A Guide to Farming in a Mobile City-Chapter 149: Artifacts of the Defensive City

Bishop Evan immediately gave a response.
Upon discovering this wormhole, the Holy Light dispatched reconnaissance robots to enter it, aiming to trace its signal and confirm its location.
Soon after, everyone learned that the wormhole led to a Tier 2 zone—the Maze Zone.
Li Ye nodded slowly.
Through Bishop Evan, he finally learned the name and tier of this zone.
According to Bishop Evan—
The Maze Zone was the largest zone in the Western Wasteland Continent, situated right at the northern central area of the region. This zone featured countless towering city walls, each hundreds of meters high.
These walls constantly moved, forming new barriers. Inside the maze, new terrains like lakes, mountains, forests, and plains would continuously emerge.
"Thank you for sharing the intelligence."Li Ye shook his hand."By the way, do you need natural gas?"
Bishop Evan simply shrugged.
He led a retreating convoy, and now that they had Sea Forces for support, they really had no use for such resources.
With that, the two sides waved goodbye.
At that moment, the Black Hawk Helicopter that had been dispatched by the Tomorrow to mine ores returned, bringing back 234 units of Tier 2 Molten Ore.
Compared to Tier 1 Molten Ore, cannon shells made from Tier 2 Molten Ore were much more powerful.
Considering that there might be Tier 1 Molten Ore Veins in the Valley Zone controlled by the Tomorrow Alliance, Li Ye wasn’t in a hurry to use the batch to forge shells and instead stored it away.
Over the next two days, the Tomorrow passed through several zones via the wormhole and finally arrived at the Red Ridge Zone.
"We’ve finally arrived."
Li Ye let out a long breath.
This time, the wormhole had transmitted the Tomorrow to the southern region of the Red Ridge Zone.
Looking into the distance, one could see the endless expanse of the Letun Mountains.
At this moment, a sudden sound came from afar.
Li Ye looked out and spotted a Tier 1 Mobile City slowly approaching.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the Conqueror.
The other party clearly hadn’t recognized the Tomorrow. After all, it had already advanced to a Tier 2 City, appearing significantly larger than before.
Facing the mysterious Tier 2 Mobile City before them, the Conqueror began to slowly retreat.
It wasn’t until Li Ye sent Old Zhou in an Off-road Vehicle to explain the situation that Lei Jian finally felt relieved and came aboard the Tomorrow’s Armor Deck.
Black Hawk Helicopter, Vanguard Armed Gunship, Bloodtear Ripper, Tier 2 Frost Cannon, and Molten Cannon—various Tier 2 weapons.
Upon seeing the Tomorrow’s configuration, Lei Jian was momentarily dumbfounded.
"I must say, your development speed is just like flying!"he exclaimed.
Li Ye simply waved it off with a smile.
If the other party knew that the Tomorrow was already preparing to advance to a Tier 3 City, and that the progress was more than halfway done, he would probably have his jaw drop.
"I plan to stop wandering and settle here in the Red Ridge Zone."Lei Jian said."It’s still relatively peaceful here, a place one can live with peace of mind."
Li Ye nodded.
In fact, he had already guessed it without the other saying so.
Later, Lei Jian even took him to meet the Vanguard Alliance.
Seeing each other again, both sides felt quite emotional.
The Lord of the Vanguard informed Li Ye that they planned to join Bishop Heath’s team and counterattack toward the Eternal Night Zone along the Sky Road.
"If you’re coming too, we can travel together."
Li Ye politely declined the offer.
For now, the Tomorrow’s goal remained to open a sea route toward the Southern Lium Continent.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two sides parted ways.
The Tomorrow then set course toward the south.
The Apocalypse Sect’s Mobile City “Saint” and Bishop Heath were stationed there.
And Li Ye intended to discuss a major business deal with him.
"I must say, you’re far younger than I imagined."
Inside the upper cathedral of the Saint, Bishop Heath sincerely remarked as he shook hands with Li Ye.
Li Ye, however, went straight to the point.
"Bishop Heath, I’ve heard about the Sky Road Project and your counteroffensive against the Zombie Civilization."
"So you plan to join our ranks?"Bishop Heath asked.
"No."Li Ye shook his head."A large-scale operation involving Mobile Cities like this surely requires a massive amount of resources. That’s why I plan to sell you some natural gas."
As he had anticipated, the other side indeed lacked natural gas at the moment.
After all, natural gas could serve as an energy source for Mobile Cities, with efficiency comparable to fuel processed from petroleum—
And it was even cleaner and more environmentally friendly.
"So, how much natural gas do you actually have?"Bishop Heath asked.
Li Ye gave a small smile.
"Not much. Around 53,000 units."
Over the past few days of travel, the Engineer had been constantly transporting full Gas Tanks over.
Zhou Xing had even attached a note on the tanks, informing Li Ye that the current extraction progress at the Gas Field had reached one-third.
Although the Resource Transmission Device consumed a lot, there was no other way if he wanted to sell the natural gas.
Li Ye silently calculated the price in his mind.
Previously, natural gas sold for only 9 Crystal Coins per unit in the Sedimentary Basin. But that was due to the fierce price undercutting at the Western Wasteland Continent City Auction House. In reality, the price of natural gas could be higher.
With that in mind, he spoke up.
"Let’s set the price at 12 Crystal Coins per unit."
What Li Ye didn’t expect was that Bishop Heath was not only efficient in dealings, but also ruthless in bargaining—he slashed the price to 6 Crystal Coins in a single stroke.
"Right now, only the Apocalypse Sect can absorb such a large quantity of natural gas,"he said plainly."Otherwise, you’d have to sell it bit by bit, and that could take you forever."
Li Ye was taken aback.
"Even so, you can’t haggle like that!"
After a round of bargaining, the two parties finally settled on a price of 9 Crystal Coins.
Once the delivery was completed, Bishop Heath paid the full amount on the spot.
Dozens of bundles of Crystal Cards.
While counting the cards, Li Ye’s brows finally relaxed.
As expected of a World-class Organization, they could produce such a large amount of cash in one go.
"From here on, I have to speed up resource procurement,"he thought.
The Legendary-tier Intelligence prompt would vanish in three days, and it had already taken him four days to reach the Red Ridge Zone.
He also had to reserve a day to return to the Valley Zone.
Which meant, at most, he could only stay in the Red Ridge Zone for around two days.
"Do you have a Marketplace here?"he asked Bishop Heath.
Bishop Heath nodded.
As a rare clean and safe zone, the Red Ridge Zone regularly hosted Mobile City traffic.
Now that the human side was preparing for a counteroffensive, the number of Mobile Cities had naturally surged.
To accommodate that, the Apocalypse Sect and the Titan Throne jointly designated an area as a Marketplace for the convenience of Lords to conduct various trades.
With the backing of these two World-class Organizations, everyone could trade with confidence, and incidents were rare.
Li Ye soon arrived at the Marketplace Bishop Heath had mentioned.
It was a spacious area where dozens of Mobile Cities were parked, making for quite a lively scene.
Some of these Mobile Cities had actively joined Bishop Heath’s team, while others had come from other regions in the northern part of the Western Wasteland Continent purely to engage in trade.
The goods displayed at the Marketplace were beyond count—
Furniture, daily necessities, electronics, Blueprints, weapons and gear, City Accessories, Iron Ore, Coal, Fuel...
All sorts of general and tiered items were everywhere, dazzling to the eye.
Faced with such a sight, Li Ye couldn’t help but feel excited.
Now, the Tomorrow could once again go on a massive shopping spree.
The first thing he inquired about was the Tier 2 City Crystal.
After all, his priority was promotion to Tier 3.
However, there were no Tier 2 City Crystals for sale in the Marketplace.
Li Ye sighed deeply.
Given that, the Tier 2 resources required for the Tier 3 promotion could be put on hold.
Since the Tomorrow Alliance was planning to set out to sea, this batch of funds on hand would first be used to enhance the combat power of alliance members and Sea Forces.
"Let’s see if there are any good Tier 3 Items in the Marketplace,"he thought."Preferably finished products that can immediately boost combat power."
Soon, a Tier 3 Item caught his attention.
It was a primitive, heavy, giant hexagonal metal stake—over a hundred meters tall, with a base diameter of about fifty to sixty meters, made of composite forged steel.
【Item Name: “Titan’s Grasp” Magnetic Attachment Device】
【Tier: Tier 3】
【Effects: 1. +30% Magnetic Range 2. +40% Defense】
【Note: Energy consumption per hour for activation is 60%】
As the name suggested, this Tier 3 Item was essentially a super-enhanced giant electromagnet.
Its effective range was one kilometer, and the magnetic force increased gradually as the distance shortened.
Ordinary vehicles and buildings made of steel and rebar within this one-kilometer range would be affected, slowly drawn toward it. If they didn’t accelerate to escape, they would eventually be pulled toward the device by the tremendous magnetic force as the distance narrowed.
The “Titan’s Grasp” Magnetic Attachment Device did not cover a full 360-degree radius—otherwise, the first to suffer would be the Mobile City that installed it.
The massive metal stake had six flat surfaces. The user could activate any one of the directional surfaces to emit a magnetic wave. The magnetic wave spread in a large fan-shaped arc.
"It’s a pretty good item."Li Ye pondered.
Only a Defensive-type Mobile City could likely mount the Titan’s Grasp Device.
This type of city possessed ample power, high speed, and strong defense.
That meant it could use its own speed to rapidly approach target vehicles or buildings and activate the device to draw them in.
Alternatively, in a City Battle, it could charge close to an enemy Mobile City, use the device to restrict its movement, and crash into it.
And since it already had high defense, it didn’t need to worry about close-range enemy firepower.
Having made up his mind, Li Ye spoke up.
"How much for this thing?"
The seller of this Tier 3 Item was the Lord of a Tier 2 Assault-type City, and his asking price was 170,000 Crystal Coins.
Li Ye rubbed his chin.
That price wasn’t too high.
On the battlefield, Defensive-type Cities tended to be somewhat cumbersome.
But with the Titan’s Grasp Device installed, its capabilities would be elevated to another level—perhaps even terrifying.
After a round of bargaining, the two sides settled on a final price of 160,000 Crystal Coins.
The Tomorrow soon drove over and used a crane to hoist the Titan’s Grasp Device onto its Armor Deck.
Looking at the newly acquired Tier 3 Item on the deck, Li Ye couldn’t help feeling pleased.
At that moment, Lin Wu came over with members of the City Committee.
Li Ye quickly learned their purpose.
With the rare opportunity of a Marketplace, the City Committee wanted to continue purchasing design blueprints for living essentials.
There was no need to aim for high-tier items—ordinary or Tier 1 ones would suffice.
Ordinary-level design blueprints typically cost between 100–500 Crystal Coins, with some better ones only reaching a thousand or so.
The City Committee requested just 10,000 Crystal Coins from Li Ye.
He agreed and handed them a bundle of Crystal Cards.
At the same time, he instructed the City Committee members to clearly record the tier and cost of each purchased item.
With the funds in hand, the City Committee team immediately set off.
But Lin Wu did not leave.
"What’s wrong? Is there something else?"Li Ye asked curiously.
Lin Wu reminded him of something he had forgotten.
Since they were now in the heavily populated Red Ridge Zone, the Tomorrow needed to continue recruiting manpower.
After all, their goal when departing had been to recruit 2,000 people.
But in reality, it hadn’t been so easy.
Over the past few days, the Tomorrow had rushed through wormholes in different zones and hadn’t had the time to recruit.
"The 200 or so people we recruited back in the Desert Zone have already integrated pretty well over these three days,"Lin Wu said.
"Let’s take advantage of the next two days to recruit more. Otherwise, once we’re back in the Valley Zone, there won’t be a place to find people."
Li Ye nodded in agreement.
They were still short on manpower.
Following this round of Marketplace procurement in the Red Ridge Zone, the Tomorrow would once again expand its range and quantity of external combat vehicles—requiring even more personnel.
"This time, I plan to recruit another 1,500 people in one go,"Lin Wu said.
After a moment of thought, Li Ye shook his head.
"No, that’s too many. I don’t think we’ll be able to handle that many at once."
"Let’s just recruit 500 for now."
"Try to focus on lone wanderers, solo operatives, or families. If they’re skilled professionals, offer them favorable terms."
"Also, during the recruitment, be sure to introduce the Tomorrow’s Class Rank System and highlight the benefits for combat personnel."
After giving all the instructions, Li Ye assigned Old Zhou and a few others to assist Lin Wu, making him responsible for the recruitment.
Li Ye himself then counted the remaining Crystal Cards.
There were still about 200,000 to 300,000 left.
Enough to purchase one or two more Tier 3 Items.
He continued browsing the Marketplace.
Soon, another Tier 3 Item caught his eye.
It was a massive unit—
A rather imposing Tier 3 Destroyer.
And the seller happened to be the Alliance Leader of a Tier 2 City Alliance.
"You’re not keeping this thing for your own use?"Li Ye asked curiously.
The seller explained the reason simply.
Upon Bishop Heath’s suggestion, their City Alliance had no plans to go to sea.
Therefore, this Tier 3 warship seemed a bit redundant.
So he intended to sell the Destroyer and use the funds to purchase Tier 2 Cannons, Tier 2 Vehicles, and Tier 2 Flying Vehicles.
"That’s reasonable."
Li Ye nodded.
After all, most Mobile Cities focused on survival and development.
Few like him were bent on heading to sea—or even exploring the world.