Chapter 183: Chapter 183

Chapter 183: Continent-level Construction “Great Wall”

Fighter jets, the primary combat force of the Aerial Forces.

Destroyers, the primary combat force of the Naval Fleets.

Both are the core of sea-air combat forces developed by Level 3 Mobile Cities in their early stages.

With these two Blueprints, the Tomorrow could avoid many detours in the future.

Plus, a Level 1 Mobile City was given free of charge.

Li Ye took a deep breath and nodded forcefully.

“Alright, let’s do as you say.”

When everyone on the Tomorrow saw Li Ye return and heard from him that the Tomorrow Alliance would recruit over 8,000 people, they were all stunned.

Just as they were about to speak and dissuade him, Li Ye slowly said.

“Bishop Albert agreed to give us one Level 1 Mobile City, one Level 3 Destroyer Blueprint, and one Level 3 Fighter Jet Blueprint.”

After regaining their senses, everyone took a deep breath.

An hour later, the ground near the coastline bulged, and a massive drill emerged.

A Level 3 Underground-digging Mobile City of the Apocalypse Sect revealed itself.

It was carrying over 10,000 people.

Seeing the dense crowd walking out, everyone couldn’t help but feel tense.

How to assimilate such a large population would be a huge challenge for the Tomorrow.

This time, the Tomorrow would absorb eight to nine thousand people.

This batch of newcomers was naturally arranged in the mid-level region.

The mid-level spanned Floors B1 to B17.

Among them, B14 to B17 had already been used for farming and aquaculture, and vehicle storage.

B6 to B13 were the residential floors.

Floors B1 to B5 were currently vacant.

Each floor in the mid-level region had an area of about 700,000 square meters. Based on the current 25-square-meter room standard, it could theoretically accommodate 28,000 rooms, or 28,000 people.

However, accounting for stairways, public buildings, spacing between buildings, railings, steam pipelines, etc., the actual capacity per floor was significantly reduced.

These eight to nine thousand people were assigned by Li Ye to the B6 to B13 floors.

For this, he specifically mobilized Mechanical Arms, Work Claws, and Cranes to build new rooms for the new residents.

The City Committee became unexpectedly busy as well.

Recording each new resident’s information.

Distributing food and freshwater.

Handing out Resident Cards.

Distributing furniture and daily goods.

At this moment, the previously purchased Plastic Blueprint came in handy.

Li Ye transferred a batch of petroleum from the Engineer, and manufactured various plastic products like washbasins, cups, and chairs in the Production Workshop, which were distributed by the City Committee.

Next, he summoned Lin Wu to make a series of arrangements.

Expand the Special Forces to 50 personnel.

Expand the City Committee staff to 200 people.

Recruit 1,000 Combat Personnel, with priority screening and training for Fighter Jet Pilots, Tank Crews, and Naval Personnel.

The Engineer and Peacemaker also joined the effort.

The Engineer had high population demands as an Engineer-type city, needing to train various kinds of workers.

The Peacemaker needed to cultivate a large number of Gunners.

The Iron Whale had no such needs.

As a Defensive-type City, it neither required developing Land, Sea, and Air Combat Forces, nor did it have Cannons on its deck. It didn’t need many Gunners.

The three Mobile Cities only absorbed around 1,000 people in total.

Currently, the Tomorrow was a scene of bustling activity, with everyone working flat out.

Albert also arrived on the Underground-digging Mobile City and, under Li Ye’s guidance, toured the Tomorrow.

“Hmm, your Mobile City’s configuration is even better than I expected.” He nodded in approval.

Li Ye looked at him with eyes full of expectation.

Albert instantly understood what he meant. He smiled slightly and pulled out a delicate box from his coat.

As the box opened, Li Ye froze.

Inside were various Level 3 Blueprints.

Level 3 Cannon Upgrade Blueprints, City Armor, Power Engines, Mechanical Arms, Treaded Tires.

As the administrator of the Tower City community, Albert always kept a set of Blueprints prepared for trading with passing Mobile Cities, offering the Blueprints as a reward for absorbing residents from the floors.

What made Li Ye’s eyes go wide was the Level 3 City Building – Missile Launch Device Blueprint.

“I just took in over ten thousand people at once, not easy at all. Could you give me this Blueprint?” he asked.

Albert smiled slightly, a glint of cunning in his eyes.

“If you can absorb another 5,000 people, this Blueprint is yours.”

Li Ye was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

“No, I really can’t handle more.”

Albert picked out two Blueprints from the box and handed them to Li Ye.

Taking the Blueprints, Li Ye suppressed his excitement and carefully examined them.

[Item Name: “Shadow Falcon” Fighter Jet]

[Bonus Effects: 1. Missile Lock-on Speed +15% 2. Acceleration +25% 3. Speed +15%]

[Construction Requirements: 300 units of Level 3 Iron Ore, 100 units of Level 3 Precision Flying Vehicle Components]

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[PL-15E Medium-range Air-to-Air Missiles]

[PL-10 Close-range Dogfight Missiles]

“This is really good stuff,” he couldn’t help but exclaim.

From the bonus effects alone, the aerial combat capability of this fighter was excellent.

The Blueprint also listed detailed specifications.

Maximum speed Mach 2.2, combat radius of 1,800 kilometers without aerial refueling, service ceiling 18,000 meters.

Then he looked at the second Blueprint.

[Item Name: “Wave Suppressor” Destroyer]

[Bonus Effects: 1. Main Cannon Fire Rate +15% 2. Anti-ship Missile Damage +25%]

[Construction Requirements: 1,000 units of Level 3 Iron Ore, 200 units of Level 3 Precision Waterborne Vehicle Components]

[64-cell MK41 Vertical Launch System]

[2x324MM Torpedo Launch Tubes]

[127MM OTO Melara Main Gun]

After seeing the construction requirements, Li Ye was shocked.

“1,000 units of Level 3 Iron Ore! That’s equivalent to the cost of 3 fighter jets!”

Upon further thought, a destroyer was indeed a truly massive machine, several times larger than fighter jets and tanks. It was only natural that building one would require more Iron Ore.

By extension, building cruisers, battleships, and other naval vessels would also consume a large amount of Iron Ore.

As for the various specifications of the Wave Suppressor Destroyer, they were almost identical to those of the Flight III-class destroyer.

Lin Wu, who was busy nearby, pondered for a moment and raised a question.

“Where should we head next?”

Li Ye replied gloomily.

“The coastline is no longer safe. There are Level 4 Monstrous Civilization cruise nuclear submarines in the sea.”

“Is that so?” Lin Wu’s expression slightly shifted. “But taking the land route is also extremely dangerous.”

“That’s not necessarily true,” Albert said leisurely. “Although the Southern Continent is mostly under the control of the Monstrous Civilizations, the Human Forces still have a foothold on this continent.”

“A foothold? But didn’t you say that the only Human-controlled area was the Junk Zone? Where else is there?” Li Ye asked in confusion.

Albert’s expression turned bold and heroic.

He told the two that more than fifty years ago, a Continent-level War broke out on the Southern Continent.

The Silence Agreement was also in effect, limiting levels to Level 3.

At that time, the three World-class Organizations joined forces to construct a Continent-level fortification—the “Great Wall.”

The Great Wall stood in the center of the Southern Continent. Its main wall and branches spanned over 3,400 kilometers, with an average height of 300 meters.

It was composed of Composite Steel and Hardened Concrete, with a base width of 450 meters and a top width of 300 meters.

To build the Great Wall, the Human Forces mobilized 120 Level 3 Engineer-type Cities and spent one year completing it.

This Continent-level construction completely divided the eastern and western parts of the Southern Continent and still stood strong today.

Li Ye and Lin Wu looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

They had never imagined such a majestic Continent-level structure existed in the Southern Continent.

“So, I suggest you take refuge at the Great Wall,” Albert said calmly. “In fact, Human Mobile Cities, Caravans, and Bounty Hunters wandering in the western part of the Southern Continent are all en route as we speak.”

“Can it withstand the Giants?” Li Ye asked with concern.

His worry wasn’t unfounded—wherever he went, trouble always followed.

Albert burst into hearty laughter.

“Don’t be so pessimistic, young man. The Great Wall can absolutely hold off the Giants! Or do you prefer playing hide and seek with Monstrous Civilization submarines along the sea route?”

After some thought, Li Ye decided the Tomorrow Alliance would undergo Land Operation Retrofitting and proceed together toward the Great Wall.

To defend the Tower Cities, the Apocalypse Sect had also deployed twenty Mobile Cities in the Junk Zone.

These Mobile Cities were not all Level 3; they were grouped in formations of five: one Level 3 Mobile City with four Level 1 Mobile Cities.

The Apocalypse Sect’s Level 3 Mobile Cities had standard configurations, including Level 3 Land and Aerial Combat Forces, Level 3 Missile Launch Devices, Level 3 Cannons, and so on.

Its Level 1 Mobile Cities were equipped with full Level 3 setups.

Such a Mobile City squad boasted astonishing combat strength.

The Tomorrow Alliance completed the land retrofitting and thus traveled with the Mobile Cities of the Apocalypse Sect.

With all Human survivors in the Junk Zone evacuated, the Tomorrow Alliance and the Apocalypse Sect officially began heading toward the Great Wall.

This section of the Great Wall was relatively close. They only needed to traverse the Junk Zone to reach it.

As Albert was about to leave, Li Ye paused, called out to the High-ranking Bishop, and asked a question.

“The expansion of million-strong Giants should count as a Continent-level catastrophe. Shouldn’t both Human Forces and Monstrous Civilization World-class Organizations dispatch high-level cities in response?”

After a moment’s thought, Albert smiled slightly.

Three days later, in the early morning.

Li Ye let out a long breath.

Right before him now stood the Great Wall.

In the morning light mixed with steam and thick fog, this Continent-level structure resembled a mighty mechanical dragon coiled at the heart of the Southern Continent.

The endless steel wall stretched into the distance, looming at 300 meters tall, its surface lined with rivets and gear-shaped engravings, flickering faintly in the morning mist.

Every few dozen kilometers stood a Level 3 Fortress.

The main wall and branches of the Great Wall extended over 3,400 kilometers—far too long for even the three organizations to defend every kilometer.

Thus, they adopted a compromise, setting up fortified checkpoints every two to three hundred kilometers and stationing heavy troops at each.

The checkpoint Li Ye and the others reached was A9.

After a brief exchange, the massive 3-kilometer-wide gate at A9 slowly opened.

The Tomorrow Alliance and the Apocalypse Sect Cities rolled in grandly.

For the foreseeable future, they would be stationed on the eastern side of the A9 checkpoint, using the Great Wall to repel the incoming Giants from the west.

Besides the Level 3 Fortresses, the Great Wall was also equipped with outward-facing massive semicircular fortifications to house, repair, and rest the garrison troops.

Perhaps to help the Tomorrow Alliance settle down, Albert arrived on the Tomorrow’s deck aboard an Airship, summoned Li Ye’s three companions, and gave an explanation.

As a Continent-level construction, the Great Wall was armed with all kinds of powerful weapons.

The “Thor’s Hammer” Heavy Cannon, with a range of 80 kilometers, a 2-ton projectile, and Mach 6 acceleration.

A Steam Heavy Crossbow Sequence that fired 120 steel arrows per second.

A 1-kilometer-wide Asphalt Waterfall propelled by pressurized boilers.

Mechanical Giant Sentinels equipped with rotating chainsaws and flamethrowers.

All varieties of Level 3 Cannons.

And countless other defensive fortifications.

The Great Wall’s infrastructure was complete, including steam trains laid along its flanks and large Lifting Platforms with a 50-ton load.

Its energy source came from Boiler Clusters with an 800-meter diameter.

As Li Ye looked, he gradually felt reassured.

“Maybe we really can hold them off.”

He wasn’t actually planning to participate in the battle.

The Tomorrow now had over 10,000 people. Its main goal in the coming days was to properly assimilate this population.

The Iron Whale likely wouldn’t fight the Giants either—their numbers were simply too overwhelming, and it could easily be submerged.

The Peacemaker might join the battle.

To aid Fire-support Mobile Cities in attacking, the Great Wall had dedicated Level 3 Lifting Platforms capable of carrying Level 1–2 Mobile Cities.

In one of the semicircular fortifications, Li Ye received the remaining reward: a brand-new Level 1 Mobile City.

Later, this Level 1 City would be invested with various Level 3 Resources and developed into an outward-operating Assault-type Mobile City.

Amid the joy, he couldn’t help but ponder.

There were several other Level 1 Mobile Cities on display within the fortification—clearly manufactured by the Apocalypse Sect for the purpose of creating outward combat-ready Mobile Cities.

This World-class Organization clearly possessed the ability to mass-produce Mobile Cities.

Out of curiosity, he asked,

“Bishop Albert, may I ask what the main material for constructing a Level 1 Mobile City is?”

“It’s Crystal Coins,” Albert answered.

“Crystal Coins contain immense energy and are the best construction material. The core components of a Mobile City are built from large quantities of Crystal Coins forged into construction materials.”

“This significantly reduces the city’s energy consumption.”

“To construct a Level 1 Mobile City typically requires around 500,000 Crystal Coins, 5,000 units of Level 1 Iron Ore, and approximately 1,000 units of various construction materials.”

“And that’s just the bare frame. If you want to continue upgrading, you’ll need even more Iron Ore.”

So that’s how it was.

He now understood why Crystal Coins had become the hard currency of the wasteland.

Albert also told Li Ye that all three World-class Organizations possessed the capability to construct Mobile Cities.