"How much food is left in the warehouse?" Jiang Zhixu asked.
Qi Honglang, who was in charge of logistics and knew the inventory data inside out, immediately replied, "Enough for three hundred people for a month."
Jiang Zhixu took a deep breath.
No wonder the former City Lord wanted to starve some people; the food reserves were already depleted!
"What an idiot!"
In the Wasteland, food was scarce, and many ordinary survivors turned against their loved ones for it.
But for a Mobile City, food should never, and would never, be a constraint on its population. People were the most valuable resource!
As long as there were farmlands, investing resources could steadily produce enough food to fill the city's population.
"That old bastard was already sick and dying," Qi Honglang revealed beside him. "So he completely gave up on the city's development, just wanting to scrape off all the benefits and enjoy his last days."
"Understood," Jiang Zhixu nodded. "Go stabilize the city's order first. Also, have the brothers who can pilot the city take over the driver's cabin. We've been stationary here for too long."
"Yes!"
Qi Honglang turned and quickly left.
Jiang Zhixu watched him go and began contemplating where to use today's critical strike opportunity.
Food was an urgent issue, but he had tried before; the critical strike talent couldn't work on "units," only on single items, even if they were bundled.
It seemed he had to find a way to reprocess all the grain into one massive entity...
It was a bit troublesome, but at least it could solve the immediate crisis!
Just as he was pondering, the door to the City Lord's room was knocked on urgently, and Qi Honglang's anxious voice came from outside:
"City Lord, City Lord, there's an emergency!!"
Jiang Zhixu looked up at the door and said loudly, "Enter."
Qi Honglang almost burst in, panting heavily, and hurriedly said, "City Lord, the Watchtower reports that a Mobile City is speeding towards us five kilometers away!"
Jiang Zhixu was taken aback and instinctively stood up, "Just passing by?"
"No!" Qi Honglang shook his head vigorously. "They're flying the Dragonhunter Flag, with a clear target—us!"
Jiang Zhixu's heart sank.
The Dragonhunter Flag, the exclusive banner of Raider Mobile Cities, provided a 5% increase in resource plunder during its display.
Those who flew this flag were without exception hyenas that lived by hunting other Mobile Cities!
"Don't panic, let's go take a look!"
Jiang Zhixu said with a calm expression.
In truth, he was a bit panicked too, but as the City Lord now, he had to maintain the confidence of his subordinates.
Seeing his composed demeanor, Qi Honglang indeed felt reassured, his anxiety subsiding considerably.
"I'll lead the way!" He immediately walked ahead.
Along the way, Jiang Zhixu encountered many comrades from the uprising, some still bearing injuries, and he nodded with a calm smile.
Other ordinary residents, with uncertain eyes, dared not approach, unsure of the new City Lord's temperament.
Nonetheless, Jiang Zhixu greeted them and quickly offered a few words of reassurance.
Upon reaching the Watchtower, the personnel on duty had already been replaced by brothers who had joined Jiang Zhixu in the uprising.
The young man, upon seeing Jiang Zhixu, excitedly shouted, "Brother Jiang!"
Qi Honglang quickly corrected him, "Use his title during work!"
The young man obediently changed his address, "City Lord!"
Then he remembered something, his face turning pale, "City Lord, a few kilometers away—"
"I already know, don't worry, nothing will happen."
Jiang Zhixu walked to the telescope and looked into the distance.
At the horizon's edge, dust clouds billowed.
A massive shadow loomed in the dust, like a fierce beast about to break through the sky.
For a fleeting moment, its outline became clear, and the blood-red Dragonhunter Flag at the top was arrogantly fluttering in their direction.
The young man nervously explained beside him, "The other side is also a Level 1 city, but they have six cannon ports, and one of them is flashing white light, definitely equipped with a Level 1 Cannon!"
In comparison, the "Deep Blue" only had four regular cannons, making their combat power not even in the same league.
"I know!"
Qi Honglang suddenly spoke.
Seeing Jiang Zhixu look over, he said viciously, "It's that old man Chen Liang, he broadcasted Deep Blue's location before he died!"
Chen Liang was the former City Lord of Deep Blue.
Jiang Zhixu wasn't surprised at all; if it were him, he'd definitely want to drag someone down with him before dying.
At this moment, another piece of bad news came from the young man's mouth: "City Lord, some brothers just checked the Ammunition Bay, and we only have two shells left!"
Chen Liang had lived in drunken debauchery before his death, never considering resource acquisition, leaving Deep Blue a complete mess.
Qi Honglang's face looked grim, "We might have to run."
He said this while looking at Jiang Zhixu, awaiting his instructions.
Jiang Zhixu pondered for two seconds and asked Qi Honglang, "Do we have any proficient gunners?"
Qi Honglang immediately replied, "We have one, the other is just an apprentice. Based on his talent, it would take at least fifty or sixty more shells to reach proficient level."
He instinctively thought Jiang Zhixu intended to rely on the remaining two shells to repel the enemy.
If both shells hit, it might indeed drive them back.
But the problem was, even if both were proficient gunners, it would be difficult to hit the enemy city while both were moving at forty kilometers per hour!
The flash of cannon fire was very conspicuous, and the enemy helmsman could easily perform tactical evasions, making the likelihood of hitting with both shells extremely low!
Jiang Zhixu squinted at the city through the telescope, then put it down and said:
"Two gunners should be enough, maybe we can play a trick on them.
"Take me to the Ammunition Bay!"