bookpower Chapter 248 : The Scale of a Level 4 Mobile City
Chapter 248 : The Scale of a Level 4 Mobile City
Chapter 248: The Scale of a Level 4 Mobile City
The fifth piece of intelligence immediately caught Li Ye’s interest.
It described a super airborne mobile giant island, capable of carrying a population of several million people, and even establishing a modern nation upon it.
“If I ever get the chance, I must go and see it,” he thought.
Soon after, his expression grew complicated as he looked at the first piece of intelligence.
Ever since the Silence Agreement had been abolished, the strategic contest and confrontation between humans and monsters had intensified dramatically.
Perhaps the day when the final victor would be decided was not far away.
A strange glint then appeared in his eyes.
“I didn’t expect two resource-type pieces of intelligence to refresh at once—and they’re Epic Intelligence and even Legendary Intelligence!”
The sixth piece of intelligence indeed counted as a resource-type one. The Tomorrow Alliance could dispatch mobile cities to salvage the wreckage of those mobile cities and obtain a massive amount of metal resources.
Li Ye immediately became excited.
If the entire batch of oil fields and natural gas fields were fully exploited and sold, it would be enough to earn a Level 3 City Crystal.
It would likely be even more than that. This was Legendary Intelligence, meaning the scale of the oil and natural gas reserves was probably unimaginably vast. Not only could it yield a Level 3 City Crystal, it might even generate a huge additional sum of Crystal Coins.
At that point, Li Ye could also purchase a batch of Level 4 Iron Ore and Level 4 Components, construct a nuclear power plant, and launch satellites into the sky.
“Oh right, there’s also the Level 4 City Simulation Training Pod!” he said excitedly.
Just as he picked up the Walkie-talkie to call Zhou Xing, Li Ye suddenly stopped.
According to previous practice, the extraction of natural gas and oil fields would naturally be handled by the Engineer.
But the problem was that this time the resources were of Legendary grade. A single Engineer would take quite a long time to finish extracting them all.
A completely new idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
Since the goal was simply to mine oil and natural gas and sell them for money, it would be better to directly sell the extraction rights of the Peninsula Zone and its nearby sea areas to the Three Major Human Organizations.
This approach had one clear advantage: once the contract was signed, Li Ye could immediately receive a massive sum of funds and begin the promotion of Tomorrow to Level 4.
This would be far faster than exhausting himself extracting oil and natural gas.
Once the idea formed, Li Ye acted immediately. He took out his Level 4 satellite phone and contacted Albert.
“So it’s you again, kid,” Albert said. “What is it this time?”
When Albert learned that the Tomorrow Alliance had “surveyed” a large number of oil fields and natural gas fields in the Peninsula Zone and intended to sell the extraction rights to the three major human organizations, he immediately became excited.
“Really? Human forces are extremely short on resources right now. I heard from colleagues that the higher-ups are planning a big project.”
“Is that so?” Li Ye smiled slightly.
The so-called big project was probably that super airborne mobile island.
Not only would the island itself require construction, but its infrastructure would also need a large number of mobile cities and engineering vehicles, which meant enormous fuel demand—namely natural gas and oil.
Thus, Albert served as the intermediary for the Apocalypse Sect and began negotiations with the Tomorrow Alliance.
Meanwhile, Holy Mechanism C21, which had originally been building an underwater city in the Peninsula Zone, was tasked with verifying the truth of Li Ye’s claim.
After conducting a survey along the area Li Ye indicated, the lord of Holy Mechanism C21 revealed a trace of surprise.
“I didn’t expect this place to contain so many oil fields and natural gas fields,” he said while patting Li Ye on the shoulder. “You’re really lucky this time. You’re going to make a fortune!”
After further discussions with Albert, Li Ye finalized the terms of the agreement.
The Tomorrow Alliance would sell the extraction rights to the Apocalypse Sect. The latter would gradually send several Level 3 Engineering-type Cities to extract the oil and natural gas, while the Tomorrow Alliance would be responsible for protecting their safety and ensuring their work was not disturbed.
This contract alone was worth 5 million Crystal Coins.
“So what do you plan to do with this money?” Albert asked. “Holy Mechanism C21 has a City Resource Transmission Device. If you want to buy anything from the Apocalypse Sect’s official store, I can contact the shop for you.”
“Allow me to think about it carefully,” Li Ye replied.
After some thought, he finalized the items he wanted to purchase with the funds.
A Level 3 City Crystal.
4,000 units of Level 3 City Alloy.
One blueprint for a Level 4 Rocket Launch Platform.
A set of professional technical books on rocket launching, a set of astronaut training manuals, and a set of professional satellite operation manuals.
One upgrade blueprint for a Level 4 City Simulation Training Pod.
And a large batch of Level 4 resources such as iron ore, components, cloth, and others.
“Understood. I’ll arrange it immediately,” Albert replied. “But buying this many things will likely cost more than 5 million Crystal Coins.”
Li Ye naturally understood.
Over the past ten days, the Tomorrow Alliance had not been idle. They had hunted many demons and obtained a large batch of Level 3 Blueprints. Selling those blueprints would almost certainly cover the remaining cost.
The Apocalypse Sect moved quickly. Within a few hours, everything was arranged.
Through the City Resource Transmission Device of Holy Mechanism C21, Li Ye sold the Level 3 Blueprints obtained over the past ten days and purchased everything he needed.
Among them, the Level 3 City Crystal alone cost 3.2 million Crystal Coins—this was already offered because the Tomorrow Alliance had maintained a good reputation, so the Apocalypse Sect was willing to sell it.
A large batch of Level 4 Iron Ore and components also arrived. As for the rocket launch and astronaut training manuals, they were essentially given to him for free by the Apocalypse Sect.
Suppressing his excitement, Li Ye immediately began handling the promotion of Tomorrow.
The City Crystal, upgrade blueprints, City Alloy, and City Structure Blueprint were already prepared.
By collecting metal resources from the Peninsula Zone and forging them into Level 3 steel, Tomorrow gathered 8,000 units.
Level 3 Timber came from Level 3 pine trees planted inside the city.
Level 3 Fuel was produced by the Engineer—its Goblin Fuel Processing Device had already been upgraded to Level 3. As for the crude oil supply, the Apocalypse Sect allowed Li Ye to exploit several oil fields in the Peninsula Zone.
As for Level 3 Saltpeter, it could only be obtained from mines in the Peninsula Zone. Although the Tomorrow Alliance had mined quite a number of mines over the past ten days and accumulated a fair amount of saltpeter, they were still far short of the required 8,000 units.
Li Ye had no choice but to contact Albert again and purchase the remaining saltpeter.
Thinking about it carefully, he could not help but shake his head.
The resources required for mobile city promotion increased dramatically each time. It was practically bone-breaking.
After a great deal of effort, he finally gathered all the resources.
As usual, before the city promotion, all residents had to be evacuated.
After confirming that the Peninsula Zone was safe, Li Ye began evacuating the residents. For safety reasons, he did not send them to the ground but instead distributed them among other mobile cities.
While the Production Workshop began consuming the promotion resources, Li Ye also specially planned the Vehicle Warehouse.
Learning from previous experience, he designed that warehouse level to be extremely large—its height alone exceeded one hundred meters.
This way, even large warships could be stored inside. As for future combat mechs, they could simply be placed horizontally within it.
After tremendous construction activity, Tomorrow officially promoted to a Level 4 Mobile City.
Now, this mobile city had become an unprecedented behemoth, almost like a gigantic mountain stretching across the land.
Everyone boarded the deck with excitement.
Li Ye himself entered the Production Workshop and checked Tomorrow’s current data.
After promotion to a Level 4 Mobile City, Tomorrow’s length became 3,375 meters, its width 2,160 meters, and its height 480 meters.
The city structure expanded into 3 upper floors, 34 middle floors, and 11 lower floors.
Li Ye silently calculated the area of a single floor—it was roughly 7.29 square kilometers.
However, this was the ideal figure based purely on length times width. The actual usable space would be somewhat smaller.
He looked at the vast floor before him.
A Level 4 Mobile City could theoretically carry between 200,000 and 500,000 people. That was an astonishing scale—essentially a small city.
Incidentally, although the city’s total space had expanded greatly, the residents’ individual room size remained unchanged at 5×5 meters.
The main reason was simple: that size was already sufficient.
Next, Li Ye began upgrading the City Simulation Training Pod.
Upgrading the Training Pod from Level 3 to Level 4 required 400 units of Level 4 Iron Ore, 200 units of Level 4 Fabric, and 200 units of Copper Ore.
After the upgrade, it could accommodate 1,000 people training simultaneously.
What Li Ye cared about most was the new functions unlocked after the upgrade.
First, the time flow ratio inside the Training Pod increased from 1:24 at Level 3 to 1:72.
That meant 72 hours inside the Training Pod equaled only 1 hour outside.
If someone trained for one full day inside, it would equal 72 days—more than two months.
“Excellent,” Li Ye said happily.
This was exactly the function he urgently needed. With the increased time ratio, Tomorrow’s ability to cultivate talent would rise dramatically.
Secondly, the Level 4 Training Pod allowed trainees to experience real touch sensations and all five senses.
The type of “training scenario so realistic that people cannot distinguish it from reality,” which Li Ye had wanted, was now fully achievable.
After finishing the Training Pod upgrade, Li Ye moved on to the next project.
Constructing a nuclear power plant.
The location had already been decided earlier when he invested resources for the city promotion.
The Nuclear Power Plant would be built on the C7 floor of the lower deck, and to accommodate its height, Li Ye had specially increased the ceiling height of that level.
A nuclear power plant operates mainly through nuclear energy, specifically nuclear fission reactions.
Albert had reminded Li Ye that the plant required not only Level 4 Nuclear Fuel, but also Level 4 Moderators and Level 4 Coolants.
Li Ye thanked him and purchased the corresponding materials from the Apocalypse Sect’s official store.
After construction was complete, Li Ye carefully observed the structure.
The most eye-catching feature was the reactor building—a massive cylindrical concrete structure with a hemispherical top. Its surface was smooth and heavy, resembling a fortress carved from a giant block of gray stone.
The outer wall was several meters thick, and the concrete carried a cold gray-white tone. Occasionally, steam drifted slowly from the ventilation outlets.
Connected to the reactor were rows of long, low industrial buildings, along with transmission towers and cooling towers extending outward.
Compared with nuclear power plants on Blue Star, this Level 4 Nuclear Power Plant gave off a precise and austere feeling. There were no unnecessary decorations; every design served a practical function.
Its overall size was also slightly smaller than those on Blue Star.
Li Ye immediately arranged for the previously trained nuclear power personnel to take their positions.
During this time, he noticed that everyone looked extremely nervous.
After all, nuclear power plants were different from ordinary power plants—if an accident occurred, the consequences would be extremely severe.
For this reason, Li Ye personally reminded them.
“Safety first! The plant can operate slowly, but there must never be an accident.”
According to Li Ye’s plan, the first week after completion would be used for personnel to familiarize themselves with operations. Only afterward would the plant officially begin running.
Once operational, Tomorrow would achieve complete electricity freedom.
Not only that—if necessary, the nuclear power plant could even feed massive electricity back into Tomorrow, allowing it to convert that power into City Energy.
After finishing the nuclear power project, Li Ye moved to the next task.
Launching a satellite into the sky.
Now he already possessed blueprints for a Level 4 Rocket, a Level 4 Rocket Launch Platform, and a Level 4 Satellite.
The required resources for manufacturing them were also fully prepared.
As for the personnel needed to control rocket launches, Li Ye had already uploaded the newly acquired books into the Level 4 City Simulation Training Pod.
With a time ratio of 1:72, talent cultivation would proceed extremely quickly.
Three days in the real world would equal 216 days inside the training pod—about seven months of training.
Thinking along this line, Li Ye carefully considered the future.
With the Level 4 City Simulation Training Pod as the foundation, talent cultivation aboard Tomorrow would essentially operate on a three-day cycle.
Whether tank crews, bomber crews, or naval personnel, a new batch could be trained every three days.
The speed was practically like producing dumplings in bulk.
“In that case, Tomorrow’s external combat forces can be built up extremely quickly,” he thought.
The key factor was still population.
Over time, Li Ye had realized that people of the wasteland were not actually stupid.
Although there had been a centuries-long break in knowledge, technology, and culture, as long as they were given the right environment, they could still be cultivated into capable individuals.
“In the end, what’s really needed is an environment for learning and development,” he said with emotion.
Li Ye finalized the plan.
Three days later, Tomorrow would officially launch a satellite into space.
With satellites, Li Ye would be able to observe the entire planet and the movements across continents in real time.
When Yang Zheng and the others heard this news, they were extremely excited.
“This is basically opening a heavenly eye!” Fang Yong said excitedly.
“In the future we must quickly obtain Level 4 Satellite Weapons,” Yang Zheng said firmly. “Once we discover an enemy, we’ll be able to launch ultra-long-range firepower strikes!”
Zhou Xing, however, was more pragmatic.
“Alliance Leader, does this mean we’ve officially taken our first step into space?” he asked.
“Yes,” Li Ye replied. Seeing Zhou Xing’s expression, he looked puzzled. “It seems you have some new idea. Go ahead and tell me.”