Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 34: The jungler found something great! (4.2K)

noon.

Li Ye stood on the watchtower and looked into the distance.

"I didn't expect to reach the central area so quickly," he said softly.

As they drew closer, Li Ye gradually came into view of the city ruins before him.

It was a scene straight out of the apocalypse.

The building collapsed, and weeds and vines grew rampant on the mottled walls.

Scattered rusty abandoned vehicles littered the streets, while in the distance, the skeletons of skyscrapers still stood, though much of their outer shells had peeled away, with steel frames piercing the sky from the concrete ruins, like the ribs of a dead behemoth.

The city ruins are enormous, stretching almost as far as the eye can see from left to right.

According to Li Ye's speculation, the city is probably around one million people in size.

He couldn't help but rub his hands together excitedly.

In the ruins of the city, he can send people to collect the steel bars from the concrete of the houses, pick up pots, pans, old appliances and other metals, and put them all into the Tomorrow furnace to be smelted into iron ore.

However, the robotic arm currently used by Tomorrow is only of a basic level, and its efficiency in excavating concrete is not high. It would be even more troublesome to dismantle it by manpower alone.

Furniture in city buildings can be disassembled and replaced with wood.

"I'll try to make as much money as I can," he thought.

Compared to steel bars, concrete is the most abundant material in cities.

However, once the concrete has hardened, it cannot be removed and used.

Li Ye plans to rest in the city ruins for about a week, collecting as many resources as possible.

More than that, he was concerned about the situation here.

This is the central area of ​​the wasteland, where any survivor, convoy, or mobile city will come and go.

Because this is a city ruin with plenty of resources to scavenge, many factions flock to it.

How many survivors are there here? How many convoys of survival vehicles? How many mobile cities are there? Are there hordes of zombies? Are there monsters or even world bosses?
Li Ye had a big question mark in his mind.

As a Tier 1 city, Tomorrow can travel on the main roads, but it will occupy all lanes. And it will occasionally scrape against nearby buildings.

The outskirts surrounding the city ruins are relatively safe, as there are fewer houses and the roads are fairly wide. But the city center is a different story.

There were still several hours before the new intelligence was released, and Li Ye had no intention of being idle. He chose a decent spot on the outskirts and moored the Tomorrow there.

Li Ye then issued a series of orders.

Helmsman Tang Fang and A Bai waited in the cockpit, lookout Lin Xia was on guard duty, and gunner Ning Wen waited by the Frost Cannon.

Ning Wen has been very busy these days.

The main reason was that he needed to train the combat personnel to operate the artillery—after all, he was only one person and could not operate so many artillery pieces at the same time.

Actually, he's more like the gunner's captain than a gunner.

Old Zhou led his combat personnel in two groups: one group waited by ordinary artillery and heavy machine guns, while the other group was on guard on the ground.

Fifteen residents responsible for mining resources descended to the ground via a lift platform and began their work. Over the next few hours, they would be responsible for collecting steel bars from concrete and discarded vehicles, and searching houses for old appliances and various metal items.

Mechanic Lin Wu, along with his deputy and four support staff, continued the maintenance work on the Tomorrow.

After the battle at the Gross Mine, the Tomorrow suffered damage to many parts. And because it lost the safe haven of Roland Fortress, the Tomorrow had to undergo repairs while moving in the wild.

One group of people arrived one after another and began to perform their respective duties.

With a loud crash, the robotic arm on Tomorrow broke open a house, and then with another chisel, it shattered most of the concrete, exposing the steel bars inside.

Two nearby residents stepped forward, used their pickaxes to break up the remaining concrete, and collected the steel bars, placing them on the lifting platform.

On the other side of the street, three or four residents cautiously crept into the house and began collecting usable metal.

Two combatants, armed with Falcon assault rifles, escorted them. On the street, a patrol of combatants was on duty, one of whom was carrying a Gatling rocket launcher.

On Tomorrow, conventional artillery, heavy machine guns, and frost cannons are all in place and will provide immediate fire support should any situation arise.

The most valuable items were the abandoned vehicles on the street, which contained a considerable amount of metal. However, there was only one abandoned vehicle on the entire street.

This is not surprising. Over the years, countless mobile cities have visited this city, and they naturally understand that abandoned vehicles are the most valuable, so they will naturally prioritize their collection.

These steel bars, abandoned vehicles, and metal artifacts collected from the rooms can be melted down and remelted into iron ore in the mobile city.

A dozen minutes later, a commotion came from afar.

It was a series of violent rumbling sounds.

People working on the street stopped what they were doing and couldn't help but look in the direction from which the sound came.

That's the city center.

"That sounds like artillery fire," Li Ye thought. "It could be a mobile city bombarding a monster stronghold, or it could be a war between two mobile cities."

Because he had no idea what the details of the city ruins were, he never felt very safe.

“No, we still need to find out what’s going on in this city.” He shook his head. “If all else fails, we can send out a convoy to scout ahead.”

Currently, four Tier 1 off-road vehicles have been built on Tomorrow.

These off-road vehicles are parked in the lower level of the Tomorrow, where there is a dedicated parking lot that can accommodate 12 off-road vehicles.

The convoy arrives at the ground via a lift platform and is then deployed. When not on mission, the convoy is parked in a parking lot, where it is inspected and maintained by mechanics from the mobile city.

Thinking about this, Li Ye couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. Four off-road vehicles were equivalent to spending 1000 units of iron ore.

But this is necessary.

For a mobile city, a fleet of vehicles is like its left and right hands.

The convoy can scout ahead, collect supplies, or even, when two mobile cities are at war, be equipped with heavy machine guns and rocket launchers to assault the enemy's mobile city.

Li Ye divided the vehicles into two teams of two off-road vehicles each. Each team consisted of two drivers and four combat personnel.

The convoy is currently equipped with Falcon assault rifles and Gale rocket launchers. In addition, Liye has also manufactured four ordinary heavy machine guns in the production workshop and equipped the convoy with them.

In this way, the convoy's combat effectiveness would be quite good.

While waiting for the intelligence to update, Li Ye opened a cup of instant noodles and started eating.

This level 1 cup noodle only requires 0.2 units of flour to make, tastes decent, and also has a +10% satiety bonus, making it a pretty good food.

This food can be provided to the convoy when it is on a field mission that lasts for several days. It is convenient to eat and carry.

While eating, Li Ye casually opened the system; there were still a few hours until the next round of intelligence updates.

Looking at the combat personnel patrolling the deck, he instantly had an idea.

"Since I've got nothing else to do lately, I might as well just play some jungle camps around here!"

The term "playing in the wild" is a common expression in mobile cities.

It means that the mobile city sends out convoys and combatants to sweep away monsters and their strongholds along the way.

After all, monsters are a kind of resource in the wasteland.

Defeating them will drop materials such as crystals, iron ore, and coal, while some humanoid monsters will drop cloth.

Mutant monsters such as lava spiders and steel-bladed hyenas will drop specific materials such as lava spider silk and hyena steel teeth.

In addition, monsters will drop a series of finished products.

Everything from daily necessities and books to weapons and knives is available, and some items might even be level 1. Of course, what everyone wants most are the blueprints.

Li Ye then dispatched the first and second convoys, along with Lin Wu's goblin helicopter, to go out and hunt in the wild.

In fact, there are quite a few monsters roaming the city ruins.

Boarman, Goblin, Snakeman, Antman, Gnollman
Some of these monsters patrol in small groups, some gather around campfires, and some roam in their lairs.

However, they are not easy targets either. They are mostly armed with knives, swords, clubs, and some even have guns or rocket launchers.

Even worse, some set up heavy machine guns and artillery in their own strongholds.

These monsters know how to find cover, how to evade artillery fire in a standard posture, and even have tactical coordination.

Li Ye put away his binoculars and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He didn't understand why the monsters in the wasteland were so hardcore.

The Tomorrow Ship has recently formed two new squadrons and expanded its combat personnel, so Li Ye felt it was necessary to train the troops ahead of schedule.

Over the next few hours, everyone gradually brought back their loot from the jungle.

Coins, iron ore, coal, and cloth.
There are also ordinary finished products such as flashlights, axes, pickaxes, and professional books.

Various supplies gradually piled up into small mountains in front of the field.

What surprised him most was that when the first team killed an elite captain-level gnoll, they unexpectedly obtained a level 1 city building blueprint.

[Level 1 Design Blueprints - City Simulation Training Pod]

【Item Name: City Simulation Training Pod】

Item Level: 1

[Additional effect: Allows personnel entering the cabin to undergo various simulation training exercises]

【打造需要：200单位铁矿（1级），50单位木材（1级），100单位铜矿（1级）】

"What is this stuff?"

Li Ye frowned in confusion.

After carefully reading the blueprint instructions, his eyes widened instantly.

This city simulation training cabin can construct corresponding training scenarios, ranging from driving vehicles and maintaining mobile cities to external combat operations.

The training scenario needs to be constructed by inputting a series of professional books or corresponding accurate data.

If you want to fight the enemy, you need to input the basic data of your own weapons and the target enemy, such as monsters, enemy land, sea and air vehicles, or even mobile cities!

The training pod comes with a handheld scanner; data can be input simply by scanning the target.

"I see!" He rubbed his hands together excitedly. "We've really struck gold this time!"

With this city simulation training cabin, he will be able to train combat personnel, as well as professionals such as mechanics, helmsmen, and gunners.

It even simulates battles against enemy mobile cities.

It can also train the talents needed by mobile cities, such as chefs, craftsmen, and maintenance personnel.

The prerequisite is that you need to input the relevant professional books, or be able to provide accurate data.

Li Ye quickly input the design drawings into the production workshop and consumed resources to build a city simulation training cabin in the middle layer.

The city simulation training cabin occupies approximately 60 square meters, and its outer shell is a square house.

It contains 10 enclosed pods, each equipped with a seat and a mind-linking helmet.

Upon seeing the finished product, Li Ye's excitement instantly diminished by more than half.

The main problem is that the city's architecture is extremely crude. The training pod looks like a large, square iron box. From the seats and scanners to the machines for setting parameters and the consciousness-linking helmets, everything is extremely rough, almost as if it were pieced together by hand.

"Forget it, it only takes so many resources to build, what do you expect it to be any better?" he consoled himself.

Out of a desire to give it a try, Li Ye entered the car driving manual he had just obtained from hunting in the training pod, and then lay down on the seat and put on the connected helmet.

His consciousness then entered a square data space, and a crudely modeled car appeared before him.

Li Ye then got into the car and began a series of driving maneuvers.

Although the training pod was poorly equipped, at least it was functional for training.

"If I could upgrade to level 2, the experience might be much better," he thought.

In the following time, Li Ye input the data of his own level 1 weapons, heavy machine guns and frost cannons through the scanner, and had the first and second convoys search for and scan some monster corpses.

He then entered the specific data into the training pod screen.

Number of trainees: 1

[Weapon: Falcon Assault Rifle]

[Destination Location: Jungle]

Enemy types: Goblins, Gnolls, Boarmen

Number of enemies: 15

[Combat Difficulty: Normal]

As he completed the setup and put on the connected helmet, a scene immediately appeared before his eyes.

However, the modeling of everything—from the jungle and monsters to the weapons and even the character himself—is extremely rough.

I tried moving and firing in the wilderness and found the tactile feedback to be okay.

"Oh well, the modeling is rough, but it's good enough that it can be used to train people. What more can I ask for?" he muttered to himself.

In the following time, he had Lao Zhou and the others enter the training cabin one by one for training.

Although the experience was rough, everyone still seemed very excited.

They deliberately increased the number and difficulty of monsters and created battle scenes such as swamps, plains, and cities.

Li Ye then began to ponder.

Therefore, in order to cultivate more talent, he now needs to collect as many professional books as possible.

For example, books on vehicle driving, mechanical repair, or cooking, first aid, and cleaning.

If used properly, this training simulator can provide a continuous stream of technical personnel for the Tomorrow mission.

Once the training cabin is upgraded to a higher level and a series of professional books are collected, it might be possible to train pilots, submarine drivers, and other talents.

According to the plan of Liye, the resources of the urban simulation training cabin will be prioritized for allocation to the following projects.

First, combat personnel simulate field combat.

Second, routine maintenance and upkeep of mobile city systems.

Third, driving off-road vehicles, operating firearms, and operating artillery and heavy machine guns.

As for building the corresponding training scenarios and a series of training programs, he entrusted Lin Wu with that responsibility.

With it, the quality of the crew on Tomorrow will be greatly improved.

After arranging things, Li Ye opened the system panel.

The new intelligence has now been updated.

(End of this chapter)