《Devouring City: My Mobile Town Evolves Infinitely》 Chapter 1 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations This was a world where resources were scarce. Excessive mining by mankind had resulted in natural disasters and earthly calamities of all kinds happening frequently on this planet. Land on the planet was no longer suitable for farming; water was no longer suitable for drinking. Gradually, the planet had also become unsuitable for human inhabitation. The rich on this planet had no choice but to bring advanced technologies to a richer planet, while the poor were left here struggling. In order to survive, the poor could only plunder resources from each other. They even overexploited and overmined resources! The actions of the poor caused radiation from underground to leak. The entire planet became affected to some extent; some population of living things mutated. At night, these mutated monsters would attack any living thing within sight. As a result, the people were living displaced and wretched lives, in fear and apprehension. All the buildings on this planet had been reduced to ruins! People could only use the technologies left behind by the rich to barely survive. And mobile cities were one of the technologies left behind! Mobile cities could be classified as small mobile cities, medium mobile cities, and large mobile cities. Beneath such cities were huge caterpillar tracks; this was why the cities could move. All kinds of weapons had been mounted on the caterpillar tracks to defend against monster attacks at night. Because of such mobile cities, the people were able to survive in this apocalyptic world! ¡­ At this moment, a colossal object charged out from a large and deserted unfinished building and was advancing rapidly into the distance! This colossal object, about 300 meters in length, was like a land battleship! Inside, it resembled a small city; it had all kinds of buildings, plantations, rainwater collecting pools, and so on. Beneath it were huge caterpillar tracks, on which were mounted various large-caliber cannons! This was a mobile city! ¡°Not good! Quick! Run!¡± At this moment, all the villagers inside the city were screaming frantically as if they were facing a great enemy. ¡°¡±Have I transmigrated¡­¡± At this moment, in a room at the rest area, a man with a cold countenance and a feeble form sat on the bed, pondering over the memories which had suddenly appeared in his mind. His name was Luo En. He had transmigrated from the 21st century! It was worth mentioning that the original owner of this body was also called Luo En! He was the son of the City Lord of this mobile city; he was also a man of worldly pleasures, an utter wastrel. His father became ill a few years ago and had always wanted to groom him into a qualified City Lord. However, he only knew how to idle away all day; he was incapable yet arrogant. Taking advantage of who his father was, he would bully people in the city all day long. Resentment rose against him among the people in the city, but his father could not do anything about it. After all, he was his father¡¯s only son; he could not be beaten up or chastised. Just yesterday, his father passed away from an injury, and he naturally became the City Lord. However, the good times did not last long. Last night, he came down with a persistent high fever, and even the best doctors in the city were unable to treat him. He passed away in the middle of the night. After Luo En had gradually understood the situation before him, he could not help but sighed. A mobile city? This is so advanced! This person died so miserably! He¡¯s too useless! However, there¡¯s something fishy about this high fever¡­ Luo En stroked his chin as he pondered over this puzzling matter. Not being able to figure out anything, Luo En shook his head and grinned. Forget it. Since I have transmigrated to you, I¡¯ll help you live again! After all, he had read such transmigration novels often in the past, so his adaptability to this was quite high. At this moment, a man ran into the room hurriedly, panting as he spoke, ¡°Reporting! Reporting to the City Lord! Enemy¡­ enemy attack!¡± ¡°Huh? Enemy attack?¡± Luo En muttered. Although afraid and curious about why there was an enemy attack, he said without batting an eyelid, ¡°Alright, I know! You may leave!¡± The man was astonished after seeing Luo En¡¯s reaction. He opened his eyes wide and uttered, ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°Why? Any other problems?¡± Luo En asked, puzzled. The man recovered from his shock and hurriedly said, ¡°No, no. I¡¯m just puzzled. In the past, wouldn¡¯t the City Lord be hiding in fear upon hearing news of an enemy¡¯s attack? Why is it now¡­¡± Upon hearing this, Luo En laughed wildly in his heart, amazed at how timid the original owner was. Of course, outwardly, he still replied in a stern manner, ¡°Ahem¡­. the fever had healed my head.¡± ¡°Ah¡­? Oh, okay. I¡¯ll take my leave then.¡± Obviously, this reason was very far-fetched, but it wasn¡¯t important anymore. The most important thing now was to solve the current problem. Luo En rubbed his chin. ¡°Well¡­ I will need to go to a vantage point where the current situation can be seen clearly,¡± he muttered. After pondering for a while, Luo En found the place in his memory that fulfilled this condition¡ªthe command room! Here, he could see the entire situation in the city and its surroundings. Soon, Luo En headed for the command room in his memory. In the command room of the city, Luo En was looking at all about the city¡¯s situation displayed on the big screen in front of him in confusion. ¡°It¡¯s actually so chaotic! This¡­ There¡¯s actually a city bigger than my city?!¡± Luo En looked at that colossal, much bigger object behind his city and uttered in shock. ¡°City Lord! The enemy city is approaching us at a speed of 100 km/hr! It¡¯s only 100 kilometers away from us! What should we do now? The enemy is about to close in!¡± A voice came from outside the command room. The person had rushed to Luo En¡¯s side in panic. At that moment, a loudspeaker sounded from outside the city behind them, ¡°This is White Tremor Mobile City! The mobile city in front, halt immediately! Otherwise, we will open fire!¡± ¡°City Lord! What should we do? Shall we surrender?¡± someone came forward from time to time and asked. After pondering for a while, Luo En said decisively, ¡°No! The outcome of surrendering isn¡¯t much better! Hurry up and continue forward!¡± Everyone had no choice but to obey Luo En¡¯s orders. The city Luo En was in had no choice but to continue to flee. However, it was worth mentioning that due to the terrain, the city Luo En was in was still able to breathe. However, the city Luo En was in was a small city after all. It had limited energy fuel, so it would not be able to sustain high-speed movement. 90 kilometers! 70 kilometers! 40 kilometers! In the command room, Luo En looked at the approaching White Tremor Mobile City and muttered to himself, ¡°Am I going to die so soon after transmigrating?!¡± [Host¡¯s wish has been detected. Congratulations on awakening the city¡¯s main system.] [As long as ore resources are devoured, Evolution Points can be obtained and the equipment of the mobile city can evolve directly..] Chapter 2 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations At this moment, a mechanical voice suddenly appeared in Luo En¡¯s mind. As Luo En listened to the voice in his mind, a burst of intense light suddenly shot from his originally dull eyes. The system¡­ It¡¯s exactly the same as the transmigration novels I read in my previous life! Looks like there¡¯s a way to resolve this crisis! Then, Luo En promptly picked up the walkie-talkie beside him and said in a serious tone, ¡°Everyone, listen up! I am City Lord Luo En! I will resolve the current crisis! However, everyone, don¡¯t move around, hold your positions. Otherwise, I will regard you as a spy and kill you on the spot!¡± Luo En could only tell them that. Whether the people in the city would heed or not, he would not know. It was impossible for him to actually go and keep an eye on the villagers in the city now. He had said that in order to just stabilize the situation first. Otherwise, if this carried on, the city would probably collapse before the crisis could be resolved. At this moment, some of the panicking crowd in the city outside fell silent for a while upon hearing Luo En¡¯s words. Soon after, they erupted into even greater panic! ¡°What can he possibly do? Yet he wants to kill us?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s hurry up and run! Or shall we wait for White Tremor Mobile City to arrive before surrendering!¡± ¡°Who would believe that a person like him could solve a crisis? Not even a dog! Ridiculous!¡± ¡°It¡¯s a pity that the old City Lord was so awe-inspiring and was a person with great achievements. How could he have such a useless son!¡± ¡­ Of course, Luo En could not hear those words. He held his forehead and thought for a while. Where can I get ores¡­ Oh right! The Resource Room in the mobile city! I¡¯m now the City Lord, so I¡¯m fully authorized to go into the Resource Room! Yes! The Resource Room has all the ores in the mobile city! Hence, Luo En recalled the location of the Resource Room from memory and walked toward it. Just as Luo En was walking out of the command room, a man came running toward him. When the man saw Luo En walking out, he asked hurriedly, ¡°City Lord! Where are you going? The city is in chaos now! The enemy city is closing in on us. Soon, we will come within their attack range. What should we do?¡± Of course, Luo En could not reveal his motive directly. He said unhurriedly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! I¡¯m going to resolve this matter!¡± On hearing this, the man¡¯s face was filled with bewilderment. He had asked this only because of the rules. He did not think that Luo En could resolve the present crisis as he was of the impression that the City Lord was a lazy, idle, and cowardly person. If not for the fact that his father was the old City Lord, not many people would probably treat him nicely! Would he take the initiative to shoulder such a huge responsibility? Of course, the man did not give away his sentiments outwardly. He quickly asked, ¡°How does the City Lord plan to resolve this?¡± Luo En was also annoyed by the man¡¯s questioning. He was in a hurry to go to the Resource Room now. The danger outside was drawing near; how could he have the luxury of time to answer the man? Immediately, he responded coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t ask what you shouldn¡¯t ask! Just do your own work well!¡± The man was startled by Luo En¡¯s sudden iciness. He quickly bent forward, bowed his head and replied hurriedly, ¡°Yes, I will obey!¡± Only then did Luo En brush past him and hurry toward the Resource Room. The man looked at Luo En¡¯s departing figure; his expression kept changing. He could not help but feel surprised. The City Lord seemed to have changed into a different person¡­ I actually feel that the City Lord can resolve this crisis?! Then, he shook his head and turned around to head back to his post. As Luo En walked on the road, he saw all kinds of things that he had never seen in his previous life. He could not help but sigh, ¡°This world is really novel and advanced! The original owner of this body only knew how to idle around all day. His understanding of these things was very limited¡­ Looks like I have to understand this world properly when I have the time!¡± Soon, Luo En arrived outside a large metal door with the words ¡°Resource Room¡± engraved on it. Just as Luo En was about to enter, an icy voice sounded from the side. ¡°No unauthorized personnel is allowed to enter the Resource Room!¡± Luo En looked toward the direction of the voice and found that it came from an old man with a grizzled beard and dressed in a uniform. Luo En recalled from memory and knew immediately that the old man before him had been assigned here personally by his father, Luo Yang. He was in charge of guarding the Resource Room. The old man¡¯s surname was Chen, and everyone in the city called him Old Chen. This mobile city was jointly built by Luo En¡¯s father, Luo Yang, and Old Chen. He could be regarded as a pioneer figure of this city. However, as Old Chen had an easy going personality and kept a low profile, ever since he was assigned here by Luo Yang, not many people had seen him. Luo En watched the old man walk over and said calmly, ¡°Old Chen! I want to enter the Resource Room!¡± Old Chen came to Luo En¡¯s side, and expeditiously stopped him. Using his body, he blocked the entrance to the Resource Room and promptly said to Luo En, ¡°Rascal! You came here only a few months ago and even took away 50 catties of iron ore and 20 catties of dried meat from the Resource Room when I wasn¡¯t around, causing me to be badly scolded by the old City Lord. Now you are coming to the Resource Room again to sabotage the resources? Let me tell you! No way! ¡°You used to squander the city¡¯s resources frequently in the past and had caused a severe shortage of resources in our city. At this critical moment, these resources are our last hope! I cannot let you squander them again! ¡°Moreover, the old City Lord had given the order that you should not be allowed to enter the Resource Room again! Even if you¡¯re the City Lord now, you can¡¯t! Quickly go back to where you came from!¡± When Luo En heard this, he could not help but feel that the Luo En of the past was really terrible beyond words, an utter wastrel. Luo En of the past would always back away after Old Chen¡¯s scolding. However, now it was not possible for Luo En to just back away after the berating. White Tremor Mobile City was getting closer and closer to the mobile city he was in. The only thing that could resolve the current crisis was the System! Luo En had to race against time! ¡°Move aside!¡± Luo En looked at Old Chen and said coldly. Old Chen insisted, ¡°No! I can¡¯t let you in!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll say it one last time! Get out of my way! Otherwise, as the City Lord, I¡¯ll dismiss you and chase you out of the city!¡± Luo En stared at Old Chen with his sharp eyes and continued to press him. ¡°You¡­ Sigh! Alright, go in!¡± Old Chen who was so angry that his beard was trembling; he sighed and moved aside as he said this. Old Chen had no other choice. Although he was in charge of guarding the Resource Room, he had no authority to resist the City Lord¡¯s orders. The City Lord had the authority to dismiss others in this city! ¡°Don¡¯t worry! I will resolve the crisis in front of me!¡± Luo En said calmly before walking into the Resource Room! Chapter 3 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations What came into view was piles of ores arranged by kind on the ground! There was copper ore, iron ore, silver ore, and gold ore! There was also some food such as dried meat, rice, rice noodles and so on, but not much. Among them were about two tonnes of copper ore, one tonne of iron ore and one tonne of silver ore. As for the gold ore, this was a little less, only half a tonne! Luo En looked at the mountain of ores in front of him. Even though he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked. One must know that these ores were extremely rare resources in the world that Luo En was in in his previous life! Yet, they appeared here in tonnes! Copper ore could be considered the most extensively used and most common ore in this world. Everything to be built required copper. For example, some of the cannons in the city were made of copper. Iron ore was even rarer than copper ore. Iron ore was usually used to make parts of mobile cities. A small mobile city required at least tens of thousands of tonnes of iron ore. Iron ore was also the common currency of this world. In this apocalyptic world, people usually traded iron ore and food. It followed that silver ore was even more rare. Its main purposes of use were for making mining machines and radiation-protective suits. This did not mean that mining machines made from iron ore and copper ore could not be used, but the mining speed of such machines was much slower than those made from silver ore. Moreover, for the most part of ore mining, one had to go underground, and the radiation underground was very strong. Ordinary people could only last three minutes at most under such radiation. Beyond three minutes, they would either mutate into monsters or die. Hence, the radiation-protective suit was especially critical! As for gold ore, it was even more remarkable. How expensive gold was required no further mention! It was the same in this world. It could be said that the amount of gold ore a mobile city possessed basically determined the might of the mobile city. Gold ore, like silver ore, could be used to make mining machines and radiation-protective suits, but no one would be extravagant enough to use gold ore to make them. The most important function of gold ore was to make various high-tech items. For example, the control chip in a drone required gold ore! Luo En looked at the ores and muttered excitedly, ¡°So much! Devour them all! Let¡¯s see what changes would happen to the System!¡± [City Lord System: Devour completed.] [City Lord System: Congratulations to the host for obtaining 11,200 Evolution Points] The mechanical voice of the System slowly sounded. Immediately, the piles of ores in front of him disappeared into thin air. As Luo En listened to the voice in his mind, he looked at the Evolution Points on the System panel. At that moment, he also understood the exchange rate for the conversion of ores to Evolution Points. One tonne of copper ore was equivalent to 100 Evolution Points, one tonne of iron ore was equivalent to 1,000 Evolution Points, one tonne of silver ore was equivalent to 5,000 Evolution points, and one tonne of gold ore was equivalent to 10,000 Evolution Points! After clearing his mind, Luo En turned and left. Old Chen, who was outside the door, saw Luo En walk out and quickly walked in. However, what he saw was a mess. All the ores on the ground had disappeared! Only some food remained! Old Chen looked at what was before him and he slumped to the ground. He was filled with extreme regret. Even his lips were trembling. ¡°The ores are gone! Gone¡­¡± Those ores had been mined by him and Luo En¡¯s father little by little over a long period of time. Now they were just all gone like this. With the ores gone, it meant that all hope could only be on Luo En. Yet, from what he knew, Luo En was utterly a prodigal. Placing all hopes on him would come to naught! At the thought of this, Old Chen could not help but sniffle. He sat on the ground and cried. ¡°Is the mobile city we built going to be destroyed¡­¡± ¡­.. Over at the other side, after Luo En left the Resource Room, he headed to the control room according to the memory in his mind. ¡°Greetings, City Lord!¡± Along the way, there were people greeting him respectfully from time to time. Luo En nodded and continued toward the control room. ¡°Where is the City Lord going?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! Shouldn¡¯t the City Lord be going to the command room at this time?¡± ¡°I think he¡¯s just afraid. When White Tremor Mobile City arrives, we¡¯ll surrender immediately. That way, we can leave a good impression on them!¡± ¡°Xiao Wang! We¡¯ll escape later. With this mobile city as our cover, the chances of us escaping are still very high. It¡¯s better than waiting for death here!¡± After Luo En left, the group immediately started discussing. ¡­.. Soon, Luo En arrived at the control room. After sitting down, Luo En turned on the System; he planned to evolve the things in the city. There were many things to evolve in the mobile city, such as engines, cannons, caterpillar tracks, city expansion, and so on. Of course, as the things to evolve were different, the Evolution Points required would also be different. Evolving an engine would require 10,000 Evolution Points, while evolving a cannon would require 8,000 Evolution Points. As for evolving caterpillar tracks and city expansion, the Evolution Points required would be even higher. Evolving the engine would increase the moving speed of the mobile city from 100 kilometers per hour to 300 kilometers per hour, and the power consumption would also be optimized. Cannon evolution could increase the range of the cannon from 10 kilometers to 30 kilometers, and its power would also increase. ¡°Reporting! Reporting to the City Lord! The White Tremor Mobile City behind is only 31 kilometers away from us! What should we do?¡± A man in uniform ran in hurriedly at that moment and reported, panting. Luo En nodded and said, ¡°Alright. You may leave. Guard your post!¡± The enemy¡¯s mobile city is getting closer and closer to me. Furthermore, their mobile city is much larger than mine. The cannons on it must have a longer range and are more powerful than mine. Therefore, I can¡¯t fight them head-on. In this case, it should be to evolve the engine! Hmm¡­ That¡¯s right. Judging from the speed of their mobile city, it should be 150 kilometers per hour. With the speed of 300 kilometers per hour, we will definitely be able to escape their pursuit! After the man left, Luo En stroked his chin and pondered carefully. Then, Luo En clicked on the Evolution Points. [City Lord System: Please choose what you wish to evolve.] The System¡¯s voice sounded. ¡°Evolve the engine!¡± [City Lord System: Evolving the engine ¡­. Engine evolved successfully!] The System¡¯s voice sounded, and the mobile city shook. The engines below suddenly roared even louder, and the mobile city advanced at 300 kilometers per hour. The people in the White Tremor Mobile City behind him were all stunned when they saw this. They couldn¡¯t help but curse. ¡°F*ck! What¡¯s going on? Why did they suddenly become so fast?¡± The group of people stared at each other, thoroughly astonished. The cooked duck had flown away just like that? The mobile city Luo En was in gradually disappeared from the field of view of the White Tremor Mobile City.. Chapter 4 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°City Lord! Are we still going to chase after them?¡± Someone asked hesitantly. When Bai Chen heard that, he slammed his large hand on the table, instantly enraged. ¡°Chase?! Take a look with your eyes! How are you going to chase after them when they¡¯re gone? ¡°Consider them lucky! Turn around! We¡¯ll continue searching for the mines!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± After that, White Tremor Mobile City turned around and headed in the opposite direction. ¡­.. ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why did the speed of the mobile city suddenly become so fast!¡± ¡°Yeah, what¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know! Do you think the City Lord did it? He did say he would resolve the crisis.¡± ¡°Could it really be done by that useless City Lord?¡± ¡°What useless City Lord! If it was really done by the City Lord, I would be the first to respect him!¡± Over at the other side, the villagers in the city where Luo En was in were all shocked. All of them were puzzled by the speed of the city and were murmuring among themselves. Their impression of Luo En had changed. The mobile city advanced at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour. Very soon, the mobile city arrived at a mountain range. In the control room, Luo En heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the White Tremor Mobile City gone. He sat down on a chair and said slowly, ¡°System! Stop in the mountain range ahead for recuperation!¡± [City Lord System: Yes!] The mobile city stopped in the mountain range. After the mobile city had come to a standstill, Luo En picked up the walkie-talkie beside him and said, ¡°Everyone, listen up! Our crisis has been resolved! We will recuperate here. Everyone, come to the square now!¡± Then, Luo En stood up and walked towards the square. ¡°Great! We¡¯re saved!¡± ¡°It¡¯s the City Lord¡¯s voice! He really did it!¡± ¡°Hurry, hurry, hurry! Let¡¯s gather at the square!¡± When the villagers in the city heard Luo En¡¯s words, their joy was revealed in their expressions. Soon, they gathered together and walked toward the square. When Luo En arrived at the square, he realized that it was already dark. ¡°Thank you, City Lord!¡± ¡°City Lord! From now on, you are the person whom I, Old Niu, admire the most! I will follow you from now on even if I have to scale a mountain of blades or dive into a sea of flames!¡± ¡°Me, Old Chen, too!¡± Everyone spoke respectfully when they saw Luo En walking over. At this moment, they already knew that the person who had resolved this crisis was Luo En! They had been respectful on the surface from the start, but now, they had completely accepted Luo En as the City Lord. ¡°Mm! I don¡¯t need you to scale a mountain of blades or dive into a sea of flames for me, but I need you to serve me wholeheartedly! ¡°Alright, engineers, follow me. Everyone else, disperse. Do what you need to do!¡± Luo En swept his gaze around and said solemnly. Everyone replied respectfully, ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Very quickly, everyone dispersed, leaving only twenty engineers standing where they were. All twenty of them were perplexed; they could not comprehend why Luo En had kept them behind. They needed to go quickly to check on the mobile city! If anything happened to the mobile city, the losses would be disastrous! But now they were being held back by Luo En. What was this about? One of them couldn¡¯t help but step out and asked unhappily, ¡°City Lord! Why are you keeping us here?¡± Looking at the unhappiness on the faces of these people, Luo En knew that what he had done had only changed some commoners¡¯ impression of him, but those with positions would still not accord him respect. It couldn¡¯t be helped. After all, the former Luo En¡¯s rotten image was too deeply rooted in people¡¯s hearts! However, now that Luo En had the System, wouldn¡¯t it be a simple matter to impress them? Thinking of this, Luo En could not help but laugh in his heart. Consider this as repayment for using your body! You can also smile in the netherworld. Luo En sat down and replied calmly, ¡°I need you to report the situation in the city!¡± When the engineers heard this, they were collectively shocked and said, ¡°Ah? Is the City Lord joking?¡± Luo En stood up immediately, glared at them and said coldly, ¡°Do I look like I¡¯m joking? I don¡¯t want to repeat myself!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord! We just didn¡¯t expect you to say that. After all, you never asked about it in the past¡­ Why are you now¡­¡± The few of them broke out in cold sweat from Luo En¡¯s sharp gaze and hurriedly replied. ¡°That was in the past; now is now! Don¡¯t ask what you shouldn¡¯t! Just follow my orders!¡± Luo En said sternly. The few of them quickly bowed their heads and said, ¡°We wouldn¡¯t dare! However, we have been called here before we could check the situation, so we don¡¯t know the situation in the city now.¡± ¡°Alright, then go and check on the situation in the city now. You must inform me of the situation as soon as possible!¡± Luo En turned around and left the square, heading for the library. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Everyone replied. ¡°The City Lord has really changed¡­¡± Looking at Luo En¡¯s back view as he walked into the distance, the few of them began to look at him in a different light. Luo En recalled that all the books in the city were placed in the library. Previously, he did not have the time to understand it, but now that he had the time, he naturally rushed to the library immediately. He had to search for information regarding this world. Along the way, Luo En could not wait to find out what this world was like. At the thought of this, he quickened his pace. After a while, Luo En arrived at the library. The layout of the library was similar to the library he knew in his previous life. It was full of books, but these books were stored in what looked like small balls. There was a corresponding button below the device, where the ball was placed. When you pressed the button, a voice introduction would be transmitted to your mind. If you wanted to read the book, all you had to do was to open the device, pick up the small ball, and a series of voice messages would appear in your head, giving you a summary of the book¡¯s contents. If you didn¡¯t want to listen anymore, you just needed to put the ball back to its original place. It was very advanced! Luo En walked around the library and opened a few devices. He picked up the small balls inside and listened carefully to the contents of the books. A few minutes later, Luo En had finished listening to everything. He had also understood what this world was like. Although this world was advanced, the resources here were too scarce. Furthermore, the entire mobile city was even powered by steam¡­ It seemed that this mobile city and the small balls were the technologies left behind by the rich¡­ Luo En recalled the voice in his mind and muttered to himself. Forget it, forget it. I shouldn¡¯t think about this anymore. The most important thing now is to check the situation in the city. I still have to find more ores to evolve the equipment in the city¡­ They should be done by now. With this thought in mind, Luo En left the library, planning to go to the engineers. Just as Luo En walked out of the library, a man ran over from nearby. He was one of the engineers. When the man saw Luo En, he hurriedly said, ¡°City¡­ City Lord! I was looking for you! We¡¯ve finished checking the situation in the city!¡± Seeing the man panting, Luo En said, ¡°Speak slowly, there¡¯s no hurry!¡± After a while, the man said worriedly, ¡°It¡¯s like this, City Lord! Currently, the situation in the city has basically stabilized. Some minor problems can be easily rectified. However, because we were chased by White Tremor Mobile City earlier, the caterpillar tracks of our mobile city can no longer bear the load and are in urgent need of repair! ¡°But the amount of materials and ores needed to repair the tracks is too much. Our city¡¯s resources are completely insufficient, and the time needed to repair the tracks is also too long. It will take at least a month! And in this apocalyptic world, it¡¯s very dangerous to stay in one place for a month! City Lord, what should we do?¡± ¡°Hmm¡­ Noted. I¡¯ll think of a way to deal with this matter. You can take your leave first! Oh yes! This is a mountain range; there will definitely be ores here. Get someone to mine the ores first!¡± Luo En said after pondering for a while following the man¡¯s words. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± After the man had left, Luo En went to the control room and sat down. He turned on the System and found out that he could repair the tracks from the System. He could also build new tracks. This made Luo En sigh at how powerful the System was.. Chapter 5 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Repairing tracks requires 30,000 Evolution Points, and making a new set requires 50,000 Evolution Points. It is worth mentioning that a newly made one will be better than the existing one. Luo En looked at the information in the System and decided to make a new one! However, making new tracks required Evolution Points, and Evolution Points required ores for conversion. Hence, Luo En could only wait for the results of the workers¡¯ mining. Luo En got up and went to the square. At this moment, the sun was slowly setting in the west, hiding into the horizon at a distance. The clouds beside it seemed to have been set on fire; they were red and beautiful! Sigh! It¡¯s already the second day since I came to this world¡­ I wonder how my parents are now? They should be very worried about me! Luo En looked at the sunset on the horizon; in his heart he missed his parents dearly. Darkness had gradually enveloped the whole world. Only the moon hanging high in the sky was emitting a faint light, giving out the only light to the people! At this moment, the mutated creatures of this world came out from nowhere and wandered around this world. Some of them had the head of a wolf and the body of a human. Some of them had no skin and were all blood red. Some of them had become very tall, about more than three meters tall, and they gave off a foul stench. In short, there were all kinds of creatures, and very strange indeed. These mutated creatures were not afraid of fire. They were not afraid of bullets; as long as they were not hit right in the centre of their forehead, they would not die. However, these mutated creatures yearned for strong light sources. Upon finding them, they would pounce on them without fear of death. The best way to kill these mutated creatures was to use the large caliber cannons in the city. However, these mutated creatures were countless at night. And the cannons in the city required fuel and shells, and shells were also made of ores. For the mobile city that Luo En was in presently, the mutated creatures should not to be trifled with. Once the cannons and ammunition in the city were used up, these mutated creatures would climb up the city and kill all living things within sight. Thus, most people would hide when night came. They would hide whenever they caught sight of the mutated creatures. At this moment, Luo En was staring intently at the strange creatures a few kilometers away from the mobile city, and his heart became heavy. ¡°City Lord! There are mutated creatures outside! What should we do?¡± A guard came to Luo En¡¯s side and asked anxiously. At this moment, they had already completely acknowledged Luo En and regarded him as the pillar. Hence, they would report immediately to Luo En whenever there was a situation. ¡°Don¡¯t be anxious! Pass down the order! Tell the gunners not to act rashly. Our ammunition is insufficient to support reckless indiscriminate usage. I have looked around just now. We are currently surrounded by mountains on three sides. In other words, we only need to watch the monsters in front of us!¡± Luo En analyzed calmly. ¡°What if the monsters approached our mobile city?¡± the person asked. ¡°Once the mutated creatures come within a thousand meters of our mobile city, we will fire our cannons and kill them!¡± Luo En¡¯s eyes blazed brightly as he looked at the mutated creatures outside. He clenched his fists and said sternly. A thousand meters was a distance that Luo En had carefully considered. First and foremost, a distance of a thousand meters would enable the power of the shells to be maximized without disturbing his own city! Secondly, a thousand meters was a relatively safe distance. Once the mutated creatures within this distance attacked the mobile city, the mobile city would have enough time to react and kill them! If no mutated creatures came within a thousand meters, then the mobile city could also save some ammunition. This was a good plan! ¡°As you command! The City Lord is wise! I will pass down the order now!¡± The guard thought carefully about the rationale, and after understanding it, he could not help but admire Luo En even more. Luo En nodded and said, ¡°Okay! Go ahead!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± After the guard had left, Luo En went to the control room and pulled down the power switch. He turned off all the lights in the city, leaving only a faint light for the gunners to aim. ¡°Let¡¯s hope there aren¡¯t too many mutant creatures to ¡ª¡± Luo En sat on a chair and muttered. Everyone looked outside the mobile city nervously, not daring to slack off for even a moment. As time clicked away, the sun rose slowly from the east. The mutated creatures outside somehow disappeared mysteriously when the sun shone. Upon seeing the sun rise, everyone heaved a sigh of relief and slumped onto the ground. It was too nerve-wracking! In the middle of the night, a mutated creature had approached the mobile city slowly and hovered at a mere distance of about one thousand and one meters away from the mobile city. The gunners were so afraid. Just as the gunners were about to fire the cannons, Luo En rushed over and stopped them. In fact, Luo En¡¯s decision was right. The mutated creature only lingered there for a few minutes and left. If the cannons had been fired then, the mutated creatures in other areas would all be attracted there by the commotion. Then, it would be real despair! Currently, they had survived through the night safely; they were in fright but not hurt! After a short rest, Luo En could not wait to get to the mining site. At this time, ores were being continually transported from the mining site into the city. ¡°City Lord! You¡¯re here!¡± When Luo En arrived, a man immediately came to his side and greeted. Luo En nodded and smiled. ¡°Thank you for all your hard work. How much ore can this mine extract?¡± The man thought for a moment and replied, ¡°City Lord, this mine can extract about 40 tonnes of copper, 10 tonnes of iron, and 1 tonne of silver.¡± Luo En frowned and asked, ¡°Why is it so little?¡± The man quickly explained, ¡°City Lord! You had not enquired before, so naturally you wouldn¡¯t know. Our mining machine is too backward. Not only is the mining speed slow, but we also can¡¯t mine gold ore!¡± I see¡­ It seems that building a new set of tracks will not be completed in a short while. Let¡¯s take it slow! Luo En thought. Then, he said, ¡°Alright, noted. Continue mining!¡± Next, Luo En picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Everyone holding positions, gather in the conference room!¡± Thereafter, Luo En headed towards the conference room. Before Luo En had arrived at the conference room, there were already many people inside. The captain of the guards, the captain of the gunners, the commander, and so on, were there. At this moment, everyone in the conference room were discussing among themselves. Most were voices dissatisfied with Luo En. Although what Luo En had done had changed many people¡¯s views on the matter, yet there were still people who did not believe it was done by Luo En. They were unconvinced. ¡°In my opinion, Luo En doesn¡¯t deserve to be the City Lord! I, Wang Yun, should be the City Lord. I¡¯m older than him and more experienced than him. I¡¯m the undisputed best candidate!¡± An arrogant voice could be heard in the noisy conference room. The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with white hair and dressed in white. His name was Wang Yun, and he was the commander of the city! It was worth mentioning that Luo En had stayed with Wang Yun for a period of time before he had the fever. Back then, Wang Yun had used imparting his experience to Luo En as an excuse to bring Luo En to his room. From then on, Luo En¡¯s fever had never subsided. ¡°Yes! I recommend Commander Wang as the City Lord! Commander Wang is the most qualified person to be the City Lord!¡± ¡°Yes! I recommend Commander Wang as the City Lord too!¡± ¡°Me too!¡± From time to time, people would chime in. Just as everyone was about to give the City Lord title to Wang Yun on their own, Old Chen walked in and berated, ¡°What are all of you doing? Are you all trying to rebel? Sit down quietly!¡± Everyone sat down in silence. After all, Old Chen was the one with the highest seniority in this city. No one dared to disobey him or disrespect him. At this moment, Luo En walked in. When Wang Yun saw Luo En, his eyes flashed with a subtle sinister look. Luo En walked to the main seat and sat down. After scanning the room, he said slowly, ¡°I know that some of you are still dissatisfied with my behavior. There¡¯s no need for me to explain anything to you! ¡°But I only have one thing to say, and that is, don¡¯t forget who gave you a place to live! If it wasn¡¯t for me, all of you would have become slaves and would have died long ago!¡± Hearing this, everyone fell silent. Indeed, without Luo En, they would have died. Luo En looked at the silent group before him and said, ¡°Alright, the reason I called you here is to tell you this one thing.. I plan to build new caterpillar tracks for the city!¡± Chapter 6 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°What? What is the City Lord talking about? Are you joking?¡± ¡°Make new tracks? Did I hear wrongly?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t this hilarious! Who doesn¡¯t know the costs of making a new set of tracks? Only he can say something like that! Ridiculous!¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t say that. After all, the City Lord just saved us from a desperate situation. At that time, we didn¡¯t believe the City Lord either, but the truth is¡­¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah!¡± ¡­.. After hearing what Luo En said, everyone was shocked for a moment. After they recovered from the shock, they began to discuss among themselves. Immediately, there was a commotion in the conference room. Some were against it, and some supported it. The side that supported it was Old Chen¡¯s, while the side that opposed it was Wang Yun¡¯s. The two sides were in a heated argument. Luo En looked at the people in the conference room who were arguing. He had already expected this to be the outcome following what he said and had already prepared his speech. He made a clap with his hands and said sternly, ¡°All of you, quiet down! How can the conference room be so noisy?¡± The people on both sides quietened down. Even Wang Yun sat down quietly. He would only dare to sabotage Luo En secretly; but in this situation, if he dared to openly defy orders, he would be attacked by all. After everyone in the conference room had quietened down, Luo En continued, ¡°Now, the tracks of our mobile city have been damaged; it will take at least a month to repair. I believe all of you know the danger of remaining here for a month! ¡°Moreover, even if we repaired the tracks, they may not function for long. If we encounter such a situation again, we won¡¯t be able to do anything. We will then be at the mercy of others! ¡°That¡¯s why I want to make a new set of tracks!¡± Luo En looked at the people who were deep in thought and sat down to wait. After a short while, someone from Wang Yun¡¯s side stood up and said in an emotional voice, ¡°City Lord! It¡¯s not that we don¡¯t agree with you on making it, but the resources and manpower needed to make a new set of tracks are too great. Our mobile city can¡¯t afford it. If something happens during the manufacturing process, everything will be wasted!¡± After he finished speaking, he sat down. At this moment, Wang Yun, who was beside him, glanced at him. The person also returned the look. An almost imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of their lips. When Luo En heard this, he was secretly taken by surprise. What was said seemed to have no problem but, when given more careful thought, had been very elegantly put. First was to declare that it wasn¡¯t that they disagreed but that there were reasons for it. This would resonate with everyone in the conference room. Even the people who supported Luo En had doubts about it, but they had believed in Luo En a little more. Now that someone had brought out the issues, the people on Luo En¡¯s side had even more doubts. Next, the person mentioned that the resources and manpower needed to build new tracks were too great and also that if something were to happen during the manufacturing process, everything that was done earlier would be in vain. These words were indeed vicious! If he agreed, then Luo En would lose his dignity. If he did not agree, and something really happened, Luo En would be condemned no end! Humans were all selfish. They would pay extra attention to things that benefited them. This world was already incomparably dangerous. People had only mobile cities to rely on to struggle for their survival in this world. If something happened to mobile cities, and dashed all hopes of survival, then the one who caused the mishap to mobile cities would be cursed and attacked by everyone! Luo En looked at the slightly raised corners of Wang Yun¡¯s lips and muttered, ¡°The fox¡¯s tail is showing¡­ Indeed, you were the one who had caused that fever¡­ Once this is said, someone will probably come and interrogate me.¡± He could not lay his cards out on the table right away with Wang Yun. After all, he was the commander; he held a high position and had great authority. He also had a reputation in the city. Furthermore, he himself did not have any proof. He had better think through this matter again! As expected, not long after, someone from Old Chen¡¯s side who supported Luo En stepped forward and said, ¡°City Lord! The resources required to make a new set of tracks are too great. Are you confident? I suggest that we repair it first. When we find a relatively safe place, we can make the new tracks then.¡± Of course, Luo En would not give up on his idea. He immediately said emphatically, ¡°I said, make a new set of tracks! I¡¯ll take responsibility if anything happens! Alright, this matter is settled. Everyone, disperse!¡± Everyone had no choice but to leave in a respectful manner. At this moment, Wang Yun was laughing in his heart. His eyes darted around; he was already thinking about how he could plot for something to happen during the manufacturing process of the new tracks without Luo En knowing. If in the end, the new tracks could not be made, Luo En¡¯s credibility would be lost completely. At that time, all he had to do was to bring up the matter again, incite public anger and then nominate himself and become the City Lord. As he thought of this, Wang Yun could not suppress the excitement in his heart. He imagined the wonderful days when he would become the City Lord; his footsteps became more cheerful as he departed. Luo En stared coldly at Wang Yun¡¯s back as he left. Then, he turned around and walked out of the door. When Luo En walked out of the door, the engineer beside him immediately came up to him and said politely, ¡°City Lord! Are you really planning to make new tracks!¡± Luo En nodded and said coldly, ¡°Why? Do you have a problem?¡± The engineer quickly bowed his head and replied nervously, ¡°I wouldn¡¯t dare! It¡¯s just that the resources and manpower¡­¡± When Luo En heard this, he realized that the group of people were still worried about their own safety. After all, if manufacturing the tracks failed, all the resources and manpower would be wasted. Before the engineer could finish, Luo En interrupted him and said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about that! Just do your job! Let the workers continue mining the ores!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± When Luo En saw that the engineer didn¡¯t leave, he asked, ¡°Is there anything else?¡± The engineer hurriedly replied, ¡°It¡¯s like this, City Lord. The mine yesterday has been almost fully extracted. We obtained a total of 50 tonnes of copper, 10 tonnes of iron, and one tonne of silver. Now, the mine can no longer be mined; we need to find another mine!¡± Upon hearing that, Luo En said coldly, ¡°Then go and find. Do you still need to ask me about this?¡± ¡°City Lord! It¡¯s not that we don¡¯t want to look for it, but we have only one small detector in our mobile city, which was left behind by the rich people. It¡¯s a little old. After using it yesterday, it had some problems, and cannot be used anymore. The maintenance workers in the mobile city can¡¯t repair it! ¡°We don¡¯t have the blueprints for making detectors in our mobile city, so we¡¯re also very anxious!¡± The engineer was sweating profusely from Luo En¡¯s words, and his voice was a little shaky. ¡°To mine ores, not only do we need a mining machine, but we also need a detector that can detect where the ores are. Otherwise, we¡¯ll be clueless like a headless fly. Also, if we mine the places the detector has not swept through, we may dig out mutated creatures or cause radiation leakage. Therefore, no one dares to mine in places that have not been swept through by the detector. ¡°Detectors can be divided into small detectors, medium detectors, and large detectors. Small detectors can only detect an area with a diameter of 500 meters, medium detectors can detect an area with a diameter of 1,000 meters, and large detectors can detect an area with a diameter of 5,000 meters.¡± Upon hearing this, Luo En immediately turned on the System to check. He believed the System should have the blueprints. Sure enough, he saw them. There were blueprints for making detectors in the System, and they were quite cheap. Of course, this was relative to making new tracks. The blueprint for a small detector required 1,000 Evolution Points, a medium one required 5,000 Evolution Points, and a large one required 10,000 Evolution Points! These blueprints could not be duplicated, nor could they be remembered. Furthermore, once the blueprints were used, they would burn to ashes on the spot, leaving no traces behind. If he wanted to continue to manufacture, he would have to continue to use Evolution Points to purchase the blueprints. After pondering for a while, Luo En decided to buy the blueprints for five small detectors first. The workers could not leave the mobile city too far to mine ores, otherwise they would have to expend a lot of resources and manpower to transport them back; the loss would outweigh the gain. Buying five blueprints would maximize the effectiveness of the small detectors.. Chapter 7 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The engineer saw that Luo En was deep in thought and tactfully did not disturb him. After a while, the engineer became anxious from waiting and asked cautiously, ¡°City Lord?¡± He thought Luo En was thinking hard for a solution, but in reality, Luo En was checking the System. And, he did find a solution. Luo En came to his senses and slowly said, ¡°I already have a solution to the problem!¡± Upon hearing this, the engineer blurted out without conscious thought, and asked, ¡°What is the solution?¡± When he became aware, he promptly shut his mouth. Luo En looked into the engineer¡¯s eyes and said coldly, ¡°This is not something you should ask! Alright, take me to the mining site!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± the engineer replied quickly. Soon, the engineer had brought Luo En to the mining site. Workers in the mining site were transporting the last batch of ores to the mobile city. ¡°Greetings, City Lord!¡± The workers greeted Luo En respectfully as he approached. Looking at the ores on the transport truck, Luo En turned to the workers and said, ¡°You¡¯ve all worked hard! After transporting this truck, I¡¯ll give all of you extra food tonight!¡± ¡°Thank you, City Lord!¡± Luo En nodded in satisfaction before heading to the Resource Room. Regardless of where the ores were mined from, they would eventually be transported to the Resource Room. Shortly after, Luo En arrived at the Resource Room. Looking at the ores, which were divided by kind and stacked in piles in the Resource Room, he became a little excited in his heart. Making a rough estimate, he found that there were 50 tonnes of copper ore, 9 tonnes of iron ore, and one tonne of silver ore. It was just as the engineer had said. I¡¯ll devour these ores first and then buy five small detector blueprints! I¡¯ll also need to keep some ores to make the small detectors and some for backup! Luo En thought. ¡°System! Devour!¡± [City Lord System: Devour completed!] [City Lord System: Congratulations to the host for obtaining 15,000 Evolution Points!] The System¡¯s voice sounded. ¡°System! Purchase blueprints for five small detectors!¡± [City Lord System: Purchase in progress¡­. Purchase successful!] As soon as the System finished speaking, five blueprints appeared in the storage space of the System. He had also lost 5,000 Evolution Points. Luo En picked up one of the blueprints and examined it. The blueprint showed the design process of a detector. The whole process was not complicated, but there were many steps, and the slightest carelessness would cause it to be ruined. However, the instructions had been clearly written on it and were easy to understand, so nothing should go wrong to ruin it. With these blueprints, the mining speed will be faster!¡± With this in mind, Luo En immediately took the blueprints and left the Resource Room. He walked quickly towards the engineers¡¯ office. Soon, Luo En had arrived at the engineers¡¯ office. Inside the office, the engineers were all frowning. When they saw Luo En enter, they forced a smile and greeted respectfully, ¡°City Lord!¡± Luo En looked at the engineers. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± he asked, puzzled. ¡°Why are you all frowning?¡± Wang Cheng, the captain of the engineers, stood up and said with a bitter smile, ¡°It¡¯s all because of the detector! We¡¯ve already asked all the maintenance workers in the mobile city. None of them can fix the detector. If they can¡¯t fix the detector, we can¡¯t start work! By the way, City Lord, why are you here?¡± Upon hearing, Luo En laughed and said slowly, ¡°I¡¯m here to solve the problem! ¡°Here! These are the design blueprints to make the detectors!¡± As he spoke, Luo En took out the five blueprints which had been placed earlier in the System¡¯s storage space. ¡°What did you say, City Lord? These are the blueprints for the detectors?¡± Everyone exclaimed in shock. Luo En replied calmly, ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, you can take a look yourself!¡± Upon hearing this, they picked up the five blueprints on the table and looked at them. The more they looked, the more excited they became. ¡°It¡¯s true! It¡¯s true! I didn¡¯t expect to be able to see the blueprint of a detector in my lifetime! I have not lived in vain. Hahahaha!¡± Wang Cheng laughed and said excitedly. ¡°Yes! These are really the design blueprints!¡± The engineers beside him echoed. As an engineer, the biggest dream in life was to be able to have all kinds of blueprints and build the corresponding machines! Wang Cheng became excited for quite a while, then he looked at Luo En and asked puzzledly, ¡°City Lord, aren¡¯t the blueprints of detectors monopolized by large mobile cities? How did you get hold of the blueprints of detectors?¡± Luo En turned around and left his seat. With his back facing Wang Cheng, he said coldly, ¡°This is not your business! You just need to follow my orders! I have handed these five blueprints to you. Build five small detectors for me!¡± Wang Cheng quickly replied, ¡°Yes, City Lord! The five detectors can be built by tomorrow!¡± Luo En nodded in satisfaction and walked out of the door. Everyone in the office looked at the back view of Luo En as he left. They were all filled with admiration. It didn¡¯t matter how Luo En got the blueprints, in their eyes, Luo En was like a god because he had helped them fulfill their dreams. Soon, they took the blueprints and headed straight to the manufacturing plant, planning to quickly make the detectors. At this moment, the sun was setting in the west, and the sky was gradually turning dark. The night was approaching quietly, and the mutated creatures had also arrived on the land with the nightfall. Luo En came to the control room and pulled down the power switch as usual. The city fell into darkness once again, leaving only a faint light on the gunners¡¯ side. The people in the city became anxious again. If it had been in the past, they wouldn¡¯t be so because the mobile city could move and would not remain in the same place. So, it was basically impossible to be attacked by the mutated creatures. Even if they were attacked, they could easily flee, given their speed. However, the tracks of the mobile city had been damaged now; the likelihood of the people being attacked by mutated creatures had greatly increased. The wait was long, more so when in a tense state. Each day felt like a year! Although they had mined a lot of ores during the day, there were not enough to deal with the countless mutated creatures. The people could only pray that they could survive the night. Yet, the God of Fate did not favor Luo En. At four in the morning, a mutated creature with a wolf head and human body came within a thousand meters of the mobile city! ¡°Fire!¡± Upon seeing it, Luo En immediately ordered. With a boom, a shell was fired toward the mutated creature below. Boom! Instantly, smoke and dust was everywhere; the raised dust obscured everyone¡¯s vision. After the smoke had dissipated, everyone immediately fixed their eyes and looked. At that moment, there was no trace of any mutated creatures. Only a pool of blood was flowing slowly on the ground, and a hole had been blown out on the ground. When everyone saw the outcome, they heaved a sigh of relief. Just when they thought that everything was fine, something unfortunate happened. The explosion earlier had attracted the attention of mutated creatures in the mountain range. A dense mass of mutated creatures could be seen lifelessly moving toward the mobile city swiftly. Among them, there were even mutated creatures that were all covered in steel. Mutated creatures of this kind had amazing defense! It would take at least three shells from a large caliber bronze cannon to kill. And a large caliber iron cannon would require at least two shells to kill! From a quick look, there were about ten of such mutated creatures and about sixty mutated creatures of other kinds! And, at a distance away, there were even more mutated creatures making their way here. The people who were just feeling relieved became fearful again. Their faces were full of panic. There were really too many mutated creatures! The captain of the gunners, Wang Yu, hurried to Luo En¡¯s side and said, ¡°City Lord! What should we do? There are too many mutated creatures. We won¡¯t be able to kill them all in time! Also, we don¡¯t have enough ammunition to fire indiscriminately!¡± Luo En frowned upon hearing. He pondered for a while and said decisively, ¡°Continue to fight! I¡¯ll think of a way! We must not let the mutated creatures get near the mobile city! We must continue fighting even if we have to exhaust all our resources!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Wang Yu replied respectfully before leaving. Although he was very anxious and also curious about how Luo En would resolve the crisis, this was not something he could know. Looking at the dense mass of mutated creatures outside the mobile city, Luo En was also becoming anxious.. Chapter 8 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations System¡­ the System should have a solution! Luo En thought. He immediately turned on the System to check. After scanning through, the System indeed did not disappoint him. Presently, the only way to solve the problem was to upgrade the cannons! The upgraded cannons would not only have longer ranges but also have greater firepower; the area impacted by the explosion would also be more extensive. However, to evolve the cannons would require 8,000 Evolution Points. If he chose to evolve the cannons, it would use up all the Evolution Points which had just been painstakingly accumulated. After pondering for a while, Luo En gritted his teeth and muttered to himself, ¡°I¡¯ll do it! No risk, no gain! Sooner or later, an upgrade would still be needed!¡± Then, Luo En picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Gunners, stop! Don¡¯t fire yet!¡± During the upgrading, no movement was to be allowed, otherwise the upgrade would fail. ¡°City Lord! If we don¡¯t open fire, the mutated creatures will all be getting closer to us!¡± ¡°Yeah! Why stop? Aren¡¯t we fighting well?¡± Everyone was puzzled and asked. At this moment, Wang Yu hurriedly came to Luo En¡¯s side and said, ¡°City Lord! Why are we not fighting anymore? There are many mutated creatures within a thousand meters of our mobile city now! If we don¡¯t fight now, it will soon be too late!¡± Luo En knew what would happen when he instructed them to do so, but he had no time to explain to the gunners. He immediately replied, ¡°You¡¯ll know later!¡± Wang Yu had no choice but to give the order to stop firing. When the mutated creatures outside the mobile city were no longer being shelled, suddenly they became like wolves making their way into a flock of sheep; they were, almost unresisted. ¡°Why are we not firing? What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with the City Lord? Why are we not attacking? Can¡¯t he see that the mutated creatures below are fast approaching our mobile city? Is he blind?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk anymore. I think the City Lord¡¯s brain has been fried. Let¡¯s pack up and escape!¡± ¡­.. The people in the city looked at the countless mutated creatures outside and cried out in fear. They questioned the City Lord¡¯s decision. Some had even packed their things and planned to escape. Luo En ignored the cursing and questioning that arose in the city. He had already expected such an outcome. At this moment, he concentrated his gaze on the System and said in his heart. System! Upgrade the cannons! [City Lord System: Upgrading the cannons!] As the System¡¯s voice faded, the cannons above the mobile city¡¯s caterpillar tracks let out rumbling sounds and emitted a blinding light. The existing cannons were being rapidly transformed! However, the blinding light caused the mutated creatures outside the city to become even crazy. They roared and rushed over at an even faster speed. 800 meters! 600 meters! 400 meters! Seeing the mutant creatures getting closer and closer, Wang Yu became extremely anxious. He had wanted to order the gunners to fire several times, but he held himself back. It was worse for the people in the city. Shouts and cries filled the city. The adults and children had long hidden away in fear. Some had even secretly escaped. Looking at the situation, how could Luo En not be anxious? However, he had no choice. At this moment, he could only choose to believe in the System! [City Lord System: Cannon upgrade successful!] As time clicked away, the mutated creatures outside the city were less than 100 meters away from the mobile city! Just as Luo En was about to give the order for the gunners to fire, the System¡¯s voice sounded in his mind. Luo En exhaled and muttered, ¡°Finally, it¡¯s done¡­ I hope the results won¡¯t disappoint me!¡± Then, he called out loudly, ¡°Wang Yu!¡± Upon hearing, Wang Yu immediately walked in and responded respectfully, ¡°I¡¯m here!¡± Luo En took a deep breath and said, ¡°Fire!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± When Wang Yu received the order, he rushed to where the gunners were. He had long wanted to give the order to fire, but he did not have the right to override the City Lord¡¯s order. Why did the City Lord only give the order to open fire now? Why not open fire earlier? What was the City Lord doing during this period of time? Wang Yu¡¯s heart was full of doubts, but he did not have any time to think at this moment because the mutated creatures outside the city were already less than 50 meters away from the mobile city! ¡°The City Lord has given the order! Open fire!¡± Wang Yu shouted even before he had reached the area. The gunners didn¡¯t even see Wang Yu appear, but they just needed to hear the order to carry it out. The gunmen aimed their cannons at the mutated creatures below. ¡°Boom! Boom! Boom!¡± A series of explosions could be heard as shells were fired. They streaked across the sky and headed toward the mutated creatures below. More than 10 artillery shells hit the ground, producing continuous explosions. Instantly, smoke filled the ground. ¡°Damn! Am I seeing things? So many mutated creatures were killed?¡± ¡°What¡¯s going on? When did the cannons become so powerful?¡± ¡°Hahahahahaha, it is so satisfying to kill a bunch of them with one blast!¡± ¡­.. When the gunners saw the situation on the ground, they were all shocked by the results. All the mutated creatures within a thousand meters of the mobile city had been killed by the round of shelling earlier! When the people in the city saw the outcome, they cried out in joy. Just a while ago, they thought they were going to die there, just like that. Their hearts had been in despair earlier. Now that they saw the situation, it could be said that their hearts had undergone great ups and downs. Luo En, who was in the control room, naturally saw the results too. He smiled and muttered to himself, ¡°Excellent! The System is indeed reliable!¡± Wang Yu happily rushed in and shouted, ¡°City Lord! City Lord, have you seen that? Hahahaha, so many mutated creatures have been killed!¡± Luo En also returned a smile and said, ¡°I saw that! Now, we can definitely survive through the night with the cannons! Like earlier, once we find any mutated creature within a thousand meters of the mobile city, we¡¯ll open fire!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Wang Yu replied respectfully. He did not ask why the cannons had suddenly become so powerful, or what Luo En did during that period of time because he knew Luo En did not like others asking too many questions. Moreover, he only needed the results; as for the process, it was not important to him. Thus, whenever the mutant creatures were within a thousand meters, they would be blasted to death. As time passed, the number of mutated creatures outside the city gradually decreased. However, the number of artillery shells in the mobile city was also decreasing at a visible rate. At this moment, Wang Yu walked in again and said anxiously, ¡°City Lord! Our ammunition is almost gone! And even if we have the resources now, we won¡¯t be able to turn them into ammunition in time. What should we do next!¡± Luo En analyzed the situation calmly and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! We just need to last till dawn! It will be soon! Pass the order down! Open fire only when the mutated creatures are within 500 meters of the mobile city! Try to reduce wastage as much as possible!¡± ¡°Yes! Not long after, bad news came: No more ammunition! The gunners panicked. They had completely lost the imposing manner they had earlier. Luo En had naturally noticed that the cannons were not firing shells as before. Without much thought, he knew that the ammunition had run out. 50 meters! 30 meters! 20 meters! Luo En watched the mutated creatures get closer and closer to the mobile city. His palms were sweating, and everyone¡¯s hearts were in their throats. He could only pray that the sun would rise soon. Fortunately, just when the few mutated creatures were just 10 meters away from the mobile city, the sun was slowly rising in the distant sky. As the sun gradually rose on the horizon, the night also quietly left. The mutated creatures had also stopped their advance and had disappeared with the night. Luo En and the others had survived through the night with the artillery fire of the small mobile city! This was an almost impossible task! Although they only lasted more than an hour before they ran out of ammunition and food, at least no one had succeeded in the past. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief and slumped to the ground. It had been really nerve-wrecking. Once bitten by them, the ones who were bitten would also turn into mutated creatures. Thus, the consequences would be unthinkable if the mutated creatures had climbed in! ¡°Great! We made it! We¡¯re saved!¡± ¡°Long live the City Lord!¡± Everyone gathered and cheered. Finally, we¡¯ve made it! Luo En slumped onto a chair, took a deep breath before exhaling slowly.. Chapter 9 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations After a while, Luo En turned on the power switch and picked up the walkie-talkie beside him. ¡°Everyone has done well! We¡¯ve created a miracle! Everyone, come to the square later. Let¡¯s have breakfast together!¡± [City Lord System: Congratulations to the host for completing the resistance battle and unlocking the Merchant City System! ¡°Merchant City System¡­¡± Luo En muttered puzzledly as he listened to the voice in his mind. Then, he turned on the System to check. There were all kinds of food in the Merchant City System. There were also grains such as rice, dried meat, various vegetable seeds, and so on. The Evolution Points needed to purchase them were also different. Of course, there were also high-tech items like drones. However, the Evolution Points needed to purchase them were astronomical to Luo En currently! Luo En muttered to himself, ¡°Looks like food isn¡¯t a problem anymore¡­¡± Then, he recalled in his mind and knew that the head chef of the mobile city was called Chen Wei. So, Luo En pressed the intercom button and shouted, ¡°Chen Wei!¡± Not long after, a person hurried over. Upon entering, he lowered his head and said respectfully, ¡°City Lord! You called for me?¡± Luo En looked at the person and said slowly, ¡°Yes! You heard what I said just now. Make more delicious food to reward everyone later!¡± After hearing what Luo En had said, Chen Wei looked pained and very awkward. He replied with a bitter smile, ¡°City Lord, this¡­ this¡­¡± Hearing Chen Wei stammer, Luo En looked at him coldly and said, ¡°Why? You¡¯re not willing?!¡± Chen Wei hurriedly knelt on the ground and replied in a panic, ¡°No, City Lord! It¡¯s not that I¡¯m unwilling, but¡­ it¡¯s because we don¡¯t have enough food in the city. If we were to add extra food for all, our food will only last for another five days at most and in the situation where we can¡¯t eat our fill! ¡°Seeds have just been planted. It will take at least a month to harvest.¡± Upon hearing this, Luo En laughed in his heart. He couldn¡¯t help but feel glad that the Merchant City System was unlocked in time. He smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s alright! I¡¯ll solve the food problem. Just cook as much as you can! It must be sumptuous!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Chen Wei took his leave respectfully and headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. After Chen Wei left, Luo En looked at the System again. After a rough check, Luo En had also learned the price of food and grains. One catty of rice required one Evolution Point, and one catty of dried meat required five Evolution Points; the prices of some other food were also between one to ten Evolution Points. As for vegetable seeds, they were slightly more expensive. Each bag had ten seeds and cost basically between ten to fifty Evolution Points. Luo En looked at his remaining 2,000 Evolution Points and decided to buy 20 bags of potato seeds, 20 bags of corn seeds, 100 catties of rice, and 100 catties of dried meat. Promptly, without hesitation, Luo En bought them in the Merchant City System. He spent a total of 1,000 Evolution Points! Luo En¡¯s heart ached. He felt like crying but had no tears. He muttered to himself, ¡°I¡¯m still too poor! I have to continue mining ores! With ores, I can have everything!¡± With that, Luo En left the control room and headed for the square. At this moment, the square had already been packed with people. A group of guards was maintaining order. ¡°Hey, what kind of food do you think the City Lord will give us? Although we didn¡¯t eat badly in the past, it wasn¡¯t considered good either!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know! The best I¡¯ve had in my life was a potato, so it is probably that also this time.¡± ¡°Not necessarily. I don¡¯t think it will be that good. At most, it¡¯ll just be a white steamed bun.¡± Everyone was murmuring among themselves guessing what the breakfast later would be. Soon, Luo En had arrived at the square. Looking at the dark square, he said loudly, ¡°Silence! Everyone has done well this time. Breakfast will be ready soon!¡± ¡°Thank you, City Lord! Long live the City Lord!¡± Everyone sat down quietly and waited expectantly. Soon after, a strong aroma wafted in from a distance. Everyone became excited when they smelled the aroma and unconsciously swallowed their saliva. They sniffed the enveloping aroma greedily and stared intently at where the kitchen was with wide eyes. Immediately after, the chefs came out pushing dozens of small carts filled with fragrant food. ¡°Smells good! There¡­ There are roasted potatoes! Oh my god! Am I seeing things?! It¡¯s really roasted potatoes!¡± ¡°It smells so good! There is corn!¡± ¡°Look! There are white steamed buns and porridge!¡± Looking at carts full of food, everyone could no longer remain calm. Luo En said at the right time, ¡°Everyone, quiet down! Everyone has a share! Everyone can get a potato, a corn, a steamed bun, and a bowl of porridge!¡± Thump! Everyone¡¯s heart was pounding as they rushed to the carts to collect their share of food. They had thought that they could only eat one potato at the most, but even eating one potato would satisfy them! However, they had not expected Luo En to be so generous! He actually allowed them to eat so much! At this moment, they were excited beyond words! Instantly, the square was in chaos. ¡°Don¡¯t fight! Line up one after another!¡± Luo En shouted when he saw the chaotic square. Everyone immediately quietened down and lined up obediently. Soon, everyone received their food happily. ¡°City Lord! This is yours!¡± After everyone had collected their food, Chef Chen Wei handed a share of food to Luo En and said respectfully. Luo En nodded and stood up from his seat. He said loudly, ¡°Everyone, let¡¯s eat! I¡¯ll also eat the same food as all of you! In the future, we¡¯ll work together to defend against external enemies like yesterday!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± No one had expected that Luo En would eat the same food as them. This immediately made their admiration for Luo En surged like a torrential river in endless flow. ¡°It smells so good!¡± ¡°This is awesome! I¡¯ve never had such a sumptuous breakfast in my life! Long live the City Lord!¡± Everyone cheered and stuffed food into their mouths continuously, savoring the taste. After Luo En had finished eating, he got up from his seat and walked towards Chen Wei, who was savoring his food. He said slowly, ¡°Chen Wei! Come over here!¡± Chen Wei obeyed and followed him; his heart was puzzled. After Luo En had stopped a distance from the square, Chen Wei immediately asked respectfully, ¡°City Lord! Why did you call me?¡± Luo En turned to look at Chen Wei and took out the seeds and food he had bought. He said, ¡°I called you here to tell you some good news. Here! I¡¯ll leave the food and seeds to you!¡± Chen Wei lowered his head and took the seeds and food from Luo En¡¯s hands. His hands were trembling slightly, and he suddenly raised his head to look at Luo En. He said excitedly, ¡°City Lord! This¡­ Where did all these food and seeds come from? So much!¡± ¡°I have said not to ask what you shouldn¡¯t ask! I want to see the results in a month!¡± Luo En ignored Chen Wei, turned and left; only a voice lingered. ¡°Yes!¡± Chen Wei bowed at the same spot and said. Then, he took the heavy food and seeds he was holding and rushed to the plantation and kitchen. The small detector should be ready by now! Luo En thought to himself as he walked towards the manufacturing plant. Very soon, Luo En arrived at the manufacturing plant. It was a place that emanated special smells everywhere. All kinds of clanking sounds filled the place. At this time, the engineers were holding five small detectors in their hands, inspecting them carefully and occasionally exclaiming in admiration. When Wang Cheng saw Luo En walk in, he immediately went up to him and said with a fawning smile, ¡°City Lord! You¡¯re here!¡± Luo En nodded and said slowly, ¡°How is it? Have you made the detectors?¡± ¡°Reporting to the City Lord! Fortunately, we did not fail! Five small detectors have been made! They are over there!¡± Wang Cheng replied respectfully and pointed to the location where the detectors were placed. Following Wang Cheng¡¯s pointed direction, Luo En saw five small detectors neatly placed on the ground. He said happily, ¡°You guys have done well! With these five detectors, we will be able to find more ores! Wang Cheng! Send people to start work immediately!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Chapter 10 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations After Wang Cheng received Luo En¡¯s order, he carefully took the five small detectors and took his leave. Luo En also followed closely behind Wang Cheng. Both of them stopped only when they arrived at the mining site. At this moment, dozens of people had gathered at the mining site. They were sitting on the ground and chatting with each other. These workers would only work when they needed to mine. At other times, they would stay in the mining area, where houses have been provided for them to live in, four persons to a unit. There were also special chefs to deliver food to them. In short, the treatment of the workers here was considered good in the entire city. However, not everyone could become a worker. Ordinary people had to go through strict physical and radiation tests to become a worker. It could be said that only one in a hundred would be selected. Hence, it was not hard to understand why the workers had such treatment. ¡°City Lord! Captain Wang Cheng!¡± Upon seeing Luo En and Wang Cheng walk over, everyone stood up and greeted them respectfully. At this moment, a man walked out from the crowd. He lowered his head and said, ¡°City Lord! Captain Wang Cheng! What brought you here?¡± The man¡¯s name was Zhang Bo, and he was the foreman here. He was in charge of managing the workers here as well as all the matters here. When Wang Cheng heard that, he looked at Luo En. After seeing Luo En nod, he turned around and said to everyone, ¡°Today, the City Lord and I are here to tell you something. From today onwards, you can continue to mine ores!¡± Upon hearing this, Zhang Bo asked puzzledly, ¡°Captain Wang Cheng! Isn¡¯t our detector broken? Even if it¡¯s fixed, it can¡¯t be fixed so quickly! How can we mine ores without the detector? We can¡¯t mine with the radiation underground, right?¡± It wasn¡¯t just Zhang Bo who was puzzled. The other workers also looked at Wang Cheng, perplexed. Wang Cheng smiled and replied, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! The City Lord and I came here for this matter. With our efforts, we have already built five small detectors!¡± ¡°What? Five small detectors have been built? How is that possible?¡± ¡°Did I hear wrongly? How is that possible?¡± Everyone was shocked and questioned Wang Cheng¡¯s words. Zhang Bo also smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Captain Wang Cheng, don¡¯t joke around. Who doesn¡¯t know that the blueprints for the detectors are all in the hands of large mobile cities? We are only a small mobile city. How can we have the blueprints for the small detectors!¡± Wang Cheng didn¡¯t continue to keep them in suspense. He smiled and replied, ¡°I know you don¡¯t believe me. At first, I didn¡¯t believe it either when I heard the news. But look, see what these are!¡± As he spoke, Wang Cheng took out the five small detectors and placed them in front of Zhang Bo. Zhang Bo and the workers behind him came forward and carefully inspected the five small detectors before their eyes. The more they looked, the more excited they became. Their faces were filled with excitement! All of them widened their eyes, afraid that they would miss out on something. After all, they had never been qualified to see and had never seen such new detectors before. ¡°It¡¯s real! It¡¯s real! They are really detectors!¡± ¡°Unbelievable! Are these detectors?!¡± Everyone was in high spirits. After inspecting carefully for a while, Zhang Bo stepped forward and asked, ¡°Captain Wang Cheng! These¡­ Where in our mobile city would there be these design blueprints?¡± When Wang Cheng heard that, he smiled and looked at Luo En, who was deep in thought. ¡°All thanks to the City Lord!¡± As soon as Zhang Bo heard that it was done by the City Lord, he suddenly understood. If it was done by the City Lord, there was nothing to be surprised about. After all, the City Lord had created miracles more than once. Hearing Wang Cheng¡¯s response, everyone looked at Luo En with ardor and admiration. At this moment, Luo En, who had been sitting on a chair since he arrived, was thinking about when he would be able to accumulate enough Evolution Points to make new tracks and what he should do next. When Luo En came back to his senses, he realized that everyone was staring at him ardently, as if they were staring at a naked beauty. Luo En could not help but feel a little awkward. He coughed twice and said, ¡°Since the problem has been solved, let¡¯s resume the mining of ores now! Zhang Bo, you are responsible for all the mining matters!¡± ¡°Understood!¡± Zhang Bo respectfully replied. ¡°City Lord! That¡­ I checked the number of workers this morning and discovered that thirty-three people had gone missing! They probably ran away last night when they were attacked by the mutated creatures!¡± Zhang Bo touched his nose and said in a low voice. Logically speaking, this was his responsibility because as a foreman, he was mainly responsible for everything of the workers. Now, thirty-three workers under him had run away; this was a very embarrassing matter to him. Luo En nodded. He already knew that in a situation like yesterday, it was normal for people to run away, so he did not blame Zhang Bo. He replied gently, ¡°Well, it¡¯s fine that they ran away. Those who stay are the loyal ones! Alright, take your men to mine the ores. With the five small detectors, I believe your speed and output will greatly increase!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Zhang Bo replied firmly. He felt a bit teary; the admiration he had for Luo En had become even more than before. Then, he carefully took the five small detectors and led the 50 over workers behind him to the ground. Luo En followed Zhang Bo and the others to the ground. Zhang Bo could be seen setting the range for the small detector and placing it in a calculated position. Then, he pressed the power button. The small detector immediately let out a buzz, and a green light appeared at the power source. This meant that the small detector had sufficient power. Then, the small detector extended its round circular loop from its top and placed it on its front and began to probe with a diameter of 500 meters. During the detection process, the detector would sound an alarm from time to time. Whenever the detector sounded an alarm, it meant that the spot it was at was where ores existed. Every time this happened, the workers at the side would take out a special, yellow powder-like substance and sprinkle it on that spot as a mark. The five detectors continued to probe. The workers followed behind marking the spots. Thereafter, they would start to mine. Then, finally, they would transport the ores to the mining site in the mobile city. Everything seemed orderly. The technology in this world is so advanced and amazing! But why is this mobile city powered by steam engines¡­ Luo En watched everyone carrying out the operation, step by step, and nodded in satisfaction as he thought hard. At this moment in the mobile city, there was a man dressed in black staring grimly at what was happening on the ground. He was Wang Yun! He had just been to the mining site, the plantation, the kitchen, and a few other places, and had discovered that the people in the city all admired Luo En from the bottom of their hearts. He did not expect that Luo En, who was a useless waste previously, had now gained the support of most of the people in the city. Now, only his subordinates and some unimportant people were supporting him. How could he defeat Luo En with just these few people? Furthermore, now that Luo En still had such popular support, his chances of becoming the City Lord became even slimmer. ¡°I didn¡¯t fry his brain that time! What a pity¡­ Looks like I have to think of a way to do away with him silently¡­¡± Thinking of this, Wang Yun¡¯s heart became even more vicious. Then, Wang Yun saw the small detectors on the ground probing, and he became perplexed. He muttered, ¡°Small detectors? This small, broken mobile city actually has the design blueprints for detectors? Impossible! Then where do the design blueprints come from¡­¡± As Wang Yun thought about this, he suddenly had a plan. He looked at Luo En, who was on the ground, and the corners of his mouth revealed a grim smile. Then, he turned and left. He didn¡¯t notice that after he left, Luo En turned around and looked at the spot where he had stood earlier. ¡°This Wang Yun is probably up to no good¡­ Keeping him alive will always be a hidden danger¡­ I¡¯ll have to think of a legitimate way to get rid of him!¡± Luo En rubbed his chin and muttered. Then, he turned around and walked towards his room. He had not had a proper sleep for two days and two nights. These few days had been too tiring for him. He had to worry about this and settle that, causing him to be mentally and physically exhausted. Now that he had time, he could have a good rest.. Chapter 11 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Just when Luo En was resting and the workers were mining the ores, about ten kilometers away from the mountain range, a black mobile city shaped like a dragon, and about the same size as the mobile city Luo En was in, was rushing straight toward the mountain range. On top of the mobile city was a raised flag with the words ¡°Black Dragon Mobile City¡± engraved; the words ¡°Black Dragon¡± were indeed befitting. The Black Dragon Mobile City seemed to be slightly larger than the mobile city that Luo En was in, but it was not as big as the White Tremor Mobile City. The number of cannons on its caterpillar tracks was also more than the mobile city that Luo En was in. It was obvious that the Black Dragon Mobile City was developing toward becoming a medium mobile city. ¡°City Lord! Are we just going to let this go? The White Tremor Mobile City has gone too far!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, City Lord! Those were the ores that we had painstakingly mined!¡± ¡°I¡¯m unwilling to just leave like this!¡± At this moment, on the square inside the Black Dragon Mobile City, several men were speaking anxiously to a tall and sturdy man in front of them. The tall and sturdy man was the City Lord of the Black Dragon Mobile City, Hei Long! Hei Long¡¯s expression was that of extreme agony as he clenched his fists tightly. He turned around and yelled at the people below, ¡°Damn it! Do you think I am willing to do so?! Do you think I want to give up the ores that we have painstakingly mined? But can we defeat White Tremor Mobile City? Ah! Tell me, how can we fight?!¡± Everyone below fell silent. Indeed, how could a small mobile city defeat a medium mobile city? The matter started a month ago. At that time, Black Dragon Mobile City was struggling in its search for ores. After spending more than ten days, Black Dragon Mobile City finally found a site. Everyone was overjoyed. Hei Long and his men immediately began mining. It took Hei Long and his men eight full days to finish mining all the ores from the site. However, the good fortune did not last long. Just as Hei Long and his men were happily preparing to leave, they encountered the approaching White Tremor Mobile City! This was a world where the strong preyed on the weak. The weak could only be oppressed and exploited by the strong! The White Tremor Mobile City, upon encountering the Black Dragon Mobile City, immediately went forward and fought. After fighting for ten minutes or more, Black Dragon Mobile City was defeated. Following some interrogation, White Tremor Mobile City found out that Hei Long and his men had just mined a large amount of ores. In this world, ores were everything! Without hesitation, the City Lord of White Tremor Mobile City, Bai Chen, plundered all the ores that Hei Long and his men had just mined. Although Hei Long and his men were unwilling, they had no choice. After all, they were the defeated party. After Bai Chen and his men had obtained the large amount of ores, they were so elated that they could not stop laughing. They happily let Hei Long and the others off happily. Thus, Hei Long and his men escaped. Back to Hei Long¡¯s side, everyone kept silent and looked ahead with a gloomy expression. After Black Dragon Mobile City had advanced for a while, the mountain range that Luo En was in gradually came within the line of sight of Hei Long and the others. At this moment, a man pointed ahead and said, ¡°City Lord! There¡¯s a small mountain range in front! Let¡¯s rest over there and continue mining ore while there. The resources in the mountain range are more abundant.¡± Upon hearing this, Hei Long also looked in the direction the man had pointed. When he saw the mountain range, he said tiredly, ¡°Alright! Let¡¯s rest there!¡± After receiving the order, the man immediately held up the walkie-talkie in his hand and shouted, ¡°Everyone, listen up! Stop at the mountain range in the southwest direction!¡± With that said, the man turned and left to make preparations for ore mining. Black Dragon Mobile City moved rapidly at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour towards the mountain range. Not long after, the Black Dragon Mobile City arrived at the mountain range and stopped. Just after the Black Dragon Mobile City had come to a stop, dozens of people walked down from the city, and carried with them two small detectors which were a bit old. After setting the positions for the two small detectors, a person pressed the power buttons. Immediately, the detectors buzzed and began to probe. The workers did the same as the workers in the mobile city where Luo En was; whenever an alarm sounded, there would be workers sprinkling yellow powder as a mark. Then, there would be workers who would come to the marked location to begin mining. Then, they would transport the mined ores into the mobile city. The entire process was smooth flowing. As Hei Long and his men saw the ores being continuously mined and transported into the mobile city, they became cheerful despite the earlier unhappiness in their hearts caused by White Tremor Mobile City. After all, who would not be happy with ores? Yet, what was happening here was being watched by Wang Yun who had come out to patrol. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Black Dragon Mobile City to actually be here¡­ This mobile city is much stronger than Luo Yang Mobile City! If¡­¡± Wang Yun muttered as he looked at everything that was happening before him. Immediately, a glimmer appeared in his eyes, and he suddenly smiled. Then, Wang Yun walked over towards Hei Long and his men. When Hei Long saw someone walking over, he immediately pulled out the pistol from his waist and aimed it at the person, asking ¡°Who are you?¡± Several people beside also surrounded him. Wang Yun did not panic in the slightest. He said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! There¡¯s no one behind me. I don¡¯t mean any harm!¡± As he spoke, in order to gain trust, Wang Yun took out the pistol from his waist, placed it on the ground and raised his hands. Someone immediately went up to search Wang Yun¡¯s body and also took the pistol from the ground. When Hei Long saw Wang Yun¡¯s actions, he also put away his gun. He was filled with suspicion as he asked, ¡°Then why are you here? From your appearance, you must be a high-ranking person from a mobile city!¡± Wang Yun smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. I¡¯m the commander of Luo Yang Mobile City! My name is Wang Yun. I came here to negotiate a deal with you!¡± Hei Long replied in surprise, ¡°Oh? So it¡¯s Commander Wang of Luo Yang Mobile City. What deal? Tell me!¡± Wang Yun continued, ¡°Our Luo Yang Mobile City is also in this mountain range and not far away. I see that the detectors you¡¯re using to mine ores are some years old!¡± Hei Long became rather displeased and said, ¡°So what if they are?!¡± Wang Yun smiled and replied, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! I have a way to make new detectors for you!¡± Hei Long looked at Wang Yun as if he were looking at a fool. He pointed at Wang Yun and cursed, ¡°What? Are you fucking kidding me! Do you think I don¡¯t know that the blueprints of detectors are monopolized by the large mobile cities? You have a way to make new detectors? Ridiculous!¡± Wang Yun knew that no one would believe him if he said that. Hence, he had made preparations. ¡°Don¡¯t be in a hurry to dismiss it. Take a look at what this is!¡± As he spoke, Wang Yun took out something that looked like a small ball. After Wang Yun pressed the ball twice, the ball projected an image. It showed the scene of Zhang Bo and the others mining ores. There were five small detectors in the image. This was something called a recording ball. As the name suggested, as long as the recording ball was activated, the recording ball would record everything that was happening in front of it and save it. The next time the recording ball was activated, the scene would be projected. Apparently, Wang Yun had already recorded the scene of the ore mining taking place below the mobile city when he was there. Hei Long was very envious when he saw the projected image of the five small detectors mining ores. However, he still could not understand what the deal Wang Yun mentioned meant. Hei Long asked curiously, ¡°What do you mean? Which large mobile city is this?¡± ¡°No, no, no! This is our Luo Yang Mobile City! These five small detectors are also from our Luo Yang Mobile City!¡± Wang Yun replied calmly. ¡°How is this possible? Where did your mobile city get the blueprints from?¡± Hei Long exclaimed in shock. Hearing this, Wang Yun replied seriously, ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, I can show you! I can help you get the design blueprints for the detectors!¡± Hei Long looked at Wang Yun¡¯s stern expression and believed his words. Then, he asked, ¡°Tell me! How much do I need to pay?¡± ¡°I only need your Black Dragon Mobile City to attack our Luo Yang Mobile City and help me become the City Lord!¡± Wang Yun replied coldly. Hei Long pondered for a moment before saying decisively, ¡°Good! This deal is worth it! I accept it!¡± ¡°Hahahaha, Hei Long is indeed straightforward! I wish us a pleasant cooperation then!¡± ¡°Happy cooperation!¡± The two men shook hands and laughed happily.. Chapter 12 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Hei Long smiled and said, ¡°Tell me the detailed plan! We can¡¯t just recklessly attack, right? Although our Black Dragon Mobile City is indeed stronger than your Luo Yang Mobile City, our strength is also limited. I don¡¯t want to suffer heavy losses from attacking your Luo Yang Mobile City.¡± After hearing Hei Long¡¯s words, Wang Yun said gently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! I won¡¯t let you guys just attack like that. I will do something to render the cannons in the mobile city ineffective. When the time comes, we will coordinate from within and without and take down Luo Yang Mobile City in one go! ¡°After we have taken it down, you can take the ores, food, and other resources as you wish; just leave a little for me. The blueprints for the detectors are with Luo En, the City Lord of our Luo Yang Mobile City, so you will just need to capture him. I only want my position as the City Lord!¡± ¡°Alright!¡± Hei Long agreed without any hesitation; he only had to pay a small price. As long as he could get the blueprints of the detectors, it would be worth it even if he had to pay a higher price! Once the Black Dragon Mobile City had the blueprints of detectors, it would be able to continuously mine more ores. And once they had ores, the strength of the Black Dragon Mobile City would greatly increase. It might even develop into a large mobile city! At the very least, it would become a medium mobile city! To him, this deal was beneficial in every way, so how could he refuse? ¡°Alright! In this case, I¡¯ll take my leave first! I wish us success!¡± Wang Yun said as he clasped his fist in salute. Just as Wang Yun was about to turn and leave, Hei Long stopped him and asked curiously, ¡°Wait! I want to know why you, as the commander of Luo Yang Mobile City, want to overthrow your own City Lord. Shouldn¡¯t you be united against the enemy?¡± Upon hearing this, Wang Yun laughed, ¡°A soldier who doesn¡¯t want to be a general isn¡¯t a good soldier! A commander who doesn¡¯t want to be a city lord isn¡¯t a good commander! ¡°Hahahahahaha, good! Indeed, heroes start young! I¡¯ll be waiting for your good news, then!¡± Hei Long froze for a moment before he laughed loudly and returned the salute with a clasped fist. When Wang Yun finished speaking, he turned and left. With his back turned, a sinister look flashed across in his eyes, and he muttered, ¡°Heh¡­ It¡¯s only the position of city lord¡­ Hei Long probably won¡¯t easily believe what I have said. I have to think of a way to further gain his trust¡­¡± ¡°City Lord! Can this person¡¯s words be trusted?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, City Lord! I still don¡¯t believe that a small mobile city would have the blueprints for detectors!¡± ¡°City Lord! Beware of deception!¡± After watching Wang Yun leave, everyone said to Hei Long. Hei Long did not pay attention to the voices of the men beside him. He sat on the chair and pondered. Then, he said, ¡°There is certainly deception! This person is not as simple as he looks. He is very shrewd! However, the detector part should be real. After all, the projection can¡¯t be fake. He can¡¯t be stupid enough to use a fake one to fool us. ¡°Now we¡¯ll just see what his motive is¡­ only the position of city lord¡­ I don¡¯t think so!¡± ¡°City Lord, what should we do then? Why don¡¯t we just send someone to follow him, then capture him and interrogate him!¡± someone beside him suggested. Hei Long immediately replied, ¡°No! If we do that, we¡¯ll only alert the enemy. We¡¯ll deal with whatever comes our way! Moreover, our Black Dragon Mobile City is not one to be trifled with! He won¡¯t be able to scheme against us! Alright, let¡¯s disperse. Go about your own business!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Everyone left, leaving Hei Long alone in the same place. Hei Long looked at the spot in the distance where Wang Yun had disappeared, and his eyes flashed with a burst of brilliant light. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he muttered, ¡°Interesting!¡± ¡­.. Luo En did not know that he had been betrayed by his own family. At this time, he was waking up in bed. After stretching comfortably, he got up and walked towards the ground. Just as Luo En was passing by the plantation, Chen Wei hurriedly walked over and said, ¡°City Lord! I¡¯ve already planted the seeds. Do you want to take a look?¡± Luo En thought about it. It seemed that he had never been to the plantation before and did not know what was going on inside. He nodded and said, ¡°Alright! Lead the way!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Hence, Chen Wei led Luo En to the plantation. It was a simulated farmland which occupied a few hundred square meters. The outermost area was isolated from the outside world with special materials to prevent the radiation and battles outside from affecting the growth of the vegetables. Inside was a simulated-reality environment very suited for the growth of vegetables. The soil beneath the vegetables was collected before this world had been affected by radiation. There was a large patch of land where new shoots had sprouted, and another patch of land which was already full of vegetables, potatoes, lettuce, eggplants, and so on. In this shed, it was covered above with tubes after transparent tubes of what resembled water pipes. Every once in a while, the pipes above would emit white light stimulating the vegetables below to grow rapidly. There were no side effects to this method of hastened ripening. This was the technology left behind by the rich. When both of them arrived at the plantation, the pipes above were emitting beams of white light. The white light shone on the vegetables below. Immediately, some of the vegetables, which had flowered, began to bear fruit at a rate visible to the naked eye. Under the influence of the white light, the seedlings also grew rapidly. ¡°City Lord! Look! It¡¯s exactly the ripening period that happens once every three days, and many vegetables have ripened!¡± Chen Wei shouted happily. In this world, due to the effects of radiation, the land could not grow crops. Therefore, food was also very important! Luo En looked at everything happening in the plantation and could not help but feel amazed by the wonders of this world. He patted Chen Wei¡¯s shoulder and nodded. ¡°Very good! Take good care of the plantation and maximize its output!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord! I will do my best to take care of the plantation! Rest assured, City Lord!¡± Chen Wei replied respectfully. Luo En laughed happily, then turned and continued walking toward the ground. It did not take long for Luo En to reach the ground. The workers who were mining saw Luo En walking over and hurriedly said, ¡°Greetings, City Lord!¡± Luo En nodded and said, ¡°Yes! You guys have worked hard! Press on! After you¡¯re done, I¡¯ll give you extra food! Zhang Bo, come here!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± When everyone heard Luo En say that they would be getting extra food again, they couldn¡¯t help but feel excited, and their hands moved faster. ¡°City Lord! Why did you summon me?¡± Zhang Bo stepped out from among the workers, came to Luo En¡¯s side and said. ¡°What is the progress with mining?¡± Luo En asked Zhang Bo. ¡°City Lord, according to my computation, we have mined 46 tonnes of copper ore, 10 tonnes of iron ore, and 3 tonnes of silver ore! This¡­ this is the most we¡¯ve ever mined in Luo Yang Mobile City!¡± ¡°And there¡¯s still a little bit left to be mined. If we add this, we can probably mine 52 tonnes of copper ore, 13 tonnes of iron ore, and 4 tonnes of silver ore! This¡­ this is really a lot! Unbelievable!¡± Upon hearing, Luo En immediately started calculating. The more he calculated, the more surprised he became. His hands were trembling slightly as he replied excitedly. ¡°So much! That¡¯s great! If we can mine more ores, we¡¯ll be able to make new tracks.¡± Luo En calculated in his heart and said in amazement. He would be able to obtain 38,200 Evolution Points just from this extraction, and would be only 11,800 Evolution Points away from making new tracks! Seeing Luo En so happy, Zhang Bo continued cautiously, ¡°City Lord, although we have mined a lot of ores this time, we have finished mining all the ores in this area. If we wish to continue mining, we can only go further away!¡± Luo En pondered for a while and carefully weighed the pros and cons. Then, he said decisively, ¡°Continue mining! Go further away for mining! But no matter what the mining outcome is, all of you have to return before dark. Otherwise, your safety cannot be guaranteed.¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Zhang Bo felt a bit teary and choked back a sob as he replied. He did not expect Luo En to be worried about their safety. In this world, the city lord of a mobile city was the emperor of the mobile city, and the emperor did not care about the lives of his subordinates, except for those close to him. Luo En patted Zhang Bo¡¯s shoulder and reassuringly said, ¡°Work hard!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± After replying, Zhang Bo turned to continue with, and began the final closing work.. Chapter 13 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Luo En watched the people who had resumed mining and muttered, ¡°To go further away to mine ores, we need to find a safe place¡­ Otherwise, it¡¯s too dangerous. But where is this safe place¡­ Looks like I¡¯ll need to find someone to scout around first!¡± Just as Luo En was about to turn and leave, Wang Yun walked over from nearby and hurriedly said, ¡°City Lord! I have just checked out the surroundings. I know of a safe place.¡± Clearly, Wang Yun had heard Luo En¡¯s muttering. Luo En looked at Wang Yun calmly and said, ¡°Oh? Why have you gone alone to scout around? It¡¯s too dangerous!¡± Although he did not like him and even wanted to get rid of him, he still had to put on a show. After all, there were many people here and he had to at least take care of his repute. ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right! Commander Wang should have asked us to accompany you! Fortunately, nothing happened!¡± At this moment, Zhang Bo, who was on the side, also noticed the commotion, and hurried forward and said. Wang Yun said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s fine! I saw all of you mining ores, so I didn¡¯t want to trouble you all. Thus, I went alone to scout around. In the end, I¡¯ve really found a place that is relatively safe. Even if it is night time, the place is still relatively safe.¡± Upon hearing, Luo En said in surprise, ¡°Is there such a place?!¡± Zhang Bo, who was at the side, was also very surprised; he asked, ¡°Commander Wang, is there really such a place?¡± Wang Yun knew that it was impossible for Luo En and the others to believe him. Hence, he said, ¡°City Lord! It¡¯s absolutely true! I can bring all of you there to take a look!¡± Luo En nodded and replied, ¡°Well! Lead the way! Zhang Bo, you come along too!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± The two replied. Thus, Wang Yun led Luo En and Zhang Bo to a place a few kilometers away from the Black Dragon Mobile City. It was a basin-like place with high elevations around but a depression in the middle. From the look of it, the place could indeed resist the mutated creatures at night, to a certain extent. As the mutated creatures would only charge at the living things within sight, people in the basin could not be seen by the mutated creatures. Of course, it could not be ruled out that some mutated creatures might be of comparatively higher intelligence. They would not just charge at the living things within sight but would also go around searching for them, unlike other mutated creatures which would keep wandering about a certain place. ¡°How is it, City Lord? How is this place?¡± Wang Yun asked with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s fine! This place is indeed very suitable as the target site for us to mine ores!¡± Luo En looked at the basin before him and replied happily. Although he was happy, Luo En did not forget that the person before him had harmed him previously. He kept glancing at Wang Yun from the corner of his eyes, observing his expression. Indeed, a strange smile appeared on Wang Yun¡¯s face. Although it was not obvious, it was still noticed by Luo En who had been observing carefully. What is this Wang Yun thinking¡­ He¡¯s definitely up to no good¡­ I¡¯ll have to be careful! Luo En thought. Then, Luo En looked at Zhang Bo and said, ¡°Zhang Bo! Go back and bring a small detector to check if there are any ores here!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Upon receiving the order, Zhang Bo quickly took his leave and went back to get the small detector. Luo En and Wang Yun waited. Luo En continued to walk around the basin, carefully inspecting every area to see if there was anything amiss. And at this moment, Wang Yun, who had his back to Luo En, took out a small token with his left hand; it had the words ¡°Black Dragon Mobile City¡± engraved on it. After tapping it a few times with his right hand, he placed the small token back into his pocket. The small token was a kind of information transmission token. It looked like a token, so it was also called a token. It was also one of the technologies left behind by the rich. Its function was to allow two persons with the same tokens, no matter how far apart they were, to communicate with each other. The mobile city engraved on the token was the mobile city to which the token belonged. If others wanted to use it, they would have to obtain the approval from the City Lord of the relevant mobile city. Otherwise, the token would be useless. Wang Yun¡¯s moves were smooth and natural. He was so swift that Luo En, who had been watching him from the corner of his eyes, also did not see Wang Yun¡¯s furtive actions. Soon, Zhang Bo came over hurriedly from a distance with a small detector. ¡°Let¡¯s begin!¡± Luo En said. Upon receiving the order, Zhang Bo turned on the power switch of the small detector. After setting the distance on it, he placed it at a designated location. The small detector let out a buzz, and the power source emitted a yellow light. This indicated that the power of the small detector was already insufficient. The small detector¡¯s battery life was relatively short; it could only be used for eight hours if fully charged! Soon, the small detector began to probe along the designated path. Not long after it started probing, the detector sounded an alarm. This meant that the basin had a lot of ore resources. When Zhang Bo heard the alarm, he happily said, ¡°City Lord! The alarm has sounded so soon. This means that this place is rich with ore resources!¡± Indeed, not long after, yet another alarm sounded. When the small detector had finished probing, there were a total of six times that sites with ore presence were detected. Yet, the size of the area which had been probed by the small detector was only one-eighth the size of the basin. It was hard to imagine how much ores the basin could yield. When Luo En saw the results, he laughed and said, ¡°Very good! Zhang Bo! When the last bit of ores has been mined over there, come over here to mine! Wang Yun, well done this time! You have done a great job! You will be handsomely rewarded!¡± ¡°I wouldn¡¯t dare! It¡¯s my duty to serve the City Lord!¡± Wang Yun lowered his head and replied respectfully. With such an attitude and such expression, only Luo En would know that Wang Yun had no good intentions. Others would have thought that he was very loyal and humble! ¡°Alright! I¡¯m in a good mood today. We¡¯ll have extra food tonight! Let¡¯s go back! Oh yes, Zhang Bo, have you marked the sites we detected earlier?¡± Luo En said quietly as he turned to leave. ¡°City Lord! They have all been marked!¡± Zhang Bo respectfully replied. Then, he followed closely behind Luo En and they departed together, leaving Wang Yun alone there. At this moment, Wang Yun sat down and waited. As he watched Luo En¡¯s back view departing in the distance, he laughed coldly and thought to himself, I¡¯ll let you be arrogant for a few more days! After a while, several people were walking over from the other side of Wang Yun. They were all dressed in black. They were none other than Black Dragon Mobile City¡¯s Hei Long and his men! ¡°It¡¯s really a small detector! Unbelievable!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this tiny Luo Yang Mobile City to have such a rare item!¡± At this moment, Hei Long¡¯s men were chattering. ¡°All be quiet!¡± Hei Long yelled. When Wang Yun saw Hei Long and his men arrive, he stood up and said with a smile, ¡°How was it? Have all of you seen it? I didn¡¯t lie to you!¡± ¡°Eh! This is really unbelievable! I didn¡¯t expect your Luo Yang Mobile City to really have small detectors! It looks like there are more than one unit and that would mean that they must already have the blueprints for the small detectors. Otherwise, how could a small mobile city have so many small detectors!¡± Hei Long analyzed as he walked over. Hei Long and his men had seen everything clearly from the side, and they were shocked beyond words. Soon, their faces became filled with delight; they were already fantasizing about a good life in future. Wang Yun had seen the shocked expressions of Hei Long and his men; he laughed as he said, ¡°Then, the deal between us has officially started! I will think of a way to lure the City Lord and as many of his men here as possible. All of you just need to hide in the blind spots above the basin. When the time comes, I will send you all a message and then, all of you can come down and fight!¡± Hei Long also laughed and replied, ¡°Alright! I¡¯ll also get the men ready! ¡°I¡¯ll take my leave first! Contact me if anything happens!¡± Hei Long then said. Wang Yun nodded and replied calmly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! I¡¯ll contact you when the time comes! ¡°If there¡¯s a situation, I¡¯ll definitely inform. However, whether all of you can defeat them may not be certain¡­ I can¡¯t wait for you all to fight to death. Only then can I reap the benefits ¡­¡± Wang Yun muttered to himself as he watched Hei Long and his men leave. Then, he too laughed as he departed.. Chapter 14 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations On the other side, Luo En and his men had returned to the mobile city and started eating dinner. Dinner was very sumptuous, as usual. Everyone had a potato, a corn, and two white steamed buns. The people were cheering. They gathered around the square in the mobile city, making merry with song and dance. It was all very lively! Luo En was also laughing happily. It was the only time he could relax. He drank his tea leisurely, and ate his dinner as he watched everyone making merry on the square. The feasting lasted until after the sun had gone down. The sky turned dark. Luo En¡¯s people dared not frolic boisterously as before, otherwise the mutated creatures would be attracted over from outside. Luo En let everyone return to the rest area to rest, sending only ten men to guard at the cannons. Once any mutated creatures were found within a thousand meters of the mobile city, they would open fire and kill them. Teams of two guarded the five cannons in front. Although the mobile city also had cannons at the back, the mobile city was currently backed by a large mountain. With the steep slopes of the mountain, it was impossible for mutated creatures to be present there. Hence, there was no need to send men to guard the rear. They only needed to watch the front! There were a total of twenty-four gunners in the Luo Yang Mobile City. Luo En had asked the remaining fourteen to stand guard in shifts. In this way, he could ensure every gunner had adequate sleep and also prevent unnecessary waste of resources. Teams of two would also effectively improve the flexibility and accuracy of the gunners. So, the night passed. Although the mutated creatures had approached the mobile city, they were all easily taken care of by the upgraded cannons. When the first ray of the morning sun shone on the land and on the mobile city, everyone had already woken up and arrived at the square to enjoy their breakfast. The breakfast was not as sumptuous as the dinner yesterday, but there were two white steamed buns and a bowl of porridge. It was much better than before, when Luo En was not yet the City Lord. During that period, they could only eat one meal a day. Each meal consisted only of two white steamed buns and a bowl of porridge. Although they did not starve to death, they were not able to fill their stomachs, which also meant that they did not have the energy to do anything. Luo En clearly understood that man relied on food for strength, and would be starved without a meal. Hence, he tried his best to provide the workers with the best for every meal. Only then could the workers work harder for him. After breakfast, Zhang Bo came to Luo En¡¯s side and said, ¡°City Lord! The ores in the vicinity have been mined. There are a total of 52 tonnes of copper ore, 13 tonnes of iron ore, and 4 tonnes of silver ore! These ores have all been transported to the Resource Room.¡± Luo En replied in satisfaction, ¡°Eh! Very good! Next, take the workers to the basin we went to yesterday and continue with mining ores!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Zhang Bo replied respectfully before he took his leave. He could be seen walking to the mining site where he gathered all the workers together. After saying a few words, he carried the five small detectors carefully and led the workers behind him toward the basin, spoken of yesterday. After seeing that Zhang Bo and the workers had left, Luo En also headed towards the Resource Room, intending to devour the ores which had been mined. Soon, Luo En had arrived at the Resource Room. What came into view were, as usual, piles of ores reflecting light. Luo En looked at the piles of ores before him and swallowed his saliva. ¡°System! Devour!¡± [City Lord System: Devouring¡­Devour successful!] [City Lord System: Congratulations to the host for obtaining 38,200 Evolution Points!] Luo En looked at his 38,200 Evolution Points, and his heart was filled with a sense of satisfaction. ¡°City Lord! Have Zhang Bo and the workers left to mine the ores?¡± Just when a satisfied Luo En was about to leave the Resource Room, a person walked over and hurriedly said. Luo En looked at the person who came over and replied indifferently, ¡°Yes! Why? What¡¯s the matter?¡± The person was Wang Yun. Of course, he had to be concerned with the daily movements of Zhang Bo and the workers. Otherwise, how would he be able to transmit what was happening here to Black Dragon Mobile City? Wang Yun hurriedly replied, ¡°No, nothing! I was just asking.¡± Luo En continued, ¡°Perfect, I¡¯m going to the basin now to take a look. You can come with me!¡± ¡°Alright, alright!¡± Wang Yun replied respectfully. So Luo En and Wang Yun walked together towards the basin. The walk was silent, and the two soon arrived at the basin. At this time, Zhang Bo and the others were mining. Five small detectors could be seen moving along predetermined paths, and behind each small detector was a worker holding some yellow powder. Once a small detector sounded an alarm, the worker would sprinkle some yellow powder on the area. ¡°City Lord! Commander Wang! What brings both of you here?¡± Zhang Bo, seeing the two of them walking over, hurried forward and said. At this moment, Wang Yun had seen that Zhang Bo and the workers were in the middle of the mining work. He surreptitiously took out a recording ball from his pocket and aimed it at the workers who were mining. Luo En smiled and said, ¡°Continue with your work. We are here to take a look!¡± As he spoke, Luo En began to walk around. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Zhang Bo acknowledged the order and rejoined the group; he continued with his mining work. Wang Yun looked at Luo En walking around, and his heart was filled with suspicion. He was not sure why Luo En was walking around and what he was looking at. Unable to figure it out, Wang Yun shook his head and gave up. Then, he slowly moved to a more concealed area and took out the small token earlier from his pocket. Wang Yun pressed it a few times, and then he said, ¡°Hei Long City Lord! The workers of our mobile city are mining ores in this basin now! You can take a look at the video I have recorded!¡± As he spoke, Wang Yun transmitted the video from the recording ball via the small token. ¡­.. At this moment, Hei Long and his men were enjoying their breakfast. Suddenly, Hei Long¡¯s pocket vibrated. Hei Long took out a small token from his pocket, clicked it open and found that it was a message from Wang Yun. He tapped on the token with his left hand and a voice sounded in everyone¡¯s ears. After Hei Long and his men had finished listening to it, they all became excited. Finally, a message came! When he heard Wang Yun mention that there was also a video, Hei Long immediately tapped the small token again a few times with his left hand. The small token immediately emitted a white light, and a scene was projected in the air in front of Hei Long. It was the scene Wang Yun had secretly recorded earlier of Zhang Bo¡¯s workers mining ores. ¡°City Lord! It¡¯s really five small detectors! He didn¡¯t lie to us!¡± Someone beside him said excitedly after seeing the image. Hei Long laughed after he saw the video. He pressed the small token a few times and then said, ¡°Commander Wang! You are very sincere. I really admire you. Do you want us to take action now?¡± When he finished, everyone gathered around and waited excitedly. Soon, the small token vibrated. Hei Long hurriedly clicked open the small token in his hand. Wang Yun¡¯s voice immediately sounded, ¡°Since we are cooperating, of course, I have to show my sincerity! However, it¡¯s still not the time now to make a move. Keep waiting for my message.¡± ¡°Alright! I¡¯ll wait for good news then!¡± Hei Long said as he pressed the small token. ¡°City Lord! It¡¯s five small detectors. Would Wang Yun be willing to give them to us just like that?¡± Someone beside him asked. Hei Long pondered for a moment before saying, ¡°It¡¯s hard to say now, but the odds are against it, so we have to be prepared to deal with any surprises that may happen next!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± ¡­.. Back to Luo En¡¯s side, Wang Yun had put the token away after finishing his last sentence. He looked at Luo En and found that he was still walking around, so he slowly made his way back to where Zhang Bo and the workers were mining ores. He thought he had done it surreptitiously. However, he did not notice that whatever he had done was seen by Luo En from a distance. Wang Yun¡­ You must have found an outsider to take me down¡­ Luo En looked at Wang Yun, and a glint of wisdom flashed across his eyes. Luo En did not know that he was right. ¡°City Lord! We¡¯ve already mined the first batch of ores! There are a total of thirty-two tonnes of copper ore, ten tonnes of iron ore, and one tonne of silver ore! This is only the first batch of ores, City Lord! And it is already so much!¡± Zhang Bo hurriedly walked over and said excitedly. Upon hearing, Luo En said excitedly, ¡°So much! That¡¯s great! Continue with mining ores! I¡¯ll handle the ores that have just been mined!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°Now that we have ores again¡­ new tracks can be made¡­¡± Luo En muttered, after a moment¡¯s mental calculation.. Chapter 15 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations While thinking, Luo En walked towards the storage area where the ores, which had just been mined, were placed. Looking at the pile of ores before him, Luo En said without hesitation, ¡°System! Devour!¡± [City Lord System: Devouring¡­Devour successful!] [City Lord System: Congratulations to the host for obtaining 18,200 Evolution Points!] Luo En looked at his 56,400 Evolution Points and said, ¡°System! Purchase the blueprint for caterpillar tracks!¡± [City Lord System: Purchase in progress¡­. Purchase successful!] As soon as the System finished speaking, a blueprint appeared in the storage space of the System. Luo En took out the blueprint and examined it. It was similar to the design blueprint of a small detector. It also described in detail the step-by-step operation to manufacture tracks. The blueprint also stated specifically the quantity of ores required for each step; there would be much more savings compared to the original blueprint for the tracks of the mobile city! However, it was also relatively more complex and complicated. With this blueprint, the tracks can be made! Luo En looked at the blueprint in his hand and thought to himself. Then, Luo En kept the blueprint and headed towards the mobile city. Soon, Luo En arrived at the mobile city. He picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Engineers, come to the conference room!¡± With that, he headed straight for the conference room. ¡°Captain Wang Cheng! Do you know why the City Lord had called us here?¡± ¡°Right, Captain Wang Cheng! Do you know? I was building a transport vehicle when I was suddenly called over.¡± At this moment, a group of people had gathered in the square. Everyone was saying something to the person in front. ¡°Alright, stop making noise, we¡¯ll know in a while!¡± Wang Cheng replied sternly. His heart was also filled with puzzlement, but the City Lord¡¯s order was everything. After being reprimanded by Wang Cheng, everyone stopped talking and continued to walk towards the conference room. When everyone arrived at the conference room, Luo En was already sitting inside. Everyone took their seats. At this moment, Wang Cheng asked puzzledly, ¡°City Lord! Did you call us here for something?¡± Looking at the puzzled looks before him, Luo En smiled and replied, ¡°I called all of you here to tell you good news! We can make new tracks now!¡± After hearing what Luo En had said, Wang Cheng was even more confused. He could not help but ask, ¡°City Lord! Making new tracks is indeed good news, but where do we get so much ores to make them? As far as I know, the ores we have mined till now in our mobile city are only enough to make a quarter of the tracks!¡± Upon hearing, Luo En laughed and said, ¡°Since I¡¯ve said so, it means that it can be done! Look, this is the design blueprint for the new tracks!¡± With that said, Luo En took out the blueprint for the new tracks and placed it on the table. Everyone moved forward curiously; they crowded around to look at it carefully. After just one glance, a shocked look appeared in everyone¡¯s eyes. Then, the more they looked, the more shocked they became. ¡°City Lord! This¡­ this is the blueprint for the new tracks? This is unbelievable!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. Look here, every step is so clearly written. The design concepts are completely different from the blueprint of the tracks of our mobile city!¡± ¡°This step can actually be done like this! It¡¯s so amazing!¡± Everyone spoke excitedly. At this moment, Wang Cheng asked in surprise, ¡°City Lord! Is this blueprint reliable? This¡­ this is too unbelievable!¡± Luo En replied gently, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! Just follow the blueprint!¡± ¡°If we use this blueprint, the ores in our mobile city will be enough to support the manufacturing of new tracks!¡± Wang Cheng exclaimed happily. Luo En then asked, ¡°By adhering to the blueprint, how long will it take you guys to make the new tracks?¡± Wang Cheng thought for a while and said, ¡°City Lord! It will take about four to five hours!¡± When Luo En heard this, he asked doubtfully, ¡°Oh? Why has it taken all of you a day to build the small detectors in the past, yet these more complex and complicated tracks will only take four to five hours? Shouldn¡¯t they take longer?¡± Wang Cheng explained with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s like this, City Lord! We have never built small detectors before, so we need to work out the details carefully. However, the tracks are different. After all, we have manufactured them before. Even if the design concepts are different, we still have the experience, so we¡¯ll only need four to five hours!¡± Upon hearing this, Luo En became enlightened. He then said, ¡°In that case, you can start making the new tracks now!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Wang Cheng took the blueprint and led a group of engineers to the manufacturing plant and started the manufacturing process. Luo En basked in the sun on the square and waited. Five hours passed quickly as Luo En waited. ¡°City Lord! The tracks have been made!¡± Wang Cheng hurriedly ran up from the ground, came to Luo En¡¯s side and said happily. Upon hearing, Luo En laughed and replied, ¡°That¡¯s great! Follow me to the control room. Let¡¯s try them out now!¡± Thus, Luo En and Wang Cheng quickly walked toward the control room. Luo En found the power button on the console and pressed it down. Soon, the mobile city suddenly shook and rumbled as it slowly moved. ¡°What¡­ what¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t the tracks of the mobile city broken? Why do I feel that the mobile city is moving now?¡± ¡°I can feel it too!¡± The people in the city felt the movement and had come to the square talking about it. At this moment, Luo En picked up the walkie-talkie beside him and said, ¡°Everyone, listen up! I¡¯ve already made the tracks. I was testing the effectiveness of the tracks just now. Don¡¯t panic. Continue with your work!¡± Then, Luo En steered the mobile city towards the basin. The trees on both sides flashed past quickly and soon, they had arrived at the basin. ¡°Isn¡¯t¡­ isn¡¯t this our mobile city? Why is it here?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t the tracks broken?¡± The workers in the basin had, of course, noticed the massive object, and they all chattered in bewilderment. Luo En walked out from the mobile city and came to the ground. ¡°City Lord! Our tracks have been repaired? That shouldn¡¯t be the case¡­¡± Zhang Bo came up and asked, puzzled. ¡°No, we have made a set of new tracks!¡± Luo En answered. Zhang Bo was even more puzzled. Without sufficient ores to even support a repair, where to get the ores to make new tracks? Luo En looked at Zhang Bo¡¯s puzzled expression and said gently, ¡°We made them according to the new design blueprint!¡± Only then did Zhang Bo understand, and he tactfully did not ask where the blueprint came from. Luo En noticed that Zhang Bo did not continue to ask questions and nodded in satisfaction. He then asked, ¡°How is the progress of the mining?¡± ¡°Reporting to the City Lord, everything is going smoothly! Currently, we have already mined the second batch of ores, and there are more than the first batch. Originally, we had planned to transport them over later, but since we have made the tracks of our mobile city, we will transport them up now! It will save the workers a lot of work.¡± Zhang Bo replied. ¡°Well! You guys continue!¡± Luo En said. ¡°Yes!¡± And so, Luo En walked towards the location of the second batch of ores that had just been mined. No one noticed Wang Yun who was at a distant corner. At this moment, he took out the small token from his pocket and pressed it a few times before saying, ¡°Hei Long City Lord! The opportunity has come!¡± He had been waiting for Luo En to drive here in the mobile city. Upon receiving Wang Yun¡¯s message, Hei Long from the other side immediately said, ¡°Get ready for battle! Set off!¡± Then, the Black Dragon Mobile City slowly advanced toward where Luo En was. After a short while, the Black Dragon Mobile City had arrived at the place, a kilometer away from where Luo En was, and blocked the only exit squarely! ¡°Aim! Fire!¡± Hei Long commanded. There was a sudden boom, and a shell shot out and landed near Luo En. At this moment, Luo En and the others had no idea what was happening. All they saw was a shell coming toward them. Following the explosion, dust was all over and the scene became chaotic. After the dust had settled, Luo En and the others were already afflicted by the explosion. Fortunately, the shell did not land where they were, or they would have probably died here. Of all the people present, only Wang Yun had not been affected because he had already taken shelter early. ¡°Who! Who is it!¡± Luo En said furiously. Then, he stared in Wang Yun¡¯s direction. As expected¡­ Seeing Wang Yun hiding in the distance, Luo En knew that the shell earlier must have had something to do with him.. Chapter 16 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Luo En did not let the sudden attack and his rage get the better of him. He said calmly in a loud voice, ¡°Everyone! Get into the mobile city! Prepare for battle!¡± Upon receiving the order, everyone hurriedly ran into the mobile city. At this moment, the Black Dragon Mobile City was also slowly approaching Luo En. Luo En arrived at the command room and looked at Black Dragon Mobile City on the screen in front of him. He picked up the walkie-talkie and asked, ¡°Why did you attack us for no reason? I don¡¯t have any feuds with Black Dragon Mobile City, right?¡± Hei Long on the other side had also picked up the walkie-talkie in his command room. He laughed as he replied, ¡°Indeed, I don¡¯t have any feuds with you, but isn¡¯t this a world where the strong prey on the weak? Moreover, there are lots of ore resources here! Hahahaha!¡± Luo En was skeptical. Reasonably speaking, this was indeed a world where the strong preyed on the weak. However, that applied only to the strong toward the weak. Both of them were small mobile cities; even if there was a difference in strength, the gap was not too large. It would not be possible to exterminate a mobile city which was equal in level. If an enemy could not be completely destroyed, then endless revenge would come knocking on one¡¯s door, so in this world, there were very few fights between mobile cities of equal level. Luo En really could not understand how Black Dragon Mobile City could have the confidence to destroy him. ¡°Hmph! Since you want to fight, then let¡¯s fight!¡± ¡°Gunners! Fire!¡± Luo En said coldly. As the gears turned, shells were loaded into the cannons one after another. Then, with a boom, the shells flew and streaked across the air towards Black Dragon Mobile City. Watching the sight, Hei Long was not to be outdone. He shouted, ¡°Gunners! Fire!¡± There were a few more explosions. On the side of Black Dragon Mobile City, the shells were also fired simultaneously, hitting Luo En¡¯s shells in the air. Explosions rang out incessantly as black mushroom clouds rose in the sky. Black Dragon Mobile City had five more cannons than Luo En¡¯s mobile city. Even though Luo En had upgraded the cannons in the city, this was still insufficient. Three shells from the Black Dragon Mobile City were coming fast at Luo En¡¯s mobile city. ¡°Fire again! Hurry!¡± Wang Yu ordered in panic as he saw three shells flying fast toward them from outside the city. ¡°Boom! Boom! Boom!¡± Three shells were fired and collided with the shells that were fast approaching the mobile city. Six shells exploded in the air five hundred meters away from the Luo Yang Mobile City. Everyone in the mobile city was afflicted by the explosion. Some people fell to the ground wailing in pain from the blast, holding their heads while others were deafened by the shock. Shouts and cries for help filled every corner of the city. The shell fragments from the explosion shot out and hit the buildings in the rest area of the Luo Yang Mobile City. A large number of buildings were destroyed by the powerful impacts from the shell fragments. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the city. In the command room, Luo En clearly saw the situation in the city, but he did not show any signs of panic. He picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°All residents! Take refuge in the emergency shelter!¡± The area was surrounded by mountains on three sides and the space was relatively narrow compared to the mobile city. The only exit had been blocked by the Black Dragon Mobile City. The people on Luo En¡¯s side saw the shells coming at them, but even if they wanted to hide, they could not; they could only resist. ¡°Wang Yu! Continue with the attacks! Increase the rate!¡± Luo En said coldly. Upon hearing, Wang Yu replied in shock, ¡°City Lord! There¡¯s no need to increase the rate, right? Even if we can¡¯t defeat them, it won¡¯t be so easy for them to defeat us in a short period of time. Increasing the rate will cause serious damage to our cannons and gunners!¡± A ray of wisdom flashed across Luo En¡¯s eyes, and he said coldly, ¡°I told you to give the order! Don¡¯t ask so many questions!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Wang Yu had no choice but to choose to trust his City Lord. Promptly, he ordered the gunners to increase the firing rate. After Luo En had finished speaking, his eyes kept searching for Wang Yun¡¯s figure on the screen before him. However, after a long while, he still could not find Wang Yun. ¡°What the hell is this Wang Yun¡­ up to¡­¡± Luo En muttered as he stared at the screen before him. He did not know that at this time, Wang Yun, who was clutching a small glowing ball tightly in his hand, was sneaking towards the control room. When there was surveillance in the area, the ball in Wang Yun¡¯s hand would emit a white light which would cloak Wang Yun and shield him from the surveillance detection. After Luo En had given the order, the gunners quickly took aim and fired. They reloaded, aimed, and fired without stopping even for a moment. Because there were more cannons in Black Dragon Mobile City than in Luo Yang Mobile City, the latter could only load and fire at a rapid rate to make up for the difference in numbers, in order to fight on an even level. At this moment, on the side of Black Dragon Mobile City, a group of people had gathered together to discuss the situation on the field. ¡°City Lord! Why are there suddenly more shells from the other side? Could it be that they still have a few cannons hidden away? Beware of deception, City Lord!¡± Someone asked, perplexed. ¡°That¡¯s right, City Lord! Beware!¡± Another person echoed. Upon hearing, Hei Long observed carefully. When he realized that only the firing rate had increased in Luo Yang Mobile City, he laughed immediately and said, ¡°No! The number of their cannons has not increased, but it is their attack rate which has increased!¡± ¡°Oh? Wouldn¡¯t they be driving themselves to a dead end faster by doing this? Would that City Lord be so foolish?¡± Everyone could not help but ask in bewilderment. One should know that the lifespan of each cannon was limited. Firing rapidly like what was happening at Luo En¡¯s side would quickly shorten the lifespans of the cannons. Not only that, such rapid firing would use up much more resources. Also, with the increase in the firing rate, the mental pressure and strain on the physical strength of each gunner would be greater. Although on the surface, increasing the firing rate would effectively increase the might of the mobile city, this would only be short lived. After each attempt, the damage to the mobile city would be great, and the damage to the cannons would be irreversible. Hence, unless there was a life-and-death crisis, no one would choose to do so. However, it was clear that Luo Yan Mobile City was unlikely not likely to be defeated in a short time, so why did they still choose a self-harming mode of attack? Moreover, even with such a self-harming mode of attack, it would be unlikely to defeat the Black Dragon Mobile City in a short period of time. However, no matter what the reasons were, such an action from Luo Yang Mobile City was even better for Hei Long and his men. Hei Long immediately laughed and ordered, ¡°How stupid! Since they want to play, we¡¯ll play with them! We¡¯ll also increase our rate of firing!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± So, the gunners on Hei Long¡¯s side also increased the firing rate. Immediately, the situation which had just been salvaged on Luo En¡¯s side, fell into a disadvantage once again. However, it was still not possible to determine, in a short time, who would win. The two sides were in a deadlock, but it was obvious that Luo En¡¯s side was being suppressed and was under greater strain.. ¡°City Lord! We are running out of ammunition! What should we do!¡± At this moment, Wang Yu rushed into the command room and came to Luo En¡¯s side saying anxiously. Luo En was lying in his chair; he rubbed his chin and pondered for a while before saying, ¡°Continue fighting! Fight until we run out of ammunition!¡± ¡°B-but!¡± ¡°There are no buts, just carry out the order!¡± Before Wang Yu could continue to say anything, Luo En raised his hand and interrupted him. ¡°Yes!¡± Wang Yu replied respectfully before quickly taking his leave. ¡°We¡¯re running out of ammunition¡­ It¡¯s the same on your end, isn¡¯t it¡­¡± Luo En muttered to himself after Wang Yu left, as he lay in his chair and looked at the deadlocked situation. Indeed, Luo En was right. At this moment, on Hei Long¡¯s side, a man came forward and reported, ¡°City Lord! We are running out of ammunition!¡± Hearing this, Hei Long was shocked. ¡°So fast! Slow down the firing rate!¡± Upon hearing this, the man stammered, ¡°This¡­ City Lord, this¡­ this won¡¯t do. Luo Yang Mobile City¡¯s firing rate is still the same as before. If we slow down, they will gain an advantage!¡± No! Impossible! How can a tiny Luo Yang Mobile City have so much ammunition to support it? They probably want to give it their all so that they can scare us off¡­ Why isn¡¯t this Wang Yun taking action yet¡­ Hei Long thought. Then, he said decisively, ¡°Continue firing!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Chapter 17 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations As time clicked away, the two sides fought intensely. Initially, the ammunition on Luo En¡¯s side had long run out, but a batch of ores mined earlier enabled Luo En¡¯s side to manufacture as they fought. However, as the firing rate became too rapid, the manufacturing plant in order to catch up with the rate of use could only manufacture crudely, resulting in the wastage of a lot of resources. ¡°What should we do? We just escaped not long ago and had thought our woes were gone. Now that we are attacked again, are we really going to be captured as slaves?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we flee! How can we defeat Black Dragon Mobile City? Furthermore, after the previous escape, our mobile city can no longer survive this.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll choose to trust the City Lord! Flee? That¡¯s a cowardly act!¡± The people in the shelter argued. ¡°What fleeing! If not for the City Lord, we would have long been captured as slaves. It was the City Lord who gave us the privilege to live in this world. Now that we are in a crisis, even if we can¡¯t help the City Lord, how can we do such an ungrateful thing as running away!¡± ¡°Have you all forgotten how the City Lord performed a miracle? All we can do now is to protect our own safety and pray for the City Lord to perform another miracle again! And not speak such disheartening words here!¡± Just as everyone was arguing incessantly, Wang Cheng stood up and spoke with emotion. The noisy crowd fell silent. Wang Cheng was right. If not for Luo En, they would have long been captured as slaves. They would not be eating daily the food they had never imagined, and living far better lives than before. Captain Wang Cheng is right! We have to trust the City Lord!¡± After some silence, everyone began to cheer. They silently prayed that their City Lord could turn the situation around. At this moment, Wang Yun had bypassed everyone and quietly arrived at the control room. Looking at a certain button on the console before him, Wang Yun became very excited. He muttered, ¡°As soon as I press this button, the position of City Lord will be within grasp soon!¡± As he said that, Wang Yun decisively pressed the button, and also destroyed it to prevent anyone from ever pressing it again. Then, he turned and quickly left the place. Once again, he bypassed everyone and quietly came to the ground. After Wang Yun had pressed the button, the gear immediately stopped turning. As Luo En¡¯s gunners were about to continue firing, they realized that no shells had been loaded into the cannons. ¡°Captain Wang Yu! What¡¯s going on? Why are there no more shells?¡± The gunners asked in confusion. Wang Yu immediately replied, ¡°I¡¯ll go and ask the City Lord!¡± After speaking, Wang Yu hurriedly ran into the command room and said in a panic, ¡°City Lord! No¡­ Not good! We¡¯re out of ammunition!¡± ¡°Huh? That¡¯s impossible. We should be able to last a while longer.¡± Luo En stood up suddenly from his chair and said in surprise. Wang Yu also replied in surprise, ¡°That¡¯s right, City Lord. With the ores we have just mined earlier, we can definitely hold out a while longer! But this¡­ what¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Follow me to the control room!¡± Luo En said quickly. Then, Luo En strode towards the control room, with Wang Yu following closely behind. Soon, they arrived at the control room. Seeing the button for controlling cannon operation destroyed on the control panel, Luo En asked furiously, ¡°Who did this!¡± Wang Yu too, saw the state of the control panel. He replied with a stunned expression, ¡°This¡­ I don¡¯t know¡­ It¡¯s impossible for an outsider to infiltrate the mobile city¡­¡± After some thought, Luo En sensed that it must have been Wang Yun. Since outsiders could not sneak in, it could only be done by someone from inside the city. The only person with a motive was Wang Yun. Furthermore, he had not been able to find Wang Yun earlier. Wang Yun¡­ Great, you have infuriated me! Luo En thought. Soon, he quickly calmed down. Now that things had already happened, the most important task was to salvage the situation. Although Luo En was waiting for the resources to be depleted, the same must also happen at Black Dragon Mobile City. However, it was obvious now that Black Dragon Mobile City still had shells. Luo En immediately said, ¡°Men! Bring Wang Cheng here!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± someone from outside replied promptly. Not long after, Wang Cheng arrived in a hurry and asked puzzledly, ¡°City Lord! Have you called for me?¡± Luo En pointed to the destroyed button and said to Wang Cheng, ¡°Can you fix it?¡± Wang Cheng looked in the direction Luo En pointed. He stepped forward and inspected for a while before replying, ¡°Sure! But it will take some time!¡± ¡°How long will it take?¡± Luo En continued. Wang Cheng thought for a while and said, ¡°A conservative estimate is five hours!¡± ¡°That¡¯s too long! Nevermind, you should repair it first!¡± Luo En replied anxiously. ¡°Yes!¡± Wang Cheng clearly knew the seriousness of the matter. He immediately took the specialized equipment and started to repair it. It would take too long. Currently, the mobile city could not hold out till after the repair was done. ¡°Can this be the time to just let them attack now¡­ but Black Dragon Mobile City still has ammunition¡­¡± Luo En muttered anxiously. At this moment, Hei Long and the others were welcoming the arrival of Wang Yun. Wang Yun entered the mobile city and said with a smile, ¡°Hei Long City Lord! We meet again!¡± Hei Long returned the smile and said, ¡°Yes! How did things go for Commander Wang? Our mobile city has suffered heavy losses!¡± Wang Yun came beside Hei Long, sat down and responded with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! I¡¯m here to tell you a piece of good news! I¡¯ve destroyed the control button for the operation of their cannons. Now, they can¡¯t fire any more shells!¡± Everyone present was shocked. They expected Wang Yun to do something, but they had not not expected him to do something so drastic! Hei Long asked in surprise, ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Wang Yun nodded. When Hei Long heard the confirmed news, he laughed and said, ¡°Good! Commander Wang is indeed trustworthy!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already completed my mission. Now, it¡¯s your turn. I hope that Hei Long City Lord doesn¡¯t forget our agreement!¡± Wang Yun said with a smile. ¡°Of course! Men! Take good care of Commander Wang!¡± Hei Long replied happily. Immediately, two men came up and led Wang Yun away. After Wang Yun had left, Hei Long immediately ordered, ¡°Fire!¡± A loud boom followed, and a shell shot out, flying rapidly towards Luo Yang Mobile City. This time, Luo Yang Mobile City could not fire any shells to block the shell that was coming right at it. An explosion sounded. A large number of buildings in Luo Yang Mobile City collapsed and became a stretch of ruins. Everyone looked at what was happening in front of them in despair and fell into panic once again. ¡°City Lord! What should we do?¡± Wang Yu asked anxiously. Luo En did not pay attention to Wang Yu¡¯s words. He kept staring at the cannon muzzles of the Black Dragon Mobile City and thought to himself, Should I let them out¡­ No! Wait a while¡­ just a while! At this moment, when Hei Long and his men saw that Luo Yang Mobile City had not fired any shells in defense, they realised the authenticity of Wang Yun¡¯s words and cheered. Immediately, Hei Long said decisively, ¡°Continue firing!¡± ¡°City Lord! Not¡­ not good! We are out of ammunition!¡± At this moment, a man ran in and said anxiously. Upon hearing this, Hei Long burst out in shock, ¡°What? No more ammunition? Then go and make ammunition! Use all the ores!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The man hurriedly took his leave. After that, Hei Long came to the square. Seeing that there was no more movement from the Luo Yang Mobile City, he felt relieved and muttered to himself, ¡°Once the ammunition is produced, I¡¯ll bash you all up!¡± Luo En¡¯s eyes were glued to the screen in front of him. When he saw that there was suddenly no movement from the Black Dragon Mobile City, he thought to himself that Black Dragon Mobile City must have run out of ammunition. Then, a joyful expression appeared on his face. He immediately took out a small token and pressed it a few times before saying, ¡°We can attack now!¡± With that said, Luo En looked at the big screen in front of him. However, this time, he did not look at the Black Dragon Mobile City. Instead, he looked at a relatively flat ground beside the Black Dragon Mobile City. It was a place that Luo En had carefully inspected previously. There, they could effectively avoid the shelling and could also take advantage of the higher ground. Right after Luo En had given the order, more than twenty men suddenly appeared on the relatively flat ground, pushing three small cannons to the front. ¡°Fire!¡± Chapter 18 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The person at the front gave the order, and the twenty or so men at the back immediately sprang into action, loading shells, igniting and aimed. Everything went smoothly. With three loud booms, three shells flew out and headed fast toward the Black Dragon Mobile City below. Luo En had long sensed Wang Yun¡¯s wild ambitions. So when he came to the basin, he had already instructed the twenty over men, in advance, to lay in ambush there to prevent any unexpected event. Now, they could really be put to use! ¡°City Lord! Not¡­ not good! There¡¯s an ambush!¡± ¡°Run! Hurry! At this moment, the people in the Black Dragon Mobile City saw the shells come fast at them in the air and yelled. ¡°How¡­ how is this possible!¡± Hei Long muttered as he looked at the screen in front of him; the shells were clearly not coming from the direction of Luo Yang Mobile City. His hands were trembling slightly in shock. They were out of ammunition now. Facing the three shells, even if they were fired by small cannons, it was not something that the Black Dragon Mobile City could easily withstand currently. Seeing the shells get closer and closer, Hei Long pondered for a moment. Then, as if he had made a major decision, he gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Deploy the energy shield!¡± ¡°City Lord! We can¡¯t! That¡¯s the resource that we¡¯ve worked so hard to save up for. It¡¯s an important guarantee for us to advance toward becoming a medium mobile city! Also, the energy shield hasn¡¯t been fully built yet. It¡¯ll be half ruined after a single use! If it¡¯s damaged, all our efforts will be wasted!¡± Someone immediately refuted Hei Long in panic. The important factor distinguishing between small mobile cities and larger mobile cities was whether they had an energy barrier! This was a protective shield that could be very effective against artillery shells, and it could also absorb the energy from the shells and convert it into the mobile city¡¯s own energy. If a medium mobile city deployed its energy shield, even if it were to remain still and let a small mobile city attack it for three days and three nights, it would not have the slightest issue. ¡°Then you tell me how to block!¡± Hei Long roared at the man who spoke. ¡°This¡ª¡± The man had wanted to refute, but Hei Long interrupted him and said decisively, ¡°There¡¯s no need to say anymore. I¡¯ve already decided. Deploy the energy shield!¡± ¡°This¡­ Alright, deploy the energy shield!¡± The man was helpless, but there was nothing he could do. Right now, the only thing that could resist the three shells outside was their energy shield. No matter how much it pained him, he had to deploy it. Otherwise, if the shells flew into the mobile city, most of the buildings in the city would turn into ruins. The man gave the order, and immediately someone went to the control room, reached for the button that controlled the energy shield, and pressed it. Immediately, ores were rapidly consumed. Ripples spread out and white light was emitted from the edge of the mobile city, which was then enveloped by the white light, gradually forming an energy shield. Just after this was done, the three shells in the air also crashed onto the energy shield of the Black Dragon Mobile City. The explosion resounded in the ears of the people in the Black Dragon Mobile City, and the mobile city shook. All in the Black Dragon Mobile City prayed that their mobile city would be able to withstand the attack by the three shells. When the scene was clear, everyone looked over and discovered that the energy shield outside only rippled slightly after suffering such an attack. They could not help but cheer happily. When Luo En and the others saw that the three perfectly timed shells were blocked just like that, they lamented. ¡°This¡­ energy shield?!¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t the energy shield only available in medium mobile cities? Are they a medium mobile city?¡± ¡°It¡¯s over! We¡¯ve encountered a medium mobile city, how can we fight it!¡± Luo En¡¯s people looked at the energy shield outside the Black Dragon Mobile City and were shocked; they fell once again into a state of panic. Luo En looked at the panicking crowd and reassured them. ¡°Don¡¯t panic! Look carefully. They¡¯re not a medium mobile city. They only have an energy shield. Furthermore, this energy shield can¡¯t absorb the energy of shells. They haven¡¯t fully built it. This energy shield won¡¯t last long!¡± ¡°You¡¯re right, City Lord!¡± Everyone started to observe. After realizing that it was just as the City Lord had said, they heaved a sigh of relief. It seems that Black Dragon Mobile City is very ambitious¡­ Since you were the one who made the first move, don¡¯t blame me! Luo En thought to himself. Then, he spoke into the small token in his hand, ¡°Continue firing!¡± When the men on the flat high ground received the order, they quickly loaded the shells, ignited, aimed, and fired! Another round of attacks was launched at the Black Dragon Mobile City. The shells then hit the energy shield of Black Dragon Mobile City again. Explosions rang out continuously, and the rippling on the energy shield became more and more rapid. ¡°Hahahaha, they think they can break through our energy shield? What a joke!¡± ¡°Yes, yes. I didn¡¯t expect our mobile city to have an energy shield! Now, we don¡¯t have to worry anymore; we¡¯re already invincible!¡± The people in the Black Dragon Mobile City said excitedly as they saw several rounds of shells all being blocked by the energy shield outside the city. However, Hei Long and his men were full of anxiety. The residents in the city did not know, but how could they not know? The energy shield outside the city was not of the same level as the energy shield of a medium mobile city. And, their energy shield would not be able to last much longer. ¡°City Lord! What should we do? We can¡¯t hold out much longer!¡± Someone beside him asked anxiously. Hei Long did not say anything. Instead, he looked at the energy shield outside the city, constantly assessing whether or not the energy shield could keep blocking the bombardment of shells. After thinking for a while, Hei Long gritted his teeth and said, ¡°We¡¯ll surrender! We¡¯ll negotiate with them!¡± He did not want to take the risk! If Luo En¡¯s side still had ammunition, then their energy shield would be penetrated soon. By that time, they would be at their mercy. If they surrendered to negotiate now, they could still take a bet. They could still bank on the chance that the other side too had run out of ammunition. In this way, as long as they were tough during the negotiation, their situation would not be as helpless. ¡°Hei Long City Lord! How can you surrender? Have you forgotten our agreement?¡± Upon hearing the news, Wang Yun ran over and questioned Hei Long indignantly. Upon hearing, Hei Long immediately cursed at Wang Yun, ¡°This is the weak Luo Yang Mobile City you spoke of?! Look at it yourself! We have already suffered huge losses. We can¡¯t continue to waste our resources. If it wasn¡¯t for you, the energy shield that our mobile city had painstakingly saved up resources to build would not have suffered such damage?¡± Wang Yun was taken aback by Hei Long¡¯s berating. He looked at the flat ground, on the screen, where the shells were continuously fired from, and stood frozen in place. He did not know what had just happened. He had run out after only hearing news that Hei Long wanted to surrender and negotiate. He had not pre-empted that Luo En would lay an ambush. Looking at the flat high ground, Wang Yun was filled with regret. He had also been observing Luo En¡¯s movements previously. Back then, he found that Luo En was always staring at the high ground. He had thought that Luo En was only checking out the surrounding conditions for ores. He did not expect that Luo En had already thought of a way out then. Wang Yun, who had snapped back to his senses, grabbed Hei Long¡¯s arm and immediately shouted, ¡°Hei Long City Lord! Luo Yang Mobile City can¡¯t last much longer! Quickly attack them! What should I do if you surrender? I have forsaken my mobile city to help you all. Is this how you treat me?¡± When Hei Long saw that Wang Yun still dared to shout in front of him, he immediately said indignantly, ¡°Men! Drag him away and execute him!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Two men came in immediately and dragged Wang Yun out, one on his left and one on his right. ¡°No! Hei Long, you can¡¯t do this! Hei Long! You despicable person! I won¡¯t let you off even if I become a ghost!¡± Wang Yun shouted in panic, but he could not break free from the restraints of the two men beside him. Following a poignant scream, the commander of a generation was mercilessly killed. After hearing the scream, Hei Long rubbed his chin. He pondered for a while and said indifferently, ¡°Keep his head properly! We¡¯ll need it later! ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Back to Luo En¡¯s side. At this moment, the small token in Luo En¡¯s hand vibrated. Then, a voice could be heard. Ammunition had run out on the high ground. The people heard this and fell silent. ¡°City Lord! What should we do now? The energy shield on the other side is still there!¡± Wang Cheng said anxiously. Luo En thought about it and said, ¡°If there¡¯s really no other way, we¡¯ll have to negotiate!¡± ¡°This is the only way!¡± After hearing Luo En¡¯s words, everyone nodded in agreement. ¡°Luo En City Lord! We can¡¯t continue fighting like this. It will only be a waste of resources. Why don¡¯t we sit down and talk it out?¡± Just as Luo En was about to pick up the walkie-talkie to speak, Hei Long spoke first.. Chapter 19 Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations He had already learned the name of the City Lord of Luo Yang Mobile City from Wang Yun. After hearing Hei Long¡¯s words, Luo En laughed and said calmly, ¡°Why? You fight when you wish to and not fight when you do not wish to? How can there be such a good thing?¡± When Hei Long heard this, he smiled bitterly in embarrassment. He had no solution. Indeed, he was the one who started the fight, and yet he was also the one who requested for peace. This was too humiliating! But no matter how humiliating it was, he had to say it! Hei Long bit the bullet and said humbly, ¡°Luo En City Lord! Peace brings wealth. I can compensate you for your losses! Furthermore, Wang Yun of your city betrayed you and even tried to join us. I have already killed him; this can be considered a token of my sincerity.¡± As he spoke, Hei Long sent someone to deliver Wang Yun¡¯s head, which had been placed in a box. Soon, someone came to Luo Yang Mobile City; a man handed a box to Luo En and left thereafter. Wang Cheng came forward and opened the box. A human head lay in the box, mouth still wide open, and eyes staring wide. Clearly, the person was terrified before he died. Everyone looked with fixated eyes and realized that it was Wang Yun¡¯s head! ¡°City Lord, what¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°How could someone as kind as Commander Wang be a traitor? Could there be a mistake?¡± Everyone asked, perplexed. ¡°No! Wang Yun is indeed a traitor! Black Dragon Mobile City attacked us because Wang Yun leaked our whereabouts!¡± Luo En looked at the head in the box and said coldly. ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect Commander Wang to be a traitor. I¡¯ve really misjudged him! He even helped me a few days ago. Bah! You really can¡¯t judge a book by its cover!¡± After knowing the truth, everyone looked at Wang Yun¡¯s head in the box and said indignantly. Luo En took only one glance at the box before turning and replying coldly, ¡°Oh? How does Hei Long City Lord intend to compensate?¡± Hei Long pondered for a while and said, ¡°I can compensate you with two small cannons, twenty tonnes of copper ore, and five tonnes of iron ore!¡± ¡°Not enough!¡± Luo En said calmly after hearing this. ¡°You¡­ At most, add another tonne of silver ore!¡± Hei Long gritted his teeth and said as his heart ached. ¡°It¡¯s not enough! I also want the design blueprint for your energy shield!¡± Luo En continued after listening. From the first time he saw the energy shield of Black Dragon Mobile City, he had been coveting it. Although he could buy the design blueprint for the energy shield in the Merchant City System, it was too expensive! It was not something that Luo En could afford currently; it would be better if he could save as much as he could. ¡°What? City Lord! No way! The design blueprint for the energy shield was obtained after four years of hard work to save up the resources! We can¡¯t give it to them!¡± ¡°Right, right, we can¡¯t give it to them, City Lord!¡± Everyone immediately retorted upon hearing. They were already very unhappy when they heard about the addition of a tonne of silver ore. Now, they heard that they had to hand over the design blueprint for the energy shield that they had painstakingly obtained. How could they agree? As Hei Long listened to the constant persuasion from the people beside him, he became unhappy. He said, ¡°Luo En City Lord, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s too much? Do you know that the design blueprint for this energy shield was painstakingly obtained by our Black Dragon Mobile City after saving up for four years? Now you are demanding for it, aren¡¯t you being too greedy! ¡°I can¡¯t give you the design blueprint. Luo En City Lord, please change your terms! Otherwise, we won¡¯t be able to negotiate!¡± Luo En immediately replied forcefully, ¡°So what if I¡¯m making an exorbitant demand? If you don¡¯t want to give it to me, then there¡¯s nothing more to discuss. Let¡¯s fight!¡± As he spoke, he gave the order; everyone stood in position ready to aim and fire. However, only his own men knew that there was no ammunition in the cannons. ¡°City Lord! This won¡¯t do! What are we going to use to fight? If we can get two small cannons, twenty tonnes of copper ore, five tonnes of iron ore and one tonne of silver ore, it is already good enough!¡± ¡°Yes, yes, City Lord! We can¡¯t be greedy!¡± Wang Cheng and the others stepped forward to advise. A ray of wisdom flashed across Luo En¡¯s eyes. He explained, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! The Black Dragon Mobile City is even more anxious than us! At this time, we have to be more unyielding in order to gain the upper hand in the negotiations!¡± After hearing Luo En¡¯s words, everyone on Hei Long¡¯s side said angrily, ¡°City Lord! This is too much! We¡¯ll fight him! At most, we¡¯ll use up all our resources!¡± As Hei Long heard the incessant chatter from the people beside him, his already unhappy mood worsened. He immediately cursed, ¡°Fight? You f*cking fight! Do you know how much ammunition he still has? If the mobile city is captured, will you be responsible?¡± Everyone immediately lowered their heads and kept quiet. After taking a deep breath, Hei Long picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Okay! I agree, but I can only give you the burned copy of the design blueprint. This is my bottom line!¡± Luo En¡¯s eyes lit up when he heard that. He smiled and replied, ¡°Good! Hei Long City Lord is straightforward! Hahahaha.¡± As they spoke, Hei Long had already sent someone to deliver the compensation. Everyone looked at the pile of ores in front of them, their eyes glowing green. Luo En, however, looked at the box. The box contained the design blueprint for the energy shield. Luo En picked up the blueprint from the box and studied it carefully. Wang Cheng, who was beside him, also came over. The design process of the energy shield and the steps were written densely on it. However, the concepts were rather messy and would need to be sorted out by him. It was not as clear as the blueprints sold in the Merchant City System. ¡°City Lord! From my years of experience, this is the real design blueprint!¡± After examining it for a while, Wang Cheng said in surprise, then he laughed out loud. Luo En laughed as well. He looked at the design blueprint in his hand and said to Wang Cheng, ¡°Wang Cheng! I have a task for you! Figure out this design blueprint and build an energy shield! There is no shortage of ores, just build it!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord! It¡¯s my lifelong dream to build an energy shield personally! I will do my best!¡± Wang Cheng replied respectfully. After nodding, Luo En picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Since we¡¯ve agreed on it, let¡¯s be honest and ask our respective mobile city to move back. Then, we¡¯ll have a good talk in the middle!¡± As he spoke, Luo En immediately ordered the mobile city to move back, and he stepped out of the mobile city and came to the ground. ¡°Alright!¡± Hei Long replied indifferently. Then, he ordered his mobile city to move back, and he too came to the ground. ¡°City Lord Luo En!¡± ¡°Hei Long City Lord!¡± The two smiled and greeted each other with a clasped fist. ¡°I never expected Luo En City Lord to be so young! Indeed, a hero starts young!¡± said Hei Long with a smile. ¡°You flatter me! Hei Long City Lord is also full of vigor and imposing!¡± Luo En replied with a smile. Thus, the two of them started chatting, and the more they chatted, the more they became congenial. ¡°Hei Long City Lord! May I ask why you are here? Logically speaking, this area is very remote! Normally, no one would come here.¡± Luo En looked at Hei Long and asked. Hei Long sighed and said with resentment, ¡°It¡¯s all because of that White Tremor Mobile City! One month ago, when our Black Dragon Mobile City was mining ores, we ran into White Tremor Mobile City. They wanted to rob us of our ores, so we started fighting. But how could our small mobile city defeat a medium mobile city? ¡°After we were defeated, we could only hand over the ores to save our lives. Yet, the White Tremor Mobile City did not let us off. In the end, we escaped at a great cost and came here in a panic.¡± ¡°What? Are you talking about the White Tremor Mobile City?¡± Luo En immediately replied in shock. Hei Long looked at Luo En puzzledly, ¡°Yes, why? Do you know of the White Tremor Mobile City?¡± ¡°Of course I know! White Tremor Mobile City came after us too! But we managed to escape!¡± Luo En replied coldly. ¡°Eh? We paid a great price to escape. How did you escape?¡± Hei Long asked, perplexed. ¡°Hei Long City Lord is asking too many questions!¡± Luo En said as he stared at Hei Long. Hei Long smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Yes, yes, yes. I have asked too many questions.¡± Luo En ignored Hei Long. After thinking for a while, he suddenly tilted his head sideways and said, ¡°Hei Long City Lord! Do you want to take revenge?¡± ¡°I want to! Of course I want to! I can¡¯t wait to finish off White Tremor Mobile City with my own hands!¡± Hei Long said without hesitation. A glint flashed across Luo En¡¯s eyes.. He turned, looked at Hei Long and said, ¡°How about us forming an alliance?¡± Chapter 20 - Exterminating Trouble! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Upon hearing this, Hei Long froze for a moment before asking suspiciously, ¡°Alliance? Aren¡¯t you afraid that my Black Dragon Mobile City will destroy your Luo Yang Mobile City after we regain our strength? A few hours ago, we were still fighting each other to death. Now, to form an alliance?¡± Lying on his chair, Luo En crossed his legs. He sipped his tea and said with a smile, ¡°As the saying goes, ¡®No discord, no concord¡¯! There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests! It¡¯s not so easy to survive in this world where the strong prey upon the weak. What do you think, Hei Long City Lord?¡± Before this, Luo En had already wanted to find an ally. After all, he had just transmigrated, and there were many things he did not know. Furthermore, Luo Yang Mobile City of the past was relatively weak and lacking in experience. Even if he were to ask the people in the city, they would not know, so he could only find an ally. However, allies were not easy to find. The strong ones could not be controlled, and the weak ones would be a burden. It must be someone of comparable strength. When he saw the Black Dragon Mobile City deploy its energy shield, Luo En already decided to form an alliance with the Black Dragon Mobile City. The Black Dragon Mobile City was very powerful, and because it had just gone through a battle and yet ran into a recently upgraded mobile city like Luo En¡¯s, otherwise, any other small mobile city running into Black Dragon Mobile City would likely have lost. ¡°Hahahahaha, well said! Indeed, ¡®there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests¡¯! Just based on these words from you, I¡¯ll acknowledge you as my ally!¡± Hei Long laughed loudly after hearing Luo En¡¯s words. He had made the decision with some careful consideration. After all, Luo En, the city lord of a small mobile city, was actually able to resist their Black Dragon Mobile City¡¯s attacks and also counterattacked. Although their mobile city had just experienced a battle, it was undeniable that the Luo Yang Mobile City was powerful. The most crucial thing was that the Luo Yang Mobile City actually had the design blueprints for small detectors! Furthermore, from the cannons that fired from the Luo Yang Mobile City earlier, it was obvious that the cannons in Luo Yang Mobile City had been upgraded. This meant that Luo En even had the design blueprints for upgrading cannons! Just imagine, if Luo Yang Mobile City continued to develop like this, it could well become a medium mobile city or even a large mobile city. Forming an alliance with such a powerful mobile city with great development potential would be very worthwhile to Hei Long. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hei Long would, of course, want to pull their relationship even closer. ¡°Zhang Bo!¡± Luo En said. ¡°I am here! What instructions does the City Lord have?¡± Soon, Zhang Bo came to Luo En¡¯s side and said respectfully. Luo En looked at the basin which had become a mess after the battle and said, ¡°Send someone to clean up this place, and then to continue with mining ores!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Zhang Bo quickly took his leave, then led twenty or so men to the ground and began to clean up the chaotic basin. ¡°Brother Hei Long!¡± ¡°Brother Luo En!¡± Both of them clasped their fists and smiled. ¡°Brother Hei Long! What are your plans next?¡± Luo En asked as he looked at Zhang Bo and the men who were cleaning the basin. Hei Long thought for a while and then replied, ¡°We¡¯ll reorganize the mobile city first, then repair the energy shield.¡± He was feeling very troubled now. The amount of ores needed to repair the energy shield was astronomical! Moreover, ores were also necessary for the development of the mobile city. He did not know where to mine so much ores! After hearing what Hei Long had said, Luo En thought carefully before saying, ¡°Brother Hei Long, I¡¯ll give you half of the ores in this basin!¡± He had also thought through this in detail. There were a lot of ores that could be mined in this basin, and half of them was enough. Furthermore, mining ores was also very time-consuming. Just extracting half of the ores would take at least half a month, let alone all of them. Using half of the ores here to strengthen Black Dragon Mobile City was also very worthwhile to Luo Yang Mobile City. When Hei Long heard this, he was so stunned that he froze in place. It took a while before a some words popped out from his mouth, ¡°What did you say? You¡­ you want to give me half of the ores here?¡± When Luo En saw Hei Long¡¯s expression, he laughed and said, ¡°Yes! I¡¯ll give you half!¡± When Hei Long heard Luo En¡¯s affirmation, he shouted happily, ¡°That¡¯s great! Brother Luo En! Thank you so much! From now on, whoever dares to bully your Luo Yang Mobile City will be going against my Black Dragon Mobile City! Hahahaha!¡± He really did not expect that Luo En would let him have half of the ores here. He had also made a rough estimate just now. Although the basin was not too big, the ores were still quite abundant. Half of it would be enough for them to repair the energy shield, and still be left with a lot. They certainly could replenish some of the ammunition they had lost from the battle just now. When Luo En heard that, he smiled and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to thank me. We are allies, so we should help each other!¡± Hei Long burst into laughter upon hearing this. ¡°Alright! Then I won¡¯t hold back!¡± ¡°Please go ahead, Brother Hei Long!¡± Luo En stood up from his chair and said. ¡°Alright!¡± Then, Hei Long turned around and went into the Black Dragon Mobile City. Not long after, he brought more than fifty men and two small detectors, which were a bit old, to the ground and began instructing the workers to detect and mine ores. After speaking, Luo En also returned to the mobile city and walked straight to the command room. Then, he picked up the walkie-talkie on the platform in the command room and said, ¡°Everyone, listen up! The crisis has been resolved! We¡¯re safe now! Everyone holding positions, come to the conference room!¡± Then, Luo En stood up and walked towards the conference room. ¡°That¡¯s great! I knew the City Lord would defeat the enemy!¡± ¡°The City Lord has created another miracle!¡± ¡°Long live the City Lord!¡± Everyone in the shelter cheered happily when they heard Luo En¡¯s voice. Of course, those holding positions did not forget what Luo En had said. They all stood up and walked towards the conference room together. However, there were three men who were together, walking separately from the rest. The three men looked anxious and uneasy, but they still braced themselves and walked toward the conference room. In a short while, everyone arrived at the conference room. Looking at the serious expression on Luo En¡¯s face, everyone felt a little puzzled. Shouldn¡¯t he be happy that the enemy had been defeated? Why was the City Lord looking so serious? Although they were puzzled, they still sat down reverently. When the other three men saw the serious-looking Luo En at the main seat, they became even more anxious and uneasy. They were not sure if they had perceived wrongly, but when they walked into the conference room, they felt Luo En¡¯s eyes looking at them. When they looked across, they found Luo En resting with his eyes closed. The three men had no choice but to sit down. Luo En still had his eyes closed, and the people below were very puzzled. However, seeing that Luo En was silent, they did not dare to speak; the atmosphere in the conference room became extremely heavy. After a long while, Luo En opened his eyes and looked around. When he saw the three men, he paused for a moment before saying solemnly, ¡°Do you know why I called all of you here?¡± Everyone present in the room looked at each other, puzzled. ¡°City Lord! We don¡¯t know why you called us here. Do tell us straight!¡± ¡°Yes, yes, City Lord! Do tell us straight!¡± Everyone started talking. Only the three men became more and more flustered. Now they were completely sure that Luo En was coming at them. Luo En lay back and said calmly, ¡°We have a traitor in our mobile city, all of you know this, but we also have the traitor¡¯s accomplices in our mobile city!¡± ¡°City Lord! We know that the traitor you mentioned is that bastard Wang Yun. But what do you mean by his accomplices?¡± Everyone asked curiously. When Luo En heard that, he looked at the three men who were sweating profusely. He smiled and said, ¡°You have to ask Chef Wang, Gunner Wang, and Guard Wang. What do all of you think?¡± ¡°City Lord! Are you saying that these three men are the accomplices of that bastard Wang Yun?¡± Everyone asked, puzzled. At this moment, the three men¡¯s limbs were trembling as they frantically said, ¡°City¡­ City Lord! You must be joking. How can we be like that bastard Wang Yun?¡± ¡°Is that so¡­ Alright, stop pretending. I already know. Men! Drag these three men out and execute them!¡± Luo En stood up immediately and said coldly. ¡°No, City Lord, I was bewitched by Wang Yun. Please spare me! City Lord!¡± Immediately, a few men came in and dragged the three wailing men out of the conference room.. Chapter 21 - Gold found! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations After the three poignant screams from outside, Luo En sat back in his chair and said with a severe look, ¡°This is the outcome of betraying me! I hope that there will not be another from among you!¡± ¡°We will follow the City Lord till death!¡± Everyone pledged their loyalty. Luo En laughed and said, ¡°Very good! Since that¡¯s the case, disperse and get on with your own work!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Everyone replied respectfully and left to get busy with their own work. After seeing that everyone had left, Luo En too left the conference room and came to the square. Should I make a small detector for them¡­ This can also increase their strength, right¡­ Luo En thought to himself, as he looked down from the square at Hei Long and his men who were continuously probing the ground below. Thus, Luo En turned on the System and said, ¡°System! Purchase a design blueprint for a small detector!¡± [City Lord System: Purchase in progress¡­. Purchase successful!] The System¡¯s voice sounded and a small detector¡¯s design blueprint appeared in the System¡¯s storage space. Luo En looked at the blueprint, then picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Wang Cheng!¡± In a short while, Wang Cheng hurried over from a distance and said respectfully, ¡°City Lord! Why do you call for me?¡± When Luo En saw Wang Cheng walking over, he took out the design blueprint of a small detector that he had just bought, and handed it to Wang Cheng, saying, ¡°Build a small detector! The faster the better!¡± ¡°Why does the City Lord want to build another small detector? We don¡¯t have enough manpower to use all five of our small detectors. Even if we build a sixth detector, we won¡¯t be able to use it!¡± Wang Cheng asked puzzledly, after hearing Luo En¡¯s words. Luo En said sternly, ¡°Just do what I tell you to do. Don¡¯t probe too much!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Wang Cheng took the design blueprint of a small detector and took his leave respectfully. Seeing that Wang Cheng had left, Luo En got off the mobile city and came to the ground. He came to Hei Long¡¯s side and said, ¡°Brother Hei Long!¡± Hei Long realized that Luo En was beside him and said with a laugh, ¡°Brother Luo En!¡± ¡°Brother Hei Long! I¡¯ll give you something good later!¡± Luo En looked at Hei Long and said with a mysterious smile. ¡°Oh? What is it?¡± Hei Long asked, puzzled. ¡°I¡¯ll keep you in suspense first!¡± Luo En replied with a smile. Hei Long smiled and said, ¡°Alright! Hahahaha! Brother Luo En, would you like to visit and have a tour of my Black Dragon Mobile City?¡± Upon hearing this, Luo En¡¯s eyes lit up and he immediately said, ¡°Sure! I also wish to experience the splendor of the Black Dragon Mobile City!¡± ¡°City Lord! You can¡¯t go! Beware of a trap! Who knows what Hei Long is thinking! It¡¯s very dangerous to enter someone else¡¯s mobile city!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, City Lord! Be careful!¡± The guards around him cautioned ¡°Alright, I¡¯ve already made up my mind, so there¡¯s no need for all of you to say anything more. Besides, Brother Hei Long is our ally, so why would he harm me? All of you stay here!¡± Luo En said to the men around him. ¡°Hahahaha! Brother Luo En is so resolute! Please!¡± Hei Long replied with a smile. After saying that, he made an inviting gesture. And, Luo En followed Hei Long into the Black Dragon Mobile City. Inside, the Black Dragon Mobile City was very much like the Luo Yang Mobile City, but it was more exquisite and appeared more grand. There were six cannons at the front of Black Dragon Mobile City, four cannons at its rear, and more than ten small cannons. There were all kinds of transport vehicles, mining machines, and so on. There were also more people in the city than in the Luo Yang Mobile City. Upon entering, many people could be seen busy at work. Some were repairing, some were cooking, some were transporting ores, and some were patrolling. Everything seemed to be orderly. ¡°Greetings, City Lord!¡± Everyone greeted Hei Long respectfully when they saw him. Hei Long nodded at everyone and said with a smile, ¡°This is City Lord Luo En!¡± ¡°Greetings, City Lord Luo En!¡± Everyone looked at Luo En and said respectfully. ¡°Greetings to you all!¡± Luo En responded with a smile. Then, Hei Long brought Luo En around to see the control room, command room, plantation, and other places before finally arriving at the square. ¡°Brother Luo En, how do you find my Black Dragon Mobile City?¡± Hei Long looked at Luo En and asked. Looking at the spacious square, Luo En replied honestly, ¡°Brother Hei Long¡¯s mobile city is indeed great! It is justifiably the small mobile city that is most likely to advance to a medium mobile city! My Luo Yang Mobile City is still far from it!¡± After hearing Luo En¡¯s words, Hei Long patted his shoulder and said appeasingly, ¡°Brother Luo En doesn¡¯t have to be anxious. Your Luo Yang Mobile City has five small detectors. For you to advance to become a medium mobile city or even a large mobile city, is not something unattainable! When the time comes, Brother Luo En, do take good care of us! ¡°Hahahaha! Brother Hei Long, please take care of me before that!¡± Luo En laughed. At this moment, a fragrant aroma wafted from not far away. Soon, chefs pushing dozens of small carts, were coming over from a distance. When Hei Long saw this, he immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Everyone! Stop your work and come to the square to eat!¡± Then, he turned around and said to Luo En, ¡°Brother Luo En, since the meal is ready, why don¡¯t you eat here?¡± Luo En smiled and clasped his fist. ¡°Then, your wish is my command!¡± ¡°Please!¡± After exchanging some pleasantries, the two of them came to the center of the square and sat down. ¡°Greetings, City Lord!¡± Soon after, more and more people walked over from not far away and respectfully greeted before sitting down. After everyone had sat down, the chefs placed the food in front of everyone. Everyone had a bowl of porridge, two white steamed buns, and half a bowl of pickled vegetables, including Hei Long and Luo En. The standard of the meal was one of the best among small mobile cities. It could even be better than some of the mobile cities that had fallen into dire straits. Only Luo En, who had the Merchant City System, could eat so sumptuously for a regular meal. Typically, small mobile cities could only have food of such a standard on a major festive occasion. Everyone present picked up their food and wolfed it down. There was a small cup placed in front of Hei Long and Luo En. Hei Long carefully took a jar from the hands of a chef and opened it carefully. Immediately, a strong fragrance of wine wafted out. Everyone present inhaled the fragrance of the wine greedily, but they could only swallow their saliva. ¡°Brother Hei Long actually has such a good thing?¡± Luo En said in surprise. He began to salivate as he smelled the fragrance of the wine. He really had not expected Hei Long to have such a rare item like wine. Wine had become undrinkable when this world was affected by radiation. Furthermore, there were no suitable conditions currently for brewing wine. Only wines that had been preserved a long time ago were spared the damage, and these wines were all in the hands of those who loved wine as much as their lives. It was almost impossible to trade for and get wine from the hands of those who loved wine as much as their lives. Even if some of the wines were sold, the price would be sky high! Although wines were sold in Luo En¡¯s Merchant City System, they were very expensive! The price of a jar of wine was close to 10,000 Evolution Points! This instantly made Luo En abandon his desire to buy it. ¡°Hahahaha, this is a jar of wine I had spent a fortune on to get! I¡¯m very happy today! So, I took it out for Brother Luo En to try!¡± Hei Long said happily. Hei Long poured the wine into his and Luo En¡¯s cups. He only poured half a cup before he stopped and carefully sealed the lid. Hei Long raised his wine cup and said to Luo En, ¡°Come! Try this wine! Cheers to our alliance! Hahahaha!¡± Luo En laughed and said, ¡°Great! Hahahaha, cheers!¡± Then, the two of them took small sips to savor the taste of the wine. ¡°Brother Luo En! How¡¯s the wine?¡± ¡°Good wine! Hahahaha!¡± Luo En laughed heartily. ¡°Hahahaha, let¡¯s continue!¡± Hei Long laughed happily. ¡­.. After everyone at the square had finished eating, Hei Long said loudly, ¡°Everyone, go back to work!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Everyone left reluctantly. Just as Luo En and Hei Long were about to finish savoring their wine, Luo En¡¯s small token vibrated. Luo En then took out a small token from his pocket and pressed it a few times.. A cheerful voice could be heard immediately, ¡°City Lord! Gold¡­ found!¡± Chapter 22 - Mining for gold! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°What?! Gold has been found?! Wait for me below!¡± Luo En said in shock as he pressed the small token. Logically speaking, it was unlikely for gold ore to be mined in such a remote place. Now that he had heard this from his very own men, how could Luo En not be shocked and excited? Then, he looked at Hei Long and asked, ¡°Brother Hei Long, do you want to take a look?¡± Hei Long replied without hesitation, ¡°Definitely! I have only seen gold appear once or twice! To us, small mobile cities, this is equivalent to a miracle!¡± Without saying another word, the two of them hurried down from the Black Dragon Mobile City. The worker below was already waiting. When he saw Luo En coming down, he hurried forward and said respectfully, ¡°City Lord! We have found gold ores!¡± Luo En looked at the worker and said calmly, ¡°Take me there!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± With that said, the worker led Luo En and Hei Long straight to where the gold ores were. After a short while, the three of them arrived at the site. It was a gently-sloped cave with a diameter of 20 meters. On the sides deep within the cave, they could see some faintly glowing rocks¡ªores! At this moment, all the workers had gathered around to watch. ¡°Greetings, City Lord!¡± The workers greeted Luo En respectfully as he approached. Luo En nodded and said, ¡°Zhang Bo! Take me inside to take a look!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Zhang Bo replied respectfully. Then, Luo En sat on the mining machine while Zhang Bo personally drove the mining machine and brought Luo En toward the bottom of the cave. The entire cave was a little dark inside, but there were lights in front of the mining machine. Along the way that the mining machine passed, they could see, from time to time, glowing ores on the sides. The cave was quite deep; after descending for more than a hundred meters, then the mining machine came to a stop. After the mining machine had stopped, Zhang Bo said, ¡°City Lord! We have reached the bottom. The gold ores are not far away!¡± Upon hearing Zhang Bo¡¯s words, Luo En turned to look at Zhang Bo and nodded. ¡°Yes! Let¡¯s continue!¡± Then, the mining machine continued to move forward. After a few minutes, they finally arrived at the site. Seeing light glowing at the corner in front of him, Luo En became excited. He got out hurriedly from the vehicle, put on his radiation-protective suit, and went to the corner. Zhang Bo followed closely behind him. ¡°Are these gold ores?¡± Luo En said in shock as he stared at the glittering yellow rocks in front of him. In his previous life, he had only seen gold ores on television. Now that he was looking at gold ores with his own eyes, Luo En realized that the gold ores were slightly different from the gold ores he had seen on television in his previous life. The ores he saw on television were the unevenly distributed kind, but the gold ores in front of him had gold on the entire surface. Furthermore, he had learned, from the books he had read in the mobile city, that only the innermost core of the gold ore in this world was ordinary rock. The rest was gold. ¡°Zhang Bo! Continue to dig carefully on the sides and see if there are any more gold ores!¡± Luo En looked at Zhang Bo behind him and said. After speaking, he walked a distance away to give the mining machine enough clearance. ¡°Yes!¡± Zhang Bo replied respectfully. Then, he returned to the mining machine and used both hands to move the control levers up and down in coordination. Under Zhang Bo¡¯s control, the two mechanical arms in front of the mining machine started digging the areas around the gold ores. As time passed, the two mechanical arms had already excavated the areas around the gold ores, but no more gold ores were found. Seems like this is just a coincidence¡­ but this is already good enough¡­ Luo En thought to himself. Then, he stopped Zhang Bo and said, ¡°Forget it if you don¡¯t find any more. It¡¯s already a great fortune to have these. Extract all the gold ores!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Zhang Bo, sitting in the vehicle, felt a sense of disappointment. But, after thinking about it, he felt comforted. After all, it was already very good to discover gold ores in such a remote place. Under Zhang Bo¡¯s control, the two mechanical arms moved toward the gold ores. Zhang Bo¡¯s forehead was covered in sweat as he focused intently on the mechanical arms in front of him to avoid any mistakes. Finally, after yet another half an hour, all the gold ores in the area had been extracted by Zhang Bo. ¡°Let¡¯s go! Up!¡± Luo En said happily as he looked at the gold ores wrapped within the mechanical arms. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Thus, the mining machine returned to the surface the same way it came. ¡°Are these gold ores? I¡¯ve never seen them before!¡± ¡°Who has? I¡¯ve never seen them before either!¡± Everyone looked at the gold ores in the mechanical arms and started chattering curiously. When Hei Long saw Luo En come out of the mine, he stepped forward and smiled. ¡°Brother Luo En! Congratulations!¡± Luo En smiled and replied, ¡°Hahahaha! I didn¡¯t expect there to be gold ores in such a place, although there isn¡¯t much.¡± Hei Long enviously said, ¡°This is already good. I didn¡¯t even see this much in the past two times!¡± ¡°Then Brother Hei Long, why don¡¯t you take a look at my gold ore rocks to see how much gold ores could be obtained from them?¡± Luo En asked curiously. Luo En was not the only one who was curious. Everyone else was curious as well, and they had all gathered around him. Hei Long looked at the gold ore rocks and pondered for a long while before he said slowly, ¡°In my opinion, these gold ore rocks should yield at least half a tonne of gold ores!¡± ¡°Half a tonne! That much?¡± Everyone was shocked. ¡°Brother Hei Long! Is there really half a tonne here?¡± Luo En was also shocked as he asked again. Hei Long looked carefully for a while again before replying, ¡°Yes! There¡¯s indeed half a tonne!¡± After hearing Hei Long¡¯s affirmative reply, Luo En said happily, ¡°Alright! Everyone will have extra food tonight! Hahahaha!¡± ¡°Long live the City Lord! Long live the City Lord!¡± Everyone cheered. At this moment, Wang Cheng rushed over with a small detector in his hand. He came to Luo En¡¯s side and said, ¡°City Lord! The small detector you asked me to make is ready!¡± He handed the small detector to Luo En. Hei Long looked at the small detector in Luo En¡¯s hands, his eyes revealing his great envy. Luo En took the small detector and handed it to Hei Long. He said gently, ¡°Brother Hei Long! This was what I wanted to give you!¡± ¡°This¡­ this is for me?¡± Hei Long was so shocked that he could not even speak properly. He was beside himself. A small detector was too precious! He had not expected Luo En to give him a small detector. ¡°Yes! It¡¯s for you!¡± Luo En replied with a smile. Hei Long carefully received the small detector from Luo En¡¯s hands. He was so excited that his hands were trembling slightly. He said seriously, ¡°Brother Luo En! Thank you so much! I, Hei Long, can¡¯t repay you enough! From now on, I will not not hesitate to do anything for you!¡± He really needed a small detector. He had too many men but too few detectors. As a result, many of the men could not work and he could not maximize the manpower use. With this small detector, all the problems would be solved. ¡°Alright! Brother Hei Long, go and test the effect of the small detector personally!¡± Luo En said. ¡°Alright!¡± After saying this, Hei Long headed impatiently towards their half of the territory. Luo En looked at the workers and said, ¡°Continue with the mining of ores! I¡¯ll give all of you extra tonight!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± With that said, Luo En brought the gold ore rocks to the mobile city and found a cutting machine in the city. He planned to use the cutting machine to cut the gold ores from the rocks, bit by bit. However, due to the toughness, the cutting duration was rather long. Fortunately, the machine was automated, so there was also no need for anyone to stay by the side to watch it. It only required the item to be cut to be placed on it, followed by the pressing of the power button. After Luo En had carried out a set of operations, the cutting machine hummed and began its work. Luo En sat down beside it. Time passed quickly. The gold ores on the surfaces of the gold ore rocks were swiftly cut off and dropped into a box which had been prepared beforehand. Two hours passed while Luo En waited. The cutting machine had finally finished cutting the gold ore rocks. With a quick look, it was indeed half a tonne! Looking at the pile of gold ores in the box, Luo En became excited. He did not intend to devour the gold ores. Devouring the gold ores would only give him 5,000 Evolution Points. The gold ores had more extensive uses.. It was one of the necessary materials to make drones! Chapter 23 - Making Drones! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The role of drones in this world was very crucial. Certain terrains, mines, and other surveys required the use of drones. Yet, the production of drones was also very expensive. Generally, only large mobile cities and a few powerful medium mobile cities could afford to use them. However, the design blueprint for a drone was available for sale in the System, but it was rather expensive, requiring a total of 5,000 Evolution Points! It was five times more expensive than a small detector! Not to mention that ores were also required to produce it, and for that matter, lots of ores. Luo En could not help but sigh at the lack of resources. He had a treasure mountain but had no ability to exploit it. Luo En picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Wang Cheng!¡± Soon, Wang Cheng hurried over from a distance and said respectfully, ¡°City Lord!¡± Luo En nodded and said, ¡°Keep all these gold ores safe! With these gold ores, the strength of Luo Yang Mobile City will be greatly improved!¡± As he spoke, he handed the box containing the gold ores to Wang Cheng. ¡°I will definitely keep them safe!¡± Wang Cheng took the box containing the gold ores from Luo En and replied solemnly. After seeing Wang Cheng¡¯s figure gradually depart into the distance, Luo En also walked down from the mobile city and came to the side of Zhang Bo and the men who were carrying out the mining work on the ground. He said, ¡°Zhang Bo!¡± ¡°City Lord! You called for me?¡± Soon, Zhang Bo had come out from the mine, arrived at Luo En¡¯s side and responded respectfully. Luo En looked at the men, who were carrying out the mining work in an orderly manner, and said, ¡°How long will it take to finish mining the ores here?¡± ¡°City Lord! I estimate it will take at least another three days!¡± Zhang Bo thought for a moment before replying truthfully. ¡°Will it take that long?¡± Luo En asked, looking somewhat impatient. They had been in this place for almost a month, and in this world, staying in the same place for a month was very dangerous. When the nocturnal mutated creatures launched an attack and failed to capture their targets for whatever reasons, the number of mutated creatures in another line would multiply greatly until the targets had been captured. The only way to get out of the situation was to get far away from the area. Otherwise, even the most powerful mobile city would be drained to death by the endless stream of mutated creatures. ¡°City Lord! We want to be fast too! However, our mining machines aren¡¯t very good, and we also don¡¯t have enough manpower! Previously, we had ample manpower and even if we were to add four more small detectors, there would be no problem.¡± ¡°However, because of the earlier battle with the mutated creatures, many people in the mobile city had defied orders and fled. That¡¯s why we¡¯re short of manpower, City Lord! There are also still two small detectors which we are not able to use,¡± Zhang Bo explained helplessly. Of course, he knew the consequences of staying in one place for too long. He too wanted to finish mining this area as soon as possible, but there was no way. After hearing Zhang Bo¡¯s words, Luo En said bitterly, ¡°I see¡­ Alright then, you guys continue with the mining and speed up!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Zhang Bo replied respectfully. Then, he went down quickly to command the workers to continue mining ores. Then, Luo En fell into deep thought, thinking how to solve his present problem. Where could he find people in such a remote place? Unknowingly, Luo En had walked to Hei Long¡¯s mining area. Hei Long looked at Luo En, who was deep in thought and frowning, as he was about to continue walking forward. He pulled him back and asked puzzledly, ¡°Brother Luo En, what¡¯s the matter, why are you looking worried?¡± Only then did Luo En come back to his senses and realize that he had walked over to Hei Long¡¯s side. He was surprised for a moment before he replied, ¡°Sigh, we don¡¯t have enough manpower to mine ores, so there are still two small detectors that we don¡¯t have workers to operate. ¡°It will take a lot of time to finish mining this area, but we have already stayed here for nearly a month. How would we dare to continue staying here! Brother Hei Long, do you have any solutions?¡± Hei Long immediately said, ¡°How about I lend you some manpower, so that you can finish mining the ores here?¡± ¡°But this is not a long-term solution!¡± Luo En replied bitterly. After pondering for a while, Hei Long suddenly said in surprise, ¡°I remember now! There seems to be a marketplace nearby. Many mobile cities would gather there. Usually, the mobile cities would also conduct transactions there, so there should be slaves sold there!¡± Luo En¡¯s eyes lit up when he heard that. He said excitedly, ¡°Really? That¡¯s great! Brother Hei Long has done me a huge favor again!¡± ¡°No, no. As allies, we should help each other! I¡¯ll also send a few more men later to help Brother Luo En mine ores!¡± Hei Long replied with a smile. ¡°Thank you, Brother Hei Long! In that case, I¡¯ll take my leave first!¡± Luo En said with a clasped fist. ¡°Alright!¡± After seeing Luo En leave, Hei Long immediately said, ¡°Yue Xi!¡± ¡°I am here! Does the City Lord have any orders?¡± Soon, a man came over from not far away and lowered his head as he replied respectfully. Hei Long looked at the man and said, ¡°Send a few men to Luo En City Lord to help him mine ores!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± With that, the man took his leave. Soon, Luo En had returned to his side of the mining area. He looked at the people who were working and said. ¡°Everyone, take a break! Let¡¯s eat first!¡± ¡°Time to eat!¡± Everyone cheered on hearing Luo En¡¯s words. Hence, a group of men followed Luo En into the mobile city. Just as they arrived at the square, chefs were walking over, pushing small carts. Suddenly, a strong fragrant aroma wafted over. Everyone inhaled the fragrance in the surrounding air greedily. This time, dinner was still a bowl of porridge, two white steamed buns, and a corn. Everyone sat down. As they saw the food in front of them, they kept swallowing their saliva. After having been busy with work, their appetites were very good. Hence, they all ate with great satisfaction. After they had finished eating, everyone returned to work. And, Luo En was on the side guiding them on the mining work. ¡°Brother Luo En!¡± At this moment, Hei Long, who was leading ten or so men behind him, had come over from a distance and said. ¡°Brother Hei Long! What are you doing?¡± Luo En looked at the ten or so men behind Hei Long and asked, puzzled. Seeing Luo En¡¯s perplexed look, Hei Long laughed and replied, ¡°They are the ones I am sending to help you mine the ores!¡± ¡°How can this be? You also need manpower for your mining!¡± Luo En quickly said. ¡°It¡¯s fine. Thanks to the small detector you gave me, I¡¯m almost done mining!¡± Hei Long said with a smile. Then, he turned to look at the ten or so men behind him and said sternly, ¡°Quickly help Luo En City Lord to mine the ores!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± The ten or so men said in unison. Then, they joined the mining team. With the addition of these ten plus men, the speed of the mining team instantly increased. ¡°Thank you, Brother Hei Long!¡± Luo En said, smiling. Then, the two of them watched the mining work from the side and chatted about daily matters. They even laughed aloud from time to time. Time passed quickly. Just as the sky was about to turn dark, the workers finally finished mining the ores. When Hei Long saw that Luo En¡¯s side had finished mining, he said, ¡°Brother Luo En, since you¡¯ve finished mining, I¡¯ll take my leave first. It just so happens that we¡¯ve also finished mining on our side. I¡¯m going to deal with the ores which have been mined!¡± ¡°Alright! I won¡¯t see you off then!¡± Luo En clasped his fist and smiled. Hei Long nodded and led the ten or so men into the Black Dragon Mobile City. Luo En watched carts after carts of ores being transported to the mobile city and felt excited. At this moment, Zhang Bo came to Luo En¡¯s side and said respectfully, ¡°City Lord! The ores have all been mined! After a rough calculation, there should be seventy-two tonnes of copper ore, twenty-one tonnes of iron ore, and six tonnes of silver ore. Of course, there¡¯s also the half a tonne of gold ore that was mined previously! It is indeed a bountiful harvest!¡± ¡°So much! Looks like we can start to build a drone!¡± Upon hearing Zhang Bo¡¯s words, Luo En did some mental calculations and said in surprise. This time, Luo En could obtain a total of 58,200 Evolution Points! Together with the previous 5,400 Evolution Points, this was a total of 63,600 Evolution Points! It could be said that this extraction had made Luo En rich.. Chapter 24 - Heading to the Marketplace! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations As Luo En was thinking, he made his way immediately to the Resource Room. When Luo En arrived at the Resource Room, there were workers outside transporting ores into the room. ¡°Greetings, City Lord!¡± The workers greeted Luo En respectfully as he approached. Luo En nodded and said, ¡°Everyone has worked hard all day! Go and rest. I¡¯ll handle this!¡± ¡°Thank you, City Lord! Long live the City Lord!¡± Everyone cheered on hearing Luo En¡¯s words. They were indeed tired after working all day and could not wait to rest. Now that Luo En had taken the initiative to handle the ores, they were so happy that they almost jumped for joy. After everyone had left, Luo En looked at the pile of ores before him and smiled. He concentrated and said, ¡°System! Devour!¡± [City Lord System: Devouring¡­Devour successful!] [City Lord System: Congratulations to the host for obtaining 18,200 Evolution Points!] The System¡¯s voice sounded, and Luo En saw tens of thousands of Evolution Points appear on his personalized panel. Of course, as usual, Luo En kept some ores as raw materials for the manufacture of machines. ¡°System! Purchase the design blueprint for a drone!¡± [City Lord System: Purchase in progress¡­. Purchase successful!] Just as the System¡¯s voice had finished, a yellow blueprint appeared within the storage space. The design blueprint of a drone was similar to the design blueprint of a small detector; it could not be duplicated and could only be used once. Looking at the yellow blueprint in his hand, Luo En picked up his walkie-talkie as usual and said, ¡°Wang Cheng!¡± Not long after Luo En had finished speaking, Wang Cheng was quickly seen walking over from a distance. He came to Luo En¡¯s side and said respectfully, ¡°City Lord! What did you call me for?¡± Luo En smiled and said, ¡°Look at this.¡± As he spoke, Luo En took out the yellow blueprint and handed it to Wang Cheng. ¡°This¡­ This is? The design blueprint for a drone?!¡± Wang Cheng asked in shock. Luo En did not say anything. He just nodded, but that had already confirmed it. Wang Cheng was so excited that his hands were trembling. His lips were quivering as he said, ¡°This¡­ This is too unbelievable! City Lord, you even managed to get the design blueprint of a drone! I¡¯ve always dreamed of making a drone, but it¡¯s not something that a small mobile city like ours can have? I really didn¡¯t expect it! Now, my dream is about to come true, hahahaha!¡± Luo En smiled and patted Wang Cheng¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Make a drone as soon as possible!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord! I will definitely do my utmost!¡± Wang Cheng replied resolutely. ¡°En! Work hard! There will be more in the future!¡± Luo En said, with a meaningful smile. ¡°Yes! I will take my leave!¡± Wang Cheng replied respectfully, and then left excitedly. After seeing that Wang Cheng had left, Luo En also came to the rest area and got ready to rest. After being busy all day, Luo En was also a little tired, body and soul. After having a relaxing bath, Luo En lay on the bed and fell asleep. Night came quietly. It was dark outside the mobile city, even the mobile city was only emitting a faint light. The gunners took turns to guard their posts and perform their duties. Once any mutated creatures were found within a thousand meters of the mobile city, they would be mercilessly shot to death. The method used by the Black Dragon Mobile City was surprisingly the same as that used by Luo En. Apparently, the method that Luo En had thought of, at the very last moment, was very effective and widely used. At this moment, Hei Long was also in his mobile city. He looked at the mutated creatures outside the city and suddenly remembered that he had not told Luo En how to deal with these mutated creatures. Hence, he was about to pick up the walkie-talkie to speak when he saw a mutated creature, which came within a thousand meters of the mobile city, being shot dead by Luo Yang Mobile City. Hei Long did not think much of this as he had thought it was a coincidence, but when he next saw again that Luo Yang Mobile City would only open fire when the mutated creatures were within a thousand meters of the mobile city, he could not help but be greatly shocked. He thought to himself, ¡°This¡­ How did he know the method to deal with the mutant creatures? Logically speaking, the method was only circulated among some large mobile cities at the moment. I got to know this method only through a lot of connections and had to pay a huge price for it¡­ It seems that this Luo En is really something!¡± Seeing that his ally was fine, Hei Long went to rest in peace. The sun set in the west and rose in the east. The day passed quickly. When the first rays of the morning sun shone on the land, Luo En and Hei Long, as well as the residents of their mobile cities had already woken up and started to get busy. ¡°It¡¯s time for breakfast!¡± Luo En stretched, picked up the walkie-talkie and said. Upon hearing Luo En¡¯s words, everyone stopped what they were doing and walked towards the square. When everyone arrived at the square, the chefs had already placed the breakfast in front of everyone. Two white steamed buns and a potato. Although it could not be compared to the previous few meals, it was already very good. It was almost comparable to the standard of a medium mobile city. Everyone smelled the aroma and their mouths watered. Upon Luo En¡¯s order, they began to wolf down their food. Soon, everyone had finished their breakfast. After watching everyone finish their breakfast in satisfaction, Luo En picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°We¡¯ll start wrapping up today! Then, we can leave this place!¡± ¡°Great! We can finally leave this place!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! This place is too remote! There¡¯s nothing here! This mountain range doesn¡¯t even have a few decent trees!¡± Everyone started talking upon hearing Luo En¡¯s words. ¡°Alright! Let¡¯s begin!¡± Luo En said loudly. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Everyone replied in unison. Then, a group of men walked down from the mobile city toward the mining area on the ground. Of course, Luo En also followed closely behind. When Luo En arrived at the mining area, he was greeted by Hei Long and his men. Like Luo En, they were here to wrap up the work. ¡°Brother Hei Long!¡± ¡°Brother Luo En!¡± The two smiled and greeted each other. ¡°Brother Hei Long, how was your progress last night?¡± Luo En asked. Hei Long smiled and said, ¡°All thanks to Brother Luo En for the precious gift. The energy shield of our Black Dragon Mobile City has been repaired. Hahahaha, and the ammunition is almost replenished!¡± ¡°Congratulations!¡± Luo En replied gently. Hei Long immediately asked Luo En, ¡°What about you, Brother Luo En?¡± Luo En smiled and said, ¡°Not bad!¡± Hei Long saw that Luo En did not elaborate, so he did not ask further. He continued, ¡°How about we go to the marketplace after we have finished our work here?¡± ¡°Alright! I also have this intention!¡± Luo En nodded and said. ¡°Do you have any more small detectors, Brother Luo En? I am thinking of buying a few more units. The price is negotiable!¡± Hei Long asked expectantly. Luo En immediately replied, ¡°No, Brother Hei Long, you too know that the small detectors are monopolized by the large mobile cities. Even if you want to buy them, the price will be astronomical! I¡¯m already very lucky to have these few units. How can there be more?¡± Hei Long sighed disappointedly and said, ¡°Alright! It¡¯s indeed very lucky to have one or two small detectors!¡± How would he believe this! How could Luo En not have small detectors in his possession? Previously, when he was working with Wang Yun, Wang Yun had personally revealed that Luo En had the design blueprints for small detectors. Now, Luo En was saying that he had no more? He did not believe a word of it. Of course, it was normal for Luo En not to want to sell them. After all, this kind of thing, like wealth, should not be revealed to others. If it was discovered by another mobile city, it would bring destruction upon the city. Seeing that Luo En had no intention of doing so, Hei Long naturally did not continue to pester him. Thus, the two of them, each moved a chair over and sat down, and started chatting again. Time passed minute by minute. Just as the two of them were chatting heartily, Wang Cheng came over running and said, ¡°City Lord! We¡¯ve finished wrapping up!¡± Upon hearing this, Luo En immediately stood up and said, ¡°Alright! Get everyone into the mobile city! We¡¯re ready to set off!¡± At this moment, someone from Hei Long¡¯s side also came over to report that the wrap-up work had been completed. ¡°Brother Luo En! Prepare to set off for the marketplace!¡± Hei Long said with a smile. Luo En nodded and replied with a clasped fist, ¡°Yes! I¡¯ll still need Brother Hei Long to lead the way!¡± Chapter 25 - Manufacturing Success! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Therefore, Luo En, Hei Long, and the workers behind them returned to their respective mobile cities. With two booming sounds, the two mobile cities slowly departed from the place, one after another. When Hei Long saw that Luo Yang Mobile City was moving faster than his Black Dragon Mobile City, he immediately lost his composure and said in shock, ¡°Brother Luo En! Why is your mobile city so fast! Could it be that the engine system has been upgraded?¡± He could not remain calm. His Black Dragon Mobile City could only reach a speed of 100 kilometers per hour at the fastest speed, but Luo Yang Mobile City had a speed of 300 kilometers per hour. This was even faster than some medium mobile cities! He really could not see through Luo En. It was already very surprising for a small mobile city to have the design blueprints of small detectors, but he did not expect that Luo En had even upgraded the engine system of the city to move at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour. Indeed, a small mobile city like this had continued to reshape his world view again and again. Upon hearing Hei Long¡¯s words, Luo En nodded with a smile. Hei Long immediately asked, ¡°Brother Luo En, doesn¡¯t that mean¡­¡± Seeing that Hei Long wanted to probe further, Luo En quickly changed the topic and said, ¡°Brother Hei Long! Can you tell me more about the marketplace?¡± When Hei Long heard Luo En change the subject, and knew that he did not want to talk about it, he also did not pursue the matter further. He smiled and replied, ¡°You know too that this world is very dangerous. Not only are there mutated creatures attacking at night, but there are also unpredictable hearts! Only some large mobile cities can resist the attacks of nocturnal mutated creatures with their own strength, so some medium and small mobile cities will choose to become allies. ¡°So that they can have sufficient strength to resist the attacks by the nocturnal mutated creatures. And, where there are gatherings of groups, there will be transactions. Therefore, some large, medium, and small mobile cities will gather at certain places to trade what they have. ¡°Moreover, with so many mobile cities gathered in one place, the nocturnal mutated creatures wouldn¡¯t dare approach the marketplace, even if the marketplace was brightly lit! It can be said that the establishment of the marketplace is very beneficial to some weaker small mobile cities!¡± After listening to Hei Long, Luo En could not help nodding. He then asked curiously, ¡°In this case, the marketplace is really a good place, but with so many mobile cities gathered together, won¡¯t there be friction?¡± Hei Long explained with a smile, ¡°Certainly, there will be friction! Therefore, the large and medium mobile cities that organized the marketplace have set up a rule. That is, no public or private feuds are allowed to break out in the marketplace. Once a mobile city is found to have initiated an attack on another mobile city, all the mobile cities present will collectively attack it.¡± ¡°Hmm! It seems that the city lord of the mobile city who manages these marketplaces is a rather smart person, Brother Hei Long! With our speed, how long will it take us to reach the marketplace?¡± Luo En asked curiously. Hei Long thought for a while and replied, ¡°It will probably take another three days!¡± After hearing this, Luo En nodded, clasped his fist and replied with a smile, ¡°Thank you, Brother Hei Long, for explaining!¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome, Brother Luo En!¡± Hei Long replied with a smile. Then, the two of them returned to their respective command rooms and directed the advance of their mobile cities. Just then, Wang Cheng hurriedly came running from a distance. He came to Luo En¡¯s side and said excitedly, ¡°City Lord! The¡­ drone has been made!¡± As he spoke, he handed a small machine and a control panel to Luo En. Luo En examined the drone carefully. The structure and operation of the drone was basically the same as the drones he had seen in his previous life, but it was more exquisite. The camera on its head was also more stable; images captured by the drone would not become blurred because of some shaking. The material used for the frame of the drone had been appropriately selective; it was cool and smooth to touch. There was also a small power button on top of the drone. The whole drone weighed 1000 grams. Even if it was held in one¡¯s hands, it did not seem too heavy. The frame had two colours, black and white, and a streamlined design had been adopted, which effectively reduced the air resistance faced by the drone during flight, and enabled the drone to consume less electrical energy and accomplish more! On one side of the frame was engraved the words ¡®Luo Yang Mobile City¡¯ which meant that the drone was manufactured by Luo Yang Mobile City. ¡°Great! With this drone, our Luo Yang Mobile City¡¯s safety will be guaranteed! Well done!¡± Luo En said with a smile. Wang Cheng, who was at the side, was also very excited. He kept staring at the drone in Luo En¡¯s hands and said, ¡°Yes, yes! City Lord!¡± Let¡¯s try it now! Luo En thought. As he spoke, Luo En carefully placed the drone on the ground and pressed the power button on top of the drone. Immediately, the control panel in Luo En¡¯s hands displayed a notification that the drone had been connected. Then, Luo En swiped the control panel, and the drone on the ground immediately began to hum. The drone emitted a green light, gradually lifted off the ground and hovered in the air. Seeing the drone hovering in the air, Wang Cheng cheered excitedly. Luo En swiped again and the drone slowly moved forward. The control panel in Luo En¡¯s hands also displayed all the footage captured by the drone. The drone had been linked with the Luo Yang Mobile City, so the footage could be displayed in the control room, the conference room, and on the large screen in the command room. It was indeed very convenient. Even if someone were to seize the drone, it would be useless. Through the footage from the drone, Luo En could see the workers resting in the mining area, the maintenance workers constantly moving around and checking the equipment in every area, the chefs preparing the next meal in the kitchen, and the workers in the plantation carefully taking care of the growing seedlings of vegetables. And, the images were all very clear. In the words of Luo En from his previous life, the images were at least all damn clear! ¡°What¡­ what is this?¡± ¡°Enemy attack! Quick! Report to the City Lord!¡± ¡°A bunch of idiots! This is a drone! Look at the words¡¯ Luo Yang Mobile City ¡®on the frame of the drone. It¡¯s obviously ours! What enemy attack?¡± The people in the city all looked at the drone in the air and said in shock. Then, all of them became excited and turned chaotic. Looking at the chaotic crowd in the city, Luo En pressed the button on the control panel and said, ¡°Alright! Everyone, go back to your own work!¡± When everyone heard this, they quieted down. After taking another look at the drone in the air, they all dispersed to go about their own business. Luo En flew the drone for a few more rounds before he put it away. The drone¡¯s flight had consumed a lot of power. In just a short while, the drone¡¯s battery was reduced from 100% to 80%. Time passed quickly and it was not long before it was time to eat. As usual, the chefs pushed the small carts out of the kitchen. Everyone in the square was already staring at the food on the carts, eyes green and saliva drooling. The meal was a bowl of porridge, a potato, and a white steamed bun. Just as everyone was eager to start eating, a few more chefs came out of the kitchen pushing small carts. However, the food on the carts this time was not steamed buns or corn, but half bowls of fried eggplants with green peppers! ¡°Is this eggplant?! It is fried eggplants with green peppers?! Oh my god!¡± ¡°Is this really the kind of food that I am allowed to eat?¡± When the chefs placed half a bowl of stir-fried eggplants with green peppers in front of everyone, everyone could no longer remain calm. Their faces were filled with disbelief. At this moment, Luo En stood up from his seat and said loudly, ¡°This is the food for all of you! You¡¯ve all worked hard for the past few days. This is to reward all of you!¡± With that said, Luo En sat down and began to enjoy the delicious meal. After hearing Luo En¡¯s words, everyone quieted down to enjoy the sumptuous lunch. Because the lunch was so sumptuous, everyone in the square ate very happily; they were very satisfied. Some even licked the small half bowls of fried eggplants with green peppers so clean that they did not need washing anymore. Luo En smiled when he saw everyone eating happily. After the hearty meal, everyone went back to work.. Chapter 26 - Drone Revealed! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Luo En sat on a chair in the square, leisurely basking in the sun. He looked at the passing scenery along the way and gradually fell asleep. He dreamed that he had relied on the City Lord System to become the largest and most powerful mobile city in this world. All mobile cities had to listen to his commands. Under his command, the originally chaotic world became orderly¡­ Time passed. The sun gradually set in the west, and darkness quietly came, sweeping the whole world. This time, Luo Yang Mobile City did not turn off all the lights in the city like before. Currently, the tracks of the Luo Yang Mobile City had been built, and with the speed of the mobile city, even the mutated creatures on the ground would not be able to catch up with the mobile city. The city was still guarded in shifts to ensure that everyone had sufficient sleep. The Black Dragon Mobile City beside him also did not turn off its lights, and continued to charge forward. The night passed quickly. This time, Luo Yang Mobile City had gotten through the night peacefully without having to use any ammunition. The sun rose from the east once again. The people in the mobile cities had all woken up and begun yet another busy day. However, as the mobile cities were not mining ores, there was not much to do. Yet, everyone was still very proactive in their work. As usual, Luo En had come to the square to bask in the sun. ¡°Brother Luo En! We¡¯re almost there!¡± Hei Long took out the small token, pressed it a few times and said. There was a vibration in Luo En¡¯s pocket, and he took out the small token from his pocket. He clicked it open and heard Hei Long¡¯s voice. He slowly said, ¡°We¡¯re finally here!¡± Boom! Just as Luo En and Hei Long were rejoicing, they suddenly heard a boom from afar. The ground shook, and a blinding light shoned. ¡°Brother Hei Long! Do you know what¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°This¡­ I don¡¯t know either!¡± Both Luo En and Hei Long were shocked. They looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what was happening. ¡°City Lord! What happened?¡± At this moment, the captain of the guards ran in and asked anxiously. Hearing the noise, the people in the city panicked. Luo En looked at the man who came over, shrugged and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know either. Go and maintain order! Tell everyone not to move around!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± The man replied respectfully before hurriedly taking his leave. Looks like the drone could come in handy¡­ Luo En thought. Then, he picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Wang Cheng! Bring the drone over!¡± Soon, Wang Cheng rushed over from a distance, holding the drone carefully in his hands, afraid of breaking it. He handed it to Luo En. After Luo En had taken the drone from Wang Cheng¡¯s hands, he carefully placed it on the ground and pressed the power button on top of the drone. With a hum, the drone slowly lifted from the ground and hovered in the air. The control panel in Luo En¡¯s hands also showed that the drone had been connected. Luo En swiped the control panel, and the drone immediately flew slowly in the direction that Luo En had specified. The drone slowly flew toward the source of the ground vibrations. The footage along the way was projected clearly on the control panel in Luo En¡¯s hands. Soon, the drone arrived at its destination. What greeted his eyes was a giant turtle! It was almost like an ordinary turtle except that it had been affected by radiation, resulting in its mutation. Many mutated bats could also be clearly seen living inside its shell. And, opposite to the turtle were three mobile cities. From their size, it could be seen that there were one large mobile city and two medium mobile cities. With the three mobile cities side by side, one could imagine how powerful they were. Yet, what was shocking was that the three mobile cities were actually being suppressed in the fight with the giant turtle. To be precise, they were being crushed! The three mobile cities could not retaliate at all. Their shells hitting on the back of the giant turtle had produced hardly any trace. And, the mutated bats on the giant turtle were coming endlessly at the three mobile cities at an extremely fast speed. Due to its heavy weight, the giant turtle was not as fast as the mutated bats on it. However, it still followed closely behind the three mobile cities. The loud sound earlier was when the giant turtle slammed down its foot hard after it had caught up with one of the mobile cities. Half side of the mobile city was slapped down by the forceful slam. Fortunately, it was only half of the side, so it did not affect the speed of the mobile city. As for the half side of the mobile city which had been slapped down, it was swallowed by the giant turtle. Then, the giant turtle roared as it continued to chase the three mobile cities in front of it. The moment the three mobile cities split up and fled, the mutated bats on the giant turtle would swarm in together and attack the first mobile city to separate from the rest and flee. There was another medium mobile city earlier but because of this reason, when that mobile city fled separately, the entire mobile city was devoured by the countless mutated bats. Therefore, no mobile city dared to be the first to scatter and flee separately ¡°City Lord! What should we do! We can¡¯t shake off the giant turtle behind us. We can¡¯t beat it or escape. What should we do!¡± At this moment, in the large mobile city, a man was speaking anxiously to the figure in front of him. ¡°Don¡¯t be anxious! I¡¯ve already released the drone. This place is quite close to the marketplace nearby. There should be mobile cities passing by. When we discover them later, we¡¯ll go to them directly to share the stress!¡± The figure in front did not turn round. Only a voice could be heard. However, from the tone of the voice, it could be seen that the person who spoke was also very anxious. ¡°City Lord! Found! The drone has found mobile cities. It¡¯s just two small mobile cities!¡± At that moment, a man hurriedly ran in from outside and said respectfully. The figure turned round, took the control panel from the man and looked at it. The footage shown on the control panel happened to be when the mobile cities of Luo En and Hei Long arrived. ¡°Two small mobile cities are enough! We can always share some of the stress and find an opportunity to run away later!¡± said the figure. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Then, the figure contacted the city lords of the other two mobile cities and informed them of their current situation before turning and heading in the direction of Luo En. ¡­.. Luo En looked at everything in front of him in shock and muttered, ¡°The world is so big, there are all kinds of wonders! ¡°Hmm? Not good! These three mobile cities are trying to lure the giant turtle here¡­ they want to drag us down with them!¡± On the control panel, Luo En clearly saw that the three mobile cities, which were originally heading forward, were suddenly heading in his direction now. Then, he hurriedly took out the small token from his pocket and pressed it a few times before saying, ¡°Brother Hei Long! I¡¯ve just checked. It¡¯s very dangerous up ahead. Let¡¯s retreat quickly!¡± As he spoke, Luo En recorded what he had just seen and transmitted it through the small token. On the other side, Hei Long was looking anxiously into the distance. Suddenly, there was a vibration in his pocket. He took out the small token and pressed it a few times. Then, Luo En¡¯s voice was transmitted together with a video clip. Hei Long looked at everything before his eyes in shock. He could not help but feel his scalp tingle. He hurriedly spoke into the small token, ¡°Brother Luo En! How did you detect this?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have time to explain to you now. We have to retreat as soon as possible, or we¡¯ll be in trouble if the three mobile cities catch up with us!¡± Luo En ignored Hei Long¡¯s doubts and said worriedly. ¡°Alright! Let¡¯s go!¡± Thus, the two of them maneuvered their mobile cities forward quickly in twists and turns. Driving in twists and turns could effectively avoid the tracking by drones. The city lord of the large mobile city behind had realized that the two of them had fled and were out of the drone¡¯s sight. Instantly, he was enraged and cursed. He was puzzled that the two small mobile cities were able to know that danger was approaching. He knew the locations of Luo En and company because of the drone, but how would Luo En and company know about his situation? He could not figure it out, but now, it was more important to escape! Luo En and Hei Long sped ahead for a few hours. After confirming that no mobile cities were following them, they heaved a sigh of relief.. Chapter 27 - Marketplace! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Brother Luo En! How did you know about the situation so far away?¡± Hei Long spoke slowly, after taking a deep breath. It was too close! If Luo En had not alerted them in time, they would have been dragged into the water by the three mobile cities behind them. That giant turtle was too terrifying. Even now, he still had a lingering fear when recalling it. Luo En took a deep breath and said calmly, ¡°Look at this!¡± As he spoke, Luo En took out the drone beside him so that the small token in his hand could capture the drone he was holding. ¡°This¡­ is a drone? Unbelievable! Where did Brother Luo En get this drone from?¡± Hei Long looked at the drone in Luo En¡¯s hand and asked in surprise. A drone! That was something that only large mobile cities and some powerful medium mobile cities could possess. He did not expect that the city lord of a small mobile city like Luo En would actually have a drone? He could not help but be greatly shocked by this. ¡°This doesn¡¯t seem like something that Brother Hei Long needs to know!¡± Luo En replied coldly. When Hei Long heard what Luo En had said, he immediately suppressed the excitement and bewilderment in his heart. He coughed twice awkwardly and said, ¡°Ahem¡­ I was indeed too nosy.¡± Luo En nodded and said slowly, ¡°Let¡¯s continue to move forward! Based on what you have said, we should be arriving soon!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Then, the two of them returned to their command rooms and commanded their mobile cities to continue to advance rapidly. Luo En placed the drone on the ground again and pressed the power switch on top of the drone. As Luo En swiped the control panel in his hand, the drone immediately let out a buzzing sound. Then, it slowly hovered in the air and flew in the direction that Luo En had specified. Another night passed. Soon, the mobile cities of Luo En and Hei Long were approaching the marketplace. From afar, they could see the huge mobile cities in the marketplace. They were like mountains with high-rise buildings on them. The visual impact was too great! Luo En stood in the square and was shocked by the magnificent sight in the distance. It was too magnificent! However, even so, he still planned to let the drone go forward first to scout out the situation at the marketplace. This way, even if there was any danger ahead, they would be able to evacuate in time. After calling out to Hei Long, who was about to head forward, Luo En controlled the drone and flew it slowly toward the marketplace. At this moment, the sky had just turned faintly bright. The mutated creatures had all dispersed, and the marketplace in front had begun to bustle. Many people noticed the drone flying in the air. ¡°Drone! Which large mobile city is this?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not right, why would a large mobile city come here? Could it be a powerful medium mobile city?¡± Everyone looked at the drone in the sky and was shocked. They wondered which large mobile city¡¯s drone it was.¡¯ ¡°Look! There is ¡®Luo Yang Mobile City¡¯ engraved on its frame! Do you know Luo Yang Mobile City?¡± ¡°Luo Yang Mobile City¡­ I¡¯ve never heard of it! Is there a Luo Yang Mobile City among the powerful medium mobile cities?¡± ¡°Could it be a new mobile city?¡± When everyone saw the words ¡®Luo Yang Mobile City ¡® engraved on the side of the frame, they became even more puzzled. ¡°Luo Yang Mobile City¡­ Why does this name sound so familiar¡­¡± In the center of the marketplace, there were three medium mobile cities. In one of them, which had the words ¡±White Tremor Mobile City¡¯ engraved, a middle-aged man was looking at the words ¡®Luo Yang Mobile City¡¯ on the drone in the air. He fell into deep thought and muttered. Then, he shook his head and looked away from the drone to continue with his work. He would never have thought that the drone before him was from the Luo Yang Mobile City, which he had just hunted down not long ago. However, as the powerful White Tremor Mobile City would basically prey on and plunder other weak mobile cities, he did not have much impression of the Luo Yang Mobile City. After Luo En had found, from the footage transmitted through the drone, that there was no danger, he spoke into the small token, ¡°Brother Hei Long! The marketplace is very safe! Let¡¯s go!¡± ¡°Alright!¡± Thus, the two of them slowly moved into the marketplace from not far away. Soon, many people noticed the two mobile cities. Immediately, the marketplace became even more lively. ¡°I am Qian Wu, the City Lord of Thousand Household Mobile City. Welcome, our new brothers!¡± ¡°White Lotus City welcomes the newcomers!¡± ¡°I am the City Lord of Wood Shadow City. May I ask where you are from? Why have I not seen you before?¡± When everyone saw Luo Yang Mobile City and Black Dragon Mobile City come in, they went forward and asked. Luo En looked toward Hei Long and nodded his head. He picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°We¡¯re from the north. We¡¯re new here. Please take care of us!¡± Looking at the thirty-two mobile cities in front of him, Luo En was secretly shocked. Among the thirty-two mobile cities, there were three powerful medium mobile cities and twenty-nine small mobile cities. The three medium mobile cities were the White Tremor Mobile City, the Red Brilliance Mobile City, and the Eastern Mountain Mobile City! ¡°This¡­ This is White Tremor Mobile City!¡± Luo En looked toward the mobile city in the distance, which was even larger than his mobile city, and his pupils constricted as he muttered. However, it was obvious that White Tremor Mobile City had not discovered them yet. However, even if they had, it would not be an issue. After all, initiating an attack on a mobile city was forbidden in the marketplace. Then, he glanced at the various mobile cities and realized that only the cannons of the three medium mobile cities could match his cannons. Those of the other twenty-nine mobile cities were far inferior to his. He could not help but heave a sigh of relief and calm down. Of the thirty-two mobile cities here, only the three medium mobile cities could pose a threat to him. Of course, it was only a threat. Even if he could not beat them, he could still rely on his speed of 300 kilometers per hour to shake them off, leaving them far behind. At this moment, the city lord of one of the three powerful medium mobile cities said, ¡°Since so many mobile cities have gathered, let¡¯s all come down and meet! We can also start trading!¡± Upon hearing what the city lord of the medium mobile city at the center of the marketplace had said, everyone came down from their respective mobile cities, so did Luo En and Hei Long. ¡°The City Lord of Luo Yang Mobile City is really young and promising. He had become a city lord at such a young age!¡± When everyone came down and saw Luo En, they were all surprised by his delicate facial features. ¡°It¡¯s you! And that trash Hei Long!¡± Bai Chen exclaimed in surprise when he saw Luo En and Hei Long. ¡°Oh? City Lord Bai Chen knows them?¡± Qian Wu asked curiously Bai Chen looked at Luo En in disdain and replied coldly, ¡°They are the two weak city lords that I went after not long ago.¡± The disdainful tone was as if he were hunting down two ants. However, he did indeed have the capability to do so. When everyone heard Bai Chen¡¯s words, they were all secretly shocked. Although Bai Chen said it so calmly, Bai Chen was the city lord of a medium mobile city. Moreover, his was a medium mobile city that was relatively more powerful. To escape from such a powerful medium mobile city, how much strength did one need? Everyone could not help but begin to look at Luo En with admiration. ¡°Brother Luo En! Don¡¯t be agitated. This fellow is trying to provoke you. He wants you to take the initiative to attack. Once you attack, it¡¯s over! Don¡¯t fall for his trick!¡± Hei Long was slightly annoyed when he heard Bai Chen¡¯s words, but he still hurriedly advised Luo En who was beside him. Luo En was not angered by Bai Chen¡¯s words. He said calmly, ¡°Someone seemed to have been thrown 400 kilometers behind me when he pursued me. Heh, what a joke!¡± ¡°You! Very well! We can¡¯t fight in the marketplace, but let¡¯s see how you run once the trading is over!¡± Bai Chen stared coldly at Luo En and said viciously. Luo En did not respond and even chose to ignore him. This made Bai Chen even more furious. At this moment, the city lord, who was the first to speak to initiate the trading, saw that the atmosphere had become somewhat thick and hurriedly came out to mediate. ¡°It¡¯s normal for everyone to fight and kill each other, but since we¡¯re at the marketplace, let¡¯s restrain ourselves. This is a trading place, not a fighting place! If you want to fight, you can leave!¡± ¡°City Lord of Luo Yang City, what goods have you brought here?¡± As he spoke, he turned to look at Luo En.. Chapter 28 - Bidding for Design Blueprints! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations It was obvious that this was not the first time the other twenty plus mobile cities were here. They had already placed their goods in front of them, among them were slaves, women, ores, and some other rare and odd items. Upon hearing, Luo En took out the design blueprints of three small detectors, which he had prepared earlier, and said nonchalantly, ¡°These are the items I want to trade!¡± Before he came to the marketplace, he had already purchased the design blueprints of three small detectors from the System. He wanted to use the design blueprints of three small detectors to trade for gold ore. After experiencing what had happened not long ago, Luo En deeply appreciated the importance of drones. There was not much left of the half tonne of gold ore earlier after making the drone. Therefore, he would need much more gold ore in order to produce more drones. In any case, the design blueprints of small detectors were to him of far less value than gold ore. Furthermore, they would not be able to duplicate the design blueprints. At most, there would only be three more small detectors. ¡°These¡­ These are the design blueprints for small detectors?!¡± ¡°Move aside! Let me take a look! These¡­ such detailed design blueprints?¡± Everyone crowded forward. Three design blueprints were passed around from hand to hand, and shocked voices could be heard from time to time. Over here, trading was all about rules. Therefore, even if the goods were being passed around from hand to hand, there was no fear that someone would secretly take them away. The moment such a situation was discovered, that person would be attacked by the group and his city would forever be hunted down! ¡°City Lord of Luo Yang City! Where did you get the design blueprints from? Aren¡¯t design blueprints monopolized by large mobile cities? Usually, If we were to buy one, we would have to pay an astronomical price!¡± ¡°Yes, yes. City Lord of Luo Yang City, are you really going to trade these design blueprints?¡± Everyone asked after examining them over and over again. Luo En looked at the green-eyed people who had surrounded him, and said coldly, ¡°Where the design blueprints came from is none of your business! If you don¡¯t want to make this deal, I¡¯ll go to another marketplace!¡± As he spoke, he took back the three design blueprints of small detectors, and was about to turn and leave. When everyone heard that Luo En was leaving, they panicked and said, ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t, don¡¯t! Yes, yes, yes! We¡¯ll do this deal! Don¡¯t be angry¡­¡± Don¡¯t joke! These were the design blueprints of small detectors! All those gathered here were small mobile cities and three medium mobile cities. As small and medium mobile cities, they only had one to three small detectors at most. If they would want to increase the strength of their mobile cities, they would need more detectors. Yet, they did not have the capability to own the design blueprints of small detectors! Only finished products could be bought from the large mobile cities, design blueprints were all not for sale. Now that they had the chance to buy the design blueprints for small detectors, would they not fight with their lives to get them? ¡°That¡­ Do you have only these three blueprints? How do you plan to trade them?¡± One of the city lords from the three medium mobile cities, the City Lord of Eastern Mountain City, asked excitedly. Although he was the city lord of a medium mobile city and a relatively powerful one, and he already had three small detectors, yet in this world, who would complain of having too many detectors? Furthermore, these were design blueprints! Of course, they were not aware that the design blueprints could not be duplicated and could only be used once. Luo En clearly knew that the rarer something was, the greater its value. So, even if he had more design blueprints, he could not take them out. He immediately replied, ¡°There are only three design blueprints! I want to trade one for a tonne of gold ore! Or more of other ores. However, the one who comes with gold ore has priority! The highest bidder wins!¡± ¡°Brother! I want one! Here is a tonne of gold ore!¡± Someone immediately handed over a small ball and said anxiously. This small ball was called a storage ball. What it had inside was more than met the eye. It was an item specifically for storing things. Its purpose was to enable people to store large quantities of things conveniently. Also, the material used to make the storage ball was very common, so the storage ball was very extensively used. Luo En picked up the small ball and gazed into it attentively. After finding out that there was indeed a tonne of gold ore inside, he immediately handed the design blueprint for a small detector to the person. After the person had received the design blueprint, he laughed wildly and gave profuse thanks excitedly. Then, he hurried back to his mobile city and steered it quickly out of the place. Obviously, they were all very smart. He knew that if he continued to stay here, the city lords who did not manage to buy the design blueprints would target him. Therefore, it was better to run first! ¡°Brother! I want it too! Here is a tonne of gold ore!¡± Seeing that someone had successfully bought a design blueprint, everyone¡¯s eyes turned red. Immediately, another person said anxiously. As he spoke, he took out a storage ball and handed it to Luo En. Luo En took over the storage ball. After checking that there was no problem with the storage ball, he handed over the design blueprint for the second small detector to the person who spoke. After receiving the design blueprint, the man also thanked Luo En profusely like the man earlier and hurriedly ran back to his mobile city. Like the previous man, he steered the mobile city quickly out of the place. In just a short while, two pieces had already been sold. Everyone present stared at the last remaining piece of design blueprint and became even more frantic. ¡°Brother! I¡¯ll buy this design blueprint! Here is a tonne of gold ore!¡± Someone immediately took out a storage ball and said hurriedly. ¡°Go away, go away! You want to buy such a precious design blueprint with a tonne of gold ore? I¡¯ll pay one and a half tonnes!¡± ¡°Poor bastards! Get out of the way! I offer two tonnes!¡± Everyone quarrelled and wanted to buy the design blueprint. Soon, the price was raised to two and a half tonnes of gold ore! At this point in time, very few people would compete anymore. Two and a half tonnes of gold ore! This was the limit of what a small mobile city could afford. The small mobile cities would not go bankrupt just to buy the design blueprint, so the city lords of the small mobile cities all gave up their desire to buy it. Right now, only the White Tremor Mobile City, the Red Brilliance Mobile City, and the Eastern Mountain Mobile City were still competing! The last person to call out the price of two and a half tonnes of gold ore was the City Lord of the White Tremor Mobile City, Bai Chen. The city lords of Red Brilliance Mobile City and Eastern Mountain Mobile City were deep in thought, their faces filled with anxiety and unease. At this moment, Luo En said, ¡°This last design blueprint is not for sale to White Tremor Mobile City!¡± He did not expect his initial price to be too low. He had underestimated the city lords¡¯ desire for the design blueprints. However, he was a person who was clear about gratitude and grudges. The White Tremor Mobile City had pursued him not long ago. How could he sell the design blueprint to White Tremor Mobile City? ¡°You! What do you mean?!¡± Bai Chen thought that he was going to get the design blueprint. He had not expected Luo En to not want to sell it to him! This instantly infuriated him. After hearing Bai Chen¡¯s words, Luo En smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s what it means! I¡¯m not selling it to you! How about that? Do you dare to use force?¡± ¡°You! Damn it! Hmph!¡± Bai Chen¡¯s face flushed red and he was so furious that he could not speak. He turned round and headed toward his mobile city. Bai Chen, who had his back turned, was thinking of all sorts of ways to kill Luo En in his mind. Of course, Luo En knew that what he had done was tantamount to offending the White Tremor Mobile City utterly, but he did not regret it. He was such a person! Furthermore, with the combined strength of his Luo Yang Mobile City and the Black Dragon Mobile City, they were not inferior to the White Tremor Mobile City! After seeing Bai Chen leave, Luo En smiled and looked at the City Lord of Red Brilliance City and the City Lord of Eastern Mountain City. He smiled and said, ¡°You can bid now!¡± ¡°I offer two and a half tonnes of gold ore!¡± Both of them spoke in unison. Two and a half tonnes of gold ore was the limit of what their mobile cities could bear. Any further bidding would threaten the bottom lines of their mobile cities, so they did not continue bidding. When Luo En saw the two of them staring at each other, he knew that the current price was already the limit of what they could afford. He smiled immediately and said, ¡°Since both of you have offered two and a half tonnes of gold ore, for fairness¡¯ sake, let¡¯s draw lots to decide who gets the final design blueprint for this small detector.. How about it?¡± Chapter 29 - Security System! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations After hearing Luo En¡¯s words, the two of them looked at each other, then nodded and smiled. ¡°We agree! Let¡¯s decide the ownership of this final design blueprint by drawing lots!¡± After receiving the affirmative replies from the two of them, Luo En thought of how he often used paper to draw lots with others in his previous life. He quickly took out the paper he had with him and cut one piece of paper into two pieces of equal size. Then, he wrote on one of the pieces of paper but did not write on the other. He then folded the two pieces of paper into smaller pieces of equal size. Thereafter, he let the two of them close their eyes. Then, Luo En began to toss the small pieces of paper upwards. After the small pieces of paper had dropped to the ground, Luo En let the two of them open their eyes again. They were to pick the small piece of paper they each desired. The City Lord of Red Brilliance City and the City Lord of Eastern Mountain City were very surprised by this method of drawing lots. Luo En had provided a method of drawing lots which was unheard of to them. Nonetheless, the result was surprisingly good. This method of drawing lots was even fairer than what they had seen. The two of them looked at the two small pieces of paper and then at Luo En, trying to find a tell-tale sign. However, Luo En would not make such a mistake. At this time, he had to ensure fairness and not reveal any hints. Otherwise, it would not be good to offend either of the mobile cities. The two of them looked for five to six minutes before finally giving up. They each chose a small piece of paper and opened it. Both of them were full of anticipation as they opened the small pieces of paper in their hands excitedly. Very soon, the face of the City Lord of Red Brilliance City became excited and ecstatic. He even cried out in joy. The face of the City Lord of Eastern Mountain City became sullen as he sighed and shook his head. Then, he clasped his fist toward the City Lord of Red Brilliance City and said, ¡°Congratulations, City Lord of Red Brilliance City!¡± The City Lord of the Red Brilliance City did not show off too much. He also clasped his fist and replied, ¡°The City Lord of Eastern Mountain City is too polite!¡± When Luo En saw the final result, he smiled and said, ¡°Alright, since the result is out, the design blueprint for the last small detector will go to the City Lord of Red Brilliance City!¡± As Luo En spoke, he handed the last piece of the design blueprint to the City Lord of the Red Brilliance City. The City Lord of the Red Brilliance City was so excited that his hands were trembling. He took the design blueprint from Luo En¡¯s hands and handed over the storage ball, which had two and a half tonnes of gold ore, in his hand to Luo En. When everyone saw the last design blueprint flash across their eyes, they could not help but feel deep regret. They hated themselves for not bidding faster when the last two design blueprints were up for bidding! After the City Lord of Red Brilliance City had received the design blueprint, he immediately took a closer look at it. The more he looked at it, the more excited he became. He looked happily at Luo En and said, ¡°City Lord of Luo Yang City! Pleased to trade!¡± ¡°I¡¯m pleased to trade too!¡± Luo En replied with a smile. He also checked the storage ball. There was nothing wrong with the ball. Seeing how he had traded the three design blueprints for a total of four and a half tonnes of gold ore in such a short period of time, he was extremely happy. Three design blueprints were only worth 3,000 Evolution Points to Luo En, but four and a half tonnes of gold ore was worth 45,000 Evolution Points! Moreover, to Luo En, gold ore was not just to be used for conversion into Evolution Points, it also had more important uses! This was indeed a profitable deal to Luo En! City Lord Chi Huang, who was very pleased, stuffed the design blueprint into his pocket. He came to Luo En¡¯s side and whispered, ¡°This Bai Chen is the most petty. City Lord Luo must be careful of him!¡± ¡°Thank you for informing me, City Lord Chi Huang!¡± Luo En replied with a clasped fist. Even if the City Lord Chi Huang had not said anything, Luo En also knew what kind of person Bai Chen was. Did he not see how Bai Chen had spoken so harshly just not too long ago? There was nothing much to say when dealing with such a person. He had to be tough with him. The more he feared him, the more he would push his luck. ¡°By the way, what does the City Lord of Luo Yang City need?¡± the City Lord of Red Brilliance City looked at Luo En and asked. Luo En was in a good mood. He smiled and replied, ¡°I need some slaves!¡± ¡°You¡¯ve found the right person. I do have some good slaves! I¡¯ll bring you there now!¡± the City Lord of Red Brilliance City said gently. With that said, he turned his back to Luo En, giving him enough trust. ¡°Oh? That¡¯s great! Sorry to trouble the City Lord of Red Brilliance City!¡± Luo En replied with a smile. Then, he followed closely behind the City Lord of Red Brilliance City toward the center of the marketplace, to the Red Brilliance Mobile City. Soon, the two of them arrived at the Red Brilliance Mobile City. At this moment, there were rows of slaves below the city; there were young men, middle-aged men, and all sorts of women! There were even two rows of slaves kept in cages! ¡°These are the slaves that my Red Brilliance City want to trade! The City Lord of Luo Yang City can choose carefully!¡± The City Lord of Red Brilliance City pointed to the slaves on the side and laughed loudly. After hearing what the City Lord of Red Brilliance City had said, Luo En looked at the slaves in front of him. The slaves had dull eyes and relatively feeble forms. This could be because they had not had enough to eat for a long time. However, there were also some better-dressed slaves. As for the women, although they were covered in dust and their clothes were tattered, there were also some with natural beauty among them. When they saw Luo En arrive, each of them showed a longing look. They knew that if they wanted to leave the control of City Lord Chi Huang, they could only depend on others to buy them over. Thus, all of them looked at Luo En with intense longing. Of course, there were also some slaves who looked at Luo En with disdain despite their ragged clothes. ¡°City Lord Chi Huang! I want these twenty people!¡± Luo En said. He looked around and decided to buy twenty people first. It would not be easy to manage if there were too many people. After all, in this apocalyptic world, everyone hoped that they could lead a better life. This would inevitably cause some to rebel. Hence, for the sake of security, he decided to take it one step at a time. He had chosen those who appeared to be more honest based on his experience. City Lord Chi Huang looked at the twenty people Luo En had pointed to and nodded. ¡°Yes! What does the City Lord of Luo Yang City plan to trade for?¡± Luo En rubbed his chin and thought for a moment before saying, ¡°Half a tonne of gold ore for these twenty people!¡± ¡°Alright! Deal!¡± City Lord Chi Huang clapped and said. With that said, Luo En took out a storage ball containing half a tonne of gold ore and handed it to City Lord Chi Huang. Then, he went to the slaves and released the twenty people he had selected. [City Lord System: Congratulations to the host for successfully buying slaves and unlocking the Security System!] Just as Luo En was about to lead the twenty people to his mobile city, the System¡¯s voice sounded in his mind. ¡°Oh? Security System?¡± Luo En murmured, perplexed by the voice in his head. After a while, he figured out the purpose of the Security System. Its main function was to check everyone¡¯s level of loyalty and rebellion to him, and make it more convenient to manage all the facilities in the city. Luo En turned round and looked at the twenty people behind him. Immediately, lines of messages flooded into Luo En¡¯s mind. [Liu Zhi] [Low-Level Guard] [Rebellion: 0%] [Liu Yuan] [Common Peasant] [Rebellion: 0%] [Wen Yan] [Low-Level Gunner] [Rebellion: 2%] [Li Yuan] [Low-Level Gunner] [Rebellion: 5%] [Yang Luo] [Intermediate Gunner] [Rebellion Speed: 20%] ¡­.. ¡°This is good stuff!¡± Luo En exclaimed as he read the messages. With the Security System, it would be much more convenient to buy slaves in the future. He could directly use the system to check what types he wanted, and he would not be deceived by unscrupulous merchants. Most of the twenty people were ordinary farmers. There were also low-level guards and low-level gunners. Their rebellion level was 0% mostly, but there were also people with rebellion levels as high as 20%. Luo En planned to control all those who were above 2% in rebellion level. He was not stupid enough to use those who might rebel any moment. His mobile city was not very strong at the moment, and security was still the main priority. After making up his mind, Luo En prepared to leave. However, just when he was leaving, his gaze swept toward the last row of cages below the Red Brilliance City; he saw a slave with disdain in his eyes. At the same time, a line of message appeared in Luo En¡¯s mind. [Wang Yuan] [Advanced Gunner] [Rebellion: 30%] Chapter 30 - Reorganizing the New Residents! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Advanced gunner?¡± Luo En looked at the message in his mind and was surprised. He did expect to see a slave with the potential of an advanced gunner here. Immediately, Luo En wanted to buy him but when he saw that the slave had a 30% rebellion level, he had to suppress his excitement. He hesitated on the side. When the City Lord of Red Brilliance City saw Luo En standing at the same spot, deep in thought, he also looked at the slave who Luo En had just seen. He then walked forward and said softly, ¡°Is City Lord Luo interested in this slave?¡± Upon hearing the words from the City Lord of Red Brilliance City, Luo En came back to his senses. He said nonchalantly, ¡°Hmm! I wonder what¡¯s different between this slave and the other slaves? Why is he the only one locked in a cage?¡± The City Lord of the Red Brilliance City looked toward the slave, and turned round to reply Luo En, ¡°I had also found this slave in the north. When I saw him, he was lying in a pile of ruins, covered in blood and unconscious. He kept mumbling something¡­ ¡®Li Fu¡¯? Never heard of him. ¡°After I rescued him, I discovered that he seemed to have a special fondness for cannons, and he also showed his talent in this area. Then, I made him the captain of the gunners. He didn¡¯t disappoint me. When he was in office, we never lost a battle. ¡°Unfortunately, not long ago, he rebelled and escaped for some unknown reason. He even injured a few gunners from our Red Brilliance City. We spent a lot of effort to capture him. It was also because of this that we didn¡¯t dare to use him anymore. I suggest City Lord Luo not buy him!¡± ¡°I see¡­¡± Upon hearing, Luo En became even more indecisive. From what the City Lord of Red Brilliance City had said and the system¡¯s notification, Wang Yuan was indeed a rare talent. Buying him would be a huge advantage when fighting against enemies in the future. However, his rebellion level was also frighteningly high. Luo En kept weighing the pros and cons of buying him. [Safety System: Suggestion is for the City Lord to buy him but keep him under control and release him only when he is needed.] ¡°Keep him under control on normal days?¡± Luo En rubbed his chin, deep in thought. By keeping him under control on normal days, he would not have a chance to rebel. When he was needed, he could release him to operate the cannons. Now that the entire mobile city was linked to the Security System, he could cut off all the electrical power and connections to the city any time. Even if Wang Yuan had wanted to rebel and escape, he would not have a chance. This way, he could ensure that everything was under his control. If it really could not work out, he could also send him into exile in the end. In that case, he would not be a threat to the mobile city. After Luo En had thought for a while, he said decisively, ¡°City Lord Chi, name your price! I want this slave!¡± ¡°40 tonnes of iron ore!¡± The City Lord of Red Brilliance City said after thinking for a while. ¡°That¡¯s too much! Twenty tonnes of iron ore! If you don¡¯t agree, then I won¡¯t buy him!¡± Luo En said slowly. The City Lord of Red Brilliance City gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Alright! 20 tonnes of iron ores then!¡± He had no choice. He knew that the price of an advanced gunner was far more than that. However, he also knew that Wang Yuan was a time bomb. He could not use him. If he left him there, he would have to feed him and waste food and resources. He could only sell him, even if the price was lower. After receiving permission from the City Lord of the Red Brilliance City, Luo En released the chains which had shackled Wang Yuan and handed the storage ball containing 20 tonnes of iron ores to the City Lord of the Red Brilliance City, who was by the side. At this moment, Wang Yuan was still looking at Luo En and the City Lord of Red Brilliance City with disdain, even though Luo En had bought him. Luo En looked at the disdainful Wang Yuan and said coldly, ¡°Now, you are mine! No matter who you used to be or what background you had, when you are on my side, don¡¯t give me that dirty look. Otherwise, I can kill you or send you into exile anytime!¡± ¡°All follow me!¡± Then, he turned round and walked towards the Luo Yang Mobile City. When Wang Yuan who was behind heard Luo En¡¯s words, he mumbled softly and retracted the dirty look from his face. He then followed closely behind Luo En. He was just putting on an act to let Luo En know his value but had not expected Luo En not to fall for it. He did not dare to go against Luo En. After all, he had absolutely nothing now. If he were really exiled, he would definitely die in this cruel world in its last days! After everyone had entered the mobile city, Luo En turned to look at the twenty-one men behind him. He said coldly, ¡°All of you, listen up! I didn¡¯t buy all of you here to enjoy life. You can only walk around in a designated area. Don¡¯t take any chances. There are cameras everywhere! ¡°If anyone violates the rules, you will be killed immediately! Of course, if you do well, you can become official residents!¡± The twenty-one men nodded in agreement at Luo En¡¯s words. ¡°In the dormitory, four people will be assigned to a room! Keep an eye on each other. If anyone in a room breaks the rules, the rest will be punished!¡± Luo En continued. This was a system Luo En had learnt from the military in his previous life. This type of rule enabled four men to keep an eye on each other, making it easier to manage. After all, there would always be loopholes in man-made plans, but with this rule, their desire to escape could be effectively suppressed. [Safety System: Your policy has reduced the rebellion levels of the new residents by 20%] The level of rebellion could be reduced?! Then, Luo En looked at the people in his mobile city. He had not used the system to determine the talents of the people in his mobile city. He took a look and was surprised. Although the people in the city were mostly ordinary farmers and those with low-level jobs, there were those who surprised Luo En. Wang Cheng! He was actually an intermediate engineer! And Wang Yu, he was an intermediate gunner! However, there were also people with high rebellion levels. Luo En then sorted out the people so that he could maximize the use of them. Then, he picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Liu Cheng!¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯m here!¡± Soon, a man hurried over from a distance and said respectfully. Luo En looked at the man and pointed to the twenty people. ¡°Arrange for them to stay in the dormitory! ¡°And that person! Arrange a separate room for him!¡± Luo En pointed at Wang Yuan and added. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± With that said, Liu Cheng led the twenty-one people behind him and came to the dormitory which they had been allocated to. It was a dormitory with a total size of 100 square meters; it had four rooms and one living room! The entire dormitory was decorated in black and white, making it look high-end and grand. There was a separate balcony, a separate bath, and a bathroom inside. ¡°This¡­ this is for us to live in?¡± ¡°What a beautiful house! We¡­ We are to live here?¡± The twenty-one of them looked at the dormitory and gasped. When they were in the Red Brilliance City, more than ten people were squeezed into a small room, but they could still barely live there. Now that they had been bought by Luo En, the city lord of a small mobile city, they were mentally prepared to live in rooms with worse condtions. However, right before their eyes was a beautiful dormitory. They had never seen such a great dormitory before, and it was even reserved for them. They could not help but be dumbfounded. Their hearts were filled with doubts, wondering if what they saw was real. Liu Cheng smiled at the group of stunned people and said, ¡°That¡¯s right! This is for all of you to live in!¡± Hearing Liu Cheng¡¯s affirmative answer, everyone became ecstatic. ¡°All right! All of you, tidy up and settle in. However, you must remember not to wander around!¡± Liu Cheng warned. With that, Liu Cheng turned and left. ¡°Yes!¡± After Liu Cheng had left, everyone rushed into the dormitory; they found their own rooms and tidied up. ¡°Hey! We¡¯re only slaves, yet we¡¯re living in such a great dormitory. Wouldn¡¯t it be even better if we become official residents?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t say, it could really be possible!¡± ¡°What do you think our meals will be like?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. It shouldn¡¯t be too bad. What we had eaten, when we were in the Red Brilliance City previously, was nothing! I hope the meals provided by this city lord are better!¡± ¡­.. Everyone gathered around and discussed softly, fantasizing about the future life. At this moment, Luo En had come to the control room, after settling everything. He was getting ready to steer the mobile city out of this place. ¡°City Lord! Not¡­ not good!¡± Chapter 31 - Luo En Makes His Move! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations At this moment, Wang Yu hurriedly ran in from outside and came to Luo En¡¯s side. He said in a panic, his face full of anxiety and unease. Looking at the flustered Wang Yu, Luo En slowly said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter!¡± After Wang Yu had calmed down for a while, he anxiously replied, ¡°City Lord, there are¡­ there are many mutated bats coming towards the marketplace!¡± Upon hearing this, Luo En stood up from his chair and turned on the large screen in front of him. He pulled his gaze away to the distance. Instantly, the mutated bats, which had blotted out the sky, appeared on the big screen. Looking at the dense mass of mutated bats on the big screen, Luo En stroked his chin and said calmly, ¡°Don¡¯t panic! There are so many mobile cities here. Let¡¯s wait and see!¡± Then, he stared at the dark mass of mutated bats. He found that the mutated bats were exactly the same as the ones he had encountered before on the giant turtle. Hence, the giant turtle should also be appearing. As expected, when the mutated bats in the sky came closer and closer, the ground suddenly shook. Sand and stones flew, followed by a deafening roar. Everyone held their heads, covered their ears, and looked into the distance in confusion. A massive creature appeared in everyone¡¯s sight! It was the giant turtle that Luo En had encountered not long ago! At this moment, the giant turtle was roaring and pouncing towards the marketplace. Mutated bats were constantly flying out from its body, swarming towards the marketplace like the black mass of mutated bats in the sky. ¡°City Lord! What should we do? What¡¯s that thing? It¡¯s so scary!¡± A man was speaking anxiously to the figure in front of him. City Lord Chi Huang was not frightened by the scene in front of him. He replied calmly, ¡°What¡¯s the worry? There are so many mobile cities here. Why would we be afraid of that thing? Let¡¯s wait and see!¡± After saying that, he looked at the giant turtle in the distance with a serious expression. Although he had said that he was not afraid, he still felt a little anxious in his heart. Other people in the city might not know that giant monster, but he was very familiar with it. That massive creature was a giant turtle! With its powerful defense, only the large mobile cities had the ability to kill it. As for them, it would have been good if they could just escape this giant turtle in front of them. Of course, he still had to remain calm on the surface. Once he showed a panicked expression, the entire mobile city would panic. Similar scenes were playing out in the other mobile cities. ¡°Fire!¡± ¡°Fire!¡± ¡­.. As the giant turtle and the dense mass of mutated bats in the sky approached the marketplace, someone had first shouted to fire. And the other city lords also followed suit and gave orders to fire. Luo En too gave the same order. Boom! Boom! Boom! With a series of explosions, the cannons of twenty plus small mobile cities and a few medium mobile cities shook. Shells were fired one after another; they tore through the sky and rushed towards the mutated bats in the sky. The shells bombarded the dense mass of mutated bats in the sky. Immediately, black mushroom clouds rose from within. The carcasses of the mutated bats fell like dumplings; the initial estimate was that there were thousands of them. However, to the black mass of mutated bats in the sky, this was just a drop in the bucket! A hole immediately appeared in the area where the shells had struck. However, that area was quickly filled up by the endless number of mutated bats. The mutated bats could not feel any pain. Their eyes only had the savageness of wild beasts. Even though they had seen so many of their kind die in front of them, they still charged forward fearlessly. ¡°City Lord! What should we do? These bats are not afraid of death at all!¡± Wang Yu looked at Luo En and asked anxiously. Luo En did not turn around. His eyes were fixed on the giant turtle in the distance as he replied solemnly, ¡°Continue firing!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± The other city lords also gave the same order to continue firing. They knew that they could only choose to fire now, even if the impact was not great! Boom! Boom! Boom! Just like that, another round of artillery shells shot out and bombarded the sky. Although each bombardment could kill thousands of mutated bats, new mutated bats would quickly fly out from the giant turtle¡¯s body to replace them. The mutated bats in the sky were getting closer and closer. Eventually, they had arrived above the large mobile cities and were swooping down at the residents of the mobile cities. The residents in the cities were also very smart. They used various buildings as cover to avoid the attacks by the mutated bats. After the mutated bats had dodged the shells, they recklessly tore at the residents of the cities. Everyone screamed in panic, and their shouts became enjoined. At once, all the large mobile cities suffered heavy losses. The gunners aimed their cannons at the mutated bats above the mobile cities. Aim! Fire! However, the mutated bats were very fast and nimble. They kept dodging the incoming shells. Some of them were hit and killed by the shells, but those were pitifully few. As time passed, more and more mutated bats swooped down. After rounds of bombardment, the people also discovered that the mutated bats had come from the giant turtle in the distance. If they could lure the giant turtle away or repel it, the problem would be solved. But there was another problem now. Who would lead the giant turtle away or force it back? All the city lords looked toward the three medium mobile cities at the center of the marketplace. The shells of the small mobile cities could not pose any threat to the giant turtle. Only the shells of medium mobile cities could cause damage to the giant turtle. The city lords of the three medium mobile cities had no choice. Although their mobile cities could flee at a speed 150 kilometers per hour, with so many mobile cities present, if they had fled, the reputation of their mobile cities would be tarnished. They could only choose to be the ones to lure or repel the giant turtle! ¡°City Lord Bai!¡± ¡°City Lord Chi!¡± ¡°City Lord Dong!¡± The three of them looked at each other and nodded. Then, the three mobile cities drove out of the marketplace, under the gaze of the other city lords, and came within a thousand meters of the giant turtle. The giant turtle looked at the three mobile cities in front of it and immediately let out a furious roar. ¡°Fire!¡± The three city lords looked at the giant turtle and ordered in unison. Boom! Boom! Boom! A series of explosions rang out, and the giant turtle retracted its limbs into its shell when it saw the artillery shells coming at it. It hid in its shell while the shells bombarded the giant turtle¡¯s shell at a rapid speed. Explosions rang out incessantly. Although there were a few shells that had left only a few shallow marks on the turtle shell, there were also shells that trailed closely behind the giant turtle¡¯s limbs and rammed into them. The giant turtle stretched out its head in pain and roared towards the sky. Then, it swung its giant flippers and pounced towards the three mobile cities. The three city lords naturally could not just sit there and wait for death. They steered their mobile cities and avoided the giant turtle¡¯s attacks nimbly. As they dodged, they also aimed and fired! After a few rounds of attacks, a spurious amount of bright red blood flowed out from the giant turtle¡¯s body. The blood flowed down like a waterfall, dyeing the ground red. When the mutated bats in the sky saw the bright red blood on the ground, they became even more crazy and ferocious. The mutated bats on the giant turtle¡¯s body were also aroused. They were all attracted by the blood and flew into the air, swooping down fiercely on the mobile cities below. The mobile cities below were not to be outdone, they also attacked the mutated bats. But as time passed, the three medium mobile cities fighting the giant turtle gradually could not hold out any more. The twenty plus small mobile cities not far away were also barely holding out. If this continued, they would sooner or later be exhausted to death. ¡°City Lord! We can¡¯t hold out much longer! Why don¡¯t we escape? There¡¯s no need to hold out here!¡± At this moment, within the Red Brilliance City, a man looked anxiously at the person in front and said. The person in front did not respond. After a moment of thought, he sighed and muttered, ¡°We can only do this! So what if it tarnishes our reputation! Our lives are more important!¡± As he spoke, he contacted the other two city lords and informed them of his plan. The two of them agreed with him. If reputation was tarnished, it could still be restored. However, if they had lost their lives, everything would be lost. ¡°City Lord Chi! Let me lend you a hand!¡± Just as the three of them were about to steer their mobile cities and escape from here, a voice came from not far away. It was getting closer and closer.. Chapter 32 - I Can Try! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations When the three city lords heard the voice, they thought it was a medium mobile city or a large mobile city coming to their aid. They could not help but fix their gaze toward the direction from where the voice came. A mobile city was coming over slowly from not too far away. The words ¡°Luo Yang Mobile City¡± were carved on the mobile city. It was none other than the Luo Yang Mobile City, which had been watching from the sidelines. When the three of them saw that it was Luo En, they were all greatly disappointed. They had each tried their best to deal with the mutated bats swooping down at them from the air and also the giant turtle¡¯s flippers which would be swung at them from time to time. Was this person courting death? Did he not see that even they had to struggle hard just to hold out? Help them? The three of them were prepared to escape at the first possible moment; they had just been waiting for the right opportunity. And Luo En¡¯s arrival had created this opportunity for them. Because of the previous transaction, the City Lord Chi Huang had a good impression of Luo En. He immediately advised, ¡°City Lord Luo! Why are you here?¡± ¡°I¡¯m here to help all of you!¡± Luo En blurted out. ¡°City Lord Luo, don¡¯t joke. We, three medium mobile cities, can¡¯t even do anything to this giant turtle. What can you, the city lord of a small mobile city, do to help us? ¡°Listen to me, quickly leave! The three of us will wait for an opportunity to escape later. This giant turtle is not something we can fight against! Also, you had come at the wrong time. Those two want to use you as bait to facilitate their escape!¡± the City Lord Chi Huang advised softly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry! My Luo Yang Mobile City is not inferior to all of you!¡± Luo En replied confidently. He could have used the speed of 300 kilometers per hour of the mobile city to leave the place immediately, but after he saw a certain area on the giant turtle, he changed his mind. Due to radiation, the giant turtle had become brutal and ferocious. Although it fed on living creatures, it would use its ability to devour ores when it was unable to find food to relieve its hunger. However, the ores could not be digested by the giant turtle. Hence, they would collect somewhere in the giant turtle¡¯s body and form an ore field. And it was precisely because Luo En had seen the ore field on the giant turtle¡¯s right foot that he changed his mind and chose to take the initiative to attack! There must be at least tens of tonnes of copper and iron ores in such a large ore field! There might even be silver ore! Thinking of this, Luo En could not help but feel excited. Then, Luo En looked at the giant turtle in front of him and said slowly, ¡°Fire!¡± Upon receiving the order, Wang Yu and the men immediately pressed the switch on the machine. As the gears turned, the reconstructed shells were loaded into the cannons one by one. Then, the gunners took aim, lit the fire, and fired! Shells, accompanied by sparks and black smoke, shot out from the muzzles of the cannons and bombarded the giant turtle in front. When the giant turtle saw the shells bombarding, it immediately retracted its limbs into its shell. Boom! Sounds of the explosions rang out. Rings of blast waves swept over, and the field was filled with smoke and dust. City Lord Chi Huang and his men became frozen in place when they saw, from the side, such powerful shells. They were stunned that Luo En, the city lord of a small mobile city, had such powerful cannons! Their eyes were wide as they stared intently in the direction of the giant turtle. After the scene had settled, everyone looked over. At this moment, a crack had actually appeared on the turtle shell where the artillery shells had struck! Blood was also flowing non-stop from the crack, and the giant turtle was knocked back a few meters by the impact of the shells! The three of them looked at the scene in front of them in utter disbelief. The three medium mobile cities had been fighting for a long while, yet they were unable to cause any damage to the incomparably hard turtle shell, and Luo En, of a small mobile city, was actually able to injure the giant turtle! He even blasted the giant turtle back by a few meters! They could not help but suspect if what they were seeing was real! The giant turtle stretched out its head in pain and let out a series of angry roars towards the Luo Yang Mobile City. The ferocity in its eyes became even more intense! ¡°City Lord! We can¡¯t hold out any longer!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, City Lord! Are we going to die here?¡± On the other side of the battlefield, more than twenty mobile cities were struggling against the attacks by the mutated bats. One of the men looked at the mutated bats in despair and said bitterly. ¡°Am I really going to die here¡­¡± the figure in front of him looked up at the sky and muttered. Suddenly, the mutated bats that were swooping down on the various mobile cities gave up on their targets upon hearing the giant turtle¡¯s roars. They turned and flew towards Luo En. ¡°Quick! Stop those mutated bats! Don¡¯t let them get there!¡± While the city lords were still wondering why this group of mutated bats had suddenly given up attacking, one of the city lords, who was also stunned for a moment, suddenly shouted. After hearing the shout, the other city lords came back to their senses and anxiously ordered the cannons to continue firing. They were determined to stop the mutated bats before them! Combining the explosion just now, the furious roars of the giant turtle and the abnormal behavior of the mutated bats, they had also realized that a mobile city was currently fighting against the giant turtle. The giant turtle was obviously very furious and had wanted to gather all the mutated bats to destroy that mobile city. Luo En had given them the hope of survival, so they naturally had to hold on to it tightly! At present, Luo En was struggling against the giant turtle, and what they had to do was to stop the mutated bats which were going there to provide support! However, no matter how they tried to stop them, a large number of mutated bats still flew out. Luo En looked at the mutated bats flying towards him from not far away and said calmly, ¡°Deploy the energy shield!¡± The main reason why he had taken the initiative to attack was because Wang Cheng had told him not long ago that the preliminary energy shield had been built! With the energy shield, the mutated bats would not be able to pose a threat to him. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± The men below immediately turned on the switch of the energy shield. Immediately, the mobile city emitted a blinding white light, and then the mobile city was enveloped by a ring of invisible energy. The mutated bats that were swooping down in the air came into close contact with the energy shield outside the mobile city. The mutated bats were all repelled but the energy barrier only rippled slightly. Then, the mutated bats charged again fearlessly at the energy barrier but the energy barrier remained unaffected. ¡°This¡­ Am I seeing things? Energy shield?!¡± ¡°How can a small mobile city have an energy shield?! Could he have lied to us? Was he originally the city lord of a medium mobile city?¡± Everyone present looked at the white light outside Luo Yang Mobile City and were all dumbfounded. They were perplexed about where Luo Yang Mobile City¡¯s energy shield had come from. The giant turtle charged angrily at the Luo Yang Mobile City, intending to use its body to smash the mobile city, which was like an ant to it. Luo En saw the giant turtle charging over and steered the mobile city at an even greater speed, avoiding impact with the giant turtle easily. Then, he took the opportunity to continue firing! Wang Yu and the men aimed the muzzles of their cannons at the turtle¡¯s right foot and started firing! Boom! Shells flew out one after another. As usual, the giant turtle retracted its limbs into its shell, causing the shells that were aimed at its right foot to miss the target. Although the wounds on the giant turtle¡¯s body were getting deeper and deeper, and more and more blood was flowing out, these were all superficial wounds to the giant turtle. What Luo En wanted was not this, but the ore field on the giant turtle¡¯s right foot! However, the giant turtle was exceptionally smart. Every time Luo En¡¯s shells came, it would retract its limbs into its hard turtle shell. This rendered Luo En helpless, yet he was reluctant to give up. After all, they had been fighting for so long and had used so many shells, it would be a waste to flee halfway! As such, both sides were powerless against each other. With the passage of time, the artillery shells in Luo Yang City gradually could no longer sustain the consumption. When the giant turtle swung its flipper and lunged again at Luo Yang Mobile City, Luo En¡¯s eyes suddenly lit up. He realized that when the giant turtle was attacking, it would not be able to react in time to any attack. However, it would definitely be moving when it attacked. To hit a small area when the enemy was moving would demand a very high degree of accuracy from the gunner! But as far as the eye could see, there was no gunner in the entire mobile city with such high accuracy! ¡°I think I can give it a try!¡± Just as Luo En was fretting over this, a hoarse voice could be heard in the control room through the dormitory¡¯s microphone.. Chapter 33 - Success or failure depends on this! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Hmm? This voice is coming from the dormitory building. Who is speaking?¡± Wang Cheng, who was on the side, asked puzzledly. ¡°It¡¯s me, Wang Yuan!¡± A voice could be heard in the control room. When Luo En heard the voice, he immediately clapped his hands and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. Didn¡¯t we just buy Wang Yuan? He¡¯s an advanced gunner. ¡°Bring Wang Yuan over!¡± he then added. ¡°No, City Lord! This Wang Yuan has just moved into our mobile city. We don¡¯t know what is in his mind now. If he escapes, our losses will be huge!¡± Wang Cheng persuaded anxiously. He knew that in order to buy Wang Yuan, Luo En had paid a huge price. Although advanced gunners were indeed scarce, had he not heard from the City Lord of the Red Brilliance City that Wang Yuan had already escaped from them more than once, causing them not to dare to use him anymore? Releasing him now after they had just bought him? If he were to escape later, the gains would not make up for the losses. ¡°It¡¯s fine! I know what I¡¯m doing. Just follow my orders!¡± Luo En replied coldly. ¡°Yes!¡± Wang Cheng had no choice but to obey Luo En¡¯s orders and take his leave respectfully. As time elapsed, Luo En continued to steer the mobile city and avoid the giant turtle¡¯s attacks. He also attacked it from time to time. Soon, Wang Cheng came in with a man. ¡°City Lord! Wang Yuan is here!¡± Wang Cheng said respectfully, and then stepped to the side. ¡°City Lord Luo!¡± Wang Yuan cupped his fist and said calmly to Luo En. When Wang Cheng saw that Wang Yuan was actually so disrespectful to his City Lord, he immediately shouted, ¡°Don¡¯t be rude!¡± Wang Yuan looked at Wang Cheng in disdain. Wang Cheng also glared at Wang Yuan angrily. The two of them looked at each other, neither giving in to the other. Just as they were about to speak, Luo En interrupted the two of them. He looked at Wang Yuan and slowly said, ¡°Alright, Wang Cheng. All the etiquette is not important. Tell me, can you take down that ore field?¡± Wang Yuan ignored Wang Cheng and replied truthfully, ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°Do you know the consequences of lying to me?¡± Luo En sat down again in his chair and leaned forward. He stared at Wang Yuan coldly as he spoke, exerting great pressure. Wang Yuan was not intimidated by Luo En¡¯s imposing stance. He replied calmly, ¡°As an advanced gunner, I have the confidence and ability! If I can¡¯t do it, I¡¯ll let you do whatever you want!¡± Originally, he had thought that as an advanced gunner, he would be given special treatment no matter which mobile city he was in. Therefore, he did not choose to offer himself at the beginning. He wanted to wait for Luo En to invite him personally, and then he would ask Luo En to give him special treatment. But now, he realized that not only did Luo Yang Mobile City not treat him preferentially, they even ignored him. They simply let an advanced gunner stay in the dormitory and even locked him up. Even when facing the current problem, they had not let him out. At that moment, his fantasy, his longing, were shattered in an instant, so he had no choice but to speak up personally in order to find an opportunity to showcase himself and make Luo En pay attention to him. ¡°Alright!¡± Seeing Wang Yuan¡¯s confidence in his words, Luo En nodded, and then added, ¡°Wang Cheng!¡± ¡°I¡¯m here!¡± Wang Cheng, who was at the side, stepped forward and said respectfully. ¡°Bring Wang Yuan to Wang Yu and have Wang Yu arrange something for him!¡± Luo En said as he lay back on his chair. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Wang Cheng came to Wang Yuan¡¯s side and said impatiently, ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± After saying that, he turned and walked out of the door. Wang Yuan did not care about Wang Cheng¡¯s facial expression; he followed Wang Cheng out. In the control room, Luo En swiped the big screen in front of him and images instantly appeared before his eyes. The giant turtle, not far away from the city, was still roaring and attacking the Luo Yang Mobile City. The mutated bats in the air were also charging at the energy shield outside Luo Yang Mobile City, without any fear of death. The mutated bats could be blocked by the energy shield and would not pose any threat to Luo Yang Mobile City, but not the giant turtle. Although the giant turtle was known for its strong defense, its attack was also very powerful, just not as remarkable as its defense. Therefore, Luo En had to control the mobile city to constantly dodge the giant turtle¡¯s attacks. If they were hit by the giant turtle, the energy shield outside the mobile city would be instantly shattered. By then, the dense mass of mutated bats outside the city would be unstoppable. They would charge into the mobile city like unleashed wild horses. After all, the energy shield was not complete. Its design blueprint was also incomplete. It could withstand the attacks by the mutated bats but not the attacks by the giant turtle. At this moment, Wang Cheng was leading Wang Yuan towards the central area of the mobile city, where the cannon zone was located. In the cannon zone, the gunners were sweating profusely as they busied themselves. Soon, the two of them arrived at Wang Yu¡¯s side. ¡°Wang Cheng, who¡¯s this?¡± Wang Yu said in surprise when he saw Wang Cheng and Wang Yuan walking over. Wang Cheng pointed at Wang Yuan who was looking around and said slowly, ¡°The City Lord asked you to make arrangements for him. He can hit that ore field.¡± ¡°What? He can hit that ore field?¡± ¡°What a joke! Such a small piece of ore field, and it¡¯s even when the giant turtle is moving, he can hit it?¡± ¡°Even our Captain Wang Yu doesn¡¯t dare to say that he can hit it. If he can hit it, I¡¯ll eat shit!¡± Just after all the words had been spoken, everyone who was present looked at Wang Yuan. He was looking around as though he had never seen the world. Their eyes showed contempt as they all doubted. Wang Yu¡¯s face was also full of doubts. He immediately asked, ¡°Wang Cheng, are you sure he can do it?¡± ¡°I know you guys don¡¯t believe me. As an advanced gunner, there¡¯s no need for me to explain anything to you guys. Whether I am able to do it or not, you¡¯ll all know after I have given it a shot!¡± Wang Yuan replied confidently when doubted by Wang Yu and the others. He had actually been observing the cannons around him and the energy shield. When he walked into the cannon zone, he was fascinated by the cannons before him. He realized that although the cannons before him were not very powerful, their design structure was very different from other cannons. The unique design structure of the cannons before him could actually increase the accuracy of the gunners operating the cannons! A low-level gunner operating this type of cannons could even achieve the same level of accuracy as an intermediate gunner operating other types of cannons! Furthermore, each time a shell was fired, the amount of resources consumed was much lesser than other cannons, but the fire power was almost the same. This had caused him to be shocked by his city lord¡¯s means and wisdom. As such, he could not help but observe a while longer. To everyone present, his behaviour was definitely like one who had never seen the world. ¡°Sure! Come here!¡± After hearing Wang Yuan¡¯s confident words, Wang Yu pointed at the empty cannon beside him and said. Wang Yuan came to the front of the cannon and touched the cannon, feeling the vibes given by the cannon. After a while, he said, ¡°Alright, when do we fire?¡± When everyone saw Wang Yuan¡¯s strange actions, they were filled with doubts. Wang Yu replied frankly, ¡°Wait for the City Lord¡¯s order!¡± Hence, everyone began to wait. This scene was witnessed by Luo En, who was sitting in front of the big screen in the control room. ¡°There¡¯s only one chance¡­¡± Luo En muttered, staring out at the giant turtle outside the city. Although this ore field was useless to the giant turtle, the area where the ore field was located was the most vulnerable part of the giant turtle¡¯s body. Therefore, once they launched an attack there and failed to knock down the ore field, the giant turtle would become wary and it would be even more difficult to continue attacking. At this moment, the giant turtle outside the city was roaring continuously because it could not hit the tiny ant before it. Soon, a large flipper swung again toward the Luo Yang Mobile City. Luo En was sitting in the control room, nervously holding onto the control sticks. When the flipper was about to come at the mobile city, Luo En quickly moved the control sticks and the mobile city immediately swerved to the side, dodging the giant turtle¡¯s attack with ease. ¡°Now! Fire!¡± Luo En ordered as he picked up the walkie-talkie. Wang Yu and the men in the cannon zone naturally had heard Luo En¡¯s command as well. They immediately pressed the button, and the gears immediately turned, producing creaking sounds. Following that, a shell was loaded into the cannon in front of Wang Yuan. Wang Yuan aimed the muzzle of the cannon at the moving turtle¡¯s right foot, lit the fire, and fired! Boom! A shell flew out from the muzzle of the cannon in front of him and headed towards the giant turtle¡¯s right foot. Everyone looked nervously at the shell in the air. Success or failure depended on this! Chapter 34 - Taking down the Ore Field! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The giant turtle saw the shell coming closer and closer at it. It twisted its body with all its might, wanting to avoid being bombarded by the shell. However, due to its huge body and the tricky angle, it was difficult for it to twist quickly to dodge the shell. Boom! With a loud boom, the shell hit the ore field on the turtle¡¯s right foot before everyone¡¯s eager eyes! The giant turtle raised its head and let out a furious roar. Its eyes became more vicious due to the pain, and its two flippers began to flail wildly. Provoked by the pain, the viciousness in its eyes grew, and its two flippers were flailing wildly. Bang! When the ore field landed on the ground, the ground shook, and the dust and smoke rose tens of centimeters high. ¡°Knocked down! It has really been knocked down!¡± ¡°Unbelievable! That skillful operation; he¡¯s actually an advanced gunner!¡± ¡°To see an advanced gunner operate a cannon in my lifetime, I can die without regrets!¡± When the gunners in the cannon zone saw the scene before them, they looked toward Wang Yuan, who was in front of the cannon, and could not help but exclaim. At this moment, Luo En was steering the mobile city to avoid the fierce attacks by the giant turtle after it went berserk. When the other city lords saw that the ore field had been taken down by Luo En, they all revealed looks of surprise. Then, their eyes stared greedily at the ore field on the ground some distance away. ¡°City Lord! That¡­ That is an ore field! We should seize the opportunity while Luo Yang Mobile City is being held back by the giant turtle!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right, City Lord. We¡¯re the closest to it. Such a huge ore field should have at least tens of tonnes of iron ore! If we go late, it¡¯ll be gone!¡± At this moment, in the Red Brilliance City, a man was speaking anxiously to a figure in front sitting on a chair. ¡°No, the City Lord of Luo Yang Mobile City isn¡¯t that simple. Since they were able to take down that ore field, they should have already thought of everything that would happen next. It¡¯s better for us not to get involved in this. Just wait and see what happens.¡± The figure sitting on the chair turned round and calmly analyzed. The three medium mobile cities combined were unable to cause any damage to the giant turtle, but Luo Yang Mobile City was able to repel the giant turtle and even take down the ore field on the giant turtle with just the strength of one city. How could it be so simple? Would the City Lord of Luo Yang Mobile City not have thought about what would happen after he took down the ore field? The City Lord of Luo Yang Mobile City must have already made his plans. Thus, he chose to wait and observe the situation and not be involved in it. Even if the temptation was huge and it seemed so easy within reach. The man had no choice. Although the ore field was huge and would be of great help to their mobile city, since the City Lord had spoken, he could only obey. Similar scenes were playing out in the other mobile cities. However, the other city lords could not resist the temptation. They looked at the ore field and scrambled to steer their mobile cities toward it. Luo En, who was steering the mobile city to avoid the giant turtle¡¯s attacks, saw so many mobile cities scrambling forward. He smiled and muttered, ¡°Heh, naive!¡± Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! When the large mobile cities were approaching the ore field, thousands of small bugs suddenly flew out from within the ore field. These were mutated bugs called blood-sucking bugs. They had sharp teeth and slender legs. They were usually parasitic on large living creatures and lived by sucking blood. Not only that, when they sucked blood, they would also inject their own eggs into the body of the living creature whose blood was being sucked, using it as a tool to reproduce their kind. The living creature injected with the eggs would be in great pain because the eggs would feed on the blood of the host. Hence, this kind of creature was extremely terrifying in this world. People would often avoid them at all costs; if careless, one could be infested by these parasites. Actually, Luo En had already guessed from the start that there were blood-sucking bugs in the giant turtle. The other city lords had thought so too. However, after such a long battle, they had gradually forgotten about the existence of the blood-sucking bugs because these blood-sucking bugs would come out in full force only when their hosts were attacked. Thus, when they had fought for so long without seeing the blood-sucking bugs, they gradually let down their guard. However, Luo En had not forgotten this. Hence, he was constantly keeping a lookout for anything unusual about the giant turtle. This was also the reason why he was indifferent when he saw so many mobile cities scrambling to grab the ore field. Sure enough, thousands of blood-sucking bugs charged into the various large mobile cities. ¡°These¡­ these are blood-sucking bugs! Run!¡± The residents of the mobile cities screamed. ¡°Fire! Fire!¡± Someone shouted from time to time. The cities were in chaos! Boom! Boom! Boom! A salvo of shells were fired at the blood-sucking bugs, which were charging over in the air at great speed. The blood-sucking bugs flapped their wings rapidly and dodged the shells with ease. Then, they swooped down on the crowds below. In an instant, everyone was fleeing. Some died while others were injured. Some were bitten by the blood-sucking bugs and injected with their eggs. They immediately became insane and were shrieking from time to time. There were even those who were pounced upon by hundreds of blood-sucking bugs. They wailed as they were sucked into skin and bones in the blink of an eye. Soon, new blood-sucking bugs would emerge through the skin of the corpses and continue to charge at the crowds. Calls for help, wails, and cries resounded everywhere! In the various large mobile cities, everyone hurriedly ran into the control room. At this moment, only the control room could give them a sense of security. ¡°Quick! Close the door! Don¡¯t let them in!¡± After everyone had entered the control room, the City Lord immediately ordered for the door to be shut. ¡°But there are still our people outside! What should we do with them?¡± said the people at the side, one after another. ¡°We can¡¯t care so much now. We can only leave them to fend for themselves. Shut the door!¡± Everyone had no choice but to listen to the City Lord¡¯s order and press the door access switch. Bang! After the door had shut tightly, the control room became the only safe haven in the entire mobile city. ¡°Save me! Let me in!¡± From time to time, someone outside would cry out as they pounded on the door of the control room. Soon, there were poignant screams, followed by silence outside the door. When the people in the control room heard the screams, tears gradually flowed from their eyes. They clenched their fists in anger, but there was nothing they could do. The ones who died outside were their family, friends, and loved ones. One moment ago, they were still chatting and laughing with each other, and the next, they were separated forever. Such a great disparity in circumstances, they simply could not accept. ¡°Go! Let¡¯s get out of here!¡± When he saw the blood-sucking bugs leave the mobile city after losing sight of their targets, the City Lord in the control room gritted his teeth and said. They were no longer in the mood to snatch the ore field. All they wanted was to get out of this distressing place. Very soon, all the large mobile cities departed from the place with a loud boom. Because the Red Brilliance City was quite a distance away, it did not suffer any attack. ¡°Our great City Lord is indeed brilliant!¡± Everyone in the city flattered him. ¡°Let¡¯s go too!¡± The City Lord of the Red Brilliance City ordered immediately when he saw the various large mobile cities start to flee. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± The people below immediately made the preparations. Then the engine system was activated and the mobile city sped away into the distance. At this moment, Luo En saw that the blood-sucking bugs had been lured out, and the corners of his lips revealed a smile; his tactics had worked. Then, he steered the mobile city and avoided yet another attack from the giant turtle. ¡°Speed up!¡± Luo En ordered the moment he dodged. When the men below heard the order, they immediately throttled the engine system to its maximum. With a loud boom, the mobile city advanced toward the ore field at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour. Under Luo En¡¯s control, a pair of mechanical arms extended from the mobile city and grabbed at the ore field below. In a short while, the ore field was captured into the mobile city. When the giant turtle saw that the ant before its eyes had not only mocked it, but had also grabbed something from it, it immediately let out a furious roar and swung a flipper toward Luo Yang Mobile City at a speed so fast that the naked eye could not have seen it coming. The giant turtle¡¯s attack was swift but Luo Yang Mobile City was even faster. In the control room, Luo En steered the mobile city and dodged the giant turtle¡¯s attack with ease. Then, he sped off into the distance and gradually disappeared from the giant turtle¡¯s sight. The giant turtle roared on the spot, slapping the ground furiously to vent its anger. Then, it turned round and left.. The mutated bats in the air also re-entered the giant turtle¡¯s shell and disappeared into the distance with the giant turtle¡­ Chapter 35 - White Tremor Mobile City? Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°City Lord! We¡¯ve struck a fortune this time! The City Lord is indeed wise!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. The City Lord is truly a brilliant strategist!¡± When the residents of the city saw the ore field in the square, they all let out joyous cries. After advancing for tens of minutes, the Luo Yang Mobile City was completely out of danger. Wang Cheng ran into the control room excitedly from outside and came to Luo En¡¯s side. He said excitedly, ¡°City Lord! We have lost a lot of shells this time, but the ore field is enough to make up for our losses!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go! Let¡¯s see how much ore there is in that ore field!¡± Luo En stood up from his chair and said happily. The joy on his face was evident. With that said, Luo En walked towards the square. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Wang Cheng replied respectfully and followed closely behind. The two of them soon arrived at the square. At this moment, in the square, a group of people had surrounded the ore field and were chatting. They were probably making guesses on how much ore the ore field could yield. ¡°Greetings, City Lord!¡± The crowd saw Luo En approaching and greeted him respectfully. They parted to both sides to give way to Luo En. Luo En nodded indifferently and came to the side of the ore field. With such a huge ore field before one¡¯s eyes, the visual impact was beyond words. Luo Ee could not help but exclaim in shock. This was an ore field covered by a layer of special black stone. The ore was in the center of the ore field. As the slab of black stone was made of special material, it was impossible to see the ore inside clearly. Specialized machines would be required to cut away the external slab of black stone. However, by the size of the ore field, the amount of ore inside could be roughly estimated. ¡°Such a huge piece should have more than 30 tonnes of ore¡­ The risk was worth it,¡± Luo En muttered as he carefully inspected the ore field in front of him. After he had walked around the ore field once more, Luo En eventually gave the order, ¡°Wang Cheng, take it for cutting!¡± After saying that, he took the lead and walked toward the cutting zone. ¡°Yes!¡± Wang Cheng replied respectfully. Then, he came to the machine that had been prepared beforehand and sat inside. As Wang Cheng pressed the start button, the machine immediately let out a rumbling sound. Wisps of white smoke emerged from the pipe above the machine. Wang Cheng manipulated the control stick, pressing it down, and a pair of mechanical arms extended out from both sides of the machine. Then, Wang Cheng held the control stick, moving it up and down, and the ore field on the ground was grabbed firmly by the mechanical arms under Wang Cheng¡¯s control. After another operation, the machine slowly moved toward the cutting zone. Soon, everyone arrived at the cutting zone. The entire cutting zone was very spacious, with only two tall cutting machines and some necessary machines. Wang Cheng¡¯s gaze swept to Luo En. After seeing Luo En nod, he moved downward and pressed down the control stick. Immediately, the mechanical arms on both sides of the machine placed the firmly grabbed ore field on the cutting machine. When everything was ready, Luo En came to the side of the cutting machine and pressed the activation switch. The machine immediately emitted a humming sound as the ore field was sent into the cutting machine in the blink of an eye. Only the piercing sound of a blade cutting something could be heard. A green light lit up on the cutting machine, indicating that it was working. When the cutting machine was operating, what was happening inside could not be seen. They could only wait for the cutting machine to finish its work and send the ore field out. ¡°Hey, how much ore do you think this ore field can produce?¡± ¡°This¡­ is hard to say, but it should be at least twenty tonnes!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve taken a close look. I think it¡¯s more than thirty tonnes!¡± ¡°I think it¡¯s forty tonnes! If you don¡¯t believe me, let¡¯s make a bet!¡± ¡°Fine, let¡¯s bet. Who¡¯s afraid!¡± The surrounding residents had all started to speculate about the amount of ore and even made bets. ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s just wait for the result,¡± Wang Cheng, who saw the situation was about to turn chaotic, spoke just in time. Thus, everyone waited with anticipation. At this moment, Luo En was not idle either. He planned to continue to purchase a few design blueprints for small detectors as well as the design blueprints for drones. Now that he had the most important gold ore for producing drones, he was only waiting for the design blueprints. With this in mind, Luo En immediately opened the system panel. He clicked on it a few times with his hands and bought the design blueprints for five small detectors and two drones. Originally, Luo En had wanted to buy a few more design blueprints for drones, but there was too little gold ore. Making two drones would already exhaust the gold ore he had just obtained. Beep! [Merchant City System: Purchase successful!] Along with the mechanical voice of the system and the reduction of Evolution Points on Luo En¡¯s personalized panel, seven yellow blueprints appeared in the storage space of the System. Luo En could be regarded as somewhat rich now. He did not even blink at the purchase of seven design blueprints. Now everything was ready, he just had to wait for the cutting machine to finish its work. A few hours passed. Then, the cutting machine let out a rumble and a red light lit up. Finally, the cutting had been completed. ¡°It¡¯s finally done¡­¡± Luo En, who was lying on his chair, muttered as he stood up. Everyone looked over. A piece of ore with a lustrous surface had come out on the conveyor belt. At the same time, the screen on the cutting machine displayed the amount of ore after the cutting. 32 tonnes of iron ore! It was close to what Luo En and the others had guessed! When Luo En saw the results, he smiled happily and said, ¡°Wang Cheng, use the ore before us and those in the Resource Room to make five small detectors and two drones!¡± As he spoke, Luo En took out the seven yellow blueprints from the System¡¯s storage space and handed them to Wang Cheng. ¡°Yes! I will not disappoint the City Lord!¡± Wang Cheng received the seven design blueprints from Luo En excitedly and took his leave respectfully. He had not expected Luo En to give him seven design blueprints all at once. It was already very good for a small mobile city to have a design blueprint of their own, yet they had so many design blueprints and even multiple design blueprints for drones. Although he could not understand why the blueprints were all single-use, this had not affected his worship of Luo En. In his eyes, Luo En had become more and more mystic. After giving the instructions, Luo En turned round and made his way toward the control room. In the control room, Luo En looked at the big screen before him. As Luo En¡¯s right hand clicked on the upper left corner of the screen, a map was enlarged on the screen. The entire map was divided into five regions: north, south, east, west, and central. The five regions each had their own unique characteristics. Some regions were abundant in copper ore, some were abundant in iron ore, some were abundant in silver ore, and some were abundant in gold ore. Of course, this was only relative to the other regions. The closer to the central region, the more abundant the resources were. Of course, there would be more mobile cities encountered there and the friction would also be greater. Although they would not generally fight each other to the death, if the difference in strength was too great, the weaker side would be reduced to pulp. Hence, the central region was full of powerful large mobile cities. The place where Luo En was currently in was on the edge of the eastern region. The resources here were extremely poor, yet the number of mutated creatures were extremely large. In order to develop the mobile city, he would have to get closer to the central region because only that region had the ample resources to sustain the development of mobile cities. Thus, the closer to the central region, the more lively it would be, unlike the other places where the land was vast and the people sparse. Luo En intended to set off from the east and move closer toward the central region. After choosing the direction, Luo En moved the control stick and steered the mobile city, advancing rapidly in the direction he had chosen. ¡°Where is City Lord Luo going?¡± Just when Luo En had steered the mobile city ahead for a few minutes, a frivolous voice could be heard coming from the distance. Following which, the ground shook. A mobile city, several times larger than the Luo Yang Mobile City, with the words ¡°White Tremor Mobile City¡± engraved, had moved rapidly from a distance and entered everyone¡¯s sight. ¡°White Tremor Mobile City?¡± As Luo En looked at the mobile city coming over from the distance, a glint was seen in his eyes.. Chapter 36 - Quake Cannon! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°This White Tremor Mobile City has probably been following me for some time¡­.It¡¯s obvious that they¡¯re up to no good coming out at this time¡­¡± Luo En muttered. Although he knew that Bai Chen did not have any good intentions, he could not say this plainly. After all, it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble. After experiencing the battle eariler, Luo Yang Mobile City needed to recuperate properly. It was not suitable to get into battle at this moment. ¡°City Lord! The White Tremor Mobile City has come out at this time. He probably has evil intentions after having seen our wealth!¡± Wang Cheng ran in from outside in a panic. He frowned as he told Luo En. ¡°I know. Since I dare to reveal my wealth, I¡¯m not afraid of such a villain,¡± Luo En said calmly while reclining in his chair. Then, as if he had thought of something, he stood up from his chair and said, ¡°Wang Cheng, go and inform Wang Yu and the men to prepare for battle!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Wang Cheng took his leave upon receiving the order and strode towards the cannon zone. After Wang Cheng had left, Luo En paced back and forth for a while at the same place. He picked up the walkie-talkie beside him, adjusted it to the loudspeaker outside the city and said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem like City Lord Bai Chen should worry himself about where I go! City Lord Bai Chen should worry about himself!¡± On the other side, when Bai Chen of White Tremor Mobile City heard this, his face turned dark instantly, and a wicked look flashed across his face. Then, he picked up the walkie-talkie and replied with a smile, ¡°City Lord Luo, aren¡¯t you being too presumptuous? We might be on the same path. After experiencing the previous battle, I¡¯m sure City Lord Luo knows the terror of mutated creatures. Although City Lord Luo could fight that giant turtle with relative ease, who knows whether there will be other mutated creatures to come? ¡°It just so happens that City Lord Luo¡¯s mobile city will definitely need to recuperate. I believe we can look out for each other if we team up. What do you think, City Lord Luo?¡± From his point of view, no small mobile city would dare to refuse his invitation. Once Luo En agreed to team up with him, there would be plenty of opportunities to capture Luo Yang Mobile City, and pocket the gold ore and the design blueprints. Although he had heard Luo En say, when he was at the marketplace, that he had no more design blueprints, he did not believe him at all. Who would be stupid enough to sell the design blueprints of small detectors? It could only be established that Luo En definitely had many more on hand, so he simply did not care about those few pieces of design blueprints. When the time came, his mobile city would have hope of developing into a large mobile city! Thinking of this, the corners of Bai Chen¡¯s lips could not help but turn up slightly. He reclined on his chair and leisurely crossed his legs. ¡°There¡¯s no need. I, Luo alone, am sufficient. City Lord Bai Chen, if there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll take my leave!¡± After hearing Bai Chen¡¯s words, Luo En¡¯s expression did not change and he replied indifferently. Was this a joke? Did he not know Bai Chen¡¯s wild ambition? How could he agree to team up with Bai Chen? Bai Chen did not expect that the city lord of such a small mobile city would actually dare to refuse his invitation. This had indeed infuriated him. He said coldly, ¡°City Lord Luo, are you intending not to give me, Bai, any face?¡± ¡°Why should I give you face? Who do you think you are! City Lord Bai Chen wouldn¡¯t have forgotten that you had hunted me down just not too long ago, right? Now you are inviting me to team up with you? Heh, what a joke! I know exactly what you are scheming! If you want to fight, then fight. My Luo Yang Mobile City isn¡¯t afraid of you!¡± Luo En was getting impatient as he stared coldly at the White Tremor Mobile City on the opposite side. With that said, Luo En adjusted the walkie-talkie to connect with the cannon zone in the city and said solemnly, ¡°Get ready! Fire!¡± When he saw the White Tremor Mobile City, he already knew that this battle was inevitable, so at this moment, if he could be faster than his opponent, he would be able to gain a temporary advantage. Wang Yu¡¯s side had long been ready. After Luo En had given the order, the gunners all activated the switches, loaded the shells, aimed, ignited, and fired! The entire process was done in an orderly, seamless manner. Boom! Boom! Boom! With a few booms, shells shot out from the muzzles of the cannons towards the White Tremor Mobile City. ¡°Quick! Dodge!¡± Bai Chen, on the opposite side, had obviously not expected Luo En to attack him so decisively. He panicked for a moment. However, as Bai Chen had really not anticipated this would happen, despite the mobile city taking evasive measures quickly, it was still hit by one of Luo En¡¯s shells! Bai Chen¡¯s eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the area grazed by the shell; the enormous damage almost drove him mad! The shell had only grazed the edge of the White Tremor Mobile City. The buildings on the side that was grazed were completely destroyed and became ruins. Just this attack had caused at least a hundred casualties, and yet this was just a graze. If they were hit directly, the consequences would be unimaginable. ¡°City Lord! Our north building had been grazed by a shell. That¡¯s where the workers live. It¡¯s also one of the three major mining areas. We¡¯ve lost at least hundreds of workers and tens of tonnes of ore! This is half a year¡¯s savings of our White Tremor Mobile City!¡± At this moment, a man came running from outside the door, crying and grabbing the corner of Bai Chen¡¯s clothes. ¡°Get lost!¡± Bai Chen pushed the man away and muttered with a dark expression, ¡°Hmph! Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit!¡± Then, he picked up the walkie-talkie beside him and said loudly, ¡°Bai Yu! Prepare for battle!¡± At this moment, in the cannon zone of the White Tremor Mobile City, Bai Yu received Bai Chen¡¯s order and immediately ordered the gunners to make all the preparations. After the work was done, Bai Yu spoke into the small microphone on his chest and replied respectfully, ¡°Reporting to the City Lord! Everything is ready!¡± ¡°Good! Fire!¡± Bai Chen ordered decisively after receiving the reply. Immediately, shells shot out with loud sounds, and headed straight for the Luo Yang Mobile City. In the control room, Luo En had long anticipated that his attack, although unexpected, was far from enough in dealing with a powerful medium mobile city like the White Tremor Mobile City. As long as he could cause them some damage, it would suffice. In fact, it did meet Luo En¡¯s expectations. When he saw the shells coming over from the direction of the White Tremor Mobile City, Luo En immediately manipulated his control stick left and right, up and down, steering the mobile city to constantly dodge the incoming shells. At the same time, he also deployed the energy shield to avoid being hit by shells which could not be dodged in time. On the other side, after experiencing what had just happened, the White Tremor Mobile City also deployed its own energy shield. Thus, after a few rounds of attacks, neither side could do anything to the other due to the protection by the energy shields, Luo En was naturally happy with the outcome, but Bai Chen could not accept it. He could not accept that he, as the city lord of a medium mobile city, could not take down the city lord of a small mobile city. This made him lose face utterly. If the city lords of other medium mobile cities had heard about this, he would be reduced to a laughing stock. ¡°Use the Quake Cannon!¡± Bai Chen picked up the walkie-talkie and spoke coldly. ¡°No way, City Lord. One firing from the Quake Cannon is half a year of our mobile city¡¯s savings. It¡¯s simply a waste of resources to use it against a small mobile city!¡± the man, on the side, immediately ran forward and said anxiously. The Quake Cannon was a type of cannon that was more powerful than ordinary cannons. Of course, it consumed more resources. When it came into contact with a physical object, it would release intermittent bursts of ripples. These ripples would easily cut off all signals and power. However, the Quake Cannon had a fatal flaw; it was extremely difficult to hit a physical object, regardless of the gunner¡¯s skill. After Bai Chen had heard the man¡¯s words, he became instantly infuriated. His entire face became unusually terrifying as he howled indignantly, ¡°Then what do you think we should do! Can you take down that mobile city? Do you know how ridiculous it is if I, the city lord of a medium mobile city, can¡¯t even take down the city lord of this small mobile city?¡± ¡°But¡ª¡± ¡°No buts! Just say one more word and you can get lost!¡± The man was about to continue his retort when he was interrupted by Bai Chen. Bai Yu, who was on another side, was slightly taken aback after hearing that his City Lord intended to use the Quake Cannon. Then, he quickly got everything required ready to fire the Quake Cannon. ¡°Fire!¡± With a command from Bai Chen, a white light emitted from the muzzle of the Quake Cannon. Following which, a shell covered with grain lines shot out from the muzzle and blasted towards the Luo Yang Mobile City. Of course, the other cannons did not stay idle either. They continued to fire shells which blasted towards Luo Yang Mobile City. ¡°What kind of shell is thisl? Why are there grain lines on it?¡± Luo En and his men looked at the shell in the air coming at them and muttered in confusion.. Chapter 37 - Escaped Again! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Despite being perplexed, Luo En still continued to steer the mobile city to avoid the shells, which kept coming at them. Even though the Luo Yang Mobile City was fast, it was still hit by one or two shells from the heavy shelling, and the Quake Cannon shell was one of the shells to hit the mobile city. The Quake Cannon shell struck the energy shield outside Luo Yang Mobile City, along with an ordinary shell. The ordinary shell exploded with a boom upon coming into contact with the energy shield, following which a mushroom cloud rose to the sky. The Quake Cannon shell, however, remained stuck to the energy shield, neither exploding nor falling. ¡°City Lord! They have been hit!¡± ¡°That¡¯s great! Small mobile cities like them definitely won¡¯t know the function of the Quake Cannon. As long as the Quake Cannon shell remains stuck for a while longer, their energy shield will collapse by itself! Hahahaha!¡± When Bai Chen and his men saw that the Quake Cannon shell had hit the energy shield outside Luo Yang Mobile City, they all cheered. ¡°What¡¯s with this shell?¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing strange about it not exploding¡­ but the grain lines are kind of weird¡­¡± Luo En and his men looked at the Quake Cannon shell on the energy shield and were perplexed. They did not know why Bai Chen had fired such a shell over, and why it did not cause them any harm. Since he could not figure it out, Luo En stopped thinking about it and continued to order the cannons to fire. He vowed to deal a heavy blow to the White Tremor Mobile City and let them know that although he could not defeat them, he was not afraid of them. Bai Chen could not help but laugh when he saw that the Luo Yang Mobile City still dared to fight him after being hit by the Quake Cannon shell. He too ordered his gunners to continue firing. Thus, the two sides fought back and forth, but they were basically unable to cause any harm to each other. The energy shields outside the two mobile cities were able to sufficiently withstand the bombardment by ordinary artillery shells. ¡°City Lord! We are running out of shells!¡± At this moment, Wang Yu ran in hurriedly and said anxiously. ¡°It¡¯s fine! I know what I¡¯m doing. Continue fighting!¡± Luo En replied with a frown. On the other side, a similar scene was playing out at the White Tremor Mobile City. Bai Chen watched the Luo Yang Mobile City on its opposite side, and the corners of his lips revealed a smile; his plot was about to succeed. He muttered, ¡°It should be producing its effects¡­.¡± At first, Luo En did not think much of it. He had thought that the energy shield outside the city was enough to withstand the bombardment of any artillery shells. It was impossible for the White Tremor Movement City to defeat them in a short period of time. However, as time passed, Luo En realized that the energy shield outside the mobile city was actually vanishing slowly! It was gradually becoming transparent! And every time the shells hit the energy shield, the ripples on the energy shield would become more and more rapid. ¡°It¡¯s not good, City Lord. The energy shield outside our city seems to be running out of power. It¡¯s going to disappear!¡± Wang Cheng, who had been observing the situation outside, ran in and said while running. ¡°Is it because of that shell¡­¡± Luo En muttered as he looked up at the shell with grain lines that remained stuck on the energy shield outside the city. He was extremely anxious. Then, he pointed at the Quake Cannon shell on the energy shield and said to Wang Cheng, ¡°It¡¯s not because we don¡¯t have enough power. It¡¯s because of that shell!¡± After hearing Luo En¡¯s words, Wang Cheng also raised his head to look at the shell with grain lines. At this moment, the shell was emitting rings of invisible energy ripples, constantly affecting the operation of the energy shield. ¡°What is this shell? What should we do, City Lord?¡± Wang Cheng asked anxiously. Instead of answering Wang Cheng¡¯s question, Luo En asked, ¡°When can the engine system be repaired?¡± ¡°It will probably take another ten minutes!¡± Wang Cheng replied truthfully. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s continue fighting for another ten minutes. Once the engine system is repaired, we will be able to shake off the White Tremor Mobile City behind us.¡± Luo En pondered for a moment and said as he nodded his head. ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± Luo En looked at the big screen in front of him and fell into deep thought. The engine system of Luo Yang Mobile City had already been damaged after the previous battle. It could only reach a speed of 100 kilometers per hour and needed to be repaired by the engineers. This was also why Luo En did not run when he first saw the White Tremor Mobile City. Right now, they could only choose to hold out for ten more minutes. If Luo En chose to flee now, the White Tremor Mobile City would think that Luo Yang Mobile City was afraid, and it would then attack Luo Yang Mobile City even more ferociously. However, if they continued to fight, the City Lord Bai Chen of the White Tremor Mobile City would have misgivings and would not dare to attack so fiercely. ¡°City Lord Luo, your mobile city should be running out of shells soon. You should be unable to hold out much longer.¡± Just as Luo En was thinking about how to stall the White Tremor Mobile City for more than ten minutes, Bai Chen¡¯s voice came through the loudspeaker outside the city. Upon hearing this, Luo En picked up the walkie-talkie and said calmly, ¡°Is that so? Won¡¯t you know if you try?¡± On the other side, Bai Chen did not continue speaking. He lowered his head and pondered over whether Luo En¡¯s words were true. After pondering for a while, Bai Chen decided not to take the risk. If Luo En had adequate reserves, then even if White Tremor Mobile City could defeat Luo Yang Mobile City, it would still suffer severe losses. He was also very perplexed that Luo Yang Mobile City, which clearly had a speed of 300 kilometers per hour, would choose to fight him instead of choosing to flee at its absolute speed. ¡°It seems that the reason their mobile city could unleash such a speed previously was because of some special method. And this method could only be used once¡­ Then let¡¯s just wait and see who can last longer¡­¡± Bai Chen lowered his head and muttered; a glint flashed across his eyes. Luo En apprehensively observed the situation on Bai Chen¡¯s side. After finding that Bai Chen did not speak anymore and the attacks from the White Tremor Mobile City had not become more fierce, he heaved a sigh of relief. As such, another ten minutes passed, and the artillery shells from both sides also became fewer and fewer. From the beginning, it had been a dense rain of shells each time, but now, there were only a few shells. Of course, these few shells also could not be taken lightly. If they were not careful, they would be hit. Furthermore, the energy shield outside Luo Yang Mobile City had become almost transparent. Boom! Eventually, after another shell had blasted over, the energy shield outside Luo Yang Mobile City vanished immediately. A shell landed on the square inside the Luo Yang Mobile City. The mobile city shook and dust rose from the square. A half-meter deep crater appeared where the shell had hit. ¡°Run!¡± When the residents in the city saw the sight before them, they screamed. ¡°City Lord, the energy shield has vanished. What should we do?¡± Wang Cheng asked worriedly. ¡°Hasn¡¯t the engine system been repaired yet?¡± Luo En looked worried. ¡°Reporting to the City Lord, the engine system is¡­ repaired.¡± At that moment, a man hurriedly ran in from outside and said while panting. ¡°Good! That¡¯s great! It¡¯s finally repaired! Quick, throttle the engine system with all your might!¡± Luo En exclaimed happily after hearing what the man had said and immediately gave the order. ¡°Yes!¡± On the other side, when Bai Chen saw that the energy shield outside Luo Yang Mobile City had finally vanished, he smiled happily and said, ¡°Attack with full force!¡± The person beside him immediately took his leave upon receiving Bai Chen¡¯s order. Boom! Boom! Boom! Not long after, another round of shells was fired. This time, Bai Chen had almost used up the last of the city¡¯s savings. He intended to wipe out Luo Yang Mobile City in one go! Bai Chen and his men were full of anticipation as they watched the artillery shells bombard Luo Yang Mobile City. A smile appeared on the corners of their lips as though they could already see the scene of Luo Yang Mobile City being captured and them plundering it wantonly. Just when a rain of shells was about to reach the Luo Yang Mobile City, it suddenly let out a rumbling sound. White smoke emitted from the exhaust pipe behind it as it dodged the incoming shells at great speed. ¡°What! What¡¯s going on?¡± When Bai Chen and his men saw the situation, they could not help shout out in shock. ¡°City Lord Bai Chen, I, Luo En, won¡¯t play with you anymore, hahahaha.¡± Luo En¡¯s voice was transmitted to Bai Chen through the loudspeaker. After speaking, Luo En steered the mobile city and drove away at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour until it disappeared from the sight of Bai Chen and his men. ¡°Damn it!¡± Bai Chen slammed the table angrily and stood up. He had really not expected a cooked duck to fly away. This was too hard for him to accept.. Chapter 38 - Yanhuang Group! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations No matter how angry he was, seeing Luo Yang Mobile City disappear from his sight in the blink of an eye, Bai Chen had no choice but to give up. He steered the White Tremor Mobile City, turned and left. Of course, after this battle, they had a rough understanding of the strength of Luo Yang Mobile City and became increasingly anxious. The first time he had fought them, he was able to suppress them, whereas the second time they were evenly matched. Such a terrifying speed of growth shocked Bai Chen and his men; they also became worried about their own safety. After all, he had already utterly offended the Luo Yang Mobile City. At this rate of growth, it would not be long before the Luo Yang Mobile City¡¯s strength surpassed that of his mobile city. By then, it would be the end for him. ¡°Looks like we can only go there¡­ All listen up! Advance towards the Yan Huang Group in the northeast!¡± After pondering for a while with his head lowered, Bai Chen gave the order. ¡­.. ¡°We¡¯re saved again! Thank you, City Lord! Long live, City Lord!¡± ¡°The City Lord has once again led us to create a miracle!¡± On the other side, the Luo Yang Mobile City burst into cheers. Everyone was beaming with joy. ¡°Alright, alright. Everyone, go and get busy with your work!¡± In the control room, Luo En smiled happily when he saw how happy the people in the city were. Then, he turned on the System and checked. If not for that strange shell this time, they would definitely be able to hold out for a few more hours without facing a life-and-death crisis. After checking, Luo En finally found a similar shell in the Merchant City System and understood its name and function. The production method of this kind of Quake Cannon was only in the hands of large mobile cities, and the production method would not be sold to external parties. Furthermore, the sale of the Quake Cannons had a specific time period. Sometimes, no matter how much resources you had, you would not be able to buy any. Hence, sometimes when this kind of Quake Cannons were put up for sale, they would be snapped up immediately. Even with money, there would be no market. At the same time, he also knew the price of this type of cannons. It actually cost 8,000 Evolution Points! This was enough to buy the design blueprints of eight small detectors. However, it was indeed worth the price. Although Luo En did not know the external market price of the Quake Cannon, he believed that it would be very expensive. After all, this was the best way to deal with the energy shields outside medium and large mobile cities. Of course, this was also the most costly method. Quake Cannon¡­ can cut off the power supply¡­ It seems that when fighting against medium and large mobile cities in the future, this type of shells can effectively solve the problem of the energy shields outside the mobile cities. It¡¯s just a little too expensive¡­ It looks like I have to plan properly. Luo En rubbed his chin and pondered. This time it had really been a close shave. If the engine system was not repaired in time, at the last moment, the Luo Yang Mobile City might have been captured by the White Tremor Mobile City. ¡°City Lord, the White Tremor Mobile City didn¡¯t follow us.¡± At this moment, Wang Cheng said happily as he walked in from outside and came to Luo En¡¯s side. ¡°Don¡¯t celebrate too early. With Bai Chen¡¯s personality, he definitely won¡¯t stop just like that.¡± Luo En frowned and spoke slowly after pondering for a while. ¡°Even if we run into them again, with our current strength, we don¡¯t have to be afraid of them! It¡¯s that strange shell¡­ I¡¯ve never seen it in all my years of living,¡± Wang Cheng said, troubled. The Quake Cannon had left a deep impression on him. ¡°I already know the details of that cannon. It¡¯s called the Quake Cannon. It¡¯s used specifically to deal with mobile cities with energy shields. Once hit by the Quake Cannon shell, the Quake Cannon shell will emit a special energy that will cut off the power supply of the energy shield, causing it to lose its effect,¡± Luo En explained. ¡°So¡­ No wonder our energy shield gradually lost its effectiveness!¡± Wang Cheng looked suddenly enlightened. He then continued immediately, ¡°Then does the City Lord have a way to deal with it? ¡°We will probably have conflicts with many large and medium mobile cities. The City Lord should think of a foolproof plan!¡± Luo En narrowed his eyes and replied seriously, ¡°That¡¯s right, I have my own plans. All of you can continue with your work!¡± ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± With that said, Wang Cheng took his leave respectfully. And Luo En reclined on his chair, quietly pondering how to deal with this. ¡­.. On the other side, Bai Chen had been steering the White Tremor Mobile City toward the Yan Huang Group. After a long journey of a few hours. Tall and magnificent buildings gradually came within the sight of the people. It was very difficult to imagine that such tall and magnificent buildings could be built in such an apocalyptic world. The tallest building had the words ¡°Yan Huang Group¡± carved on it, and there was even a flag on it. Beside the buildings was an open space with a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers, where more than ten mobile cities were parked currently. There were small, medium, and even large mobile cities parked! After all, humans were social creatures. Furthermore, in the face of an apocalyptic crisis, people not only had to face the attacks by mutated creatures at night but also the invasions by others. Hence, some people would band together in order to save their lives. This was how the Yan Huang Group was born. There were many organizations similar to the Yan Huang Group existing in this world! After Bai Chen had parked the White Tremor Mobile City in an empty lot, he led a group of men down. ¡°Hey! Isn¡¯t this Bai Chen? Why does he look so upset and dejected? He looks like his mother had just died!¡± Just as Bai Chen had stepped onto the ground, a harsh and sarcastic voice could be heard from behind him. Bai Chen and his men turned around to look. More than ten people walked over from behind them. They were all uniformly dressed in the same clothes. The person in front had a white beard, and there were only a few strands of hair sparsely scattered on his shiny head. His face was sallow, but his eyes were extremely sharp. The mocking words earlier had come from this person. Bai Chen and his men were already low in spirits because they had repeatedly failed to capture the Luo Yang Mobile City. When they heard these words, Bai Chen and his men instantly became infuriated, and they looked at Ouyang Ao and his men coldly. ¡°Ouyang Ao! What do you mean!¡± Bai Chen rebuked angrily. There were two factions within the Yan Huang Group, each of which had a large mobile city in command. The forces under command were similar. Ouyang Ao¡¯s Ouyang Mobile City and Bai Chen¡¯s White Tremor Mobile City belonged to different factions. As a result, the two sides did not see eye to eye with each other. They fought openly and covertly. ¡°Hehe, I wonder if City Lord Bai Chen will be able to complete the task this month. There are only four days left before the monthly test. ¡°But looking at your downcast face, I guess you won¡¯t be able to complete the task. Hahahaha!¡± Ouyang Ao had a proud look on his face which revealed a disdainful smile as he sneered.. Chapter 39 - Danger Approaches! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The monthly test was a task jointly issued by the leaders of the two factions. The city lords of mobile cities under their command had to strictly abide by the rules, or else they would not be protected by the two large mobile cities. The monthly test was held once a month. During the monthly test, all the city lords of the subordinate mobile cities had to complete the specific task issued by the two leaders, such as capturing a mobile city, discovering ores, or obtaining something valuable. The task of this monthly test was to obtain enough ore resources! And if the task was not completed, then that mobile city would get very little resources this month! Therefore, the monthly test was extremely important in the hearts of all the city lords of mobile cities. Bai Chen and his men were enraged upon hearing this, but they could not do anything about it. It could not be helped, Ouyang Ao indeed had the means to do so. In the recent few months, Ouyang Ao had surpassed him every time in the monthly tests. ¡°Humph, four days is enough to surpass you! You just wait and see!¡± After he had finished speaking, Bai Chen led the group of men behind him into a building in front of them. ¡°You want to catch up with me in four days? Hehe¡­¡± Ouyang Ao merely snorted at this coldly. Then, he too led the group of men behind him toward the building next to the one that Bai Chen and his men had just entered. Because the Yan Huang Group was divided into two factions, the two large mobile cities each occupied a tall building. Ouyang Ao expressed his strong disdain for what Bai Chen had said. Indeed, it was impossible to catch up with him in four days unless Bai Chen could discover a gold mine or find something valuable. However, it was obviously impossible with such a short time! Bai Chen walked straight in. Not long after, Bai Chen and his men turned left and right and arrived at a conference room. Bai Chen knocked on the door apprehensively and said, ¡°Brother Qin, are you there?¡± ¡°En, come in!¡± After a moment of silence, a voice was heard. After Bai Chen had received the instruction and settled everyone behind him, he pushed open the door nervously and walked in. The layout of the room was rather simple. There were only a few tables and a few chairs. However, there was a screen on each table. On the wall in front of them, there was a huge projection screen. There were a few people sitting together in the room and discussing. The person sitting at the head of the table was a middle-aged man in his thirties. His face was haggard, but his eyes were bright and his hair was slightly gray. He was the leader of a large mobile city and had been handpicked by the city lords of a group of medium mobile cities. He was Qin Feng, the one specifically in charge of managing the small and medium mobile cities in this faction! The tasks issued by the large mobile cities were also gathered and rewarded by Qin Feng. And the words just now had come from his mouth. ¡°Bai Chen! You¡¯re here. Have a seat!¡± Qin Feng said. The people below were here to report the completion of their respective tasks. When Bai Chen came in, they only glanced at him briefly before taking turns to continue reporting the completion of their tasks. Soon, it was Bai Chen¡¯s turn. ¡°Bai Chen, how did the completion of your task go this time?¡± Qin Feng asked. Upon hearing this, Bai Chen¡¯s face sank instantly as he replied in a low voice, ¡°That, I didn¡¯t obtain anything¡­¡± ¡°What? There are only four days left until the monthly test and you still haven¡¯t obtained anything?¡± Qin Feng said angrily. There were actually many people who were handpicked like him. Each of them was responsible for a few people. During the monthly test, it was also the time for these people to compete against each other. If their results were unsatisfactory, the resources they would obtain would also be reduced accordingly. The few people around him, who had heard him, looked at Bai Chen gloatingly. ¡°But, but I have made a major discovery!¡± Bai Chen seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly spoke. Qin Feng¡¯s face was still dark as he said, ¡°What? In a case like yours, if not for any particularly important discovery, you will be expelled from the Yan Huang Group during the monthly test.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve found out that the city lord of a small mobile city has the design blueprints for small detectors and drones! And it seems that he also has the design blueprint to upgrade the engine system!¡± Bai Chen replied truthfully. Boom! Upon hearing Bai Chen¡¯s words, everyone present looked at Bai Chen indignantly. Qin Feng immediately rebuked angrily, ¡°Do you know the consequences of lying to me? If you think you can get away with it just by saying that, then you are gravely mistaken!¡± They knew very well what the design blueprints for small detectors, drones, and the upgrade of engine systems meant. And because they knew this well, they did not believe that the city lord of a small mobile city would have so many blueprints! The first reaction was to think that Bai Chen was lying to get away. Seeing Qin Feng¡¯s anger, Bai Chen immediately continued, ¡°Brother, Brother Qin, of course I know this. How would I dare to lie to you? It¡¯s true! If you don¡¯t believe me, look!¡± As he spoke, he took out the recording ball from his pocket and opened it. Instantly, a video clip appeared before everyone¡¯s eyes. The image in the video was that of Luo En selling the design blueprints of small detectors at the marketplace, and also that of the frightening speed with which Luo En unleashed when he escaped later on from the attack by the White Tremor Mobile City. When everyone saw the images in the video, they were completely shocked. It was actually real! The city lord of a small mobile city actually had design blueprints! Then, they stared greedily at the Luo Yang Mobile City in the video, wishing they could personally capture it and pocket those design blueprints. ¡°Bai Chen, you did very well, but just this piece of news is not enough. Do you have any way to track down the location of the Luo Yang Mobile City?¡± Qin Feng said happily after looking at the video. ¡°In one of my attacks, I had specially fired a tracking device onto the chassis of the Luo Yang Mobile City. It should be able to track it.¡± Bai Chen replied truthfully. ¡°Alright! If we can track him down, I will report the situation to the higher-ups at the monthly test. You will be rewarded in due time!¡± Qin Feng said happily. To be able to obtain such information was extremely beneficial to him, so he was extremely happy. Intense envy could be seen in the eyes of the people who were at the side. ¡°With so many blueprints, the strength of Luo Yang Mobile City won¡¯t be as simple as a small mobile city¡­ Yuan Mu, Qian Ling, Ouyang Wen, the three of you will assist Bai Chen in taking down the Luo Yang Mobile City and bring back those design blueprints. I will continue to arrange for people to assist you all thereafter.¡± Qin Feng ordered loudly. ¡°Yes!¡± Then, Bai Chen led Yuan Mu and the others out of the conference room and headed towards their respective mobile cities. At this moment, Luo En did not know that an even greater danger was approaching! ¡­.. ¡°Everyone, listen up. There¡¯s a mountain range ahead. We¡¯ll spruce up there and replenish our ore resources.¡± In the control room, Luo En looked at the large screen in front of him showing a mountain range. He picked up the walkie-talkie and spoke loudly.. Chapter 40 - We’ve Met Again! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Yes, City Lord!¡± As Luo En swung the control stick from side to side, the huge mobile city gradually advanced towards the mountain range ahead. Soon, the mobile city entered the mountain range. ¡°Wang Cheng!¡± Luo En picked up the walkie-talkie and spoke into it. Not long after, Wang Cheng walked in and said respectfully, ¡°City Lord, are you looking for me?¡± Luo En thought for a while and said, ¡°Bai Chen has already noticed the growth rate of our mobile city. He won¡¯t let us off so easily. We have to be fully prepared. Now, send someone to search for ore resources with all the small detectors. We have to ensure that we have sufficient ammunition!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± With that said, Wang Cheng brought Zhang Bo and the men to the ground. This mountain range was several thousand kilometers long, and it was also a mountain range near the central region. Therefore, there would be quite a lot of ore resources here. Soon, everyone got busy. Probing, marking, mining, and transporting, every step was strictly controlled; there was not a single mistake. Luo En watched all this from the square and smiled with satisfaction. I have over 60,000 Evolution Points now¡­ I can buy two Quake Cannons in case of emergencies¡­ By then, even if Bai Chen comes after me, I won¡¯t be as pathetic as before¡­ Luo En thought to himself. With that thought in mind, Luo En immediately focused his mind and turned on the System. His right hand clicked it a few times. Instantly, the Evolution Points on Luo En¡¯s personalized panel decreased by more than 10,000. At the same time, two shells with dense grain lines appeared in the storage space of the System. ¡°That¡¯s what a Quake Cannon is¡­¡± Luo En took out a Quake Cannon shell. It was cold to the touch, and its surface was rough due to the grain lines. Apart from the grain lines on its surface, it was no different from other ordinary shells. However, it was the best weapon against mobile cities with energy shields. After clearing up his mind, Luo En walked down from the mobile city and came to Wang Cheng¡¯s side. Wang Cheng saw Luo En walking over and said respectfully, ¡°City Lord! What can I do for you?¡± ¡°Well, this is the Quake Cannon, which is the strange shell that Bai Chen and his men fired earlier. With it, the next time we encounter the White Tremor Mobile City, we won¡¯t be so passive,¡± Luo En replied calmly. As he spoke, he took out two Quake Cannons from the storage space of the System and placed them in front of Wang Cheng. When Wang Cheng saw that the shells were exactly the same as the strange shell that Bai Chen had fired earlier, he was so shocked that he could not speak. ¡°I¡¯ll store these two Quake Cannons properly now! That¡¯s great! With these two Quake Cannons, we won¡¯t have to worry about those medium and large mobile cities anymore,¡± Wang Cheng said excitedly after a long pause. Luo En¡¯s tall and mighty omnipotent image was deeply imprinted in Wang Cheng¡¯s mind. After speaking, Wang Cheng took the two shells and headed straight for the mobile city¡¯s cannon zone. After seeing Wang Cheng leave, Luo En found a place to sit down in the same area to watch Zhang Bo and the men mine ores. ¡°City Lord! We¡¯ve found gold! We¡¯ve found gold again!¡± Zhang Bo hurriedly ran over from not far away and said happily. This time, Luo En was not as excited as the last time. He only replied indifferently, ¡°Yes, very good. Continue mining. I¡¯ll give all of you extra food tonight!¡± To him, as long as the gold mine was not a large gold mine, it would not be able to arouse much of his interest. Currently, they were still a long distance away from the central region. The probability of large gold mines appearing here was very low. As time elapsed, a worker had brought over a stool. Luo En sat down and waited. However, he had a bad premonition, but when he thought about it, there was nothing amiss. ¡­.. At this moment, on Bai Chen¡¯s side, the ground shook, and smoke and dust rose. Huge mobile cities were moving together in a certain direction. In the White Tremor Mobile City¡¯s control room, Bai Chen looked at the big screen in front of him. At this moment, a map was displayed on the big screen. On the map, there was a small red dot moving slowly. But not long after, the little red dot stopped. Seeing the red dot stop, Bai Chen immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Luo Yang Mobile City has stopped!¡± ¡°It has finally stopped, Bai Chen. How much longer will we get there?¡± A voice could be heard immediately. Bai Chen looked at the map and estimated the distance before replying, ¡°It will probably take another day.¡± ¡°En, keeping moving!¡± After saying that, Bai Chen and the others steered their respective mobile cities and continued driving towards the red dot. ¡­.. ¡°Alright, everyone stop. Pack up and go back to eat!¡± Luo En said loudly. Then, he turned around and walked towards the square on the mobile city. The workers behind him packed up and followed closely behind. When everyone stepped onto the square, the strong aroma of food assaulted their noses. Dinner was still a bowl of porridge, two white steamed buns, half a bowl of pickled vegetables and one corn. Everyone swallowed their saliva as soon as they smelled the aroma. They stared intently at the food in front of them and upon receiving Luo En¡¯s instruction, began to wolf it down. After the meal ended, the sky had gradually darkened. As night fell, the mutated creatures also descended upon every corner of this world. Luo En adopted the same method as before; the men took turns to stand guard while the rest returned to their rooms to rest. The night was unusually quiet. Although there were mutated creatures approaching the mobile city, they were all killed by the guards in the cannon zone. Time passed quietly. As the first ray of sunlight pierced through the darkness in the morning, the mutated creatures on the ground had all gone underground and disappeared. At this moment, the workers in the mobile city had already gotten out of bed. After washing up and eating breakfast, they came to the ground and began their hard work for the day. Because there were more small detectors, the workers were mining the ores fast. In just a day, the workers had finished mining the land within a few kilometers of the mobile city. In total, 30 tonnes of copper, 3 tonnes of iron, and 20 kilograms of gold were mined. To be able to obtain such a result so quickly from just mining a few kilometers was overall quite good. Luo En looked at the pile of ores in front of him and smiled happily. Right at this moment, the ground suddenly began to shake, and the frequency became faster and faster. ¡°Everyone, get into the mobile city!¡± Luo En said loudly. Hearing the order, everyone followed Luo En into the mobile city. ¡°City Lord Luo! We¡¯ve met again!¡± Just then, a voice came from a distance..