Lord of the Sky City

Rocky, who originally thought he could enjoy some leisure time, found no time to rest at all.

First, there was Orton, the old man who constantly bothered him.

The victory over Baron Wolin marked a conclusion all of Thunderhawk City was pleased to see, yet there was one old man who wasn't happy, and that old man was Orton.

Although Rocky had defeated Baron Wolin, he hadn't killed him as expected or disabled him by amputating his limbs. Therefore, Orton didn't lay hands on the fourth-generation Void Magic Armor he had hoped for, which immensely infuriated him!

So, since Rocky had finished all his urgent tasks, Orton had been visiting him daily, bothering him incessantly as if Rocky owed him money, demanding the fourth-generation armor for experiments every day!

"You brat! How long are you planning to drag this on? When will you give me the fourth-generation armor!"

"Teacher, can we wait a bit? I'm out of money right now..."

"What do you mean 'out of money'! You own such a huge city, can't you muster a few hundred thousand gold coins!"

"A few, a few hundred thousand gold coins!?"

Hearing this, Rocky was stupefied. It seemed Orton didn't just want the fourth-generation armor; he wanted the fourth-generation Special Armor! This scared Rocky so much that he turned around and ran without saying another word.

The next day.

"You brat, why didn't you come to class today! Are you avoiding me!"

"Teacher, didn't I tell you? I've been really busy lately overseeing the warship repairs. If they notice any runes, it'll cause trouble."

Looking at the infuriated Orton, Rocky responded helplessly. He wasn't lying because all of Thunderhawk City's warships had been modified, though only the magic cannons wouldn't be easy to detect, and he had to keep an eye on them during repairs. That's why he had already dispatched Liliya and Monte to personally oversee them.

However, his reluctance to meet Orton was genuine. Orton simply didn't understand others; Thunderhawk City was barely getting by these days. Rocky had neither the leisure nor the capability to make the fourth-generation armor for experiments. Even if he had the desire, he didn't have the money!

So after a brief explanation, Rocky ran off again, leaving Orton stamping his feet in frustration.

However, Rocky hadn't gotten far when he ran into Aileen, who had come to find him at the City Lord's Mansion.

"Ah..."

Upon seeing Aileen, Rocky also felt a headache coming on; without a doubt, she was here about money again.

And indeed, he was right.

"My lord, I've met with the people from the Ruby Chamber of Commerce. I've bought fabric for two quarters and then got credit for one quarter of grain."

"Credit?"

Hearing Aileen's words, Rocky was slightly stunned, and Aileen nodded:

"Yes, I've used all the money in the treasury to import fabric. This way, we can at least ensure the city has some revenue for the next two quarters. As for the grain, it's on credit. We'll settle it together next quarter. With this method, we can hold out for at least two more months."

Thunderhawk City's finances were already in crisis, and with Rocky having taken 35,000 gold coins for warship repairs, Aileen was wracking her brains, forced to use this credit system to survive the tough times. Depending on this method of crediting, she was trying to keep Thunderhawk City afloat a little longer.

Aileen's ability to get credit from the Ruby Chamber of Commerce was indeed thanks to Rocky's current reputation. Given the comprehensive cooperative relationship between the Ruby Chamber of Commerce and Thunderhawk City, they naturally heard about the result of Rocky's battle with Baron Wolin right away, as well as the incident where he snatched a thousand settlers from Matu's hands.

This made the Ruby Chamber of Commerce immediately pay more attention to Rocky and Thunderhawk City, as the population of Thunderhawk City had grown, the trade between the two sides would become larger, so when Aileen proposed the request for credit, the other side agreed in one go.

However, after reporting all this, Aileen helplessly glanced at Rocky, "My Lord, the treasury is really out of money this time."

"I understand..."

Watching Aileen sigh deeply, Rocky patted her shoulder. With nothing else to instruct, he turned around and went back to his own room.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Back in his room, he sat down on the bed, spaced out for a while, then took out the Mercenary Guild's task receiver.

Now that, Thunderhawk City's treasury was completely empty, Rocky had to get money quickly. The most convenient and quickest way was to rely on the tasks from the Mercenary Association to earn money.

As soon as the warships were fully repaired, Rocky would again possess a strong fleet. Even though it might not be as large as before after a major battle, with the two large warships remaining, the combat power was still very formidable. Rocky could completely rely on this fleet, which maintained sufficient combat power, to complete the tasks from the Mercenary Association.

He had already decided, this time he would choose escort-type tasks as much as possible, such as escorting merchant caravans or goods. The first benefit of this type of task was that the commission was high enough; escort tasks generally had commissions ranging from 35,000 to 50,000 gold coins, which was among the highest in all task types.

Of course, such high-commission tasks also implied high requirements, but with the fleet Rocky possessed, as long as he didn't accept tasks that were too exaggerated, all the requirements could be met.

Secondly, escort tasks were short in duration. An escort task often only required ten days or half a month to complete, which was naturally a good thing for Thunderhawk City's ongoing gold coin turnover.

In this situation, Rocky lied on the bed and began selecting tasks one by one using the task receiver.

Since his strength was much stronger than before, he could choose from a larger number of tasks, which also took more time.

Although Rocky was very anxious, he didn't lose his composure because of it. He didn't randomly choose tasks. In fact, he had time to slowly select tasks until the warships were completely repaired and he found the most suitable task to complete.

But before he found the right task, someone proactively came looking for him!

That day, to avoid Orton from bothering him, Rocky hid in the Guard Camp and trained with the guards, only to be suddenly approached with an urgent report!

"Has someone from Sky City arrived?"

Hearing the report from the Skyport guard, Rocky immediately furrowed his brows, and the first thought that came to his mind was that the Mairente family had sent someone to retaliate against him!

This made Rocky immediately tense up because Thunderhawk City was not yet ready for another big battle!

Before he could react, someone sent by Berg also arrived at the same time.

At this time, Thunderhawk City and Lingyu City were very close, so even though Rocky was in Thunderhawk City, it was very easy for Berg to contact him.

"Lord Rocky, Lord Berg of Berg City invites you to the City Lord's Mansion for a banquet to welcome Lord Karina."

"Karina, she has come?"

Upon hearing this, Rocky was initially startled, then his anxious heart eased, and he asked, "That Sky City outside, is it Karina's Rose City, right?"

"Yes, it is indeed Lord Karina's Rose City."

"Good."

Knowing that the Sky City outside was Rose City, Rocky was relieved, and without even going back to the City Lord's Mansion, he directly went with Berg's people to Lingyu City.