Lord of the Sky City

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Logically, this was a fairly difficult process, because everyone knew that the main business of the Apple Tree Corporation was warships; their warships were beyond reproach, but their armors... Let's just say the last time the Chamber of Commerce tried to break into the armor domain and failed, it spoke volumes.

So when the Chamber of Commerce once again began to market their armors to the outside world, everyone was skeptical, and the Chamber itself was well aware of it. They knew all too well how little confidence the public had in the armors they manufactured. But let's not forget, this time they were not going it alone—this time, they were collaborating with Rocky!

The fame of Rocky's White Demon Armor was such that it was universally known, to the point that whenever there was a discussion about armors, it would inevitably lead to the White Demon Armor, and then turn into a debate over whether the White Demon Armor or the Holy Angel Armor was the strongest of our time.

It was precisely for this reason that the Chamber used the White Demon Armor as a stepping stone, always using it as an excuse to make initial contact with buyers. And when buyers heard the words "White Demon Armor," none could refuse, even though they might not quite believe that the Chamber could truly sell the White Demon Armor. Nevertheless, the news of the Chamber's comprehensive collaboration with Rocky was already well-known, which was enough to keep them patient enough to engage in discussions.

This dialog opened up opportunities for the Apple Tree Corporation, and what was more important was that although they were not selling the genuine White Demon Armor, they were also not offering the traditional, ordinary armors but instead Tank-type Armors.

As the partnership had just begun, the only product they could produce at this stage was the Tank Armor, which was a significant disadvantage; yet conversely, it was also a major advantage.

Because Tank-type Armor is not a traditional armor in the conventional sense, it is a new generation of land warfare Special Armor, and since the Sky Alliance had already started producing and using this type of armor, with considerable success in ground combat, Tank Armor had in fact already gained a certain level of fame.

What's more, there were only two forces in the world capable of producing this type of armor: one was the Sky Alliance, and the other was Rocky!

It was this key point that the Apple Tree Corporation seized and then very carefully chose their target customer base. They didn't approach the smaller or medium-sized Sky Cities but directly targeted those with land-based industries or ground bases, as well as those planning to establish industries or bases on land, and even those belligerents who planned to take advantage of the chaos between the skies and the land to vie for a piece of industry and base. They directly approached these people.

In their endeavor to sell the Tank-type Armor, all these individuals became targets for the Apple Tree Corporation, and so, over several months, the Chamber dispatched a large number of staff to make contact with these entities. Naturally, they encountered countless rejections during this process, but there were also quite a few City Lords and Alliances who showed a keen interest in the Tank-type Armor.

To be honest, what the Apple Tree Corporation was doing wasn't so much selling armor as it was selling war, because none of the buyers who showed an interest in the Tank Armor intended to purchase it for exhibition. Their only purpose in buying this type of armor was war, whether it was war against Demons or humans.

But there was no helping it; these were the rules of the world. In this mixed-up world where the skies, the land, humans, and Demons had long since become muddled, war was sometimes not a sin but the sole reliance for survival.

After months of sales efforts, the Apple Tree Corporation finally found a group of customers and then brought them all to Thunderhawk City.

Why?

Naturally, it was to let the customers see the quality of the armors first.

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People are spending money on Armor, not just one or two sets, but starting with at least ten for even the smallest clients. This means we're talking about transactions that easily run into hundreds of thousands or even millions of Gold Coins. Naturally, they wouldn't pay a deposit without first seeing the finished product, without verifying whether the Armor's quality and combat power are as formidable as the Apple Tree Corporation claims.

For such matters, Rocky naturally didn't care. First, he had confidence in the improved Tank-type Armor Model 2, and second, he had experience dealing with these situations. Back when he shared the Tank Armor with the Alliance, they came to inspect it, and having dealt with the Alliance's inspection teams, he found handling these clients even easier.

Therefore, when the merchant ships of the Apple Tree Corporation brought a large group of clients to Thunderhawk City, Rocky received them with great enthusiasm and scheduled the tests for a week later.

After all, those who could afford land-based Special Armor had power and held territory on land, so Rocky dared not neglect them. Moreover, facing so many significant figures, he had to make connections as much as possible—even if he was reluctant—as it was part of his duty as the City Lord.

But what took everyone by surprise was that issues arose during this process, and it was a series of significant problems at that!

As mentioned earlier, Rocky, as the City Lord, naturally had to entertain the clients, and to further his connections, he hosted several balls after their arrival in Thunderhawk City, just like the last time. Fortunately, with previous experience, Rocky had become much more adept at handling this aspect and was far more at ease dealing with various clients. However, it was at one of these balls that trouble struck.

At one ball, to be precise, at the second one held to entertain everyone, Rocky was detailing the performance of the Tank Armor to three major clients, alongside Archimonde. These three were not ordinary people; two were City Lords of large Sky Cities, each owning more than two Affiliated Cities.

The other individual was even more extraordinary—the Vice Alliance Hierarch of the Co-Governing Alliance!

Following the last battle between the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire, the Rebel Army faced ruthless retaliatory punishment from the Sky Alliance. Top-tier Alliances such as the War Alliance and the Domination Alliance suffered devastating hits. Although these did not lead to their dissolution, these once prominent Alliances in the skies had since become listless, and with the fall of these established Alliances, emerging forces naturally rose quickly—the Co-Governing Alliance among them.

Initially, the Co-Governing Alliance was just a minor Alliance, but as the established forces like the War Alliance and Domination Alliance were disciplined by the Sky Alliance, the Co-Governing Alliance seized the opportunity for rapid expansion. On the one hand, they expanded their members by incorporating over a dozen City Lords of large Sky Cities, and on the other hand, they swiftly annexed the land-based industries and bases of the Domination Alliance. Now, they too were a significant presence in the skies.

It was also precisely because they had absorbed many of the Domination Alliance's land-based industries that the Co-Governing Alliance became interested in the land-combat-specialized Tank Armor, leading them to Thunderhawk City.

In the face of such major clients, neither Rocky nor Archimonde dared to neglect them, for securing the Co-Governing Alliance, now in its prime, along with the two neighboring City Lords, would ensure their orders were set. Such powerful forces and City Lords could easily purchase hundreds of Tank Armors with a single stroke!

"Vice Alliance Hierarch Bussac, the Tank Armor has been personally improved by Master Hammerfire. Its performance is not only superior to the previous but even considerably stronger than what the Sky Alliance is currently using..."

To pitch the Armor to the Co-Governing Alliance, Rocky had to invoke Hammerfire's name and boasted extensively about the Tank-type Armor Model 2, but just at that moment, a disturbance suddenly erupted in the middle of the ball, interrupting Rocky's pitch!

Sensing the commotion, Rocky immediately frowned and turned to look, only to find himself confused by what he saw...