Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 572 - 278: The Future of Oasis Town, Meeting Every Need_2

"Certain dirty and exhausting tasks, especially those involving evildoers doing evil deeds, cannot be performed by the church’s cultivators, as this would damage the grand image of the Holy See in the eyes of the world."

"And this is where your continued existence becomes valuable. With the strength to suppress the lower classes, you can help the Holy See extract the last bit of value from the lower classes, and at a critical moment, step up to take the blame."

"For instance, when public resentment boils over, and the lower classes strike and protest or even attempt to revolt, your final role comes into play."

"As villains in the eyes of the lower classes, the Holy See will then appear with the image of a righteous Savior to arbitrate, selecting a few among you who have handed over the least resources, beheading them as a warning to others."

"But Oasis Town is just beginning, with much left to be developed. The resources obtained from selling upper-class slaves can maintain more than a decade of rapid development..."

"At least in the next twenty to thirty years, serving as a white-glove professional manager for the Holy See won’t be suppressed by performance. Beyond that, it may not be so certain."

"But as long as you are ruthless and the resources you hand over reflect your value, you can continue to enjoy the good life you have now and even have opportunities for further advancement, like becoming a Tier Two Evolver."

"With Madam Rong’s Level 19 evolution prowess, she could secure a good position even in the Holy City. If she continues to stay in Oasis Town, she will surely be heavily utilized by the Holy Spring Sect and may very well advance further in the future."

With just a few words, Lin Feng outlined the fate of the late Tier One management, painting a picture of a new order in the Oasis where danger and opportunity coexist.

And as a Level 19 Evolver, Rong Yan indeed holds a high-ranking position in Oasis Town, second only to Tier Two Evolvers. Although the change of regime in the Oasis affects her, it certainly doesn’t threaten her life.

At most, she will no longer enjoy the cushy perks of making easy money. She will need to help the church manage lower-class slaves, extracting as much resource as possible.

But in Rong Yan’s view, this kind of work is better suited for the Evolvers from the Three Major Villages or the Deserters who have risen from the lower classes. They understand these ruthless methods better and have the strength and resolve to carry them out.

As a former member of the Upper Class, Rong Yan was educated and formed her cognition under a stable ruling order, acting as much as possible by the rules.

This is the result brought about by the self-governance of the Oasis Council, but this mutually balancing order is rather fragile.

Once the uprising is quelled, the Oasis will become the private property of another power, and all existing rules and regulations can be changed anytime, according to someone’s preferences or the interests of the ruling power.

Unable to adapt to this environment, Rong Yan is very aware that her only way out now is to go to the Holy City and seek a second development.

Staying behind would ultimately make her a sacrifice in fierce struggles.

Currently, her younger son Rong Xuan, though he escaped the status of an Upper Class by a stroke of fate, saving him successfully, her eldest daughter Rong Zhiyun faces the same problem, despite being the true heir she has carefully nurtured.

According to the route she planned, Rong Zhiyun would definitely be able to earn the resources needed for the Tier One Late-stage Evolution Agent with her efforts before turning one hundred, without worrying about the sacrificial demands of the Moonlit Ceremony thereafter.

But this timeline requires at least another twenty or thirty years to finally achieve.

Currently, the countdown to the Oasis’s transformation, where all Upper Classes become slaves, has already begun...

Though Rong Zhiyun is recorded, and even with Rong Yan’s help to advance to the late Tier One, the eventual victor will surely not spare her.

After all, a mid-stage Tier One Evolutionary Slave already sells for fifty to a hundred thousand points, while a late-stage Tier One existence could be worth at least above a hundred thousand.

This is not an Evolver, but essentially a mobile gold coin chest.

Having learned the ins and outs, Rong Yan, recognizing the reality, immediately spoke respectfully:

"Governor Lin, being able to rescue my poor child from the heavily guarded church prison and helping him shed the shackles of Upper Class identity..."

"Surely, you also have a way to rescue my poor daughter from the fate of slavery?"

After speaking, she hurriedly added:

"Rest assured, you will receive the due rewards, including necessary arrangements, or if Governor Lin has other needs, we, mother and daughter, will not hesitate."

"As long as you are willing to open this door."

These are indeed the heartfelt words of Rong Yan.

Especially after Li Mingquan’s death, Rong Yan increasingly sees the young man who suddenly rose before her as receiving great attention from the Holy See. With the suppression of the Li family’s rebellion, he is bound to have a promising future.

It is said that he is a Gunpowder Ability User, mastering firepower equivalent to an artillery company all by himself. The guns and cannons he carries at his waist are capable of remotely killing several peers.

His future status would certainly surpass Li Hao, who currently controls half of Oasis’s power.

Even if he has no interest in her, if her daughter could catch his favor, the future may allow her family to soar by his achievements.

Furthermore, according to Rong Yan’s investigation, Lin Feng, who is not yet thirty, has not yet sired an offspring.

In the period of evolutionary enhancement, he is at the peak of youthfulness, prone to impulsive actions.

If Rong Zhiyun can prove herself and make Lin Feng very satisfied, saving her from misery would be as easy as lifting a finger.

What’s more, rather than being bought by some six or seven hundred-year-old Tier Two immortals as a reproductive machine, it would be better to give her daughter to a valuable young man.