A New Round of Intelligence Refresh

Old Zhou, who had been taking care of the shop, also returned, bringing 20 new recruits with him.

While opening the shop, Li Ye also put up a recruitment notice.

The interview work naturally fell to Old Zhou.

The Level 1 items sold in the shop indirectly showcased Tomorrow's current strength.

Furthermore, when Tomorrow was docked for repairs, many residents had already seen the Frost Cannon installed on the deck, which led to a surge in job applications.

Soon, the first task for these 20 new recruits was to accompany Mechanic Lin Wu in the repairs of Tomorrow.

To Li Ye's surprise, Li Jin and Lei Jian also came along.

Upon asking, he learned that they had also opened shops in the marketplace and had even purchased his Level 1 rocket launchers.

Li Ye immediately handed them two bags of Blue Heart Potato Seeds, as he had promised earlier.

When Lei Jian and Li Jin prepared to pay, he waved his hand, indicating it wasn't necessary.

To him, the cost of crafting a bag of Blue Heart Potato Seeds was merely one potato.

Rather than taking money, it was better to do them a favor.

After thanking him and taking the seeds, Li Jin and Lei Jian didn't rush off. Instead, they stayed and chatted idly with Li Ye.

During their conversation, their eyes flickered, and they seemed to have something to say but hesitated.

"What's wrong? Is there something else?" Li Ye asked, puzzled.

After asking more closely, he couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and exasperation.

It turned out these two were eyeing his fruit tree and cotton seeds.

As leaders, they naturally understood the value of Level 1 crops. It meant having an additional type of fruit to eat in their own Mobile City in the future.

As for cotton, it was even more essential.

Li Ye pondered for a moment and then nodded.

He had a total of 30 Sunshine Apple seeds, and giving away a few wouldn't make much difference. He had even more cotton seeds, hundreds of them.

After some negotiation, he sold both types of seeds to them for 2000 Crystal Coins.

The price made Li Jin and Lei Jian wince.

That amount was enough to buy three or four bags of Level 1 crop seeds.

However, in all fairness, Level 1 fruit tree seeds were extremely rare. Moreover, once they matured and bore fruit, they could obtain seeds to continue planting or even sell the seeds to recoup their costs. Cotton seeds were also high-value Level 1 crops.

All in all, it was an acceptable price.

With the addition of 20 new recruits helping out, the repair speed of Tomorrow significantly increased, and it was completed within three days.

Li Ye then took a simple inventory of the shop's earnings over those three days.

Over 16,000 Crystal Coins and more than 1900 units of Iron Ore.

The first day of the shop's opening accounted for more than half of the total earnings, with the customer traffic dropping sharply over the next two days.

During this period, Li Ye spent 600 units of Iron Ore to craft the Spore Armor, and then another 500 units of Iron Ore in total to upgrade the Propulsion Tracks and Power Wheel Assembly.

The installation and replacement work was naturally handled by Lin Wu. With the sudden increase in manpower, this task also proceeded extremely quickly and was now completed.

Li Ye also crafted 6 Gale Rocket Launchers and 30 rockets.

Then, he discovered that his previously abundant Iron Ore had instantly run out.

"It's only just begun!" he exclaimed in surprise.

According to Li Ye's plan, he intended to craft another 10 Falcon Assault Rifles and 4 off-road vehicles.

He also needed to stockpile enough bullets, cannonballs, and rockets.

And keep some Iron Ore for emergencies.

A rough calculation showed he needed at least another 2500 units of Iron Ore.

At the prices in the Roland Fortress marketplace, that would be 20,000 Crystal Coins.

Li Ye shook his head as he thought about it.

At the current prices, it was not cost-effective to spend a large amount of money buying Iron Ore. Anyway, he had the Intelligence System, and finding Iron Ore and mines in the wilderness was quite easy.

So, he only purchased 500 units of Iron Ore for immediate needs.

To Li Ye's regret, there were no Frost Ore sales at the Roland Fortress marketplace. He had originally planned to make more Frost Cannonballs, and if he could procure Frost Crystals, he even wanted to build another Frost Cannon.

After all, he had already experienced the power of a Level 1 Cannon.

In the following time, Li Ye purchased a large amount of Coal and loaded it into Tomorrow, bringing its energy back to the safe line of 60%.

Next, as usual, he bought some fruits and vegetables, and also purchased some daily necessities and furniture for the residents who had newly moved into Tomorrow.

Looking at Tomorrow before him, a sense of pride welled up in his heart.

Tomorrow now had forty to fifty people, equipped with Falcon Assault Rifles and Gale Rocket Launchers, 4 types of Level 1 crops, a Level 1 off-road vehicle, three upgraded Level 1 city components, and a Level 1 Cannon.

Furthermore, it also possessed a Level 2 item - City Camouflage!

It's important to remember that it has developed so quickly in just about half a month.

After his reflection, Li Ye began making personnel arrangements for the new arrivals.

He offered them two choices.

They could either serve as normal residents, performing maintenance on the Tomorrow, tending to fields or fruit trees and cotton, working in the lower engine room, or cleaning the Tomorrow.

Or they could become combat personnel, enjoying better treatment than normal residents, and be responsible for dangerous external combat and daily order maintenance.

The newcomers made their choices one after another. The vast majority chose to become normal residents, as even though the treatment was worse, the work was easy and without danger.

After the personnel arrangements were concluded, Li Ye frowned slightly.

The growth in the Tomorrow's strength and the increase in personnel were good things, but its material supply remained at the previous level.

Although there were vegetables and fruits stored in the warehouse, they were very little when divided among forty to fifty people.

Moreover, their storage time was short, and they often needed to be consumed within a week.

What Li Ye wanted was to achieve self-sufficiency in vegetables, fruits, meat, and eggs on the Tomorrow. Preferably Level 1 crops.

However, collecting Level 1 crops was not as easy as imagined, and he could only take it step by step.

As for the normal poultry that supplied meat and eggs, Roland Fortress did sell them, but at an extremely high price. Li Ye had bought them before.

Normal poultry took a long time to raise, required fresh water and fodder, and needed space.

"That's about it. Let's check the intelligence first and plan the next route."

After completing the repairs and troubleshooting, the Tomorrow needed to set sail again.

After all, there was less than 3 months left.

Now, the new intelligence had been refreshed.

This time, a total of 1 common, 1 excellent, 2 rare, 2 exceptional, and 1 epic intelligence were refreshed.

As usual, he carefully read through the intelligence.

[1. Twenty kilometers southwest of Roland Fortress, a pack of Steel-Blade Hyenas is wandering and foraging. (Intelligence Value: Common)]

[2. On the northeastern edge of the Rotting Lands, there is an undiscovered small oil field. (Intelligence Value: Excellent)]

[3. Last night, the Vanguard easily defeated a Predator City, obtaining its population, resources, and items from the production workshop. The spoils also included a Level 2 item. (Intelligence Value: Rare)]

[4. In the Wasteland Zone, a Monster Civilization is gradually rising and becoming a great threat to humanity. (Intelligence Value: Rare)]

[5. Deep within Thunder Canyon, a bounty hunter accidentally obtained a trophy, which is a Level 1 flying vehicle. Currently, he is troubled by his inability to bring this trophy out. (Intelligence Value: Exceptional)]

[6. Three days later, the outdoor BOSS (Level 1) "Foreman Jeremy" will descend upon Gross Mine. This BOSS will drop a mine storage room key, and inside the storage room is a Level 1 Mobile City Promotion Blueprint. By collecting the materials required by this blueprint, the mobile city can be promoted to Level 2. (Intelligence Value: Exceptional)]

[7. Refreshing... (Intelligence Value: Epic)]

Li Ye touched his chin and analyzed.

First, the first piece of intelligence.

A pack of Steel-Blade Hyenas was active twenty kilometers southwest of Roland Fortress.

Steel-Blade Hyenas were Level 1 elite monsters. Their bodies were incredibly tough, and their entire bodies were covered with several narrow, twisted steel blades.

These monsters liked to charge at their targets in packs, cutting their targets to shreds with the steel blades on their bodies. Moreover, their charge speed was extremely fast, making them a nightmare for people in the wasteland.

Even mobile cities feared these creatures because their jumping ability was extremely strong. If the cannons and machine guns couldn't deal with them, they would dart onto the deck in a flash, and then...

"Although it's common, it's still somewhat valuable," Li Ye nodded slightly.

When the Tomorrow left the fortress, he would have to avoid heading southwest.