Lord of the Sky City

As for the more advanced four-star, five-star, and even the top-tier six-star Magic Energy Equipment, the mana they provided was even more substantial, reaching up to thousands of points at most. However, the price of these levels of gear was also sky-high, unaffordable for most people.

Therefore, after carefully examining the exchange chart, Rocky quickly made his choice—he planned to purchase Two-Star Magic Energy Equipment.

Having had experience fighting demons, especially battles against large numbers of demons, Rocky was well aware that One-Star Magic Energy Gear wasn’t very effective against demons. The only difference it made was whether one died immediately or survived just long enough for a second blow, so he immediately ruled out this option.

Although Three-Star Magic Energy Equipment was powerful, its price was too high—a set of Three-Star Magic Energy Equipment, not even the top-tier kind, cost 50 Contribution Points for a set.

This price was too steep for Rocky. Fifty Contribution Points were not a small sum. In the Alliance’s exchange system, a set of standard Third Generation Void Magic Armor only cost 300 Contribution Points. Moreover, Rocky needed to exchange for hundreds of sets of equipment to be sufficient, and he had only a thousand Contribution Points, which wouldn’t be enough to purchase Three-Star Magic Energy Equipment.

In contrast, although the power of Two-Star Magic Energy Equipment was somewhat lower, it was much more affordable—the cheapest Two-Star Magic Energy Equipment could be exchanged for just 4 Contribution Points per set, and the most expensive was only 20 points. Rocky found this price acceptable.

Therefore, he quickly picked out a set among dozens of Two-Star Magic Energy Equipment options.

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The set he chose was named the Guardian Set, which could provide warriors with 150 points of mana, a substantial amount within the Two-Star Magic Energy Equipment, and its exchange price was very cheap, only requiring 4 Contribution Points per set.

Such a low price, of course, had its reasons. As the name suggests, the Guardian Set was a set of equipment focused on defense. The gear itself was heavy armor, making the warriors very inflexible when wearing it. The mana’s enhancement was also primarily in defensive power, with somewhat less offensive capability, which was why this set was so inexpensive.

Logically speaking, the Guardian Set had clear flaws. Although defensive power was important in combat against demons, having only defensive capabilities was insufficient. Magic Energy Equipment was still just Magic Energy Equipment, not true Void Magic Armor, so flexibility was also crucial. The Guardian Set was precisely lacking in this aspect.

However, this set of equipment was very suitable for Rocky. What he needed was this type of equipment with strong defensive capabilities because in potential future defensive battles, although Thunderhawk City’s Guard Corps would resist the demons, they wouldn’t be the main force eliminating them.

Compared to the time they took on the Backhill Village mission, Thunderhawk City’s strength had improved significantly. Now, they possessed a powerful fleet and the Void Magic Squad—these top-tier forces were the main forces eliminating the demons. The Guard Corps only needed to defend well against the demons’ attacks, giving the fleet and Void Magic Squad time to annihilate the demons, and that would be enough.

Moreover, Rocky didn’t forget that after purchasing these sets, he could still personally perform further rune enhancements. Once enhanced, the Guardian Set’s mana would inevitably be strengthened, and by then, the defensive power would be even greater. Once the defensive strength reached a certain qualitative change, then the impact of this set of equipment would be even more significant.

Therefore, without hesitation, Rocky chose the Guardian Set, and immediately bought two hundred sets.

The Guard Corps now had over three hundred people, but among them, one hundred were part of the Archer Troops, while the warriors numbered just over two hundred, so two hundred sets of the Guardian Set were already sufficient.

At the same time, Rocky didn’t forget the Archer Troops. In the process of battling the demons, the Archer Troops could also play a certain role, and their reliance on equipment was even stronger. The better the equipment, the more significant the impact the Archer Troops could make.

So, after purchasing the two hundred sets of Guardian Set, spending eight hundred Contribution Points, Rocky allocated the remaining two hundred Contribution Points entirely to the equipment for the Archer Troops.

He chose a strong bow named Gale for his Archer Troops. This bow was embedded with Magic Stones and could use Mana to enhance its bow strength, significantly increasing the power of the Arrow Feathers shot from it. According to the description, even using the most common Arrow Feathers, the Gale Strongbow could split a rock with a single arrow and was quite effective against the tough-skinned Demons.

Of course, such a powerful strong bow was also very expensive. One Contribution Point could only exchange for one bow, meaning the price of a single Gale Strongbow was equivalent to a full set of standard equipment. Therefore, Rocky didn’t buy many, purchasing just fifty, which was just enough for one set per person in the Archer Troops!

Additionally, he bought fifty Charging Staves at the same price. These staves, embedded with several Magic Stones, could support Mages in continuing their Magic spells when their Magic Power was depleted, thereby extending their combat duration.

Fifty Gale Strongbows plus fifty Charging Staves added up to exactly one hundred Contribution Points.

As for the remaining one hundred Contribution Points, Rocky didn’t keep any of them. In his view, hoarding them was a waste, so he used thirty Contribution Points to exchange for three hundred quality steel arrows to strengthen the Archer Troops, and the remaining seventy Contribution Points were all used to exchange for Magic Stones. Since the entire Guard Corps were equipped with Magic Energy Equipment, replenishing Mana had become an essential issue, and it was necessary to stock up on a large amount of Magic Stones for this purpose.

After making all the selections, Rocky went to Dawn City and met an official stationed by the Sky Alliance there, handing over his exchange list.

“City Lord Rocky, is this what you want to exchange? Do you need to change anything?”

As a Contact City for the Sky Alliance, Dawn City had a special residence for the Alliance, and the staff there was polite upon seeing Rocky. News about Rocky had already spread within the Sky Alliance, and many did not dare to underestimate him, a City Lord who joined the Alliance without following the usual procedures.

“That’s correct.”

Nodding his head, Rocky confirmed that these were exactly what he wanted.

“Alright, if that is the case, we will have someone deliver them to you in three days. Also, after the equipment is delivered, we will deduct a thousand Contribution Points from your account.”

Since Dawn City was not only a large Sky City but also a Contact City for the Sky Alliance, it had a considerable inventory by itself. Moreover, the items Rocky exchanged were not many, so everything could be arranged within a few days. He just needed to wait in the city to receive the goods.

After leaving the Alliance residence, however, Rocky did not head straight back to Thunderhawk City. Instead, he went to the commercial street of Dawn City with Liliya, Aileen, Orton, and Hammerfire.

This time, he didn’t come to Dawn City alone; besides Liliya, he had also brought Aileen, Orton, and Hammerfire. One reason for coming to Dawn City was to exchange equipment with the Alliance, and another was to purchase a batch of research materials.

It had been over half a year since the Rune Armor project had started. During this half-year, Orton and his team had not only produced a set of White Demon Armor but also continued their research on Runes, achieving significant successes and making Rune enhancements to many existing technologies, although at a theoretical stage needing further experimentation.

This was exactly why Rocky came to Dawn City this time. Previously, due to lack of funds, although Orton and his team had been researching, all research had remained on paper. However, after winning the final match in the Arena, Rocky had provided one million Gold Coins in research funds, enabling them to purchase a new batch of research materials and equipment.

At the same time, there was another more important matter, which was that Rocky also needed to purchase materials for manufacturing Armor as he hoped that Orton and his team could craft two more sets of new Armor for him!