Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 23 The Daily Necessities of a Mobile City
Even after returning to the Tomorrow, Li Ye was still in a daze for a long time.

"Stop reminiscing, my lord. You should get back to work."

Lin Wu said sarcastically.

"Sigh, I know." Li Ye sighed. "I finally get to immerse myself in the atmosphere, don't suddenly interrupt me, it's a rare treat."

He then briefly summarized what he had gained from his trip to the Land of Decay.

Tier 1 Artillery - Frost Artillery.

Tier 1 City Accessory Spore Armor Design Blueprints.

Grade 1 fruit tree seeds - Sunshine Apple.

Design drawings for a first-stage rocket launcher.

The Tier 1 Light Armor project that comes with the production workshop is a basic level with low defense, while the Spore Armor requires 600 units of iron ore to craft, which is twice as much. Correspondingly, the Spore Armor has much stronger defensive capabilities.

Judging from the design drawings, the spore armor resembles a mushroom top and is light yellow in color. Its added effect is to "absorb 15% of the impact force of bullets and shells," reducing the likelihood of armor damage.

Grade 1 fruit tree seeds are far superior to those of ordinary apple trees.

A typical apple tree takes 3-6 years from planting to bearing fruit, while a Sunshine Apple Tree only takes one month. After that, it can be harvested every two weeks.

The bag of seeds he obtained from Liye contained a full 30 seeds, which he planned to plant in the garden in the upper district, where the sunlight was best. In addition, he needed to arrange for people to care for the apple trees.

Finally, and most surprisingly to him.

【Item Name: Individual Combat Rocket Launcher "Gale"】

Item Level: 1

[Additional effects: 1. Damage to buildings and vehicles +10% 2. Range +100 meters]

[Crafting Requirements: 80 units of iron ore (Level 1)]

The level 1 rocket launcher is second only to the level 1 artillery in power, making it a formidable weapon in mobile cities.

Its side effects are also quite good; it can be used not only for assaults but also for dealing with moving cities. The 100-meter range bonus is the icing on the cake.

The only downside is that crafting such a Gale Rocket Launcher requires a full 80 units of iron ore, which is far more expensive than the Falcon Assault Rifle!

The rockets it requires consume 10 units of iron ore and 2 units of gunpowder.

Li Ye couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed.

This level 1 rocket launcher is quite good, but how can ordinary people afford it? Just making a few, plus some rocket shells, would cost hundreds of iron ore.

"Looks like we need to find a way to get more iron ore."

Thirdly, there are the spoils dropped by the Ant-Men over these three days.

More than 6300 crystal coins, 235 units of iron ore, 158 units of coal, and 432 units of cloth.

There are 35 ordinary-level weapons, including daggers, machetes, and repeating crossbows, and 5 ordinary design blueprints.

One of the elite Ant-Man also dropped a bag of level 1 crop seeds.

【Item Name: Yunmeng Cotton Seeds】

Item Level: 1

[Additional effects: 1. Grows after two weeks after planting. 2. Yield +3%]

When Li Ye found this packet of Level 1 crop seeds, he was still somewhat incredulous.

"What a good thing!"

You should know that cotton has many uses!
It is a natural fiber crop that can be used to make fabrics, clothes, towels, bed sheets and other household items.

Or it can be made into canvas, rope, gauze bandages, etc.

The prerequisite is that you can collect the blueprints for these items.

More importantly, cottonseed can also be pressed for oil, and the cottonseed meal left over after pressing the oil can be used as feed or fertilizer.

Although it's not as good as lard or vegetable oil, it's better to have it than nothing.

Considering that cotton needs ample sunlight and water to grow, Li Ye decided to plant cotton seeds together with apple tree seeds in the upper layer of the soil.

Aside from the cotton seeds, the most valuable item among these spoils was probably the ordinary Coca-Cola design blueprint.

After taking stock of the spoils, Li Ye began making his deployment.

First, he has to repair Tomorrow.

This task was naturally handled by mechanic Lin Wu.

In the course of these days of fighting, Tomorrow has been badly damaged. Its hull and armored tracks are riddled with arrows and bullet holes from the Ant-Man—yes, some of the Ant-Man are armed.

The Tomorrow was even bombarded by the Ant-Men.

Lin Wu put forward his own requirements.

This time, he needs to leave the field and assign him 10 men, and give him 2000 crystals to buy repair parts at the market.

Li Ye nodded in agreement without hesitation.

How long will it take to repair?

"Clean the tires and tracks, disassemble and replace damaged parts of the city's outer shell, plus routine obstacle removal work." Lin Wu stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before answering. "It will probably take about a week."

Li Ye thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No, this is far too long," he said. "Let's try to finish it within three days; we need to set off as soon as possible."

This cannot be blamed on Li Ye being too hasty, because that epic intelligence report mentioned that the wasteland would be destroyed in 3 months.

In this situation, spending a week on repairs and troubleshooting is simply too extravagant.

Li Ye then assigned manpower to Lin Wu.

In fact, the fighting these past few days has been incredibly intense. The Tomorrow's crew was divided into three shifts, and every day they were relentlessly searching for Ant-Man and attacking his strongholds.

After the battle, everyone was exhausted, both physically and mentally, and half of them were injured, including three who were seriously wounded.

Upon returning to Roland Fortress, Li Ye immediately went to the market to buy first-aid medicines and bandages.

In the wasteland, medical supplies were far more expensive than expected. Li Ye had already spent over 1500 crystal coins in just a few trips.

Li Ye left one person to take care of the wounded, and handed over the rest of the people to Lin Wu for deployment.

Even the helmsman Tang Fang and the combat captain Lao Zhou were assigned to this position.

While the crew of Tomorrow were busy, Li Ye slowly walked towards the market, preparing to open a shop and do business to earn more money.

He originally had more than 6000 crystal coins on hand.

However, the medicine he bought cost more than 1500, and Lin Wu spent 2000 to repair Tomorrow. In the end, half of his money was gone.

The remaining money is far from enough to purchase supplies.

When he passed by the market's notice board, he noticed that everything on it had gone up in price.

Freshwater prices rose from 3 crystal coins to 5 crystal coins, while iron ore prices rose from 5 crystal coins to 8 crystal coins. Resources such as coal and fuel also saw slight price increases.

He quickly figured out the reason.

The intelligence report mentioned that the mines at Roland Fortress were nearing depletion, and the nearby freshwater lake was also about to disappear.

Looking around at the Roland Fortress before him, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

No one expected that this fortress standing in the wilderness was not a monolithic entity; in fact, it was riddled with internal conflicts.

Li Ye originally planned to sell some fresh water to supplement his family's income. Currently, the Tomorrow still has a lot of fresh water stored on board, more than 2300 units.

But after looking around, he discovered that ordinary shops couldn't sell it; only the Roland Fortress could. Upon further inquiry, he learned that the freshwater lake belonged to the Roland Fortress.

Li Ye was not surprised by this.

After all, operating a fortress with more than 2000 people is very expensive.

Supporting the combat personnel guarding the fortress, recruiting staff to maintain its operation, investing money to care for the elderly and children in the fortress who have no one to support them, and manufacturing the artillery, firearms, bullets, and shells needed to defend the fortress—all of these require money.

Freshwater monopoly is a very good way to generate revenue.

The residents of Roland Fortress had no objections to this, and even took the initiative to maintain it.

After all, Roland Fortress provided them with a safe living environment and a supply of vegetables, grains, and fruits, which was already quite good in the wasteland.

Although you can't sell fresh water, you can sell cola in the wilderness.

Items like Blueheart potato seeds, Falcon assault rifles, Gatling rocket launchers, and Tier 1 off-road vehicles are also available for sale.

In the market at Roland Fortress, if you are a solo player like a bounty hunter or a lone wolf, and you sell few items, there are no requirements.

If you want to sell a large quantity of goods, you need to apply for a shop in the market.

In addition, both individual shoppers and vendors are required to pay a 10% tax. This is to be expected, given that Roland Fortress provides a safe environment for trading goods through its market.

To open a shop, you need to pay a deposit of 2000 crystal coins. The minimum rent is three months, and the monthly rent is 500 crystal coins.

Just as Li Ye was hesitating, Lin Xia, who was leading a patrol of the market, happened to walk by.

After finding out the reason, she arranged for Li Ye to have the best shop in the market and waived his deposit and rent.

"Thank you so much, you've really been a great help this time." Li Ye expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

Lin Xia waved gently and smiled.

"fine."

After preparing the shop, Li Ye returned to the Tomorrow and produced 100 bottles of cola in the production workshop.

He drove the Coca-Cola to the store and launched the territory's main business at the same time.

Cola, 8 crystal coins per bottle.

Falcon Assault Rifle, 500 crystals per rifle, or 60 iron ore for processing.

Gale Rocket Launcher, 700 Crystals per unit, or 100 Iron Ore for processing.

Blue Heart Potato Seeds, 500 Crystals per Pack.

A level 1 off-road vehicle costs 2000 crystals.

After finishing these tasks, he glanced at the Tomorrow in the distance and found everyone resting enthusiastically.

As Li Ye looked around, a thought suddenly occurred to him.

"How about we let Lao Zhou watch the shop, and I'll go and try out the repair work?"

(End of this chapter)