CHAPTER 139: CHAPTER 108: FORMING A CONVOY, THE STRENGTH OF THE SALVATION ARMY

"As per your request, aside from a better base for the chassis, everything else is the lowest configuration. Twenty-five ordinary photovoltaic panels, plus two motors, total eighteen hundred points, ten sets of ordinary batteries are one thousand points, and the chassis and modification fee is one thousand points..."

"Including a relatively good air conditioning system, the total comes to four thousand three hundred points, but the final deal price is four thousand points."

"The vehicle can be delivered by tomorrow afternoon."

With that, Chen Shanshan took out the order form, including the delivery slip for this transport vehicle, and handed it to Lin Feng:

"The two vehicles cost a total of eight thousand points, much less than we expected."

"As for the original battle car, adding five sets of batteries costs five hundred points, and three independent motors at three hundred and fifty points each, which totals one thousand points. The final air conditioning installation costs another five hundred points..."

"All things considered, the battle car’s modification upgrade costs two thousand points, not including the installation fee, as Liu Mingfei did the installation himself."

"Altogether, the convoy spent ten thousand points, leaving us with five thousand points, so we finally ended up with twenty-six thousand to purchase mission reward equipment."

"Whether we buy the Exoskeleton Power Armor or the Demon-Extinguishing Holy Flame, it should be more than enough."

Lin Feng nodded and briefly glanced over the order:

"Don’t worry, twenty-six thousand points are definitely sufficient."

"By the way, did Chairman Xu mention anything about trading in Evolutionary Meat when you were at the Hunting Wilderness Guild?"

Chen Shanshan nodded somewhat surprised:

"She did. When we were finalizing the second accommodation vehicle, she sent Manager Qian over to ask if we still needed points. Currently, the Guild is purchasing Evolutionary Meat in large quantities, regardless of level, all at high prices."

"I said we needed the captain’s approval before deciding to sell the meat, so we had to wait until you returned from the Oasis."

Lin Feng nodded, a smile unconsciously forming on his lips:

"Just as I expected, their information is quite up-to-date."

Chen Shanshan asked, puzzled:

"What happened? Is what Ding Yi and Liu Qian said true? Is the Li Family really going to clash with the Church?"

Lin Feng smiled and shook his head:

"They will definitely make a move, unless they want to sit back and be gradually devoured and disbanded by the Church."

"But the true cause for the rise in meat prices and inflation is due to another major event."

Chen Shanshan frowned slightly, waiting for Lin Feng to continue.

As they spoke, their conversation caught the attention of several other members in the camp, who gathered around to "eat melon seeds" (listen in casually).

Lin Feng then disclosed to the six squad members present about the Pilgrimage Convoy being attacked, with only the Li Family in Nongzhuang Village suffering significant losses:

"This matter is crucial, so just keep it to yourselves, and don’t let it leak, lest it attracts the attention of the curious."

"The Li Family is certainly blocking out the information, but the facts won’t change, and they don’t have much time left. All forces are secretly preparing."

"The price of Evolutionary Meat will definitely soar!"

Upon hearing this, everyone displayed expressions of amazement.

After all, an attack on the Pilgrimage Convoy is an event that might not happen once in ten or twenty years.

For the Permanent Residents under the Oasis and Deserters like Lin Feng, the Pilgrimage Convoy has always been as formidable as the Church.

They are not only fully equipped and well-armed, but also possess high evolutionary strength, with convoy members starting out as Evolvers.

On the Wasteland, it’s hard to imagine which imprudent force would dare attack the Pilgrimage Convoy.

Yet it just so happened!

And at such a critical juncture.

Ah Ming spoke up immediately:

"Could it have been the Church who did it? This shipment was so important to the Li Family."

Lin Feng shook his head:

"The Li Family surely had secretly deployed a Tier Two or several Tier One Late Stage Evolvers to protect the Life Source Material of the Clan Leader Level Rock-Horned Horse in the accompanying team."

"In reality, those who acted were a Wandering Force in the Wasteland known as the Salvation Army."

"And earlier, the Duncan Squad cooperated with us and had already prepared a hunting operation to sell live horses to the Salvation Army..."

This revelation left everyone even more shocked.

Liu Qian slowly began to analyze after digesting the information:

"This Salvation Army possesses at least Tier Two strength, and their leader among Tier Two Evolvers must be a formidable presence."

"Considering their connection with the Duncan Squad and this assault, their intention could very well be to establish their own Rock-Horned Horse breeding industry..."

"But having such strength, why would they still need the Duncan Squad’s assistance to capture live horses?"

"Logically, they shouldn’t bother with mere Early Tier One stallions."

"Unless there’s another possibility, that the Salvation Army’s plot far exceeds just attacking the Pilgrimage Convoy and looting Nongzhuang Village’s Li Family’s horse breeding supplies."

As she spoke, Liu Qian dropped a bombshell:

"Perhaps they even intend to ambush Nongzhuang Village directly and seize the Rock-Horned Horse breeding base!"

"And what the Duncan Squad delivered for trade likely involves far more than just two cartloads of supplies, but also intelligence about Nongzhuang Village and the Li Family from Oasis Town!"

"From a more conspiratorial perspective, previously that woman named Lisa in their squad even tried to invite Lin Feng to join them, reasonably casting suspicion that the entire Duncan Squad is a spy outpost planted by the Salvation Army in Oasis Town responsible for gathering intelligence."

Liu Qian’s words were like a bolt from the blue, stunning everyone present, including Lin Feng, into shock and contemplation.