Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 44 Evolution, Blinding, Mission

Father Suan came slowly towards us.

At this moment, he had dark bags under his eyes and looked tired, as if he hadn't slept for several days.

Ever since he disappeared in the morning, he has been studying the two level ten mutated wolf fangs, and his energy has been somewhat overdrawn.

After saying that, he stopped in front of everyone.

Seeing this, Su Yueyue, who was beside Lin Feng, shrank back.

Father Suan raised his hand, rubbed her head, and spoke softly:
"Go play with your friends. This is not a place for children."

Su Yueyue nodded and trotted away.

Lin Feng watched her disappear into the distance:
"Sir, is this your daughter?"

Su An nodded:
"When Yueyue was born ten years ago, her physical condition was not very good. Thanks to the help of Shengquan, she survived in good health."

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that the church's rules and regulations were quite loose, and he could marry and have children normally.

But think about it, the population in the wasteland is already scarce, and 70% of the people in the wasteland cannot get enough food. If the evolvers are not encouraged to reproduce, they may face a situation of a lack of successors.

After a brief mention, Su An looked behind the glass window at the ongoing injection transformation.

Chen Shanshan was a little nervous, recalling when she was little, she listened to her master and others talk about the evolution process, and some people had unusually strong discomfort reactions.

Although after continuous iterative optimization, the success rate of injecting evolutionary fluid is now extremely high, and almost 100% qualitative evolution can be achieved, successful evolution does not mean that the previous sequelae will disappear instantly, but they will be greatly reduced.

In addition to the damage to the physical and mental health caused by overreaction, there is also a mortality rate of less than 1%.

The risk is low, but not zero.

Therefore, the generally recommended age for evolution is between 20 and 35 years old.

The youngest age cannot be less than fifteen years old, and the oldest age cannot be higher than forty years old. The risk will increase if the age is above either.

This is also the reason why the master did not start Chen Shanshan's evolution in advance. Before leaving, helping her to be promoted to a late-stage enhanced person was a bit of forcing things.

As for the "old" Li Hu, he is on the other side of the problem. He wants to make one last attempt before he turns 40.

Now that Chen Shanshan is eighteen years old, she can barely start her evolution.

The assistant priest carefully took out a translucent potion from the low-temperature freezer, and then used five syringes to draw out five evenly distributed small tubes of evolution liquid.

Then the five people present gave Chen Shanshan an injection on the operating table.

The injection points are on the left and right arms, the ankles of both legs, and the neck of the spine.

Injections were given simultaneously at five locations.

When the evolutionary liquid in the syringe was slowly injected into Chen Shanshan's body, her limbs could be seen tensing up instantly, the blue veins in her skin bulged as her muscles moved, and her hands and feet twitched and even squirmed.

Father Su An outside the window began to explain the principle to everyone:
Under the stimulation of the evolutionary fluid, the cells in the body will undergo qualitative evolution, the original cell structure will be reshaped, and new, stronger first-order cells will be constructed.

The original strength of more than one ton of the ninth-level enhanced person was permanently fixed.

The one ton of strength that could only be unleashed under the stimulation of adrenaline will now become the norm for this new body.

This qualitative change process also spreads from the limbs to the torso as blood circulation accelerates.

The evolutionary fluid injected into the cervical vertebrae also began to strengthen and transform the nervous system within the spine, increasing Chen Shanshan's reaction speed several times.

This is also the most obvious feature that distinguishes the evolvers from the ninth-level enhanced people, besides their superpowers.

The speed of nerve reaction allows an evolver to deal with the attacks of several level nine enhanced people at the same time.

With the improvement of physical fitness, the evolvers can burst out at a speed of 30 meters per second, which is equivalent to a vehicle traveling 100 kilometers per hour and is comparable to a cheetah.

This is three times that of a well-trained professional athlete.
It is also twice as much as the later enhanced people.

Therefore, the latter's attack looked as funny and ridiculous as slow motion in the eyes of the evolvers.

But at this moment, the strengthening of the nervous system also made Chen Shanshan feel intense pain, like the tiny bites of thousands of insects, occurring all over her body.

Burning and numbness sensations come and go.

The whole person jumped up like a carp. If his limbs were not tied tightly with restraints, he could stand upright with his back arched like a mantis shrimp.

Fortunately, this kind of pain only lasted for more than ten minutes and then quickly subsided.

Because of the dosage ratio, the transformation and optimization are all just right. It is not too little, which will cause evolution failure, nor too much, which will cause over-optimization to increase the burden on the body, turning the transformation into destruction and leaving sequelae.

As the most intense initial stage ends, subsequent adaptive improvements will occur gradually.

The deacon and four monks on the side did not relax, but held tranquilizers in their hands to avoid accidents.

Although a first-level evolver initially possesses only one ton of strength, under stress, they can unleash several tons of ultimate strength, falling into a state of madness and losing their mind. Like a humanoid beast, they are extremely dangerous.

At this time, Chen Shanshan, who was in a coma, was breathing evenly and seemed unusually calm.

Lin Feng and the other two who were outside the window, who looked nervous, finally breathed a sigh of relief and gradually let go of their worries.

But Father Su An behind him said solemnly:

"If the physical changes in the early stages aren't too drastic, the awakened ability won't be related to physical constitution and will likely be of a spiritual nature."

"Did Miss Chen awaken her superpowers in advance during the later stages of strengthening humans?"

Lin Feng's expression changed slightly.

Not many people knew about this. Besides himself and Ding Yi, Qi Shan and Li Hu were no longer alive. The issue at hand was whether the evolution could be successful, and there weren't many outsiders nearby. After thinking for a few seconds, Lin Feng slowly spoke:
"Yes. After reaching level seven, she awakened her perception ability, which allows her to sense and detect nearby dangers."

Father Suan nodded:
"That's right. It seems Miss Chen is very lucky. The chance of awakening psychic abilities is actually less than 5%. Basically, everyone is a rare talent among the evolved..."

"This will be of great help to you when you form a hunting team and go out on missions later."

As soon as the priest finished speaking, everyone was still silent, listening to his initial introduction to supernatural powers...

The scene inside the window suddenly darkened.

The light in the entire space disappeared in an instant.

From the outside, the infirmary was plunged into darkness, as if the lights had been turned off.

In the wasteland of eternal daylight scorched by the scorching sun, a dark scene like night appeared.

The people outside the window were suddenly horrified, and Lin Feng was frightened by this sudden change.

Even Father Suan, who was always steady, looked very solemn.

He quickly spoke to comfort everyone:
"Don't worry, this is the first time Miss Chen has awakened a complete superpower, and she can't control it freely yet..."

Then he solemnly reminded everyone present, as well as the deacon and monks in the infirmary:
"However, judging from the fluctuations in the spiritual energy, it's not an offensive ability. It should just be a further enhancement of perception."

"There's no danger, no need to panic."

Trapped in the darkness of the infirmary, the deacon quickly calmed down and asked everyone to stay put to avoid accidental injuries in the panic.

Soon, the dark environment appeared and ended in less than ten seconds before gradually dissipating.

Light from outside the window shone in again, illuminating the dim infirmary.

The dissipating darkness, like a shrinking fog, gradually retreated into the body of Chen Shanshan on the operating table.

"It's over. Rest for another two or three hours. Once your mental state recovers, Miss Chen will be able to wake up and embrace her life as an Evolver."

Su An spoke slowly and left a sentence:
"Lin Feng, come here for a moment."

Lin Feng nodded, and after confirming that Chen Shanshan had completed the evolutionary transformation, he followed the priest's back.

After leaving the infirmary, the two walked in a convoy moving slowly through the village and saw groups of children playing and fighting.

In the distance, in a car equipped with park amusement facilities, children were playing on slides and seesaws.

Su Yueyue was sitting alone on top of the climbing frame, listening boredly to the boys below chatting about this and that.

Su An saw this scene and said with a smile:
"Yueyue seems to like you very much. She rarely interacts with other people. You can come often in the future."

Lin Feng nodded.

"Miss Chen's awakened ability should have a blinding effect that works well with her perception ability, making it very effective in close combat."

After mentioning this, Father Suan got down to business:
"In the next few days, you need to quickly form a hunting team and have multiple evolvers."

"Fifty kilometers to the left of Oasis Town, there is a large herd of migrating beasts, many of which are first-level wild beasts."

"As long as the first-level beast corpse arrives, I can immediately apply for transformation and evolution for you."

As he said this, Father Suan walked into his office.

A one-bedroom apartment converted from a minibus.

Lin Feng followed behind and entered.

Su An spread out a two-meter-long world map and marked everyone's current location on it:
"After the next Holy Spring Day, Oasis Town will pass by an underground ruin. I need you to go inside and retrieve a special item."

"We'll discuss the specific mission once you're qualified to go. Now, if you have any questions, I can answer them based on what I know."

Lin Feng has been waiting for this moment for a long, long time.
I couldn't help but blurt out:
"I want to know, what's wrong with this world?"

(End of this chapter)