Mobile City Travel Guide

Chapter 114 Aerial Power! (4K)

After selecting a suitable location, the Starfire began deploying a series of vehicles as usual.

Mining trucks, oil extraction trucks, specialized water pumping tankers, and flexible and fast small tricycles... all kinds of work vehicles scattered around, starting to collect various resources on the spot.

The off-road vehicle convoy and hover tanks were responsible for guarding and escorting the vehicles.

In addition, several helicopters were built and equipped with Flesh Butcher machine guns to begin patrolling.

Centered on the Xinghuo ship, various vehicles transported back the mined resources in a continuous stream, like ants carrying food.

Li Xin originally wanted to rest peacefully for a while, but soon he was greeted by an uninvited guest.

That was an army from the Qing Dynasty.

This army numbered over ten thousand, a truly formidable force. Its ranks were filled with banners that blotted out the sun, and swords and spears that formed a forest.

As the victors who simultaneously conquered both the Jing and Qian dynasties, the Qing dynasty army was riding high and unstoppable.

The leading general, clad in iron armor and wielding a spear, frowned as he looked at the Starfire that had appeared before him.

"What is this thing?"

But he could tell that this iron fortress was clearly not from the Qing Dynasty, nor should it have appeared in the Qing Dynasty's territory.

So the general waved his hand, and the tens of thousands of soldiers behind him raised their swords and spears, their killing intent soaring to the sky, and launched a fierce charge!

Before long, they were all dead.

"Crazy." Li Xin couldn't help but mutter.

All I wanted was to mine some oil and minerals in peace. What did I do to deserve this?

In this primitive, slash-and-burn world, the military technology of mobile cities is so far superior that they pose no threat whatsoever.

Now that the Starfire has arrived in the mortal realm, it can obtain water resources on a large scale. As a result, water restrictions in the city have been lifted, and beverage vending machines have been put into use.

Soon, new developments emerged.

In the nearby wilderness, a new helicopter dispatched by the Spark unexpectedly discovered several ghosts.

There was also an old man who looked like a Taoist master, leading a pair of young disciples in a difficult battle.

The old man was dressed in a drab gray Taoist robe, the cuffs and collar worn white, his hair tied in a loose bun, holding a peach wood sword in his left hand and a talisman in his right.

The two disciples, a boy and a girl, were probably only thirteen or fourteen years old. They were both wearing old Taoist robes, their faces were pale and their lips were trembling. They were obviously terrified by the evil spirits.

Li Xin watched the images transmitted back from the helicopter and fell into deep thought.

As the Chen family father and daughter mentioned before, there are also mountain spirits and monsters in the mortal world, and there are also Taoist masters and exorcism systems in the folk, but there are no immortals, gods, or heavenly courts.

"Logically speaking, aren't all wandering spirits under the jurisdiction of the underworld?" he wondered. "Could it be that the underworld's oversight is lax, allowing wandering spirits to occasionally wander into the netherworld?"

He thought this was very likely, since the strange messengers he encountered along the way were all of poor character, with the City God being the only exception.

Seeing that the three of them were in a tough fight, he simply ordered the helicopter to come to their rescue, since in addition to regular ammunition, he also equipped them with exorcism bullets.

After several rounds of firing, the ghosts were reduced to ashes.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" The old Taoist priest kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude upon seeing Li Xin.

According to him, the human world is not peaceful either, with mountain spirits and monsters running rampant.

Moreover, the world is going to the dogs, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be. Many Taoist masters and sorcerers have gone astray and chosen to raise demons. Many kingdoms and dynasties have even worshipped evil spirits, stolen the fortunes of other countries, and even used them directly in warfare.

As they were about to part, Li Xin called out to the three of them.

After the paper figures disappeared, he collected all the evil-slaying peach wood swords and filled the warehouse to the brim.

He selected three of the best ones and gave them to the master and his two disciples.

The latter's eyes widened immediately upon seeing it, after all, this could be considered a true "little wonder".

After the three left, Li Xin continued with his work.

To his surprise, the mineral resources in this mortal world were far more abundant and of higher quality than he had imagined. Not only were there common metals like iron and copper, but also large quantities of rare metals. Moreover, the veins were shallow, of high grade, and easy to mine.

He then built another batch of Stardust mining vehicles and increased the mining intensity.

Before long, the Starfire ship had harvested mountains of ore, which was then smelted into various metal ingots.

After a satisfied inspection of the area, Li Xin arrived at the top floor.

An airport has now been built here.

The main runway, take-off and landing area, arresting gear system, ammunition elevators, transport vehicles, control tower, ground control room... all kinds of buildings and functions are complete.

He couldn't help but rub his hands together.

"Come on, let's develop our air power in this world!"

Without hesitation, Li Xin invested various resources in the production workshop and began large-scale construction of various fighter jets.

As time went on, reconnaissance planes, fighter jets, attack aircraft, bombers, transport planes, tanker aircraft... all kinds of aircraft instantly filled the airport.

What interests Li Xin the most are attack aircraft and gunships.

The former is an anti-enemy combat aircraft, equipped with a 30mm rotary cannon and surface-to-air missiles.

The latter is a powerful air force, possessing weapons such as rotary heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, heavy howitzers, Sidewinder missiles, and general-purpose bombs.

The firepower of a single gunship is enough to raze an entire area to the ground.

Li Xin looked at the many fighter jets in front of him with great interest.

Now, the Starfire has a powerful air force, and it can even be said to have entered the realm of modern warfare.

But soon, he encountered another problem.

Because the airport's size is quite limited—the entire Xinghuo is currently only 320 meters long and 110 meters wide—the airport's size naturally cannot exceed this range.

This space can only accommodate about 20 fighter jets at most, and it is not even possible to simultaneously "accommodate" and "take-off and landing".

"Sigh, maybe we should upgrade this airport." He sighed.

【Item Name: Airport】

[Description: A standard, modernly equipped airport built atop a mobile city. While boasting comprehensive facilities and an impressive appearance, its limited size and insufficient takeoff and landing capacity prevent it from meeting the demands of large-scale air operations.]

[Evolutionary Branch:]

[Extended Function Program - "SkyCraft": Adds an advanced intelligent logistics maintenance program to the airport, capable of monitoring the status of each fighter jet in real time.] — 500 Evolution Points [Future Warfare - Air Command: Upgrades the airport into a future version of an aerospace combat hub, eliminating traditional runways and catapults, and replacing them with buoyancy array-based containment pods. Any fighter jet can be maintained and repaired in the containment pods during peacetime, and take off directly through the buoyancy array of the containment pods during combat.] — 2000 Evolution Points [Ironclad Air Combat Emblem - "Eagle's Nest": Your airport will be fully evolved into an integrated air combat fortress, possessing the ability to contain fighter jets, air combat power, missile racks, ammunition depots, and strong defenses. It can be deployed independently for long-term external operations, sufficient to support a local war.] — 3000 Evolution Points Purchasing "Air Command" also includes the "SkyCraft" program.

After the purchase was completed, the airport immediately began a series of noticeable changes.

Its many panels began to fold and deform, transforming into rows of containment chambers of varying sizes. Rows of pale green holographic projections appeared prominently at the edges of the hatches, displaying in real time the aircraft's fuel level, ammunition level, fuselage damage, and electrical status as it was contained inside.

Moreover, the airport has multiple vertical storage structures, each of which is an independent hangar—meaning that the airport can accommodate several times more fighter jets.

When a fighter jet is ready to engage in combat, its containment pod will automatically rise to the front.

Li Xin nodded slightly.

An advanced airport capable of simultaneously accommodating and landing fighter jets, plus an advanced maintenance procedure.

From this perspective, spending those 2500 evolution points was actually worthwhile.

However, the only drawback is that this airport, or rather the "air command center," has a flaw.

That means it consumes a huge amount of electricity.

He suddenly had a headache. The future civilization didn't consider energy supply issues at all, but the Spark was currently in dire need.

"It seems that solving the electricity problem needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible!"

Next, the size of the air combat force of the Xinghuo was confirmed.

2 reconnaissance aircraft, 8 fighter jets, 6 attack aircraft, 2 bombers, 2 gunships, 4 armed helicopters, 2 transport aircraft, 2 refueling aircraft, and 4 combat drones.

A total of 32 fighter jets.

The required number of pilots and operators is 36, and the total number of ground crew, command and control, support and maintenance, emergency response, and other support personnel will be two to three hundred.

As for how to train, they naturally crammed everyone into the city simulation training cabin.

With this in mind, Li Xin simply enhanced the "perceptual immersion" and "virtual world" evolutionary branches of this thing.

After the enhancement was completed, the time flow rate of the perception immersion doubled from 1:24 to 1:48, and the "virtual world" additionally possessed the normal human senses such as taste, smell and even pain.

After recruiting an additional 3000 people, Li Xin began training personnel for land, sea, and air combat operations. Since the Xinghuo ship could stay in this world for about 20 days, if you convert that into time in the simulation training cabin, that's a full 960 days, more than two years.

However, if we exclude daily rest, eating, drinking, and sleep time, the time spent on these activities will be significantly reduced over the past two years.

Li Xin ordered the air combat troops to intensify their training.

In addition to fighter jets, he also built a batch of land combat vehicles, including main battle tanks, electronic jamming vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery, multiple rocket launchers, and so on.

In addition, he replenished the missile arsenal, including cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and air defense missiles.

As for naval combat capabilities, they can only be put on hold for the time being.

On the one hand, the Xinghuo is not currently at sea; on the other hand, the ship is too large and consumes too many resources, so even if it were built now, it would still be inconvenient to carry.

Before traveling to the next world, the air and ground forces have completed their training and are ready to be deployed in actual combat at any time.

"Speaking of which, this time the underworld was so difficult, the next world should be much easier, right?" he thought to himself.

But it's really hard to say.

As the days went by, the Starfire slowly gathered resources and developed, and one fighter jet and tank after another was built.

Soon, more trouble arose.

In order to subdue the Starfire, the Qing Dynasty specially dispatched tens of thousands of troops.

The leader was a seasoned general with a fierce and imposing aura.

He unfolded the imperial edict in his hand and began to read it aloud with a resounding voice.

"These monstrous beings, of unknown origin, dared to trespass and seize the territory that my Daqing conquered, and even killed my soldiers and destroyed my peace."

"You are disloyal and unjust, you do not pay homage or tribute, you do not follow the proper calendar, and you do not submit to the king's rule; your crimes are unforgivable!"

"I, the general, have been ordered by the Emperor to lead troops to punish the rebels. If you are aware of the times, you should quickly surrender and surrender, or you may be spared your lives."

If we stubbornly resist, the heavenly army will be enraged, and it will be too late for regrets!

The aircraft that Li Xin brought to entertain them was a well-trained gunboat.

This aerial war behemoth slowly flew over the army, unleashing its full firepower.

Its four twin-mounted rotary cannons and heavy howitzers roared simultaneously, the rocket launchers opened fire wildly, the cabin opened, and a torrent of bombs were dropped.

The entire region was instantly transformed into a hellish place of raging flames and constant explosions. The Qing Dynasty army, which was at the height of its power, suffered countless casualties and collapsed at the first contact.

The leading general fled in utter panic.

Throughout the entire process, the Xinghuo remained completely still, while various vehicles continued to mine resources as usual.

The victory came so easily that it brought no joy whatsoever, only boredom.

During this time, Li Xin unexpectedly made contact with a mobile city on an ark.

Through the other party, he learned about the general state of human civilization at present.

After breaking through the cycle of reincarnation and arriving in the mortal world, the Ark, like the Starfire, began to mine various resources on a large scale.

Tianze successfully captured Di Ting and severely injured Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

The Pantheon and the various realms engaged in an earth-shattering war against the forces of Yama and the King of Hell, which eventually led to the destruction of most of the underworld.

These two organizations successfully obtained half of the Book of Life and Death.

Taking advantage of the chaos, the underworld plundered the souls of the dead, hunted down the treacherous judges and officials, and forcibly seized a series of underworld resources.

What really made Li Xin lose his composure was the Wanji Cult.

While other world-class organizations were in turmoil, this organization was undergoing a major system maintenance shutdown.

"This is supposed to be an S-level underworld, but this organization is acting like they're just here for sightseeing." He couldn't help but twitch his lips.

But to be fair, they do have the capability and confidence to do so.

After expressing his feelings, Li Xin couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Tianze successfully captured Di Ting, and the Pantheon and the various realms obtained half of the Book of Life and Death.

These organizations are not exactly benevolent; who knows what kind of earth-shattering impact they might have in the future.

Thinking of this, he took out the gene manual.

During the attack on the Six Paths of Reincarnation, Li Xin took advantage of the chaos to acquire many new genes. These included Yin Soldiers and Generals, Ghost Messengers, Judges, Ghost Generals, and Black and White Impermanence.

This may be his greatest gain in this world.

"Once the Starfire possesses genetic technology, it should be able to use these genes to create life," he thought to himself.

Given the current pace of development, that day is not far off.

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