Chapter 64: Chapter 57: Final Preparations, Wilderness Journey Begins (Part 2)
The comfortable interior of the vehicle also accelerates the recovery from fatigue.
Each one costs ten points, but after bargaining and exploiting a loophole in the electric vehicle ordering agreement, we got it from the manager of the Dawn Shop for sixty points.
Equivalent to a 15% discount.
As for a better vehicle air conditioning system, it starts at five to six hundred points with an additional 10% assembly fee, and now Lin Feng’s team can only stay longer at the Guild, thirsting after plums to quench their thirst.
In addition to the above materials, Chen Shanshan also specifically bought a large water tank, and then went to the warehouse truck next to the Guild. Using her Evolver status and as four registered members of the Desert Hunting Team, she exchanged for a fifty-liter water allocation for each person on Holy Spring Day.
This is a benefit given to the permanent residents of the Fifth Village.
Evolvers automatically obtain this status, and Level 9 Enhanced People registered with the Desert Hunting Team are also considered temporary permanent residents and enjoy this benefit.
Including Lin Feng, Liu Mingfei, and the Ah Lian sisters, there are a total of five people, which amounts to two hundred and fifty liters of clean fresh water for just a nominal payment of five points.
And this fresh water will be the key assurance for the team’s long-term survival on the Wilderness.
After receiving the relevant bounty orders and purchasing the necessary supplies, the three of them returned to the electric car in good spirits, unhooked the side hooks, and Liu Mingfei gently pressed the brake to slow down.
While avoiding the incoming vehicles from the rear, they returned to the bus motel where everyone was staying.
Boss Huang expressed a heartfelt sentiment upon seeing the electric vehicle they purchased, realizing that the results of his lifetime of hard work were just the starting point for Chen Shanshan and her group.
Ding Yi and Liu Qian had already packed everyone’s luggage and excitedly moved into the team’s new home.
From now on, in the wasteland and Oasis Town, they finally had a place to call their own.
No longer needing to live under someone else’s roof, paying rent.
Lin Feng stood on the iron walkway outside the vehicle, upgrading the photovoltaic panels on the roof one by one.
While munching on some enhanced horse jerky, he checked the attributes of the upgraded photovoltaic panels:
"Substandard Photovoltaic Panel lv7, White Quality"
"Basic Attributes: Power generation efficiency 15%, 24-hour power output 2.25 units; Durability: 10/10, can be upgraded by consuming one Life Value"
"Evaluation: A serviceable substandard photovoltaic power generation panel, but with mediocre power generation efficiency. Each square meter of power generation can drive a 150-kilogram object at a maximum speed of two kilometers per hour"
The Level 7 substandard photovoltaic panel is significantly better than the Level 6 inferior ones, and twenty pieces can provide a thrust of three tons, but even three tons are not sufficient.
Considering that this time the team is traveling with seven members, two tricycles, two bicycles, personal equipment, and survival supplies...
Definitely exceeds three tons in weight.
Lin Feng then continued to upgrade.
By the afternoon, around two o’clock, sustained by enhanced horse jerky, the twenty photovoltaic panels in Lin Feng’s hand were finally all upgraded to Level 8:
"Standard Photovoltaic Panel lv8, White Quality"
"Basic Attributes: Power generation efficiency 20%, 24-hour power output 3 units; Durability: 10/10, can be upgraded by consuming one Life Value"
"Evaluation: Exceptionally practical photovoltaic power generation panel, with power generation efficiency at normal levels. Each square meter of power generation can drive a 200-kilogram object at a maximum speed of two kilometers per hour, and surplus electricity is recommended to be stored with a battery"
The current four-ton thrust is more than enough.
With this calculation, when upgraded to Level 9, it will provide a five-ton thrust, with the surplus power going to waste.
Regrettably, storage batteries are too expensive, with a small battery pack capable of a ten-kilometer range costing over a hundred points. If this mission goes well, Lin Feng plans to upgrade the bus.
Adding a battery pack and enhancing the maximum speed is just the initial modification; they also need to install vehicle air conditioning and a separate trailer home.
Only in this way can they match the status and title of Evolvers and the Desert Hunting Team.
For now, it’s best to rely on this modified electric vehicle to complete their first long-distance task after forming the Desert Hunting Team.
Soon, Ah Lian and the other person, who had gone to the back of Oasis Town, also rode back on tricycles.
The Slave Market only had rusty old cages. After explaining their intention, the slave master told them that to imprison wild Rock-Horned Horses, they would need to find an electric welder in Mechanical Village to specially customize cages with high-strength steel bars.
The cages they had were only capable of holding weak, half-dead deserter slaves.
But before they left, the slave master graciously presented a pile of chains and shackles, given directly to the two.
Building a good relationship with the Evolvers and the Desert Hunting Team is a win-win situation for the slave master.
And chains capable of imprisoning Level 9 Enhanced People are just as effective against late-stage Rock-Horned Horses.
However, going to Mechanical Village to weld iron cages meant not only running out of time but also lacking the funds.
At this point, Ding Yi, having laid out the mattresses for four beds, walked out of the electric vehicle and said:
"Since it’s impossible to lock up a fully powerful Tier One Rock-Horned Horse, why not weaken it?"
"I know some toxic wild herbs that can paralyze muscles. We can collect some along the way, apply the toxin to their wounds, or mix it in water and feed it to the Rock-Horned Horses. Then lock them in the armored tricycle. As long as they don’t get exposed to sunlight, there’s no worry about them struggling to escape."
Upon hearing Ding Yi mention this, Lin Feng and Chen Shanshan recalled that he also had skills in extracting plant toxins.
Moreover, most of the strength of a Tier One Rock-Horned Horse came from the photovoltaic rock armor on its back. Covering it up from sunlight would only weaken them further.
"That’s right, let’s do it this way!"
Lin Feng nodded in agreement and waved his hand:
"Good! Everything is ready, everyone, pack up and prepare to set off!"
Before leaving, Old Huang came over to ask if they were also going to the Holy Spring Village.
Lin Feng thought about it and remembered he needed to visit Father Su An to get a map of the area.
Although the Guild also sells these maps, they’re outrageously expensive and none are as detailed as the ones he’s seen in Su An’s office.
After receiving a positive response, Old Huang took out a large burlap bag containing a set of new clothes and some sugar pills.
And a wooden-carved wooden frog with a row of ridged spikes on its back.
Lin Feng knew that this toy could produce croaking sounds by sliding a stick across the back, a wooden instrument for children.
Old Huang handed the bag to Chen Shanshan:
"If it’s on your way, please help deliver it to my son."
"His name is Huang Xinming, in the elementary department."
Lin Feng nodded in acknowledgement, as the group had already met Old Huang’s son, who looked a lot like him.
Once all supplies were transferred, their two tricycles were also locked to the rear bumper of the light bus, and everyone stood on the iron walkway on either side of the electric vehicle...
Waving goodbye to Old Huang.
Embarking on their first wilderness journey.
As the powerful electric vehicle disappeared in the distance,
Old Huang, sitting in the passenger’s seat, rubbed his eyes.
This parting may very well be their last meeting.