binnovel Chapter 192 Dawn City Upgrades Again
Chapter 192 Dawn City Upgrades Again
Erica has been incredibly busy lately, not only overseeing the Dawn City Central Computer Office but also the Dawn City Air Force Squadron. Fortunately, Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling are learning very quickly and can already teach them some basic StarCraft and Merar languages. Erica's psionic pet, Alice, is busy translating several interstellar warship operation and maintenance manuals that Li Chenglong brought. Li Chenglong even named the warship that Teacher Lena gave him "Dawn."
After months of collecting resources, Dawn City was finally ready to be upgraded to the final level, becoming a Level 3 Dawn City. Once the crystals and level requirements were met, Li Chenglong discussed the matter with everyone and decided to proceed with the upgrade. She and Yunlan went to the central computer room, and under the watchful eyes of all the members of the central computer office, they began the upgrade of Dawn City.
Li Chenglong added enough level 9 and level 8 crystals and re-logged in his and Yunlan's identity information. After the main computer's artificial intelligence confirmed that everything was correct, it immediately began the upgrade. The upgrade lasted for an hour. To ensure a better upgrade, Li Chenglong chose to gather materials from the county towns under Linhai City. Those county towns instantly disappeared from the map, leaving only flat land.
Of course, he had the Dawn Army inspect the area beforehand to confirm that no one was living there before doing so. With a deafening roar, the walls of Dawn City began to extend outwards, and the Dawn Tower also began to rise and expand. It grew from 10 stories to 20 stories, reaching a total height of 65 meters, becoming even more magnificent and imposing.
After its upgrade, Dawn City became a square city with sides of 30km, covering a total area of 900 square kilometers. To put this in perspective, a level-two Dawn City was only 256 square kilometers, making it more than three times larger. Li Chenglong used crystals to exchange for 50 crystal generators and two identity card manufacturing machines in the main control computer's spatial shop to meet the future development needs of Dawn City.
After exchanging the items, he first placed them in the storage area of his psionic space, then eagerly wanted to see what he could exchange for in the highest-level Dawn City. The exchange shop was dazzling with its array of items, almost overwhelming him. While there were many things, truly practical items were few and far between.
He first exchanged 30 cyan crystals for two crystal phone manufacturing machines. These machines only require one yellow level 4 crystal and the corresponding materials to produce a crystal phone within 10 minutes, making the cost very low. Moreover, these are second-generation crystal phones with more powerful functions. The best part is that if ability users and awakened individuals use the second-generation crystal phones, they don't need to recharge; they absorb very little energy each day to operate normally. Another powerful feature is that they not only support using white crystals as batteries but can also be charged directly with standard electricity using the included charger, thus eliminating the worry of wasting crystals.
The second item exchanged was a communication vehicle, costing only 30 green crystals. Each vehicle was equipped with a medium-sized crystal computer, essentially a base station, to further expand the coverage of Dawn City's crystal network. This would allow the Dawn Army to maintain contact wherever they went. Li Chenglong exchanged for thirty vehicles in one go, which were subsequently distributed to various combat units.
Looking at the exchange list, Li Chenglong exchanged for a dozen more Flame Trees. The effects of Flame Fruits were unanimously praised by people from all walks of life in Dawn City. He also had plenty of empty space in the natural area of his spiritual energy space, so planting a dozen more would be a piece of cake. Li Chenglong didn't look at the others much; it wasn't that the items were bad, but they were simply too expensive. He didn't have many high-grade crystals left, and he had just used a large amount to upgrade Dawn City.
Finally, he spent 20 level 9 crystals to upgrade the central computer of Dawn City. The upgraded artificial intelligence would be more advanced, and the coverage of Dawn City's crystal network would be much larger. Now its coverage radius has reached 1200km, which is a very long distance. This upgrade also completely drained his savings. Li Chenglong said with a wry smile, "Now I'm penniless again."
Finally, he spent 20 cyan crystals to exchange for 20 sets of high-tech combat suits. These suits were highly functional, not only possessing considerable defensive capabilities but also able to be used in conjunction with the abilities of certain superhumans. For example, they could adapt to the changes in the body of strength-based superhumans without tearing. The suits also had a circulation system, providing warmth in winter and coolness in summer, absorbing sweat and being breathable, and resisting stains. Li Chenglong decided to give one set to each of the division-level officers, distribute the rest to Zheng Yong and Feng Tian, and of course, ensure Yun Lan and himself received theirs as well.
In the newly upgraded Dawn City, the newly developed areas were all empty land, almost devoid of anything. This necessitated the cooperation between the Urban Construction Department and the Logistics Department to construct pre-planned sites. Meanwhile, the head of the City Defense Department quickly led his subordinates to familiarize themselves with the expanded Dawn City so that they could begin work immediately.
It's worth mentioning that after this expansion, the several thousand acres of winter wheat were also brought into the interior of Dawn City. This means there's no longer a need to send a large number of people to guard them, and the alien beasts and zombie beasts certainly won't be able to get in.
Li Chenglong was discussing the future development and expansion of Dawn City with the various officials when Yang Liu knocked on the door and came in, saying, "Captain Li, something bad has happened! Someone has broken in, and the city defense department couldn't stop them. Several people have been injured." Before Li Chenglong could speak, Zhao Liying sent a message: "Captain Li, according to the main computer's detection, someone has entered Dawn City, but the marker is green, proving they are not the enemy." Li Chenglong nodded: "Yang Liu, take your men and come with me. I didn't even notice you coming this close; something's definitely fishy."
Li Chenglong and Yun Lan led the special forces towards the direction the people had come from. They saw a woman carrying a long knife slowly approaching. When she saw Li Chenglong and the others blocking her way, she said in broken Mandarin, "This is my sister's city. How did you get it? And where is my sister?" Li Chenglong was about to speak when the woman interrupted him, "Forget it, you don't need to say anything. As long as I find your leader, I'll know everything. I advise you not to block my way, or don't blame me for being merciless."
Yang Liu whispered, "Captain Li, this looks so much like Miss Erica." Li Chenglong said in a low voice, "This is probably Erica's sister. Quickly call Erica and tell her that her sister is calling and ask her to come over."
Li Chenglong stepped forward: "I am Li Chenglong, the city lord of Dawn City. This city was a gift from Miss Erica. She is currently in Dawn City helping us train our team members and will be here shortly. You can wait here for a moment, or we can go back to the Dawn Building and chat while we wait." Yun Lan noticed that this woman looked seven or eight parts similar to Erica, but appeared more mature. She had long pink hair, held a long sword in her hand, and her clothing was exactly the same as Erica's.
The woman frowned, removed the pink heart-shaped pendant from her chest and set it on her right wrist guard, then said indifferently, "Nonsense! This city was left to us by our father. How could Erica give it away so easily? Watch my power!" With that, she swung her long sword and slashed at Li Chenglong.
Li Chenglong had just activated the True Dragon's Eye: Cecily, SS-rank, level 11 Seraph Awakener, with Constitution 622, Strength 605, Agility 635, and Spirit 601. All her attributes were stronger than his own, though not by a significant margin.
Cecily activated her psionic form as she charged forward. Li Chenglong thought to himself that this woman's thought process was rather peculiar. He had already told her that Erica would be there soon, yet she still started fighting. Not only that, but she even activated her psionic form. However, in order not to damage the buildings that Dawn City had worked so hard to construct, Li Chenglong immediately activated Dragon Blood Burst, preparing to fight.