Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 754 - 716: Great Development

Chapter 754: Chapter 716: Great Development

Regarding the actions of The Three Great Alliances, Athena not only largely saw through all their plans but also thought of a countermeasure, which was quite simple—also a two-pronged approach.

On one hand, it involved strengthening Rocky’s own power. Since The Three Great Alliances had invited him to attend a gathering six months later, there was no doubt that they planned to take action against him after six months. Therefore, within these six months, Rocky had to find ways to become stronger, and the method was naturally not difficult—developing stronger Armor.

For Rocky at present, enhancing his strength meant upgrading the White Demon Armor was the best and only option. Moreover, the White Demon Armor was already one of the most top-notch armors today. If it could be further improved, Rocky’s self-preservation would not be a problem.

On the other hand, it was necessary to enhance the strength of Thunderhawk City, or rather, to enhance the overall strength of the two Sky Cities and one ground base under Rocky’s rule.

According to Athena’s speculation, this time The Three Great Alliances not only wanted to target Rocky himself but also intended to target Thunderhawk City like the last time. This move was almost akin to a killing blow because with the power of The Three Great Alliances, once they truly decided to go all out, it would be an onslaught that no one could withstand.

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However, the situation also had an advantageous side for Rocky.

Firstly, Rocky was no longer the minor character he used to be, who only had one small Sky City and could only drift through the winds in the sky. Now, he ruled over one small and one medium Sky City, and once Thunderhawk City was upgraded, he would have two medium-sized Sky Cities. Besides, don’t forget he also had the ground base of Backhill Village. In such a situation, even if The Three Great Alliances wanted to take action against him, they had to treat it seriously, perhaps even deploying heavy forces.

Yet, the current situation did not allow The Three Great Alliances to go all out because the Third Counterattack War would erupt a year later, where war took precedence at that time. Thus, even if The Three Great Alliances took action, they would have considerable reservations.

Under these circumstances, if Rocky could develop the two cities and the base under his rule, then it might not be impossible to get through this crisis.

This was not just Athena’s assumption but a conclusion she reached after careful calculations, having fully considered the current situation, and even the future development potential of Mana Runes, ultimately believing that with the right time and place, Rocky had every capability to get through this crisis. Once he got through it, the world would be vast with sky high for the birds to soar and war upon them, The Three Great Alliances would no longer have the leisure to target him.

As for Athena’s thoughts, Rocky naturally agreed profoundly. In fact, even if Athena hadn’t mentioned it, he also thought the same. With the current chaotic situation, even without The Three Great Alliances directly opposing him, he still needed to make himself and the cities under his rule stronger; the only difference was time.

If there were no external pressures daring to challenge him, Rocky could develop slowly and systematically, just like a few years ago, but now it could no longer be that way. Time had become exceptionally pressing—he only had six months left. Within these six months, he had to do his utmost to make himself stronger, to become stronger in every aspect.

So, afterward, Rocky gathered Liliya and the others to formulate the development plans for the next six months.

First and foremost, the Armor.

Whether the new generation of White Demon Armor could be manufactured within six months was the most important issue, as it represented the highest combat power of Rocky and the forces he ruled. It was no exaggeration to say that he had developed to this stage in the world today largely due to the White Demon Armor. Therefore, within six months, the new edition of White Demon Armor had to be manufactured—not only had to be completed but also had to ensure its combat power far surpassed all current armors.

“Kid, you can rest assured, the design for the new version of the White Demon Armor has been completely finalized, and the Ruby Chamber of Commerce has already delivered the Steel Essence needed for production. Next, I will start crafting the first version of the Test Armor, so the new White Demon Armor will certainly be made within half a year,”

When Rocky looked at Hammerfire, Hammerfire patted his chest and said.

The development of the new generation of White Demon Armor had been ongoing, even the major upgrade of Thunderhawk City did not delay it. While other members of the institute were taken by Orton to help transform the city, only Hammerfire did not go; he had been perfecting the armor’s design without attending to anything else.

Now that the design work was all completed, and the Steel Essence previously requested from the Ruby Chamber of Commerce had arrived, both design and materials were in place. Just as Hammerfire had said, they could now proceed to craft the first version of the experimental battle armor.

Hearing this from Hammerfire, Rocky felt considerably relieved. After all, he had been involved in the development of the previous two generations of White Demon Armor and had personally led the design of tanks and Thunderhawk Armor. Thus, he was well aware that reaching the stage where they could make experimental battle armor meant the design work for the new armor was mostly complete—definitely good news.

“Teacher, how long will the renovation of Thunderhawk City take?”

After taking a deep breath, Rocky turned to Orton and inquired about the progress of Thunderhawk City’s armament plan.

Logically, enhancing Thunderhawk City’s strength was not something that could be achieved in a single step; after all, developing a city’s infrastructure was not child’s play and certainly not something that could be decided on a whim. If it had been earlier, this could have been Rocky’s Achilles’ heel, easily targeted by The Three Great Alliances, and Rocky would have been utterly helpless.

But now was different. If Orton’s Sky City armament plan could truly succeed, Thunderhawk City would not only be able to greatly enhance its strength in a short amount of time but also become the most unique city in the world. Thus, Rocky could not afford to neglect this matter.

“It depends on when the weapons can be in place,”

Asked in such a way by Rocky, Orton, head held high and full of confidence, replied. Although most people, including Pelaya and Aniye, were skeptical about the Sky City armament plan, claiming the project had failed even with substantial support from the Magic Energy Research Institute, thus offering little hope for success, Orton firmly believed in the plan he had personally led. Facing Rocky, he was quite meticulous and stated that once the custom armaments were in place, Thunderhawk City would be armed immediately!

Seeing this, Rocky nodded silently, thinking to himself. Having interacted with Orton for such a long time, he understood his teacher’s temperament and personality well, knowing that Orton might seem eccentric at times but was never careless in academic research. As such, since Orton had made such a statement, he chose to trust his teacher.

However, on this matter, Rocky could not solely rely on the armament plan. Regardless of Orton’s confidence, he could not guarantee that the plan would be 100% successful, and even if it succeeded, it was not certain that an armed Sky City could withstand targeted actions from The Three Great Alliances. Therefore, in this regard, Rocky had to prepare alternate strategies, so he finally turned to another individual.

“Lord Archimonde, how is the situation with the Chamber of Commerce now?”