Roland Fortress

1. There was a small Iron Ore Vein 190 kilometers to the southwest, estimated to yield 150 units of Iron Ore. (Intelligence Value: Ordinary)

2. In the lower district of Roland Fortress, a young man was about to be fired from the repair shop where he worked. He had once been a gunner. (Intelligence Value: Excellent)

3. The lord of Conqueror currently needed at least 500 units of Lava Spider Silk and was willing to buy it at a high price. (Intelligence Value: Rare)

4. There was a Level 1 monster town 45 kilometers due north. Its residents were 163 Boar People, equipped with four cannons and eight Heavy Machine Guns. (Intelligence Value: Rare)

5. In one minute, a medium-sized Thunder Ore Vein would spawn 60 kilometers due south, estimated to yield 482 units of ore. (Intelligence Value: Outstanding)

6. Currently spawning. (Intelligence Value: Epic)

As usual, Li Ye began analyzing the intelligence reports one by one.

The first report mentioned a small Iron Ore Vein to the southwest.

Although he currently lacked Iron Ore, it was not worth going all that way just to mine 150 units. He would most likely have to give it up.

The second report mentioned a gunner in the lower district of Roland Fortress.

A gunner was exactly the kind of talent Li Ye desperately needed right now. Besides, he had replenished his shells, so his cannons could return to battle. The problem was that he had no idea where Roland Fortress was.

The third report said that the lord of Conqueror needed 500 units of Lava Spider Silk and was willing to purchase it at a high price.

This time, another new Mobile City had appeared in the intelligence report, and the needs of its lord had been clearly listed.

Lava Spider Silk was a rare Level 1 Material dropped by Level 1 elite monsters known as Lava Spiders. Lava Spiders were enormous, each as large as a table, and excelled at spraying scorching silk to attack their enemies.

The fourth report mentioned a monster town 45 kilometers due north.

Monster towns were rare monster strongholds in the wasteland. They often stored large quantities of resources such as Iron Ore, fuel, food, and Freshwater, and had a higher chance of producing Level 1 Items. They were the resource sites lords most loved to attack.

Though he coveted that juicy prize, Li Ye felt somewhat uneasy.

After all, Tomorrow only had twenty-four people in total. They had fewer cannons and machine guns than the other side. Launching an attack recklessly would be suicidal.

The fifth report, however, gave him a pleasant surprise.

A Rare Ore Vein, and a medium-sized one at that!

Li Ye's heart began pounding wildly.

If he could mine out this vein, he would make a small fortune.

At the same time, he became frantic.

This Thunder Ore Vein would spawn in just one minute, and it was a full sixty kilometers away.

If a nearby survival convoy or Mobile City discovered it first, that would be disastrous.

"Tang Fang, head south at maximum speed!" He immediately waved his hand.

Under normal circumstances, a Level 1 city had a maximum speed of fifty to sixty kilometers per hour. But if its City Components had been upgraded, it could go even faster.

Then he looked expectantly at the Epic Intelligence Report that was still spawning.

"I wonder what it'll be this time?"

About an hour later, Tomorrow arrived at its destination.

When he saw the Thunder Ore Vein sitting safely within view, Li Ye finally let out a sigh of relief.

He immediately ordered everyone aboard Tomorrow to stop what they were doing, grab their Mining Pickaxes, and get to work.

Old Zhou and the others were far more excited than Li Ye. The moment the Lifting Platform touched down, they rushed over in a swarm and began digging with blazing enthusiasm.

After two or three hours of work, the Thunder Ore Vein was finally exhausted.

Only after everyone hauled the ore back aboard Tomorrow did Li Ye finally relax.

This time, he had mined a full 483 units of Thunder Ore.

This Rare Ore was a deep blue throughout, with its surface occasionally flickering with light like an electric current.

To Li Ye's disappointment, this Thunder Ore Vein had not produced any accompanying Thunder Crystals.

He planned to find somewhere to sell this batch of Rare Ore and use the money to purchase supplies.

However, Tomorrow had only traveled a short distance when the Speaking Tube in the cockpit carried the lookout's voice.

"Report! A forest has appeared 800 meters to the northeast. There's movement inside. It seems something huge is moving around."

"A forest? Something huge?"

Li Ye froze.

He quickly realized something and rushed out of the cockpit toward the Watchtower.

Through the binoculars, he saw the forest.

The entire forest was fiery red, its colors so vivid that it looked as if it were burning.

Li Ye immediately realized that this was the Fire Feather Forest mentioned in the intelligence report!

He had never expected to stumble upon it while mining the Thunder Ore Vein.

Then the huge thing the lookout had mentioned had to be—

The next second, a mountain-sized figure crawled out of the Fire Feather Forest.

It was a colossal spider, crimson all over, with dark red patterns flowing across its body like lava. Its eight eyes burned bright and hot like blazing furnaces.

A Wild BOSS—the Lava Spider Queen.

A huge swarm of Lava Spiders followed at her side, along with four Spider Guards at the Elite Captain level.

This time, everyone aboard Tomorrow was alarmed. As they watched the Lava Spider Queen wandering through the Fire Feather Forest, every one of them stood dumbfounded.

Li Ye stared fixedly at the Lava Spider Queen as well.

This was a Wild BOSS rarely seen even once in a lifetime. It could drop a Level 2 Item!

But Tomorrow's current strength was nowhere near enough to challenge a Wild BOSS.

He could only reluctantly withdraw his gaze and wave to the others.

"Let's go."

Half an hour later, Li Ye unexpectedly encountered a group of people.

It was a convoy, and its leader was none other than Lin Xia, whom he had previously saved from the corpse horde.

"I didn't expect we'd meet again!" Lin Xia rolled down her window and waved at him. "We just finished an expedition and are heading back. If you're looking to buy supplies, you can come to our fortress."

Li Ye's thoughts stirred.

Lin Xia's suggestion was not a bad one.

With the daughter of the lord acting as his guarantor, there should be no problem entering Roland Fortress.

He could sell this newly acquired batch of Thunder Ore there, purchase supplies while he was at it, and recruit the gunner from the lower district.

The fortress should have ample supplies. Perhaps he could even buy the Frost Ore and Frost Crystals needed to build a Frost Cannon.

Three hours later, Tomorrow followed Lin Xia's convoy to Roland Fortress.

Roland Fortress stood in the middle of a mining district. Not far away was a Freshwater Lake, while large stretches of farmland surrounded it.

A row of enormous walls protected the fortress. The walls were dozens of meters tall, lined with rows of cannons and Heavy Machine Guns, while numerous guards carrying firearms patrolled above. Several small gates and one enormous gate stood in the middle of the walls.

Seeing this, Li Ye could not help feeling deeply envious.

This fortress truly had formidable strength.

When the guards saw Lin Xia's convoy traveling with Tomorrow, they roughly understood the situation and lowered their guard.

Lin Xia parked her vehicle, got out, and explained the situation to the guards. The guards nodded and opened the enormous gate to let Tomorrow enter.

The moment Li Ye saw the interior of Roland Fortress, he was stunned.

Rather than a fortress, it looked more like a Mobile City that had removed its tires and tracks and settled in place.