Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 361 Planetary-Level Spaceship (4.2K)

When reminding the higher-ups earlier, Li Ye also mentioned the coordinates of the asteroid rich in mineral resources.

After calculation and monitoring, the higher-ups quickly learned of the results.

This asteroid is relatively close to Mars, only 36312 kilometers away—which is not a long distance in space.

Everyone seemed very anxious.

After all, the war between humans and monsters is not over; it was only forced to stop this time due to the collapse of Planet Weilan.

The asteroid in front of us can provide humanity with the war resources it needs, such as gunpowder, fuel, iron ore, gold, silver and copper ore.

“Therefore, we hope to begin mining operations on the asteroid as soon as possible,” a senior official said. “We hope you understand.”

Li Ye nodded slowly.

There are a number of engineering-type mobile cities on Fireseed Planet, and the mission of Tomorrow Alliance is naturally to escort them along the way to work near the asteroid.

He hadn't expected that the Tomorrow Alliance would come looking for work so soon after arriving on Fireseed Star.

However, upon learning of Li Ye's idea, the higher-ups slowly shook their heads.

"No, that's not fast enough."

"What?" Li Ye was taken aback. "So what are your thoughts?"

“Doesn’t your Tomorrow Alliance have a gravity device?” a high-ranking official said. “We can directly create a gravity orbit to move that asteroid to the vicinity of Fireseed Star, and our engineering city can begin operations on the spot.”

"Oh!"

Li Ye suddenly realized what was going on and nodded in complete agreement.

That's definitely much faster.

But he soon realized another problem.

"This is an asteroid-sized celestial body. The Iron Whale only has a level 5 gravitational wave controller. I'm afraid it can't transport it, right?"

The executives couldn't help but exchange glances.

“Leader Li, the asteroid isn’t as big as we thought,” one of them said.

Therefore, they provided a simple popular science explanation of Liye.

The size range of asteroids is extremely vast, ranging from insignificant "space pebbles" to "giant objects" comparable to dwarf planets, with differences of orders of magnitude.

Asteroids with a diameter of less than one kilometer are called small asteroids. They are the most numerous group, accounting for more than 98%—they are more like giant rocks or piles of rubble floating in space than asteroids.

Asteroids with diameters between one kilometer and one hundred kilometers are called medium-sized asteroids. They are often spherical or ellipsoidal in shape and have significant gravity.

As for those with a diameter of over 100 kilometers, they are considered giants among asteroids. They are usually perfectly spherical, and their gravity is strong enough to clear other small celestial bodies from their orbits, so they are also classified as dwarf planets.

The asteroid revealed in the intelligence report was only 13 kilometers in diameter, even smaller than the one that was about to collide with Mars.

"I see."

Li Ye nodded slightly.

He is indeed lacking in knowledge about space. He clearly needs to brush up on his knowledge for future space voyages and command missions.

To this end, he specially requested a batch of books on space knowledge from the human leadership—not for his own exclusive use, but to be directly input into the city simulation training cabin so that everyone in the Tomorrow Alliance could learn from them.

Space travel requires collective wisdom.

Immediately afterwards, Li Ye boarded the Iron Whale and set off towards the designated coordinates.

Four super mobile suits escorted them along the way.

On the way, the group unexpectedly spotted a familiar figure.

That was none other than the atmospheric planet Aetheria.

"I never expected it to be here! It's only three or four thousand kilometers away from our Fireseed Star!" Fang Yong exclaimed in astonishment.

“Yes, don’t forget that Aetheria has a liquid metal ocean, which is a rich source of metal resources,” Li Ye remarked. “Let’s move the asteroid back first, then report this to the higher-ups on the human side and see how they plan to proceed.”

In order to reach its destination as quickly as possible, the Iron Whale activated its gravitational wave controller to form an acceleration orbit.

Soon, the group arrived at their destination.

Unexpectedly, the asteroid in front of me was not as smooth and round as I had imagined. Instead, it was rugged and uneven, like an aggregate of broken rocks and metal that had been roughly kneaded together by the immense force of the universe.

Its surface is covered with fine pits and scars caused by impacts from meteorites of various sizes, completely exposing the rich mineral deposits inside to the cold starry sky.

Li Ye then snapped his fingers.

"Get to work, Fang Yong."

Under the influence of gravity, an invisible cable, woven purely by gravity, was formed between the Iron Whale and the asteroid.

As the Iron Whale started up, the asteroid behind it was also pulled in and slowly accelerated. Its own rotation was gradually suppressed and calibrated by gravity, and finally the Iron Whale was perfectly aligned.

During the journey, with the help of Novi's calculations, the Iron Whale began to finely adjust the angle and intensity of the gravitational field, just like a fisherman carefully reeling in his fishing line.

When it was only 1000 kilometers away from the planet Mars, the Iron Whale began to gradually decelerate, eventually bringing the asteroid behind it to a stop.

The long-awaited mobile engineering cities immediately set off for the asteroid to begin mining operations.

Li Ye then approached the higher-ups again to discuss matters.

The higher-ups were both surprised and delighted to learn that the group had unexpectedly encountered the planet Aetheria on their journey.

After all, they had heard about the existence of liquid metal oceans on the planet Aetheria.

Seeing the expressions on the faces of the higher-ups, and seemingly sensing what they were thinking, Li Ye spread his hands apologetically.

"Sorry, we can't move it over this time."

Neither the structure nor the size of the planet Aetheria can be moved.

“It’s alright,” a high-ranking official said after a moment’s thought. “If all else fails, we can move Fireseed Star to the vicinity of Aetheria Star and then begin mining operations. If the plan goes smoothly, we can acquire a large amount of metal resources in one go.”

After a moment of stunned silence, Li Ye nodded.

"Then you can make the arrangements."

Just as he was about to leave, a senior executive suddenly stopped him and told him something.

Solar System Alliance.

This is a plan jointly developed by the three human leaders, Constantine, Chu Shanhe, and Kalon, and it is currently in its initial stages.

The core of the plan is to unite all civilizations in the solar system, with human civilization taking the lead.

Let's work together to develop the resources of the solar system, maintain the order of the solar system, and join hands to eliminate the monsters that have descended upon the solar system due to supernatural modifications.

Although the human side is currently in the stage of assembling its forces, future plans need to be determined in advance.

The big shots clearly have a longer-term vision.

"The Solar System Alliance?" Li Ye couldn't help but ponder.

If all the intelligent civilizations in the solar system could unite and help each other, they would indeed be better able to develop and ensure their own security.

However, he felt that the Nahash civilization of Amat Star probably wouldn't join, after all, the Tomorrow Alliance used super mobile suits to activate the energy phase blade device and directly cut open their capital tower.

"If the Solar System Alliance plan is confirmed and implemented, Fireseed Star will begin to move within the solar system, gradually visiting intelligent civilizations," the leading executive said.

As he nodded, Li Ye suddenly remembered something and then spoke up.

"By the way, what is the current progress of humanity's exploration of the solar system?"

He learned the answer from the other party. The solar system of this world is much larger than that of Earth, with a diameter of 7.5 light-years, which translates to 71 trillion kilometers.

There are at least twenty or thirty planets in the solar system.

Currently, humanity has explored one-third of the space-based mobile cities.

The exploration progress is approximately 34%.

"It won't be long before a space-based mobile city arrives at the edge of the solar system," a high-ranking official said. "Once the teleportation anchor is set up, your Tomorrow Alliance can set off."

Just then, an alarm suddenly sounded in the conference room where everyone was.

Li Ye's expression changed slightly.

"Is this an enemy attack?" he asked.

The executives exchanged glances, a hint of panic flashing in their eyes.

"Yes, our detection system is still being confirmed. This is really bad! The military weapons development on Fireseed Star is not yet complete!"

Currently, only the Tomorrow Alliance has arrived on Fireseed Star.

However, as mentioned before, Tomorrow Alliance currently has extremely limited space combat capabilities.

Li Ye immediately pulled out his handheld computer and ordered the Tomorrow Alliance to enter a state of highest alert.

At the same time, he was also curious about what this uninvited guest was.

A few minutes later, he found out the answer.

A planet-sized intergalactic spaceship.

At this moment, it is 3000 kilometers away from the planet Fireseed and is slowly traveling. According to calculations, it will pass by Fireseed in twenty-five minutes.

Judging from the on-screen images, this spaceship is the epitome of mechanical engineering. It completely abandons any design related to ecology or aesthetics, existing solely for efficiency, capacity, and structural strength. Its appearance resembles a metal asteroid that has been forcibly elongated and covered with jagged structures.

The main body of the spacecraft is an elliptical cylinder about 5,000 kilometers long, covered with countless huge metal plates like fish scales, forming an armored shell with an average thickness of tens of kilometers.

As the camera zooms in, you can see that these metal plates are covered with craters from the meteorite impact.

The structures at the front and rear ends of the spacecraft are quite different.

The bow is a huge, open structure, housing countless mechanical devices of all sizes.

The stern features a complete, massive propulsion system, consisting of an array of dozens of giant spacecraft engines with a diameter exceeding fifty kilometers.

These engines are not arranged symmetrically for aesthetic purposes, but rather clustered together in a seemingly chaotic manner, which is actually based on optimal thrust calculations. The inner walls of the nozzles have developed a dark red vitrified crystalline state due to years of operation.

Countless pipes and energy transmission cables, some several kilometers thick, meander across the outer shell like twisted blood vessels, connecting the various functional modules.

For some reason, the spaceship exuded an intangible sense of silence, coldness, and lifelessness.

As they watched, a strange look appeared in everyone's eyes.

A spaceship the size of a planet is simply unbelievable.

Of the group, only Li Ye appeared relatively calm—his space voyages with the Tomorrow Alliance during this period had broadened his horizons considerably.

“Wait, could this be a colony ship from the McCarran system?” a high-ranking official exclaimed. “The ship contains billions of aliens in cryogenic chambers, or frozen embryos. Once they discover a suitable planet, they will immediately begin interstellar colonization.”

The other high-ranking officials showed slight changes in expression, while Li Ye silently shook his head.

When he activated the stargate, he discovered seventy or eighty alien star systems of varying sizes, suggesting that the spaceship might not have originated from the McCallum system.

However, the other party's guess is quite possible.

A senior executive stroked his chin, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"Could this be an invading force from an alien civilization?"

His conjecture was unanimously rejected by everyone.

First, judging from the appearance of the spaceship, it was not equipped with any weapons.

Secondly, if it were an invading force, it should at least possess a large space fleet. But the spaceships before us don't have a single space battleship.

Just as everyone was talking, the alien spaceship suddenly started to move strangely.

Its tail engines began to malfunction, flickering like candles in the wind. The torrents of light emanating from the engine nozzles gradually faded into a dim, orange-red afterglow. Finally, one by one, they were extinguished completely in the cold expanse of space.

Despite the loss of its main thrust, the planetary-class spacecraft did not stop, but instead continued to glide silently along its preferred course, following its inertia.

"What exactly is going on?"

"It looks like the engine stalled due to insufficient power supply?"

"Attention everyone! Whatever the situation with this spaceship, we need to discuss and come up with a solution."

As they spoke, all the senior executives turned to look at Li Ye.

Li Ye naturally understood their meaning and said in a deep voice.

"The combat forces of the Tomorrow Alliance are ready and can open fire at any time."

As of now, Tomorrow Alliance's four super mobile suits and the Iron Whale are ready in space.

The Ember Angel has already taken up the energy phase blade device, which will be activated immediately to bombard the spaceship should the situation turn against it.

"Why don't we try to establish contact with this spaceship and figure out what it's trying to do?" a senior officer suggested.

"The communication signal has already been sent out, but there has been no response from the other side!" Another senior executive shook his head repeatedly.

For a moment, everyone was at their wits' end.

Everything was going well until this uninvited guest suddenly arrived.

If this spaceship were of ordinary size, it wouldn't be a problem, but it's a planet-sized one.

Just that body type alone is enough to make one feel uneasy.

Li Ye had been frowning, but after seeing the mechanical device on the bow of the spaceship, his expression changed slightly, as if he realized something, and he turned on his handheld computer again.

"Novi, help me determine what type of spaceship this is."

"Received, Master."

Novi immediately began her analysis.

A dozen seconds later, she came up with an answer that left everyone speechless.

This is a space cargo ship.

"What did you say? This is completely impossible!" a senior executive exclaimed.

Novi then gave her an answer.

"The probability is 85%."

For a moment, everyone fell into deep thought.

"If this is a cargo spaceship, it may have accidentally passed by the solar system while traveling through distant star systems," a senior official said slowly. "Thinking about it that way, it is quite possible."

"But why haven't we received a response to our signals?" another senior executive waved his hand excitedly. "This is really not right."

Li Ye looked at the screen; the spaceship was still moving slowly.

“In short, we need to figure out what’s going on,” he said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)