As usual, Li Ye quickly analyzed the intelligence.
The first piece of intelligence was this.
Fifteen kilometers away was a temporarily stationed convoy of survivors.
Considering the size of Tomorrow, the resources of a convoy were truly beneath notice.
The gap between them was like that between a whale and tiny fish and shrimp in the ocean.
Moreover, the convoy had no Level 1 Blueprints, Level 1 Weapons, or other resources Li Ye wanted. Thus, he merely skimmed it before skipping this ordinary piece of intelligence.
The second piece of intelligence was much more interesting.
To the west of the Wasteland Zone was the Level 1 Zone known as the "Large Basin Area." Reaching there would take a month.
This was another new area Li Ye had learned about after the Eternal Night Zone.
But overall, Li Ye had no plans to head to the Basin Area for now. After all, if he wanted to develop, developing in the Wasteland Zone was enough; there was no need to go to another Level 1 Zone. Besides, the journey would take a month.
His primary target was still the Eternal Night Zone. At most, the Basin Area could only be considered a backup option.
The third piece of intelligence startled him.
This time, another Level 1 Mobile City had appeared in the intelligence.
This Mobile City had fought two enemies at once and won.
In the wilderness, one-on-one battles between Mobile Cities were already extremely fierce. Fighting one against two meant being at a complete disadvantage.
It meant that the opponent had twice as much artillery and twice as many Heavy Machine Guns, as well as a convoy harassing you.
Yet the Vanguard had actually won. This meant that this Mobile City undoubtedly possessed an excellent lord, outstanding combat personnel, and precise coordination.
"There really are a lot of monsters!" Li Ye could not help but sigh.
The Crimson Hound, with just two Level 1 Artillery pieces and nearly a hundred combat personnel, had already left him dumbfounded. He had not expected another Vanguard to appear.
At the same time, he could not help feeling envious.
This time, the Vanguard had swallowed the resources of two Mobile Cities. That meant the strength of this Level 1 City would surge by a considerable amount.
The fourth piece of intelligence concerned Roland Fortress.
Li Ye was somewhat surprised when he read this. He had not expected Roland Fortress to be as united as he had imagined. Internal conflicts were running rampant.
The fifth piece of intelligence caught his interest.
"There are neutral monster towns in the Rotting Lands?" he asked in surprise.
The Kobold convoy from last time had already allowed Li Ye to taste the benefits.
He immediately set Tomorrow's destination as the Rotting Lands.
Just as he was about to head to the driver's cabin to issue the order, Li Ye's gaze inadvertently fell upon the first piece of intelligence again.
A new idea suddenly occurred to him.
The convoy might not be able to provide what he needed, but he could sell them something!
After all, he had Falcon Assault Rifles in his possession, and this Level 1 Weapon was highly sought after.
Having made up his mind, he immediately ordered Tomorrow to head southwest.
When the convoy saw a Mobile City driving toward them, its members were dumbfounded.
They had been sitting around the campfire, but one after another, they put down the food in their hands and quickly retreated toward their vehicles.
At that moment, Tomorrow sounded two long blasts and one short blast.
The convoy leader stopped and said hesitantly, "That means they're requesting communication. Let's see what they want."
A few minutes later, both sides met.
Li Ye observed the convoy and discovered that it had four Off-road Vehicles, two buses, and two trucks. It was already a fairly large convoy.
He immediately displayed the Falcon Assault Rifles he had brought.
The convoy members' eyes lit up. To them, Level 1 Firearms were undoubtedly the rarest and most precious goods.
The convoy did not have many Crystal Coins on hand, but the trucks contained over 700 units of Iron Ore, over 300 units of coal, and over 100 units of fuel. They had collected these supplies not long ago and originally intended to transport them to a town to sell.
After some bargaining, Li Ye processed six Falcon Assault Rifles for them at a price of 50 units of Iron Ore per rifle. As for the bullets, he processed those for free.
In the end, he easily earned 300 units of Iron Ore.
Not only that, Li Ye also intended to sell the convoy some Blue Heart Potato Seeds. After harvesting the Blue Heart Potatoes, he had produced more than a dozen bags of seeds by cutting the potatoes into pieces.
However, the convoy leader shook his head and refused.
Li Ye was initially puzzled, but he soon understood.
Unlike Mobile Cities, the convoy had no farmland for growing crops. Their main source of food was trade with towns. For a convoy, the two most important things were fuel that could keep them moving through the wilderness at all times and weapons that could effectively kill monsters.
On the wasteland, convoys, fortresses, Mobile Cities, survivor teams, and bounty hunters all had their own ways of surviving.
After completing the trade, both sides went their separate ways.
Along the way, Li Ye happened to pass the Freshwater Lake marked on the map and replenished his Freshwater.
By noon the next day, Tomorrow arrived at the Rotting Lands.
The Rotting Lands were far larger than Li Ye had imagined. After searching the southwest for quite a while, he finally discovered Spore Town.
The town lay in a depression illuminated by fluorescent ferns. Its houses were enormous mushrooms hollowed out in the middle, while the ground was covered in highly elastic fungal nets.
The residents of Spore Town were Mushroom People. They came in all sorts of colors and shapes and were busy with their own affairs.
When he saw the two colossal objects beside Spore Town, Li Ye's heart skipped a beat. They were clearly two Level 1 Mobile Cities, and someone had arrived before him.
The two Mobile Cities were parked on opposite sides of Spore Town. They did not seem to be allies.
I should go take a look first, he thought.
Through the public notice board at the entrance to Spore Town, Li Ye and the others learned the following information.
First, Spore Town would remain open for only three days. Once the time was up, it would cease all communication with the outside world.
Second, as a neutral monster town, all factions were forbidden from fighting within one kilometer of Spore Town. If either side violated this rule, it would become the enemy of all the town's residents.
In addition, Spore Town and the Ant People occupying the Rotting Lands were hostile factions.
Third, the Spore Town administrator would open a series of valuable items for purchase. Anyone who wanted to buy them would need to accumulate Contribution Points.
The following were the ways to accumulate Contribution Points.
Killing ordinary Ant People: 5 points
Killing elite Ant People: 20 points
Killing Elite Captain-level Ant People: 100 points
Killing Wild BOSS-level Ant People: 2,000 points
Conquering an Ant People outpost: 50 points
Conquering an Ant People-occupied Mine/Lumber Yard/Quarry: 200 points
Conquering an Ant People town: 500 points
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