When Father Su An mentioned the so-called Oasis Key, Lin Feng suddenly had a feeling, recalling the golden Teaching Emblem he saw on Holy Spring Day.

Because Lord Bishop held it to open the outflow valve at the rear of the Oasis Battleship, it left a very deep impression.

It was a pure gold disc, though the inside likely wasn't made of gold; otherwise, the hardness wouldn't meet the standard.

The surface was engraved with very complex patterns, with a central section featuring a grid symbol that seemed to possess some sort of magic, remarkably eye-catching.

This object held very special symbolic meaning within the Holy Spring Sect.

For instance, atop the small chapel in Holy Spring Village, there was a silver emblem, while in the Upper District's formal church on the Oasis Battleship, there was also a golden one erected.

But none was as exquisite and complex as the one Lord Bishop carried. If the latter was used as a key, it must have other secrets.

Hearing Lin Feng's inquiry at this moment, Father Su An had no intention of hiding it, especially since it would later be handed over to him for safekeeping, certain precautions were necessary to mention:

"That's right, the predecessor of the Oasis was actually various warship hulls from the Old Earth Era, sealed and then implanted with large-scale turbine power systems for global navigation."

"As for the key to controlling the ship's navigation, it's actually a helm transformed from a Teaching Emblem. It also undertakes the operation of activating the turbine power and controlling the ship's navigation direction."

"Because the lock core to open it requires verification through the complex patterns on the Teaching Emblem, even if the Li Family defeats us, they must acquire the Oasis Key to successfully take over the entire battleship."

Lin Feng nodded, realizing that precisely because the Teaching Emblem was so important, Lord Bishop carried it with him, using it during the Holy Spring Gospel ceremony on Holy Spring Day to open the ship's rear drainage valve.

Giving the tens of thousands of Deserters the hope to survive.

With the image of the shining emblem floating in his mind, Lin Feng suddenly thought of another matter:

"By the way, is there any third-stage Holy Spring contained within that emblem? As a Tier Two Early Stage Evolver with a pathway for Alien Evolution, I probably can't carry it with me."

Father Su An frowned slightly.

Long before the Oasis Battleship was dispatched to the borderlands and arrived at the edge of the Scorching Sun Forbidden Area, when it was in the Holy City, the battleship's ownership had belonged to a Tier Three Bishop.

And the Teaching Emblem, as the Oasis Key, was something that the then-bishop carried with him.

Even if it hadn't been infused with Tier Three Holy Water, over the years and months, it surely would have absorbed Tier Three energy.

For a Second-tier Priest, this had no side effects; it was greatly beneficial instead, but it was a mild form of contamination for those outside the church.

Since the Master of the Holy Spring was also human, this radiation didn't cause physical mutations for fellow humans but would have severe effects on the Spirit.

Mild cases could result in delirium, severe ones in schizophrenia, making one act erratically and even unable to distinguish reality from surroundings.

Lin Feng was to be a great ally in the future, an indispensable partner in vying for the new position of Tier Three Bishop, so he couldn't afford for anything to happen because of this Oasis Key.

Thinking of this, Father Su An promised:

"Rest assured, before transferring the Oasis Key, I will certainly have Lord Bishop confirm there are no traces of Tier Three energy left on it, to avoid affecting you."

Lin Feng nodded and began discussing serious matters:

"If a tournament were to be held, how confident are you in defeating the Li Family and other Rebel Armies?"

"The matches are all between Tier Two Evolvers, and the church doesn't have much of an edge, so it'd be best to split it into two stages."

Father Su An nodded with deep agreement:

"Exactly, Lord Bishop has decided to hold three matches between Tier Two, and four matches of competition among Tier One Evolvers."

"We happen to have four Tier One at the upper limit, Level 19 Battle Grand Priests, whose strength is almost unmatched within Tier One, even against Gunpowder Ability Users. They can secure ultimate victory given the narrow arena."

"As for the tournament, it mainly adopts a points system, with each Tier Two victory earning twenty points, while Tier One naturally gets less, only ten points per match."

"Altogether, it totals a hundred points."

"If the final total points are tied, then victory will be decided by the win/loss ratio of the Tier Two matches, with the one having more wins achieving final victory."

"This rule is actually advantageous to the Li Family."

"Because their average combat power among Tier Two Evolvers is significantly stronger than that of the church."

"Although the church has several Second-tier Priests to hold the front, you're well aware that from Assistant Priest to Priest, they are all more inclined towards proselytizing and explaining doctrine, akin to civil servants of a nation."

"The four Second-tier Priests of the Oasis Church, one of whom is a Deputy Bishop at Tier Two Limit, have only one, Father Wan Hai, with ample combat experience, but he's responsible for the more critical safety of the Pilgrimage Convoy. Among the ones left with some experience, there's only me."

"I was able to easily take on three enemies at once during my late Tier One travels in the Wasteland."

"But the other two priests, even if they inject with the Essence Evolution Agent of the Desert Wolf, their chance of winning in single combat isn't over thirty percent."

"The church's standard Power Armor is far inferior to the Li Family's Rock Horse Armor, which has more robust power, extended running durability, with the armor only winning in being cheap and numerous, using quantity for victory."

"But in a one-on-one arena battle, the Rock Horse Warriors are much stronger than us."

"Therefore, in this Tier Two Evolver's arena battle, even if the Li Family loses their numerical advantage, they have a high likelihood of winning the Tier Two confrontation."

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