Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 575 - 279: Personal Value and an Overview of the Storm Holy City

Chapter 575: Chapter 279: Personal Value and an Overview of the Storm Holy City

After hearing Lin Feng’s doubts, Rong Yan took a deep breath and simultaneously suppressed her nervousness.

After all, to climb to her current position, her excellent persuasive skills were merely one of her basic attributes.

During Lin Feng’s questioning, after a ten-second brainstorming session, Rong Yan calmly replied:

"If you plan to stay in Oasis Town, indeed, we may not be able to provide you with valuable services. But if it’s over at the Holy City, I can help you handle the entire team, logistics purchasing, expenses, and everything."

"After I was promoted to Late Tier One and left the Upper Class, I’ve been in charge of the food procurement for the Upper District, needing to join the Pilgrimage Convoy to go to the Holy City to purchase the monthly shortfall."

"I’ve been doing this for over forty years, and my understanding of the Holy City might be deeper than most Oasis Town residents, especially when it comes to the bottom gangs and the peripheral dependent forces over there. Even if you ask Father Su An, you might not find someone more familiar than me."

"And this, precisely for your future establishment of your own settlement power under yourself, is especially important."

"Storm Holy City is not a fixed building; it’s a regional concept composed of many parts."

"Although they are closely connected, they are also independent of each other, conducting self-governance within the region."

Lin Feng squinted his eyes; he did not expect Rong Yan to have such rich experiences, especially regarding the Holy City ahead. He indeed needed a trustworthy guide to help him get acquainted first.

Otherwise, when reaching the place, fumbling in the dark would make it very easy to fall into traps.

Seeing Lin Feng in hesitation, Rong Yan took the opportunity to continue:

"These forty years, I not only established stable shipping and supply channels in the Holy City but also saved a lot of resources for Oasis Town."

"Because I can make the effect of spending one point as if spending two, using limited resources to meet the interest demands from various parties in Oasis, making everyone satisfied, I was able to quickly rise to Level 19 over a few decades, gain the trust of the Oasis Supreme Council and the Governors, and hold the crucial position of Cafeteria Manager."

Seeing Lin Feng still frowning and hesitating, Rong Yan decided to disclose some insider information:

"Moreover, all these years, traveling back and forth between the Holy City and Oasis so many times, through my observations and insights on the Holy City, I’ve discovered several ways to get rich."

"But due to my identity in Oasis, and the concern for my two children, I couldn’t take action."

"I originally planned to take my two kids to the Holy City for development after the turmoil calms down. If Leader Lin could lead the way, with your identity as a Tier Two Powerhouse, success is inevitable."

"By then, as long as there are a few stable income routes, we could recruit more manpower for rapid expansion and establish a settlement under your rule."

This time Lin Feng nodded in agreement with Rong Yan’s words.

To establish a settlement, the primary problem to solve is the basic survival issue, which is food and water sources. Oasis Town was founded by leveraging these conditions to build the Rock-Horned Horse breeding industry.

In terms of cost, it has an advantage over the Holy City.

In the future, when Lin Feng heads to the Holy City, the breeding revenue from Rock-Horned Horses would decline with rising costs and can only fulfill internal convoy needs.

As for other expenditures, such as training newcomers, recruiting new members, each one burns through money. A stable income channel must exist to lead the convoy or settlement on the path of development.

Relying solely on Lin Feng and his few companions to perform missions and claim bounties as Guild Hunters is not stable and can only serve as an additional income channel, prioritizing personal development.

It’s not feasible for a few people to work on missions to support the ones below them.

Therefore, the paths Rong Yan mentioned are crucial in the initial startup phase.

Lin Feng then asked another question:

"Since Madam Rong knows so much about the Holy City, why not give me a rough introduction? If it proves to be of great help, saving Rong Zhiyun wouldn’t be out of the question."

Seeing Lin Feng finally show some openness, Rong Yan began her introduction:

"The location of the Storm Holy City, roughly five thousand kilometers ahead, unlike Oasis Town which stops every half a month, whether the Holy City embarks on a migrating journey is decided through the Storm Divine Conference of the Diocese by unanimous discussion from the seven Bishops and the three Kings from the periphery."

"Currently, the Holy City is conducting extraction operations in the oil and gas zone in the continent’s center, expecting to stay for half a year. It’s been stationary for over four months, and it will depart in a month."

"Right now, the distance between Oasis and the Holy City has shrunk to less than four thousand kilometers, and by next month, it’s estimated to be only three thousand kilometers."

"This is our golden opportunity to head to the Holy City."

"As for the structure of the Holy City, it generally presents a pie-like layout from the inside out. The central district is a moving fortress centered around seven Great Cathedrals, three of them larger than the Oasis Battleship, and the other four are of similar size."

"The main district covers a range of five kilometers with a total area of about eighty square kilometers, surrounded by several medium-sized settlements, similar to the villages near Oasis Town, but more prosperous and advanced."

"Equivalent to the entrance area of the main district."

"Next are the surrounding dependent forces, encompassing a fifty-kilometer range, equivalent to a large settlement cluster with a diameter of one hundred kilometers."

"Divided into three regions from inside to outside, the nearest to the main district is the large settlement area, which includes the headquarters of some major forces like the Hunting Wilderness Guild, Life Farm, etc., where three Tier Three Kings reside."

"Nearby are a dozen or so small towns with populations of around a hundred thousand, each engaged in specific industries like the Oil Town, which focuses on extracting and refining underground resources."

"Then there’s the Steel Town, Chemical Town, etc. Sometimes they are in the large settlement, and other times they leave for extraction points briefly for several months or even one or two years."

"The large settlement area range is approximately five kilometers outside the core main city, extending up to fifteen kilometers, covering 600 square kilometers, enough to accommodate more than a dozen major forces."

"Following that, the middle region is more chaotic, consisting of some small-to-medium settlements, with a maximum scale of ten thousand people, mostly led by Tier Two Evolvers."

"But there are also some large gangs here, with several Tier Two Evolvers, and leaders possessing Late Tier Two strength, the overall scale is similar to Oasis Town, aside from not having this super battleship."

"The coverage range is large too, fifteen to thirty kilometers, covering 2000 square kilometers, where settlements are allocated by gang territories, clustered around several large gang headquarters."

"Hence, this area is also known as the Gang District."

"According to my observation and understanding, the major gang forces here are backed by large forces, also considered their subordinate dependent forces."

"Regarding the outermost area, thirty to fifty kilometers away, it’s the largest range, sparsely populated, but with many small settlements of a few hundred people, or caravans less than a hundred, closely following behind."

"Most of the people are low-level Evolvers or Deserters in the Enhancement Stage, barely scraping by at the bottom of the Holy City, cautiously avoiding all danger."

"This is a no-man’s land, also known as the Bottom Region, where various acts of violence frequently occur, fully implementing the wasteland’s law of survival of the fittest. Sometimes gangs from the central regions will come periodically to harvest resources or recruit new members."

"These are roughly the main area divisions of the Holy City, the Pilgrimage Convoy of Oasis Town typically stays between the main district and the large settlement area, the Oasis Church connects with the higher-ups of the Diocese, and fills the heavy transport trucks with fresh water."

"The Li Family and we conduct material trades in the large settlement area, selling photovoltaic panels and buying all sorts of necessary resources."

"The large settlement area has safety assurances, where major forces maintain order, making it the safest place after the main district."

"As for the Gang District in the middle, only within the settlement area will the guiding rules of the leaders be followed, frequent internal fights break out among the gangs, making it unstable."

"The Outermost Bottom Region naturally needs not be mentioned, it is similar to the Deserter enclave at the back of Oasis Town."

"Upon arrival in the periphery of the Holy City, Leader Lin should first establish his sphere of influence in the Bottom Region, then build a small settlement, thereby securing a place in the Gang District."

"This way, it will allow contact with major forces inside and gain the qualification for long-term stable trade exchanges."

"That’s about the situation..."

"I wonder if Leader Lin is satisfied?"