Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 276 Building an Aircraft Carrier Strike Group (4K)
Li Ye nodded slowly.

In fact, he shared the same thought.

Nuclear submarines do not necessarily need to be attached to an aircraft carrier battle group; they can be deployed independently and patrol the oceans for extended periods.

However, without nuclear weapons, its deterrent power and destructive force would undoubtedly be diminished.

"Speaking of which, don't humans and monsters have an agreement prohibiting the use of nuclear weapons?" Zhou Xing reminded him.

“The silence agreement that lasted for over a hundred years has already been abolished, so I don’t think the nuclear agreement will last much longer,” Yang Zheng guessed.

The idea of ​​leaving the wilderness is quite simple.

In any case, the Tomorrow Alliance must possess nuclear weapons.

He silently planned out the number of ships in the aircraft carrier battle group.

One nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Two cruisers.

Four destroyers.

Four conventionally powered submarines.

Two nuclear-powered submarines.

If conditions permit, we will add missile ships, littoral combat ships, amphibious assault ships, frigates, and even supply ships.

In addition, he needs to deploy twenty or thirty fighter jets on the aircraft carrier, otherwise it will just be an empty shell.

A fully formed aircraft carrier battle group possesses formidable combat power.

Before building an aircraft carrier battle group, it is necessary to arrange the corresponding ship crews.

This task was assigned to the War Committee.

After thinking things through, Li Ye looked at the second set of design drawings.

This design drawing is particularly novel.

【Item Name: "Novi" City AI】

[Level: Level 4]

[Additional benefit: Empowers your mobile city with smart city AI, which can be shared with other mobile cities via the network.]

[Construction Consumption: 70% of City Energy]

"Even AI has appeared!" he exclaimed in surprise.

According to the design drawings, the city's AI has extremely wide-ranging functions, covering various fields from daily life assistance to complex scientific research, and even military applications.

The third set of design drawings is a magical urban building.

【Item Name: "Sky Fortress" Air Command】

[Level: Level 4]

[Additional effects: 1. Increased aircraft maintenance and repair efficiency by 30% 2. Reduced city energy consumption by 30%]

[Crafting Requirements: 700 units of iron ore (Level 4)]

According to the design drawings, the Sky Fortress Air Command Center is actually like a giant airport that can accommodate various types of fighter jets.

Although it resembles a giant airport, its appearance is quite futuristic and has the aesthetics of a military fortress.

The city buildings need to be built in the wilderness so that the Tomorrow can be installed in one go, accommodating all kinds of fighter jets parked on the A1 floor.

With the addition of maintenance and repair functions, it becomes even more convenient.

The fourth blueprint is for a mobile suit shield, with the added effects of "absorbing 80% of kinetic energy impact, increasing projectile ejection rate by 70%, and increasing defense by 50%", and requires 400 units of level 4 iron ore to craft.

The fifth blueprint is for the drone accessory "Reconnaissance Device," which has the added effects of "detection range +50% and speed +70%" and requires 10 units of level 4 iron ore to build.

"I never expected we'd actually get the blueprints for mobile suit parts this time!" Fang Yong exclaimed in surprise. "Shouldn't we build one for Sky Falcon 01, Alliance Leader?"

I have no such plans to leave the wilderness.

Not only air combat mobile suits, but naval mobile suits also don't really need shields.

Whether in the sky or on the sea, they can evade artillery fire thanks to their maneuverability.

Those who need it most are actually land-based mobile suits.

After all, the land is a vast battlefield with thousands of troops, and countless missiles, shells, and gunfire will come at you without warning.

Therefore, ground-based mobile suits especially need shields.

Just then, Li Ye suddenly had a novel idea.

"How about we try putting a shield on Prometheus?"

When Prometheus is upgraded to level 4 and equipped with a shield, he can be considered to have transformed into a land-based mobile suit in a sense.

“You should try it.”

As for the reconnaissance equipment accessories, they further enhance the drone's capabilities.

In terrains such as caves and tunnels where reconnaissance aircraft cannot operate, drones can be deployed.

The tasting event then came to an end, and everyone dispersed.

Li Ye arrived at the production workshop of Tomorrow and input the design blueprints to create Novi City AI.

Novi's image then appeared.

She was a pretty young girl of about eighteen or nineteen years old, with blue hair and a long dress. Her figure was slender and elegant, and her outline was outlined with a soft blue halo.

"Hello, Master," Novi began, her voice carrying a hint of ethereal quality.

Li Ye had a brief conversation with her and tested her abilities.

Novie is indeed very intelligent, able to answer his questions efficiently and quickly, and even handle affairs.

Li Ye lowered his head and thought for a moment, then quickly asked a question.

Do you possess self-awareness and thoughts like a human being?

Novi slowly shook her head.

"I'm sorry, Master, I can't do that."

"That's it."

Li Ye stroked his chin, lost in thought.

If it's a level 5 or 6 city AI, it should be able to develop self-awareness.

However, it's hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

Then, he suddenly realized something else.

"That level 4 monster civilization that exists in the Inner Sea area seems to have remained completely silent so far."

Previously, reconnaissance pilots had reported that there were no level 4 monsters on the island.

This means that the monster civilization exists beneath the sea.

"It must be a fish monster," Li Ye guessed.

At this very moment, in the Inland Sea District.

What many people didn't know was that while they were defending the hilly areas in the eastern part of Xirang Continent from the invasion of giant fish, several areas in the western part of Xirang Continent had already been flooded by the tide.

Seawater even surged into the inland sea area.

Countless giant fish then flocked into the inner sea.

A violent commotion was then heard from beneath the sea.

After a long time, countless remains of giant fish surfaced.

The inner sea area quickly returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

After a long period of work, Tomorrow Alliance's loot collection in the hilly area came to an end.

One of the combatants quickly found the area.

"My lord, this is a newly discovered level 4 design blueprint from the giant fish's corpse."

"Oh?"

Li Ye's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected there to be someone who had slipped through the net.

"Let me see." To his surprise, it turned out to be a Level 4 design blueprint for a spacesuit.

【Item Name: "Star Traveler" Spacesuit】

[Level: Level 4]

【附带效果：1.矢量稳定+30% 2.零重力转向速度+25% 3.辐射抗性+40% 4.氧气循环效率+35%】

[Crafting Requirements: 75 units of Iron Ore (Level 4), 25 units of Precision Clothing Accessories (Level 4)]

Judging from the design drawings, this is a propulsion spacesuit with a futuristic technological style.

The spacesuit has a long and sleek silhouette with a mechanical aesthetic. The helmet features a teardrop-shaped, fully transparent dome design, providing an extremely wide field of vision. It can also automatically adjust the brightness according to the ambient light, and the inside of the helmet displays projected navigation data and vital signs information.

The back features a raised, compact propulsion backpack with two sets of main propulsion nozzles symmetrically distributed on both sides, and a pair of spherical auxiliary thrusters on both sides of the waist. There is also a curved propulsion panel on the chest.

Li Ye couldn't help but stroke his chin.

Now that even spacesuit design blueprints have arrived, shouldn't Tomorrow Alliance start pushing forward with its space mining plan?

However, things must be done one step at a time, and the current focus is on building an aircraft carrier battle group.

With the investment of resources from the field, the production workshops and shipyards worked together to begin building the aircraft carrier.

Considering that the Tomorrow Alliance will be exploring the Inland Sea in the future, Li Ye specially sent the Tomorrow to the edge of the Inland Sea before construction began.

The hilly area isn't large, just a day's journey away. During this time, the production workshops will be able to complete the manufacturing of the aircraft carrier's components.

Amidst excitement and anticipation, the "Final Defense Line" aircraft carrier was finally completed.

It then sailed into the sea, its bow cutting through the water and stirring up white foam. The deep metallic scraping sound and the crashing of the waves intertwined to create a powerful symphony.

After fully submerging, the aircraft carrier swayed slightly on the surface of the water, then became as stable as a rock.

Furthermore, Liye also invested resources to build a cruiser, a destroyer, and two nuclear-powered submarines.

Then he discovered that the metal and iron ore resources on the Tomorrow had been exhausted.

"This is too much of a drain on resources," he couldn't help but sigh.

The iron ore production from the three regions, plus the iron ore loot from killing the giant fish, was still not enough.

In fact, the level 4 iron ore needed to build these ships is not enough. Li Ye also needs to smelt tens of thousands of units of level 1-3 iron ore into level 4 steel to supplement the supply.

Thanks to the efforts of the War Committee members, the selection of the carrier strike group crew has been completed, and they are currently undergoing intensive training in the city training cabin.

It is expected that the Tomorrow carrier battle group will be officially formed within a week.

Amidst his joy, Li Ye realized something and frowned slightly.

Once the exploration of the inland sea area is completed, the Tomorrow will have to be recovered as an aircraft carrier.

Given its current size, the Tomorrow is capable of accommodating an aircraft carrier.

However, aircraft carriers are simply too large and heavy; even with a Class 4 crane, it would probably be impossible to lift one.

A slight mistake could lead to an accident.

After learning about the problem of leaving the field, Fang Yong immediately provided a solution.

"Using the gravitational wave controller from the Iron Whale, we can make the aircraft carrier levitate and float onto the deck of the Tomorrow," he said.

Li Ye's eyes lit up.

“This is indeed feasible.”

In the following period, he purchased a Level 4 resource teleportation device design blueprint from Titan Throne through Fang Ying's Natural H6.

Fang Ying also stated that Titan Throne could help transfer the 20 crystals that the Tomorrow Alliance owed to the Apocalypse Cult.

Leaving the wilderness is something I'd love to do, as it would free me from all debts.

"Now it's time to focus on developing properly," he thought to himself.

The system CD has now finished spinning.

[9 days, 21 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds until the next intelligence update]

[Number of intelligence reports: 8]

"A full ten-day wait? There must be some legendary intelligence involved."

Guixu Island, forest area.

Previously, the forest area was already in a bad situation because of the existence of the colossal demon "Volcano Demon".

The situation in the area worsened with the arrival of the Monarch Monster, Gidon.

Having absorbed enough energy in the Southern Desert region, Gidon released a large amount of radiant heat energy towards the forest region.

The earth seemed to be dragged into the abyss of purgatory. The soil vitrified under extreme heat, and cracks spread like a spider web. The already limited humus layer was completely burned into charred ashes.

The surviving ancient trees were twisted and deformed in the radiant heat wave, their bark peeling off inch by inch, and their internal moisture was instantly evaporated, turning into burning black skeletons.

The remaining forest turned into a raging inferno, with thick smoke and ash obscuring the sun.

The remaining lakes and ponds boiled and churned violently, the water evaporated into a cloud of steam that blotted out the sun, and the silt at the bottom of the lakes hardened and cracked under the high temperature.

When Gidon occasionally wags its tail, it plows deep, burning furrows into the earth; when it moves, the ground trembles and cracks under its heavy footsteps.

This imperial monster then established itself as the "king of the mountain" in the forest area, waiting for other imperial monsters to come and challenge it.

And indeed, a challenger arrived.

It was Had, Gidden's former enemy, "The Prodigy".

The two imperial monsters then engaged in an earth-shattering battle in the forest.

This time, Gidden won.

Hader fled in frustration, having sustained serious injuries.

Gidden watched it flee, then roared to the sky, proclaiming its victory.

Although it won this time, it also consumed a lot of heat energy, and the magma patterns on its body are now noticeably darker.

Soon, Gidon yawned, closed his eyes, and began to rest, conserving his energy for the next opponent.

A few hours later, an unexpected guest arrived in the forest area.

Mister, Ant-Man's special envoy from the world-class organization "The Chosen One".

Gitton narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Mister in front of him.

The size difference between the two is like that between sand and mountains.

Mister got straight to the point and stated his purpose.

“Dear Mr. Gidon, we would like to invite you to join the Monsters’ side.”

Gitton's eyes flickered, as if he was pondering something.

Then it let out a low growl.

Mister understood its meaning clearly.

"I will not risk my life for anyone."

At the same time, Gitton gazed at the distant coastline, a hint of wariness and hostility in his eyes.

The Emperor Monster's sensory abilities are extremely powerful; it has already detected a mobile urban combat cluster of monsters in the area.

When Gidden looked down at himself, Mister clearly realized something and slowly shrugged.

“This is our Level 4 mobile urban warfare cluster,” he replied. “There’s an old saying: ‘Courtesy first, then force.’”

Immediately afterwards, the Ant-Man envoy's tone suddenly turned cold.

"You may not know this, but the humans and monsters have reached an agreement regarding the Emperor Monster. You have to choose sides, or you will be wiped out."

After a moment's hesitation, Gitton reacted.

It was not provoked.

Instead, it grinned and chuckled softly.

Yes, this lava behemoth is really laughing.

The laughter carried a subtle hint of mockery.

(End of this chapter)