Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 780: Chapter 742: Return to the Sleepless City

Time had swiftly passed by, and after a lengthy ten-day flight, Rocky once again arrived at Eternal City.

Standing at Thunderhawk City’s Skyport, looking at the distant, bustling city, Rocky couldn’t help but recall his first experience arriving here.

Counting back, his first visit to Eternal City was several years ago, back when Thunderhawk City was just a tiny town. No one knew him when he arrived, and no one cared when he left. As for himself, despite being a City Lord, he was less significant than the common folk in Eternal City back then, penniless and inexperienced.

After frequent visits, Rocky had gradually gained an understanding of this neutral city. He lived in the Star of the Sky, met Karina and Berg, and established connections with the local Chambers of Commerce. Eventually, he even became a contestant in the city’s arena and resided there for a considerable length of time.

Reflecting on it now, Rocky found it interesting. A City Lord himself, he had fought in Eternal City’s arena for several months. To outsiders, he was honing his skills and testing the White Demon Armor, but in reality, only he knew that he had no choice. His participation in the arena was purely for the significant prize money of thousands of Gold Coins.

However, Rocky had no regrets about this decision. Although he was a City Lord, it was the best choice under the circumstances. Moreover, it was precisely because of his combat experience in the arena that Rocky had repeatedly triumphed in subsequent battles. Everyone thought his dominance on the battlefield was entirely due to the White Demon Armor, forgetting that he was capable of winning the arena on his own merits.

Afterward, though Rocky continued to have trade relations with Eternal City, especially with the Apple Tree Corporation and the Ruby Chamber of Commerce, he seldom visited in person. The last time he personally came to Eternal City was over a year ago.

A year’s time might seem fleeting to the average person, but it was different for Rocky. So, when he returned to Eternal City after more than a year, both his state of mind and his outlook had altered.

What was more different was that, right after Thunderhawk City entered the airspace of Eternal City, fleets had immediately come to meet him, and on closer inspection, these fleets belonged to no standard force or Sky City but were, in fact, the troops of Eternal City.

Soon, after approaching Thunderhawk City, the fleet stopped, and then a flagship emerged, contacted Thunderhawk City’s Skyport, and then landed alone inside the Skyport.

Upon their landing, Rocky learned that this detachment was specifically sent by Eternal City to welcome him.

Given that an important War Preparation Meeting was forthcoming, with various forces and City Lords gathering in Eternal City, the Eternal City Committee had made comprehensive arrangements. An essential aspect was ensuring that every visiting City Lord and force could safely participate in this mobilization meeting, at least until the meeting commenced.

No wonder the Eternal City Committee took such measures; with numerous forces in the skies and countless Sky Cities, many of which had vendettas against each other, if Eternal City didn’t deploy troops to maintain order at this time, heaven knows these enemies might start fighting outside God City before the War Preparation Meeting even began, which would certainly ugly up the scene.

“Really? Heh, how amusing.”

However, when Rocky heard this report from Liliya, he couldn’t help but scoff. Eternal City had sent troops to protect him?

He might believe it if it were someone else, but not when it concerned himself. Rocky didn’t trust this one bit because the Three Great Alliances had summoned him here for the meeting, clearly targeting him. Didn’t the Eternal City Committee know The Three Great Alliances’ intentions?

Stop joking; the identities of Committee members in Eternal City were regarded even higher than those of the Alliance Elders, each a chosen talent, so how could they be unaware of this matter? Rocky even thought that if The Three Great Alliances dared to make a move on him in Eternal City, it was either because the Eternal City Committee was also involved, or it had tacitly allowed it; otherwise, The Three Great Alliances wouldn’t dare to act recklessly here.

So knowing that they were here to protect him, Rocky truly found it laughable.

However, this didn’t matter much to him anymore. He had already arrived, and since he had made it here, he was ready to face any trouble that came his way, adding Eternal City to the mix didn’t bother him.

In this situation, Rocky didn’t say much, simply followed the instructions, and took only Liliya and Athena along with some other attendants. They departed Thunderhawk City onboard Eternal City’s warship and headed straight for God City.

“It seems they plan to separate us from Thunderhawk City and deal with us individually.”

Standing on the deck of the warship, Athena looked around and then spoke openly.

They were now aboard an Eternal City warship, while Thunderhawk City docked within the airspace of Eternal City. This might not seem unusual because at the moment, there were at least hundreds of Sky Cities in Eternal City’s airspace, most of which were large and reputable, indicating many attendees of the War Preparation Meeting had already arrived, and also suggesting most had their cities docked inside the Skyport.

But while this arrangement might not affect others, it left Rocky in a passive position. Once separated from Thunderhawk City, he would lose his utmost support. That wasn’t the most critical concern—without Rocky himself, Thunderhawk City would become highly vulnerable. After all, Thunderhawk City hadn’t yet completed its upgrade and remained a small Sky City. Even if it were upgraded to a medium Sky City, it would still appear minuscule compared to the surrounding hundreds of large Sky Cities.

“All these were anticipated, no need to make a fuss.”

Athena mentioned the situation, and Rocky had noticed it too, but as a City Lord, he naturally couldn’t show any fear. He maintained a demeanor as if unfazed by an imminent disaster.

And like Athena, he spoke without any reservation, almost as if chatting, aware that the guards from Eternal City sent to protect them were right behind them. The closest, the Captain of the Guards, could hear their conversation clearly!

From the captain’s silent expression after hearing these comments, either he had mastered the ultimate guard skill ‘Turn a Deaf Ear’ or he really knew something…

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