Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 154 Images of the Old Era (4.2K)

Heath waved his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down.

“I know you all have doubts in your hearts.”

"So now, let me explain in detail."

The old era refers to the human civilization of Planet Weilan before the supernatural cataclysm that Hiss and Li Ye discussed.

As the cataclysm approached, the human civilization of Weilan Star implemented a series of evacuation measures.

Build underground shelters, colonize outer space, and create super defensive fortresses using the entire city as cover.
The Ark Project is one of them.

The so-called "ark" is a ship that is about 1600 meters long, 600 meters wide, and 240 meters high.

Its shape is quite similar to a closed submarine, weighing 1250 million tons. It uses a superalloy frame and each ship can accommodate 30 to 50 people. The ark has a self-sufficient ecological environment.

Zhou Xing and the others were instantly dumbfounded.

Li Ye was also stunned.

His brain began to think at high speed.

With the current level of technology on Earth, it is completely impossible to build a ship of this scale.

The technological level of the human civilization on Planet Weilan is clearly higher than that on Earth!

Following this line of reasoning, it is estimated that the spacefaring capabilities of Weilan Star are also very advanced, and it is quite possible that they would colonize outer space.

As for the underground shelter, it goes without saying that it is much easier than the previous two.

"Speaking of which, Bishop Hiss, how did you obtain this data?" Zhou Xing couldn't help but ask.

“This is what Cardinal Victor told me. I was very shocked when I heard it, but now that I think about it carefully, the Church of Apocalypse should have archives of human records from the old era.”

Heath answered.

"According to reliable intelligence, an ark was once seen in the sea area you are about to travel to."

"I don't know if the Apocalypse Church has sent out mobile cities to investigate, because of Terranis Ocean."

Heath hesitated, leaving Zhou Xing and the other two puzzled, but Li Ye knew the truth perfectly well.

Previous intelligence reports have indicated that world-class organizations have tacitly abandoned the southwest air route, so they likely have very few mobile cities deployed there.

Therefore, the Tomorrow Alliance, which is about to set sail, has become a new option.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, just do your best," Heath said.

"Understood." Li Ye nodded.

After his conversation with Heath, he also developed a strong curiosity about the human civilization of the old era.

If we can find that ark and communicate with the humans on it, we can learn a great deal of information.

“It’s not just about obtaining intelligence from the Old World,” Heath said, clearing his throat a few times. “We can also learn how humanity fought and defended its planet back then.”

Looking at Heath, Li Ye asked a question that he was particularly concerned about.

"Bishop Hiss, what was the level of human technology like in the old days?"

Heath was taken aback when he heard this, but a smile quickly appeared on his lips.

“That’s certainly an interesting question,” he said. “In fact, I’ve been investigating this myself.”

"Do you have any clues?" Li Ye asked expectantly.

“Of course.” Heath nodded. “Regarding the old era, the Church of Apocalypse has a batch of videos that can be made public. I can pull up a video from the old era for you to see right now.”

A few minutes later, he showed everyone a video.

In the video, a rocket carrying a spacecraft stands on the launch pad.

As the countdown ended, a golden-red fireball suddenly erupted from the tail, its orange and white tail flames suddenly surging, illuminating the entire launch site as if it were daytime, and the steel frame emitted a teeth-grinding whistling sound in the high temperature.

Thick smoke billowed outwards like a tsunami, obscuring half the sky.

The enormous object slowly rose into the air, flying faster and faster, its tail flame leaving a trail of light several kilometers long in the sky.

"Did you all see that?" the blonde, blue-eyed female reporter exclaimed excitedly, gripping the microphone. "This is the first colony ship launched under the Western Alliance plan! They will build a new home on Wayne, the closest Earth-like planet to our planet, to continue the human race! This way, we can escape this catastrophe!"

The camera then shifts to the female reporter handing the microphone to a scientist next to her. The latter then launches into a lengthy and detailed presentation.

The spacecraft is approximately 500 meters long, and each ship carries about 50 pilots, engineers, and medical personnel, as well as 1000 selected human compatriots.

The spacecraft has an artificial ecosystem consisting of a closed farm, a water circulation system, and an atmospheric regulator, as well as various seeds and genetically modified livestock and poultry that are easy to breed in outer space.

The colony ships would raise large numbers of cockroaches, processing them into black protein blocks for consumption. Although extremely disgusting, this could meet the crew's food needs in times of crisis.

To address this, the Western Union conducted a survey. The results showed that 95% of respondents said they would rather starve than eat this stuff.

According to the Western Alliance's plan, these colony ships can begin construction work immediately upon landing.

The central living pod features a multi-layered structure, encompassing dormitories, a kitchen, and public spaces, and is equipped with a water circulation and air handling system.

Agricultural domes used for cultivating genetically modified wheat, drought-resistant potatoes, and algal protein crops.

Mining stations on the planet Wayne that extract water ice, iron ore, and rare earth elements.

An energy center consisting of a solar farm, a small nuclear fission reactor, and a wind power experimental station.

Wayne is a small planet with a rotation period of 25 hours and an average temperature of -56 degrees Celsius. Its environment, climate, and terrain are similar to those of Mars.

Long after the video ended, everyone still seemed somewhat shocked.

Li Ye stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

"I never imagined that humans from the old era would be able to colonize space?"

Zhou Xing snapped out of his daze and spoke quickly.

"Bishop Hiss, have the three major human organizations gone to Wayne Star to investigate? Are there any signs of humanity there?"

Heath simply shrugged.

"At my level, how could I possibly know about such things?"

three days later.

With the completion of natural gas field extraction and the delivery of the last batch of natural gas, the Tomorrow Alliance and the Apocalypse Church settled their accounts.

The Apocalypse Church's mobile aerial city thus departed.

From afar, Galus let out a low growl as he bid farewell to Li Ye and the others.

It then submerged back into the water and disappeared.

As for Dr. Mick and his team, Zhou Xing told Li Ye that they had left in a hurry when he left, obviously because they had received some urgent mission.

The final task of Tomorrow Alliance is to recover the drilling platforms in the sea, disassemble them into parts, and put them into the furnace to be remelted into iron ore.

With this task completed, he waved goodbye.

"Let's set sail!"

The four mobile cities sailed side by side, heading majestically towards the southwest sea.

During this period, Tomorrow completed the deployment of its surface combat forces.

The Flight III destroyer was also sailing steadily on the sea.

This Tier 3 ship will become the core of the Tomorrow's surface combat force.

Following Lin Wu's planning, the personnel arrangements for the destroyer were subsequently finalized.

Captain, First Mate, Department Heads, Ship's Service Officers, Missile Operators, Radar Operators, Communications Officers, and Marine Engineers.
The total number of crew members is 50.

In fact, a traditional destroyer typically has a crew of 300-400, so the configuration given for the Tomorrow is rather small.

For the past few days, this group of crew members has been undergoing intensive training in the simulation training cabin, spending all their time inside except for eating and sleeping.

Under Li Ye's watchful gaze, the destroyer slowly began to move.

Lin Wu advised him that since the destroyer had just begun operation, it was best not to deploy it in combat for the next two weeks.

Li Ye nodded in agreement.

He ordered the destroyer to set sail ahead of schedule so that the crew could begin training on how to operate it.

Next, he gave a brief overview of the Tomorrow's naval combat capabilities.

Swordfish Mini Submarine.

Waveblade speedboat and Viper speedboat. KDB-2 Bullfrog anti-aircraft amphibious vehicle.

MK6 depth charge.

Black Shark Thunder.

Flight III destroyer.

SH-60 "Seahawk" anti-submarine aircraft.

These watercraft are more than enough for the Tomorrow to fight a naval battle of considerable scale.

In addition, there were Black Hawk helicopters and Vanguard gunships in the air, and frost, lava, and Hunter cannons on the deck. Add to that the Iron Whale, equipped with the Titan's Grip, and the Peacemaker, armed with electromagnetic railguns.

After a series of reviews, even Li Ye himself was surprised!
If it's a naval battle, the Tomorrow Alliance is incredibly powerful.

After sailing over a hundred nautical miles southwest, Tomorrow Alliance encountered a situation.

The sea ahead of them was extremely strange.

The water flow there defies the laws of nature, forming countless enormous whirlpools that devour light, like the rising and falling breaths of a sleeping sea monster.

The dark green seawater churned in the whirlpool, pulling in anything that came near.

A thick fog filled the sea, with eerie phosphorescence shimmering within it.

What's even more unsettling is that countless twisted black boulders have sprung up in this sea area, piercing out from the water like sharp swords, forming an intertwined sea of ​​needles.

"Leader, what should we do now?" Fang Yong's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

After a moment's thought, Li Ye gave his answer.

"Let's go around it."

After sailing dozens of nautical miles along the edge of the sea, Tomorrow Alliance finally discovered a calm sea area.

The four mobile cities then slowly drove in.

However, a dozen minutes later, something strange suddenly happened.

The surrounding seawater began to churn, forming huge whirlpools!
At the same time, black boulders slowly emerged from beneath the sea surface.

"Why would they pull this stunt?"

Li Ye's expression changed slightly, and he immediately picked up the walkie-talkie.

"Everyone, give it your all and get out of this area!"

With a roar, the four mobile cities slowly accelerated.

Within the enormous vortex, dark green waves formed twisted tentacles, attempting to drag the passing mobile city into it.

The mobile cities sped up, maneuvering to avoid the whirlpools and black boulders.

A few seconds later, something unusual appeared in the sea ahead.

Countless black boulders pierced through the sea, forming a massive, overlapping wall!

Li Ye picked up the walkie-talkie and immediately issued the order.

"Fang Yong, use your Iron Whale to ram it open!"

With his command, the Iron Whale immediately accelerated and crashed into the giant wall of black rocks like a cannonball breaking through the enemy lines!

The massive wall crumbled under the impact of this defensive mobile city.

Three mobile cities followed closely behind, traversing the shattered giant wall.

Not long after, the Tomorrow Alliance crossed this sea area without any major incident.

After letting out a sigh of relief, Li Ye couldn't help but frown.

The sea area we just saw was really strange.

Just then, Zhou Xing's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"I understand, this is the R'lyeh vortex belt that is said to exist in the Western Wilderness."

"Legend has it that the R'lyeh whirlpools exist in many parts of the ocean, and some of these whirlpools will suddenly appear without warning, swallowing ships and moving cities along their path."

"It is said that this is a miracle from the god Dagon. Only those with devout faith can be spared."

Li Ye shook his head repeatedly.

He doesn't believe that.

"keep going."

For the rest of the journey, Tomorrow Alliance encountered no further problems.

Night fell quickly.

Li Ye returned to his room, lay down on the bed, and began to rest.

At this very moment, the four mobile cities of the Tomorrow Alliance were sailing through the night, with only the lights on their decks and the searchlights shining ahead as the only light on the sea.

Out of caution, Li Ye deployed mini-Swordfish submarines and Viper speedboats in the waters and dispatched two Seahawk anti-submarine aircraft to patrol the waters ahead.

He specifically instructed that he must be informed of any situation that arises.

Even if he has just fallen asleep, or is sleeping very soundly.

For the rest of the time, Li Ye lay quietly on the bed and continued to think.

Aside from his daily operations of the Tomorrow and commanding battles, he mostly rested and slept, which was actually quite monotonous.

"Perhaps it's time to add some entertainment facilities to the Tomorrow."

Dr. Mick's video game equipment was quite good.

A few hours later, the walkie-talkie on his bedside table rang.

"Reporting to the lord, there is a situation."

Still half asleep, Li Ye got up and picked up the walkie-talkie—he turned the volume up to the maximum so he could be woken up immediately.

"Remember, just call me Lord in normal times, but remember to address me as Commander during battle." He said, yawning. "Speak, what is it?"

The person speaking to Li Ye was a member of the Seahawk anti-submarine aircraft.

The Seahawk anti-submarine aircraft has a total of two crew members: a pilot and a communications officer responsible for detecting the sea area and reporting back.

"Our instruments have detected a large object rapidly approaching from 5 nautical miles ahead, heading towards our city alliance," the communications officer reported.

"A large object? What are its specific dimensions?"

"It is about thirty or forty meters long and has a long and narrow shape."

Li Ye's hand holding the walkie-talkie froze instantly.

He couldn't help but recall the giant fish he had seen on the coast of the valley region.

"Is there just one large object?" he continued.

"Yes."

"That's good."

Under Li Ye's command, all the Swordfish mini-submarines deployed in the nearby waters set out and headed toward the large object.

After aiming, the mini-submarines launched small torpedoes simultaneously.

The small torpedoes hit their targets and immediately exploded in succession.

A faint, violent vibration then emanated from underwater.

A few seconds later, a giant, heavily wounded fish burst out of the water and leaped onto the surface of the sea.

It then fell back into the water and swam faster toward the moving cities.

"Brother Li, should we launch the Black Shark Mine to deal with it?" Tang Fang's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

Li Ye gently shook his head.

"There's no need to waste time like that, just speed up."

A dozen seconds later, the giant fish crashed into the leading Iron Whale, whose immense power instantly twisted its body.

(End of this chapter)