Mobile City Farming Guide

Chapter 73 City Auction House Open for a Limited Time

Inside the driver's cab, Tang Fang stepped on the accelerator and quickly turned the steering wheel all the way to the right.

The engines of Tomorrow roared with a tearing sound, the propellers churned the lake water at high speed, and the entire mobile city tilted violently due to inertia.

The first torpedo grazed the port side of the ship, and people on deck could even faintly feel its trajectory and wake.

As Tang Fang abruptly turned the rudder fully to the left and slammed on the brakes, the sudden stop caused the Tomorrow to tilt instantly in the opposite direction like a spinning top being whipped, thus dodging the second torpedo.

"Well done, Tang Fang!"

Li Ye nodded, then waved his hand again.

"Ning Wen, fire!"

The Tomorrow opened fire, with the Frost Cannons targeting the Apollo and the Lava Cannons targeting the Medusa.

On the water, the Frost Cannon played an unexpectedly effective role.

Although the two frost shells did not hit the Apollo, the shells froze the surrounding water when they exploded upon impact, instantly freezing the Apollo in place.

The lava cannons exploded near the Medusa, and the massive blast caused the entire predator city to shake violently and tilt.

Losing its maneuverability, the Apollo panicked instantly. It immediately fired smoke shells to cover itself and activated its icebreaker to begin clearing the surrounding glaciers.

The Medusa instantly lost its previous aggressive momentum and dared not approach the Tomorrow again.

It's not fair to blame them for having reservations; the two types of artillery that Tomorrow possesses are simply too powerful.

These are not defensive cities; a single lava cannon shot would destroy most of the mobile city. Frost cannons, on the other hand, would freeze the city and surrounding waters if they landed nearby, rendering it immobile.

Unlike on land, on water, if a mobile city is destroyed, it may be able to continue repairing itself and restarting. However, if a city is destroyed on water, it will only sink.

Li Ye then ordered the two types of artillery to switch targets.

Use the Lava Cannon to bombard the Apollo through the smoke, hoping to hit the jackpot. Use the Frost Cannon to bombard the Medusa, attempting to disable it.

This time, the Medusa was also forced to fire several smoke shells and quickly retreat.

As for the speedboats it dispatched, they dared not approach the Tomorrow at all, given the presence of Storm infantry fighting vehicles on its deck and the firepower of Level 1 heavy machine guns and Gale rocket launchers.

After a dozen minutes of fighting, the battle ended, and the Medusa and Apollo fled hastily under the cover of smoke bombs.

Li Ye's brows relaxed.

The battle was much easier than he had imagined.

At the same time, he sighed inwardly.

In this battle, the Tomorrow was at a disadvantage from the very beginning because it lacked a series of waterborne city components and a fleet.

The enemy's mobile city has an advantage because it has a level 1 waterborne city accessory, so it has an advantage in both the initial pursuit and the final escape.

"If we were on land, the Tomorrow would definitely be able to wipe them out," he thought.

At the same time, he stroked his chin, lost in thought.

The Apollo and Medusa likely belong to a predatory city alliance, but he currently doesn't know how many members this alliance has or how many level 2 items it possesses.

After the battle, Tomorrow underwent its routine maintenance and repairs, while Liye returned to his room to continue resting.

A few hours later, the lord's bracelet on his left arm beeped.

Li Ye then looked at the lord's bracelet with surprise.

As an item for governing mobile cities, the Lord's Bracelet currently only has the functions of crafting items in the production workshop, granting permissions to others, and joining the mobile city's communication channel by entering an invitation code.

It had been silent at all before, but now it was ringing.

"The auction house in the wasteland city will open in 10 minutes. Please be prepared, lords."

Li Ye saw this line of text on the small screen of the lord's bracelet.

Full of doubt, he then read the following introduction.

The City Auction House, as the name suggests, is a trading system that mobile cities can participate in. Lords only need to verify their lord bracelet in the cockpit to access the auction house channel via the cockpit computer.

Any mobile city can list the resources it wants to sell on the auction house, and once a buyer wins the bid and pays, the auction house will automatically transfer the purchased items to the mobile city where the buyer is located.

Each item must be listed for auction with a deposit of 1000 crystals, and a 5% handling fee will be deducted after the item is sold.

The auction house has a daily transaction limit of 300 times, and each transaction can list items in 30 categories at the same time.

The items sold in the auction house are all resources put up by the lords; it does not sell any items itself and has no standard pricing.

The auction lasted less than a day.

Auction houses may appear in each region for a limited time, but the chances are extremely low, often only once every few years.

As Li Ye gazed at the scene, he couldn't help but seem lost in thought.

This auction house has greatly enhanced the mobile cities, allowing everyone to disregard obstacles and take what they need, maximizing their own strength.

The appearance of each auction house signifies an overall upgrade of the mobile city in that region.

It is said that many years ago, there were even auction houses that circulated all over the world.

This means that as long as you have enough crystals, a mobile city in a level 1 region can purchase resources and city components produced in a level 5 region.

Just thinking about it is a bit terrifying; it's like the power of a mobile city has indirectly crossed several levels.

Li Ye didn't even bother to take a shower. He quickly got up, dressed, and rushed to the driver's seat.

Upon learning that the city auction house was about to open, Tang Fang and A Bai in the driver's seat were also stunned.

As the news spread, a group of people rushed into the driver's seat.

Li Ye logged into the soon-to-be-opened auction house system after verifying his identity with the lord's bracelet.

He rubbed his hands together, his heart filled with anticipation.

He currently possesses a decent number of crystal coins, totaling forty to fifty thousand.

The Tomorrow Ship is currently in a precarious situation, and the city auction house can help it purchase a range of resources to prepare for battle.

It's also a good opportunity to check the market price of level 2 items through the auction house.

A few minutes later, the auction house opened.

The first item for auction appeared on the shelf immediately.

That was a batch of 321 units of Tier 1 iron ore, priced at 7 crystals per unit.

Li Ye frowned.

"The price is a bit too high."

During this period of training, he has gained some understanding of the prices in the wasteland.

As the most widely used and most in-demand resource, iron ore is usually priced between 3 and 5 crystal coins. At most, 7 crystal coins can only fool new lords.

The most valuable and expensive weapons are often level 1 artillery, followed by level 1 heavy machine guns and level 1 firearms.

The city accessories include Tier 1 city armor and Tier 1 engine, followed by track tires.

After all, survival is the primary need in the wasteland.

Unfortunately, our attempt to break through the Three Rivers this week failed (the rolls this week were ridiculously bad).

Try again next week.

I need to reorganize the book's pacing and prepare a stockpile of chapters (yes, if it's published on Sanjiang, the promise of 20 chapters and 4 words on the same day still stands).

I probably haven't updated these past few days (sad).

Let's cheer each other on!

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