Mobile City Travel Guide

"We've finally arrived."

He spoke with a sigh.

Not far ahead, a coastline came into view—after two or three days of traveling day and night, the Xinghuo had finally arrived at its destination.

The journey was surprisingly smooth, with hardly any setbacks.

After docking at the coast, the Xinghuo began its sea-going modifications. In the past few days, the production workshop has manufactured a series of sea-going components.

A giant urban propeller, urban sails tens of meters long, and an entire brand-new urban hull.

A few hours later, the Spark, ready to go, slowly began to sail into the sea.

The moment it entered the water, the entire mobile city sank slightly, then quickly rose again. Powered by its engines, the giant propeller at the tail stirred up waves that spread out in all directions.

On the deck, the fully unfurled sails billowed and even made a dull thud.

Li Xin stood on the observation tower, his hand resting on the railing, gazing at the distant sea.

In fact, the navigation of mobile cities at sea is also a science, such as how to salvage fish, explore the deep sea, and what kind of food is needed to supplement nutrition for life at sea.

The most crucial aspect is how to produce and build ships.

Like convoys on land, ships at sea are like extra hands for mobile cities, capable of performing important tasks such as escorting ships, fishing, and clearing roads.

Li Xin couldn't help but fall into reverie.

If the Xinghuo could build any kind of ship, that would be truly remarkable. For example, it could build fishing boats for deep-sea fishing, various warships and even aircraft carriers for escort and combat operations, submarines for deep-sea exploration, or even cargo ships and LNG carriers specifically for transporting oil and gas resources...

But his reverie was soon abruptly cut short.

Because the sea voyage was just too bumpy.

The sea is naturally rough, and what appears as slight undulations from the giant's perspective are actually quite large waves for a mobile city. Li Xinguang felt noticeably unwell after standing there for a while, as did the others.

It took quite a while for everyone to finally get used to it.

After he stood firm and held on, he waved his hand, and everyone immediately worked together to throw a huge fishing net into the sea.

Yes, Li Xin wanted to fish at sea. Although the food they had collected during their journey was not small, it was far from enough to feed more than two hundred people, so he planned to catch as many fish as possible while at sea.

The sky was overcast, and the wind and waves were getting bigger and bigger.

The Spark, dragging its fishing net, struggled forward through the wind and waves, the city tilting and leaning intermittently. The sails billowed in the sea breeze, and the propeller churned the water with difficulty, making the city's trail crooked and distorted.

Occasionally, waves would crash against the city's exterior and deck, turning into white foam that flowed away.

To make matters worse, the weather turned bad, and it started to rain.

Each raindrop was ridiculously large; a single drop could soak them completely.

Li Xin casually opened an old umbrella he had found in the warehouse. He felt as if what was falling on the umbrella were not raindrops but cannonballs, crackling and heavy.

Just as he was hesitating whether to pull in the net and lay low, a companion pointed to the taut cable and shouted.

"My lord, the fish has caught the net!"

The rain gradually intensified.

The dense raindrops pelted down relentlessly, forming a vast, white curtain of water between heaven and earth. The wind picked up, blowing the rain curtain at an angle.

Like a lone leaf on the water, the Xinghuo struggled to maintain its balance amidst the wind and rain. On the deck, everyone hunched over, gripping the nearby railings and handrails, trying to fight against the wind and waves.

The new umbrella gave way within seconds; the wind blew it completely inside out, turning it inside out like a crumpled flower. At that moment, he and a dozen others were working together to push the winch, trying desperately to pull the fishing net up.

Everyone was soaked through, their clothes clinging to their bodies, their hair a messy smear on their faces, making it impossible to tell who was who.

After a considerable amount of effort, the group finally managed to drag the fishing net onto the deck.

There weren't many fish in the net, only four or five in total. But as creatures from a world of giants, they were also incredibly large.

When the fishing net was opened, the fish fell onto the deck with a splash and immediately began to thrash about violently. Their tails slapped the deck with a loud thud, splashing water everywhere, and nearly swept several excited people who had gathered around into the sea with their tails.

Overjoyed at leaving the new place, I quickened my pace and walked there.

"Okay, now let's..."

Before he could finish speaking, a huge wave crashed over him.

The Starfire suddenly shook violently, and the people on the deck were instantly thrown around in a daze. The seawater brought by the waves rushed over the entire city, flooded the deck, poured into the cabins, and flowed down the stairs.

The fish, taking advantage of the waves, thrashed and splashed all over the deck.

They managed to stand up, holding onto the railing, wiping the water from their faces, and were all stunned.

But compared to dealing with a few lively fish, an even bigger problem was looming ahead.

After the big wave subsided, an uninvited guest appeared on the deck.

A giant octopus.

Its size is almost equivalent to half a mobile city, and its tentacles are as big as giant snakes, with suction cups the size of washbasins on them.

The giant octopus was a little confused at this moment, seemingly not understanding why it had come here. But it quickly came to its senses, puffing out its body on the deck, its huge eyes wide open.

The people on deck also came to their senses and grabbed whatever they could find nearby, rushing forward to fight.

Li Xin waved vigorously.

"Just use heavy machine guns to mow them down!"

After a chaotic commotion, things finally calmed down on the deck. Although the giant octopus had come on strong, it couldn't withstand the barrage of fire and was eventually brought down.

Then, after some effort, they managed to catch all the fish that were darting around on the deck.

At this time, the rain and waves gradually subsided, and the sea returned to calm.

Li Xin was about to relax, but soon frowned in confusion again.

Why is the Xinghuo ship moving so smoothly right now, without even the slightest bump?

Upon closer inspection, he was stunned.

Beneath the surface, a large, dark object slowly rose to the surface.

It was a submarine that surfaced to breathe, so large it resembled a floating island.

As the submarine surfaced, seawater rushed back from both sides of the hull, and the Xinghuo was steadily lifted out of the water.

With a soft sound, the submarine opened its hatch, and several giants resembling sailors climbed out, stretching and relaxing on the submarine's back.

Upon turning their heads and seeing the stranded human mobile city beside them, they were immediately startled and widened their eyes. Then, they excitedly said something and tried to come closer.

However, soon all the giants obediently raised their hands—because the Starfire had already set up its city cannons.

Just then, a wave crashed over, and the mobile city took advantage of the moment to slide off the submarine's back into the water, accelerating away with a roar.