Devouring City: My Mobile City Evolves Infinitely - Chapter 4

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“City Lord! Are we still going to chase after them?” Someone asked hesitantly.

When Bai Chen heard that, he slammed his large hand on the table, instantly enraged. “Chase?! Take a look with your eyes! How are you going to chase after them when they’re gone?

“Consider them lucky! Turn around! We’ll continue searching for the mines!”

“Yes, City Lord!”

After that, White Tremor Mobile City turned around and headed in the opposite direction.

…..

“What’s going on? Why did the speed of the mobile city suddenly become so fast!”

“Yeah, what’s going on?”

“I don’t know! Do you think the City Lord did it? He did say he would resolve the crisis.”

“Could it really be done by that useless City Lord?”

“What useless City Lord! If it was really done by the City Lord, I would be the first to respect him!”

Over at the other side, the villagers in the city where Luo En was in were all shocked. All of them were puzzled by the speed of the city and were murmuring among themselves. Their impression of Luo En had changed.

The mobile city advanced at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour. Very soon, the mobile city arrived at a mountain range.

In the control room, Luo En heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the White Tremor Mobile City gone. He sat down on a chair and said slowly, “System! Stop in the mountain range ahead for recuperation!”

[City Lord System: Yes!]

The mobile city stopped in the mountain range.

After the mobile city had come to a standstill, Luo En picked up the walkie-talkie beside him and said, “Everyone, listen up! Our crisis has been resolved! We will recuperate here. Everyone, come to the square now!”

Then, Luo En stood up and walked towards the square.

“Great! We’re saved!”

“It’s the City Lord’s voice! He really did it!”

“Hurry, hurry, hurry! Let’s gather at the square!”

When the villagers in the city heard Luo En’s words, their joy was revealed in their expressions. Soon, they gathered together and walked toward the square.

When Luo En arrived at the square, he realized that it was already dark.

“Thank you, City Lord!”

“City Lord! From now on, you are the person whom I, Old Niu, admire the most! I will follow you from now on even if I have to scale a mountain of blades or dive into a sea of flames!”

“Me, Old Chen, too!”

Everyone spoke respectfully when they saw Luo En walking over. At this moment, they already knew that the person who had resolved this crisis was Luo En! They had been respectful on the surface from the start, but now, they had completely accepted Luo En as the City Lord.

“Mm! I don’t need you to scale a mountain of blades or dive into a sea of flames for me, but I need you to serve me wholeheartedly!

“Alright, engineers, follow me. Everyone else, disperse. Do what you need to do!” Luo En swept his gaze around and said solemnly.

Everyone replied respectfully, “Yes, City Lord!”

Very quickly, everyone dispersed, leaving only twenty engineers standing where they were. All twenty of them were perplexed; they could not comprehend why Luo En had kept them behind. They needed to go quickly to check on the mobile city! If anything happened to the mobile city, the losses would be disastrous!

But now they were being held back by Luo En. What was this about?

One of them couldn’t help but step out and asked unhappily, “City Lord! Why are you keeping us here?”

Looking at the unhappiness on the faces of these people, Luo En knew that what he had done had only changed some commoners’ impression of him, but those with positions would still not accord him respect.

It couldn’t be helped. After all, the former Luo En’s rotten image was too deeply rooted in people’s hearts!

However, now that Luo En had the System, wouldn’t it be a simple matter to impress them?

Thinking of this, Luo En could not help but laugh in his heart. Consider this as repayment for using your body! You can also smile in the netherworld.

Luo En sat down and replied calmly, “I need you to report the situation in the city!”

When the engineers heard this, they were collectively shocked and said, “Ah? Is the City Lord joking?”

Luo En stood up immediately, glared at them and said coldly, “Do I look like I’m joking? I don’t want to repeat myself!”

“Yes, City Lord! We just didn’t expect you to say that. After all, you never asked about it in the past… Why are you now…” The few of them broke out in cold sweat from Luo En’s sharp gaze and hurriedly replied.

“That was in the past; now is now! Don’t ask what you shouldn’t! Just follow my orders!” Luo En said sternly.

The few of them quickly bowed their heads and said, “We wouldn’t dare! However, we have been called here before we could check the situation, so we don’t know the situation in the city now.”

“Alright, then go and check on the situation in the city now. You must inform me of the situation as soon as possible!” Luo En turned around and left the square, heading for the library.

“Yes, City Lord!” Everyone replied.

“The City Lord has really changed…” Looking at Luo En’s back view as he walked into the distance, the few of them began to look at him in a different light.

Luo En recalled that all the books in the city were placed in the library.

Previously, he did not have the time to understand it, but now that he had the time, he naturally rushed to the library immediately. He had to search for information regarding this world.

Along the way, Luo En could not wait to find out what this world was like. At the thought of this, he quickened his pace.

After a while, Luo En arrived at the library.

The layout of the library was similar to the library he knew in his previous life. It was full of books, but these books were stored in what looked like small balls. There was a corresponding button below the device, where the ball was placed. When you pressed the button, a voice introduction would be transmitted to your mind.

If you wanted to read the book, all you had to do was to open the device, pick up the small ball, and a series of voice messages would appear in your head, giving you a summary of the book’s contents.

If you didn’t want to listen anymore, you just needed to put the ball back to its original place. It was very advanced!

Luo En walked around the library and opened a few devices. He picked up the small balls inside and listened carefully to the contents of the books.

A few minutes later, Luo En had finished listening to everything. He had also understood what this world was like.

Although this world was advanced, the resources here were too scarce. Furthermore, the entire mobile city was even powered by steam… It seemed that this mobile city and the small balls were the technologies left behind by the rich… Luo En recalled the voice in his mind and muttered to himself.

Forget it, forget it. I shouldn’t think about this anymore. The most important thing now is to check the situation in the city. I still have to find more ores to evolve the equipment in the city… They should be done by now.

With this thought in mind, Luo En left the library, planning to go to the engineers.

Just as Luo En walked out of the library, a man ran over from nearby. He was one of the engineers. When the man saw Luo En, he hurriedly said, “City… City Lord! I was looking for you! We’ve finished checking the situation in the city!”

Seeing the man panting, Luo En said, “Speak slowly, there’s no hurry!”

After a while, the man said worriedly, “It’s like this, City Lord! Currently, the situation in the city has basically stabilized. Some minor problems can be easily rectified. However, because we were chased by White Tremor Mobile City earlier, the caterpillar tracks of our mobile city can no longer bear the load and are in urgent need of repair!

“But the amount of materials and ores needed to repair the tracks is too much. Our city’s resources are completely insufficient, and the time needed to repair the tracks is also too long. It will take at least a month! And in this apocalyptic world, it’s very dangerous to stay in one place for a month! City Lord, what should we do?”

“Hmm… Noted. I’ll think of a way to deal with this matter. You can take your leave first! Oh yes! This is a mountain range; there will definitely be ores here. Get someone to mine the ores first!” Luo En said after pondering for a while following the man’s words.

“Yes, City Lord!”

After the man had left, Luo En went to the control room and sat down. He turned on the System and found out that he could repair the tracks from the System. He could also build new tracks. This made Luo En sigh at how powerful the System was..