Mobile City Travel Guide

After chatting and enjoying the breeze for a while atop the watchtower, Li Xin went back to his own business.

The Spark has now reached a new section of the road, which is much flatter than before, consisting of gently rolling hills and plains.

During its journey, the mobile city slowed down and deployed a series of vehicles via a lifting platform to carry out various tasks such as reconnaissance, surveillance, and resource extraction.

Among them were several newly evolved M-3 "Stardust" integrated mining vehicles. These mining vehicles were scattered, efficiently mining and refining various minerals, and transporting them back like ants.

The off-road vehicle convoy and helicopters were responsible for clearing the way and patrolling. The former were equipped with modified-base Flesh Butcher machine guns, and the combat personnel on board were issued newly produced guns and grenades from the production workshop. The latter had two autocannons mounted on their wings, making their firepower formidable.

With land now available, Lixin fully launched its vehicle program, with production workshops running day and night to manufacture various vehicles. From off-road vehicles to trucks, from motorcycles to cargo tricycles, one vehicle after another rolled off the production line, were numbered, refueled, and then assigned to their respective posts.

With the help of the city's AI cloud, he also designed a vehicle crew specifically responsible for oil and gas extraction.

The train crew consists of three types of vehicles: an exploration command vehicle responsible for exploring oil and gas, a drilling and production operation vehicle responsible for drilling and production, and a tanker truck specifically for transporting crude oil.

The three-vehicle linkage integrates the entire process of "exploration, mining, and transportation".

The most remarkable of these is the drilling rig. It resembles a mobile drilling platform, featuring a six-wheeled heavy-duty chassis and a foldable hydraulic derrick mounted at the rear. During normal operation, this equipment is folded up and integrated into the vehicle. Once the location is confirmed, it unfolds and secures itself, commencing drilling on the spot.

This vehicle set was quite expensive, as a large amount of alloy was used to improve the vehicle's accuracy. And he only built this one set.

"It's time to consider upgrading the production facility to the next stage." He stroked his chin.

By then, the capabilities of the Xinghuo will have reached a full-blown explosion. It will not only be able to produce tanks, fighter jets, and warships, but also manufacture actual missiles and drones. These are all modern combat forces with precise guidance, long range, and enormous destructive power.

A mobile city, equipped with a complete land, sea and air combat force, plus swarms of drones and long-range missiles—just thinking about it gets my blood pumping.

However, while dreaming about it, Li Xin also encountered difficulties.

Tanks are manageable; the Spark can currently accommodate them. But warships are a different story—they're enormous, and the vehicle depot can't hold them all. Fighter jets are another problem; they require a large area of ​​flat land in the city to build airport runways for routine takeoffs, landings, maintenance, and upkeep.

Not only that, operating these vehicles also requires corresponding personnel. Tanks need crews, fighter jets need pilots, and warships need crew members. Keep in mind that the Xinghuo currently only has about two hundred people at most.

"It seems that a new round of urban expansion and recruitment needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible," he thought.

Looking around, the Starfire continued its steady progress, while its deployed vehicles shuttled back and forth in all directions, continuously transporting various collected supplies back to the city.

This scene left the team protecting the caskets on deck completely dumbfounded.

"Wow, your Iron Fortress is quite amazing!" the dwarf Torg exclaimed.

Li Xin was slightly taken aback.

Iron Fortress? That's a unique name, and it unexpectedly fits the style of the Starfire.

For these natives of the magical world, a vehicle like a mobile city, which combines survival, migration, and combat, is simply a fantasy.

After regaining his senses, he continued with his work.

Taking advantage of the abundant resources, he began a series of internal construction projects in the city.

The first thing to build is a public canteen.

Its advantages are also obvious: it can centralize meal service, saving fuel, manpower and space.

With Yunzhi's help, he quickly planned the scale of the canteen. It was a two-story structure with a total area of ​​about 400 square meters, which could accommodate about 300 people at the same time.

The layout features long tables and benches, suitable for group dining and cleanup. Plates, stoves, steamers, and freezers are then manufactured in the production workshop. Construction and installation are carried out using cranes, robotic arms, and other engineering equipment on the Xinghuo ship's deck.

Everything was arranged in an orderly manner. The only drawback was the insufficient supply of vegetables, fruits, meat, and eggs in the city, which would have to wait for the city to develop gradually in the future.

Subsequently, Li Xin built a batch of washing machines in the production workshop and placed them in the planned cabins so that residents could wash their clothes. He then planned and built public bathrooms, hot water rooms, and other facilities.

The ultimate goal is to improve the living conditions on the Starfire.

In addition, he designed a city hierarchy system. It is divided into P1-P7 from low to high, with each level corresponding to different responsibilities, authority and benefits, with clear levels and a clear promotion path.

To ensure the fairness and efficiency of the city's operation, he also developed a work point system. The number of points earned varies depending on the importance, danger, skill requirements, and intensity of the work.

Those who are combat personnel on the front lines receive significantly more points than those in miscellaneous tasks, agriculture, or logistics support groups.

Points can be redeemed for food, fresh water, various daily necessities, furniture and appliances, and a private room in the city.

At this very moment, the oil and gas extraction vehicle teams deployed to the outside world have returned, bringing back a full load of natural gas.

"They actually struck natural gas?" Li Xin exclaimed in surprise.

Natural gas is a valuable resource just like oil. It can be used as fuel for mobile cities, as well as for power generation, urban heating, and cooking.

The thought of power generation and electrical appliances made him fall into deep thought.

Since the goal is to improve residents' living conditions, electrical appliances are naturally indispensable, such as fans, air conditioners, microwave ovens, rice cookers, refrigerators, and so on. It's important to understand that better living conditions lead to a better mood, allowing people to live and work with peace of mind.

However, 90% of the city's energy is currently used to power the Xinghuo, so where is the extra city energy to generate electricity? Incidentally, since its expansion, the Xinghuo has not only increased in size, but also consumed more city energy while in operation.

"No rush, let's take it one step at a time," he reassured himself. "Actually, the current pace of development is already quite fast."