Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 552: Chapter 515: Vice President Chapter 552: Chapter 515: Vice President “What’s your name?”

Looking at the technician before him, Rocky then asked.

“Sir, my name is Yoen…”

Hearing the name, Rocky immediately asked another question, “Among the sample designs we selected earlier, were there any that were designed by you?”

“Yes, sir, two of the designs were mine.”

“Very good.” Upon hearing this response, Rocky nodded, “Yoen, I am very interested in your ideas. I now appoint you as the designer for the manufacturing plant, hereafter in charge of luxury product design.”

“Thank you, sir!”

Upon hearing this, joy immediately spread across Yoen’s face. However, he then asked a little timidly, “Sir, what exactly is the position of a designer…”

Yoen had heard of technicians, but he didn’t know what a designer was supposed to do. So, although Rocky’s appointment thrilled him, he was also completely puzzled.

“This…”

Rocky was stumped by this question. Clearly, some of his concepts and knowledge did not exist in this world. Furthermore, to explain all these things clearly and have everyone accept them was obviously not something achievable overnight. So after pondering for a moment, he simply waved his hand and said, “In short, it’s a position in charge of designing and creative aspects. I will explain it to everyone in detail later. You may go back to work now and if you have any specific requirements, approach Aileen.”

After waving his hand, Rocky dismissed Yoen and then continued with his busy schedule.

Although he had been focusing mainly on bags in recent times, as City Lord, he also had to oversee and manage many other matters. For example, two days ago, the two thousand people who had been cleansed returned to Thunderhawk City, so he spent these past two days busy settling these people, which was exceedingly hectic.

When these two thousand people returned, Rocky personally inspected them and found, just as Berg said, that most of the cleansed two thousand were fairly honest ordinary citizens, with a prevalence of young and middle-aged people. However, most of them had brought their families along, which puzzled Rocky.

Later, he found out that these cleansed individuals were actually refugees from other Sky Cities. Some had been forced to flee because their original Sky City had been captured, while others could no longer survive in their original Sky City and had no choice but to leave through ‘intermediaries’ specialized in this field, and were then sent to another Sky City—this was the so-called cleansing.

Because of this, they were very honest, urgently needing a stable city to settle down and establish their livelihoods—none dared to stir up any trouble.

In such circumstances, Thunderhawk City naturally became bustling immediately, with two thousand people pouring into the city area being no small affair. The workload was immense.

Luckily the management layer of Thunderhawk City had already been established, and with the leadership of Old Jack, the administrative officials of all levels had acquired a certain level of ability and experience, so Rocky didn’t need to get too personally involved in the resettlement of the populace.

Even so, he was still incredibly busy these past few days, scarcely finding a moment of respite.

And just as the newly arrived citizens were starting to settle in, delegates from the Apple Tree Corporation were about to arrive.

Long before the manufacture of luxury goods began, Rocky had Aileen contact the Apple Tree Corporation, briefly mentioning the matter of cooperative factory establishment. Naturally, they were very interested and immediately decided to send representatives to discuss the details with Rocky.

Rocky was sure to meet with these representatives himself, as the cooperation in establishing a factory was a significant matter that could not be decided by anyone else.

So when people from the Apple Tree Corporation arrived, he promptly put aside all his work to meet with them.

“City Lord Rocky, it’s been a long time!”

In meeting with a delegation from the Apple Tree Corporation, Rocky first encountered an old acquaintance, the manager Zhang Heng, with whom he had had several interactions.

The reason why Thunderhawk City had developed a rather deep relationship with the Apple Tree Corporation was quite simple—it was due to multiple business transactions between the two parties. When Rocky first made contact with the corporation, he was received by Zhang Heng. Subsequent dealings were also mostly managed by Zhang Heng. As Rocky’s development accelerated and his fame rose, Zhang Heng, due to his close relationship with him, also climbed the ranks within the corporation and had now advanced from his original position to that of Vice President.

Therefore, with the corporation sending a delegation to Thunderhawk City this time, it was natural for Zhang Heng to be included, although he was not the official in charge due to the magnitude of the matters to be discussed. So after greeting Rocky, Zhang Heng quickly introduced, “City Lord Rocky, this is Archimonde, Vice President of our Chamber of Commerce.”

“City Lord Rocky, I’ve long admired your renown.”

On Zhang Heng’s introduction, Archimonde, a middle-aged man in his forties, extended his hand towards Rocky, who immediately reached out and shook it.

For a Chamber of Commerce like Apple Tree, almost on par with Sigma Corporation in the Armor Domain, just the construction of a factory was a minor matter the Guild President would not usually personally attend to—a General Manager would be enough for such tasks. But this time they had sent a Vice President to negotiate with Rocky, clearly demonstrating the importance they placed on this partnership.

After brief introductions, both parties quickly sat down and got straight to the point.

“Vice President Archimonde, my idea is…”

Sitting opposite Archimonde, Rocky soon began to speak, sharing his ideas. Of course, he didn’t shy away from revealing details either, making it clear that even when the factory was up and running, he wouldn’t immediately start producing Rune Armor until Aniye’s group had agreed.

Rocky could have used negotiation tactics or played some tricks since he held the Runes, maintaining dominance and influence over the matter. However, he chose not to do so.

Rocky was thinking longer-term. He didn’t approach the Apple Tree Corporation to scheme a quick advantage; he genuinely hoped to establish a truly collaborative partnership moving forward. Thus he opted for honesty to signal his sincerity to the corporation.

Archimonde could naturally sense Rocky’s sincerity. After all, if a Vice President like himself had come as a representative, it was also to convey sincerity because the Apple Tree Corporation too was looking to establish a long-term relationship with Rocky. However, don’t forget one thing—Archimonde was, after all, a businessman, and what he represented was not just the corporation but also its interests.

Hence, after listening to everything Rocky had to say, Archimonde inevitably furrowed his brow, because Rocky’s thoughts were quite different from what they had anticipated…