Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 197 Underground City Construction (4K)

"Snapped."

As Li Ye pressed the switch, light instantly filled the room.

Not long ago, light bulbs and wiring were installed in his room.

Both of these are ordinary-level production projects, spoils of war from the Tomorrow Alliance's defeat of the Naga civilization in the Terranis Ocean.

In terms of improving the lives of urban residents, ordinary-level production projects are still quite practical.

As the lord, Liye's room was the first to be electrified.

The city's power station has now been built. The neighborhood committee has selected and deployed the corresponding staff.

Li Ye thought that if the Tomorrow Alliance could wipe out a few more level 1 or 2 monster civilizations and obtain a large number of production projects and monster drop blueprints, it might be able to completely improve the residents' basic needs for food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

Besides light bulbs, his room also contained household appliances such as electric fans, air conditioners, and refrigerators.

There are even Level 1 televisions.

There was naturally no internet on the Tomorrow, let alone a range of TV programs and movies.

The city neighborhood committee installed the cabinets in Liye's room mainly because they felt that the lord's room should be the best—and Liye did not refuse their kindness.

Although he was usually very approachable and friendly to the residents under his jurisdiction.

However, as managers and rulers of mobile cities, a necessary distance is required.

Since arriving from this time, Li Ye has been striving to become a qualified manager.

After turning off the lights, Li Ye, who rarely had a moment of peace, lay down on the bed.

Winter is getting closer and closer, and the weather is getting colder and colder.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously touched the mattress beneath him.

Next time there's a market, we'll have to ask the neighborhood committee to buy electric blankets and hot water bottles.

I hadn't even lain down for a few minutes when I heard a voice coming from the walkie-talkie.

It is Lin Wu.

He informed Li Ye that Bishop Albert, who was in charge of defending the A9 pass, had come to visit him.

Upon learning this, Li Ye immediately stood up.

"Understood, I'll go see him right away."

Albert arrived by helicopter, and on his way to the Tomorrow, he took the opportunity to observe the situation in the basin area.

"Looks like you've got this area under good control," he chuckled.

Then the bishop changed the subject and stated his purpose directly.

The three major human organizations plan to build an underground city system for residents in Southern Liuzhou.

The basin area is one of the selected regions.

The main reason for doing this was to properly resettle the two to three million survivors from the junkyard.

Previously, due to the giants' outward expansion, the city-building structures constructed in the wasteland were abandoned. The people living in these city-building structures were forced to travel to the underground spaces they excavated, using underground cities, for temporary refuge.

The Apocalypse Church provided them with large quantities of food, fresh water, and a range of daily necessities.

Ultimately, however, the conditions in underground spaces are simply too poor.

Due to the special circumstances, it is difficult for these two to three million people to return to the ground and live a peaceful life.

Therefore, after some discussion, the three major world organizations decided to build an underground city directly in Southern Liuzhou.

According to the plan, the number of underground cities is set at 100, each capable of accommodating 2 to 3 people.

The underground cities are also interconnected by subway tunnels.

"That's quite a generous gesture!" Li Ye exclaimed.

Building 100 underground cities on a whim is something only a world-class organization could accomplish.

"So, is the human side planning to deploy a large number of level 3 engineer-type cities this time?" he asked casually.

Upon hearing this, Albert's expression became slightly embarrassed.

“The three major human organizations don’t have that many forces deployed in Southern Liuzhou,” he replied. “As for level 3 engineering cities, they are extremely rare.”

That being said, the human side can still deploy a level 3 engineer-type mobile city in the basin area.

Given that we are currently at war, the three major human organizations have requested that the Tomorrow Alliance defend the basin area as much as possible and protect this level 3 engineering city.

"The basin area is remote and a level 1 zone, so the enemy will rarely notice it. The construction of the underground city should proceed smoothly," Albert concluded. "By the way, doesn't your alliance also have an engineering city? We can have it help out!"

According to the higher-ups, each engineering-type city would be responsible for building an underground city, which would make the process much faster.

"Only level 3 engineering cities can undertake underground city-level construction, right? Our alliance's engineer is only a level 2 city," Li Ye reminded him.

Albert simply waved his hand.

"As long as we equip it with level 3 engineering equipment and a set of level 3 engineering vehicles, wouldn't it become a level 3 city?"

Li Ye was pleasantly surprised upon hearing this.

"You mean, this time they'll give the Engineer a set for free?"

Albert shook his head repeatedly.

"It's just a loan."

"Oh"

Although somewhat disappointed, Li Ye still agreed.

First, participating in the construction allows the Engineer to accumulate experience.

Secondly, the Engineer is indeed quite idle now. In the basin area, it only collects metal resources every day. It would be good if it could lend a hand to the humans.

“Don’t worry, I certainly won’t let you work for nothing.” Albert patted his shoulder forcefully, then pulled a design blueprint from his pocket. “Consider this missile launcher blueprint your reward.”

Li Ye immediately accepted the blueprint with delight.

Item Name: "Scorpion Sting" Missile Launcher

[Level: Level 3]

【附带效果：1.发射速度+15% 2.瞄准锁定速度+10% 3.再装填时间-20%】

[Crafting Requirements: 225 units of iron ore (Level 3)]

Missile types: Anti-aircraft missiles, anti-ship missiles, anti-armor missiles

As a city building, the cost of a missile launcher with 225 units of level 3 iron ore is not considered expensive.

However, all three types of missiles that replenish it require level 3 resources.

One anti-armor missile requires 20 units of iron ore, 8 units of fuel, and 5 units of gunpowder.

One anti-aircraft missile requires 40 units of iron ore, 15 units of fuel, and 10 units of gunpowder.

One anti-ship missile requires 60 units of iron ore, 25 units of fuel, and 20 units of gunpowder.

"Is this thing really that delicate?" Li Ye asked in surprise. "Gunships and destroyers also have missiles, but they only need level 2 resources to replenish them."

But ultimately, you get what you pay for. According to the design drawings, these missiles, which are built using level 3 resources, are much more powerful.

Li Ye felt that there was little need to equip the Tomorrow with missile launchers at this point. As a Tier 3 assault city, it now relied more on its naval, land, and air combat forces.

Furthermore, with over ten thousand people already on board, the Tomorrow is even less suitable for combat.

"Let's install it on the Peacemaker and the Star."

He carefully put away the blueprints and looked at Albert.

"So when will humanity begin construction of underground cities in the basin region, Bishop Albert?"

The latter simply smiled slightly.

"Now."

It turns out that the Apocalypse Cult's underground city had already reached beneath the basin area and had even dug several underground spaces to house the survivors.

This is also why Albert proposed that the Tomorrow Alliance be stationed in the basin area.

Upon learning that the Engineer would be involved in the construction of the underground city, Zhou Xing became instantly excited.

Yang Zheng was overjoyed to have obtained the blueprints from Li Ye.

A few hours later, the Apocalypse Church's Level 3 engineer-type city munition C21 arrived in the basin area.

Li Ye and Zhou Xing couldn't help but take a closer look; this was the first time they had ever seen a level 3 engineer-type city.

The deck of this level 3 city was densely packed with engineering equipment, yet upon closer inspection, it was arranged in an orderly manner.

robotic arm, gripper, crane
A rough count shows that the number has exceeded 100.

However, not all of them are level 3.

The level 1-2 engineering devices of the Holy Machine C21 are also numerous.

For engineering-type cities, engineering equipment does not become useless after the city is upgraded.

It can still perform the engineering functions it previously performed.

Lower-level engineering equipment can even coordinate and cooperate with higher-level engineering equipment to jointly carry out engineering construction.

考虑到工程师号只有2级，圣械C21号便为它打造了三个3级机械臂，三个3级工作爪和一个3级起重机。

And a complete set of Level 3 engineering vehicles.

A vibration detection vehicle capable of analyzing geological stability and drawing maps of underground rock strata.

A super-heavy drilling rig equipped with a composite drill bit.

The front end is equipped with a high-temperature plasma cutting arm, which can melt through high-density rock layers and form smooth tunnel walls.

Hydraulic breaker trucks are specifically designed for locally breaking large rocks or old building debris.

Tower cranes capable of precisely lifting large engineering components.

A pipeline laying vehicle that integrates trenching, pipe laying, and backfilling functions, and can also lay water supply, power supply, and ventilation pipelines.

Engineering energy vehicles that provide temporary energy and electricity to the construction area.

There were more than a dozen different types of engineering vehicles lined up.

Li Ye was stunned by what he saw.

There are more types of engineering vehicles than in the Marine Corps!
Like Albert, the lord of Sacred Machine C21 also stated that even the landlord's family had no surplus grain.

This entire set of Level 3 engineering vehicles is only on loan and will be taken back after the Engineer completes the work.

As for those three Level 3 devices, one of each could be left for the Engineer.

According to the human plan, they intend to build six underground cities in the basin area.

Considering the tight schedule and heavy workload, C21 left in a hurry after helping out.

Before leaving, they left the Engineer with a large amount of underground city building materials and a set of construction drawings.

The lord also specifically reminded Zhou Xing to be particularly careful in choosing a location.

Li Ye seemed somewhat puzzled.

"Aren't there multiple underground spaces beneath the basin area? Why not just transform those underground spaces into an underground city?" he asked.

Albert, who was standing to the side, patiently offered an explanation.

Those underground spaces were just temporary excavations in the excavation-type city, and they are not stable at all.

The selection of sites for underground cities is quite strict, and factors such as geological stability, resource availability, climate adaptability, and safety must be taken into account.

Prioritize hard, stable rock formations and avoid soft sedimentary rocks, earthquake-prone areas, or karst landforms prone to erosion and cavitation. Also, avoid high-water areas and plate boundaries.

If possible, it is best to be close to geothermal resources and low-water underground rivers.

With the help of the vibration detection vehicle, the Engineer quickly determined the location of the underground city.

Albert helped contact a burrowing city lurking beneath the basin and helped them dig an underground space.

Zhou Xing ordered the Engineer to lead a group of engineering vehicles into the underground space, thus commencing construction.

On the deck of the Engineer, multiple claws precisely grip, rotate, and fit together prefabricated alloy frame building materials to form the supporting dome of the underground city. Cranes are responsible for lifting modular building sections weighing tens of tons to designated locations.

At the same time, the three Level 3 robotic arms, equipped with composite drill bits and high-temperature plasma cutters, started up with a roar. They cut through the rock strata like surgical scalpels, and the molten rock formed smooth, arc-shaped tunnel walls after cooling.

A number of engineering vehicles also began to work.

The super-heavy drilling rig is like a steel behemoth. The composite drill bit at the front rotates at high speed, and the serrated alloy blades gnaw at the rock layers, sending rock fragments flying.

The plasma tunneling machine followed closely behind, using the equipment to draw precise cutting lines on the rock wall. The molten rock was then removed by the vacuum suction cups on the side, leaving a standardized tunnel section with a diameter of tens of meters.

These two engineering vehicles will work together to excavate subway tunnels that connect to multiple underground cities.

The hydraulic breaker truck also started moving at this moment. It aimed at the giant rock in the underground space and used the hydraulic breaker on it to blast it into gravel at a high frequency. Then, it used a bucket to load the gravel into the conveyor belt at the rear.

The pipeline laying vehicle cuts precise trenches tens of centimeters wide in the ground, embeds the composite pipes into the trenches, and then backfills and compacts them with engineering foam.

Looking at the orderly process before him, Li Ye couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"It really does look quite professional."

He was standing on the deck of the Engineer, with Zhou Xing, who was directing the work, standing next to him.

Li Ye then took the blueprints from his hand and began to look at them.

According to the plan, the underground city will cover an area of ​​12 square kilometers and will be divided into three levels, each with a different function.

The first floor houses public facilities and administrative offices, including a plaza, a makeshift hospital, and warehouses.

The second layer consists of residential areas, farmland, and livestock areas, featuring modular apartments, farmland, aquaculture, and poultry and livestock farms.

The third layer comprises heavy industrial areas, resource recycling facilities, and emergency shelters, housing geothermal stations, water recycling plants, air recycling plants, smelting areas, and refuge areas.

The drawings also specifically pointed this out.

Considering the safety of the residents, the entrance to the underground city will be sealed once it is completed and the internal air and water can be circulated.

Normally, the underground city only communicates with other underground cities through the subway and does not return to the surface.

The main reason for this construction is that the ground is simply too unsafe.

If we open the exit, who knows when a monster army might invade.

In the future, a living system consisting of an underground city will be formed in the underground of Nanliuzhou.

(End of this chapter)