Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 479 - 238: Holy City Reinforcements, the Taste of Power, and the First Edition of the Holy Spring Scripture

Chapter 479: Chapter 238: Holy City Reinforcements, the Taste of Power, and the First Edition of the Holy Spring Scripture

The awkward atmosphere didn’t last long. Lin Feng noticed Li Mingquan standing dazedly to the side, so he took the initiative to break the silence, politely saying:

"Brother Li, it’s best to be prepared for both outcomes. Regardless of the final result, I’m merely a witness. Whoever wins, I will hand over the Oasis Key to them."

"Thus, what we discussed earlier still holds. When you are about to enter the ring, you can notify me in advance, so the Church can prepare, preventing an all-out confrontation that could lead to mutual destruction."

"This way, you won’t have to exert all your effort to win the match and won’t get consumed and digested by the Rock Horse Armor."

"However, as agreed, the Church is bound to win that particular match. If the Li Family secures victory in the other two matches, it would be destiny’s will, and the Church will likely recognize its strength and abandon the fight for the Oasis."

Li Mingquan nodded in agreement, saying:

"It’s alright. The clan leader originally wanted me to just test the true strength of the Desert Wolf Warrior. After all, in the recently concluded Tier One Late-Stage Evolver duel, the Church’s Desert Wolf Warrior, evolved from an Eighteen-Level Priest, managed to pierce through the outer steel armor of a Twenty-Level Rock Horse Armor."

"This has made us Rock Horse Warriors, wearing Rock Horse Armor, quite concerned."

"Although Desert Wolf Warriors are somewhat lacking in strength and endurance, they possess unparalleled agility and armor-piercing abilities."

"I just need to gather enough intelligence, especially whether the Tier Two Desert Wolf Warrior can effectively damage the Rock Horse Armor."

"So long as the Church doesn’t force a deadly confrontation, I’ll strategically let up during the fight, like accidentally stepping out of bounds, to end the match prematurely."

"And according to the original plan, tomorrow, in the first match of Tier Two, I am likely to go first, against either an Early Tier Two Priest or Su An."

"Hopefully, it won’t be the latter."

Lin Feng raised his glass:

"Don’t worry, Father Su An is the only one with suppressive power in the Church’s Tier Two matches. Other ordinary Priests, like you, are mere intelligence gatherers."

"Therefore, Father Su An is likely to be arranged later to have a peak duel with Li Hao."

"You don’t need to worry too much."

"Currently, it’s a two-to-two between the Church and your side, both on equal starting grounds. In the next three matches, whoever wins two out of three will win the duel and obtain the Oasis Key."

"Neither side is likely to go all out in the first match tomorrow, to avoid revealing too many secrets, which could make winning the subsequent two matches difficult."

"You can rest assured on this point."

Li Mingquan nodded, raised his glass, clinked it with Lin Feng, and drank it in one go before preparing to leave...

Suddenly remembering the initial purpose of his negotiation, he half stood and then sat back down, asking:

"One more thing."

"Leader Lin, do you know why only two Nineteen-Level Battle Grand Priests were dispatched by the Church today in the Tier One Late-Stage duels when I distinctly remember the Church having four?"

"Now only two are here, those two..."

Lin Feng hesitated for a moment, thought for a few seconds, then slowly replied:

"I’m not quite sure either, but I guess it might be related to another matter..."

Saying this, Lin Feng lowered his voice as well, appearing cautiously careful as he continued:

"Actually, the Church already sensed something was off during last Holy Spring Day and sent people to follow the Pilgrimage Convoy to the Holy City to request support..."

"Logically, if the Holy City received the message, they should already be on their way. If they are traveling at full speed, they could arrive at Oasis Town before the next Holy Spring Day in less than three days."

"So many days have passed without any news, and the Oasis Church is more anxious than anyone."

"If it weren’t for my appearance disrupting your original plans, the Church would have long since lost control of the Oasis Battleship in your family’s uprising."

"But the Church is well aware that my presence is but a temporary measure. The final outcomes will be hard to change if I don’t take action directly."

"Hence, I speculate, those two Grand Priests who disappeared days ago were assigned by Lord Bishop to go ahead to Oasis to find traces of the support squad."

"They fear the squad has lost its way or encountered some tricky situation. The aim is for the incoming Holy Temple Knight Squad to arrive at the Oasis before the next Holy Spring Day."

"In other words, before the pivotal duel in three days!"

Hearing this news, Li Mingquan frowned deeply, casting a suspicious glance at Lin Feng.

Seeing Lin Feng’s confident demeanor, doubts arose in his mind.

In fact, the support from the Holy City Diocese had already been questioned by the high-ranking family members and the leaders of the other two villages when Li Hao declared his revolt.

Once Li Hao elucidated the conflict between Oasis Church’s Bishop Zhang Hui and the opposing faction in the Holy City, everyone dispelled their concerns.

Because as far as the Holy City Diocese is concerned, Oasis Town is not within their sphere of influence but merely a pawn operated by the enemy faction for years.

Destroying it would cause no harm, but seizing it from Zhang Hui would be even better.

They couldn’t blatantly seize it; they must, at least wait for Zhang Hui to relinquish Oasis Town or, upon his death, take over the inheritance under the guise of assistance.

Therefore, the Holy City won’t send a support squad before the next Holy Spring Day, waiting for the rebellion’s outcome before taking action.

For the Li Family, this creates a time gap. Proper utilization of this gap would allow them to seize the entire Oasis Battleship and head south or north to a Royal City.