Lord of the Sky City

The news that Thunderhawk City was to be taken away caused everyone's nerves to tighten once again.

As for the decision made by the Mairente Family, Rocky planned to respond in the simplest and most direct way, which was to deal a heavy blow to Baron Wolin, sending him packing!

That is to say, he planned to launch a massive sky battle!

For this reason, everyone began preparations for war the next day, with their first task being to purchase floating warships!

To wage a sky war, it was absolutely essential to have skyships, and relying solely on the existing skyships of Thunderhawk City was also insufficient. Thunderhawk City had only ten first-generation reconnaissance ships, and even including an escort ship gifted by the Apple Tree Corporation, their overall strength was still too weak.

Cyril made it clear that Baron Wolin's private military comprised a fleet of thirty warships, a fleet of this scale, even if all its main forces were third-generation reconnaissance ships, possessed considerable combat strength, given their number. So, to match such a fleet, Thunderhawk City also needed to increase the number of its skyships.

Therefore, early the next morning, Rocky led everyone to the weapon's market, but he did not go directly to buy warships; instead, he first visited the Armor Store and purchased the Fire Butterfly - Guard Type 5 Armor, which he had long favored, for Liliya!

The upcoming great battle was obviously of great importance to Rocky, but he did not pour all resources into the fight blindly; he not only planned to buy the Void Magic Armor for Liliya as originally planned, but also continued the development and construction of Thunderhawk City.

The war was meant to improve the development of Thunderhawk City, not to drag it down, and this point had to be made clear.

However, Liliya had some objections to his decision; she believed that the money spent on the Void Magic Armor could be enough to buy a third-generation reconnaissance ship, and even two if they were to buy used reconnaissance ships!

Unfortunately, in this matter, Rocky's attitude was uncompromising, and Liliya had no say in the decision.

After purchasing the Void Magic Armor, Rocky then led the group to select floating warships.

Since they had already cooperated with the Apple Tree Corporation once, and the main business of the latter was indeed floating warships, and it had both considerable scale and reputation, Rocky did not shop around as he did for the armor but took everyone directly to the dockyard of the Apple Tree Corporation.

"City Lord Rocky, welcome, welcome!"

When the group arrived at the dockyard, a steward of the Apple Tree Corporation, who had been waiting there for a long time, immediately came forward to greet them.

"Steward Zhang, sorry to have kept you waiting."

"City Lord Rocky, no need for apologies, I just arrived as well," said Steward Zhang, who seemed to be in his forties, with a hearty laugh. This man was Zhang Heng, who had represented the Apple Tree Corporation in the previous transaction with Rocky, so he was here to greet Rocky and his party this time.

"City Lord Rocky, what do you need this time? Our chamber of commerce's floating warships are well renowned, and I am sure they will satisfy you," said Zhang Heng with a chuckling smile, standing in front of Rocky.

"This time, I'd like to buy some used floating warships. Does your chamber have any?" asked Rocky directly, revealing his purpose for this visit, as he intended to buy used warships.

The advantage of second-hand warships is that they are cheap enough, and cheaper prices mean more quantity, which is exactly what Rocky now needs. Baron Wolin's fleet boasts over thirty skyships. To compete with a fleet of that scale, ensuring sufficient numbers is a must.

"Yes! Of course! And I guarantee you will be satisfied."

Given Rocky's straightforward approach, Steward Zhang showed neither contempt nor negligence. After all, he brokered their last transaction and knew exactly how much money Rocky had. As long as it was about money, there was no difference between buying new warships and second-hand ones, as long as the money was spent at his Chamber of Commerce.

After that, Zhang Heng led Rocky and the others to the front of a shipyard.

The gate of the shipyard bore a large '5', indicating it was Dock 5, and also the largest among all the docks, with dozens of floating warships docked inside!

"City Lord Rocky, may I ask what scale of fleet you are looking to form? Not to boast, but I do have some experience in this area,"

Leading everyone into Dock 5, Zhang Heng asked as they walked.

His words were indeed true, as someone in the business of floating warships, he naturally knew how to assemble a fleet; otherwise, how could he recommend warships to clients?

"I want a fleet with reconnaissance ships as the main force, preferably all from the 3rd generation."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Can do, can do..."

Hearing this, Zhang Heng nodded, thought for a moment, and then took Rocky to a reconnaissance ship nearby.

"City Lord Rocky, what do you think of this reconnaissance ship?"

Pointing with his hand at the reconnaissance ship behind him, Zhang Heng introduced, "This Cheetah Type 2 reconnaissance ship is the best-selling model among the 3rd generation reconnaissance ships.

It is fifty-one meters long, powered by two medium magic stones, can carry a full crew of thirty-five people, and is also equipped with five magic cannons with a magic energy power of 450, making its firepower very formidable."

"The most acclaimed feature of this reconnaissance ship is its very thick armor, equipped with an independently-operated defensive net. The defensive net is powered by a single medium magic stone and can withstand magic cannon attacks with a magic energy power of less than 400, making this reconnaissance ship extremely excellent in both offense and defense.

Many Sky Cities are still using this model as their main warship."

"How much?"

"Thirty-eight thousand gold coins each, we have twenty here, and all are 80% new. I can guarantee that with my reputation."

"......"

This price made Rocky slightly silent for a while. The Cheetah Type 2 reconnaissance ship Zhang Heng introduced seemed really nice, but the price was a bit high.

After deducting the funds for the development of Thunderhawk City and subtracting the money spent on buying Void Magic Armor for Liliya, Rocky had less than six hundred thousand gold coins left, only five hundred eighty-nine thousand. In this situation, if he bought ten Cheetah Type 2 reconnaissance ships, it would cost him three hundred eighty thousand gold coins.

Perhaps after some bargaining, it could be cheaper, but it was still too much as he wanted more than ten ships.

"City Lord Rocky, don't rush, we still have many other warships you can choose from."

Seeing the hesitation in Rocky's mind, Zhang Heng immediately spoke, and then led him to another skyship nearby.

"City Lord Rocky, if you are not satisfied with the Cheetah Type 2, then what do you think about this one..."