New Intelligence

When Li Ye entered the cockpit, he found that Tang Fang was no longer operating the wheel. Instead, he had withdrawn his hands and sat in his chair to rest.

Meanwhile, Tomorrow was moving smoothly.

Li Ye froze for a moment, then instantly realized something and spoke in surprise.

"You can already put Tomorrow on autopilot?"

Mobile cities had an autopilot mode, but its commands were not as simple as pressing a button. A series of codes had to be entered into the console.

The city's direction, speed, and the size of obstacles it needed to avoid all had to be configured.

Yet Tang Fang had learned to activate autopilot in less than half a day after taking over as helmsman.

"Looks like you really do have a talent for driving." Li Ye patted Tang Fang's shoulder with heartfelt admiration.

Tang Fang, however, waved his hand with a bitter expression.

"Don't say that, Brother Li. I only started halfway through. I'm really afraid I'll mess things up. It'd be best to find another helmsman."

Li Ye's expression turned melancholy.

In the wasteland apocalypse, talents like helmsmen were hard to come by. He might not encounter one even after several years. And even if he was lucky enough to find one, he would not dare casually grant them authority over Tomorrow's helm.

Only by training a helmsman from scratch could he truly feel at ease.

Looking at Tang Fang, drenched in sweat and exhausted, Li Ye finally realized something. His expression softened with emotion.

Since overthrowing the former lord's rule and taking over Tomorrow last night, this frail, sickly child had been doing his best to steer the city, desperately learning how to operate it and trying his hardest not to make mistakes.

Even now, he had not eaten a single bite of dry rations. He had only taken a few sips of water.

"You've worked hard." Li Ye patted Tang Fang's shoulder again and handed him some food. "Eat up, then get some rest."

Tang Fang casually accepted the food, but the instant he saw what it was, he froze.

It was a can of Canned Meat.

There were only three cans on Tomorrow. In the past, they had been food reserved for the lord and his closest confidants.

After taking over Tomorrow, Li Ye and the others had only allowed themselves one bun or a boiled potato each day in order to save food.

Tang Fang looked at Li Ye, then blankly opened the can and began eating.

After taking a few bites, he lowered his head and wiped the corner of his eye before muttering gloomily.

"Brother Li, this stuff doesn't taste good."

Li Ye was taken aback. Then, amused and exasperated, he rubbed Tang Fang's head.

"Don't try that on me. Steering Tomorrow is hard work. You should eat better."

As he spoke, he gave the can a thoughtful look.

The packaging of this Canned Meat was very new. It had clearly been produced not long ago, likely by some Mobile City.

There are still resources to produce canned food in the apocalypse? That Mobile City must be quite formidable.

At that moment, Old Zhou and the others entered the cockpit as well.

"Li, the Blue Heart Potatoes have been planted, and the zombie remains have been cleared away," Old Zhou said.

When they saw Tang Fang eating Canned Meat beside Li Ye, no one showed any strange emotion. Tang Fang, on the other hand, became a little embarrassed and set the can aside.

Li Ye nodded at everyone and cleared his throat.

"Since you're all here, I have something to tell you. Within three months, we need to advance to a Level 2 City and leave the Wasteland Zone."

Everyone froze upon hearing that.

"Why are we in such a hurry?" Old Zhou's expression changed. The others were equally confused and began discussing it among themselves.

When they saw Li Ye nod solemnly, the murmurs in the cockpit gradually died down.

They did not know the reason, but they trusted Li Ye.

Li Ye's expression grew grave as well.

Although the Wasteland Zone was a Level 1 Zone, it was the size of a country—absurdly vast.

The closest region to it was the Eternal Night Zone, a Level 2 Zone.

It was even more dangerous there, and its monsters were even more terrifying.

Few people on the wasteland knew the route to the Eternal Night Zone. They only knew it was a long journey.

Tomorrow would need a full crew, ample supplies, and enough upgraded City Components. Ideally, it would need to become a Level 2 City.

After all, for a Level 1 City to rashly enter a Level 2 Zone was no different from seeking death.

But advancing from a Level 1 City to a Level 2 City was far from simple. It required massive quantities of Level 1 resources, as well as all kinds of rare materials.

An ordinary Level 1 City might not even manage to advance to Level 2 after three years.

Li Ye promptly made his decision.

"Within three months, we need to prepare the resources, find the route to the Eternal Night Zone, and figure out a way to upgrade Tomorrow into a Level 2 City!"

After eating a bun, Li Ye slowly lay down on a small bed.

He brought up the system panel and silently stared at that Epic Intelligence Report, occasionally closing his eyes as he pondered something.

That report had been making him uneasy.

Tomorrow had only just set sail, yet it already faced such a severe challenge.

At the same time, he looked at another line of text on the system panel.

Intelligence is being compiled. Please wait patiently...

Beside the text was a constantly jumping Hourglass Pattern.

It seemed that every time all intelligence reports had refreshed, the system entered a cooldown period.

About half an hour later, the Hourglass Pattern on the system changed into a one, and a line of text appeared.

Cooldown complete.

7 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds until the next intelligence refresh.

Number of intelligence reports: 5

"Was this intelligence refresh really that fast?" Li Ye asked in surprise.

Through the explanation in the system panel, he learned something.

The number of intelligence reports refreshed each time was random, as was the time required.

But there was one general rule.

The longer the refresh took, the more intelligence reports it provided and the greater their value.

If an intelligence refresh took several days or even a week, there was even a chance of Legendary Intelligence Reports with greater value than Epic Intelligence Reports appearing.

Drowsiness gradually overtook Li Ye. He could not help yawning and closing his eyes. He had not rested properly since last night, and he was already exhausted.

I hope this refresh brings some good intelligence.

With that thought, he fell into a deep sleep.

When Li Ye woke again, he found that the sky had already turned dark.

"It's already evening? How long did I sleep?"

Without bothering to think further, he opened the Intelligence System with excitement.

Five new intelligence reports were displayed in the system panel.

1. This afternoon, the Level 1 Mobile City Azure rallied and captured a Mine occupied by monsters. After treatment from Azure's physician, Lord of Azure's injuries improved and he regained consciousness, but his left arm had been amputated. (Intelligence Value: Normal)

2. Five kilometers to the northeast, there is an unpolluted Freshwater Lake. (Intelligence Value: Normal)

3. One hundred kilometers directly west, there is a Survivor Town called "Wilderness Town," with a population of 161. The town has no cannons or Heavy Machine Guns, and its defenses are ordinary. (Intelligence Value: Excellent)

4. Five minutes ago, the Level 1 Mobile City Crimson Hound successfully manufactured Level 1 Artillery. Its current City Armament consists of 96 Combat Personnel, 4 convoys, 2 Level 1 Artillery pieces, 8 Normal Cannons, 14 Normal Heavy Machine Guns, and more than 120 firearms of various kinds. (Intelligence Value: Excellent)

5. At dawn the day after tomorrow, a Kobold Merchant Caravan will appear in Thunder Canyon. The kobolds in this caravan are all neutral. Collect candles and hand them over, and you might be able to trade for something good. (Intelligence Value: Rare)