"You Have Become Prey"

"Speaking of which, what do you want so much Lava Spider Silk for?" Li Ye asked curiously.

Like him, Li Jin also cast a curious glance.

Lei Jian pondered for a moment, then displayed a blueprint.

[Level 1 City Part - Lava Treads Blueprint]

[Item Name: Lava Treads]

[Item Level: Level 1]

[Attached Effects: 1. Increases Mobile City's grip by 10%. 2. Grants Mobile City climbing ability, with a maximum climbing angle of 30 degrees.]

[Crafting Requirements: 500 units of Lava Spider Silk, 100 units of Iron Ore]

According to Lei Jian, he obtained this during an attack on a monster town.

"It really is a good city part," Li Ye nodded inwardly.

Compared to the standard Level 1 treads upgraded in the production workshop, these Lava Treads had better effects and even granted the Mobile City climbing ability.

30 degrees was already a considerable incline.

A magical scene seemed to appear before his eyes: a Mobile City the size of a mountain, nimbly climbing through the mountains thanks to the treads on its chassis.

According to the previous agreement, the remaining spoils of war were to be divided between the Conqueror and the Azure at a 6:4 ratio.

The division of Iron Ore and Crystal Coins went smoothly, but a slight disagreement arose when it came to the Lava Armor.

Since the Conqueror was the strongest and contributed the most, Lei Jian had more say.

After some negotiation, the Conqueror received the city part. As compensation, the Azure received 300 units of Iron Ore and 300 units of Coal.

Although the compensation was substantial, Li Jin couldn't help but feel a bit regretful. His Azure had just recovered and urgently needed to increase its strength.

But in all fairness, the Azure's position within the three-city alliance was the weakest this time.

After all, the Tomorrow was the owner of the wild BOSS information and the initiator of the alliance, while the Conqueror was the strongest party.

However, overall, he had still profited this time, obtaining a considerable amount of resources. The only thing that pained Li Jin a little was the loss of that Artilleryman from the Azure. He was an old member who had followed the Azure for a long time, and now they had to train another one.

After the spoils of war were divided, Lei Jian made a request.

Because his Conqueror had been the sole tank for the Lava Spider Queen during the battle, it was now covered in spider silk and couldn't move. It needed to have the silk cleaned off.

In the wilderness, a Mobile City that couldn't move was very dangerous. Therefore, Lei Jian requested that the Azure and the Tomorrow provide escort for the Conqueror during this period.

Li Ye and Li Jin agreed without hesitation.

After this battle, the three parties had somewhat forged a bond of camaraderie.

With gratitude, Lei Jian glanced at the Falcon Assault Rifle Li Ye was holding.

"Your Level 1 firearm is good. Help me process some of them too."

His Conqueror actually had a Level 1 firearm as well, but it was a submachine gun, which was not as powerful as an assault rifle.

Li Ye nodded. Out of goodwill, he didn't charge any processing fees this time.

In the following time, he brought the City Camouflage back to the Tomorrow and handed it over to Lin Wu for installation, and he briefly tallied their own expenditures.

During the battle, many Lava Spiders had climbed onto the deck, including a Spider Guard.

The Tomorrow's deck and various parts suffered damage, but there were no personnel losses. However, several combat personnel were injured.

As for the expended artillery shells, machine gun bullets, pistol bullets, and Falcon Assault Rifle bullets, they were fired as if they were free from the start of the battle.

A rough calculation showed that this battle was equivalent to expending over 400 units of Iron Ore.

Li Ye couldn't help but gasp. The cost of war was indeed high. It truly lived up to the saying, "When the cannons roar, gold flows like water."

During this time, he glanced at the corpse of the Lava Spider Queen and fell into deep thought.

The drop rate for this wild BOSS was too generous, and it could even feed three Mobile Cities.

If the Tomorrow had taken it on alone, they would have been set for life.

But recalling the battle just now, he shook his head gently, dismissing the thought.

"Sigh, it's better not to be too greedy."

An hour later, the Conqueror finished cleaning off all the spider silk and regained its mobility.

The three parties exchanged their hostages, bid farewell to each other, and set off.

The three Mobile Cities departed in different directions.

In the wilderness, Mobile Cities generally had no intention of traveling together. The reason was simple: the resources found in the wild were limited, and two Mobile Cities would not be enough to share, let alone three.

Li Ye opened the system panel. The Epic Intelligence entry had already refreshed.

And its content was:

[As of now, the human survivor data in the Wasteland Zone is as follows:]

[Number of Level 1 Mobile Cities: 119]

[Level 2 Mobile City Count: 3]

[Level 1 Fortress: 16]

[Survivor Towns: 152]

[Survival Caravans: 63]

[Survival Squads: 421]

[Total Population: 173531]

"Is this what the Epic Intelligence is about this time?"

Amidst his astonishment, a hint of joy flashed in Li Ye's eyes.

"What great intelligence!"

Now, he had a clear and intuitive understanding of the entire Wasteland Zone.

He hadn't expected there to be as many as 119 Level 1 Mobile Cities in the Wasteland Zone.

And there were even 3 Level 2 cities.

What surprised him was that the survivor population in the Wasteland Zone was over 170,000, which far exceeded his expectations.

After his surprise, he sighed.

With the entire Wasteland Zone destined for destruction in 3 months, he wondered how many people would be able to survive.

After arranging the duty roster, Li Ye went back to his room for a nap.

When he woke up, it was already evening.

The sky had completely darkened, and the Tomorrow's searchlights had long been turned on.

As he walked out of his room, Li Ye thought of something and immediately opened the system panel.

The system's cooldown had finished.

[Time until next intelligence refresh: 15 hours 32 minutes 52 seconds]

[Intelligence Count: 5]

Li Ye couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

The intelligence refresh time this time was less than a day, so the value was unlikely to be high; it was just scraps.

As it was already night, most people on the Tomorrow had gone to rest. Only a few combat personnel were on night duty, and the lookouts on the Tomorrow had also been withdrawn.

Li Ye, having just woken up, felt energetic and decided to wander around the Tomorrow.

Just then, he suddenly heard a faint rumbling sound from a distance.

"Does that sound like it's coming from a Mobile City?" he wondered.

The next second, a searchlight beam landed on the Tomorrow.

Li Ye was startled and then looked in the direction the searchlight was coming from.

Judging by its silhouette, it was clearly a Mobile City.

"Tang Fang, turn on the searchlight and aim it at that Mobile City!"

After shouting this, he immediately rushed towards the watchtower.

Entering the watchtower, Li Ye quickly picked up the binoculars and looked at the Mobile City.

He saw that the flag of the Mobile City was emblazoned with a scarlet-fanged hound.

He instantly realized.

"Is this... the Crimson Hound?"

At the same time, the other party let out a whistle.

Two short blasts, two long blasts.

What did this mean?

"You have become prey."