Novel Full Chapter 225 Enemies Meet!
“Boss, I need one hundred kilograms of Kolmar Fine Steel.”
“Of course! Of course!”
In the shop, Rocky, holding a Hammerfire, used the list provided to purchase the essentials needed for creating the new model of armor.
“Also, fifty grams of Xin Gold, three hundred grams of Guma Demon Blood Silver, and…”
To ensure smooth progress in research, although the new model of armor was designed based on the fourth generation, its grade was that of Special Armor First Level. Therefore, the materials required for forging were not only diverse but also incredibly valuable.
Given this situation, by the time Rocky had read part of the list, the shopkeeper in front of him had already beamed with joy and immediately instructed his workers to get busy.
“My lord, the items you’ve requested total seventy-eight thousand Gold Coins.”
While rubbing his hands together, the shopkeeper said to Rocky with a face as bright as a blooming chrysanthemum.
Hearing this amount, Rocky sighed helplessly and had Aileen handle the payment.
Seventy-eight thousand Gold Coins…
This number might not seem particularly high, but remember, this was merely the cost of the raw materials needed for the armor. The expenses for the necessary machinery and various miscellaneous items hadn’t even been included yet!
Rocky had once shown Hammerfire’s list to Aileen and, according to her estimates, purchasing everything on the list would cost at least two hundred to two hundred fifty thousand Gold Coins!
This meant that just this single expenditure had already consumed a quarter of the one million Gold Coins designated for research.
“Let’s go…”
After Aileen had paid the Gold Coins and arranged for the materials to be delivered to Thunderhawk City, Rocky led the group out of the shop with a sigh, returning to Star of the Sky.
“Aileen, did you manage to arrange things with Eternal City?”
Seated in the carriage on their way back to Star of the Sky, Rocky asked.
As the City Lord, he needed to consider Orton’s research as well as the entirety of Sky City. Now, a month had passed since they came to Eternal City, which meant Thunderhawk City’s time of free stay in this airspace had ended. To continue taking refuge here, they had to pay a protection fee.
“It’s been taken care of, the fifty thousand Gold Coins needed for the first month have already been given to Eternal City.”
Aileen nodded her head, not particularly enthusiastic, but relieved that this matter was already settled.
Hearing this, Rocky felt relieved as it meant Thunderhawk City wouldn’t face danger for the next month. Then, he turned to Liliya.
“Liliya, did you manage to get in touch with the Shadow Alliance?”
“I did.”
Nodding, Liliya said: “As per your instructions, I’ve paid the fees for the next three months. So, for these coming three months, the Shadow Alliance will regularly provide us with various types of intelligence and news from across the continent. However, if we want specific information about a particular city or person, that would require additional payment.”
This trip to Eternal City was not only for Rocky to purchase the materials listed but also to establish contact with the Shadow Alliance.
As his own power grew, Rocky could no longer afford to remain isolated in Thunderhawk City as he had been in the past. He needed to increase his contacts with the outside world for both his and Thunderhawk City’s future development. Under these circumstances, establishing a connection with the Shadow Alliance became a priority.
In this relatively isolated communication world, only the Shadow Alliance had the capacity to gather significant events happening globally every day and relay this information to all associated forces or individuals. Thus, to stay informed about external affairs, they were reliant on them. Discover more stories at empire
On the other hand, Rocky now had two major enemies: Wild Horse City and Lexington from the Mairente Family. Both opponents had the capability to endanger Thunderhawk City. Therefore, when necessary, using the Shadows to gather intelligence on their movements and intentions was essential.
Thus, upon arriving in Eternal City, Rocky asked Liliya to make contact with the Shadow Alliance.
“Here, the material provided by the Shadow Alliance this week.”
While speaking, Liliya handed a thick stack of documents to Rocky, which indeed consisted of the information gathered by the Shadow Alliance that week.
After glancing through the thick documents, Rocky smiled, realizing it was essentially a weekly report.
The Shadow Alliance was indeed the world’s largest media outlet, even producing weekly reports.
Since it was his first time receiving intelligence from the Shadow Alliance, Rocky then began to read the ‘newspaper’ with curiosity.
“Sky Alliance Triumphs!”
Upon opening the first page of the documents, that was the headline Rocky saw.
“On October 27 of Sky Era Year 117, the Sky Alliance Army, personally led by Sir Wilton, the Holy Knight, reached Tulip City, marking the official start of the counterattack in Tulip.”
“His Excellency the Holy Knight led the Alliance Army in a fierce battle with the demons that lasted five days, eventually achieving a remarkable victory by killing over ten thousand normal demons, thirty-seven high-level demons, and fifteen magic dragons; however, based on reliable information, Tulip City has completely fallen, and the number of demons gathering within the city is incalculable. Whether Sir Wilton can successfully reclaim Tulip City remains unknown.”
The biggest and most eye-catching news this month was certainly the incident of Sir Wilton leading the Sky Alliance Army to take back Tulip City. When the Sky Alliance decided to send a large force to reclaim Tulip City from the demons, the entire world’s attention was focused on the troop led by Wilton, closely following his and his troops’ every move.
For this reason, the Shadow Alliance extensively covered the event, and two-thirds of the dense documents Rocky was holding were detailed reports on this incident. It was so comprehensive it was astounding, and by the time Rocky finished reading all the documents, it felt as though he had experienced the great battle himself!
Besides this event, the documents also contained many minor incidents, none of which were directly relevant to Rocky, so he just skimmed over them before setting the documents aside.
“Hmm…”
After placing down the material provided by the Shadow Alliance, Rocky pondered for a moment, his expression becoming somewhat distressed.
The Shadow Alliance’s counterattack on Tulip had made Rocky realize one thing, that before Wilton ended this big battle, he might not even be able to join the Sky Alliance at all. After all, in the eyes of the Alliance, his joining was insignificant compared to the retaking of Tulip City.
This was certainly not good news for Rocky. If he couldn’t join the Sky Alliance, how would he deal with Wild Horse City and safeguard Thunderhawk City?
Thinking this, he looked over the list in his hands. If he couldn’t join the Sky Alliance in time, then he would have to depend on Orton’s Rune Armor plan. If Orton and the others could successfully develop a new type of armor, he might still stand a chance in combat against Wild Horse City; otherwise…
Shaking his head, Rocky did not wish to think further, for if he did, he might truly be overwhelmed with anxiety.
Not long after, the carriage arrived at Star of the Sky.
The list Hammerfire gave Rocky had many items, far too many to be sold in one day. Rocky had to stay in Eternal City for several days to manage everything. For him, the owner of Thunderhawk City, Star of the Sky naturally was the best place to stay, and importantly, staying here was free.
Since it wasn’t his first time staying at Star of the Sky, when Rocky arrived once again, Aileen naturally headed straight for the front desk in the lobby to check in.
But just at that moment, when Aileen was about to process the check-in, suddenly a dozen guards-looking men burst into the lobby and quickly surrounded Rocky and his companions!
“What are you doing!”
Seeing that they were suddenly surrounded, Liliya immediately shielded Rocky, and Monte on the side roared angrily!
“No need to be so tense; I just wanted to get to know who Rocky is.”
After Rocky and his group were surrounded, a voice emerged from within the lobby, and when the group followed the sound, they saw a middle-aged man slowly approaching, surrounded by a group of guards.
The moment Rocky saw this middle-aged man, he squinted slightly. He certainly didn’t recognize who this person was, but he did recognize one of the guards next to the man!
This guard had a fierce countenance, with three ghastly scars on his face, unmistakably the bandit leader of the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group, Kilov!
Having recognized Kilov, when Rocky looked again at the man next to him, it wasn’t hard to guess who this man was—none other than the City Lord of Wild Horse City, Karlo!