Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 772 - 734 Siege Armament

Chapter 772: Chapter 734 Siege Armament

Having money, you truly can do as you please.

Now, Rocky understood exactly what that statement meant. The immense war dividends had rocketed the income of Thunderhawk City, allowing Rocky to develop it more freely.

As time passed, with each day that went by within such development, the various investments Rocky made gradually started to yield returns.

The first to bring him returns were from the most substantial investment, the Thunderhawk City armament plan led by Orton.

To arm Thunderhawk City, Orton began by overhauling the city’s mana supply system. Following the completion of this, he teamed up with the research and development team to tailor an array of weapons for Thunderhawk City. Orton dubbed these “siege armaments,” consisting exclusively of gigantic heavy equipment.

However, precisely because these weapons were too massive, the munitions factory in Thunderhawk City couldn’t produce them. Hence, they had to enlist the help of Apple Tree Corporation, which owned its shipyards, the only ones capable of manufacturing such enormous equipment.

Now, after several months, Apple Tree Corporation had finally constructed this batch of weapons and delivered them to Thunderhawk City. For this reason, not only Rocky but also Orton expressed their gratitude to the Chamber of Commerce. They truly deserved thanks because to make this batch of equipment, Apple Tree Corporation had dedicated two shipyards to work exclusively on the project so that they could complete it in such a short time. Otherwise, considering the size of the heavy equipment designed by Orton, it would have taken much more than a few months—perhaps even half a year or a full year—not to be able to produce them.

However, precisely because they had crafted these pieces of equipment themselves, Apple Tree Corporation was quite curious about them. So, when these siege armaments arrived, Archimonde couldn’t resist going to the Skyport to catch a glimpse of these giants.

“City Lord Rocky, these pieces of equipment… what do you plan to do with them?”

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Standing side by side with Rocky in the Skyport, watching Orton directing workers in the distance to unload each piece of equipment almost the size of a cargo ship, Archimonde couldn’t help but ask.

Although he had been in Thunderhawk City for over a year, Archimonde still found himself frequently amazed by the things that happened there, such as what was occurring now.

Orton, a renowned master and Rocky’s mentor, held a position in Thunderhawk City second only to Rocky. Not just anyone, even Rocky, would treat him with utmost respect. Yet, here he was, seemingly acting like a foreman, personally directing the workers in offloading the cargo.

This was not the least of it. The equipment being unloaded from the cargo ships also greatly surprised Archimonde. He had never seen such large equipment before, with each ship managing to carry only one piece. Moreover, judging by the unloaded equipment, it seemed to be only a part of some larger assembly.

This was a shock to Archimonde. He could hardly imagine what could possibly need such massive size.

It wasn’t that Archimonde lacked imagination. It was that although Rocky had ordered these armaments from Apple Tree Corporation, he hadn’t disclosed their intended use. So, Archimonde knew only that these seemed to be some kind of custom-made weapons, but he couldn’t conjure an idea of their purpose. Of course, this wasn’t his fault, as no one before had ever been mad enough to think about arming Sky City to this extent.

So in the face of his question, Rocky merely smiled and then spoke with a hint of mystery, “Don’t worry, Lord Archimonde, you will know what’s going on in a few days.”

For City Lord Rocky, it was impossible to conceal the military plans of Thunderhawk City from Archimonde, nor did he wish to do so. He had already established a deep partnership with the Apple Tree Corporation, and there was no need to tarnish their relationship over such a trivial matter.

When he said that all would become clear in a few days, it was because they were currently in the midst of unloading cargo, with dozens, if not hundreds, of ships waiting to be unloaded. Even if he wanted to show Archimonde what Orton had custom-made, he’d have to wait until all the cargo was unloaded.

Since Rocky had put it that way, Archimonde naturally refrained from asking further questions. He believed that in a few days, he would understand what this was all about. Therefore, he soon returned to his own residence.

But even though he went back, his curiosity had been thoroughly piqued. In the following days, it constantly itched at him, and he couldn’t stop musing over what big move Rocky might be making.

This curiosity wasn’t due to Archimonde’s lack of knowledge; in fact, he was far more knowledgeable than most people in the skies of Sky City. The reason for his current impatient curiosity was entirely because Rocky’s past actions had made him inevitably intrigued.

Since coming to Thunderhawk City, Archimonde had witnessed more than one miracle created by Rocky, ranging from mana runes to Thunderhawk Armor, then Rune Armor, and the miraculous battle to conquer Sky Might City. Not to mention his astonishing feat of decimating two large sky cities with a single command. All these things had continuously taken Archimonde by surprise. Just when he thought he had grown accustomed to everything he’d seen and Rocky could no longer shake him, Rocky always came up with something new.

Therefore, he was quite certain that Rocky was up to something big this time, something that would surely astonish him. That was why he was so curious.

And so, filled with restless curiosity, Archimonde waited for a week, but during that time, Rocky did not come to see him, which struck Archimonde as strange. However, during this period, he became even more certain of his thoughts, because even though Rocky did not seek him out, he had the Thunderhawk City fly away from Backhill Village, heading toward Kasin City. To Archimonde, this undoubtedly indicated that Rocky was about to make a move.

Indeed, on the second day after the week Archimonde had anxiously waited, Rocky sent for him.

Getting on the carriage that had come for him, Archimonde was filled with expectation. The week’s time had not diminished his curiosity, but rather made it grow stronger, making him even more impatient.

However, after riding in the carriage for a while, he noticed something was amiss. The situation didn’t seem quite right because the carriage soon left the city area, but it didn’t head towards the City Lord’s Mansion or the Skyport. Instead, it took him to an extremely secluded location, so remote that in the end, there wasn’t even a road.

Thunderhawk City had become very large after expansion, resulting in a lot of empty and barren lands apart from the central city area. The carriage brought Archimonde to such a place.

Where were they taking him?

Realizing he had been brought to such a remote location, Archimonde frowned. Driven by instinctive self-preservation, his first thought was that Rocky intended to harm him, but this idea was immediately dismissed. With the Chamber of Commerce and Rocky on such good terms, Rocky wouldn’t possibly do such a thing, and besides, with Rocky’s authority as City Lord, if he really wanted to do something, why would he go to such trouble?

In Archimonde’s view, the fact that Rocky had brought him to such a remote place must be related to something he planned to reveal. With this thought, not only did he let go of his apprehension, but he also grew even more expectant.