Quite a number of completed skyscrapers had a lot of screens embedded in their glass walls.
They used the new transistors and 3D projection technology, so the scale of the display surpassed the limits of flat space. The battle outside the city could be shown to the citizens in real time.
The anti-gravity maglev car moved through the huge 3D projections, as if it was moving through a real battlefield.
Forget about Meng Chao, who had been in isolated training for half a year in the Supernatural Tower, even Bai Jiacao, who had the chance to see this magnificent sight every day, craned her head out of the car window and focused on it.
Meng Yishan opened all the windows, including the sunroof, so that the images and sounds flowed into the car like a shining river.
Meng Chao saw a huge 3D projection of the humans, who had already established absolute superiority in the air, driving dozens of armored airships filled with incendiary bombs. They slowly flew through the forest of Monster Mountain Range.
Tens of thousands of tons of incendiary bombs were poured into the rugged, primitive forests. The furious flames weaved an overwhelming red carpet. Countless snakes, insects, rats, and ants, as well as the man-eating flowers, Bone Rotten Grasses, and venomous vines that could potentially cause fatal damage to human beings, were burnt into nothingness.
The burnt remains of the monsters and etherealized plants fused with the humus that had been accumulated for millions of years after they were soaked in rain and washed away. It turned into the most fertile soil.
At this time next year, the mountain range that had blocked human civilization for more than half a century, devoured a few Red Dragon Army expeditionary squads, and was regarded as a dangerous place by superhumans would turn into a natural granary and pasture for humans. No matter how fierce the monsters and strange the etherealized plants were, they would have to submit to human will and allow themselves to be tamed and modified.
In the other super large three-dimensional projection, there was a boundless grassland.
It was more than two meters tall, and its leaves were sturdy. There were spikes at its edges, and they contained slight neurotoxin. They could sense human temperature and automatically attack. They were once the nightmare of humans and the best hunting companions of cold-blooded monsters.
At that moment, a large group of drones pounced on the grassland like a dark cloud formed by a swarm of bees.
They did not have any temperature, and the rotation of their propellers was silent. In fact, they used some sort of optical camouflage technology, so it was difficult for the weeds and cold-blooded monsters to sense them with their undeveloped visual organs.
Thus, the battle became a one-sided massacre.
Thunder and lightning were released from the "dark clouds". Large swathes of weeds fell like harvested wheat, exposing the pests hiding inside. They could only flee in panic. However, under the precise calculation and control of the drone cluster, they were gradually driven to one place, where they were captured by the single-molecule high-strength superalloy trapping net launched by the humans from a high vantage point.
Occasionally, some monsters would try to fight back.
Grimacing in pain, they sprayed acid into the sky, riddling the drone with holes. Sparks were even popping out of the drone before it fell down.
However, the human drone swarm strategy did not rely on individual strength and combat effectiveness.
With an unimpeded network and an adequate supply of ammunition and supplies, the arsenal on the edge of the grassland, which used 3D printing and automated assembly line technology, was continuously producing more armed drones.
Every second, there would be drones that had just been assembled. Their propellers still had the heat from the 3D printing, and they were controlled remotely by six-legged spider-like thinking vehicles with more than ten mechanical arms. They were loaded with ammunition and connected to the tactical data link of the drone swarm. Then, they charged into the depths of the grassland.
The machine masters controlling all of this just needed to sit comfortably at the edge of the grassland in the armored airships levitating in the air to see the entire situation. It was as if they were playing a video game, and they could easily and happily complete the battle.
The third super large 3D projection, on the other hand, was a gigantic metal base.
This base was more than one hundred meters long and wide. It had a lot of automated defense facilities and production assembly lines. There were also exploration, mining, and refinement equipment. It might be small, but it had everything. As long as it was deployed to an area with a lot of spirit energy, crystals, and metal mines, it could complete all the colonization processes, including gathering, refining, construction, manufacturing, fighting, and recycling.
At most, it only needed a handful of superhumans or soldiers in motorized armor to be stationed in the base.
The greatest difference between the base Meng Chao saw and the traditional forward operating bases was that it was built on a huge and sturdy chassis. There were more than one hundred wide tracks under the chassis.
Driven by dozens of high-powered crystal engines, all the tracks were moving at the same time. It was truly like a metal mountain that could move freely.
The path leading to the base was a battlefield where humans and monsters had fought fiercely a few months ago.
Most of the monster carcasses had been harvested. There were still some skeletons that were not worth harvesting, and they were half-buried in the ground.
When the tracks ran over them, the skeletons were reduced to powder along with the monsters' final glory. They disappeared without a trace.
At the back of the forward operating base, railway tracks and paved roads appeared like magic.
More railway guns, wheeled fighting vehicles, and construction vehicles followed closely behind them. They arrived at a place no one had ever been to before and created a brand new era that belonged to humans and Earth's civilization!
Accompanied by the magnificent and blood-boiling scenes, the crystal radio in the car also kept broadcasting.
"Latest battle report: The Red Dragon Army's seventh summer offense has come to a perfect end. During the fierce fighting over the past few months, all soldiers risked their lives and worked together. They destroyed more than seventy Hell Beast nests and nearly one thousand Nightmarish Beast nests. They killed and captured more than ten thousand superbeasts of various types and more than one million monsters. They advanced more than one hundred kilometers to the east and south of Monster Mountain Range, and they opened up a new living space of eight thousand eight hundred square kilometers. It's enough for them to build a New Dragon City around Dragon City!
"This is great news. The elite squad from the Hunter's Association led by three Deity Realm superhumans has finally captured a live Crystalline Nine-headed Dragon after more than a month of relentless pursuit and capture!
"This is the first time Dragon City has captured a live Apocalyptic Beast infant. It'll be of great help to us when we study the mystery behind the evolution of Apocalyptic Beasts and try to domesticate and rear Apocalyptic Beasts. We might even be able to replicate their genes!
"Breaking news. Sky Pillar Corporation's Victorious 9 forward operating base has completed the construction of all its modules, and they've started assembling them in the depths of Monster Mountain Range to the west of Dragon City. Once it's put into operation, it will become the largest forward operating base in Dragon City. Regardless of whether it's its resource gathering efficiency or its overall firepower, it will be 15% higher than the current record of Universe Corporation's Endeavor 7.
"What's worth mentioning is that aside from the traditional functions of gathering, refining, building, manufacturing, fighting, and recycling, which allows it to gather the resources around it to create unmanned aerial vehicles, intelligent fighting vehicles, and mining robots, Victorious 9 can also create all the modules needed for a forward operating base. In other words, as long as it detects enough resources nearby, Victorious 9 can continuously replicate itself. This is a forward operating base that can produce forward operating bases!
"The official spokesperson of Sky Pillar Corporation stated that the appearance of Victorious 9 means that Dragon City has welcomed a brand new era of colonization. A forward operating base that can replicate itself and automatically expand will save us a lot of valuable manpower and reduce unnecessary sacrifices. In the near future, Monster Mountain Range and the even vaster Other World will definitely be filled with Earth's war flags, and it will become a paradise for humans!"
The 3D projections and the news broadcast stirred up the family's discussion once more.
"A few years ago, before A 'chao took his national college examination, who would have thought that our lives would go through such … a drastic change?"
Meng Yishan said. "Let's not talk about how many victories the Dragon City army and superhumans have won in Monster Mountain Range, which is a national event. Let's talk about our family. Who would have thought that a family like ours would be able to drive a car that can fly in the air?"
"That's right, Dad. I remember that at that time, when Big Brother said that he wanted to buy you a car, you waved your hand and said that you didn't want it. After all, Dragon City is just a small place, and the citizens practice martial arts. If you want to go anywhere, you can just run and jump around," Bai Jiacao said while holding back her laughter.
"Why are you so addicted to driving now that you're grabbing the steering wheel no matter where you go? You've completely thrown away the simple and hardworking lifestyle you used to have."
"Isn't that …"
Meng Yishan's face turned red, and he tried to defend himself. "Who would have thought that Dragon City would expand so quickly? In just a few short years, the area of the city has increased by several times, and the area of control has also increased by more than ten times. In our line of work, we often have to follow in the footsteps of the military and hunting squads. We have to go to the frontlines far away from the city to sign agreements and harvest monsters. With our old arms and legs, we can't make it in time!"
"That's true."
Bai Suxin spoke up for her husband. "A few days ago, I went to the new city in the north. I heard that it used to be a huge swamp, and it's called Shattered Star Lake. Your brother fought there two years ago, but now, all sorts of skyscrapers and modern factories have been built there. The wide roads can fit more than ten cars side by side. I heard that there are crystal pipes installed under the roads, and they can react with the vitality magnetic fields of the people on the roads to stimulate the cells in their bodies so that they can walk more gracefully and with less effort. They'll also feel much better. It's a true smart city, a spirit energy city, and a crystal city. It's much better than our old city!
"Dragon City is developing really quickly. If we don't drive, we won't be able to finish exploring it even after a year and a half!"
"We're not even there yet."
When Meng Chao heard this, he smiled and said, "You and Dad should really drive and tour our new Dragon City. If you don't do it now, soon, Dragon City will become so big that you won't be able to drive around it!"
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