Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 374: A Glimpse into the Official Institutions at the Center of the McCarran Galaxy (4K)

After observing for a while, Li Ye still found nothing.

"Leader, is it possible that this isn't a traffic light at all?" Fang Yong questioned.

A few minutes later, the doubts in everyone's hearts were answered.

A space car drove up to the vicinity of the mechanical device.

The space car has a high-tech appearance, with an overall outline resembling a black crystal forged to perfection, and its shape presents a perfect dynamic form.

Its scale is astonishing—it is over 15,000 meters long and 4,000 meters high.

Through the car window, everyone could see the driver inside the space car.

A purple, one-eyed giant, standing two to three thousand meters tall.

For a moment, everyone gaped in astonishment.

Space cars at tens of thousands of meters and intelligent life at thousands of meters—this is truly incredible!
"Novie, try contacting him," Li Ye suggested.

The Cyclops remained extremely indifferent to the message from Tomorrow's Alliance and did not respond.

As the mechanical device turned green, the alien stepped on the gas, and the entire space car sped away.

“This mechanical device should be a traffic light,” Zhou Xing concluded.

A few minutes later, another uninvited guest arrived near the traffic lights.

That was clearly a moving planet.

Tomorrow Alliance is like a small pebble next to it.

The moving planet ignored Novi's message and left as soon as the light turned green.

"Alliance Leader, the locals are incredibly rude," Fang Yong couldn't help but say.

“Perhaps they are in a hurry to get on their way,” Li Ye replied.

His eyes lit up when he looked at the traffic lights.

"I know where the road is!"

Just like the interstellar orbits at the edge of the McCarran galaxy, the roads to which traffic lights belong are also invisible and intangible gravitational structures.

Only through a gravity device can the entrance be located precisely.

"I see!" Everyone suddenly realized.

As Li Ye nodded, he couldn't help but feel both annoyed and amused—they had been studying a simple traffic light for quite some time.

Arriving at the Tomorrow Alliance in the McCallum Galaxy was like a country bumpkin visiting a grand garden.

With the Starship and Iron Whale activating their gravitational wave controllers, Tomorrow Alliance pinpointed the entrance and sailed in.

The moment it entered, a deep hum sounded, and the external space scenery began to gradually distort, stretching into countless pure white lines that stretched across the field of vision.

Everyone experienced the feeling of flying once again.

"Novi, calculate our current speed," Li Ye said.

A few seconds later, Novie got the result.

"Master, our current speed is 30 kilometers per hour."

"what?"

Li Ye was stunned.

It should be noted that the interstellar orbit that the Tomorrow Alliance had previously traveled on was only traveling at a speed of 15000 kilometers per hour.

The speed on this road in front of us has increased by a full twenty times.

A dozen minutes later, Tomorrow Alliance arrived at the exit.

An equally exaggerated and astonishingly large intersection.

There are even quite a few spacecraft waiting to travel.

Some are planetary-sized cargo ships, some are moving planets carrying the entire civilization, some are space cars of varying sizes, and some are alien beasts that are thousands of meters tall.

"How come even strange beasts have gotten in here?" Zhou Xing was completely baffled.

“The McCarran Galaxy is so vast, there must be alien civilizations that chose to join the civilizations and order within the galaxy,” Li Ye speculated. “Not all alien civilizations are barbaric and plunder-loving.”

The crowd looked on with some skepticism, and found that the strange beast was indeed very well-behaved, and its words and actions were very civilized and proper.

He was even wearing clothes that fit him well.

"By the way, Alliance Leader, our space fleet hasn't been deployed yet!" Yang Zheng reminded him.

Li Ye gently shook his head.

Judging from the current situation, the center of the McCarran system is clearly very safe, and the Alliance of Tomorrow has no need to deploy its space fleet.

Just then, an uninvited guest suddenly rushed in.

That was clearly a massive spaceship.

Surprisingly, it is predominantly a highly visible fiery red, adorned with shimmering fluorescent white and warning yellow stripes, making it a striking warning beacon in space.

A multi-spectral warning lighthouse, rotating 360 degrees, stands atop the spacecraft, constantly emitting a strong blue light.

The spacecraft was also carrying several giant storage tanks, which were painted a clean white and connected to pipelines.

As Li Ye watched, his heart skipped a beat.

"Could this be a spaceship designed for firefighting?"

Space cargo ships, space cars, moving planets, alien beasts.
As the spaceship arrived, they all spontaneously made way for it.

Everyone was taken aback.

“It seems to be true!”

After traversing more than a dozen "streets," the group gradually realized a fact.

They got lost.

The Alliance of Tomorrow is indeed located in the center of the McCarran system.

The problem is that the center of this galaxy is just too big!
It is thousands of light-years away.

One light-year is approximately equal to 9.46 trillion kilometers.

Li Ye couldn't help but gasp.

“No, we have to ask someone for directions,” he said.

At this very moment, Tomorrow Alliance has just arrived at the exit of a road.

What appeared before everyone's eyes was a cluster of planets.

Compared to the K8 planetary group at the edge of the McCallum system, this planetary group is much larger, consisting of hundreds of planets.

The types of planets also vary.

Ocean planets, atmospheric planets, rocky planets, desert planets.
In front of the planetary cluster, a suspended mechanical celestial body stands out prominently.

The mechanical celestial body reached a scale of tens of thousands of meters, and its appearance...
It resembles a ticket window at an amusement park.

A huge, flat rectangular structure with information boards displaying ticket prices, package options, and precautions, and ticket sellers in standard uniforms sitting in front of the counter.

The mechanical celestial bodies stood in a long, orderly queue.

There was a family of three traveling in a space car, moving planets, hordes of alien beasts, and a spaceship that appeared to be part of an interstellar company's team-building trip.

Looking further into the distance, the planetary cluster was brightly decorated and bustling with activity.

There could be faint sounds of laughter and cheerful conversation.

"Novi, turn on the communication channel," Li Ye said.

A few seconds later, a soft and elegant female voice rang out on the channel.

"Welcome to the A42 planetary group, which is a tourist and entertainment destination."

"Here, you can experience underwater walking on Blue Ocean Star, surface hiking on Jiaoyan Star, wilderness camping on Emerald Star, and sand surfing on Sandstone Star."

"During your visit, please remember the planetary group rules and prioritize your personal safety."

After hearing Novi's translation, everyone was incredulous.

Given the scale of the planetary cluster, everyone assumed it was a community of dozens of intergalactic civilizations. It turns out it was just an entertainment facility.

"Truly worthy of being a major star system, to the point that they can use a planetary cluster of this size for entertainment." Fang Yong couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. "Speaking of which, Alliance Leader, should we buy tickets and go in for a tour?"

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After regaining his senses, Li Ye sighed helplessly.

"Business is more important, Fang Yong. Besides, we don't have any currency from the McCarran Galaxy on hand."

The employee at the ticket window was an alien creature resembling a bulging-eyed fishman. Upon seeing the Tomorrow Alliance approaching, he waved enthusiastically.

"Welcome to Planet A42! Wow, your vehicles are really novel!"

“This is a mobile city,” Li Ye replied. “We are an envoy from the human civilization of the solar system. We have come to the McCarran system to submit an application to join the system.”

"Oh!" The ticket seller suddenly realized.

"It seems you've gotten used to this by now?" Li Ye asked, somewhat surprised.

The ticket seller nodded.

"of course."

For many years, numerous civilizations from other star systems have sought to join the McCarran Galaxy.

Upon arriving at the center of the galaxy, they, like the Alliance of Tomorrow, were completely bewildered, like country bumpkins visiting the Grand View Garden.

The ticket seller showed Li Ye the route to the nearest official institution.

"I wish you, human civilization, good luck!" he said warmly.

"Thank you."

The Tomorrow Alliance is starting afresh.

More than ten hours later, the group finally arrived at their destination.

What lay before them was a complex of buildings spanning thousands of kilometers.

It is grand, solemn, and even has a distinctly official style reminiscent of Earth.

After more than twenty minutes of searching, the group finally found the main entrance to the official institution.

An official in uniform immediately received Tomorrow Alliance.

Although he wasn't as big as the Cyclops who drove the car before, he was still several hundred meters tall and was wearing a standard official uniform.

"So, your human civilization's goal is to join our McCarran system?" he asked politely.

“Yes.” Li Ye nodded.

The official seemed quite adept at the task, immediately turning on his handheld computer.

"Please list out the details of the home planet, civilization history, population size, and technological level one by one."

Li Ye gave a proper and respectful answer.

"Our human civilization's home planet is Weilan Star. In terms of civilization history, it's probably a few thousand years old. The population is less than a billion, and the technological level is at the space travel level."

The official kept his eyes glued to the data provided by Li Ye, his face expressionless.

"Well, overall, it's nothing special," he commented.

Li Ye suddenly realized something and then spoke.

"I have something to ask."

The official waved.

"Please speak freely."

Li Ye then spoke.

"Why is it that no civilization in our solar system has been able to develop the technology for long-distance space travel?"

Upon hearing this, the official's typing hand immediately stopped.

He looked at Li Ye and narrowed his eyes slightly.

Are you sure this is true?

Li Ye nodded.

Intelligence is never wrong.

A look of seriousness immediately appeared in the official's eyes.

"If nothing unexpected happens," he said, emphasizing each word, "your solar system civilization has most likely been placed under a technological lock."

Li Ye's heart skipped a beat.

Tech lock.

Just hearing the name tells you that the visitor is up to no good.

"Could you please explain in more detail?" he asked eagerly.

The so-called "technological lock" is a technology that only highly advanced intelligent civilizations can master.

This technology will completely lock down the development ceiling of the target civilization and galaxy from any angle and in all aspects.

It's like an invisible hand, tampering with the scientific experimental data of galactic civilizations and creating mathematical traps.

In the universe, production is the primary need of civilization. And the growth and expansion of a civilization is limitless.

Once a civilization develops to an advanced stage, it will inevitably become a competitor for cosmic resources, space, and the right to speak.

For some narrow-minded advanced civilizations, it is better to permanently suppress them in their nascent stage than to compete with these rivals in the future.

The technological lock is extremely efficient, has extremely low risk, and is highly concealed, making it the ultimate embodiment of the Dark Forest Theory.

The victimized galactic civilizations will always believe that this is a natural law of the universe or that they are simply incapable of doing so, and will never realize the existence of the technological lock and the attackers.

"Your solar system's technological locks are relatively mild, only limiting its development to the level of long-distance space travel," the official concluded. "Some star systems have technological locks that completely imprison their civilization in the Stone Age."

Upon hearing this, Li Ye felt a chill run down his spine.

He never expected that he would inadvertently uncover a cruel truth.

"So, could you help me find out which civilization set up the technological lock on the solar system?" he couldn't help but ask.

The official shook his head.

"It's difficult. But generally speaking, they are mostly high-level predatory civilizations."

Li Ye continued to press for answers.

"Could the McCarran system help unlock the technological lock on our solar system?"

The official shook his head again.

"Setting up a tech lock is easy, but unlocking it is very difficult."

Immediately afterwards, he waved the screen of his handheld computer toward Tomorrow Alliance.

"Now, I have submitted your application for recognition as a human civilization."

"Thank you," Li Ye said sincerely.

"Don't rush to thank me," the official replied. "There are just far too many alien civilizations wanting to join the McCarran system right now; the acceptance rate is only 15%."

Then he remembered something else and reminded him again.

"If you choose to give up your position at the center of the galaxy and instead go to the edge of the galaxy to cultivate new land, the success rate is 100%, and the approval process is extremely fast."

This time it was Li Ye's turn to shake his head—he had seen firsthand what the edge of the galaxy was like, and it was truly chaotic there.

The reason for choosing to join the McCarran system was to seek a stable environment for the development of human civilization.

If the goal is to reach the edge of a galaxy, then it's better not to join at all.

“If there are no other matters to attend to, you may leave,” the official said politely.

“Wait, does your organization have a contact number?” Li Ye reminded him. “Otherwise, we won’t be able to find out the approval result when we return to the solar system.”

"Don't worry. We have a way to contact you. Just wait for our notification," the official replied.

(End of this chapter)