A Guide to Farming in a Mobile City-Chapter 152: A Strike to Shatter Mountains!

A new day had arrived.
While getting dressed and washing as usual, Li Ye glanced at the system panel.
The system's cooldown had already completed two days ago.
【Time until next Intelligence Refresh: 7 days 17 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds】
【Number of Intelligence: 7】
"A total of ten days... the intelligence value must be high," he thought. "There must be Legendary Intelligence."
Tomorrow morning, the Tomorrow would set off, jumping through wormholes across multiple zones to return to the Valley Zone. It would then be reconfigured into Waterborne Driving Modifications to reunite with his companions.
When Li Ye stepped onto the Armor Deck, he was stunned.
Before him on the Armor Deck were densely packed Gas Tanks.
The foremost Gas Tank had a note written by Zhou Xing stuck to it.
"Thanks to everyone’s full effort in extraction yesterday, we produced a total of 31,000 units of Gas. During the process, we were fortunate to have Gallas’s assistance."
"Tomorrow morning, there should be another batch of around 30,000 units of Gas."
"After receiving the Tier 3 Items you sent, Yang Zheng and Fang Yong were nearly overjoyed to the point of madness."
"If funds are sufficient, please help purchase ten Tier 2 Upgrade Blueprints. Five for vehicles, and five for city accessories. Additionally, try to get more engineering-type books."
Li Ye immediately contacted Bishop Heath, sold the batch of Gas, and received 279,000 Crystal Coins in payment.
He first spent 38,000 Crystal Coins to purchase the ten Upgrade Blueprints Zhou Xing requested, then spent 20,000 Crystal Coins on twelve sets of engineering-type books.
Considering he now had sufficient funds on hand, he decided to purchase another Tier 3 Item.
Soon, a Tier 3 Item caught his attention.
It was a Tier 3 Upgrade Blueprint displayed in the Apocalypse Sect’s shop, categorized as a City Simulation Training Pod.
Its price was 160,000 Crystal Coins.
"This thing’s a must-buy," Li Ye thought.
As the Tomorrow continued to grow rapidly, its demand for professional talent was also increasing.
After being upgraded to a Level 3 City, the Tomorrow would be able to upgrade its Simulation Training Pod to Level 3. Not only that, Li Ye could also share this city resource with his companions, helping them train personnel.
The one who received Li Ye was the same bishop from before.
"I made great contributions for the Human Forces in the Eternal Night Zone. Can you give me a discount?" Li Ye asked.
The bishop's expression remained unchanged.
"I can at most give you a discount of 500," he said word by word.
After some haggling, Li Ye managed to get a discount of 3,000 Crystal Coins.
With the arrival of the final day, another batch of 30,000 units of Gas was transported to the Armor Deck of the Tomorrow.
Li Ye quickly sold this batch of Gas to Bishop Heath and received 270,000 in payment.
He then went to the Marketplace and completed a major transaction with the Apocalypse Sect’s shop.
8,000 units of Tier 2 Iron Ore and 3,000 units of Tier 2 Gunpowder.
Since Li Ye was considered a major client, the Apocalypse Sect even gave him a special discount.
Now, the money in his hands was practically all spent.
These Tier 2 Resources were not for promotion preparations, but rather to construct a series of Sea Forces.
After all, Anti-Submarine Aircraft, MK6 Depth Charges, combat resource replenishment for the Destroyer, Bullfrog Anti-Air Amphibious Vehicle… all required consumption of Tier 2 Iron Ore to produce.
Both the Engineer and the Peacemaker also required Tier 2 Iron Ore.
The Gunship did as well.
Given the usage, the 8,000 units of Tier 2 Iron Ore didn’t seem like much anymore.
After loading the Iron Ore and Gunpowder, Li Ye immediately ordered the Tomorrow to depart.
Over the past two days, he had already planned the return route for the Tomorrow.
Departing from the wormhole in the Red Ridge Zone, it would successively pass through the Ice Field Zone, Gobi Zone, Eternal Night Zone, Wasteland Zone, and finally arrive at the Valley Zone.
"This must not go wrong," he thought.
The current Tomorrow was fully loaded with a large number of newly purchased resources, over 700 newly recruited Ordinary Residents, as well as multiple Tier 2 Blueprints.
It needed some time to fully digest these in order to enhance its strength.
Fortunately, the journey went unexpectedly smoothly, and the Tomorrow returned to the Valley Zone without much trouble.
Li Ye immediately breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the Tomorrow to undergo Waterborne Driving Modifications.
During those few hours, he didn’t remain idle but instead dispatched Convoy One, Convoy Two, and six Black Hawk Helicopters to search for wild resources in the Valley Zone.
At the same time, he entered the Production Workshop and resumed manufacturing.
100 MK6 Depth Charges.
2 SH-60 Anti-Submarine Aircraft.
4 KDB-2 Bullfrog Anti-Air Amphibious Vehicles.
20 Tier 2 Black Shark Torpedoes.
In the process, 1,620 units of Tier 2 Iron Ore were used.
Right after, Li Ye resupplied the Destroyer with Combat Resources.
He also spent 500 units of Tier 2 Iron Ore to craft a Tier 2 Wave-Chasing Hull, which he installed. The original Tier 1 Breakwave Hull was melted down in a furnace and reprocessed into Tier 1 Iron Ore.
Then, he used some more Tier 2 Iron Ore and Gunpowder to restock the Gunship with Combat Resources.
In total, several thousand units of Tier 2 Iron Ore were consumed.
Considering that both the Peacemaker and the Engineer also required Tier 2 Iron Ore, Li Ye decided not to proceed with further production.
Following that, he went to the mid-level City Simulation Training Pod.
At the moment, the pod was at full capacity. A new batch of selected Combat Personnel was undergoing intensive training.
Lin Wu happened to be there as well, busy inputting a series of Naval Vessel Driving Professional Manuals into the pod and constructing a series of training scenarios.
Due to the large volume of books, he expected to be busy for quite a while.
As Li Ye's Deputy, he was already spinning like a gyroscope.
And this time, Li Ye was about to assign him a new task.
"Has the Special Forces personnel training reached halfway?" he asked. "As for the treatment, I’ve decided on T4-2. By the way, how many people have you selected for the Special Forces?"
"25."
While answering, Lin Wu’s eyes revealed a rare gleam of excitement.
"So, what’s the weapons and vehicle configuration for the Special Forces?"
After a thorough discussion between the two, the detailed configuration for the Special Forces was finalized.
Vehicles would be either Black Hawk Helicopters or Bullfrog Vehicles.
The standard loadout included Tier 3 Jetpacks, Tier 3 Melee Weapons, Tier 3 Firearms, Tier 3 Bulletproof Vests, Tier 3 Grenades, and a full set of Tier 3 Tactical Equipment.
The reason for going all Tier 3 was that both Li Ye and Lin Wu believed—
Since it was the Special Forces, the configuration had to be top-tier. If it was only Tier 2, it would feel significantly lacking, not even worth pursuing.
"Then it's settled," Li Ye nodded.
During these few hours, Convoy One, Convoy Two, and the Black Hawk Helicopters returned one after another, bringing back mined Iron Ore, Saltpeter, Coal, Timber, and even Rare Ore Veins.
Just as he had expected, the Valley Zone had refreshed some Wild Resources again over the past few days.
Iron Ore, Mines, Logging Sites, Rare Ore Veins...
Li Ye tallied the various Tier 1 Resources.
2,431 units of Iron Ore, 811 units of Coal, 713 units of Saltpeter, 1,212 units of Timber, 232 units of Copper Ore, 142 units of Silver Ore, 32 units of Gold Ore.
232 units of Light Ore, 192 units of Molten Ore.
"This unexpected yield isn’t bad!" he nodded repeatedly in approval.
All these Tier 1 Resources combined made for a substantial harvest.
The Valley Zone was like a miniature treasure basin, yielding resources periodically—it really felt quite good.
After completing the Waterborne Driving Modifications, the Tomorrow gradually retrieved Convoy One, Convoy Two, and the Black Hawk Helicopters, and headed toward the sea area where his companions were located.
"You're back?" Zhou Xing exclaimed with delight.
"Yeah," Li Ye nodded.
Once reunited, he brought Zhou Xing and the other two aboard the Armor Deck of the Tomorrow.
Through a brief conversation, he learned the details.
This sea area was still estimated to yield some Gas.
The Apocalypse Sect’s Tier 2 Airborne City was still in this area, and it would depart for the Red Ridge Zone after receiving the final batch of Gas.
After some consideration, Li Ye decided to reserve a batch of Gas as the city’s energy supply.
Yang Zheng and Zhou Xing each took 2,000 units of Tier 2 Iron Ore.
Zhou Xing would use it to upgrade and build a series of Engineering Vehicles and City Accessories for the Engineer.
Yang Zheng aimed to craft a series of Tier 2 Projectiles.
He even specifically informed Li Ye that resupplying the Electromagnetic Railgun with Projectiles once would consume 100 units of Tier 2 Iron Ore.
Li Ye was instantly dumbfounded upon hearing this.
That basically meant one shot from the Railgun equaled spending thousands of Crystal Coins—pretty much like a Gold Coin Launcher.
In the past few days, Yang Zheng had already urgently assigned the training of Combat Personnel capable of operating the Railgun.
After some thought, he decided to conduct one test fire of the Railgun first, to train for handling and feel.
As the four of them were talking, a roar came from the distance.
Li Ye looked over and saw that it was Gallas.
Zhou Xing told him that during his absence, this Emperor Beast had been guarding near the sea area the entire time and even actively helped them extract Gas Fields.
Hearing that, Li Ye couldn’t help but grow curious.
"How does it operate?"
Soon, he learned the details from the three of them.
Gallas would first dive near the waters containing Gas Fields, quickly excavate the rock layers, and then use its Biological Field to control the overflowing Gas, channeling it in large quantities into the pipes of the Drilling Platform.
Not only that, this Emperor Beast could even sense the existence of Gas Fields.
As Li Ye listened, he couldn’t help but become fascinated.
If the Tomorrow Alliance could have an Emperor Beast, it would be an enormous help in battle, territory control, and resource extraction!
Caught in this fantasy, he gently shook his head.
Emperor Beasts were proud creatures that didn’t even comprehend the concept of obedience.
At this moment, Gallas was staring at the Armor Deck of the Tomorrow.
Li Ye nodded gently toward it.
He understood that it was looking at him.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Next, the Peacemaker began the first test firing of the Electromagnetic Railgun.
During this period, Li Ye specifically came to the Armor Deck of the Peacemaker to take a look at the Projectile crafted from 100 units of Tier 2 Iron Ore.
The shape of the Projectile was completely different from traditional Cannon Shells. It resembled a long spike or dart, with a sharp conical tip.
This time, the target of the Electromagnetic Railgun was a Snowy Peak in the Plateau Zone, dozens of nautical miles away.
After completing parameter calculations and aiming, Yang Zheng nodded and then waved his hand.
"Fire!"
At that moment, the blue-white arcs entwined around the Railgun barrel abruptly contracted like thunder drained by a vacuum, followed by a piercingly bright white light firing from the end of the rail.
Immediately, the sound of the Projectile breaking the sound barrier echoed through the air, along with a buzzing hum. A distinct conical trajectory appeared mid-air, with lingering waves of heat.
As the Projectile struck the Snowy Peak, the ridge was sliced vertically like it had been split by an Invisible Giant Hand. Fragments of rock exploded down like a torrential rain, and the Shockwave swept through most of the Snowy Peak. The Projectile continued forward after piercing the mountain, blasting a fountain of earth and stone from the second Snowy Peak.
"What incredible power!" Fang Yong exclaimed. "If an ordinary Tier 2 Mobile City were hit, it’d be completely destroyed!"
Yang Zheng gently shook his head.
"A Mobile City will always be moving on the battlefield, performing Mobile Evasion, and firing Smoke Shells to obscure vision. It’s not that easy to hit."
"But for a fixed target, it’s much easier."
As the four marveled at the display, a sudden roar came from behind them.
Gallas rose halfway out of the water, its entire body slowly building up force.
With its breath, a violent Shockwave burst out, striking a Snowy Peak directly.
The Snowy Peak lost nearly half its summit, and cracks spread across the entire mountain.
The four of them were instantly shocked.
"Didn’t expect the Emperor Beast could use its Biological Field to this degree...," Zhou Xing murmured. "It seems to be concentrating the Biological Field to build up power and then releasing a Shockwave like an Air Cannon Shell."
Judging by Gallas’s gasping, releasing such a Shockwave was clearly not easy.
It even gave the impression that this Emperor Beast was competing with the humans’ Railgun.
"Alliance Leader, when do we set sail?" asked Fang Yong.
"Once the Gas Fields are fully extracted, we’ll be ready to depart," Li Ye replied.
Just then, the Apocalypse Sect’s Airborne Mobile City in the distance signaled them with a Steam Whistle and dispatched an Airship.
The Airship landed on the Armor Deck, and a Bishop walked over slowly.
"Can’t believe you actually made it back from the Red Ridge Zone to the Valley Zone in such a short time!" his eyes carried a hint of surprise. "It’s like you had divine assistance!"
Then, the four Lords were taken by the Airship to the Cathedral inside the Airborne Mobile City.
The Bishop then led them to the Communication Room.
"Bishop Heath has something to discuss with you."
A few minutes later, Bishop Heath appeared on the screen.
Upon seeing Li Ye, his eyes also showed surprise, and he echoed the Bishop’s earlier sentiments.
"So, Bishop Heath, what did you want to discuss with us?" Zhou Xing asked.
Under the four’s gaze, Bishop Heath slowly spoke.
"Since your Tomorrow Alliance is about to set sail, and your route is in the southwest direction—"
"I’d like to ask you to search for something."
Seeing Bishop Heath’s expression, Li Ye felt a jolt in his heart.
"So, what is it exactly, Bishop Heath?"
"The Ark of the Old Era."
Bishop Heath pronounced each word slowly and clearly.
Upon hearing that, Li Ye and the others were all stunned.
The Old Era. The Ark.
What on earth was that?