Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 635 - 597 Clue

Chapter 635: Chapter 597: Clue Chapter 635: Chapter 597: Clue “Had it been someone else, would they have already been coerced into confessing?”

This remark by Rocky suddenly enlightened Monte; indeed! He had been so ruthless; if Xini were just an ordinary citizen, even if wrongly accused, it’s possible he might have been coerced into confessing by now, especially when compared to being tortured to death here, dying could seem the easier option.

Yet, the reality is quite the opposite. Faced with relentless interrogation, Xini not only endured but also consistently insisted on his innocence, which in itself was suspicious!

“Keep questioning him; I’ve already sent Lin Feng to investigate, and he will notify you once he discovers anything.”

After reminding Monte, Rocky slowly spoke, and he didn’t forget to add, “But remember, don’t let him die before the truth is clarified.”

“Understood.”

Seeing Monte nod, Rocky felt relieved and subsequently left the prison.

After leaving the prison and returning to the City Lord’s Mansion, Rocky contacted Amanred again to continue discussing how to transport supplies through the Sirius City merchants.

Though a significant issue had arisen in his own backyard, Rocky couldn’t let his other responsibilities slide, especially not now.

The pressure he was facing was immense. It was no exaggeration to say that a slight mishandling could lead to total defeat. So as Monte and Lin Feng interrogated and investigated, Rocky also used this opportunity to continue devising strategies to break the deadlock.

Unfortunately, the current situation was terribly bad, leading Rocky and Amanred, after deliberating all morning, to only conclude by decreasing the cargo load of their merchant ships, mixing their goods with those from Sirius City to lower the chances of detection during inspections.

After dealing with this matter, Rocky went to the research institute to continue adjusting the Thunderhawk Armor.

The experimental version of the Thunderhawk Armor had now been produced in its third iteration. After three revisions and numerous tests, the Thunderhawk Armor had essentially reached the production and sales standards, which meant that this model of Armor was nearly complete.

For Rocky, this was naturally good news. After all, this was not only the second model of Armor he had led the development of but also the first one, besides the White Demon, to use a rune as its operational core. The significance of this, not just for him but for the global Armor domain, was immense.

Rocky believed, once the Thunderhawk Armor was officially revealed to the public and put into production, it would not only have a profound significance but might even solve his current predicament!

Unfortunately, now he simply couldn’t achieve this. City of Fury had suddenly increased their blockade intensity, plunging Thunderhawk City into severe difficulty. Not only could other merchant groups no longer reach them, but even the Apple Tree Corporation couldn’t get close.

As previously mentioned, before Xini was captured, the escort fleet of the Apple Tree Corporation had clashed with the City of Fury, resulting in the total annihilation of over two hundred escort ships and dozens of merchant vessels from the Apple Tree Corporation!

This was naturally an expected outcome. After all, the City of Fury is a large Sky City, and although the Apple Tree Corporation dispatched a substantial escort fleet, it was still impossible to confront a large Sky City with just over two hundred warships.

Of course, despite annihilating the Apple Tree Corporation’s fleet, the City of Fury also suffered significant losses. Although Rocky did not participate in this massive battle, according to reports from reconnaissance ships, the City of Fury had lost at least a hundred warships, with equally significant casualties.

After this battle, even the Apple Tree Corporation dared not rashly send merchant groups. They too were looking for ways to restore their dealings with Rocky. So since the blockade by the City of Fury had intensified, Rocky was truly trapped in Backhill Village, now only able to rely on ‘smuggled’ supplies from Sirius City to sustain himself, unavoidably unable to do anything else.

In such circumstances, even if the development of the Thunderhawk Armor was completed and ready for production, Rocky simply couldn’t proceed because he, being blockaded in Backhill Village, could not import the raw materials necessary for the production of Armor from outside.

There was one thing that caused both Rocky and the Apple Tree Corporation considerable headaches—it was that, following the Co-Governing Alliance’s brief skirmish with the City of Fury and their subsequent withdrawal, those customers who had ordered Tank Armor changed their tune!

Before this, although these customers were dissatisfied with not receiving their Armor, they were doubly discontent—both with Rocky and the Apple Tree Corporation, and with the City of Fury that blocked them, perhaps even more so with the City of Fury, since it was City of Fury that was hindering them.

However, after the Co-Governing Alliance’s retreat from Sky City, these customers instantly shifted their stance, placing all their dissatisfaction solely on Rocky and the Apple Tree Corporation, including the Co-Governing Alliance itself!

Clearly, any discerning observer could see that when Sky City from the Co-Governing Alliance withdrew after clashing with the City of Fury, it was obviously because they had been warned. Otherwise, having already come to blows, the Co-Governing Alliance wouldn’t have retreated so easily. It was precisely because of this that other customers outside of the Co-Governing Alliance also must have realized that something was wrong, so they too quickly changed their narrative.

Under these circumstances, Rocky and the Apple Tree Corporation were forced to quickly deliver the completed Armor; otherwise, the consequences would be severe. Moreover, it was only by delivering the Armor to the customers that Rocky could collect the final payments for manufacturing the Armor, and only then could he think of a way to produce the Thunderhawk Armor!

But how to deliver the completed Armor to these customers had become another headache.

It must be said, Rocky was indeed in a dire situation now, to the extent that he could see no hope of breaking through.

However, fortunately, at this most critical moment, something good finally happened—that was, Lin Feng’s investigation had made a discovery!

By this time, three days had already passed since Xini had been captured, and early on the third day Lin Feng went to the City Lord’s Mansion to see Rocky, bringing with him an object.

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“What is… what is this?”

Holding an object nearly the size of a coin in his hand, Rocky looked it over and still could not discern what it was.

The object looked definitively like some kind of device, but it was too small, only the size of a coin, so even Rocky couldn’t be sure what it was.

“…My lord, I do not know what this is either… All I know is that it was found in Xini’s house.”

Facing Rocky’s question, Lin Feng awkwardly shook his head, unable to identify something that not even Rocky could.

“Alright, you may leave.”

With a wave of his hand at Lin Feng, Rocky dismissed him, then toyed with the ‘coin’ in his hand for a while before heading to the research facility and finding Orton and others.

“Teacher, this was found in Xini’s house; take a look, what is this thing?”

Upon seeing Orton and the others, Rocky brought out the ‘coin,’ handing it to Orton, who had barely begun to examine it when Pelaya snatched it right out of his hands!

With a furrowed brow, Pelaya held the ‘coin’ in her hand, then fixed Rocky with a troubled gaze: “Rocky, you said this was found in that thief’s house?”

“Yes.”

As Rocky nodded in confirmation, Pelaya’s expression immediately changed!