Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 103 A War Sweeping Across the Entire Night District (4.4K)

Although everyone hesitated upon hearing this, they eventually nodded repeatedly.

Lin Wu's words made sense. Survival in the wild is the first priority. It is difficult for mobile cities to trust and confide in each other. Who can trust a stranger lord without reservation in the city's communication channels?
Li Ye gradually suppressed his initial excitement.

"Lin Wu is right, we can't have too much faith in this all-area channel," he thought. "It would be good enough if we could gather as much intelligence as possible."

The remaining few minutes felt exceptionally long. As the countdown ended in the last second, Li Ye immediately entered the invitation code and logged into the Y3 channel.

The moment he logged in, he immediately glanced at the number of channel members.

[9/23]

23 represents the total number of mobile cities in the Eternal Night District, and 9 represents the current number of cities online.

At this moment, the number of online users increased rapidly in a short period of time, eventually reaching 17.

Li Ye couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised.

He never expected that there were actually 23 mobile cities in the Eternal Night District.

Although it was far fewer than the 119 in the wasteland, the number still exceeded his expectations.

This does not mean that all 23 cities are Tier 2 cities, because some Tier 1 cities also venture into the Eternal Night Zone, hoping to try their luck.

The reason is simple: level 2 areas are rich in resources, and even if they receive an evacuation notice from the Apocalypse Church, many lords will still choose to take the risk.

All channel users are named after their cities, and the channel does not display the level, so Li Ye cannot know how many level 1 cities and how many level 2 cities are among these 23 mobile cities.

There aren't even any tier 3 cities.

In addition to communicating via public chat, members can also have one-on-one private chats, which provides some convenience for exchanging information about supplies.

Li Ye quickly browsed the member list to see if there were any familiar faces.

To his surprise, he actually found two acquaintances.

It was the same Vanguard and Industrial ships from before, both of which were online at this moment.

Li Ye originally wanted to contact the Vanguard account privately, but at this moment a series of messages had already been refreshed on the public screen.

He had no choice but to stop and carefully examine the information.

[Fortress: Zombies! Zombies everywhere! I'm going crazy! Does anyone know what the situation is like in this Level 2 area?]

[Shark: It turns out everyone's like me; even after receiving an evacuation order, they'll still risk staying.]

[Fortress: Of course, this is a Tier 2 region, rich in resources. Even taking a few more risks is worthwhile. How can Tier 1 regions possibly feed us?]

[Iron Skeleton: Selling Tier 2 Artillery - Kaguya Artillery Blueprint. Selling at a reasonable price. DM me if interested.]
[Scorched Earth Walker: I finally captured a level 2 zombie mobile city, planning to raid its production facilities for a hefty project, only to discover that all the projects there require bones and flesh to manufacture. Disgusting! Absolutely disgusting! All that combat resources and manpower wasted for nothing!]

[Shark's Fury: The zombie mobile city fires zombie projectiles, which are practically impossible to defend against. Does anyone know how to deal with this?]

[Scorched Earth Walker: There is currently no solution. You can only try to maneuver and evade the zombie horde.]

[Shark: Maneuvering to avoid danger? It used to be manageable, but now it's much more difficult!]

[Fortress: So you're already a Level 2 mobile city?]

The Mad Shark then fell silent, and no more messages from it appeared on the public chat.

Li Ye nodded slightly.

Clearly, no one trusts each other easily, and everyone is still trying to avoid revealing their true strength.

He thought for a moment, then typed a line of text on the public screen.

[Tomorrow's Report: Does anyone know the current situation in the Eternal Night District? Can you provide any information?]

However, no one responded to him on the public chat.

"They're really cautious," Li Ye sighed, then typed another line of text.

[Tomorrow's Report: I am willing to share any information I have with anyone who shares intelligence about the Eternal Night District.]

This time, a private message stood out.

[The Peacemaker: I am currently located in the western part of the Eternal Night District, where there is a sizable lake called the "Lake of Silence." Patrol boats of zombies roam the lake, and there are even mobile cities.]

[Tomorrow's Ship: Thank you for sharing your intelligence. I will now share what I know. I am currently located in the southern part of the Eternal Night District, the Dead Forest. The only safe haven has fallen, and I intend to venture deeper into the Eternal Night District.]

[The Peacemaker: Actually, I also plan to venture deeper into the Eternal Night District; we might even be able to meet up in the central area.]

"The western area of ​​the Eternal Night District is actually a lake? That's some valuable information," Lin Wu said. "What about further west of the Eternal Night District? Is it a level 1 area? Lord, do you want to type it out and ask?"

When Liye asked the question, the Peacemaker readily gave a reply.

It comes from a Level 1 area located on the west side of the Eternal Night District.

This Level 1 area is called the "Gobi Desert," and it is quite large and rich in resources.

However, its geographical climate is also very poor, with very little rain and a scarcity of freshwater resources in the wild.

There, one unit of fresh water costs a whopping 10 crystal coins.

The scarcity of fresh water limits the population size of Tier 1 mobile cities. Tier 1 cities often go to war over a single lake.

The mobile cities there are all desperately accelerating their development, striving to leave the Gobi Desert and move to new areas to make a living.

The area closest to the Gobi Desert is the Eternal Night Zone, which borders the Gobi Desert and is the Silent Lake.

This lake provides a continuous supply of fresh water, making many mobile cities flock to the Eternal Night District.

After digesting the information provided by the Peacemaker, Li Ye nodded slightly.

The mysterious veil of the Eternal Night District has now been partially lifted before him.

Its western side is the Silent Lake, and its southern side is the Dead Woodland.

To the west lies the Level 1 Gobi Desert region.

"Speaking of which, there are so many level 1 areas here," he couldn't help but think.

There are four Class 1 areas that have been explored so far: desert, wasteland, Gobi, and basin.

As of now, Li Ye is still unsure about the specifics of this planet.

Its exact size, number of continents, and ocean area are all unknown.

"I can only explore this slowly in the future," he thought to himself.

In return, Liye also informed the Peacekeeper about the wasteland area.

Then the Peacemaker informed him of some news.

[The Peacemaker: Actually, there's something else that surprised me.]

[Tomorrow's Issue: What?]

[The Peacemaker: The zombies have deployed a large force at the Lake of Silence, including more than a dozen mobile cities. They seem to be planning something big.]

"Big move?"

As he was pondering this, something suddenly occurred to him.

The zombies in the Deadwood concentrated their forces and breached the level 2 fortress.

"Expansion!" He realized instantly. "These zombies are trying to expand into the surrounding area!"

For the zombies, the level 2 fortress in the Deadwood is a thorn in their side. Allowing it to exist would be tantamount to leaving a huge hidden danger behind them.

The greatest threat posed by this Tier 2 fortress is that it can become a safe haven for human forces roaming the Deadwood.

Bounty hunters, convoys, mobile cities—all sorts of human forces will continuously converge on the level 2 fortress, and may even become the main force in the fight against zombies.

Therefore, the zombies must destroy it.

As Li Ye pondered, a few drops of sweat gradually dripped from his forehead.

In the wasteland, zombies are among the most unique monsters.

The primary reason is their ability to infect targets through biting, turning them into their own kind. It is precisely because of this characteristic that their expansion speed is faster than imagined.

Both the basin area and the wasteland area are level 1 regions, and their fall is probably inevitable.

Other areas bordering the Eternal Night District are likely in dire straits as well.

Perhaps in a few years, his continent will become a zombie paradise.

Thinking about this, Li Ye felt a deep sense of doubt.

Since his transmigration, he has no idea how many regions this continent has or what their levels are.

As for how many continents this planet has or what its area is, he has no idea.

"We'll just have to explore that later," he thought to himself.

Both sides were relatively satisfied with the intelligence exchange and ended the dialogue after saying goodbye.

"Hey, Brother Li, this Peacemaker is probably a level 2 city too, right?" Tang Fang pondered, stroking his chin.

"Not only that, it might also be a city that launches attacks, just like us," Ning Wen added.

Just as Li Ye was about to strike up a conversation, he was surprised to find that the private chat window was lit up again.

He opened it and found that it was a message from the Vanguard.

[Pioneer: Long time no see! I didn't expect you to be in the Eternal Night District too. How have you been lately?]

Although Tomorrow's development is currently thriving, Li Ye chose to keep a low profile, only posting two words.

[Tomorrow's issue: Not bad.]

[Tomorrow's Issue: What about you?]

[Vanguard: It's alright. I was just about to start trading between the Wasteland and the Eternal Night. I hadn't paid much attention to the Apocalypse Cult's evacuation report before, but I didn't expect the situation to become so serious.]

Li Ye smiled silently.

Generally speaking, working as a middleman in a Tier 2 area is a special industry in Tier 1 cities.

Given the level of the Vanguard Lord, even if he were to become a reseller, he would be among the best.

The other party was also surprised to learn that Tomorrow had been promoted to a level 2 city.

[Vanguard: Your development speed is like a rocket! It won't be long before you leave me far behind.]

Li Ye then informed Vanguard of what he knew, and after some deliberation, the latter made a final decision.

Leading the team back to the wasteland, they traversed the mountainous region with great difficulty, heading towards the level 1 area "Basin Region".

"Bon Voyage."

They exchanged best wishes and then ended their private chat.

Li Ye's gaze returned to the public chat.

The public chat was flooded with messages, densely packed together.

But as one of the members spoke, the entire chat instantly fell silent.

[Saint's Call: Ladies and gentlemen, I am High Bishop Heath of the Apocalypse Church. Our continent is currently facing an unprecedented crisis. Please refrain from speaking for now and listen patiently.]

[Saint: Currently, the zombie civilization in the Eternal Night District has developed to an unimaginable level. Human forces have completely lost their foothold in the Eternal Night District.]

No one spoke further; instead, they listened quietly.

Li Ye was quite surprised by this.

The prestige and status of the Apocalypse Cult in everyone's hearts were far higher than he had imagined.

[Saint: The situation is actually far more serious than we imagined. The zombies have completed their internal integration and are now a fully-fledged Level 2 civilization. And what they want to do now is...]

[Saint: Expansion.]

"Just as I thought." Li Ye nodded slightly.

At this moment, the crowd standing around him also wore solemn expressions.

[Saint: The zombie civilization in the Eternal Night District is expanding uncontrollably into the surrounding areas, and may even spread to more distant regions. Human forces in the surrounding areas must evacuate as soon as possible.]

[Saint: Therefore, the Apocalypse Cult has decided to wage a regional war. We have decided to launch a four-front war across the Eternal Night Zone, forcibly resisting the expansion of the zombie civilization and buying time for the human forces in our respective regions to evacuate.]

[Saint: For this battle, our sect has specifically allocated 25 Level 2 mobile cities.]

[Tomorrow's Report: Hold on? Is there no way we can defeat the zombies?]

[Saint: According to our calculations, our hope of defeating the zombie civilization is extremely slim.]

[Saint: The main reason is that this kind of monster civilization expansion has happened many times in the wasteland over the years. Currently, there are still high-level monster civilizations expanding on other continents, so the Cult of Apocalypse's deployable combat resources have been largely diverted.]

[Saint: Therefore, the combat force I can allocate to deal with the zombie civilization is much smaller, mostly at level 2.]

[Saint: In fact, given that the zombie civilization isn't even taken seriously by the Apocalypse Cult or other world-class organizations, we can only rely on ourselves as much as possible on other continents.]

"A total of 25 Level 2 mobile cities?" Li Ye exclaimed in surprise.

The strength of this Apocalypse Cult was clearly far beyond his imagination.

"Truly a world-class organization," he murmured.

Although Bishop Heath declared that the action was entirely voluntary, almost everyone in the channel responded to his call.

More than half of the 23 mobile cities were willing to join.

[Saint: Thank you for your support.]

[Saint: Furthermore, I would like to emphasize that during the war, no city-hunting entity is permitted to hunt other cities, and any attempt to obstruct our operations will be unacceptable.]

[Saints: Anyone who violates this rule will be dealt with swiftly and decisively.]

In the following period, the Saint began to deploy its operational plan.

Of the four battlefronts—east, west, south, and north—humanity's strongest force was on the northern front. The Apocalypse Cult had deployed most of its mobile cities and troops there.

The weakest is the southern front, with only 3 mobile cities, namely the 3 that Li Ye saw in the level 2 fortress.

Bishop Heath reiterated the battle plan.

On four fronts—east, west, south, and north—they are doing their utmost to hold off the zombie army, holding out for as long as possible to buy as much time as possible for the human forces in their respective areas to escape.

Zombies are very special monsters. What makes them troublesome is their ability to infect targets and turn them into their own kind.

This means that their reinforcements are arriving continuously.

During the conversation, he also mentioned with melancholy that whether humanity could counterattack and annihilate the zombie civilization in the future was still an unknown.

One of the Tier 2 cities has already spoken.

[Holy Sword U2: I am Wilson, the leader of the Southern Front. Those interested in joining the Southern Front, please message me privately.]

Li Ye then had a private conversation with him.

"Speaking of which, why are the city names of the Apocalypse Cult so strange?" he wondered to himself.

Lin Wu seemed to see the doubt in his heart, so he patiently explained it to him.

The mobile cities of the Apocalyptic sect are either named after apostles, bishops, or believers, or they are managed in a unified and standardized manner.

The Holy Sword at the beginning represents an assault-type city.

The name "Holy Shield" indicates a defensive city.

The Holy Lance initially represents a city that provides fire support.

The term "Holy Machine" at the beginning indicates an engineer-type city.

And so on
"I see, it really is simple and easy to understand." Li Ye nodded.

(End of this chapter)