After sighing, he began analyzing the intelligence.
The remaining intelligence could be divided into pairs: 2 and 4, 3 and 5.
This time, the intelligence pointed directly to the Continental Route that Li Ye had been longing for.
Southeast direction, Southern Lium Continent.
Li Ye couldn’t help but gently shake his head as he looked.
Simply indicating a direction—that was the limitation of Superior-grade Intelligence.
He had actually hoped the intelligence about the Continental Route would be Epic-grade. That way, the number of nautical miles, the conditions along the way, and the specific route could all be made crystal clear.
The fourth piece of intelligence left him slightly puzzled.
Logically speaking, as a World-class Organization on the human side, they should have taken the initiative to open the route, allowing the human Mobile Cities to continue developing on a new continent.
But why had the Apocalypse Sect tacitly chosen to abandon it?Li Ye’s brows couldn’t help but furrow tightly.
“Seems like the situation across the ocean is far more troublesome than I imagined.”
Next were the third and fifth pieces of intelligence.
It was roughly about how, after the World-class Organizations of both humans and monsters reached an agreement, the human side launched the grand and majestic Sky Road Project.
A Plateau Corridor spanning over two thousand kilometers.
Just the sight of it stirred people’s emotions.
However, there was still one point that left Li Ye confused.
“Why didn’t they let the Iron Oath Brotherhood participate in the campaign against the Zombie Civilization this time?”
At the edge of the Red Ridge Zone, on the armor deck of an Apocalypse Sect Mobile City, a deputy asked Bishop Heath in confusion.
Bishop Heath stood with his hands behind his back, motionless.
“The Iron Oath Brotherhood is perpetually combative and harbors deep hatred for monsters. There were mishaps in previous collaborations.” He slowly opened his mouth. “I think the Holy See, Cardinal Bishop, and the upper echelon of the Titan Throne excluded them precisely because of that concern.”
After speaking, he turned his head to look ahead.
At this moment, what appeared before their eyes was a massive corridor five to six hundred meters wide.
In recent days, with the joint efforts of over ten Engineer-type Mobile Cities, the Sky Road had already extended four to five hundred kilometers.
And at the edge of the Red Ridge Zone, twenty-two Mobile Cities led by the Saint had just crossed the Plateau Zone and arrived, currently resting.
One of the Lords of a Mobile City took off his sunglasses and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
“Phew, I’m exhausted!”
That was none other than Lei Jian, the Lord of the Conqueror.
The elevator platforms of each Mobile City slowly descended. After the Survivors disembarked, they were received by the arriving Deacons of the Apocalypse Sect and escorted to the towns that had already been constructed.
Among all the Mobile Cities, Lei Jian stood out the most.
Because he was cruising around in a Rolls-Royce.
After the long journey, he wanted to relax properly.
The people around all cast him surprised glances. Lei Jian simply pressed the horn and smiled slightly.
As he parked to rest, a few people walked over chatting.
Lei Jian didn’t pay much attention at first, but perked up when he heard their conversation.
“You guys are Lords of the City Alliance?” he asked in surprise.
The few of them exchanged glances, and then the leading young man nodded to him.
“Yes, we are from the Vanguard Alliance, and I am the Alliance Leader.”
As he spoke, he looked at the Rolls-Royce that Lei Jian was driving with surprise.
“You actually have the production item for such a luxury car?”
“No.” Lei Jian shook his head. “It was processed for me by my companion, the Tomorrow.”
The young man froze for a moment upon hearing that, then the corners of his mouth curled into a smile.
“So that's how it is. Actually, he’s our companion too. We once fought side by side.”
Valley Zone, on the edge of the beach.
The Tomorrow and two other Mobile Cities, fully loaded with ocean catch, returned to shore.
Seemingly sensing their return, Galas, who was lying on the shore recuperating, gave its tail a shake.
As the three Mobile Cities untied their Fishing Nets, the Fish Species poured out with a splash and piled into a small hill in front of Galas.
Galas nodded at the three Mobile Cities and let out a low hum, then swung its right claw and began eating.
“Eat up, eat up, my buddy.”
Mick stood nearby with his hands on his hips, a doting smile on his face.
However, midway through the meal, Galas suddenly stopped eating and looked warily toward the distant sea horizon.
On the Armor Deck, Li Ye immediately sensed something was wrong and picked up the Walkie-Talkie to contact Mick.
“Doctor Mick, what’s wrong with it?”
“Don’t worry, let me ask it.” Mick said, pulling out the Universal Monster Translator and turning to Galas. “What is it, my buddy?”
Galas stared intently into the distance and let out a low roar.
“It says, around a few dozen nautical miles away, an unfamiliar Mobile City has appeared.” Mick hesitated before speaking. “Galas picked up the scent of creatures on that Mobile City. They’re not human, but monsters.”
“A few dozen nautical miles? Its sense of smell is that sharp?” Li Ye was surprised.
Thinking back carefully, Galas’s vision and hearing were already extraordinary. A strong sense of smell wasn’t surprising at all.
A few minutes later, a Mobile City appeared on the far horizon of the sea.
Li Ye immediately picked up his Binoculars for a look.
Galas’s judgment was not wrong—this was indeed a Monster Mobile City, and a Level 2 one at that.
From the speed of the Level 2 Monster City, the fleet surrounding it, and the Flying Vehicles circling above, it was clearly an Assault-type City.
The monsters on its Armor Deck were a group of Naga.
They were a half-human, half-serpent type of monster. Their upper bodies typically appeared humanoid, muscular and well-built, with fine scales covering their skin. Their heads had distinct serpentine features, with slit pupils cold and sharp as blades.
Their lower halves were long serpent-like bodies covered in hard, ornate scales.
This Level 2 Monster Mobile City had clearly taken notice of the Valley Zone, and the four human Mobile Cities and the Emperor Beast docked nearby.
It didn’t come any closer—after a few glances, it swiftly departed.
Li Ye’s expression became increasingly grim.
If it were merely a single Level 2 Monster Mobile City, he wouldn’t have been worried at all.
But if there was a Level 2 Monster Civilization behind it, then that would be real trouble.
After what he experienced in the Eternal Night Zone, Li Ye had gained a clearer understanding of Level 2 Monster Civilizations.
“If a Naga Civilization exists in the ocean, and this Monster City carries news of the Valley Zone back,” he began thinking, “then they might try to seize control of the Valley Zone.”
Half an hour later, Galas, who was lying down resting, opened its eyes warily again and looked toward the distant shoreline.
Li Ye’s heart skipped a beat, and he picked up the Walkie-Talkie again.
“What is it? Another Monster Mobile City?”
Mick communicated with Galas.
“Oh, no need to worry,” he said. “Galas says this time it’s a Human Mobile City, so you can rest easy.”
Then he added another sentence.
“Galas also smelled gunpowder and the scent of fire. It looks like this Human Mobile City is badly damaged.”
Roughly ten minutes later, Li Ye saw a Level 2 Human Mobile City slowly approaching.
This Mobile City was severely damaged, with multiple breaches on the Armor Deck and still burning.
Upon spotting the four Human Mobile Cities at the edge of the Valley Zone, this Mobile City immediately sounded two long and one short whistle blasts, requesting communication and assistance.
Li Ye thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
The main reason was that he wanted to gather some intelligence about the ocean from this Mobile City and confirm whether a Naga Civilization really existed at sea.
Soon, the Level 2 Mobile City came close to the shore.
It was startled by Galas lying on the shore and deliberately kept a wide distance.
Li Ye then dispatched a Black Hawk Helicopter to pick up the Lord of the Mobile City and bring him onto the Armor Deck of the Tomorrow.
At the same time, the Engineer drove near the Mobile City and began emergency rescue operations.
“Thank you all so much!” The Lord then tightly grasped Li Ye’s hand.
最⊥新⊥小⊥說⊥在⊥⊥⊥首⊥發！
He then introduced himself.
His name was Zhang Tao, and his Mobile City was named the Silver Courier, an Assault-type.
The Silver Courier was originally a Level 1 Mobile City and had been developing in the southern Basin Region of the Western Wasteland Continent.
After seven years of hard work, it was promoted to a Level 2 Mobile City.
Since the west side of the Basin Region was the ocean, Zhang Tao decided to try developing at sea.
He figured out how to purchase a full set of Waterborne Mobile City Accessories and set out to sea.
In fact, Zhang Tao had also heard the rumors that one should not go out to sea from the Western Wasteland Continent.
So he was particularly cautious, only operating in the shallow sea region of the Western Wasteland Continent.
But gradually, he noticed something was wrong.
Level 2 Monster Mobile Cities would occasionally appear at sea and attack him.
“So all of these Level 2 Monster Mobile Cities were of the Naga type, right?” Li Ye asked.
To his surprise, Zhang Tao shook his head.
Not just Naga—there were also Kobolds and Minotaurs.
Li Ye’s expression gradually changed upon hearing that.
From this, it seemed the seas around the Western Wasteland Continent harbored multiple Level 2 Monster Civilizations.
That made the situation particularly troublesome.
“Compared to the land, the sea really does have no shortage of monsters,” he remarked.
Zhang Tao also told Li Ye that he had recently been encircled and attacked by Kobold and Minotaur Mobile Cities, and had escaped with his life only through sheer effort.
As Li Ye listened, a theory began forming in his mind.
If this was a coordinated assault, then perhaps the Level 2 Monster Civilizations of the Western Wasteland Continent seas were fully united in opposing the human Mobile Cities?
Looking at the four Mobile Cities of the Tomorrow Alliance before him, Zhang Tao then spoke.
“If you plan to head out to sea, there's a Storm Island about 510 nautical miles to the southeast.”
“That place is under human control, with a total population of two to three hundred thousand.”
“In the past, survivor caravans, bounty hunters, Mobile Cities—all sorts of forces would gather there to rest, replenish personnel, and purchase supplies.”
Li Ye nodded and lightly patted Zhang Tao on the shoulder.
There was no denying it—this Lord had provided him with a great deal of crucial information.
Now, he had a clearer understanding of the seas around the Western Wasteland Continent.
After the Engineer finished repairing and debugging the Silver Courier, Zhang Tao once again expressed his gratitude before departing.
The Silver Courier was originally stationed at Storm Island, and now it was heading back.
“By the way, would you like to come with me to Storm Island?”
Li Ye gently shook his head.
Because at this very moment, the sixth piece of Epic Intelligence had just refreshed.
Watching the Silver Courier disappear into the distance, he turned his gaze to the Epic Intelligence, his eyes full of burning intent.
【6. Depart 100 nautical miles east from the Valley Zone, then head directly north for another 431 nautical miles to reach a sea area densely packed with natural gas fields. (Intelligence Value: Epic)】
“Yet another Epic-grade resource intelligence,” he murmured.
Last time in the Sedimentary Basin of the Cretaceous Zone, he had tasted genuine profit.
Li Ye had originally planned to go out exploring the sea in the coming days, but now his plans had to change.
First, he would extract the natural gas from that sea area and sell it off, using the earnings to gather the Level 2 Resources needed for the Tomorrow to advance to Level 3, and then find a way to purchase some Level 3 Blueprints.
No sooner said than done—Li Ye immediately began preparing the Natural Gas Extraction Plan.
But before that, the Tomorrow needed to expand its Sea Combat Forces.
Currently, the Tomorrow had two Level 2 Waterborne Vehicles.
The first was the "Swordfish" Mini Submarine Blueprint bought from the Western Wasteland Continent Auction House, and the second was the Viper Speedboat Production Item obtained from the Production Workshop of the Lone Sail.
Since the Tomorrow didn’t have much Level 2 Iron Ore on hand, Li Ye transferred another batch from his three companions.
They had gathered these Level 2 Iron Ore while collecting Swarm Corpses in the Plateau Zone.
After a few transfers, Li Ye now had three to four thousand more units of Level 2 Iron Ore.
He began crafting in the Production Workshop.
Crafting one Swordfish Mini Submarine required 100 units of Level 2 Iron Ore and 50 units of Precision Waterborne Vehicle Components (which meant 50 units of Level 2 Iron Ore and 50 units of Copper Ore).
Crafting one Viper Speedboat required 200 units of Level 2 Iron Ore.
Li Ye built 10 Viper Speedboats and 8 Swordfish Mini Submarines in one go.
As for the Level 2 Bedrock Off-road Vehicle he had originally planned to craft, it would have to be postponed.
In fact, ever since the Tomorrow acquired the Level 2 "Desert Shield" Infantry Fighting Vehicle item, the Bedrock Off-road Vehicle had become somewhat redundant—almost unnecessary.
As Deputy, Lin Wu was responsible for assigning Combat Personnel to pilot them.
These Speedboats and Mini Submarines would be integrated into Convoy One and Convoy Two, becoming the Tomorrow’s primary Surface Combat Forces.
In addition, the Tomorrow could also deploy Aerial Combat Forces at sea.
Namely, six Black Hawk Helicopters, and the Vanguard Armed Gunship.
During this time, Li Ye also took a glance at the Swordfish Mini Submarine. The vehicle was no larger than a Speedboat, incredibly compact and refined.
Its weapon was a small Torpedo Launch Tube.
When one Swordfish Mini Submarine was launched, Li Ye experimentally entered the Cockpit to operate it.
Contrary to his expectations, piloting the Swordfish Mini Submarine was quite easy.
“I need to remind you—we have to expand our personnel.”
When Li Ye came out of the Cockpit, Lin Wu reminded him earnestly.
“With the Tomorrow’s current rate of Vehicle development, the city’s residents alone are far from enough to train a large number of Combat Personnel. We have to recruit new residents.”
“Recruit again?” Li Ye was surprised.
Seeing his reaction, Lin Wu shrugged helplessly.
He simply adjusted his glasses.
“Come on, let me explain just how many Combat Personnel the Tomorrow currently has.”