Without delay, Li Ye immediately had someone call over Lin Wu and arranged for him to input a series of data about the dinosaurs."Speaking of which, don’t you think the dinosaurs in the Cretaceous Zone are a bit too ridiculous?"he asked.
Lin Wu nodded.
"That’s true,"he replied."I originally thought that with Tomorrow's combat power, we could develop safely in the Cretaceous Zone, but I didn’t expect to be caught off guard on the very first day."
Li Ye nodded, then remembered something else.
"That type of dinosaur that emits mist... it must be a newly evolved species in the Cretaceous Zone,"he said gravely."And that Tyrannosaurus too...::..what a headache!"
"What we’ve seen so far is probably just the tip of the iceberg of the Cretaceous Zone,"Lin Wu replied."I’m certain there are even more troublesome dinosaurs in this Tier 2 region."
The two exchanged a glance and couldn't help but sigh in unison.
Seeing that Lin Wu hadn’t eaten either, Li Ye simply invited him to eat together.
He also asked someone to bring two extra dishes, a pot of rice, and a bottle of iced black tea.
The two began eating and chatting.Now, as Li Ye’s deputy, Lin Wu had already become his trusted aide. Li Ye would often consult him on many matters, asking for his opinions in private.
"Lin Wu is clever, but relying on just him isn’t enough,"Li Ye thought."For future development, I’ll need more advisors. With collective wisdom, we can offer more useful suggestions for Tomorrow."
At present, there was one matter he wanted to consult Lin Wu about.
"On the City Communication Channel of the Eternal Night Zone, you’ve probably seen the intelligence regarding the Western Wasteland Continent,"he began slowly."Although this continent has many zones, they are mostly Tier 1 to Tier 2."
"I understand what you mean,"Lin Wu replied."For Tomorrow's future development, venturing out to sea is inevitable."
Li Ye nodded.
Since the two were in agreement, Tomorrow’s expedition to the sea was essentially confirmed.
They began drafting Tomorrow’s maritime plan at the dining table.
Tomorrow's external combat capability needed to be enhanced.
The reason was simple—it was no longer an individual entity, but a whole alliance.
As alliance members, Iron Whale and Engineer would also sail with Tomorrow.
As the main force of the alliance, Tomorrow had to possess formidable combat power to ensure safe passage.
While they were talking, the chef entered and served the two additional dishes.
One was stewed chicken, the other stir-fried meat slices.
"It’s just the two of us. Isn’t this a bit too much?"Lin Wu remarked.
Li Ye also found it odd.
"I didn’t expect this either...::"
Both turned to look at the chef, who scratched his head awkwardly.
"Since Lord and Deputy were having a meeting, I thought I’d make something nice."
"It’s fine, I’m not blaming you."
Li Ye waved his hand.
Lin Wu specifically reminded Li Ye that Tomorrow still had too few people and would need a massive expansion.
In the future, its convoy, aerial forces, and even fleet would require a lot of manpower.
"Mm, I understand,"Li Ye nodded.
"Not just that, we also have to find a way to upgrade our City Simulation Training Pod to Tier 2,"Lin Wu added."Otherwise, it won’t be able to train the large number of talents we need."
"Not only that,"Li Ye continued along his line of thought."We also need to gather a whole series of professional books."
"Exactly."
After discussing these matters, the two continued eating.
As they ate, Li Ye suddenly looked up at Lin Wu.
"By the way, what do you think the situation in the ocean will be like?"
Lin Wu pondered for a moment and quickly gave an answer.
"I think the situation in the ocean may be even more complicated and dangerous than on land."
Li Ye sighed in dismay.
In fact, he thought the same.
Exploring the ocean would definitely be a vast and arduous challenge.
But no matter what, he could not stop moving forward.
"The plan to go to sea is settled then,"Lin Wu said."I’ll aim to give you a detailed maritime plan within a week."
"Alright, I’ll leave it to you,"Li Ye nodded.
"The refresh is finally complete."
Looking at the newly refreshed batch of intelligence from the system, Li Ye nodded lightly.
This time, a total of 1 Ordinary, 1 Excellent, 1 Rare, 2 Superior, and 1 Epic Intelligence were refreshed.
[1. Due to the rugged mountainous terrain in the western part of the Wasteland Zone, Azure was ultimately unable to cross and gave up. It later joined the resistance against zombies in the Wasteland Zone. During the battle, it was struck multiple times by Living Corpse Shells and eventually fell. No survivors. Conqueror then joined the resistance in the Basin Region, fighting bravely alongside human comrades. Because Tomorrow destroyed the Flesh Furnace, the pressure on the front line eased, giving the human forces in the Basin Region more time to evacuate. Thus, Conqueror was able to withdraw northward with the others. (Intelligence Value: Ordinary)]
[2. As of now, some Tyrannosaurus have evolved into “Thunder Tyrants.” Thunder Tyrants possess bio-electromagnetic organs, which are specialized electric-generating organs that grow along their spinal vertebrae. They can lock onto targets and fire powerful electromagnetic pulses. (Intelligence Value: Excellent)]
[3. 45 kilometers to your northwest, there is a Tier 2 Mobile City named “Nature L3,” which belongs to the world-class organization Titan Throne. Nature L3 plans to cross the Rift Valley. (Intelligence Value: Rare)]
[4. As of now, the Cretaceous Zone has no Survivor Towns or Fortresses. (Intelligence Value: Superior)]
[5. Bishop Heath has reported the situation of the Western Wasteland Continent to the Apocalypse Sect. According to the estimations of the Cardinal Bishops, the fall of the southern part of the Western Wasteland Continent is inevitable. After the Human Forces in each region completed their evacuation, the three fronts in the east, west, and north also withdrew. (Intelligence Value: Superior)]
[6. Refreshing in progress.....:(
(Intelligence Value: Epic)]
After reading the intelligence, Li Ye couldn't help but feel surprised.
He hadn’t expected to see news about Azure and Conqueror from an Ordinary Intelligence.
"Didn’t think Li Jin is already dead,"he murmured with emotion.
Even now, he could still recall the moment when Li Jin embraced him and Lei Jian excitedly after Azure made a comeback.
And Lei Jian had been fighting zombies in the Basin Region—Tomorrow even helped him inadvertently.
The world was unpredictable. No one knew what the future held, and everyone had their own choices.
After quickly scanning through intelligence entries 2 to 4, his gaze landed on the fifth one, and his expression gradually turned serious.
"The entire southern Western Wasteland Continent...:::...is actually going to fall like this?"
Though he had vaguely anticipated this outcome, it was still hard to accept now that it was confirmed.
Field Town, Gobi Zone, Basin Region, Wasteland Zone... whenever he thought of these regions falling into the hands of the Zombie Civilization,
he couldn’t help but shake his head repeatedly.
It likely wouldn’t end there—Tomorrow’s location in the Cretaceous Zone would probably face an invasion from the Zombie Army as well.
In the wild, only Mobile Cities from world-class organizations like this could be trusted.
A few hours later, Tomorrow successfully caught up with Nature L3.
Li Ye then ordered Tomorrow to emit two long and one short whistle blasts.
Nature L3 quickly responded with the same whistle sequence,
"They agreed!"Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
He then decided to go over to Nature L3 for a look.
While both Mobile Cities continued driving, Li Ye leisurely flew towards Nature L3 in a Goblin Helicopter.
With the Black Hawk Helicopter now constructed, the Goblin Helicopter was no longer needed in combat.
It had now become Li Ye’s personal vehicle.
When Li Ye landed on the deck of Nature L3 and exited the cabin, he couldn’t help but be stunned.
Because more than half of Nature L3 was composed of monsters!
Serpentfolk holding binoculars and standing watch from the Watchtower.
Goblins routinely maintaining and troubleshooting city components on the deck.
Boarmen piloting small helicopters for patrol.
Lizardfolk diligently farming in the fields.
Members of Titan Throne, dressed in white lab coats, moved among them naturally, as if they had long since established harmony with the monsters.
Seeing this scene, Li Ye felt much more at ease.
Titan Throne soon sent a member to receive Li Ye—a man in his thirties with a slightly bald head.
"Welcome to Nature L3! My name is Nils, a Tier 12 staff member of Titan Throne,"he greeted warmly, shaking Li Ye’s hand."Are you here out of curiosity about Titan Throne’s Mobile City?"
When he noticed the Lord’s Wristband on Li Ye’s left hand, a flicker of surprise appeared in his eyes.
"Didn’t expect you to be a Lord!"he exclaimed."Did you inherit it from your father?"
"Ah? Why would you think that?"Li Ye asked curiously.
Nils looked him up and down, then replied,
"For a Lord of a Tier 2 Mobile City, you’re really too young. Normally, Lords of Tier 2 Mobile Cities are in their forties."
"Is that so?"
Li Ye actually didn’t know.
In the Wasteland world, for an average Lord to grow their city to Tier 3 over a lifetime was already considered the limit.
To upgrade to Tier 4 or beyond required extraordinary luck and strength.
The main reason was that City Crystals and Mobile City Promotion Blueprints were far too scarce in the Wasteland.
These rare resources indirectly restricted the development pace of Mobile Cities.
There existed so-called “Second-generation City Lords” in the Wasteland—
the children of Wasteland Lords.
Mobile Cities were usually family-run and passed down through generations. After a Lord toiled for a lifetime, the Mobile City would be handed over to their children.
Some of these second-generation city lords continued the struggle, while others indulged in luxurious and decadent lifestyles.
If each generation started from a Tier 1 City—
the first generation could generally grow the city to a fully-equipped Tier 2 City or even Tier 3.
The second generation, if extremely lucky, might raise it by about one tier.
Then followed the third, fourth generations...::::
Only after generations of relentless effort could a Tier 4 or Tier 5 City possibly emerge.
As for Tier 6 and Tier 7 Cities, those were exceedingly rare.
Even if every generation produced elites with top-tier luck and strength, it would still be nearly impossible to reach Tier 6 or 7.
"I see now!"Li Ye suddenly understood.
He looked at Nils and asked the question he most wanted to know.
"What’s going on with these monsters?"
Nils smiled slightly.
"There’s a lot to explain next, so please listen carefully."
As a world-class organization, Titan Throne not only tracked Emperor Beasts but also specialized in researching the monsters of the Wasteland.
In fact, researching monsters was the main business of Titan Throne.
In the eyes of the average person, monsters in the Wasteland represented danger and resources—
The former because the monsters were extremely hardcore: they possessed intelligence, knew how to use firearms, heavy machine guns, and cannons. Some could even pilot helicopters and Mobile Cities.
The latter because monsters could drop Crystal Coins, coal, iron ore, and even blueprints.
But Titan Throne's perspective was entirely different from everyone else's.
They realized that monsters possessed intelligence, and if one could discover and master a way to communicate with them, they could be put to use.
Each type of monster had its own advantages.
Serpentfolk had excellent vision and could serve as Lookouts.
Goblins were cunning and treacherous but exceptionally intelligent—they could be taught specialized knowledge and assigned to work.
Boarmen had innate talent for piloting vehicles.
Lizardfolk had a keen sense for natural crops.
If these monsters could be made to work and fight under human management, they could be even more effective than humans!
Through generations of research, Titan Throne had fully mastered this technology.
Not only ordinary low-level monsters—even high-level monsters, Elites, and even Elite Captain-grade monsters could be utilized!
Even Wild BOSS.
As a Tier 2 Mobile City of Titan Throne, Nature L3 currently had 362 human members and 623 Tier 2 monsters.
"Is that so?"A flicker of surprise appeared in Li Ye’s eyes.
The information provided by Nils had shaken him like never before—
Just imagine, a Mobile City that commanded monsters in battle.
Goblin gunners manning the cannons, Serpentfolk Lookouts reporting battlefield conditions with their superior vision, Boarmen driving the convoy to charge ahead, trying to destroy the mobility of enemy cities.
Even Wild BOSS could fight for them!
As he imagined this, he suddenly recalled something important.
That was the Tier 2 Predatory City in the Wasteland Zone—Silence.
Back then, he was quite surprised upon learning that Silence had tamed a Wild BOSS.
But now, he somewhat understood.
So he looked up at Nils.
"Excuse me, do you know the Tier 2 Predatory City Silence?"
Hearing this, a trace of surprise appeared in the other’s eyes.
"How do you know about it?"he asked."In fact, it originally belonged to us—Titan Throne's Mobile City, Nature Z9."
"Nature Z9?"
"Yes,"Nils nodded."For various reasons, Nature Z9 chose to defect. After many twists and turns, it eventually became the Silence you now know."