"From now on—"
After a brief moment of thought, Jiang Zhixu addressed the few people in the Artillery Room, "Meng Guolong, Lu Yan, you two will form an artillery team, serving as the left and right team leaders, and then recruit more members from everyone."
Qi Honglang raised an eyebrow, not particularly surprised.
Two gunners were too few.
Just the current "Deep Blue" had two cannons on each side, a total of four cannons, which two people couldn't possibly manage!
Moreover, it was obvious that their City Lord intended to fill the remaining four reserved cannon slots, making it eight cannons in total.
They would need eight gunners altogether.
Including apprentice gunners and logistics, the number would likely reach twenty!
Meng Guolong said solemnly, "Thank you, City Lord, for your trust. I will definitely do my job well!"
He believed he was capable of being a team leader, so he naturally agreed readily.
Lu Yan, however, was shocked by Jiang Zhixu's order, "Me, me?"
He was only sixteen, how could he possibly be a good team leader?
He quickly said, "I can't command others, how about I be a deputy leader instead, and you appoint a new leader? I promise to do my best!"
"You can do it."
Jiang Zhixu shook his head, making the decision without room for doubt, "Choose whoever you need, and after selecting, report to Honglang."
Lu Yan dared not refuse any further, though he lacked confidence, "Then, I'll strive to do well!"
After advancing to a Proficient Gunner, many skills filled his mind, and with the "Miracle Gunner" skill, he indeed qualified to be a team leader.
But given his young age, he could only secretly vow not to disappoint the City Lord's expectations.
After a few words of encouragement, Jiang Zhixu left the Artillery Room.
He had come down mainly to promote the two, and Lu Yan's skill was a pleasant surprise.
Returning to the driver's cabin, Jiang Zhixu casually asked, "No news from the convoy sent to the raider city yet?"
"No," Wei Ran, who had been observing the distance with a telescope, was also a bit worried, "Should we send another group—"
"No need."
Jiang Zhixu suddenly smiled, "They've succeeded!"
A system notification popped up before him:
[Congratulations! Your army has successfully occupied the enemy City Lord's control console!]
[Please return to your control console to operate!]
Without saying much to the others, Jiang Zhixu hurried back to the City Lord's room and immediately placed his hand on the control console.
A light screen unfolded before his eyes.
It displayed all the blueprints mastered by the opponent's workshop!
Jiang Zhixu didn't bother to look closely, he seized them all.
[You have successfully plundered all technological blueprints from the enemy City Lord's "Roar"!]
[You have obtained the Level 1 Cannon "Thunder Cannon" and its matching shell manufacturing blueprint!]
[You have obtained 13 units of Level 1 crop seeds "High-Yield Wheat"!] Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
[You have obtained the manufacturing blueprint for Level 1 living supplies "fat nerd happy water"!]
[You have obtained the manufacturing blueprint for Level 1 living supplies "Happy Fried Chicken"!]
[You have obtained the manufacturing blueprint for Level 1 living supplies "Whole Wheat Bread Staple"!]
A total of five Level 1 blueprints!
Besides these Level 1 blueprints, there were many common-grade ones, which overlapped significantly with those originally on "Deep Blue."
The most precious was the Level 1 Cannon. Jiang Zhixu immediately opened its panel to view the details.
[Thunder Cannon]
Quality: Level 1
Trait: When using matching shells, power increases by 20%, accompanied by an electric net equivalent to the explosion range, applying an electric shock effect to all creatures within range, potentially causing prolonged paralysis.
Description: "The cannon's roar declares destruction like thunder, then despair sinks in paralysis."
["Thunder Cannon" Manufacturing Materials]
Thunder Ore *1000 units
Steel *500 units
Polymer *120 units
Precision Parts *100 units
Thunder Crystal *1
["Thunder Shell" Manufacturing Materials]
Thunder Ore *100 units
Gunpowder *30 units
Steel *20 units
Bio-Gel *20 units
"... Indeed, it can't be made!"
The materials for the Level 1 Cannon were too expensive.
Leaving aside basic survival resources like polymer (high-grade plastic) and precision parts.
Thunder Ore Veins were rare and hard to find, and "crystals" were rare associated crystals of the veins, not every rare vein could refresh them.
Jiang Zhixu suddenly realized, wasn't there a ready-made one on the "Roar" (Raider Mobile City)!
He immediately called Qi Honglang in from outside, "Send a few more teams to empty their warehouse, mainly dismantle that Thunder Cannon for me! Don't forget to look for its shells!"
"Yes!"
Qi Honglang accepted the order, turned to leave, then remembered something, "Oh, City Lord, the people in the opposing mobile city—"
According to the rules, they could capture everyone as slaves.
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Jiang Zhixu pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "There's no time to screen talents, quickly gather the resources, it's not safe to stay here long."
Qi Honglang nodded in understanding.
They had risen from being slaves, naturally feeling some sympathy for them.
The phrase "no slaves" would likely always follow Deep Blue.
...
Five new teams set out from "Deep Blue" to "Roar" to transport supplies.
Jiang Zhixu finally had time to take a closer look at the city beneath his feet.
First was the various areas of "Deep Blue."
As a mobile city capable of housing a thousand people, Deep Blue had a Resource Storage Area, Residential Area, Planting Area, Workshop, Medical Station, Training Ground, and Assembly Ground.
Each area wasn't very spacious, but with some squeezing, it could indeed accommodate many people.
Regarding the most pressing food issue, Jiang Zhixu checked the Planting Area.
Previously, "Deep Blue" had no Level 1 crops, relying only on ten units of land to grow common crops.
One unit of land yielded food once a month, about 0.3 units per harvest.
The standard for 1 unit of food was: enough for 100 people, three meals a day, for a month.
From this, it was clear that "Deep Blue" couldn't support a thousand people.
But now they had Level 1 crop "High-Yield Wheat."
With the same unit of land, it could yield 1 unit of food per month!
Planting all ten units of land would yield 10 units of food monthly, more than enough for the current few hundred people.
During this period, the food seized from "Roar" was entirely sufficient to sustain them through the wheat's growth cycle.
Thus, the food problem was solved!
Then Jiang Zhixu inspected each area through the management panel.
After viewing, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Sigh, it's a miracle this city survived in the Wasteland Region for two years."
"Deep Blue" was a mobile city born two years ago.
In all this time, it hadn't accumulated any foundation, not even a single Level 1 blueprint, at most having one Level 1 finished modification part.
That was the one installed at the top of the workshop, the Level 1 "City Repair Arm."
"City Repair Arm 1/8"
Quality: Level 1
Trait: Possesses an incredibly flexible mechanical arm, capable of easily and quickly repairing any corner of the city, provided there are enough materials.
Description: "What made me incomplete? Poverty!"
"..."
It seemed this mechanical arm originally had eight, but the former City Lord could only afford one.
Unbelievable!