Li Ye nodded.

The Tomorrow could be considered an assault-type Mobile City.

It typically attacked enemies using convoys and cannons, so close-combat weapons like the Beast Axe were not suitable and would also take up city armor slots.

This sort of thing would probably still be useful in a defensive-type city.

He then placed the Beast Axe on the City Auction House.

The starting bid was 2,099 crystal coins, and the buy-it-now price was 2,100 crystal coins.

Not long after, the weapon was successfully sold.

After deducting the 5% handling fee, 1,995 crystal coins clattered in front of Li Ye.

He couldn’t help but nod.

This City Auction House was truly too practical.

Any Lord could trade away resources at hand to purchase the materials they needed.

Tang Fang thought for a moment and then raised a question.

“Could the guy who bought this thing be from a Predatory City? Maybe we’ll run into them later, and they’ll use this weapon to chop at the Tomorrow,” he asked.

As soon as he said it, the cockpit fell into silence.

“We just sell for money, can’t worry about that much,” Li Ye shook his head.

“We could also put that Goblin Helicopter up,” Ning Wen suggested. “See how much it can fetch.”

After thinking it over, Li Ye still shook his head.

The helicopter was still useful over Serene Lake. It could scout island conditions from the sky—much more efficient than the convoy.

At that moment, he suddenly thought of something and tried inputting it.

Aerial Vehicle Driving Manual.

When Li Ye entered it, the Auction House actually did bring up this item.

Starting bid: 900 crystal coins. Buy-it-now: 1,000 crystal coins.

Li Ye couldn’t be bothered to save that 100 crystal coins and directly took it at the buy-it-now price.

“Now, you can try cultivating pilots for aerial vehicles.” He handed the Driving Manual to Lin Wu. “Input it into the Simulation Training Pod, set the training scenario, and fix up the Energy Shield device while you’re at it.”

Lin Wu adjusted his glasses.

“I’d better warn you in advance, Lord. Even with the Simulation Training Pod, it’s still hard to train true professionals.”

“I know it’s tough, but we’ve got to try.” Li Ye nodded. “Just do your best.”

In the time that followed, Li Ye selected a series of Level 1 items.

"Swift Blade" Propeller Blueprint, priced at 1,700 crystal coins. Bonus effects: 10% work efficiency boost, 20% increase in sharpness. Requires 200 units of iron ore to craft.

"Wave Breaker" Hull Blueprint, priced at 2,100 crystal coins. Bonus effects: 10% reduction in hull drag. Requires 500 units of iron ore to craft.

"Black Shark" Anti-ship Torpedo Blueprint, priced at 3,200 crystal coins. Bonus effects: 20% increased damage to waterborne vehicles and city-type targets. Requires 20 units of iron ore, 5 units of fuel, and 5 units of gunpowder to craft.

"Striker" Torpedo Device Blueprint, priced at 1,900 crystal coins. Bonus effects: 10% energy consumption reduction. Requires 200 units of iron ore to craft.

"Wave Blade" Speedboat Blueprint, priced at 2,700 crystal coins. Bonus effects: 15% speed boost, 5% defense boost. Requires 250 units of iron ore to craft.

Among them, the most expensive was the Black Shark Anti-ship Torpedo Blueprint. But the price was reasonable—after all, torpedoes were the main offensive weapon in water, equivalent to cannons on land.

During this, Li Ye took a glance at the price of Level 1 Iron Ore.

As the most common and widely produced resource, the Auction House already had several pages of it listed, priced at 3 crystal coins per unit.

He simply bought 2,500 units of iron ore in one go.

With this round of procurement, the once-plentiful crystal coins in his hand clattered away in large amounts.

Li Ye input these blueprints into the Production Workshop and began crafting.

Lin Wu was also called over by him.

Over the next few hours, Lin Wu would be responsible for leading the team to install the Waterborne Mobile City Accessories onto the Tomorrow.

As for the previous ordinary accessories, they were thrown into the furnace and reforged into iron ore.

Li Ye also crafted 20 Black Shark Torpedoes and 4 Wave Blade Speedboats.

He assigned 3 combat personnel to each speedboat and equipped them with Level 1 Heavy Machine Guns, Gale Rocket Launchers, and Peregrine Falcon Assault Rifles.

The boats were divided into Fleet One and Fleet Two.

Now, the Tomorrow had its own 「Water Convoy」.

Its waterborne combat capabilities had also been significantly improved.

Li Ye took the opportunity to browse through the ordinary items in the Auction House.

There were far more ordinary items than Level 1 items, with a dazzling array of categories.

After a round of selection, Li Ye picked out several items.

Ordinary Item Blueprint - Gentle Breeze Toilet Paper: Costs 0.2 units of wood to craft, priced at 150 crystal coins.

Ordinary Item Blueprint - Electric Rice Cooker: Costs 20 units of iron ore to craft, priced at 350 crystal coins.

Ordinary Item Blueprint - Washing Machine: Costs 50 units of iron ore to craft, priced at 300 crystal coins.

Ordinary Item Blueprint - Wooden Tableware: Costs 10 units of wood to craft, priced at 200 crystal coins.

Purchasing this series of items was mainly to improve the living conditions aboard the Tomorrow.

Currently, the Tomorrow had already planted some Windsong Rice, and once grains were harvested, the electric rice cooker would be just right for cooking meals.

Gentle Breeze Toilet Paper and wooden tableware would be distributed freely as resident benefits—each person would receive one set.

The electric rice cooker and washing machine would serve as public resources.

Li Ye counted the crystal coins remaining in his hands—there were still nearly 18,000 left.

“Seems like there’s not much we’re lacking now.” A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

At present, the Tomorrow was equipped with Level 1 Cannons, Level 1 Heavy Machine Guns, Level 1 Firearms, Level 1 Rocket Launchers, Level 1 Off-road Vehicle, and the Level 2 Vehicle Storm Infantry Vehicle. All necessary Level 1 City Accessories for land-based operations had basically been crafted.

On the water, it had also newly equipped a series of Waterborne Mobile City Accessories, and now possessed both a fleet and torpedoes.

Unknowingly, the Tomorrow had actually become a fully configured Level 1 City.

That said, its strength far exceeded an ordinary fully equipped Level 1 City.

After all, the Tomorrow currently possessed as many as six Level 2 items.

City Camouflage.

City Energy Shield.

Storm Infantry Vehicle.

City Radio.

Level 2 Vehicle - Black Hawk Helicopter Blueprint.

Pure Source City Purification System.

“The Tomorrow unknowingly has grown so strong,” Li Ye couldn’t help but sigh.

One had to know, just over a month ago, the Tomorrow was still a city struggling at the subsistence level.

After upgrading the full suite of Waterborne Mobile City Accessories and forming a fleet, the Tomorrow’s waterborne combat capability had greatly increased.

“The thing to do now might be to head toward the Eternal Night Zone as soon as possible,” Li Ye murmured.

After all, resources in the Level 1 Zone were already hard to satisfy the Tomorrow’s needs.

Heading to a Level 2 Zone as a Level 1 City was indeed risky, but currently, Li Ye had no leads on a City Crystal.

At that moment, a sudden thought struck Li Ye.

“Maybe the Auction House has City Crystals for sale! Let’s try searching!”

With a mindset of giving it a shot, he entered “City Crystal” in the search bar.