Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 152 Fast Food in the Wasteland (4K)

"Excuse me for being blunt, but your idea is wrong."

A bishop in charge of sales at the Apocalypse Church spoke casually to Li Ye.

"There is an agreement between our world-class organizations that there are restrictions on the grade of goods that can be sold in certain regions."

Li Ye was not surprised by this; in fact, he had already vaguely guessed it.

The electromagnetic railgun is not cheap, costing a whopping 25 crystals.

Li Ye counted the crystal coins in his hand with a melancholy expression, and then spoke.

"Can you make it cheaper?"

At first, the bishop firmly refused.

However, after learning that Li Ye was the lord of the Tomorrow and had traded a large amount of natural gas with Bishop Heath, his expression softened considerably.

"Thank you for your heroic act in the crucible of flesh and blood!" He shook hands firmly with Li Ye.

Li Ye couldn't help but have a sudden thought.

"Could you give me a discount?"

"We can consider giving you a discount of 3000."

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After much pleading and persuasion, including bringing up Bishop Hiss, the other party finally relented and agreed to a discount of 15,000 crystal coins.

Li Ye immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to a total price of 250,000, a discount of 15,000 is indeed not much.

But that was enough for him to purchase a lot of Level 2 design blueprints.

After the full payment was made, he immediately dispatched a Black Hawk helicopter to transport the electromagnetic railgun to the deck.

Upon seeing yet another Level 3 item arrive, the people on the Tomorrow Ship erupted in excitement.

No one cared about visiting the destroyers before; everyone rushed to the electromagnetic railgun.

Li Ye, on the other hand, fell into deep thought.

This electromagnetic railgun was not purchased for the Tomorrow, but rather deployed for the Peacemaker.

After all, it is a long-range strike weapon, and is more suitable for mobile cities that are deployed in the rear for fire support.

The Tomorrow is an assault-type mobile city, which is basically engaged in frontline combat and may engage in close-range firefights with the enemy while maneuvering to evade them.

Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for the electromagnetic railgun on the deck to be aimed.

Li Ye then sent the electromagnetic railgun over and attached a note informing Zhou Xing and his team to seize the time to mine the natural gas field and send back as much natural gas as possible in the next two days.

He could imagine how surprised Yang was when he saw the electromagnetic railgun.

Next, Li Ye counted the remaining crystals.

There are currently over 30000 crystal coins remaining.

This amount of money is no longer enough to purchase level 3 items, but it can be used to buy many level 2 items.

The priority for procurement is naval armored vehicles.

Li Ye quickly selected a Tier 2 upgrade blueprint for the same type of torpedo.

At sea, torpedoes are like artillery for mobile cities, possessing equally high lethality.

If the impact hits the hull and causes an explosion that creates a breach, a large influx of seawater could cause the mobile city to sink.

The Tier 2 design blueprints for torpedoes are also not cheap, costing a full 5000 crystals.

Li Ye then reduced its price to 4500 crystals and entered the blueprints into the production workshop to upgrade the original level 1 "Black Shark" torpedo.

After the upgrade, the Black Shark Torpedo's anti-ship damage increased from 20% to 35%, and it also gained a new bonus effect of "15% speed increase".

Upgrading a torpedo from level 1 to level 2 only requires 10 units of level 2 iron ore.

In other words, the total cost of building a Tier 1 torpedo and upgrading it to Tier 2 for the Tomorrow is
Tier 1 Resources: 20 units of iron ore, 5 units of fuel, and 5 units of gunpowder.

Tier 2 Resources: 10 units of iron ore, 2.5 units of fuel, and 2.5 units of gunpowder.

Generally speaking, the cost of crafting a level 1 item and upgrading it to level 2 is lower than the cost of directly crafting a level 2 item.

This also has the advantage of making full use of level 1 resources and avoiding waste.

After completing the purchase, Li Ye continued to select level 2 item design blueprints.

Soon, he picked something out.

Those are the design blueprints for a Level 2 depth charge.

【Item Name: MK6 Depth Charge】

[Level: Level 2]

【附带效果：1.爆炸范围+25% 2.视下潜深度，伤害提升5-20%】

[Crafting Requirements: 5 units of iron ore (level 2) 2 units of gunpowder (level 2)]

The design drawings also detailed various specifications of the MK6 depth charge.

Its sinking speed is 2.5 meters per second, and it is triggered by a hydraulic fuse at a preset depth and a contact fuse triggered upon impact.

If you leave the wilderness, you must purchase it.

These Level 2 depth charges are primarily used to deal with enemy submarines, giant fish, or sea monsters.

Furthermore, depth charges can be equipped on destroyers and spearhead gunships.

After some haggling, he purchased the design blueprints for 3700 crystal coins.

5 units of level 2 iron ore, 2 units of level 2 gunpowder.

While the cost of manufacturing a single MK6 depth charge may seem cheap, in actual combat, mobile cities typically drop dozens of depth charges at once to strike targets over a wide area.

This is equivalent to spending several hundred units of level 2 iron ore in one go.

Over the next period of time, Li Ye traveled and observed along the way, and soon selected the design blueprints for a Level 2 flying vehicle.

The type of flight vehicle in this Level 2 aircraft is an anti-submarine aircraft.

【Item Name: SH-60 "Seahawk" Anti-Submarine Aircraft】

[Level: Level 2]

[Additional effects: 1. Speed ​​increased by 15% 2. Fuel consumption reduced by 10%]

[Crafting Requirements: 125 units of Iron Ore (Level 2) + 25 units of Precision Flight Vehicle Parts (Level 2)]

The design drawings also detailed the configuration of the Seahawk anti-submarine aircraft.

Sonar buoys deployed in water to detect enemy movements using sound waves.

A magnetic anomaly detector that detects magnetic field anomalies caused by submarines.

A small radar used to search for submarines in both surface and snorkel states.

Infrared sensors for detecting thermal signals from submarines and large organisms.

In general, anti-submarine aircraft are flight vehicles specifically designed to target submarines.

Li Ye then began to think carefully.

Submarines have irreplaceable tactical value in naval warfare.

Whether it's stealth, conducting reconnaissance missions, anti-ship warfare, or even launching a surprise attack on an enemy's mobile city to disable its mobility.
The Tomorrow Alliance, which ventures to the sea, must include anti-submarine warfare in its considerations.

“Level 2 mobile cities ultimately have considerable limitations,” he couldn’t help but think. “A level 2 production workshop can only build mini-submarines and speedboats at best. Destroyers and conventional submarines still can’t be built.”

Although the Seahawk anti-submarine aircraft possesses excellent anti-submarine capabilities, its combat capabilities are very weak, or even almost non-existent.

Li Ye wasn't worried about this; if necessary, he could equip the Seahawk anti-submarine aircraft with MK6 depth charges.

In addition, he can also equip the Tier 3 destroyers with Seahawk anti-submarine aircraft.

Surprisingly, the design blueprints for the Seahawk anti-submarine aircraft were surprisingly cheap, costing only 2300 crystal coins.

However, the reason is quite simple.

Compared to Tier 2 jet aircraft and Tier 2 airships, the Seahawk anti-submarine aircraft's role is solely to detect submarines.

Only someone like Li Ye, who is single-mindedly focused on going to sea and even deliberately prepares for anti-submarine warfare, would be likely to purchase such a weapon.

The two parties then completed the transaction.

At this moment, Li Ye suddenly realized that he was a little hungry.

After all, since arriving in the Red Ridge District, he had been so busy with various things that he hadn't eaten anything.

This market also has a large variety of food.

After all, mobile cities often collect a lot of food design blueprints.

Potato chips, cakes, cream bread, fried noodles, rice noodles.
Li Ye was dazzled by what he saw.

Just then, he suddenly smelled a delicious aroma. "This looks like...fried chicken?" he hesitated.

Following the aroma, he surprisingly discovered a fried chicken shop.

Fried chicken nuggets, hamburgers, chicken wings, French fries, popcorn chicken, cola, chocolate ice cream, egg tarts.
The shop had such a wide variety of products that he was completely taken aback.

I learned from the shop assistant that the store was opened in a Level 2 mobile city.

The lord of this level 2 city loves fried chicken and has been collecting blueprints for fried chicken designs over the years, while also carefully raising chickens in the city.

If it weren't for this hobby, he wouldn't have been able to collect such a comprehensive fried chicken menu.

Li Ye glanced at the price.

[French Fries: 20 Crystals]

[City Chicken Nuggets: 30 Crystals]

Spicy Chicken Wings (1 pair): 25 Crystals

Egg tart: 15 crystals

Spicy Chicken Burger: 35 Crystals

Chicken Popcorn: 32 Crystals

"Hiss!" He couldn't help but gasp.

Based on this, it seems that eating fried chicken at this restaurant would cost at least two or three hundred crystal coins.

But upon closer reflection, it's not easy to get a fried chicken meal in the wasteland, so the price is acceptable.

Surprisingly, the store also offers set meals such as a bucket of ten chicken wings and burger combos, and there are discounts available.

Li Ye then bought a large plate of fried chicken and slowly began to eat it.

Considering that Lin Wutang and the others had indeed worked hard these days, he took out 2000 crystal coins and purchased a large batch of fried chicken, entrusting the store clerk to deliver it to Tomorrow.

It was a rare treat to indulge in a little luxury.

To his surprise, Lin Xia arrived not long afterward.

She was representing the city's neighborhood committee in applying for funding from Liye.

After all, she was not only the lookout for the Tomorrow, but also a member of the city's neighborhood committee.

For this reason, Li Ye once talked to her, asking if she would give up her position as a lookout and focus on the work of the urban neighborhood committee.

Lin Xia shook her head in refusal.

She really enjoyed the expansive view and the feeling of overlooking the scenery from the watchtower, as well as the sense of participation in the battle.

"Wasn't the 10000 crystal coins I gave you before enough?" Li Ye asked in surprise.

Lin Xia shook her head.

She told Li Ye that Lin Wu had used 7000 crystal coins to purchase the blueprint for a level 1 item.

Li Ye was immediately taken aback.

"What kind of level 1 item is so expensive, costing a whopping 7000 crystal coins?"

Lin Xia then took out a design drawing from her pocket and handed it to him.

【Item Name: Plastic】

[Level: Level 1]

[Additional benefit: By connecting with the design drawings of corresponding furniture, household goods, and parts in the production workshop, the corresponding plastic products can be generated.]

[Crafting Required: Oil (Level 1), quantity consumed depends on the target]

"I see."

Li Ye suddenly realized.

Plastic is highly malleable, and with its side effects, Tomorrow was able to produce daily necessities such as basins, cups, tableware, and clothes hangers.

It can even be used to make plastic bags.

"So how much more funding do you need from me?" he asked.

Lin Xia touched her chin with her finger and tilted her head as she began to think.

"It'll cost at least ten thousand crystal coins," she said with a smile, holding up one finger. "Mainly because we also want to buy some upgrade blueprints."

"What upgrade blueprints?" Li Ye asked.

"Upgrade blueprints for level 2 crops," Lin Xia replied.

The market sells a range of upgrade blueprints for level 2 items, including those for crops.

The price is usually around 2000-3000.

After some discussion, the neighborhood committee determined which crops should be upgraded to Level 1.

The wind sings of rice.

Morning Light Wheat.

Black corn.

The first two are grains that are commonly consumed, while black corn can be pressed for oil.

As for the other level 1 crops, they can only be put on hold for later.

After thinking for a moment, Li Ye gave Lin Xia an extra 5000 crystal coins.

“Buy another upgrade blueprint and upgrade the Sunshine Apple as well,” he said. “Also, purchase some level 1 fruit and have someone plant it in the upper-level fields.”

Lin Xia happily accepted the crystal coins.

"Okay!"

Li Ye silently counted the remaining crystal coins.

Now, there are less than 5000 in total.

Upon careful calculation, he has now spent over 600,000 crystal coins.

This time, he didn't even purchase the most basic level 2 resources.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head.

"No matter when, these crystal coins are never enough."

After finishing their meal, Li Ye returned to the deck of the Tomorrow.

At this very moment, the neighborhood committee led by Lin Wu is recruiting new members.

Seeing Li Ye approach, Lin Wu wheeled himself over to him and informed him of the current progress of his work.

To date, Tomorrow has recruited 421 people.

The reason so many people are willing to come is because Tomorrow itself is very powerful.

Many people saw the Tier 3 destroyers and Vanguard gunships on its deck.

In addition, Lin Wu had specially arranged the Storm infantry fighting vehicles and the first and second convoys, along with the Black Hawk helicopters.
The people of Red Ridge District thus knew that this Tier 2 city was powerful, and therefore longed to be a part of it.

Moreover, the class system and standard of living on the Tomorrow also proved to be very attractive.

While explaining to Li Ye, Lin Wu casually adjusted his glasses.

"More important than that is..."

Survivors in the wasteland no longer feel safe in towns.

Even in a safe area like the Red Ridge Zone, many people remain uneasy.

The mentality of being prepared for danger even in times of peace has been deeply ingrained in their hearts.

Therefore, they prefer to go to powerful mobile cities.

“At this rate, we can recruit 1000 people within two days,” Lin Wu said.

Although Li Ye was somewhat tempted, he ultimately shook his head.

"Let's proceed cautiously. First, we need to properly manage these 500 people, as well as the 200 we recruited in the desert region earlier," he said. "Then we can continue recruiting."

In addition, Li Ye gave Lin Wu a task.

That is, selecting and training crew members for destroyers.

"The crew of the destroyer will be paid T4-2, and the captain will be paid T3-3," he instructed. "The destroyer must be operational within two weeks."

As he nodded, a hint of helplessness appeared in Lin Wu's eyes.

It has to be said that he's getting busier and busier.

Li Ye was well aware that having Lin Wu as a deputy was far from enough.

"Now, perhaps we should consider recruiting another deputy."

(End of this chapter)