Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 344 The Edge of the McCarran Galaxy, The Space Bar (4K)

This time, the Holy Voyager K71 departed after setting up the teleportation anchor point, without handing over to the Tomorrow Alliance.

This space-based mobile city is clearly busier than imagined.

Li Ye took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

"Novi, try accessing the Stargate system. If possible, try to crack it."

Novi responded in less than a second.

"The technology of this space jump device far surpasses my current technology; I have no way of cracking it."

“Is that so?” Li Ye nodded. “Then let’s enter the startup key.”

Following his dictation, Novie entered "QK-Ω7.62x10 Hz |ΛCDM-0.31".

With the activation key entered and verification completed, this space jump teleportation device, which had been dormant for 200,000 years, was awakened.

The initial changes were barely perceptible; only at the massive, mountain-like seams on its framework did the previously slowly flowing, dark blue energy patterns suddenly become blazing brightly, as if countless frozen galaxies were instantly thawing, surging and roaring.

A deep, resonant hum, almost beyond the limits of hearing, yet capable of causing the space itself to tremble, emanated from the core.

The concentric secondary rings nested inside the door frame began to rotate. They were not synchronized, but rotated in opposite directions with a very complex differential speed. Waterfall-like incandescent electric arcs burst out between the precisely interlocking giant rings.

Countless energy focusing nodes lit up simultaneously, like a giant beast opening its millions of compound eyes, frantically drawing in immeasurable energy and projecting it toward the absolute singularity at the very center of the portal.

Immediately afterwards, the boiling singularity suddenly collapsed inward, and an indescribable, calm "membrane" was born from the center of the vortex, expanding outward at a speed exceeding the speed of light, instantly filling the entire giant ring.

"The stargate has been officially activated. You can now choose which star system to travel to," Novi said.

To make it easier for Li Ye to make a choice, she specially projected a galaxy map.

Upon seeing the image clearly, Li Ye couldn't help but gasp.

There are a total of seventy or eighty galaxies of varying sizes in front of us.

His solar system is practically tiny compared to that.

He quickly selected the McCallum Galaxy.

"The Stargate can teleport your Tomorrow Alliance to any location in the McCarran system," Novi reminded her.

"Is it that amazing?" Li Ye asked in surprise.

He couldn't help but start to think.

The central region of the McCarran system is obviously off-limits, as it is likely home to numerous alien civilizations, including some of advanced ones.

After thinking it over, I decided that heading to the edge of the McCarran system would be more appropriate, as there shouldn't be much danger there.

“Novie, help me choose a location on the edge of the McCarran system,” he said.

"receive."

Two seconds later, Novi had chosen a spot for him.

The Tomorrow Alliance then sailed into the stargate.

Almost the instant they stepped through the stargate, the Tomorrow Alliance arrived at their destination.

Not far behind, the spatial vortex formed by the stargate began to slowly disappear.

Looking out over the wilderness, the vast and boundless starry sky stretched before my eyes.

“Novi, try to find the nearest planet,” he said.

"receive."

A moment later, Novi gave her reply.

A rocky planet, 4252 kilometers away from Tomorrow Alliance, is expected to arrive in 11 hours, 34 minutes and 52 seconds.

Li Ye couldn't help but seem lost in thought.

With the support of a host of Tier 5 city accessories, Tomorrow Alliance's speed in space has increased dramatically, reaching over 300 kilometers per hour.

But for space travel, this speed is far from sufficient.

With his command, the Tomorrow Alliance set off for the rocky planet.

Out of caution, the field crew began deploying combat troops externally as usual.

However, since it is in a space environment, the only units he can deploy are super mobile suits.

"Speaking of which, shouldn't Tomorrow now form a space fleet?" he thought to himself.

Since advancing to level 5, I haven't obtained any blueprints for space battleships—I'm afraid only level 6 blueprints will have those.

Unexpectedly, Tomorrow Alliance discovered a space bar along the way.

This space bar is not built on any celestial body, but was converted from the core of a starship wreckage, and its exterior still retains some of the rusted metal skeleton and damaged armor plates.

Countless pipes and cables of varying thicknesses meander out from its main body, connecting to several constantly rotating, frost-covered dome-shaped observation decks outside, as well as an enormous fusion engine that looks as if it were cobbled together from a junkyard—it has long been shut down and now only provides a negligible amount of electricity, allowing the bar to emit intermittent, alluring neon lights in the darkness like a lighthouse.

A harbor has been built on the edge of the space bar, presumably to dock the patrons' spaceships and vehicles. The largest berth is large enough to accommodate a destroyer.

"A space bar? That's interesting." Fang Yong's eyes lit up. "I wonder what the food and drinks are like."

"I think it's better to be cautious, after all, our current space combat capabilities are not strong," Yang Zheng cautioned.

“Yang Zheng is right,” Li Ye said in a low voice. “We’re new here, so it’s better to be cautious.”

On the other hand, he also developed a strong curiosity about the space bar.

There must be many natives of the McCarran system in the space bar; through them, Li Ye can obtain intelligence from the edge of the galaxy.

However, he would never go into the bar.

"Master, I have connected to the network system in the space bar," Novi reminded him.

"You cracked it so quickly?" Li Ye asked in surprise.

“No, the network system is open to the public,” Novie replied. “Anyone can connect.”

Li Ye nodded slowly.

“Once we’re connected to the Space Bar’s network system, I can project you into it,” Novi said. “That way, you can visit it safely.”

Li Ye was taken aback at first, then his eyes showed an expression of approval.

"so smart."

A few seconds later, he "appeared" in front of the Space Bar.

The door was an airlock, covered with countless scratches and burn marks from different races.

The bar was filled with smoke and a strange aroma of engine oil, ozone, barbecue, and the cloyingly bitter scent of alcohol—but Li Ye, projected onto the screen, couldn't perceive any of this.

He took a closer look at the interior of the space bar.

The lighting was dim, with the only light source being a holographic menu floating in the air. The bar was a black meteorite polished to the point of reflecting distorted images, behind which were cabinets displaying various luminescent liquids.

The walls are reinforced viewing windows with no blind spots, offering an unobstructed and breathtaking view of the deep, vast space outside. The Milky Way's star belt looks like a splash of diamond dust, so close it seems you could almost touch it.

In the corner, an old jukebox was playing a blues tune, its husky and melancholic sound.

There were very few people in the space bar, just a handful.

Behind the bar, a bartender was wiping plates with six mechanical arms; a table of humanoid insects were playing a complex dice game with their multi-segmented appendages; a taciturn interstellar mercenary with skin as rough as rock; and an interstellar merchant whose face was hidden by a hood.

Looking around, the entire bar is like a haven built of metal, light and shadow, unfamiliar life, and a shared sense of loneliness.

"Welcome, what would you like to order?" the bartender said listlessly.

His words were quickly translated by Novi and relayed to Liye.

“The Space Bar’s network has an interstellar language translation program,” she explained. “This program appears to be shared by the McCallum system, and it contains more than five-digit numbers of languages ​​spoken by civilizations, including even the universal McCallum interstellar language.”

"Is that so?" Li Ye was taken aback. Upon seeing Li Ye standing in the doorway, the bartender's eyes showed a hint of hesitation.

"Are you new here?" he asked.

“Yes,” Li Ye replied.

The bartender shrugged upon hearing this.

"Oh, you're really unlucky."

Li Ye frowned in confusion.

"Why do you say that?"

He learned the details from the bartender.

The edge of the McCarran Galaxy is often a desolate, abandoned, and deserted place.

Only the following types of people can come here.

Criminals who are exiled and punished by their own civilization.

Wanted criminals like space pirates.

The upper echelons and nobles who have lost power in their own civilization.

An interstellar merchant trying to do some small business.

In short, they're all second-rate guys.

"So that's how it is?" Li Ye suddenly realized.

This place is clearly a den of iniquity.

A few seconds later, a light screen appeared in front of the bartender.

He was stunned as he looked at the numerous mobile cities displayed on the screen.

"Is this your interstellar fleet? I must say, it's truly novel and unique!"

Clearly, he mistook the Tomorrow Alliance, who had come from afar, for a certain McCarran Galaxy civilization that had come to the edge of the galaxy in search of a chance to make a fortune.

Li Ye naturally did not want to clarify this further.

Since you're new here, it's best to avoid revealing too much personal information.

Just then, his gaze was drawn to a spot on the wall.

There was a group photo there, showing two familiar figures.

Solax and Zal from the investor civilization's T62 fleet.

The two investors are currently posing for a photo with the bartender.

"Excuse me, how many planets are there here, and how many civilizations?" he asked, turning his head.

The bartender wiped the plates, lost in thought.

"As for planets, there must be at least several hundred, and at least several dozen alien civilizations. And this is only the edge of my star system."

Li Ye was slightly taken aback.

"Is it this big?"

The bartender couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.

“Dude, the McCallum Galaxy is a massive galaxy. Its outer diameter alone is over two hundred thousand light-years.” He frowned as he spoke. “Why do you look like you know absolutely nothing? Doesn’t your civilization provide widespread interstellar education?”

Li Ye slowly shook his head.

Neither the Blue Star nor the Azure Star has human civilization.

Ultimately, the starry sky is still too distant for humankind.

"By the way, is your bar owner here?" he asked casually.

The bartender shrugged upon hearing this.

"Oh, I am the boss."

".Yeah?"

Li Ye looked at the space bar in front of him. Judging from its dilapidated state and the scarcity of customers, its business situation was clearly not optimistic.

"What is the status of the supernatural modifications in the McCarran Galaxy?"

The bartender stopped wiping the plates and shook his head helplessly.

"I've told you before, this is the edge of the galaxy, a completely desolate place."

“Normally, hardly anyone inquires about it, let alone intelligence.”

"I've been here for over a century and have absolutely no idea what the current situation is in the entire galaxy. However, according to some high-ranking officials exiled by their own civilizations, the McCallum galaxy seems to have become quite chaotic."

Li Ye sighed helplessly.

It seems I'll have to figure out the situation of this galaxy myself.

If you're lucky, the refreshed intelligence might even provide some crucial information.

After a moment's thought, he inquired about the newly discovered rocky planet.

“Oh, you mean Stan?” the bartender replied. “That planet is unclaimed land and has abundant mineral resources.”

Just as Li Ye was feeling slightly surprised, he reminded him again.

"But the situation there is extremely chaotic, so you'd better be careful if you want to go."

"Thank you for reminding me."

After the projection ended, Li Ye briefly told everyone what he had seen and heard at the Space Bar.

"So, we're going to go mining on the rocky planet first?" Zhou Xing said.

"That's about right," Li Ye replied. "I've heard the situation there is quite complicated, so everyone should be careful."

Not long after, Tomorrow's Alliance ran into trouble.

A dense asteroid belt suddenly appeared ahead.

This is a death vortex composed of hundreds of millions of rock masses, some of which are as large as city mountains, covered with new cracks and ancient impact craters torn apart by countless impacts.

Like silent whales, they moved slowly and irresistibly through the ocean of debris, their immense gravitational field pulling in countless smaller stones, forming brief but dangerous local eddies.

More small meteorites, like hailstones in a storm, were launched, collided, and shattered at relative speeds of tens of kilometers per second. Each impact silently produced tiny flashes and a new, sharply angular cloud of debris, filling the entire airspace with a deadly, slowly spreading dust fog.

There is no silence here, only a palpable, taut tension of destruction.

As Li Ye fell silent, Novi reminded him.

"According to calculations, the probability of Tomorrow Alliance safely traversing this asteroid belt is 52%."

After a moment of contemplation, Li Ye slowly spoke.

"Can we go around it?"

"According to preliminary estimates, the current meteorite belt is at least 5000 kilometers wide."

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Li Ye couldn't help but hold his forehead with difficulty.

This already surpasses the current progress of Tomorrow's Alliance.

(End of this chapter)