Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 692 - 654 Opportunity

Chapter 692: Chapter 654 Opportunity Chapter 692: Chapter 654 Opportunity “`

Only by growing stronger can one survive in this cruel world, which is the only thing Rocky can do.

So, for the half-week that followed, he honestly lay in bed, devoting himself to recuperating and once his body was healed, he began to work with all his might.

As his injuries gradually healed, his first order was to expand the recruitment drive once more, continuing to enlist soldiers from Sky City.

Having an initial plan for the future, Rocky knew he needed more troops, so he had to keep recruiting, and this time, the conscription was not limited to Thunderhawk City but also included Carltos City.

After more than a year of adaptation, the population of Carltos City was no longer as resistant to Rocky’s rule as before, which was naturally credited to Voss’s governance. Under his administration, Carltos City went from initial resistance to turbulence and then to gradual adaptation; the city has now successfully transitioned, and the residents have basically adapted to life under Rocky’s rule.

Of course, this was also inseparable from Rocky’s own efforts. Since taking back Carltos City, he had won several impressive victories, not only defeating the large Sky Cities, Fury and Sky Might, but also achieving a complete victory in the Demon attacks, especially the war against the Demons, which was a powerful stimulant for all his subjects, greatly enhancing Rocky’s prestige in their hearts.

In such a situation, Rocky could now confidently involve Carltos City in all his actions, which was undoubtedly a substantial strengthening of his overall power.

Before this, Rocky had taken back Carltos City early on, but given his constant unease about this city, Carltos City was almost like a decoration to him. He never let the city participate in any of his plans. The war did not need its involvement, nor did its construction; it was as if the city did not exist at all.

But now it was different. Once Carltos City could join the larger plan, Rocky’s overall power would undoubtedly climb a huge step, and there would be earth-shattering changes in manpower, material resources, and financial resources.

After issuing the order for recruitment, he called Aileen and inquired about the negotiations with the Apple Tree Corporation.

“My lord, the other party has agreed to our demands.”

“So readily?”

“Of course, with Pansen’s decisiveness, even a cutting-edge technology like Rune Battleships would make him agree regardless of having to pay ten times the price.”

This time’s negotiation with the Apple Tree Corporation was fully managed by Aileen, so she had a direct audience with the Guild President Pansen. Although they only met through a Magic Energy Image, Pansen undoubtedly left a very good impression on Aileen.

“Excellent, I will have the teacher hand over some technical data to them. Also, go and inform the Corporation that I need one hundred Rune Escort Ships, one hundred Rune Destroyers, thirty Rune Patrol Cruisers, thirty Rune Battleships, and ten Rune Motherships.”

“My lord, you really are making a lion’s demand.”

Hearing Rocky’s requests, Aileen laughed. It might seem that Rocky was asking for not many warships, but given that all were Rune warships and considering the manufacturing capabilities of a company like the Apple Tree Corporation using the new technology, their production would be very limited. Thus, this demand meant that the Apple Tree Corporation would have to exclusively devote its time to producing warships for Rocky on an overtime schedule.

“We have handed over all our technology; shouldn’t we be able to make some demands? Go take care of it.”

“Understood.”

“Oh, how’s the new munitions factory coming along?” Rocky stopped Aileen as she was about to leave.

“The convoy from the Apple Tree Corporation is on land now, but the sky has been somewhat unsettled recently, so it’s likely to take another week to arrive.”

“Understood.” After hearing the timeline, Rocky nodded, then added, “Also, contact the Ruby Chamber of Commerce and tell Amanred they can set up shop in Carltos City now. Additionally, have them transport a batch of supplies. The more the better; money is no object. If the funds are insufficient, use demon materials in exchange. We need to prepare for winter.”

“Clear.”

With a promise, Aileen turned and left, while Rocky sat behind his desk and picked up a piece of intelligence.

This intelligence was the usual offering from the Shadow Alliance, detailing the major events that had occurred in the sky recently. Although Rocky knew that the Shadow Alliance was targeting him, the two parties had not yet openly broken, so the Alliance still provided him with intelligence every week.

As for the content of the intelligence, Rocky didn’t need to read it to know that the vast majority would relate to the Demons.

The previous large-scale attack had ended, and the Demons were defeated back to the land, but this did not signify much. In fact, the content reported in this piece of intelligence showed that, rather than halting, Demon activities had become even more frequent after the last large-scale attack.

Now, almost every day, there were reports of Demon attacks on Sky Cities or convoys, and each day various tragedies happened due to these attacks. In such a situation, the entire sky descended into unprecedented chaos, and more and more Sky Cities chose to hide in safety zones to save their lives.

This is why the convoy from the Apple Tree Corporation won’t be arriving until next week; the skies are indeed unsafe now.

However, from another perspective, this was not only a disaster, but also a tremendous opportunity!

Take Demon materials, for example. With an increasing number of direct attacks on Sky Cities by Demons, Demon materials have become much more in demand. One might wonder, with more Demons being killed, shouldn’t that devalue the Demon materials?

Of course not, because more Demons mean more frequent battles, and the main use of Demon materials is to be converted into war supplies. Thus, the more frequent the battles, the more in demand the Demon materials become. Moreover, don’t forget that those capable of attacking Sky Cities are Flying Demons, who are far stronger than normal Demons, therefore even more expensive.

For those with the power to kill, this market situation is definitely a good thing, like for Rocky.

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The last attack by the Demons also included Backhill Village and was repelled by Rocky, providing him with considerable Demon materials, a significant portion of which came from Flying Demons. This haul, once sold, would turn into countless Gold Coins. So, Rocky was truly not short on money, not to mention one thing, that during the last battle, he even killed two high-level demons!