospel ceremony of the Holy Spring Day last time. He and his group were about to set out to hunt the ninth-level rock wildebeest that was weak after giving birth.

When passing by the Oasis battleship, he saw tens of thousands of barbarians lined up in a two-hundred-meter-long queue, densely packed together, prostrating themselves on the ground.

Endure hours of exposure to the sun and wait for the water to be released.

After a devout prayer, each person will be given four or five liters of water to last until the next holy spring day fifteen days later.

Two hundred tons of water, two hundred large barrels, and two hundred gray-robed monks of the church were responsible for spreading the gifts of the Holy Spring Church and rescuing more than 50,000 people in the wilderness.

Although in Lin Feng's opinion, the Holy Spring Cult is fully capable of saving more wastelanders, but from the perspective of the superiors, the four major villages are subordinates serving the oasis, and the tens of thousands of wastelanders are just a burden following the oasis.

They themselves are the eliminated ones after several rounds of screening. The new civilization no longer needs them. The Holy Spring Church provides free rescue once every two weeks, which is already a great act of kindness in the wasteland.

Different positions naturally lead to different views.

Lin Feng sighed softly and then asked:

"If they consume a thousand tons of water in half a month, wouldn't that mean they need two thousand tons of water a month? Does the Oasis have that much water in reserve?"

Shen Yue nodded and said as a matter of course:
"Of course. Look at how big the Oasis is. This standard first-class mobile fortress has ten thousand-ton water tanks. If it weren't for distributing water to the five major villages, it could be recycled for more than ten years."

"Now, every Holy Spring Day, a pilgrim convoy transports thousands of tons of water from the holy city ahead to meet the daily needs of Oasis Town."

Lin Feng nodded. Through Shen Yue's explanation, he had a general understanding of the overall operation mode of Oasis Town.

Thinking that he would also follow the pilgrim caravan to the Holy City in the future, he asked:

"It seems the pilgrim caravan hasn't returned yet. Will they encounter any danger along the way?"

Shen Yue was stunned and shook her head:
"That's unlikely. I've never seen a pilgrim convoy delayed in the past few years. It's probably just a delay along the way. They will definitely be back on time before the end of the Holy Spring Day."

Lin Feng nodded, thinking that with a second-level priest from the church in charge of the convoy, there shouldn't be any problems.

At this time, the dome above the head was gradually covered by photovoltaic panels.

The entire oasis's residential area fell into darkness.

On the hexagonal glass, points of light light up, forming a brilliant starry sky.

Lin Feng thought that if it could be made smarter and the dome could be replaced gradually automatically, then the descendants of Shangmin, who lived in an isolated oasis from birth to death, might really think that this was a beautiful new world.

"Let's go, the administrator is coming to chase us away, and the moon is about to rise in the garden."

Looking at the last few pieces of dome glass above his head, which were covered by photovoltaic panels, Shen Yue's face changed slightly and he reminded in a deep voice.

Lin Feng was stunned. He originally thought that Moon Garden was just a name with a beautiful meaning, but he didn't expect there would actually be a moon here?!

As he followed Shen Yue downstairs, he looked back.

I saw the huge tilted glass mirror that I had seen from afar when I first arrived. It was slowly rising from behind the Moon Garden.

The inward side is a convex mirror, which can gather the outside light source and spread it into the residential area inside the dome, so the brightness of the glass mirror suddenly increases several times.

Becomes extremely bright.

Just like the moon reflects sunlight.

Walking on Oasis Avenue and looking back, it looks like a bright full moon slowly rising.

At this moment, Lin Feng, who was walking on the main road of Shangmin District, vaguely felt a familiar strange feeling coming from the back of his neck...

Although slight, it is extremely clear!

It's that kind of extreme feeling of uneasiness like a lump in the throat!
Moreover, it was different from the uneasiness he felt when he met the bishop before. At that time, Lin Feng's inner tension and worry were only due to his own weakness and helplessness.

But this uneasiness at this moment...

It comes from the fear of the unknown!
The last time Lin Feng felt this sense of unease was when he climbed to the top of a thousand-meter-high mountain and looked at the approaching scorching sun restricted area. He felt a surge of fear in his heart.

At this moment, this feeling came again. Lin Feng was about to turn around to check, but found that his hand had been grabbed by Shen Yue, and at the same time he heard her whispered reminder:

"The Moonlit Night Ceremony of Holy Spring Day is about to begin..."

"Don't look back, keep your head down and follow me!"

Lin Feng swallowed his saliva and imitated Shen Yue, putting on the hood of his white robe to cover his neck, then quickly stepped forward.

Only then did he realize that in the villas on both sides of the main road, where the upper class lived, all the glass windows and floor-to-ceiling balconies had curtains drawn.

There were sparse figures on both sides of the street when they finished their meal and set out for the Moon Garden, but now there was no one.

The silent streets, under the artificial night sky above, seemed like real midnight.

As Lin Feng continued to move forward, he found that many upper-class people walked out of the narrow aisles on both sides of the main road.

They all lowered their heads and wore black robes.

They were heading in the same direction as Lin Feng, heading towards the church on the bow of the ship.

The footsteps were silent and ghostly.

Lin Feng thought of Shen Yue in front of him and the reminder he had just given.

The moonlit night ceremony begins...

At this moment, the clean and tidy main road was sprinkled with moonlight reflected by the convex lens behind.

Could the so-called moonlit night ritual be what's about to happen...

Lin Feng's uneasiness had not yet subsided when he suddenly had a bad premonition.

They followed Shen Yue reluctantly. After they entered the church area and walked into the church from the side, Shen Yue and Lin Feng both breathed a sigh of relief and felt relaxed.

"I spent too long in the Moon Garden and almost forgot about the Holy Spring Day ceremony."

Lin Feng was full of questions and was about to speak when Shen Yue stretched out a finger and put it in front of his mouth:

"Shh, the moonlit night requires quiet. Let's find a place to rest for a while. You can also go over and observe the ceremony before it officially begins."

Continuing to follow Shen Yue, Lin Feng recalled the conversation he had with Father Su An when he boarded the Oasis battleship.

At that time, he wanted to figure out why the oasis had to stay in front of the Fiery Sun Forbidden Zone, maintaining a dangerous distance of dozens of kilometers.

There is also the Holy Spring Day every fifteen days, when the Oasis warships are intentionally stopped and wait for the Fiery Sun Forbidden Zone behind them to approach.

But if something goes wrong with the warship, wouldn't it be at risk of being enveloped and swallowed by the restricted area at any time?

At that time, Father Suan only answered part of the question and did not mention the key point.

It’s just that with Lin Feng’s current strength and status, he doesn’t need to understand the secrets behind these things. When he is promoted to the late first stage, or becomes a member of the oasis people, he will naturally know the reasons for doing so.

Now it seems that it is very likely to be closely related to the mysterious moonlit night ceremony held on the Holy Spring Day.

The so-called ritual, the intentionally created darkness, the moon formed by the convex mirror, and the gathering of the black-robed people in the night...

This is the key to unlocking the mystery of why the Oasis battleship is staying in front of the Fiery Sun Forbidden Zone!

The more Lin Feng thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, because these elements had great similarities with certain secret underground churches.

But on the surface, the Holy Spring Church is an orthodox church, and no negative news has been heard about it. It is also very kind to the people in the wilderness, and provides them with fresh water every two weeks.

Although it’s not much, it can ensure that they won’t die of thirst.

Following Shen Yue, I entered an empty study room.

Lin Feng took off his hood and couldn't help but asked in a low voice:

"The content of this moonlit night ceremony..."

"It's not some kind of sacrifice, is it?"

(End of this chapter)