Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 895

Chapter 895: Chapter 289: New Reform, Breaking Through Heavy Arms! (Part 2)

However, the Security and Integrity Bureau has the Extraordinary Faction Elders presiding, giving them strong confidence.

Meanwhile, the inspection station seems somewhat isolated, having to rely on the Idealist Elders to come down and negotiate.

Precisely because of this, Ding Yishan dares to take the initiative with seemingly aggressive measures to gain more leverage for the inspection station.

“Then you should definitely come back with me; this is a great way to earn Station Chief Ding’s trust.”

Cheng Ye smiled, “Besides, if I go back alone, that bunch might not leave me alone, and if a conflict arises, there should be someone to help ease the situation, right?”

“You’ve said it this far, how can I refuse?” Matthew Lee’s face turned sour.

It’s not that he’s unwilling to help, but rather an old rogue’s principle and bottom line.

Especially since it involves power division and ideology; once involved, trouble comes endlessly.

But who asked it to be Cheng Ye speaking?

Fortunately, he only needs to play the good cop, not directly confront, so he probably won’t offend the Security and Integrity Bureau too much.

Moreover, he plans to hide in Dongping Town all winter, not venturing out, so even if the Bureau wants to create trouble, they might not find him.

More importantly, although Matthew Lee the Inspector is cunning, he’s never greedy.

Just like when he was stopped by Cheng Ye from investing in shops before, his financial luck has always been excellent.

Like before when Cheng Ye stopped him from investing in shops, his fortune is consistently good, just with the dividends from investment in Fourth-stage Inspectors, he can stabilize over a 20% return every year; over these years, he has long achieved financial freedom.

Even if the Bureau wants to nitpick, they can’t catch him red-handed.

“Don’t worry, I won’t make you run in vain.” Seeing through Matthew Lee’s mind, Cheng Ye smiled and offered a lure, “Come spring in Dongping Town, there will be large-scale planting, and I’ll give you something good to ensure you stand out in all satellite city agricultural assessments.”

Matthew Lee’s sour face immediately turned bright, his eyes gleaming, “Really?”

“Would I deceive you?”

Cheng Ye shook his head confidently, “Dongping Town has vast land and few people; the soil has been improved with fertilizer, making it ideal for developing large-scale planting. In contrast, Dapo Town has taken your industrial equipment, making it difficult to transition to agriculture. Next spring, I’ll definitely fully support Dongping Town first, and when you have stable output there, you can then assist Dapo Town to follow the pace.”

This is not just an empty promise but a long-planned blueprint.

During the winter, the hydropower station can charge the Collector twice a day, enough for him to complete the crop seed optimization experiment.

The only challenge is unlocking traits from the Encyclopedia, requiring hunting mutated creatures or infection sources.

Yet, the large-scale winter infection waves are practically “moving treasure chests of traits,” allowing for mass farming as long as encountered.

Moreover, the upcoming missions outside Guang Province should yield plenty of useful resources.

While he can’t guarantee advanced technology, cultivating high-yield, resilient ordinary crop seeds is absolutely feasible.

“Great! Then I’ll accompany you on this trip!” Matthew Lee decided, “But I have to first arrange town affairs; while I’m gone, I’ll let the residents rest for half a day—it’s been a busy two weeks for them.”

“No problem, I’ll leave a vehicle for you. Once you’re ready, come to Dapo Town to meet up.”

After their discussion, Cheng Ye boarded an armed pickup truck and hurried back to the hydropower station.

Searching for Lv4 skills drained 60% of the charge, and fusion took another 25%, leaving little remaining charge now.

Coming back to the Buffer Zone could lead to unexpected conflicts, so having more charge wouldn’t hurt.

Using adjusting hydropower station parameters as an excuse, he instructed the town to temporarily stop using electricity, then cranked the Collector’s charging power up to 300kw.

This terrifying charging efficiency could refill 85% of the gap in just over two hours.

During this time, Cheng Ye reopened the fusion function, inputting the Praise of Life from Moyu Fir Tree and the newly collected Praise of Tenacity into the fusion slot.

Never had he used the Collector so freely; the thrill of abundant power made Cheng Ye feel euphoric.

Unexpectedly, the simple rune on the trunk began merging under a halo, visibly becoming more complex and intricate, with more profound rule power interlaced in the patterns.

The composite rune on the treetop also evolved, swelling more than twice in size, its structure becoming increasingly dense, as if advancing from infancy to mature realm.

“Runes can actually merge, creating new effects?”

Cheng Ye was surprised and hadn’t had time to delve deeper when the Collector already popped up a fusion completion notification.

[This round of information fusion is complete, and the result is stable]

[Civilization Collector has successfully recorded a new fusion skill: Praise of Immortality from Moyu Fir Tree (Lv4; Rare)]

…

“Immortality?”

Cheng Ye immediately thought of the skill description mentioning “the root may perish, but the soul remains,” and quickly opened the skill panel to examine.

The initial five blessing contents and values remained unchanged, but a new blessing prominently appeared at the bottom of the panel:

[6. From non-instant death fatal wounds, entering a special state will consume Life Force for unharmed recovery; recovery speed: each fatal wound/25% Life Force; cooldown time: 1/day; maximum storage: 7 uses]

“Oh? Immortality refers to… a carnivorous recovery ability similar to the Stand-In Starfish?”

Cheng Ye suddenly understood.

Seems he overthought it—despite bearing the “Immortal” name, the rare rating clearly hasn’t reached the extraordinary level where one could survive even if the body is destroyed.