Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 204, Operation Codename "Scalpel" (4K)

"Now, we can say that we have completely cleaned up the tourist prefecture," Li Ye said to everyone.

After the battle, the various forces began to collect the giants' belongings.

What the Alliance needs to do next is to collect as many metal resources as possible in the tourist state.

As he spoke, a voice came from Liye's walkie-talkie.

"Reporting to the lord, we have found a blueprint for a level 3 city building."

Li Ye's eyes lit up instantly.

"Level 3 city building? What type is it?"

"It's a city shipyard."

"Bring it back to me right now."

An hour later, Li Ye saw the design drawings with his own eyes.

【Item Name: City Shipyard】

[Level: Level 3]

[Additional effect: Increases the speed of assembling water vehicles by 100%]

[Requires: 500 units of level 3 iron ore]

After carefully reading the instructions on the design drawings, Li Ye quickly understood them.

The production workshops in mobile cities are limited in size, making it impossible to fully assemble large ships like destroyers in the workshops.

Therefore, during the production process, it only processes a series of ship parts, which are then handed over to the robotic arms and claws of the mobile city for self-assembly.

The function of urban shipyards is to assemble and build this type of large ship, which is a perfect match for their expertise.

Moreover, it can also build and assemble speedboats and mini-submarines, and at a faster speed than a production workshop.

Most importantly, the shipyard can fully integrate with the manufacturing workshop's building system to achieve fully automated manufacturing.

Following this line of thought, Li Ye continued to ponder.

Given the current scale of the production workshop, building tanks, fighter jets, and speedboats is already at its limit.

Not only will they be responsible for the development of conventional submarines and destroyers, but they will also be responsible for the development of mobile suits and giant aerial combat vehicles in the future.

There will definitely be corresponding urban armory production plants and urban aircraft production plants at that time.

Upon learning of the situation, Lin Wu immediately drove his wheelchair over.

"Do you mean we should build a shipyard on the coast now?" Rino asked.

After all, 500 units of level 3 iron ore are not cheap.

Lin Wu didn't rush to answer, but instead took the design drawings and looked at them carefully.

"It is 150 meters long, 60 meters wide, and 15 meters high."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Li Ye.

"It's not a large scale. Perhaps we can build a shipyard on the edge of the Tomorrow."

His words instantly enlightened Li Ye.

As a Level 3 mobile city, Tomorrow has ample space, so accommodating a shipyard is naturally not a problem.

This will make it much easier to produce ships for the Tomorrow in the future.

Ship components manufactured in the production workshop are continuously transported to the shipyard via conveyor belt, where they are quickly assembled and the completed ships are launched.

After careful selection, the two chose the location of the shipyard on the Tomorrow.

"I didn't expect that after being promoted to Level 3, Tomorrow would become more and more of a functional ship," Li Ye couldn't help but say.

Lin Wu nodded.

"Yes, I didn't expect the changes to be so significant."

In the following period, Liye received more Level 3 blueprints that the troops had picked up.

Design drawings of the Level 3 reconnaissance aircraft "Iron Raven".

Level 3 drone accessories - light machine gun design drawings.

Design drawings for a Level 3 smoke grenade.

He first looked at the design drawings of the reconnaissance aircraft.

【Item Name: "Iron Raven" Reconnaissance Aircraft】

[Level: Level 3]

[Additional effects: 1. Reconnaissance range +35% 2. Target identification accuracy +50%]

[Crafting Requirements: 250 units of Iron Ore (Level 3), 75 units of Precision Flight Vehicle Parts (Level 3)]

Judging from the design drawings, the reconnaissance aircraft has a rugged and practical industrial aesthetic. The fuselage lines are not as sharp and angular as those of modern fighter jets, but rather present a rounded barrel-shaped outline.

The glass canopy at the nose protrudes slightly, and there is a row of circular observation windows on each side of the fuselage.

"Overall, it's not bad," Li Ye thought to himself.

This time, his air force has gained another new member.

With lightweight machine gun components, drones can be deployed in combat.

As for the level 3 smoke grenade, I would prefer it to be a level 3 smoke cannon shell.

Upon learning that there were no more giants in the tourist state, Xie Jie could hardly believe the news.

"Really?" His voice trembled slightly as he spoke.

Only after seeing Li Ye nod did the man snap out of his daze and excitedly hug him.

"Thank you so much!"

Li Ye gently patted his back.

“Now you can live here in peace,” he said softly.

After saying goodbye to Xie Jie, he opened the system panel.

[6 days, 23 hours, 19 minutes, and 39 seconds until the next intelligence update]

[Number of intelligence reports: 7]

"This time it's seven days?" A strange light appeared in his eyes. "Fine, I'll use this time to develop properly!"

Under his direction, the Tomorrow Alliance began a large-scale search for metal resources in the tourist state. Furthermore, they deployed Black Hawk helicopters to collect resources in the wild within the tourist state.

After a new batch of Grade 3 steel was produced, Li Ye immediately went to the production workshop.

He now has a lot of things to build.

Level 3 radar, Level 3 signal shielding device, Level 3 urban armor, Level 3 power engine.
But there is something ahead of them.

That includes a Tier 3 shipyard, the Zhenlang destroyer, the Deepsea Hunter submarine, and the mechanical squid.

In order to attack the Terranis Ocean, the Tomorrow now needs to assemble a fleet.

After some discussion, the group decided on the size of the Tomorrow's fleet.

One Flight III destroyer.

Two destroyers, Zhenlang.

Two deep-sea hunter submarines.

Four mechanical squid.

The destroyer will be equipped with Seahawk anti-submarine aircraft.

The Waveblade and Viper speedboats from the original first and second fleets were honorably retired. The Swordfish mini-submarine, on the other hand, continued to serve as a scout, playing a vital role.

As for the Tier 3 Magnetic Storm Speedboats, if the Alliance can collect Tier 3 Thunder Ore tomorrow, they will consider building a few.

Large naval combat vehicles such as destroyers, submarines, and mechanical squids are much easier to build and operate once they are established in shipyards.

After determining the fleet size and planning the allocation of steel resources, Li Ye also began planning the use of the next batch of steel resources.

First, build two Level 3 radars and install one on each of the Tomorrow and the Peacekeeper.

Build a Level 3 power engine for the Starship and the Iron Whaleship.

In addition, for security purposes, all mobile cities of the Tomorrow Alliance need to build and install Level 3 city armor.

After calculating everything, the required amount of Grade 3 steel has reached tens of thousands of units.

Li Ye is not worried about this, so the Tomorrow Alliance currently controls the entire tourism state.

If this state doesn't have enough metal resources, then attack other states.

Furthermore, there are many level 2 monster civilizations in the Terranis Ocean, with numerous mobile cities and fortresses on their islands.

The Alliance of Tomorrow can obtain a large amount of metal by destroying a level 2 monster civilization.

He anticipates that the Alliance will be able to build the fleet and deploy the corresponding crew before the next round of intelligence updates.

Soon, the Tomorrow Shipyard was completed as a Level 3 shipyard.

Although shipyards can fully integrate with the manufacturing workshop's construction system to achieve fully automated construction.

However, the shipyard requires manpower for daily cleaning, maintenance, and repair of all kinds of machinery and equipment.

Therefore, Li Ye specifically requested the city's neighborhood committee to select a group of residents to work at the shipyard.

With the selection of the Shiminami destroyer production project by Liye and the allocation of corresponding resources, the production workshop began operation and construction.

Destroyer components processed in the production workshop arrive at the shipyard in an orderly manner via conveyor belts, robotic arms, and cranes.

Inside the shipyard, the workers appeared both nervous and expectant.

Shipyards can be operated fully automatically or entirely manually.

They were required to learn manual operation as much as possible when leaving the field.

As destroyer components arrived, workers started up various large and small machines in the shipyard, commencing the assembly of the destroyers.

The ship's keel, bow module, power plant section, superstructure, vertical launch silos, and close-in weapon system.
After seeing the last piece of hull number steel plate welded, Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

Actually, he was quite nervous himself.

"This is the first destroyer built by Tomorrow, shouldn't we hold a launching ceremony?" Old Zhou asked casually.

Li Ye thought for a while, then shook his head.

"forget it."

With the Zhenlang destroyer officially launched, the pre-trained crew of the Mingri destroyer also came to the deck one by one to begin the destroyer's first sea trial.

"You need to prepare as soon as possible."

As the crew set off, Liye spoke to them over the walkie-talkie.

According to his estimates, a naval war is inevitable in the future.

They might even launch an island landing operation.

Out of caution, the Zhenlang destroyer's first sea trial was conducted only in nearby waters, and was escorted by air force.

In the following period, Li Ye built another deep-sea hunter submarine.

Once completed, the submarine was launched.

As the bow dipped into the water, bubbling white foam climbed up the streamlined hull like living things. The roar of the submarine sinking caused the onlookers nearby to instinctively step back.

As the ballast tank's water injection valve was turned open, a hissing sound mixed with the muffled thud of seawater entering, and the hull began to sink into the water at a speed accurate to the millimeter.

Like destroyers, submarines also require a complete crew system.

When the submarine design blueprints were obtained in the old civilized area, Li Ye had already instructed the city neighborhood committee to begin the selection and training of submarine crew members on the Tomorrow.

The first group of people have now entered the submarine and begun its first sea trial.

With the crew's intense work, the submarine, like a silent whale, quietly pierced the veil of the deep sea. Its steel hull rolled over the dense water pressure, and the searchlights outside the portholes cast a hazy corridor of light in the dark underwater environment. Low-frequency vibrations from friction with the water flow could be faintly heard from the hull, and strings of bubbles escaped from the vents.

After the Deep Sea Hunter submarine entered the water, Li Ye frowned slightly.

As time goes on, the demand for highly qualified personnel for land, sea, and air vehicles on Tomorrow is truly increasing.

Tanks, submarines, and destroyers all require well-organized teams, while various types of fighter jets require highly skilled pilots.

"It seems that even 10,000 men wouldn't be enough to achieve full strength for the army, navy, and air force," he thought to himself.

While training all residents to become combatants might seem like a waste of resources, this is the apocalypse, and we must find a way to control our military.

While slowly building up the fleet and integrating the internal population, Liye also dispatched Swordfish mini-submarines to scout the sea area.

At sea, it appears even more agile and stealthy.

A few hours later, a Swordfish submarine made a new discovery.

47 nautical miles to the northwest, there is an island controlled by a sea crocodile civilization.

The sea crocodiles built a level 2 fortress on the island and deployed a large number of artillery pieces and heavy machine guns.

The number of troops stationed at the fortress is currently unknown.

“So it’s a level 2 fortress.” Li Ye nodded. “Perhaps we can try to take it down.”

This time he does not intend to deploy mobile cities, fleets, air forces, or land forces.

Instead, they deployed special forces to conduct a special operation.

Now, Li Ye has high expectations for special forces—mainly because Tomorrow Alliance's design blueprints and spoils have always been for individual combat.

The development of the army, navy, and air force has been mediocre, while the special forces have become increasingly well-equipped and powerful.

When Li Ye occasionally thinks about this, he always feels a bit amused and exasperated.

The Tomorrow has trained 200 special forces personnel, and after accounting for some casualties, there are still 150 available for deployment.

Late the next night, the Starship, having completed its waterborne conversion, set sail.

Its deck carries special forces, bullfrog vehicles, and gunships.

To get a clear view of the battle situation, Li Ye also boarded the Starship.

As time passed, the Starship, now camouflaged in urban camouflage, arrived near the island.

Out of caution, Li Ye specially dispatched a special forces soldier to the island's shore in a Swordfish mini-submarine. Using camouflage uniforms to conceal their movements, they observed the situation inside the fortress through the scope of a level 3 sniper rifle.

There are no mobile cities in the Tier 2 fortress of the Sea Crocodiles, and the garrison consists of about six or seven hundred Sea Crocodiles.

"With the capabilities of special forces, they should be able to take down this fortress," Li Ye thought to himself.

After finalizing the attack plan yesterday, he specifically instructed Lin Wu to design this Level 2 fortress in the city simulation training cabin and had special forces members conduct multiple simulated attacks.

To better observe the effects, Li Ye himself entered the training scenario.

From his perspective, the special forces, equipped with Level 3 gear, swept through the fortress like a whirlwind, almost completely annihilating the sea crocodiles.

"If the special forces can be successfully established, their combat effectiveness will be quite astonishing," Lin Wu, who was standing next to him at the time, remarked. "Speaking of which, shouldn't we give this operation a code name?"

"Operation code name?"

After a moment's thought, Li Ye slowly spoke.

"Let's call this operation 'Scalpel'."

(End of this chapter)