Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 180 Unearthing "Knowledge" and Cultured People (4K)

Northern part of the Western Wilderness Continent, the Maze Zone.

Humans and monsters engaged in fierce fighting to seize control of this central northern region.

As the commander-in-chief of the northern war zone for humanity, Preston of the Titan Throne has amassed hundreds of mobile cities in the labyrinth area.

This includes 100 Tier 1 and Tier 2 mobile cities in the Titan Throne.

The vast majority of people in these mobile cities are monster fighters.

Furthermore, Preston also deployed eight wild bosses to participate in the battle.

The maze area has extremely complex terrain, with not only a large number of moving giant walls, but also lakes, forests, plains and other terrain features.

This places extremely high demands on the combat skills and on-the-spot reactions of the personnel on both sides.

The monsters were clearly determined to conquer the maze area, and they poured in a large number of troops in an attempt to strangle the humans within it.

The Celestial Selection Organization has deployed four top-tier evolved level 2 monster civilizations here.

The alliance deployed over 100 mobile cities under its command, as well as an orc general with combat power equal to that of General Rogue.

The Unification Church was the most fanatical; they attempted to transform the entire labyrinth area into a flesh-and-blood technology zone by directly spraying their developed flesh-and-blood plague onto mobile cities in the air.

Preston was under immense pressure on the front lines.

"Hold on! You must hold on!" he roared hoarsely.

As the commander, his flagship is not a level 2 mobile city, but a level 2 wilderness boss called "Sky-Soaring Giant Eagle".

At this moment, the giant eagle was soaring and circling in the sky, swinging its arms to shoot down a large number of enemy flying vehicles.

The command post was mounted on its neck.

On the ground, multiple wild bosses rampage, destroying mobile cities in their path.

However, the situation is gradually deteriorating.

Under the influence of the Unification Church's flesh plague, the entire labyrinth area began to transform into flesh technology.

The earth gradually began to transform into writhing flesh and blood.

Nanliuzhou, an old civilized area.

On the deck of the Tomorrow, Rino was examining the spoils of war.

The day had now come to a close.

During these three days, the Tomorrow Alliance not only collected metals but also attacked some towns in the tourist state, killing giants to obtain loot.

Several level 3 items caught Li Ye's attention.

Grade 3 crop seeds "Mist-Hidden Pine".

Design drawings for a Level 3 city building, "Publishing House".

Level 3 general-purpose book design drawings.

Li Ye was the first to look at the packet of level 3 pine seeds.

【Item Name: Misty Pine Tree】

[Level: Level 3]

【附带效果：1.快速生长，在30天内长成 2.易加工性提升25% 3.松树产出的木材视为同等级木材】

"Not bad, not bad." Li Ye nodded repeatedly.

Unexpectedly, Tomorrow suddenly possessed level 3 wood.

Overall, this can be considered a functional crop seed.

He then looked at the publisher's design drawings.

【Item Name: City Publishing House】

[Level: Level 3]

[Additional benefits: 1. By connecting to the city simulation training pod and inputting blank books, knowledge learned in the mind can be directly input into the publishing house for book printing. 2. Books produced by the city publishing house that meet the standards can be directly used in the city simulation training pod.]

[Crafting Requirements: 400 units of iron ore (Level 3)]

"This is good stuff!" Li Ye exclaimed in surprise.

He never expected that the City Publishing House could actually connect with the simulation training pod, and even give back to the latter.

Take a math teacher as an example. As long as he connects to the City Publishing House through a simulation training pod and inputs a blank book, the knowledge in his mind can be compiled into a series of math books.

This is equivalent to "digging for knowledge".

By inputting this series of math books into the simulation training pod, a mathematical knowledge system can be formed. In the future, residents will only need to log in to the simulation training pod to learn math.

"These level 3 city buildings are so convenient!" Li Ye exclaimed. "But then again, where are we supposed to find a math teacher?"

People in the wasteland are focused on survival and have no time for learning. Only world-class organizations can cultivate a systematic talent pool.

The current crew of Tomorrow is mostly made up of roughnecks.

They taught the residents to read and learn, so that they could become educated.

Li Ye felt that it was still a bit early at the current stage, and that it would be better to consider it slowly after the population size and city level of Tomorrow were improved.

Then he looked at the design drawings of the Level 3 book.

【Item Name: High-Education General Purpose Book】

[Level: Level 3]

[Additional benefits: When reading text and content on general book media, it improves the reader's reading comprehension ability by 10% and memory by 5%]

[Crafting Cost: Wood (Level 3), the exact cost depends on the size of the book]

"The side effects of this level 3 book are quite amazing." Li Ye was stunned. "Looking at it this way, consuming level 3 wood isn't a bad deal after all."

Upon closer inspection, these level 3 items are all interconnected.

Tomorrow's issue is equivalent to having a complete book publishing system.

The only thing lacking is knowledgeable talent.

Li Ye immediately instructed the city's neighborhood committee to begin arranging tree planting, and the level 3 pine seeds were planted on the same floor as the previous fruit trees.

As for the city publishing house, it is located in the middle floor.

After the city publishing house was built and connected to the simulation training cabin, Li Ye suddenly had a new idea.

When he was still living on Earth, he read a lot of novels, which he still remembers vividly.

Through the simulation training pod, he can publish the novel content in his mind so that it can be sold on Tomorrow.

The level 3 pine seeds have just been planted and have not yet grown, so they cannot be cut down and processed to obtain level 3 wood for producing high-quality general-purpose books.

However, the Tomorrow Ship has a general-purpose book production project and plenty of level 1 timber, which can be used as raw materials. The general-purpose book project was obtained through a round of external procurement by the City Residents Committee.

Li Ye created a batch of blank general-purpose books in the production workshop and took them to the simulation training cabin.

After putting on the helmet, he closed his eyes and began to recall the classic novels he had read in the past.

Limited Terror, Covering the Earth, Piercing the Sky.
Before long, the book was printed.

The title of the first chapter is clearly written...
"A fallen genius."

Given the scale of "Breaking Through the Heavens," one book simply cannot describe all the content; this book can at best be considered the first volume.

Upon closer reading, Li Ye discovered numerous omissions in the text—after all, he only possessed the memory of an ordinary person, capable of recalling only classic scenes and unable to remember all the details.

So he had to settle for second best and roughly replicate the main plot, which would be good enough to put together a book.

With a tentative mindset, Li Ye also invited a group of residents to try "publishing" books.

Sure enough, the knowledge "dug out" from their heads was still quite limited.

Establishing a systematic education system in mobile cities to collectively improve the cultural literacy of residents—this is clearly a long and arduous task. In addition, there's another new idea behind this.

That is to give the power of creation to the public.

The residents of Tomorrow will write stories and novels. Talented individuals can compile and illustrate professional books.

Anyway, the cost isn't high, and it can enrich your spiritual life in the mobile city during your spare time.

The neighborhood committee will then purchase these books from them at a reasonable price.

After learning of Li Ye's idea, Lin Wu made a suggestion.

That is, we could use the novel's content as a basis to construct the novel's scenes in the simulation training cabin, allowing the residents to immerse themselves in the novel as the protagonist.

This is undoubtedly a novel form of entertainment.

Li Ye became excited upon hearing the news.

"You really are a genius."

He immediately recreated a scene from a volume of a classic novel and experienced it himself.

Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you want to truly live?

Cold, shivering.
When Li Ye opened his eyes, he found himself lying in a cold carriage, surrounded by a group of strangers.

Among them was a black-haired youth with an extremely ordinary appearance, but several scars ran across his face.

"This is so realistic!" he exclaimed excitedly.

In the following time, he briefly experienced the plot of the novel.

Overall, it's quite good.

After the experience ended, Li Ye nodded slowly.

Using the novel's content as a selling point in the city training pod to attract residents to contribute points is indeed a viable strategy.

"Such a great project should be priced higher," he thought.

At this moment, ideas kept flowing into his mind.

Since we can already create novel scenarios, why not simply create a game using a city simulation training pod?

From another perspective, isn't this training pod just like a holographic game pod?
Following this line of thought, Li Ye tentatively created a shooting game and designed a series of firearms and zombies.

The result is entirely feasible.

It was even more fun than when he played games on Earth.

After the simulation ended, Li Ye stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

"How about setting up a department on the Tomorrow, specifically responsible for developing game and novel experience scenarios through simulation training pods?" he thought. "But this is the apocalypse after all, wouldn't doing this be a bit of a waste of time?"

The initial reason why Li Ye chose to open the simulation training pods to residents for a fee was primarily to enrich their spiritual lives and prevent their days in the mobile city from becoming too boring. Another reason was to make contribution points more valuable.

However, one's spiritual life should not be overly rich; moderation is key.

He decided to put the game project on hold for now and deal with it later.

Construction of Tomorrow came to an end, and Li Ye began to ponder what to do next.

"It's about time we left."

The Tomorrow Alliance's metal mining operation in the city ruins is nearing its end.

Countless abandoned vehicles, discarded household appliances, old machines from factories, various metal products, steel bars and beams were gathered in Tomorrow's warehouse.

Under Li Ye's personal supervision, the steel forging plant began several trial operations.

This includes the decline in quality of the metal over the years due to corrosion and the metal loss during manufacturing.

It takes approximately 8 units of scrap metal to produce one unit of Grade 1 steel that meets quality standards.

Grade 2 steel requires 16 units of scrap metal.

Grade 3 steel requires 32 units of scrap metal.

In just three days, Tomorrow Alliance has collected a total of four to five hundred thousand units of scrap metal.

This was done even with some buildings being preserved specifically for the Seventh Division.

Over the next period of time, this batch of scrap metal will be slowly processed into Grade 2 and Grade 3 steel at the steel forging plant.

Tier 3 steel is naturally used to craft Tier 3 items, while Tier 2 steel is used to replenish combat resources for gunships, electromagnetic railguns, and Tier 3 firearms.

The first batch of Grade 2 steel has just been produced.

The rolled steel plate exhibits the smoothness of a mirror finish, with a metallic luster between lead gray and indigo.

While observing the steel, Li Ye couldn't help but stroke his chin.

"So in a sense, does a higher city level mean more ways to acquire resources?"

Lin Wu, who was beside him, spoke after thinking for a moment.

"When Tomorrow was still a Level 2 mobile city, we couldn't even imagine that metal could be forged into high-grade steel through steel mills. We also couldn't imagine the freedom of electricity."

"But now, there is almost every possibility that all of this can be realized."

"Perhaps there are even advanced mobile cities that can travel into space and monopolize the resources of the entire planet for mining."

Li Ye was taken aback when he heard this, then nodded slightly.

With steel mills and city ruins as pathways, high-level mobile cities can easily achieve iron ore freedom and build up a large number of land, sea and air combat forces.

However, high-level land, sea, and air warfare is basically a clash of tank torrents, fleets, and air forces, with extremely high battlefield intensity.

After a city battle, countless vehicles were destroyed.

This is equivalent to "high acquisition, high consumption".

What he didn't know was that Level 3 mobile cities from Southern Liuzhou frequently came to the Old Civilization Zone to hunt giants and obtain metal resources from the city ruins.

In 35 states, many city ruins have been turned into barren flatlands by the mobile cities of humans and monsters.

Now, the four mobile cities of Tomorrow Alliance have completed their water-based modifications.

The Tomorrow destroyer was reassembled and deployed to sea, and the first and second convoys were dispatched.

"Then we'll be going now."

The four people who left the field shook hands with Xie Jie.

"I've given you all the necessary reminders, so please be extra careful."

Xie Jie held his hand tightly.

"Okay, until we meet again!"

The two then parted ways.

The four mobile cities set off in a grand procession, heading south along the coastline.

Before leaving, Li Ye gazed into the distance at the old civilized area.

Before long, all the giants in this level 3 area will possess intelligence.

It remains to be seen what will become of this Level 3 region, or even the entire continent.

He heard a noise nearby and turned his head to look. He found that it was Lin Wu who was driving over in a Level 3 wheelchair.

In the days that followed, he had become adept at handling this level 3 item, and could even drift.

“It’s unbelievable that all the giants will possess wisdom,” he exclaimed.

Li Ye gazed in the direction of the old civilized area and slowly spoke.

"Lin Wu, what do you think giants would do once they gained intelligence?"

(End of this chapter)