Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 709 - 672 Total Troop Strength

Chapter 709: Chapter 672: Total Troop Strength Chapter 709: Chapter 672: Total Troop Strength The matter of upgrading Sky City was absolutely Rocky’s biggest concern, so upon learning that Thunderhawk City had to make a forced landing, he immediately called an emergency meeting.

On the one hand, he arranged for Aileen to contact the Ruby Chamber of Commerce to help purchase Super Crystals in Eternal City needed for the upgrade and transformation. On the other hand, he discussed defense plans with Monte and others.

Concerning the forced landing, Rocky and Wynn spoke at length. According to Wynn’s years of experience, Thunderhawk City would typically need to stay on land for about three days under normal circumstances, during which Wynn’s team could complete the replacement of the Super Crystals. However, this was only under normal conditions, and the upgrade of Thunderhawk City was clearly not normal.

Because Thunderhawk City’s upgrade also included Orton’s armament plan, this complicated matters considerably. To carry out Orton’s plan, Wynn had to not only replace the Super Crystals but also make a series of modifications to the city’s Mana supply system during the process.

This was obviously a major project, and it even required the assistance of Thunderhawk City’s technical team, thus undoubtedly extending the duration Thunderhawk City would stay on the ground. Therefore, according to Wynn’s conservative estimate, Thunderhawk City would need to stay on land for at least a week before it could take off again—and that was if everything went smoothly. Should there be any unexpected issues… that was really hard to predict.

Meanwhile, Rocky’s task was to figure out a way to ensure that Thunderhawk City could safely return to the skies after the transformation was completed.

This task might sound simple, but achieving it was very difficult—after all, Thunderhawk City had to stay on land not just for a day or two, but for a week! This meant Rocky had to lead his troops to carry out a week’s defense task, and this was no trivial matter.

Although Rocky was not unfamiliar with such defense tasks—he had once successfully defended Backhill Village with just a few hundred Guards— he was quite proficient in handling such tasks.

But the situation he faced now differed greatly from the previous one. Last time, he only needed to defend Backhill Village which not only had the support of the village’s troops but also the advantage of the terrain, and most importantly, the area of Backhill Village was very small. Thunderhawk City, even as a small Sky City, was a true city capable of accommodating five thousand people and could cover the entire Backhill Village when on land. Defending such a large city without thousands of people was simply not feasible.

Regrettably, Rocky did not have that many people at his disposal.

How to defend in this situation became critical.

So after summoning Monte and others to his side, Rocky first sought to understand the situation with the troops.

“Sir, currently, the Guard Corps from both Thunderhawk City and Carltos City combined totals one thousand five hundred soldiers, and all are equipped with the latest Three-Star Magic Armor, however…”

“However, what?”

“However, since we just expanded our recruitment, the majority in the Guard Corps are new recruits.”

Standing before Rocky, Monte spoke with a hint of helplessness.

After the last demon attack, Rocky had conducted recruitment, which included Carltos City, so the Guard Corps was adequately staffed in terms of personnel. Together, the two cities had one thousand five hundred people. Additionally, after selling Runes to the Sky Alliance, Rocky had Lin Feng personally go to Eternal City to purchase a large quantity of Magic Energy Equipment, so the Guard Corps were not only numerous but also well-equipped.

The only problem was that there were too many new recruits.

Calculating the time, Rocky had issued the recruitment order two months ago, which meant that the Guard Corps was filled with a large number of new recruits.

Originally, Monte had a detailed training plan for this. He planned to take advantage of the fact that Backhill Village was harassed by Demons every other few days, letting the new recruits defend Backhill Village after completing their basic training. With the defensive power of Backhill Village, not only could the safety of these new recruits be ensured, but they could also gradually engage in real combat with the Demons, and in no time at all, they would be able to form an effective fighting force.

However, plans could never keep up with changes. The training program for the new recruits had not yet been implemented when a new battle was about to begin.

After listening to Monte’s explanation, Rocky furrowed his brows in thought. He did not rush to express his opinion but instead continued to ask, “What about the Void Magic Corps?”

Upon hearing Rocky inquire about the Void Magic Corps, Monte immediately responded,

“The Void Magic Corps of Thunderhawk City has now been expanded to ten squads. The newly promoted Void Magic Warriors have undergone several months of training and have been rotating in defending Backhill Village. Their combat effectiveness is still guaranteed.”

“Additionally, the Tank Corps has also been expanded to the scale of five squads and have continuously defended Backhill Village, exhibiting excellent combat abilities.”

In contrast to the Guard Corps, which had many new recruits, Rocky’s Void Magic Corps was in a much better position. The traditional Void Magic Corps, after having battled with the City of Fury, not only grew rapidly but also replenished to ten squads, totaling one hundred people. More importantly, these Void Magic Squads, whether new recruits or veterans, had been rotating in defending Backhill Village and thus all had experience fighting against Demons.

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However, the main force defending Backhill Village had always been the Tank Corps. Since they already had their own armament factory, Rocky’s Tank Corps had reached the scale of five squads and had always been the main force defending Backhill Village, possessing extremely powerful strength.

After hearing this report, Rocky nodded in approval. It seemed that the elite forces of Thunderhawk City were quite impressive; although they might not be large in scale, their combat abilities were quite outstanding, which would be crucial in the upcoming defensive battles.

Having nodded, he then turned his gaze towards Felly.

“Sir, Thunderhawk City has a total of one hundred and sixty Rune Battleships, comprising one hundred and fifty Escort Ships, eight destroyers, one patrol cruiser, and one battleship.”

Without waiting for Rocky to ask, Felly reported the situation of Thunderhawk City’s fleet.

In the battle with the City of Fury, Thunderhawk City’s fleet also suffered heavy losses. At that time, not only did Rocky himself have seventy to eighty warships, but he also purchased one hundred warships from Howling Sky. Yet, after the war, the warships under his command had dwindled to just over sixty. If it were not for the Apple Tree Chamber of Commerce having just recently sent one hundred new Rune Battleships, the number of ships would not even have reached a hundred.

Although the number of warships in Thunderhawk City was not large, they were all extremely powerful Rune Battleships, which was enough to compensate for their numerical deficiency.

After Monte and Felly had successively reported, the forces of Thunderhawk City were clearly laid out: one thousand five hundred Guard Corps members, one hundred Void Magic Corps members, fifty Tank Corps members, plus one hundred and sixty Rune Battleships. That was the total military strength at Rocky’s disposal.