Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 251: A "Small Town" in the Floors and a Satellite Launch (4K)

While Li Ye always pays attention to people's livelihood, the mobile city must ultimately prioritize ensuring safety.

The iron ore acquired and the steel produced are prioritized for building up land, sea, and air combat forces, as well as replenishing combat resources.

Seeing their lord's hesitant expression, the members of the city's neighborhood committee clearly realized what he was thinking, and the somewhat excited atmosphere during their conversation cooled down a bit.

Sitting to the side, Lin Xia gently bit her lip, her eyes flickering as she looked at Li Ye with unease.

"Can't you?"

Li Ye snapped out of his thoughts and shook his head apologetically.

"Sorry, no."

After all, the resources to be invested this time are not a small amount, and when Tomorrow was promoted to level 4, it consumed a full 8000 units of level 3 steel, which immediately depleted the current resource reserves of the Tomorrow Alliance.

However, many city and town ruins remain in the peninsula area, which can be gradually collected in the future. Furthermore, a number of mobile city and vehicle wreckage remains in the sea awaiting salvage.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat somber because the construction plan had not been approved for leaving the area.

Lin Wu thought for a moment and offered a compromise.

“Then let some residents build their own houses first,” he said.

According to his idea, Tomorrow could use some iron ore resources to make steel bars, and at the same time prepare timber and concrete.

Residents can use their contribution points to purchase these building materials and build their own houses.

The engineering vehicles needed for construction will be provided by the Engineer, and together with the drones previously delivered to it for assembling engineering components, construction will be much easier.

“Your idea is indeed feasible,” Li Ye pondered. “It can also greatly recover the contribution points held by the residents.”

The official Tomorrow Ship will certainly not be built for the residents for free.

This is the same reason why the three major human organizations were only willing to give the people in the wasteland a level 0.5 mobile city.

Things that are too easily obtained are not valued.

“Not only do building materials require contribution points to purchase, but even the construction services provided by the Engineer’s Account require payment,” said Li Ye Youyou.

By constructing the houses in batches, the pressure on Tomorrow was immediately reduced significantly.

After finalizing this project, the group continued to discuss urban transportation projects.

Urban transportation is ultimately an infrastructure project to improve residents' lives, and it is mainly concentrated in the middle class of residents' lives.

The upper and lower levels have much lower demand for transportation.

"So, urban transportation infrastructure is mainly built in residential areas," Lin Wu concluded.

Li Ye made a decision.

In the future, Tomorrow will gradually abandon the "hotel room-style" accommodation for its residents, eventually allowing each resident to own their own small house.

These small houses will be built on new floors, and the city's transportation system will also be improved along the way.

Furthermore, a series of public buildings and facilities will also need to be constructed.

In this way, each new floor will resemble a small city.

Upon hearing this, Li Ye couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Only now did he realize the true meaning of "mobile city".

Amidst their excitement, everyone also noticed something.

This time, they're going to build the building according to the standards of a small city.

Thinking of this, a hint of worry appeared in Lin Xia and the others' eyes.

This is an extremely demanding project, and I'm afraid they won't be able to complete it successfully given their capabilities.

Li Ye already had a solution to this.

“I will contact the Apocalypse Church via satellite phone and request that they provide a detailed city planning map based on the standards of a Level 4 city,” he reassured. “Then you can plan according to the map.”

"Given our current relationship with the Apocalypse Cult, they should just give it to us for free," Lin Wu said.

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise appeared in Li Ye's eyes.

Unbeknownst to many, the relationship between the Tomorrow Alliance and the Apocalypse Church had become so close.

When he first learned of the existence of the Apocalypse Cult, he was extremely wary.

Without hesitation, Li Ye immediately withdrew from the training session and contacted Albert via satellite phone to express his intentions.

“Of course I can give you this blueprint for free!” Albert said. “The peninsula mining project you’re offering will greatly help our upcoming major project.”

Albert was also rewarded for acting as an intermediary between the Tomorrow Alliance and the Apocalypse Church.

The Apocalypse Church immediately transmitted the blueprints to the Sacred Machine C21, while Li Ye dispatched a Swordfish mini-submarine to the area to retrieve the blueprints.

Next, he directly input the blueprints into the simulation training pod and activated them in the scenario.

When Li Ye re-entered the virtual Tomorrow scene, a well-planned small city suddenly appeared on the floor in front of him.

He sat down again and enjoyed the view with everyone.

In contrast to modern cities, the mini-cities within apartment buildings have clear and complete road planning.

The road consists of a 6-lane main road, a 4-lane secondary road, and narrow alleys, one-way streets, and other side roads.

After checking the data, I found that the total road area, calculated based on 15%-20% of urban land use, is approximately 1.1-1.45 square kilometers.

To facilitate residents' travel, the city also has buses, bus stops, and corresponding bus routes.

The only slightly awkward thing is the altitude of the small city.

The entire Tomorrow is only 480 meters long, with 48 floors averaging 10 meters per floor.

When Tomorrow was still a level 3 city, Liye learned a profound lesson from the fact that the vehicle depot could not accommodate ships.

Therefore, when Tomorrow was promoted to Class 4, he made special plans in the production workshop.

Not only was the height of the vehicle warehouse increased significantly, but the height of the middle-floor residential floors was also raised.

All the buildings where residents live are 20 meters high.

The floor height in non-living areas has been adjusted to 3-5 meters.

For a city, a building height of 20 meters is still somewhat insufficient.

This height is only enough to support residents to build small houses; high-rise buildings are out of the question.

"As for skyscrapers, let's wait until we have a Level 5 mobile city before considering that," Li Ye thought to himself.

"Speaking of which, shouldn't we start setting up a car dealership now?" someone asked.

Li Ye nodded slightly.

The building is now large enough to drive a car.

However, Tomorrow currently has very few vehicle production projects.

The only car residents can afford is a Rolls-Royce.

“Here’s what we’ll do: your city’s neighborhood committee should give me a list of the vehicles you want to buy, and then I’ll contact Bishop Albert via satellite phone to make the purchases,” he said.

The city's neighborhood committee members were quickly added to the list.

It includes not only residential vehicles, but also design drawings for roads and a series of buildings and public structures.

"Add as much as you like," Li Ye nodded. It's just a normal level anyway, it won't cost many crystal coins.

The urban construction project has been finalized, and it will become the focus of the neighborhood committee's work for a long time to come.

Just as Li Ye was about to announce the end of the meeting, Lin Xia gently shook her head at him.

"Is there anything else?" Li Ye asked in surprise.

From Lin Xia, he learned that the city's neighborhood committee was setting up a new department.

Game Department.

The department is primarily responsible for creating a series of panoramic games through simulation training pods, which can then be opened to residents to reclaim their contribution points.

After all, the Level 4 simulation training pod is already quite realistic. Ordinary people can't tell the difference between reality and virtuality once they go in. Creating a panoramic game is naturally much more efficient.

Thinking of this, Li Ye couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

I never expected to experience these things here, things I've never even done on Earth.

He's a Steam enthusiast; he's played Stardew Valley, Don't Starve, GTA, Dark Souls, God of War, Elden Ring, The Legend of Zelda, and Black Myth.

He stated that a game division could be established, and that he would provide the concept for the panoramic game.

After finalizing these matters, the neighborhood committee finally let Li Ye go.

After arranging the personnel to go to the target sea area to salvage the mobile city and vehicle wreckage, Li Ye returned to his room and lay back down on the bed with a sigh of relief.

"I'm so tired."

Three days later, early morning.

On the deck of the Tomorrow, Rino gazed into the distance.

There stands quietly a newly built 4-stage rocket launch platform.

It is much smaller than the one on Earth, but its structure is still extremely compact and efficient.

The launch pad base, service tower, and telemetry and control station all appear extremely exquisite and compact.

The four-stage rocket launch platforms used by human-made mobile cities are primarily designed for flexibility and low cost.

After all, the wasteland is full of monsters, and humans have to constantly migrate by moving cities in order to survive.

Once a rocket launch platform has been used, it is basically dismantled, recycled, and remanufactured into steel in a steel mill.

On the launch pad, the newly built TianSuo-3 rocket from Tomorrow stands quietly.

Its slender shaft gleamed with a cold metallic luster in the morning light, and the arrow, which was tens of meters high, was composed of multiple precisely connected sections.

The rocket was carrying the "Planet Echo" satellite.

Li Ye originally thought that as long as he gathered the design blueprints for a 4-stage satellite, a 4-stage rocket, and a 4-stage rocket launch platform, he could launch the satellite.

But he still felt something was missing, so he called Albert to ask.

The latter reminded him that in addition to these three things, the mobile city also needs to be equipped with a Level 4 city building, the "satellite control station," otherwise the satellite cannot be controlled even if it is launched into outer space.

"Thank you for reminding me!" Li Ye suddenly realized.

This Level 4 city building design blueprint is not cheap, costing a full 20 crystals—and that's with the Apocalypse Cult offering a friendly discount.

Considering the good reputation of the Tomorrow Alliance, the Apocalypse Church officials said they could let Li Ye owe them for now.

Li Ye doesn't feel much pressure about this debt; the Tomorrow Alliance still has many ways to make money.

Inside the control room of the rocket launch platform, a group of staff members were working busily.

From the time the project was in the planning stages until now, it has actually taken no more than three days.

However, they spent almost all of those three days in the simulation training cabin.

With a time flow ratio of 1:72, even after deducting necessary sleep and meal times, it still counts as several months of training inside.

During this period, they conducted hundreds of simulated rocket launches.

Not only them, but also the personnel responsible for operating the satellite.

One person said he couldn't tell whether it was reality or virtual.

When they came out of the simulation training cabin, everyone looked somewhat dazed.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6
With the countdown over, the launch officially began.

A blinding orange-red fireball erupted from the bottom of the rocket, as dozens of engines roared simultaneously, spewing out plasma flames with a thrust of thousands of tons. The evaporated cooling water instantly transformed into a milky-white wave that blotted out the sky.

The entire launch pad was engulfed in billowing smoke, with only the rocket's exhaust flames cleaving through the chaos like a giant sword, illuminating the surrounding area for several kilometers as bright as day.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the rocket slowly departed from the launch pad.

At first, it resembled a silver feather being lifted by an invisible hand, then its speed increased, the arrow breaking the sound barrier amidst violent vibrations, and a diamond-shaped Mach ring was drawn out from its tail.

As the rocket entered the atmosphere, the hot exhaust gases drew a distorted contrail against the azure sky.

The first-stage rocket has completed its mission and separated, while the second-stage engine ignites on time, continuing to propel the remaining rocket body into space.

Once in the vast expanse of space, the rocket's engines ceased their roar.

In the silent space, only the distant starlight and the blue arc of the planets serve as a backdrop.

The Planet Echo satellite, acting as a passenger, detached from the rocket and drifted to its intended direction.

The Level 4 satellite thus began to unfold in space.

Its main body emits a slight motor sound, the folded solar panels slowly unfold like origami, and the small thrusters eject plumes to adjust the satellite into its working attitude.

Inside the Tomorrow's satellite control station, everyone was intently watching the screen.

In the circular hall of the control station, dozens of display screens flashed blue light simultaneously, reflecting the excited yet tense faces of everyone present.

A few seconds later, a clear green waveform suddenly appeared on the main control panel screen.

One of the staff members was overjoyed and quickly stood up.

"Satellite signal detected! Band lock successful!"

The entire hall instantly erupted in excitement.

People cheered and applauded.

In the center of the large screen, the Planet Echo satellite sent its first greeting from the vast space to the ground.

"Orbital parameters confirmed!" a staff member said. "Perigee 782 km, apogee 798 km, inclination 97.6 degrees—perfectly in line with expectations!"

Li Ye suppressed his excitement and slowly nodded.

Tomorrow Alliance now has its first satellite.

Through satellite images, everyone could clearly see the entire planet.

The massive, curved horizon glows with a soft blue light against the dark backdrop of the universe, with white clouds swirling around it like veils, outlining the movement of the atmosphere.

The continental and oceanic plates are clearly visible.

One person stared at the screen, and couldn't help but murmur to himself.

"So this is where we've always lived."

(End of this chapter)