【Tomorrow: Professor Annie? What is that sound? It’s actually that effective?】
【Nature L3: Hehe, that’s the cry of an Emperor Beast, specifically recorded by Titan Throne. That sound means you’ve already become my prey.】
【Conqueror: Is that so?】
【Tomorrow: Thank you for your help. We’ll take it from here.】
At Li Ye’s command, several Mobile Cities unleashed a fierce bombardment on the cave, nearly collapsing it.
A few minutes later, Professor Annie sent a message.
【Nature L3: Alright, stop now. According to the detection instrument data, there are no more signs of life from that Wild BOSS in the cave. It’s dead.】
Li Ye then gave the order to stop.
Breathing a sigh of relief, he rubbed his hands together expectantly.
"I wonder what Tier 3 item it’ll be this time?"Everyone cautiously made their way into the cave.
Professor Annie wasn’t wrong— the giant python was indeed dead.
"Whose luck is decent? Go touch it and see."Yang Zheng spoke."Get us a good Tier 3 item."
He said that because some Mobile Cities had once touched a Tier 3 toilet after killing a Tier 2 Wild BOSS.
It sounded funny, but it would be unfortunate if it happened to you.
In fact, none of the Tier 2 Cities currently had any Tier 3 items.
The Lords looked at one another, courteously deferring.
In the end, it was Li Ye who made the decision.
"I’ll do it."
He took a deep breath and walked toward the python’s corpse.
"Give it to me!"
【17,843 Crystal Coins.】
【1,598 units of Tier 2 Iron Ore, 1,042 units of Tier 2 Coal, 765 units of Tier 2 Fuel.】
【Tier 2 City Armor: Titan Python Scales】
【Tier 2 City Accessory Upgrade Blueprint (Type: Mechanical Arm)】
【Tier 2 Weapon Upgrade Blueprint (Type: Firearms)】
【Tier 2 Vehicle - Goblin Light Combat Airship Blueprint】
【Tier 3 City Accessory - City Resource Transmission Device】
Upon seeing the drops, everyone paused in shock, then exclaimed in unison.
"That’s some real red luck!"
It had to be said, every drop this time was excellent.
The most exciting part—there really was a Tier 3 item!
Li Ye’s gaze locked onto the Tier 3 item.
【Item Name: City Resource Transmission Device】
【Item Tier: Tier 3】
【Bonus Effect: Allows the transmission of any unit of resources to the target Mobile City. Each activation consumes a minimum of 15% City Energy, with the consumption increasing according to the unit weight of the transmitted resources.】
【Note: 1. This device cannot transmit living beings. 2. This device can only transmit items of Tier 3 or below.】
As he read, Li Ye’s heart began pounding uncontrollably.
This Tier 3 item was an exceptional strategic asset for the City Alliance!
It meant that City Alliance members could transfer discovered resources to one another during exploration, offering mutual aid and support.
For example, important City Accessories, Blueprints, rare ore veins for Cannon crafting...
The only flaw was that it consumed 15% City Energy just to start transmission.
If it were used to send food, freshwater, coal, or iron ore, it wouldn’t be cost-effective.
Although it was Li Ye who got lucky, this Tier 3 item did not necessarily belong to him.
Present were Conqueror, Burning Steel, and Iron Whale. Additionally, the three other Mobile Cities responsible for oil field extraction also had rights to share resources and bid.
Among them, Iron Whale and Engineer were considered allies, meaning Li Ye only had four competitors.
Upon learning that the Wild BOSS had dropped a Tier 3 item, the three Lords in charge of oil field extraction and garrison were ecstatic.
Thus, Li Ye decided to auction it off on the City Communication Channel.
The first item to be auctioned was naturally the City Resource Transmission Device.
It was a finely crafted, compact hexagonal prism device about 1.2 meters tall and 0.5 meters in diameter at the base, encased in a silver-blue alloy shell, with seams that glowed with a faint blue energy stream.
Moreover, it came as a pair.
Before the auction, everyone realized one problem.
No one had many Crystal Coins on hand. If it came down to a bidding war, the final price might not be high.
So someone suggested they could prepay using a share of the petroleum resources, or defer payment.
During this time, the City Resource Transmission Device would be held by Nature L3, and delivered after full payment.
As a world-class organization, Titan Throne had an excellent reputation and trustworthiness—there was no fear of mishaps.
After some thought, everyone agreed.
Li Ye was even happier.
Since prepayment was allowed, his competitive edge was now the greatest.
After all, the Tomorrow Alliance held 60% of the oil extraction share.
【Tomorrow: Then let the auction begin. The auction item is the City Resource Transmission Device, starting price 10,000 Crystal Coins.】
【Conqueror: 15,000 Crystal Coins.】
【Burning Steel: 16,000 Crystal Coins.】
【Gray Hound: 20,000 Crystal Coins.】
The bidding was extremely intense, with prices climbing steadily.
Although these Tier 2 Mobile Cities operated individually, the Continent Auction House was about to open, and they could resell what they bought. Essentially, they were acting as scalpers.
Its bonus effect was "Speed +15%, Defense +9%".
Overall, it was quite a decent Tier 2 Aerial Vehicle.
Since no one had much money on hand, all these Tier 2 items were left in the custody of Nature L3 after the auction.
As for where the money would come from in the future, it all depended on the profit share from oil extraction.
At this thought, everyone was filled with anticipation.
In addition, the Coal, Iron Ore, Fuel, and Crystal Coins obtained from killing the giant python were divided evenly among the seven Mobile Cities.
With that, the auction came to an end, and the Mobile Cities began their return.
Li Ye glanced at the System Panel.
At this time, the system cooldown had finished.
【Time until next Intelligence Refresh: 6 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes, 59 seconds】
【Number of Intelligence Updates: 7】
"Seven days in total. It should be worth a lot,"Li Ye nodded.
By the time the affairs at the Western Wasteland Continent Auction House were settled, the intelligence should be refreshed.
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"It’s finally happening."
Watching the final minutes tick down on the screen, Li Ye said excitedly.
At that moment, he was sitting in Tomorrow’s cockpit, surrounded by a large crowd.
Everyone was watching the screen with anticipation.
As of now, the Tomorrow Alliance had 27,931 units of Petroleum.
If the shares were excluded, that number would be even higher.
These past days, many Mobile Cities had noticed activity in the Sedimentary Basin and were getting restless.
But upon seeing the six Tier 2 Mobile Cities under the Tomorrow Alliance, everyone abandoned those thoughts.
Li Ye's gaze was fixed on the screen.
Whether the Tomorrow Alliance could rise depended entirely on this Petroleum.
As the countdown ended, the Western Wasteland Continent Auction House opened immediately.
Within just a few seconds, hundreds of items flooded the auction listings.
Iron Ore, Coal, Fuel, Fabric, City Accessories, Weapons and Equipment, Vehicles, Blueprints...
All kinds of items appeared endlessly, dazzling the eyes.
Li Ye wasn’t in a rush to sell, instead checking the prices of Petroleum and Fuel.
Currently, Petroleum was priced at 15 Crystal Coins per unit, and Fuel at 14 Crystal Coins per unit.
Overall, Petroleum had wider applications. While Fuel was used only by Vehicles and Mobile Cities, Petroleum could be used to make plastic and manufacture industrial goods.
He quickly chose to list them.
As expected, the more Petroleum and Fuel that got listed, the more their prices dropped.
Everyone was competing fiercely.
Li Ye wasn’t surprised by this, because the Western Wasteland Continent had 22 regions in total, and naturally produced a lot of basic resources.
Ten minutes later, the prices of Petroleum and Fuel finally stabilized.
Both had dropped to 9 Crystal Coins.
And the batch of Petroleum Li Ye listed earlier hadn’t sold much.
"Looks like I’ll have to reprice it."
But just as he was about to make his move, a new idea struck him.
"By the way, what’s the price of Tier 2 Fuel?"
As Li Ye entered the query, a list of search results popped up in the Auction House.
Tier 2 Fuel was priced at 29 Crystal Coins per unit.
After all, compared to Tier 1 Fuel, it provided significantly more City Energy.
If Vehicles used Tier 2 Fuel, their engine performance would also improve noticeably.
However, for Tier 2 Mobile Cities, it was quite a luxury.
Most of the Tier 2 Fuel they acquired was used to feed their Mobile Cities, while their own Tier 2 Vehicles still ran on Tier 1 Fuel.
"How about searching for Tier 2 Fuel Blueprints?"Lin Wu suggested.
"Sure."
Soon, over a dozen Tier 2 Fuel Blueprints popped up in the Auction House.
According to the blueprint description, producing Tier 2 Fuel required 3 units of Petroleum.
"We might try selling Tier 2 Fuel ourselves."
One unit of Petroleum could be processed into one unit of Tier 1 Fuel.
But if 3 units of Petroleum were processed into one unit of Tier 2 Fuel, it would yield 2 Crystal Coins more in profit.
The Tier 2 Fuel Blueprint wasn’t expensive, costing only 4,600 Crystal Coins.
The main reason was that it was generally difficult to find that much Petroleum in the wild. The Tomorrow Alliance was considered a rare exception.
Typically, Lords of Mobile Cities used Coal.
After purchasing the Tier 2 Fuel Blueprint, Li Ye handed it over to the Engineer.
After all, the Tomorrow Alliance had clear divisions of labor—Tomorrow handled combat, Iron Whale handled defense, and Engineer handled engineering and logistical resource processing.
After some preparation, Li Ye listed his goods.
3,000 units of Tier 2 Fuel, 18,931 units of Petroleum.
The Tier 2 Fuel sold out in batches, while the Petroleum sold more slowly.
Ten minutes later, Li Ye’s account showed an increase of 160,000 Crystal Coins.
The cockpit instantly erupted with excitement at the sight of that six-digit number.
"Whoa, this is amazing, Brother Li,"Tang Fang exclaimed.
Li Ye was equally astonished.
He rubbed his eyes, hardly believing it was real.
A whole 160,000 Crystal Coins!
Only back when they risked everything to crush the Tarot Alliance had they seen this level of Crystal Coin income.
And now it had come so easily.
"I wonder how much Tier 2 Iron Ore we could buy with this,"Ning Wen said excitedly."Now’s the time to upgrade the Molten Cannon to Tier 2, my Lord!"
After acquiring the Upgrade Blueprint from the Caravan, Li Ye had originally intended to upgrade the Molten Cannon, but due to the lack of Molten Ore at the Fortress, he upgraded the Frost Cannon instead to improve their combat power more quickly.
At the thought of spending money, Li Ye quickly regained his composure.
It wasn’t just Tomorrow—Iron Whale and Engineer also needed upgrades.
Engineer had only recently advanced to a Tier 2 City; its Mechanical Arms, Universal Work Claws, and Built-in Crane all needed upgrades.
Not only that, it also needed to gather a series of Tier 2 City Engineering Blueprints and upgrade its Engineering Vehicles.
Iron Whale only had Tier 2 City Armor and Power Engine—the rest was still at Tier 1 level and also needed upgrading.
Li Ye then allocated 40,000 Crystal Coins each to Zhou Xing and Fang Yong, telling them to ask him for more if needed.
The Crystal Coins would be delivered by someone flying the Black Hawk Helicopter.
Faced with so much money, Zhou Xing and Fang Yong were initially stunned, then became incredibly excited.
Meanwhile, Li Ye looked at the 80,000 Crystal Coins he still had on hand and fell into deep thought.
The money came so fast that he wasn’t sure how to spend it.
After all, life had always been tough in the past—either on the run or in battle.
The only time they had made a significant fortune was when they took down the Tarot Alliance and got over 40,000 Crystal Coins.
Just then, he saw the people around him.
"Everyone, what do you think we should prioritize purchasing?"he asked.
With everyone contributing ideas, a purchasing plan was drafted.
First, upgrade the Molten Cannon and craft a Hunter Cannon.
Second, upgrade City configurations like Treaded Wheels and Power Engines.
Third, purchase Blueprints for living essentials and Tier 2 Crop Seeds.
Fourth, establish land, sea, and air combat forces.