Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 60 Sharing Intelligence and Constructing Fortifications

[Pioneer: Thank you everyone for sharing the information. Now we know exactly how many Tier 2 items the Tarot Alliance possesses. Now, it's time for us to reveal our own Tier 2 items.]

[Vanguard: Although we're all members of the same alliance, I know everyone still has reservations and is hesitant to reveal their full strength. But now is a critical moment; if we don't unite to resist the Tarot Card Alliance, we're doomed. Revealing the Level 2 items will let us know our advantages and whether we can get better cooperation to achieve better results.]

[Vanguard: Well then, I'll start. Besides the city radio, I also possess another Tier 2 item: the Tier 2 Ballista - Giant Hunter. Its Web Bolts explode upon hitting a target, generating a large amount of web to entangle it. However, I currently only have one Web Bolt, and crafting it requires 100 units of Tier 2 Spider Silk.]

[Bronze Wanderer: My Tier 2 item is the City Accessory - Steel Armor. This city armor reduces artillery damage by 25%, but its weakness is that it's more prone to collapsing when attacked by shadow-type weapons. Therefore, if the enemy has shadow-type artillery, prioritize destroying it with concentrated fire.]

[Wanderer: My Tier 2 item is the City Accessory - Charge Wheel Set, which greatly enhances my mobility. It also has an Overload System, allowing me to exceed 120 km/h. With proper coordination, I can quickly break through enemy lines before they can react. However, its weakness is its high energy consumption and the fact that the wheel set will be damaged. This means I can only use it once in combat, so please use it wisely.]

He nodded slightly as he looked around.

Including Tomorrow, the Vanguard Alliance has a total of 6 Level 2 items, so the disadvantage in terms of quantity is not significant.

Then, he took a deep breath.

Now that we are at a critical juncture, and everyone has already laid everything bare, he can no longer keep anything to himself.

However, at that moment, the Vanguard suddenly spoke.

[Vanguard: Tomorrow, I think you should also have Tier 2 items. It's just that you have reservations about our alliance, so you didn't reveal them.]

[Vanguard: We don't mind. Because the wasteland is inherently unpredictable, and everyone should trust themselves the most.]

[Pioneer: You may not trust us, but we will trust you, which is why everyone chooses to be transparent.]

[Vanguard: Whether to reveal the Level 2 item is up to you. Since we've chosen to accept you, we will naturally consider you a comrade.]

Li Ye stared at the screen, pondered for a long time, and finally, slowly typed out a line of text.

[Tomorrow's Issue: I'm sorry, I do have concerns.]

[Tomorrow's Issue: But I assure you, I will also consider each of you as a comrade and give my all.]

[Pioneer: That's enough.]

After some discussion, Li Ye and his team finalized their battle plan.

Relying on the terrain of the Twisted Garden, they waged a defensive war.

The Bronze Wanderer served as the main tank on the front lines, responsible for intercepting advancing enemies.

The Echo will be stationed in the rear, providing heavy artillery support.

The Wanderer and Moonshadow were responsible for guarding the right flank of the front line.

The Industrial, with its weak combat capabilities, serves as a reserve force, ready to fill any gaps in the front lines at any time.

As the two strongest combat main forces, Vanguard was responsible for guarding the center of the position, while Tomorrow was responsible for guarding the left side of the line alone.

After the tasks were assigned, the Industrial Ship was the first to start moving.

The first thing to start was the crane on its deck. After attaching the special digging claw, the crane roared to life and easily shoveled into the ground, just like shoveling sand.

After digging through the ground, the robotic arm activated, filling the space with two Level 1 city mines. City mines are specifically designed for moving cities; they are equipped with vibration sensors and only react to moving targets exceeding 20 tons. Each city mine requires 50 units of iron ore and 30 units of gunpowder to create. Their explosive force is astonishing; while triggering one won't completely destroy a moving city, it will shatter its tires and tracks, rendering it immobile—a devastating blow in combat.

Immediately afterwards, it dug a level 1 trap called "Trap".

A "trap" is a narrow, elongated ditch that is dug out, with temporary wooden stakes driven into it, planks laid on top, and soil re-sprinkled over it to make it look like the original.

The weight of the convoy wouldn't cause the ditch to collapse; only a behemoth like a mobile city could.

Once it steps into a ditch, the mobile city will tilt forward and collapse into it, unable to move an inch.

If there is insufficient power, it will be impossible to escape.

This can be described as a rather insidious trap.

After laying city mines and trenches along the main roads, the Industrial then began constructing level 1 fortresses and level 1 city bunkers.

A level 1 fortress requires 300 units of iron ore and has the same defensive capabilities as a level 1 city armor. Adding personnel, heavy machine guns, and artillery to the fortress is like planting a troublesome thorn in the side of the battlefield.

As for the city bunkers, they were prepared for the Vanguard and Echo, who were stationed in the center and rear of the battlefield.

The city bunker is nearly 100 meters high and has an inverted U-shaped structure. Its sturdy walls are strong enough to withstand several rounds of artillery bombardment.

Its primary function was to protect fire support cities like the Echo from enemy long-range artillery bombardment during fire support operations.

The cost of building it is also very high, requiring a full 600 units of iron ore.

Only in a war between two mobile city alliances could they afford to build and use them.

With the Industrial Ship operating smoothly, trenches, mines, bunkers, and urban shelters were built one by one.

As Li Ye gazed at the scene, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"These engineers are really useful!"

Beyond constructing battlefield fortifications, the Industrial can also repair vehicles and other mobile cities using its deck-mounted robotic arms and claws.

This type of city can play a significant role in the Mobile Cities Alliance.

However, few people in the wasteland are willing to be such engineers.

This means that you have to invest resources in the engineer type early on, and you also have to find ways to collect blueprints for things like robotic arms, work claws, and urban bunkers.

This means you won't be able to build any more regular artillery, heavy machine guns, or even convoys, greatly reducing your ability to survive in the wild.

It is precisely because of these demanding development conditions that the number of engineer-type mobile cities is extremely small.

However, it is also very popular in the mobile city alliance and receives additional preferential treatment within the alliance.

With a sigh, Li Ye looked towards the deck of the Tomorrow.

“Now, I should also make preparations,” he muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)