Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 372 The Factory and the "Autopsy Report" (4K)

The ideas of the human faction's higher-ups clearly differ from those of Li Ye.

They plan to perform an "autopsy" on the star-eater.

"Aren't you surprised that something like this exists in space?"

"A senior executive said."

"So far, we still don't know what kind of creature it is; it may be a purely mechanical creation."

Li Ye nodded slowly.

This reminded him.

For a moment, a strong sense of curiosity arose in his heart.

Thus, under the arrangement of the higher-ups, a large-scale autopsy operation began.

The task of this work was naturally undertaken by a group of engineer-type mobile cities.

The higher-ups set up a temporary command center around the corpses of the Star Eaters and began to arrange and deploy the construction of engineering-type mobile cities ranging from level 0.5 to 4.

Before starting the autopsy, the first thing to do is to stabilize the Star Eater's body and keep it still—given its size, it would easily cause trouble if it drifted around in space.

Level 0.5 mobile cities nimbly moved throughout the Star Eater's body, installing gravity anchors and traction beam arrays to gradually stabilize the corpse through gravity.

Furthermore, they are equipped with numerous sensors to continuously monitor any abnormalities on the corpse.

The level 1 mobile city then followed the wound in the Star Eater's chest cavity to enter and explore its interior.

The Level 2 mobile city is responsible for dismantling the pipelines and armor plates on the Star Eater.

The Level 3 mobile city is responsible for working together to remove the mechanical crown on the forehead of the Star Eater.

The Level 4 mobile cities have the most challenging task—they are responsible for working together to dismantle the Star Eater's star ring footwork.

Although the Star Eater has fallen, the Star Ring Legs are still in operation.

A senior executive thought about it and then made a decision.

"First cut off the star-eater's energy supply, then dismantle the star ring footwear."

Everything is proceeding smoothly.

A few hours later, after waking up, Li Ye learned from Novi about the information shared by the higher-ups.

The Star Eaters are not biological beings; they are entirely high-tech creations.

"Really?" Li Ye seemed skeptical.

Unexpectedly, what the investors mentioned before, "Wanted type: Technological creations," turned out to be true.

If that's the case, then who created the Star Eater?
Furthermore, the humans also examined the stomach of the star-eater.

Rather than a biological stomach, it's more like a gigantic industrial-grade decomposition and refining plant.

The stomach wall is not made of flesh and blood, but of a strange alloy that is resistant to extreme high temperatures and corrosion.

The food scraps inside are various planetary debris.

The stomach also has a gravitational field, which causes these "food residues" to remain suspended.

Most disturbingly, the contents included highly crystallized fragments of urban structures, large quantities of compressed metal artifacts, and nearly digested biological flesh and blood—meaning that the Star Eaters sometimes devoured entire planets along with their civilizations.

Upon learning the result, Li Ye couldn't help but sigh.

In the universe, low-level civilizations truly live in insecurity.

If it weren't for the investors' warnings, Firestar would probably have suffered the same fate.

Meanwhile, at the edge of the McCallum galaxy.

A planetary cluster consisting of hundreds of planets stands there quietly.

Unlike the K8 planetary group, this planetary group is not designed for survival and development, but for production.

These hundreds of planets were meticulously arranged, connected, and modified to form a magnificent mechanical factory spanning hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

This machine factory only produces one type of product: the Star Eater.

Planets are classified in an orderly manner based on their planetary structure, composition, and modified functions.

The iron-nickel core planet, located in the heart of the factory, has had its crust completely stripped away, exposing its scorching core as a natural smelting furnace. It operates ceaselessly, boiling and bubbling, providing the factory with the essential flow of metal.

The gas giant planet is compressed and fixed by a huge force field confinement device, and its atmosphere is continuously extracted to extract rare gases and hydrogen fuel needed to manufacture advanced composite materials.

Ice giants and rocky planets were completely dismantled, and their planetary components and materials were used as building materials.

The most eye-catching feature is undoubtedly the "assembly line".

The assembly line is filled with industrial production planets that have undergone a high degree of mechanization.

Some planets have surfaces covered with massive forging presses and mechanical assembly arrays, like mountains, responsible for creating the main skeletal structure, joints, and internal support beams of the star-devourer.

Some planets have surfaces that are endless, incredibly hot super-rolling mills, specifically designed for rolling and producing armor plates.

As for smaller planets, they are responsible for manufacturing pipelines and precision components.

As for the most central and open area within the planetary cluster, it is the "assembly zone" of the star-devourers.

The machinery in the assembly area is as large as a continent.

Head, arms, legs, armor plates
All components are assembled under the precise operation of mechanical devices, and countless engineering robots, like an ant colony, perform tasks such as welding, wiring, and sealing.

One by one, the Star Eaters were assembled and transported to the testing area at the edge of the planetary cluster for brief functional tests.

The targets are usually remnant planets that have been transported and whose resources have been depleted.

In the factory office, a supervisor was frowning as he looked at the latest report.

[Target: Loss Report of Planet Eater P-CAV-07]

[Document Number: P-DISS-001]

[Date: McCallum Galaxy, 23rd Interstellar Calendar, 82513]

[Report author: UH72 Planetary Cluster, Monitoring Team 7]

[Overview: Monitoring has confirmed that the P-CAV-07 planet-eating object has been destroyed along with the solar system. Its fatal wound was a massive, penetrating crater in its chest, approximately 234 kilometers in diameter. The wound's edges exhibit characteristics of extreme energy melting and phase transitions, matching the damage model of a planetary cannon with a 99.7% accuracy.]

From its appearance, the supervisor was a small, green-skinned alien, humanoid in shape, only reaching the waist of a human—insignificant compared to the enormous creatures produced in its factory.

"Only three low-level civilizations were wiped out?" the supervisor muttered to himself.

He didn't feel particularly sorry about the P-CAV-07 star-eating man who was lost in the solar system.

After all, the UH72 planetary cluster he was in could produce 15 Star Eaters every day.

The importance of P-CAV-07, the Star Eater, was even less than that of a meal with family members after get off work, in the eyes of the supervisor.

The UH72 planetary cluster belongs to a high-level predatory civilization in the McCallum system.

Its purpose is to continuously produce Star Eaters, which are then deployed to various star systems to find and destroy planets with low-level civilizations.

In this way, the fortune of the destroyed lower-level civilizations would be concentrated on this predatory civilization. The supervisor yawned and signed his name on the report.

Although losing a planet eater is insignificant to the UH72 planetary cluster, the necessary procedures still need to be followed.

A few minutes later, he received a notification from his superiors.

The management structure of the McCarran system has been traced, and everyone needs to evacuate immediately.

The UH72 asteroid cluster, which serves as evidence of wrongdoing, must be destroyed immediately.

"receive."

The supervisor lazily squinted his eyes and began tidying up his office supplies, clearly already used to it.

In the universe, predatory civilizations are among the most heinous beings.

Especially advanced predatory civilizations.

Its means of warfare are endless.

This predatory civilization's mechanical factory is just the tip of the iceberg.

Every galaxy has a primary mission of hunting down and destroying predatory civilizations.

However, predatory civilizations are incredibly cunning and possess countless methods of concealment.

Some predatory civilizations will also actively hunt other predatory civilizations.

Supervisors and colleagues boarded their personal spacecraft and arrived at the space jump device of the planetary cluster, where they lined up to enter.

“The new factory has started construction, and we will go there to continue working,” a colleague said to the supervisor.

The supervisor shrugged and gave a casual "Oh".

Once all personnel, supplies, and products had been evacuated, the entire UH72 planetary cluster was detonated.

Moments later, it vanished without a trace.

In Tomorrow's room, Rino looked at the newly updated intelligence.

1. The evacuation of human forces in space was not ideal. (Intelligence Value: Average)

2. The slain Star Eater was designated "P-CAV-07," and it originated from the UH72 planetary cluster on the edge of the McCallum system. This planetary cluster belongs to a high-level predatory civilization and exists as a super-factory for the mass production of Star Eaters, with a capacity of 15 Star Eaters per day. (Intelligence Value: Excellent)

3. Three hours ago, the alien beast Cyk, which escaped from the stellar prison, encountered the living planet Zelos. After a fierce battle lasting fifteen minutes, Cyk successfully defeated Zelos and began to feast. Having finished its meal, the beast lazily leaned against the wreckage of Zelos, pondering how to find the Alliance of Tomorrow in the solar system. It vowed to deal with the Alliance of Tomorrow using the most ruthless methods. (Intelligence Value: Rare)

4. 16235 kilometers away from the Tomorrow Alliance, there exists a planet rich in mineral and metal resources. (Intelligence Value: Excellent)

5. As of now, the Zerg civilization's expansion progress in the solar system is: 19% (Intelligence Value: Excellent)

[6. Refreshing. (Intelligence Value: Epic)]

[7. Refreshing. (Intelligence Value: Epic)]

Li Ye's gaze immediately fell on the second piece of information, his eyes revealing disbelief.

The enemy that I painstakingly defeated turned out to be mass-produced in a factory?
"They actually use an entire planetary cluster as a factory. This predatory civilization is truly remarkable," he couldn't help but think.

The third piece of information surprised him somewhat.

Unexpectedly, even now, the Beast Cyke still harbors resentment towards the Tomorrow Alliance and is waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.

"You really are a vengeful guy!" he said casually. "Don't worry, you don't need to come looking for us. The Tomorrow Alliance will come looking for you."

Li Ye wasn't as excited as he had imagined about the fourth piece of information.

After all, there are far too many metal resources available in space.

The corpses of the Star Eaters alone can yield a massive amount of metal resources. Once the high-ranking officials of Fireseed Star and the ethereal civilization of Aetheria reach an agreement, they will be able to mine the liquid metal ocean on a large scale.

The higher the mobile city level, the more efficient the way to acquire resources.

The fifth piece of information gave Li Ye a bit of a headache.

19% is not a low number. The Zerg civilization is certainly still expanding.

After much deliberation, Li Ye decided to first meet with the high-ranking officials of Fireseed Star to inquire about the evacuation of the human forces.

"To be honest, the withdrawal of our human forces is not going well," a high-ranking officer told him with concern.

The distance between Fireseed Star and Azure Star is more than one million kilometers, which is undoubtedly a long journey.

The returning human forces encountered various troubles.

First, the battles with the monsters consumed a large amount of combat resources and city energy. In addition, the high-intensity combat and overloaded operation caused serious damage to the mobile cities.

Therefore, the condition of most mobile cities on the return trip was really poor, and some had reached the point where they had to be resupplyed and repaired.

Secondly, the monsters are far stronger than the humans. Even after the Great War on Weilan Star, their troops are in much better condition than the humans, and they have a great many mobile city combat clusters and monster civilizations that they can deploy.

They pursued the retreating human forces.

Exhausted from their journey, the human forces were also forced to engage in battle—a situation that only compounded their difficulties.

Third, the navigation and communication challenges. On the planet Weilan, humanity was still able to conduct unified and effective coordinated communication and command.

However, problems arose when all troops retreated into space and embarked on a long evacuation journey.

The unique environment of space has caused serious problems for the navigation and communication of human forces.

To avoid attracting the attention of the monster forces, most mobile cities chose to keep their communications silent.

Some mobile cities have become lost or even gone missing because they lack space-based radar.

"Is that so?" Li Ye seemed somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected the situation to be so dire.

His eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but ask another question.

"How many human troops survived the Battle of Weilan Star?"

18 Level 4 mobile city combat clusters.

7 Level 5 mobile city combat clusters.

3 Level 6 mobile city combat clusters.

Li Ye learned the numbers from the higher-ups.

"This is less than half of the total." He couldn't help but sigh to himself.

Not only that, the dozen or so wild bosses and imperial monsters deployed to the Titan Throne also suffered heavy casualties.

On their return journey to the planet Fireseed, a portion of the human forces got lost and went missing due to unfamiliarity with the space environment and poor navigation and communication.

Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for is that the three Level 6 mobile city combat clusters still survived.

"We shouldn't be too concerned about the investment and losses; the important thing is to achieve our goals," a senior executive said in a low voice. "But unfortunately, we didn't achieve our goals either."

(End of this chapter)