Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 703 - 666 The Mastermind Behind the Disaster
Chapter 703: Chapter 666: The Mastermind Behind the Disaster Chapter 703: Chapter 666: The Mastermind Behind the Disaster “Me?”
“That’s right.” Athena smiled at Rocky, “According to my information, after learning that Sky Alliance completed the transaction of the Mana Rune with you, the Magic Energy Research Institute and Kafka Empire were very dissatisfied and are trying to pressure the Alliance to hand over the Mana Rune.”
“What did the Alliance say?”
“Don’t know, the stance of the Elders’ Council is still unclear, but what’s certain is that the Alliance is rushing to study the rune you sold to them. They’ve even postponed their war plans because of this, which has also provoked dissatisfaction from the Magic Energy Research Institute and Kafka Empire.”
At this point, Athena glanced at Rocky, “Your decision to sell the Mana Rune to Sky Alliance was indeed a strategic move; it bought us quite a bit of time.”
“Did you do it on purpose?”
“That… heh-heh…”
At Athena’s question, Rocky leaned back in his chair, let out a long sigh of relief while pretending to smile calmly.
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In truth, when he decided to sell the Mana Rune to Sky Alliance, he hadn’t anticipated things would turn out this way. His original thoughts were quite simple: to get a substantial amount of money quickly, and considering his mastery over runes, he felt it wouldn’t be a problem even if he sold a First Level Rune. And so, he acted, nothing more.
So, initially, Rocky really hadn’t meant to outmaneuver anyone, yet his unintentional move had an unexpected effect and led to divisions among The Three Great Alliances. It was quite the surprise indeed.
And indeed it was so.
As Athena mentioned, as soon as Rocky sold the Mana Rune to the Sky Alliance, the Magic Energy Research Institute and Kafka Empire got wind of it, becoming extremely anxious.
The reason those two powerhouses joined forces against Rocky in the first place was precisely because they feared that, as a core member of the Alliance, he would give the runes to the Alliance, which would then become dominant after acquiring this cutting-edge technology.
But now, Rocky went ahead and sold the rune to the Alliance, for just fifty million Gold Coins!
This news drove the Magic Energy Research Institute and Kafka Empire mad. Even Rick and the others, upon hearing this, were furious, virtually exploding with rage. Fifty million Gold Coins, that’s what they call money?! If they had known how easy Rocky was to talk to, why would they bother with such an elaborate scheme? They could’ve just bought the Mana Rune outright with money. And with the strength of these individuals, never mind fifty million Gold Coins, they could afford to buy five massive Sky Cities!
Of course, those privy to this trade were well aware that the real situation was far from being as simple as imagined. The Magic Energy Research Institute and the Kafka Empire only knew that Rocky had sold Mana Runes to the Sky Alliance, but they were unaware that he had merely sold the tip of the iceberg. The Sky Alliance had not only failed to obtain the Rune Technology Rocky had developed over the years, but they didn’t even get their hands on any Advanced Runes.
It was precisely this misinformation that rendered the Sky Alliance’s explanations futile when facing the other two behemoths. The others paid no heed to the Alliance’s explanations, ultimately forcing the Alliance to stop offering them and instead to focus on researching Runes while delaying their plans to start a war, further inciting dissatisfaction from the Magic Energy Research Institute and the Kafka Empire.
After such a long period of preparation, The Three Great Alliances were actually ready for war. Hundreds of Sky Cities, millions of warships, and tens of thousands of Void Magic Corps were poised for action. At this stage, it should have been the Shadow Alliance’s turn to spearhead the war propaganda, but at this very moment, the Sky Alliance urgently called a halt.
Everyone knew why the Alliance paused their plans at this crucial juncture; they were clearly planning to utilize the Runes they had just acquired. Indeed, this was the case; upon acquiring the Runes, Higgins immediately led his team in research and quickly yielded results.
It must be admitted that the developmental strength of the Sky Alliance was quite formidable. Under Higgins’ leadership, the development team quickly mastered and applied First Level Runes, and even went on to research many new devices centered on First Level Runes.
Due to the limited time and low Rune level, the new devices developed by Higgins naturally couldn’t compare to the Rune Technology developed by Orton and others. Nevertheless, Mana Runes were, after all, a cross-era innovation, so even devices based on First Level Runes were enough to cause a huge impact on the world as it was.
In light of this, the Sky Alliance immediately fitted these new devices onto their warships and Armor. After a brief trial, they concluded that warships and Armor equipped with Rune devices had improved by about ten percent in all aspects!
This figure was incredibly promising. A performance improvement of ten percent might not seem like much, but don’t forget how many troops the Sky Alliance had, over a million warships, hundreds of thousands of Void Magic Warriors—if all these forces could improve their combat power by ten percent, how terrifying would that be?
Thus, the Alliance resolutely put a hold on war preparations and began to retrofit their existing forces fully, deciding to engage in war only when their entire forces were Runified.
Naturally, the Magic Energy Research Institute and the Kafka Empire were staunchly against the Alliance’s actions. Not only did such actions delay a critical opportunity, but they also disrupted the war plans agreed upon by the three parties. More importantly, if the Sky Alliance truly Runified all their forces, they would completely surpass everyone in strength, an outcome that the Magic Energy Research Institute and Kafka Empire could not allow to happen.
Thus, the scene unfolded as before, with the Magic Energy Research Institute and Kafka Empire joining forces with the Shadow Alliance, ignoring the Sky Alliance’s cessation of war and forcibly steering the public opinion toward war. Clearly, their aim was to push the Sky Alliance into a corner, to force the start of the Third Counteroffensive War without giving the Alliance a chance to strengthen their lead!
This was the clash among the titans. When behemoths like The Three Great Alliances fought, whether overtly or covertly, the entire sky became their chessboard, and everybody under the sky became their pawns and tools, unless… unless one stepped out of this chess game and became the chess player themselves.
Fortunately for him, Rocky was one such chess player. Although he was just a small player and had been almost entirely wiped out in this game, at least now, he was no longer under anyone else’s control.
So, while the major forces were overtly and covertly clashing over his unintended actions, he could actually keep himself safe.
However, Athena also reminded Rocky to be even more careful in these circumstances. After all, he had set these events in motion, and once the three behemoths were through with their frantic scrambling and had a moment to cool down, they would still turn their sights on him, the instigator of it all!
