LRAB Chapter 249 : The True Situation of the Universe and Urban Transportation
Chapter 249 : The True Situation of the Universe and Urban Transportation
Chapter 249: The True Situation of the Universe and Urban Transportation
Zhou Xing briefly explained his idea.
That was to mine resources in space—or even on other planets.
“Your idea is indeed feasible,” Li Ye replied. “But for us, it’s still a bit too far away.”
Yang Zheng raised an objection.
“There may be resources in space, but they’re not graded like the coal, iron ore, and saltpeter on Blue Star.” He spread his hands, his eyes showing a trace of helplessness. “Even if we got them, they wouldn’t really be of much use!”
Fang Yong was stunned, and Li Ye’s mouth twitched slightly as well.
It had to be said that Yang Zheng’s reminder this time was extremely crucial.
The Tomorrow Alliance relied on high-grade resources.
Going through enormous effort to send a Level 4 satellite into space, then figuring out how to collect ordinary-grade resources from space and bring them back down—such costs and returns would be completely disproportionate.
It even sounded somewhat absurd.
However, Zhou Xing firmly shook his head this time.
“The idea of mining resources in space or even on other planets wasn’t something I came up with,” he said. “Several years ago, a High-ranking Bishop from the Apocalypse Sect told me about it personally.”
Li Ye’s heart suddenly skipped a beat when he heard this.
He quickly walked over to Zhou Xing and stared directly into his eyes.
“Tell me everything, Zhou Xing. Explain everything you know!”
Zhou Xing was startled by his alliance leader’s sudden reaction.
After thinking carefully for a moment, he began to speak.
According to that High-ranking Bishop, the Apocalypse Sect, the Titan Throne, and the Iron Oath Brotherhood—the three organizations—were all mining resources in outer space, including high-grade iron ore.
Li Ye’s expression instantly changed.
“You’re saying there’s high-grade iron ore in outer space?” Even his voice changed as he spoke.
“It’s absolutely true, Lord,” Zhou Xing answered calmly. “That High-ranking Bishop said it exactly like that.”
Li Ye didn’t know what to say.
He only felt as if the world before his eyes was spinning, as though he could barely stand.
A tremendous shock surged through his heart.
High-grade iron ore existed in outer space.
That meant that not only Blue Star, but even outer space had been heavily altered and data-fied by that supernatural force.
All along, Li Ye had believed that only Blue Star had undergone the supernatural transformation. He had never expected such a result.
Thinking of this, Li Ye could not help but look up at the sky.
Perhaps it wasn’t just outer space.
Perhaps the entire universe had been transformed as well.
If that were true, it meant every civilization in the universe was facing the test of this supernatural transformation.
Faced with the countless monsters descending upon them, their civilizations would either fall—
Or become stronger.
A few drops of sweat unknowingly slid down Li Ye’s cheeks.
Zhou Xing and the other two gradually guessed what Li Ye was thinking, and their faces turned pale.
“That’s impossible, right?” Fang Yong muttered.
“I’m afraid it’s probably true,” Yang Zheng said heavily.
Zhou Xing let out a faint sigh.
He had never expected that casually mentioning a memory from many years ago would stir up such enormous waves.
“Are you alright, Lord?” he asked with some concern.
Li Ye raised his head and placed a hand on Zhou Xing’s shoulder.
“No—you did very well, Zhou Xing,” he said in a deep voice. “At the very least, we’ve finally figured out what’s really going on.”
In the time that followed, the four of them discussed the situation in outer space.
Li Ye also called Lin Wu over.
The first question they addressed was how the three major human organizations transported resources mined in outer space back to the planet.
A few minutes later, Li Ye solved the problem directly.
“The City Resource Transmission Device,” he said. “As long as space stations or extraterrestrial colonial bases install one, and a Mobile City on Blue Star installs another, resources can be transmitted between them.”
Zhou Xing and the others nodded repeatedly.
Not only could space stations and colonial bases send mined resources from outer space to Blue Star, but Mobile Cities on the planet could also send supplies—food, clothing, and other necessities—back to them.
“I have to say, this City Resource Transmission Device really is convenient and practical,” Fang Yong sighed.
Lin Wu, however, pointed out a flaw in Li Ye’s explanation.
“Is everyone forgetting something?” he said word by word. “The City Resource Transmission Device can only be equipped by Mobile Cities. Space stations and colonial bases can’t use it at all.”
Li Ye was momentarily stunned, then gently shook his head.
“Your thinking is correct, Lin Wu—but there’s something you don’t know,” he said slowly. “When I chatted with Archbishop Heath before, he once mentioned that Mobile Cities have a space-type classification.”
Lin Wu’s mind was extremely quick. He instantly understood Li Ye’s meaning.
“You mean the three major human organizations use Mobile Cities directly as space stations and colonial bases?”
In outer space, Mobile Cities were far more flexible than space stations or colonial bases.
Whether it was mining resources or engaging in external combat.
“There’s no need for high-level Mobile Cities to go into space,” Li Ye emphasized seriously. “All that’s needed is a Level 1 Mobile City equipped with high-level city accessories.”
“I have to say, this ‘low-level, high-configuration tactic’ really is practical,” Fang Yong exclaimed. “It’s practically a revolution in the history of Mobile Cities!”
Li Ye and the others were also filled with emotion.
But what they didn’t know was that the elder from the Iron Oath Brotherhood who invented the “low-level, high-configuration tactic” was still alive even now.
With that, the first question came to an end, and everyone moved on to the second.
That was the progress of humanity in space.
This time, Lin Wu spoke first.
“The world-class human organizations are still fighting the monsters for control of this planet,” he said. “Doesn’t that mean... the three organizations don’t yet have the capability for deep-space travel beyond the solar system?”
Li Ye was initially surprised, but soon understood Lin Wu’s reasoning.
Space was vast and boundless, and its resources were nearly infinite. Blue Star itself was insignificant in comparison.
If humanity possessed deep-space travel capability, they wouldn’t need to fight the monsters to the death over Blue Star.
They could simply form a space fleet using Mobile Cities and leave the solar system for deep space, ignoring the enemy entirely.
The same would apply to the monster world-class organizations.
“Your idea does make sense...”
Even so, everyone felt a trace of regret.
After all, Blue Star was the home planet of human civilization. Choosing to leave it behind and head into space felt like abandoning their homeland.
Moreover, “reclaiming this planet from the monsters” had long been humanity’s obsession.
This obsession had lasted for hundreds of years, influencing countless people subtly over time. It wasn’t something that could simply be changed overnight.
Li Ye’s expression gradually turned serious.
He truly couldn’t determine the current level of humanity’s progress in space.
“The highest level Mobile City on the human side is Level 7. I wonder whether a Level 7 Mobile City possesses technologies like curvature navigation, spatial jumps, or light-speed travel...” he thought.
“By the way...” Fang Yong scratched his head. “Even if space-type Mobile Cities can act as colonial bases and space stations, how does everyone send an entire city into space in the first place?”
“Perhaps through super rockets,” Li Ye guessed. “For example, Level 5 rockets—or even higher.”
While chatting, he suddenly realized something.
The Level 7 flagship cities of both humans and monsters might already be in outer space.
The reason was simple.
Even a Level 4 Mobile City was unimaginably massive. Level 5, Level 6, and even Level 7 cities would be even more exaggerated.
The landmasses of continents would have difficulty supporting such colossal structures. Terrain features like mountains, lakes, and canyons would also create major obstacles.
Previously, Li Ye had assumed the flagship cities of both sides were located in the sky or on the ocean.
Now that he thought about it, outer space seemed far more likely.
“If that’s the case, there’s no need to launch Mobile Cities into space at all,” he thought, shaking his head. “The flagship cities can directly manufacture Mobile Cities in outer space and deploy them.”
After the meeting ended, Li Ye still did not get a moment of rest.
Because members of the City Committee came looking for him again.
This time, the topic they discussed was urban transportation.
Previously, Li Ye had once imagined whether high-level Mobile Cities might allow people to drive cars or even build roads.
Now that wish had come true.
Ideally, a single floor of Tomorrow had an area of 7.29 square kilometers.
That was already an astonishing number.
A standard soccer field was only about 7,140 square meters, which converted to roughly 0.007 square kilometers.
In other words, one floor of Tomorrow was equivalent to 1,021 soccer fields lined up side by side.
Li Ye vaguely remembered that the Bird’s Nest Stadium only covered about 0.021 square kilometers, while Vatican City covered 0.44 square kilometers, and the entire territory of Monaco was only about 2.1 square kilometers.
Moreover, Tomorrow now had a full 48 floors.
In the past, Li Ye liked to walk around Tomorrow while thinking.
Before he realized it, he would have strolled through the entire city.
But now, he probably couldn’t even finish touring Tomorrow even if he ran until his legs gave out.
Thus, building urban transportation within Tomorrow had become an urgent task.
Thinking of this, Li Ye couldn’t help but feel energized.
Urban transportation construction was an enormous project.
Not only did it need to be done properly now, but as Tomorrow continued to rise in level, transportation within the city would become increasingly important.
As for the meeting location, the City Committee members proposed a suggestion.
They wanted to go to the City Simulation Training Pod.
After Tomorrow was upgraded to Level 4, the City Committee had input Tomorrow’s data into the simulation training pod.
In this way, whenever they wanted to construct buildings, they could enter the simulated Tomorrow and carry out advance planning.
“Your idea is excellent,” Li Ye nodded.
He certainly wouldn’t have thought of that on his own.
Building a Mobile City ultimately required everyone’s collective effort.
The committee members exchanged glances with one another.
“Lord, this idea was proposed by Miss Lin Xia,” one of them said.
News spread quickly, and the people aboard Tomorrow gradually learned that their lord had begun dating Lin Xia.
Within the City Committee, Lin Xia’s status suddenly rose.
Now the members treated this future lady of the city lord with considerable respect—and the residents of Tomorrow even more so.
From them, Li Ye learned that Lin Xia was currently inside the City Simulation Training Pod, likely already planning the city’s transportation system.
“Let’s go to the training pod together,” he said.
Not only Li Ye and the others went this time—Lin Wu followed as well.
In fact, he was very interested in the construction of urban transportation.
The group entered the virtual Tomorrow through the training pod.
The moment he stepped inside, Li Ye felt something different.
Sunlight.
The wind blowing gently.
And the sensation of solid ground beneath his feet.
Everything felt incredibly real.
If he hadn’t known it was a simulation, he might have thought he was actually standing inside the real Tomorrow.
The Level 4 City Simulation Training Pod provided a completely different level of immersion.
When Li Ye casually turned his head, his expression became both surprised and complicated.
Lin Wu, who had also entered the scene, was standing.
“I have to say, the feeling of being able to stand and walk again is truly wonderful,” Lin Wu said sincerely.
Soon, everyone met up with Lin Xia and began discussing urban transportation together.
To make movement easier, Li Ye even set up a bus inside the simulation environment.
Since it was a virtual setting, he simply configured the bus to operate with autonomous intelligent driving.
The group boarded the bus and began observing the scenery along the way while planning the city’s transportation network.
“This time, we’re really going to build roads,” Lin Wu said.
At Level 1, the residential rooms on Tomorrow were tightly packed and very small.
As Tomorrow upgraded to Level 4, the residential units grew larger.
But they were still arranged like hotel rooms—clustered closely together.
“So before building urban transportation, do we need to construct separate houses for the residents?” Li Ye pondered.
“Lord, that’s exactly what we wanted to bring up,” one committee member replied.
Li Ye slowly nodded.
This project was even larger than the urban transportation system.
Each household would need its own small house.
After establishing the household registration system, Li Ye had learned the exact number of households aboard Tomorrow.
Over 50,000 people.
21,452 households.
That meant constructing 21,452 houses.
Thinking about this, Li Ye couldn’t help but frown slightly.
This was truly difficult.
Building more than twenty thousand houses required massive quantities of construction materials—rebar, concrete, and timber.
Timber was the easiest material to obtain.
By expanding the planting scale of Level 3 pine trees, they could produce an endless supply.
Next came concrete.
The City Committee had already purchased blueprints for ordinary concrete and cement. The sand and gravel required for concrete could be obtained in the Peninsula Zone.
As for the water needed for mixing—
Tomorrow was currently right next to the sea.
The most troublesome material was rebar.
Tomorrow currently didn’t have the blueprint for rebar, but Li Ye could purchase it through the Apocalypse Sect’s official shop via satellite phone.
It didn’t need to be high-grade—ordinary grade would suffice.
However, the rebar required to build more than twenty thousand houses would be an astronomical quantity.
It would consume enormous amounts of iron ore or steel to produce.