Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 136 The Third Human World-Class Organization (4K)

At the invitation of the town mayor, Li Ye and his companions arrived at the town's bar.

The bar, named "Relief Valve," is located atop a glass dome, right next to a watchtower.

The building is covered with crisscrossing brass pipes, which emit a puff of steam with a faint smell of coal smoke every few minutes.

A mechanical sign hangs at the entrance of the bar—a glowing copper gear with colorful light-up devices embedded inside.

The bar's entrance is a Western-style iron gate, with a rusty old-fashioned barometer mounted at the door. Whenever a customer enters or leaves, the barometer's needle vibrates slightly and hisses.

Upon entering the bar, Li Ye's eyes lit up.

The entire interior space of the bar is circular, with a completely open ceiling, allowing you to see the flowing clouds through the glass dome.

The bar counter is made from a single piece of polished metal, behind which is a huge wine cabinet. The wine cabinet displays a limited selection of only four types of wine.

The bar also features copper valves; when mixing drinks, simply pull the corresponding lever, and the liquid will automatically flow into the glass through the pipe.

The bar's tables and chairs are made of various metal parts. Some tables are giant, flat gears with glass tops, while others are made by welding together parts from old machines.

There's also a small stage in one corner where the bar's band performs every Sunday.

The mayor led everyone to a window seat in the bar.

This is the best spot in the bar, offering a panoramic view of the highland landscape through the glass dome, including the river and valleys at the bottom of Snowdrift Town.

“The glass dome here can be opened,” the mayor added, “but I think you wouldn’t be able to withstand the biting cold winds and thin air of the plateau.”

At the mayor's invitation, Li Ye and his companions sampled the signature dishes at the "Pressure Valve" bar.

High-alcohol-content, high-pressure distilled spirit with a small amount of antifreeze added. Just one sip and you're instantly warmed from head to toe.

Snow lizard meat skewers, grilled using residual heat from steam pipes, have a firm texture and are rich in protein.

"Overall, life here is pretty good."

As he waved to the crowd, the mayor took a sip of his liquor. The potency of this high-pressure distilled spirit was too much for even a local like him; his cheeks turned red after just one sip.

As everyone nodded in agreement, he seemed to have thought of something, and his brow furrowed slightly.

"Except for those damn bugs."

"Insects?" Li Ye asked, puzzled.

The town mayor then began to introduce the town to them.

About a month ago, insects suddenly appeared in this plateau area.

At first, the insects that the residents of Snowtop Town saw were very ordinary.

They look quite like short earthworms, and are completely black in color.

These insects obviously couldn't withstand the harsh environment of the plateau region and soon froze to death in large numbers.

The townspeople, who were originally prepared to take action, were relieved.

However, the insects reappeared a few days later.

This time, their appearance has evolved into spider-like segmented limbs, allowing them to climb flexibly among the snow-capped peaks. Their bodies have also evolved to blend seamlessly with the snow-capped peaks in white, and they have even grown thick downy hairs.

"These insects are evolving?" Zhou Xing exclaimed in surprise.

The town mayor nodded solemnly.

"Yes."

Li Ye's expression gradually became serious.

Having experienced the Eternal Night Zone and the Jurassic Zone, he had a clear understanding of the evolution of monsters and was already somewhat wary of them.

The mayor took a sip of his drink and continued talking about the matter.

Over the next week, the number of insects in the high-altitude area increased significantly.

They come in a wide variety of types.

The "earth excavator," resembling a large pangolin, traverses the earth and digs tunnels among snow-capped peaks.

The "engineering insects" are responsible for flexibly traversing between snow-capped peaks and icy plains to collect various resources.

Resembling a balloon, filled with light gas, this "balloon-like creature" floats on the plateau for reconnaissance.

The "Frostblade Beast" has a thick carapace, sharp teeth and claws, and its exoskeleton protrudes like a blade.

There is also the "Rift Dragon," which uses strong winds at high altitudes to glide and attack targets by jetting high-pressure airflow.

The most terrifying is a giant insect called the "Earth-Eroding Beast," which is hundreds of meters long. It looks like a beetle and can devour ice-covered mountains and secrete a fungal carpet.

As Li Ye listened, he couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly.

“This is already a monstrous civilization,” he said softly. “And its expansion rate is astonishingly fast.”

The town mayor also kept shaking his head.

Although Snowtop Town is currently at peace, it will surely be attacked by insects in the future.

"Speaking of which, where did the names 'Digger' and 'Windbreaker Dragon' come from?" Yang Zheng asked.

Upon hearing this, the mayor put down his wine glass and began to explain.

Three days ago, a Level 2 mobile city arrived in the plateau region and visited Snow Peak Town.

This mobile city, named War Sword M3, comes from the world-class organization "Iron Brotherhood".

Li Ye was somewhat surprised, not expecting that a third world organization would appear.

Like the Titan Throne and the Cult of the Apocalypse, the mobile cities under the Iron Oath Brotherhood have standardized numbering systems.

At the same time, a vague sense of unease arose in his heart.

Humanity has three world-class organizations (and possibly more than three), yet it is still at a disadvantage when facing the monster forces, and even has to reach a tacit agreement.

So what level of strength does this monster possess?

According to the town mayor, the War Sword M3's firepower configuration was extremely exaggerated, with enough airships, tanks, artillery, and heavy machine guns to support it in a regional war.

When the town mayor informed the other party with great concern about the insect swarm appearing in the plateau area.

The other party said
They came precisely to eradicate the insect swarm.

Li Ye put down his wine glass and fell into thought. Yang Zheng, Zhou Xing, and Fang Yong did the same.

As the lords of mobile cities, they are far more sensitive to monster civilizations than other factions.

Especially when exploring new areas, the most threatening thing is the monster civilization.

"Gentlemen, I'm afraid we'll have to set off ahead of schedule," Li Ye said.

The three of them nodded in unison.

After ascertaining the direction from which the insect swarm had appeared, the group quickly departed.

The town mayor then arranged for residents to take them back in airships.

Watching the backs of the human lords, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This city alliance is quite powerful, and with their intervention, the swarms threatening the highlands will soon be dealt with.

Thinking of this, his brows relaxed slightly, and he took a big gulp of high-pressure distilled liquor.

Immediately afterwards, he couldn't withstand the force and spat it out.

"Why are you back so soon?" Lin Wu asked Li Ye in surprise.

Li Ye simply waved his hand.

"A swarm of insects has appeared on the plateau; it's very likely a monster civilization. We need to set off now and get the crew of the Tomorrow ready for battle." Nodding, Lin Wu raised a question.

That is, the firepower configuration of the Tomorrow is not suitable for high-altitude operations.

In high-altitude environments, firearms, heavy machine guns, and artillery are limited by multiple factors such as low oxygen, low temperature, and terrain, resulting in a decrease in range, accuracy, and reliability.

Furthermore, the high-altitude environment also imposes significant limitations on vehicles.

Low oxygen and low pressure environments can lead to a decrease in the power of the vehicle's internal combustion engine, accelerate metal fatigue, and cause insufficient lift and reduced rotor efficiency in the aircraft.

From this, Lin Wu drew a conclusion.

“The first and second convoys cannot naturally deploy on this terrain, but the Storm infantry fighting vehicle can provide fire support on the deck.”

"Black Hawk helicopters and Vanguard gunships will likely be difficult to deploy unless there is clear weather with little airflow and rising temperatures."

"The heavy machine guns and artillery on the deck, as well as the firearms of the combat personnel, are very prone to mechanical failure when firing."

"Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Tomorrow is limited in high-altitude environments."

“I know that, of course.” Li Ye nodded. “But don’t forget, our alliance has the Engineer.”

Soon, the Engineer arrived near the Tomorrow, and a large number of mechanics and apprentices stepped onto the deck to begin high-altitude modifications to the Tomorrow's weapon vehicles.

Install a brass heat dissipation sleeve and a condenser firing system on the gun barrel.

Equip the heavy machine gun with an external cold-wind driven impeller.

The artillery was fitted with heat pipe bases to prevent metal brittleness, and the shells were filled with liquid oxygen and black powder to improve combustion efficiency in cold environments.

Add rotor de-icing equipment to Black Hawk helicopters and upgrade and strengthen their main engines.
Watching the mechanics and apprentices operate in an orderly manner, Li Ye couldn't help but nod repeatedly.

It has to be said that having an engineering-type city in the city alliance makes things much easier.

"So how long will it take to complete the modification?" he asked Zhou Xing, turning his head.

"About six or seven hours," Zhou Xing replied.

He told Li Ye that when the city was still a Tier 1 fully equipped engineer-type city, the Engineer had almost all the Tier 1 engineering projects, so things like high-altitude modifications were a piece of cake.

Not only does the Tomorrow need high-altitude modifications, but the Peacemaker does too.

The numerous artillery pieces displayed on its deck all need to be modified for high-altitude warfare.

As for the Iron Whale, it's likely it can only watch from the sidelines this time.

High-altitude environment, climbing-type urban renovation.

This prevents the defensive city from accelerating its advance; at best, it can only stand at the front as a meat shield to draw fire when fighting swarms of insects.

When Li Ye woke up again, it was already past midnight.

He then opened the system panel.

Now, a new round of intelligence has been updated.

This time, there was 1 common, 2 excellent, and 2 rare.

1. Several strong air currents are expected in the plateau area within the next three hours. (Intelligence Value: Average)

2. Bishop Hiss has received a crucial assignment from his superiors and is currently en route to the Redridge region in an airship. Meanwhile, his original force of 22 mobile cities is still migrating through the highlands. (Intelligence Value: Excellent)

3. A large refugee force led by Nature L3 has arrived in the Archipelago region. Through Professor Anne's mediation, the region's Level 2 monster civilization—the Frogman civilization—has agreed to join forces against the enemy. (Intelligence Value: Excellent)

4. 35 kilometers due west, the Iron Brotherhood's mobile city "Warsword M3" is undergoing maintenance. (Intelligence Value: Rare)

5. Given that the zombie civilization has threatened the ecological environment of the Western Wasteland, the human world-class organization and the monster world-class organization have reached an agreement to join forces. (Intelligence Value: Rare)

"The amount of information in this intelligence report is really good!" Li Ye exclaimed in surprise.

As is customary, the intelligence updates that come out every 8 hours are usually nothing special; you're lucky if you manage to get even a little benefit from them.

He quickly processed this information.

The second and fifth pieces of intelligence should be related.

As unique monsters, and further empowered by the finger of the wasteland god, the zombie civilization experienced explosive growth in its development and expansion. Therefore, the human and monster factions reached an agreement.

They probably have some big plans for the future.

The Apocalypse Church on the human side will likely choose Bishop Heath, so he needs to go to Redridge in advance to organize his forces.

"That should be it," Li Ye pondered.

More than that, he was curious about what kind of troops the monsters would send out.

Thinking of this, he looked at the rare level in the intelligence report and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Rare-level intelligence can only provide this much information at most. If it were excellent-level or epic-level intelligence, he might be able to find out exactly how much power the human and monster sides have mobilized.

He got dressed, went to the driver's seat, and ordered Tang Fang to drive due west.

At that very moment, Lin Wu happened to be there as well.

In front of him was a plate of steamed buns, several bowls of porridge, and a few fried dough sticks.

This is his breakfast with Tang Fang and A Bai.

Li Ye simply sat down and picked up a steamed bun.

"Huh? It's still minced meat?"

This is not surprising, after all, the second-in-command and helmsman are treated very well on the Tomorrow.

Tang Fang and A Bai each received a very generous amount of contribution points each month, and Lin Wu, as the deputy and manager of the city's neighborhood committee, had more than enough to spend.

"The high-altitude modifications to the weapons and vehicles on the Tomorrow are complete, and it is ready for combat at any time," Lin Wu reported. "Zhou Xing's men have already returned."

"Ah."

"Zhou Xing also made his request: the Engineer needs iron ore to carry out various engineering operations and produce spare parts. Therefore, he wants to apply to you for more iron ore."

“That can certainly be accommodated,” Li Ye nodded. “However, our iron ore reserves are running low right now. By the way, have you finished tallying the combat resources for the Vanguard gunships?”

"There's probably about 9% left."

Li Ye was quite surprised.

It's not that I feel sorry because there's only so little left, but rather that I'm pleasantly surprised that there's still so much.

After all, during the battle in the Jurassic Valley, the Tomorrow, which single-handedly held the rear for more than an hour, was firing at full power.

Shells and bullets were fired almost like they were free.

Among them, the vanguard gunships opened fire indiscriminately, destroying tens of thousands of zombie hordes.

"In fact, when the Vanguard gunships were deployed, I specifically reminded the crew to leave some combat resources behind."

Lin Wu spoke.

Li Ye gently patted his shoulder.

"you are right."

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

While these pioneering gunships possess formidable firepower, they are also very expensive to maintain.

It requires Tier 2 fuel to start, and a range of combat resources require Tier 2 iron ore to replenish.

With the resources of an ordinary Tier 2 mobile city, it would be really difficult to afford to maintain it.

(End of this chapter)