Lord of the Sky City

This time, besides purchasing the necessary supplies for research, Rocky also wanted to buy some materials used in the production of armor because he wanted to make two more sets of armor!

Thunderhawk City now had its own Void Magic Squad. Although there weren’t many members yet, at least they could already contribute in real battles, as had been shown in their first fight against Wild Horse City. However, for Rocky, this was far from enough.

His next goal was to take control of the Backhill Village Mine and keep it firmly in his hands. Achieving this would naturally require the strength of the Void Magic Warriors. Thus, a problem arose, which was that there weren’t enough Void Magic Warriors under Rocky’s command.

Counting himself, there were only six Void Magic Warriors in Thunderhawk City, which, on the face of it, could barely form a squad, but in reality, it was only half a squad—obviously too few.

Void Magic Warriors were people too; they needed rest, they got injured, and they required recuperation. So even if Rocky could forever guard the mine, six Void Magic Warriors were entirely insufficient for rotation. Moreover, it was impossible for him to stay at the mine forever.

In this situation, he hoped to use the remaining money in his hand to make two additional sets of armor to enhance the combat power of his Void Magic Warriors. He had even decided on the type: it was the land-combat Special Armor that had once been showcased in the Arena.

The Holy Angel Armor had made its debut in the Arena, and the opponent was wearing the fourth generation of the land-combat Special Armor; it was the first time Rocky had seen armor specifically designed for land combat. He had then taken the opportunity to learn more about it from Hammerfire, and now he wanted to make new armor of this kind.

Since it was for defending the mine, the land-combat Special Armor was more than suitable. The greatest advantage of this type of armor was its strong defensive power combined with extremely powerful offensive capabilities; on land, it could be used as a mobile artillery. If Thunderhawk City could possess several sets of such armor, securing the Backhill Village mine would naturally become much more feasible.

To this end, Rocky had specifically consulted with Orton and others, who readily agreed and were even delighted, as they had already done lots of theoretical research and were in need of practical verification, so this was a perfect opportunity.

Therefore, after Rocky had arrived in Dawn City and settled his Contribution Points, he and the others went to purchase a significant amount of research and armor-manufacturing supplies.

The specific process of purchasing supplies doesn’t need lengthy mention. Although this was not Eternal City where, as the City Lord, Rocky could enjoy discounts, still, as a member of the Sky Alliance, shopping in Dawn City, particularly within the Alliance’s Chamber of Commerce, he could still enjoy the discounts exclusive to Alliance members.

So after two continuous days of shopping, Rocky had spent over 800,000 Gold Coins, finally managing to procure everything he needed.

While the money spent this time was significant, fundamentally it was all research funding—Thunderhawk City’s funds for everyday expenses had hardly been touched. Also, after this round of shopping, the research materials needed for a considerable period in the future had all been purchased.

Afterward, he returned to his Thunderhawk City. Barely a day later, the equipment he had exchanged for also arrived.

Two hundred Guardian Sets, fifty Gale Strongbows, fifty Charging Staffs, along with several Arrow Feathers and Magic Stones, all were delivered to Thunderhawk City. Once this batch of materials had also arrived, Rocky bid farewell to the City Lord of Dawn City and activated Thunderhawk City’s flight mode, heading straight towards his next target!

Backhill Village!

Backhill Village was a place Rocky was incredibly familiar with and likewise very important to him. He had defended it for a whole month and had engaged in multiple battles with demons there. One could say his first real experience of commanding troops in war was at Backhill Village.

It was also due to the mission in Backhill Village that he had acquired his first substantial sum of money necessary for development. He not only absorbed over a thousand villagers into Thunderhawk City but also obtained a large amount of supplies. With money earned from selling these supplies, he purchased numerous warships led by the Thunderhawk, thereby defeating the formidable Baron Wolin. This led to his and Thunderhawk City’s subsequent series of developments, culminating in everything today.

If one were to say Rocky had indeed made his wealth, then the starting point of his wealth was Backhill Village!

Thus, this time heading to Backhill Village, Rocky was quite excited about it, and not just him alone; the original residents of Backhill Village, led by Lin Feng and Old Jack, were also looking forward to it.

Although Lin Feng and the others had been living in Thunderhawk City for almost a year and had long since adapted to the peaceful life in the city, Backhill Village was after all their birthplace, and their emotional attachment was undoubtedly there. So when they learned of Rocky’s plan to retake Backhill Village, everyone was quite excited.

In such circumstances, Thunderhawk City, which had been silent for over half a year, once again started up, slowly flying towards Backhill Village.

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While Rocky was heading towards his next destination, a meeting was also taking place inside Machine City, an internal meeting of the Mairente Family.

As a major family, the Mairente Family held regular family meetings every quarter to deal with various family affairs and discuss the overall development direction of the family. However, this particular meeting was different from usual regular meetings.

One difference was that it wasn’t the regular time for the meeting. In fact, the quarterly meeting for this season had just ended over a month ago, so this was an emergency meeting.

Another difference was the attendance at this emergency meeting, which was unusually complete. It wasn’t common to have all members present, including all Elders headed by Clan Leader Atted and even the new generation members like Cyril, who didn’t normally qualify for every meeting.

Clearly, this meeting was not trivial; otherwise, the Mairente Family wouldn’t have mobilized so extensively.

Indeed, it was the case. This emergency meeting was crucial for the Mairente Family—it’s no exaggeration to say that in recent years, even in the past decade, there has not been such a significant issue that required a meeting of this level within the Mairente Family.

And the main subject of this meeting was Rocky!

Just when Rocky had just defeated Baron Wolin, the Mairente Family had already held a small-scale discussion on how to handle the matter. After the meeting, Atted told his daughter Cyril that it was unbelievable how a huge family could be run around by a Rocky.

When Atted said this, ninety percent was in jest, and ten percent was self-mockery, but he could never have imagined that his casual remark would actually come true—this time, their entire Mairente Family really was being run around by Rocky!