Lord of the Sky City

The sky was far from peaceful now, war erupted at every moment, either against demons on the land or in major battles between the cities in the sky. In any case, the warfare never ceased.

Under such circumstances, trade related to warfare naturally flourished, and as a trade city, Eternal City was never short of transactions related to war. It was even the largest weapon market in the entire sky.

So when Monte brought Rocky to the weapon market of Eternal City, Rocky was immediately captivated by the dazzling array of weapons before him.

The weapon market in Eternal City wasn’t some small fair composed of roadside stalls; the market’s scale was immense, stretching across more than a dozen streets, a giant marketplace with several hundred shops ranging from simple soldier’s weapons and armor to Floating Warships, from cheap whetstones to the latest models of Void Magic Armor—everything was available!

Upon arriving here, Rocky had turned into a big kid, excited beyond measure by the countless "toys" before him, and almost immediately dived eagerly into a shop.

"Hello, welcome."

As he walked into a shop with Liliya and Monte, a young and pretty female shop assistant greeted him with a smile as soon as he entered, "What would you like to buy?"

"Hello."

Rocky nodded at the shop assistant and looked around the shop, noticing that it was a reasonably sized weapon store with various weapons and armor hanging on the walls, and the same was true for the counters. Furthermore, all the weapons did not look ordinary at all.

Rocky then began to browse through the shop, and the shop assistant followed him closely, offering just the right amount of information whenever Rocky stopped or showed interest in a particular weapon.

"Sir, this Backstab Sword is forged from Fine Steel, coming from King Ding Mountain City, exceptionally sharp, and can easily pierce through regular armor."

"This is a standard military shield, with a large defensive area and moderate weight, extremely agile to use."

"This is a set of heavy armor with very strong defensive power, even capable of withstanding an attack from a Blue Rat Demon head-on."

When Rocky paused and his eyes fell on an entire set of armor, the shop assistant beside him hurriedly introduced it.

The shop assistant presented everything well, but Rocky wasn’t really interested in these items, only slightly curious as he had not seen them before. So, he soon turned back to look at the shop assistant, "Do you have Mana Weapons here?"

The reason Rocky had come to the weapon market this time was to buy equipment, and not just one or two pieces, but a large amount of gear because his goal was to arm the Guard Corps of Thunderhawk City.

However, what he wanted to buy wasn’t ordinary equipment, but Mana Equipment!

"Yes, we do!"

As soon as she heard his question, the shop assistant’s face lit up with a radiant smile. It was well-known that Mana Weapons were far more expensive than ordinary weapons, with profits several times higher naturally, so when the shop assistant heard that Rocky was interested in Mana Weapons, she became even more enthusiastic.

She quickly led Rocky to a row of counters and then, pointing to them, she said, "Sir, these are the Mana Weapons you’re looking for."

Standing in front of the counter and looking down, Rocky saw that this row indeed contained all Mana Weapons—there were longswords and daggers embedded with Magic Stones and Armor and Shields with Magic Stones in them. Although the quantity wasn’t particularly extensive, the variety was quite complete.

"Let me take a look at that shield."

After browsing for a while, he pointed at a shield, and the shop assistant immediately retrieved the indicated shield from the counter and handed it over to Rocky.

This was an oval, steel shield with a slight curvature on its surface, as smooth as a mirror. It also featured a three-star pattern, and when Rocky flipped it over to look at the inside, he saw that it was embedded with three Micro Magic Stones!

There was no doubt that this was a Magic Energy Shield of quite good quality, both in material and craftsmanship, and particularly because the shield had three Micro Magic Stones embedded into it, the defensive power of the shield soared, easily enough to withstand a head-on assault from a Fourth Level Warrior.

"Sir, this magic energy shield is crafted from fine steel and a small amount of mithril. The arc of the shield’s surface has been specially designed to effectively reduce the impact force when defending against attacks. Moreover, as a three-star magic energy equipment, its magic energy value exceeds 150 points.

The powerful mana ensures that it can easily withstand the heavy strikes of a fifth-level warrior."

As Rocky carefully examined the magic energy shield in his hands, the female sales clerk thoroughly introduced the advantages of the shield to him.

What she referred to as three-star magic energy equipment actually meant that the shield was embedded with three magic stones, one magic stone representing one star.

However, her description was clearly exaggerated. Although Rocky might not know much about the material and craftsmanship of the shield, his mastery of mana runes meant he understood magic energy values much more deeply than most people.

In his view, the craftsmanship and material of the shield were indeed very good, but the magic energy value definitely did not reach 150 points. A micro magic stone could only provide 40 points of mana, and three micro magic stones made 120 points. While some special techniques after processing could increase this value, the shield in front of him did not feature such technology.

Not only did the magic energy value of this shield not reaching 150 points, it didn’t even reach 120 points. Without additional technical enhancement, it was impossible for three micro magic stones to fully unleash their contained magic energy.

According to Rocky’s estimation, the magic energy value of this shield was at most around 100 points. It should be fine for defending against the attacks of a fourth-level warrior, but it definitely couldn’t withstand the assault of a fifth-level warrior, let alone their heavy strikes.

But he wasn’t interested in quibbling with the female sales clerk. Instead, he followed up with the question, "How much is this shield?"

"Sir, eight hundred gold coins."

Eight hundred gold coins... For Rocky, the price was undoubtedly too expensive.

So he asked afterward, "Do you have something a little less expensive?"

"Cheaper..."

The sales clerk didn’t look down on Rocky after hearing his request; instead, she lowered her head and rummaged through the counter. She soon found another shield.

"Sir, this shield is made from top-grade black iron. Although it’s only a one-star shield, it still has a magic energy value of 50 points, and the price is much lower, only three hundred gold coins."

While speaking, the sales clerk handed the shield she was holding to Rocky.

But to her surprise, Rocky didn’t even look at the shield and asked again, "Still too pricey, do you have anything even cheaper?"

"Even cheaper?"

The sales clerk, holding the shield up in mid-air, was stunned. After a moment, she smiled somewhat awkwardly, "Sir, if you’re looking for something cheaper, I’m afraid we only have ordinary shields."

"No, I want magic energy equipment, but it doesn’t need to be embedded with micro magic stones—even equipment with even smaller stones would do."

"I’m sorry, we don’t sell that kind of equipment."

When Rocky said this, the previously friendly sales clerk instantly changed her expression. She frowned at Rocky and then said irritably, "Sir, this is a legitimate weapon shop. We don’t sell the kind of equipment you’re talking about."

After saying that, the sales clerk no longer paid any attention to Rocky. She rolled her eyes at him and returned to her position behind the counter.

What was going on?

The sudden change in the sales clerk’s demeanor caught Rocky completely off-guard, and he was puzzled by what had just happened. Had he said something wrong?