Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 30: A Map of the Wasteland?!

"I want to choose this one first!"

Without saying a word, Li Ye took away the design blueprints for the instant cup noodles.

Seeing him smile as he tucked the design drawings into his pocket, Li Jin and Lei Jian couldn't help but sigh inwardly at the same time.

"That kid has a really sharp eye!"

Then, the three of them looked at the level 2 item.

【Item Name - Goblin Gold Medal Player's Baseball Bat】

Item Level: 2

[Additional effect: Stuns the target for 3 seconds upon hit.]

The three of them looked at the level 2 item with complicated expressions.

For lone wolves and bounty hunters, this is a very powerful weapon for individual combat in the wild. However, its effectiveness is negligible against a mobile city of this scale.

The level 2 items dropped by these wild bosses are obviously a mixed bag, and everyone's luck wasn't great this time.

After a bidding war, Lei Jian finally won the Level 2 item for 2000 crystal coins.

He was willing to pay the price because he wanted to fulfill his dream of owning a level 2 item.

The three of them then put up an auction for the remaining three items as well.

Li Ye swatted away the foreman's multi-purpose wrench, while Lei Jian swatted away the foreman's vest and the goblin water bottle.

The proceeds from the auction, as well as the loot such as crystals and coal dropped by the BOSS, will be divided equally among the three.

All three parties were quite satisfied with the result.

As the lord, Lei Jian enjoys collecting a series of level 1 items with magical functions, especially combat-related ones. According to him, it's a very satisfying feeling to have a full set of level 1 items while fighting monsters in the wild. This level 2 weapon is quite good for him.

As for the travel water bottle, he was so fond of this magical item that he said he would never sell it.

As for Li Ye, it goes without saying that he may seem to be at a disadvantage on the surface, but he is actually making a fortune in silence. As long as he can gather enough resources, he will be able to advance to a level 2 city.

The foreman's wrench was naturally left to Lin Wu.

After dividing the spoils, the three parties exchanged hostages.

"I think next time we cooperate, we won't have to exchange hostages anymore," Lei Jian said sincerely.

Li Ye nodded.

"Ah."

Through these two collaborations, trust gradually developed among the three parties. This is a rare and precious thing in a wasteland where order has collapsed and people's hearts are unpredictable.

Li Jin then gave the two of them a tight hug.

After that setback, the Azure was in a difficult situation. But after these two collaborations, it has gradually started to improve.

Beyond these spoils, the Gross Mine also contained a considerable amount of remaining mineral resources. After clearing out the remaining goblins, the three groups divided up their respective mining areas.

Li Ye briefly reviewed the available manpower.

This time, no one on Tomorrow died, but 15 people were wounded. Including those who had not yet recovered, the number of casualties has reached 22.

This is equivalent to half of the current manpower of Tomorrow.

The main problem is that the monsters in the wasteland are too hardcore, even goblins are no exception.

If it were only the Tomorrow, it wouldn't be able to take down the Gross mine at all.

In comparison, the Conqueror had an astonishing 79 people due to the presence of slaves. While the Azure had no slaves, it still had 62 people.

While chatting with Lei Jian, Li Ye inadvertently learned that newcomers to the Conqueror were enslaved, but could become ordinary residents after completing a certain amount of work.

Although being a slave was tough, at least there was a path to advancement, which gave people a glimmer of hope.

In the following time, Li Ye arrived at the storage room of the Gross Mine.

To his surprise, in addition to the city upgrade blueprint, the storage room also contained precious ores stored by the goblins.

320 units of copper ore, 164 units of silver ore, and 75 units of gold ore.

This is equivalent to more than 10000 crystal coins.

He quickly ordered people to transport the minerals back to the Tomorrow and deployed the mining personnel.

Apart from Tang Fang, who was waiting in the driver's cab, and the lookouts who were on watch in the watchtower, everyone else went into the mine to work.

He then returned to his room and slowly opened the city's development blueprint.

The following level 1 resources are required for upgrading a level 1 mobile city.

Iron ore: 2000 units

Timber: 2000 units

Fuel: 2000 units

Saltpeter: 2000 units

[City Alloy: 1000 units]

[Urban Structure Blueprint: 1 copy]

[City Crystal: 1 piece]

"These conditions are too harsh!"

Li Ye was speechless with astonishment.

Iron ore, wood, fuel, and saltpeter—these level 1 resources are relatively easy to obtain; they can be gathered in a few weeks by saving every penny.

As for City Alloy, crafting 1 unit of City Alloy requires 1 unit of iron ore, 1 unit of copper ore, and 1 unit of any rare ore vein.

Any ore from Shadow, Thunder, Light, Frost, or Wind Erosion can be used to make up the numbers. But 1000 units is outrageous; that's enough for him to build three Frost Cannons.

As for city structure blueprints, they are resources that can only be produced by monsters of elite level or higher, and the drop rate is extremely low.

When Li Ye was at Roland Fortress, he heard a bounty hunter say that a fortress had auctioned off this city structure blueprint, which was sold for 57000 crystal coins.

As for city crystal, it is even more expensive but unavailable.

The entire region can produce less than a hand's worth of resources.

"Let's take it slow." He wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Although it's difficult, at least there's some hope."

In the time that followed, he began to do something.

That means searching for goblin corpses.

At this moment, the entire Gross mine is littered with goblin corpses.

The three lords divided up the areas and each searched for goblin corpses within their respective areas.

For mobile cities, monster corpses can be considered a resource.

They drop resources such as crystals, cloth, and iron ore, and occasionally finished weapons and equipment as well as blueprints.

Li Ye began to loot the goblin corpses.

This time he was surprisingly patient, since each time felt like a lottery draw.

However, goblins seem to be just as poor as zombies. Their corpses usually drop cloth and crystals, and if you're lucky, you might get 1-2 units of iron ore. Elite-level goblins are only slightly better off, dropping some common finished products like knives, guns, and furniture.

Just as Li Ye was sighing repeatedly, he accidentally touched something on an elite goblin.

[Green Source Poultry Feed - Design Drawings]

【Item Name: Green Source Poultry Feed】

Item Level: 1

[Additional effects: 1. Increases the growth rate of fed poultry and livestock by 10% 2. Reduces the chance of poultry getting sick by 20%]

[Requires 1 unit of grain]

[Note: The higher the grade of the grain used, the better the effect.]

"Level 1 poultry feed?" Li Ye's eyes lit up immediately.

This is a very good harvest. The Tomorrow ship already had several pairs of chickens and ducks, and had also planted Morning Light wheat.

Once the wheat matures, a batch is set aside to be processed into feed for chickens and ducks.

Li Jin and Lei Jian's haul from the goblin corpses was mediocre; they only managed to find a few blueprints for ordinary items, mostly furniture and household goods.

Upon learning that Li Ye had actually found such a good thing, the two of them immediately became envious.

The Azure and Conqueror also grow Morning Light Wheat, and recently harvested a batch. So the two asked Li Ye to help process a batch of Green Source Poultry Feed.

Li Ye also took some wool and feed from the two of them.

He grabbed a handful of feed and examined it closely.

This Grade 1 feed has a smooth, uniform color, moderate hardness, and a subtle fragrance.

As Li Ye watched, he nodded sincerely.

With this Level 1 feed, the poultry raised on Tomorrow will grow much faster, and there will soon be a supply of meat and eggs.

"This time the harvest was pretty good." Looking at the list in his hand, Li Ye sighed sincerely.

This time, he mined a total of 1021 units of iron ore, 103 units of copper ore, 33 units of silver ore, and 15 units of gold ore at the Gross mine.

As for the frost ore he longed for, it was not produced.

Including the 500+ iron ore from the wild BOSS and the 100+ iron ore dropped by the goblin corpse, he harvested a total of over 1700 iron ore this time.

The drops from goblin corpses are also included in the statistics. Generally speaking, the drops are mostly coins and cloth, with occasional ordinary weapons and furniture/household items.

The biggest gain was undoubtedly this Level 1 feed design blueprint.

By this time, the Azure and Conqueror had nearly finished mining, and the three mobile cities set off together to return to Roland Fortress for routine rest and to digest their spoils.

On the deck, Li Ye activated the intelligence system.

During the days of attacking the Gross mine, that epic intelligence report had been updated, and even the intelligence cooldown was ready.

[1 days, 19 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds until the next intelligence update]

[Number of intelligence reports: 5]

"This intelligence update took a full two days, so its value shouldn't be bad," Li Ye mused. "Never mind that for now, let's see what the epic intelligence content is."

To his surprise, this epic intelligence was particularly special.

5. The wasteland map has been completed. (Intelligence Value: Epic)

[Click here to view]

"Intelligence can actually be displayed in the form of a map?" Li Ye exclaimed in surprise.

As he clicked the button with some skepticism, a map appeared before him.

Looking at the map, the southern part of the wasteland area contains regions such as Firefeather Forest, Thunder Canyon, and Rotten Land, which is where Li Ye and his group are currently located.

The central region consists of a vast urban ruin, along with a giant forest.

The eastern area is an incredibly large moving maze.

The western region consists of continuous mountain ranges.

The northern area is a large freshwater lake called "Tranquil Lake".

(End of this chapter)