Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 55: Purple Seal, Test, lv9 Combat Uniform, Titanium Gun Repair
"Rejected? Don't dwell on things that haven't happened yet. Remember! Hesitation will only lead to failure!"

"Who could have known that the dying man you risked your life to save would become the core of this hunting team?"

Ding Yi pinched the girl's blushing face and, as someone who had experienced it before, began to share her experience:
"As the saying goes, those who are close to the water get the moon first. We have already taken the initiative and established a deep bond with Lin Feng that has endured life and death."

"So the probability of failure is very low. Of course, the chance of direct success is also very low. The most likely scenario is that they will neither refuse nor agree directly..."

"But this is exactly what we want!"

"When a man pursues a woman, it's like a mountain; when a woman pursues a man, it's like a layer of gauze. As long as you don't reject him on the spot, you've already won half the battle!"

"The best time to say this is when you've safely navigated a crisis, when you've survived and are experiencing the greatest emotional upheaval. It can leave a profound impact on the other person."

Under Ding Yi's earnest guidance, Chen Shanshan nodded as if she understood, with a silly smile on her face.

"Come on, while you're rubbing, tell me how to win over a man as meticulous as Lin Feng."

Chen Shanshan, whose hair had already been soaked, nodded excitedly and prepared to get up and scrub it with a towel.

At this moment, Ding Yi suddenly stopped her and asked doubtfully:
"Wait, you had this on your chest before? Why don't I remember..."

Following Ding Yi's gaze, Chen Shanshan lowered her head and discovered that there was a pale purple mark the size of a coin between her breasts, which were originally wrapped with bandages.

This mark seeped out from the inside of the skin. It doesn't look like a mole or a birthmark. It must have suddenly appeared after the evolution was completed.

Chen Shanshan was a little nervous and tried hard to recall:

"It seems so. It appeared after I awakened my superpowers during evolution. Every time I use my superpowers, my chest gets slightly hot. This must be it."

Ding Yi gently pressed the purple mark:
"Does it hurt? Do you feel anything?"

Chen Shanshan shook her head:

"No. Only by using super powers."

Ding Yi frowned slightly:
"Does using superpowers have a corresponding price..."

"Let's put this aside for now. Talk to Lin Feng privately later. He's familiar with Father Su An and can help ask."

“It’s also a way to build closer relationships.”

Chen Shanshan suddenly realized and nodded. Thinking of Lin Feng, her worry about the purple mark immediately dissipated a little.

After that, the two continued to wash, rubbing each other's backs. They were soon clean and walked out of the double room, feeling refreshed.

When the two returned to the bus hotel, Lin Feng recounted the meeting process to everyone, and at the same time emphasized the special powers of old Duncan, the captain of Lisa's team.

Remind everyone to pay attention and be careful.

After explaining the situation, Lin Feng arranged tomorrow's tasks:
"Shanshan, Liu Mingfei, and I will go to the Motorcycle Village to hand over the assembled tram. After receiving it, we will rush to the Hunting Guild to receive the mission."

"As for you two, A-Lian, take your tricycle to the slave market and buy some things..."

Chen Shanshan asked in confusion:
"Does this mission require bait? Rock wildebeests seem to be herbivores, right?"

Lin Feng smiled:
"Well, so what we need is not slaves, but cages to tame wildebeests."

"Alian, you two should go buy an iron cage. If you don't have one, chains and shackles for your hands, feet, and neck will do."

"Ding Yi and Liu Qian will stay behind to look after the house. We will set off tomorrow morning. Team Duncan will be waiting for us on the right side of the avenue. Before that, everyone needs to make all preparations."

Everyone nodded.

Chen Shanshan took out the bath ticket that Lao Huang gave her:
"There are still five left. Everyone go wash them. Leave this to Ding Yi and me."

"If I don't wash it now, I don't know when the next time will be. Water is precious in the wilderness. I can't waste it washing every day, or it will get smelly in the car."

Then he distributed the bath tickets to everyone.

Lin Feng took the clean clothes from Ding Yi, which she had washed and dried in advance.

The Liu brothers and sisters didn’t wash it last time, so they plan to wash it thoroughly this time.

As for A-Lian and A-Ming, the latter's thigh wounds had healed quickly after eating the enhanced meat of a level nine wasteland wolf, and he could now walk normally without any problems, but he was still unable to participate in fierce battles.

Proper body washing can not only remove dirt and stains but also disinfect the body.

So a group of five people rode a tricycle and headed to the bathhouse happily.

This time, the bathhouse owner was surprised to see Lin Feng coming with three unfamiliar women.

Fortunately, in the end, except for Sister A-Lian, the other three were washed separately.

Lin Feng finished his shower first, leaving the remaining half bucket of water to A-Lian and the other person in the double room. He changed into clean short-sleeved shirt and shorts, lay down on the bench at the rear of the bathhouse car, and closed his eyes to rest.

The gentle breeze causes the water droplets on the body surface to evaporate, bringing a hint of coolness.

"I feel pretty good after washing. At least I look a bit more human."

Liu Qian finished washing second. After walking out, she leaned on the railing in the aisle at the rear of the car and sighed.

The wet hair draped over the chest and back, soaking the clothes, outlining the undulating curves, and keeping the body temperature cool.

In the unbearably hot wasteland, there is no need to dry yourself off after taking a shower. This is one of the few comfortable moments amidst the steaming heat waves on the surface.

Lin Feng nodded, without saying anything or responding, and continued to close his eyes to rest, thinking about whether to take action after accepting the bounty order.

Seeing that no one was around, Liu Qian continued to speak, saying what had been buried in her heart:
"The last wolf hunting operation was a close call. We almost suffered a heavy loss. If Captain Chen hadn't stepped in to help and joined Li Hu's team in the battle, we wouldn't have been shot down later."

"The only one who could have stopped her at that time was you, Brother Feng, but you didn't say anything to stop her. You just stood behind Jiang Zhuo and watched quietly..."

Liu Qian recalled the scene at that time. She and Liu Mingfei were cleaning up the wolf corpse and just glanced at it a few times.

Looking back now, it seems that Lin Feng just stood there and watched the show, deliberately indulging Chen Shanshan's kindness, and his dereliction of duty led to the attack on the team.

If it weren't for Ding Yi, she would definitely be injured in the end, or Ding Yi would be injured.

So Liu Qian continued to ask:
"If Chen Shanshan lets that housekeeper go, I think you, Brother Feng, will definitely leave the team and act on your own from now on..."

"So that moment was your test of Chen Shanshan?"

This matter has been on Liu Qian's mind for a long time. Although the responsibility for the last wolf hunting operation lies with Captain Chen Shanshan, after careful thinking afterwards, she soon discovered clues.

Knowing that there would be an ambush in advance and the threat of the wolf pack was temporarily lifted, Lin Feng actually allowed Chen Shanshan to help instead of using her perception ability to guard against Qi Shan and his group.

Afterwards, Qi Shan launched a sneak attack, and Lin Feng's reaction speed seemed to have been anticipated. He turned around in an instant, raised his gun and hit the enemy.

In just one or two seconds, prevent the opponent from reloading.

Arranging Chen Shanshan to chase after the housekeeper was the last chance Lin Feng gave her.

That slap not only shocked the others, but also shattered the once timid and hesitant Chen Shanshan, causing her to grow up quickly from an ignorant girl.

The situation changed suddenly at that time, and Liu Qian was unable to react for a while. It was not until she carefully reviewed the situation afterwards that she discovered a blind spot that others could hardly notice.

It turns out that everything is under Lin Feng's control.

From the moment he bought Jiang Zhuo from the slave market, Lin Feng arranged the subsequent tasks and actions clearly.

At this moment, the man lying in the back of the car to rest slowly stood up and opened his eyes, looking at Liu Qian who had also turned around:

"You're overthinking it. Everything is improvised and done on the spur of the moment."

"Since she's not fit to be a captain, she should at least become a qualified warrior first..."

"I'm just speeding up the qualification process."

"The wasteland doesn't need cowards. The one who decides the team's survival...is not me, but her."

At this time, sisters Liu Mingfei and A Lian had also finished washing, and used the remaining water to wash the dirty clothes they had worn before.

Lin Feng glanced at Liu Qian, lowered his head, stood up, and patted the dust off his butt:
"Let's go back and have dinner."

When we got back to the bus hotel, it was already seven o'clock in the evening.

Lao Huang and Ding Yi prepared dinner and everyone had a simple meal to fill their stomachs. Since there was not much activity in the afternoon, they didn't consume much energy.

After lunch, Chen Shanshan began to check her equipment, making final preparations before departure: a mysterious titanium rifle of unknown level, a level 7 armor-piercing horn bow, a level 7 shotgun, and level 10 ordinary light armor.

Use the maintenance oil purchased from the Motorcycle Village shop to clean them, lubricate them and prevent rust.

Lin Feng also checked all his current equipment.

Upgraded level 9 steel plate combat suit:
"Steel Plate Combat Suit Level 9, White Quality, Branded"

"Basic Attributes: Defense 30, Durability 10/10; Upgraded to the host's level cap."

Additional Attributes: Photovoltaic Panel (One Year of Service Life Remaining); Cooling Fan; Alloy Steel Plate (Defense +15)

"Evaluation: This ventilated combat suit incorporates steel plates, offering specially enhanced defenses, capable of withstanding attacks and shocks from late-stage wild beasts, as well as small pistol bullets. Weighing 10 kilograms, it's suitable for late-stage augmented humans. Activating the venting function reduces the perceived body temperature to -°C."

After the branding, Lin Feng chose the defense effect twice in the three strengthening directions, bringing the additional defense bonus of the alloy plate steel to fifteen points.

There is a total of forty-five points of defense bonus. Although it is not as good as Chen Shanshan's level ten light armor, it is far superior to ordinary white level 7 and below combat uniforms.

Lin Feng also tried out the newly bought combat uniforms of Liu Mingfei and A Lian. Even after inserting steel plates for fusion and upgrading, they only provided an additional bonus of five points of defense.

Finally, it was upgraded to the upper limit of level nine, but its defense was only 35 points, which could not withstand the attack of the later enhanced beasts.

It seems that the effect of branding in specifying the direction of enhancement is more targeted and controllable than simply upgrading items randomly.

Can bring unexpected additional attribute gains.

In addition to the lv9 steel plate combat suit, there is also the most important lv9 precision pistol. As the source of Lin Feng's combat power, he can easily defeat even a first-level rock horn horse.

For Lin Feng, these two pieces of equipment, one for attack and one for defense, work together perfectly. The remaining health points cannot be wasted and must be saved for the tram that will be completed and delivered tomorrow.

There are still twenty ordinary photovoltaic panels waiting for him to upgrade their quality from lv6 inferior quality to excellent quality.

Before going to bed, Lin Feng ate two pieces of wolf meat weighing one pound each, and repaired the durability of Chen Shanshan's mysterious titanium gun:
"Unknown titanium gun, unknown grade, unknown quality"

Basic Attributes: Damage 50, Durability 9/10, Consumes 1 HP and restores 1 Durability

Additional attribute: Spiral Spear Head (Damage +20)

"Evaluation: Suspected to be a relic of a prehistoric advanced civilization. The host's level is too low to be analyzed."

Last time it was restored to 6 points of durability, and could be smoothly switched to the triangular spiral gun head form. This time it was repaired to 90% of the durability of 9 points, and the basic damage was increased by 30 points.

After 6 points of durability, repair one point of durability on average and increase ten points of damage.

The mysterious patterns on the surface of the gun body are becoming more and more conspicuous.

"Fangfo" is a pictographic writing left over from some prehistoric civilization.

Ding Yi looked at it carefully for a long time and shook his head:
"The patterns on it look very similar to cuneiform, but they don't seem to belong to any ancient civilization from Earth's ancient times..."

"Could it be left by aliens? Has an alien civilization ever visited this wasteland thousands of years ago?"

Several people looked at each other, confused.

Lin Feng shrugged and returned the titanium gun to Chen Shanshan:
"Keep it safe. It's now also very lethal to first-level wild beasts. The pattern on the outside is too conspicuous, so don't show it to others easily."

The latter nodded, carefully took the spear, and wrapped it with a long roll of cloth, leaving only the spear head exposed to reduce wear and tear.

At the same time, it can also conceal this mysterious titanium gun and prevent others from seeing its secrets.

"This was left behind by Master before she passed away. It must have come from a mysterious ruin she visited. That ruin is still several Holy Spring Days away from Oasis Town..."

Chen Shanshan was reminded of someone by the sight of the things and spoke slowly.

Lin Feng nodded, becoming more and more curious about the origin of this mysterious titanium gun:

"Let's go and have a look together when we pass by in the future."

"By the way, find out the whereabouts of your master."

"Okay, it's almost ten o'clock, go to bed!"

The other two nodded and climbed onto the bed.

This was the last good night's sleep they would have in the next week.

After that, we had a long and bumpy journey across the wilderness, and could only take a nap for an hour or two intermittently.

He fell asleep in the box where Lin Feng was.

Liu Mingfei, who was in the box opposite, was snoring while reading.

Liu Qian, who was lying on the upper bunk, leaned quietly against the window, put down the yellowed scavenger's notebook in her hand, and thought about something.

In the box where A-Lian was, the woman lifted a twenty-pound level nine steel combat uniform with a serious expression.

Amin on the side began to analyze:

"This Lin Feng also awakened his superpowers early, and his abilities are not related to weapons and firearms as we previously speculated..."

"Instead, it can use supernatural powers to optimize items and improve their condition."

"Haven't you noticed that the weapons and equipment in their team never show any signs of aging?"

A-Lian's eyes lit up, and she quickly thought of something:

"So when he ordered the photovoltaic panels yesterday, he chose the lowest-tier standard package? Was he hoping to use his special abilities to optimize the panels' functionality?"

Amin nodded:
"But the cost of using this ability must be very high, and it takes a heavy toll on your physical condition. They specifically left behind a pile of level nine enhanced wolf meat, which is probably related to this."

"But these are not things we should worry about. The stronger Lin Feng is, the better it is for us. At least we don't have to worry about being used as bait or sacrifice."

"For this operation, I also need to integrate into this hunting team as soon as possible."

A-Lian nodded, put on her Level 9 combat uniform, and tried to wield the long sword. It didn't affect her movements.
"Yes, there are steel plate armor on the front, back, and thighs. It's much thicker than before."

"Leave the mission to me. You'll be responsible for providing combat advice and learning the hunting experience of the foreign team."

"If we can capture the rock wildebeest alive thanks to your suggestion, we can be truly accepted!"

A Ming hummed:
"Don't worry. It's getting late, go to bed."

The members of the hunting team went to sleep one after another.

At this time, orders from the Hunting Guild were being sent to Motorcycle Village and Dawn Village.

At twelve o'clock in the morning, a small truck loaded with twenty ordinary photovoltaic panels drove out of Shuguang Village and drove smoothly towards the opposite Locomotive Village.

The extended version of the Jinbei Haisheng, which had already been modified, was being towed by a heavy truck.

Half of the vehicles in the motorcycle village are empty shells with only tires installed, stored as items for sale.

When the car needs to be repaired or modified, parts are selected from this pile of semi-finished products and disassembled.

By the time the photovoltaic panels were delivered, the Jinbei Sea Lion ordered by Lin Feng's team had already been assembled with a simple central control system. The only thing left was to install the large electric motor to provide power and the photovoltaic panels to provide electricity to the motor.

The mechanics and engineers on both sides are already familiar with each other's final assembly process.

The assembly was completed quickly at three o'clock in the morning.

After starting, it will follow the main force to test whether it is qualified.

As long as there are no problems before the handover during the day, the deal will be successfully completed.

The next morning, Lin Feng's team got up with a little excitement, rode their tricycles, and quickly left the Fifth Village and headed for the Motorcycle Village on the left not far away.

Welcome to their first tram in the wasteland since they woke up.

It is also everyone’s own place to stay.

Leaving the only shelter in Oasis Town.

　Oasis Town is a large gathering place, and outside of it,
　　There are also many small caravans of refugees living in the wilderness.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)