Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 258 National-Level Construction on the Super Mobile Island (4K)
Li Ye was taken aback.

“180 million crystal coins is no small sum; it requires approval at every level,” Albert explained patiently. “As a world-class organization, the Apocalypse Church has very strict control over the source of its funds.”

He told Li Ye some good news.

The design blueprints for a series of air combat mobile suit accessories that I wanted to purchase before leaving the field have been prepared.

Once the approval process for the 180 million crystal coins is complete, Li Ye can use these funds to purchase these design blueprints.

In fact, 180 million crystal coins are far from enough. Li Ye also needs to sell the batch of level 3 design blueprints he obtained earlier to the Apocalypse Cult.

"Okay, thank you for the message." He nodded.

After a conversation with Albert, Li Ye unexpectedly learned something.

Albert is currently also in Yanglanzhou.

The reason is that humanity has indeed begun construction of the super mobile giant island.

According to the high-ranking officials' expectations, they planned to establish a modern country on the giant island.

Such a large-scale project naturally requires the three major human organizations to mobilize a large number of personnel from within their organizations.

Bishop Albert was among them.

"What? Your Tomorrow Alliance is coming to Yanglan Continent too?" Albert asked in surprise.

He said that Li Ye could meet him, and the design drawings that Li Ye needed could be delivered on the giant island.

Li Ye readily agreed.

He needed Albert to act as an intermediary to visit the higher-ups of the Apocalypse Church to learn about the Underworld and the Elemental Planes.

“If all goes well, we will meet in a few hours, Bishop Albert,” he said.

Albert, on the other hand, burst into laughter.

"Come quick, the scene here will absolutely amaze you!"

Just before ending the call, Li Ye realized something.

"By the way, Bishop Albert, is Archbishop Hiss still on guard duty in Southern Liuzhou?" he asked.

“I’m not too sure about that,” Albert replied. “You can ask the higher-ups in the Apocalypse Church about his movements later.”

The call ended there, and Li Ye continued with his work.

Tier 4 city building upgrade blueprints are used to upgrade the city's textile factory, thereby enabling the production of Tier 4 cloth.

As for the Tier 4 tire design blueprints, Li Ye plans to prioritize building Tier 4 tires for the Starship and the Iron Whale, since these two mobile cities have a greater need for speed.

As for the Tier 4 naval vehicle upgrade blueprints, Li Ye hesitated whether to use them for destroyers or submarines.

He finally made up his mind.

"Let's use it on the destroyers!"

A few hours later, the Tomorrow Alliance arrived in Yanglan Continent through a wormhole.

Strictly speaking, it is now the Yanglan Islands.

The continent has been torn apart by the activities of the Monarch monster Jormungandr.

What comes into view are countless fragments of continents, or rather, newly formed islands.

These thousands of islands are scattered haphazardly across this sea area, like a chessboard shattered by the gods.

Looking out, massive islands, as large as cities, cascade into the water, revealing honeycomb-like sea caves on their cliffs. Tiny, millstone-sized boulders, like carelessly discarded chess pieces, appear and disappear in the ebb and flow of the waves.

Li Ye immediately pulled out a Level 4 satellite phone.

"Hey, Bishop Albert, we've arrived."

Bishop Albert provided the location of the super-mobile giant island.

After completing the modifications for water travel, Tomorrow Alliance leisurely sailed to the six cities.

Twelve hours later, the group arrived at their destination.

A strange look immediately appeared in Zhou Xing's eyes.

Because the sea in front of us is completely empty, with no islands at all.

"Did Bishop Albert get the position wrong? Alliance Leader?" Fang Yong asked in a frenzy.

Li Ye smiled and shook his head.

"I think the island they built must have been camouflaged; this giant island is right in front of us."

Just as he had predicted, as the Tomorrow Alliance slowly sailed forward, a sudden air fluctuation came from the sea not far away, and a corner of an island quietly emerged.

There stood a newly built port.

Upon seeing the scene clearly, Li Ye was immediately taken aback.

Because this port is large enough to accommodate dozens of mobile cities to stay and be stationed there.

Looking out, this giant port resembles a mechanical behemoth lying at the junction of the island's land and sea, with a steel forest of hundreds of gantry cranes cutting a jagged silhouette against the horizon.

Inside the main channel, several Level 1 and Level 2 mobile cities are slowly entering their berths.

The six mobile cities of Tomorrow Alliance slowly sailed into the port.

When heading to the giant island, Li Ye was initially worried because the Tomorrow is now a level 4 mobile city, and its size is already enormous. The giant island might not be able to support it.

But upon seeing the port's berthing area, he realized his worries were completely unnecessary. The berthing area had locations specifically designed for Level 4 mobile cities.

"Alliance Leader, just how many levels of mobile cities can this giant island support?" Yang Zheng couldn't help but ask.

Li Ye carefully observed the size of the mooring area to obtain the answer.

The largest docking area is level 4, so the largest mobile city that the giant island can support is only level 4.

Not only is it a mobile city, but the port is also home to a large fleet of ships, bounty hunters, and survivors.

They will either settle here permanently or use the mobile giant island as a base to explore the wasteland.

Half an hour later, Albert met with Li Ye by helicopter.

Upon meeting, he handed a box to Li Ye.

"Take it carefully."

"What is this, Bishop Albert?" Li Ye asked curiously.

"The blueprints for the mobile suit parts you've been longing for," Albert replied. "They're all ready."

Li Ye's breath hitched, and he excitedly opened the box.

Inside was a neatly arranged pile of Level 4 design drawings.

“Thank you, Bishop Albert,” he said excitedly.

Albert shrugged.

"You earned this yourself, why thank me? This batch of design drawings is worth a total of 280 million crystal coins, and that's after giving you a discount, so you still owe our Apocalypse Sect 100 million."

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After regaining his senses, Li Ye smiled and nodded.

For him now, 100 million crystal coins is really nothing; the Tomorrow Alliance can make money very quickly.

It must be said that a world-class human organization is quite effective as a trade intermediary in the wasteland.

Otherwise, the Alliance would have to struggle for a long time to collect all the air combat parts.

If it were just about relying on drops from level 4 monsters and trading with them, Li Ye would probably be busy for several months. The task of selling those level 3 design blueprints was handed over to the newly established trading department of the Tomorrow.

The work of members of the trade department is not as simple as buying and selling; they also need to be familiar with the market conditions in the wasteland and know the price of high-level design blueprints. When trading with the three major organizations, they also need to know how to bargain.

Li Ye led Albert on a tour of the newly upgraded Level 4 Tomorrow, and the two chatted as they walked.

"How long does your Tomorrow Alliance plan to stay here?" Albert asked.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Ye provided his answer.

"Probably only one day," he said.

A look of surprise appeared in Albert's eyes.

"Are you so anxious?"

Li Ye nodded slowly.

The main goal is to reach Xirang Continent as soon as possible, control multiple areas, and collect resources.

Furthermore, the Tomorrow Alliance also needs to find and attack level 4 monsters to obtain the dropped resources.

"Everything is for the sake of rapid development," he thought to himself.

After saying that, he turned around and glanced at the parking area.

At this moment, the six mobile cities of the Tomorrow Alliance are unusually quiet, all gathered together at their dock. Normally, each city would be preoccupied with its own affairs.

Zhou Xing and the other two also rushed over.

“Then please show us around this island, Bishop Albert,” Li Ye said.

To his surprise, this time the mode of transportation they were traveling in was not a vehicle, but a helicopter.

“This island is really big; you can’t see it all in a day just by driving,” Albert explained.

"So how big is it exactly?" Li Ye asked instinctively.

Albert gave a brief introduction to the giant island.

It is called "Homeland Island" and has an area of ​​2110 square kilometers.

"2110 square kilometers?" Li Ye exclaimed in surprise.

If he remembered correctly, the Yunmeng Island he had previously traveled on was only 83 square kilometers in size.

“Of course, we’re going to build a country on this island, how can it not be big?” Albert replied.

According to the human plan, Home Island is expected to have 3 large cities, 7 medium-sized cities, and about 20 small cities and towns.

The terrain distribution is as follows:

Urban built-up area: 30%
Agriculture and green space: 40%
Water and vegetation protection areas: 20%
Infrastructure and Transportation: 10%
As everyone boarded the helicopter, the port of Home Island was once again covered in camouflage and disappeared without a trace on the sea.

On the helicopter, Albert enthusiastically introduced the situation to everyone, and Zhou Xing and the other two listened and nodded.

Li Ye then began to think carefully.

To build a mobile island in the air, you need four basic core components.

Anti-gravity core.

Array of hovering engines.

Ecological Dome.

Island structure framework.

Given the size of Home Island, it would probably need to start at level 5.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Sure enough, there was an ecological dome there.

Looking out, this ecological dome resembles a crystal hemisphere embedded in a giant island.

Albert noticed this as he followed Li Ye's gaze and then introduced it to everyone.

The ecological dome has an astonishing diameter of 40 kilometers and a height of over 500 meters. It is made up of hundreds of thousands of hexagonal high-strength composite glass pieces and can autonomously adjust its light transmittance and ultraviolet filtration intensity.

This means it's enough to cover most of the home island.

Li Ye examined it carefully.

The dome's base is supported by a three-layer concentric titanium alloy frame, deeply embedded in the rock strata of the giant island, and its surface is covered with biomimetic solar panels that can change the angle of light absorption as day and night alternate.

This titanium alloy skeleton is extremely large, resembling spears thrusting out of the ground and converging in the sky at perfect geometric angles.

Looking along the titanium alloy frame, he also saw a spiral-shaped central tower—the convergence point of the titanium alloy supports.

The ring-shaped platform installed on the tower resembles a suspended crown, surrounded by twelve spherical weather regulators that continuously spray out ion mist to maintain the internal climate balance.

The primary function of the ecological dome is to maintain a sophisticated biomimetic weather system within the giant island. It can simulate climates ranging from temperate forests to tropical rainforests, from wetlands and swamps to grasslands and deserts, and even ocean environments, as needed.

A gentle breeze, a light drizzle, seasonal changes.

All of them.

The top of the dome is fitted with a dynamic spectral adjustment layer that can simulate natural changes in sunlight and even recreate the angles of light at sunrise and sunset.

At night, the inner walls of the dome emit a soft, cool light, simulating moonlight and starlight, maintaining the day-night cycle.

Compared to mobile islands at sea, mobile islands in the air must have an ecological dome because the climate at high altitudes is much harsher than at sea.

"So this should be a level 5 scale, right, Bishop Albert?" Li Ye asked.

Albert nodded.

"Yes."

Li Ye immediately asked a question that he found interesting.

How did you construct the structural framework of the island?

Among the classic four components of island construction, the anti-gravity core and the floating engine array are relatively easy to handle, while the ecological dome and the island's structural skeleton are extremely troublesome.

The former needs to be built in the air above the island, while the latter needs to be built inside the entire island—otherwise, it will collapse and be destroyed when the island takes off.

Albert chuckled.

"Look there."

Li Ye turned his head and saw an astonishing scene.

There were countless level 0.5 mobile cities, busily shuttling back and forth, carrying all sorts of engineering facilities.

From a high-altitude perspective, the entire island appears to be being torn apart by countless welding arcs rising and falling.

The Level 0.5 mobile city is building a new skeleton for this behemoth.

Beneath the sea surface, numerous Class 0.5 mobile cities, modified for underwater use, swarm around the bottom of the giant island like bees. They drag titanium alloy trusses hundreds of meters long, weaving together at the bottom of the giant island like silver threads stitching up a wound.

Giant electromagnetic rivet guns mounted on many level 0.5 mobile cities spewed blue-purple electric sparks as they anchored truss nodes into the rock strata at the bottom of the islands.

Each impact generated a shockwave that rippled through the nearby clouds.

With the orderly cooperation of the level 0.5 mobile city, the bottom of the island was gradually covered by a spider web-like metal frame, as if the giant island was growing a mechanical exoskeleton.

Along the side of the giant island, there are also a group of Level 0.5 mobile cities, mainly responsible for installing adaptive hydraulic struts. Whenever a strut is properly connected, its surface lights up with pulsating blue patterns, like newly implanted nerve endings being activated.

"Bishop Albert, how many level 0.5 mobile city construction islands have you arranged?" Li Ye asked.

“More than a thousand,” Albert said casually. “If we were just manufacturing them, we probably couldn’t gather that many in a short time, mainly because the batch that was sent to the Arctic was also transferred here.”

(End of this chapter)