Lord of the Sky City

Since the last misunderstanding occurred, Monte and Rocky began to drift apart, despite Rocky not leaving Eternal City ahead of time, but in the following days, he didn't continue to follow Rocky. From then on, the two of them barely spoke to each other anymore.

And as soon as he returned to Thunderhawk City, Monte went to find Liliya and told her he was leaving.

It was clear that the previous incident had greatly disappointed Monte with Rocky, to the point where he even cast aside the thought of observing Thunderhawk City for a while, and he planned to take his leave as soon as he returned.

Although Liliya was well aware that Monte had misunderstood the weapon, she couldn't explain it to him, so she had no choice but to go to Rocky.

"You go bring Monte to the City Lord's Mansion, come directly to the lab to see me."

"Research... Rocky, are you going to?"

Upon hearing Rocky's words, Liliya was slightly taken aback because she was the only one who could understand the meaning of his words.

"Go, I have it figured out."

Without giving Liliya a detailed explanation, Rocky simply told her to bring Monte according to his instructions.

Monte's departure wasn't a surprise to anyone, at least not to Rocky, for Monte's character was easy to predict. As a Beastman, he had no interest in beating around the bush: it was perfectly normal for him to part ways when their paths no longer aligned.

However, regarding the misunderstanding between the two, Rocky naturally had a way to clear it up. After instructing Liliya, he also turned to Aileen.

"Aileen, don't leave just yet. Come with me to the lab; I have something to tell both of you."

"...Okay..."

At this time, Aileen had been ready to leave since she still had work to do. But, after hearing what Rocky said, she too decided to stay, feeling somewhat curious.

When had a research lab appeared in the City Lord's Mansion? This was the first Liliya had heard of it, and she couldn't help but feel curious.

Afterward, Liliya went to find Monte, while Rocky took Aileen to his own lab ahead of them.

It didn't take long before he brought Aileen into the lab, and just as they stepped through the door, Aileen was stunned by everything she saw!

Rocky's lab was filled with various research instruments, which wouldn't have been unusual, but as a shrewd merchant with vision far beyond ordinary people, Aileen realized at a glance that these instruments didn't belong to the current era—they were all from the Land Era!

This discovery took Aileen aback, and as she inspected more closely, she noticed that the room also contained numerous weapons and pieces of equipment that seemed to be used for research purposes—even Rocky's Void Magic Armor was displayed in the room.

Even the Void Magic Armor was being used; what on earth was Rocky researching...

The scenes before her were astonishing to Aileen, and how astute was she? After a brief moment of shock, she quickly understood why Rocky had brought her here.

And just thinking about what Rocky might be about to do made Aileen's heart start to pound furiously. She felt that a significant event was about to unfold today, one that could deeply affect her!

"Take a seat wherever you like."

At this moment, Rocky, who had brought her to the lab, didn't say much, just telling Aileen to take a seat anywhere, clearly intending to speak once everyone had arrived.

Not long after, the door to the lab was pushed open again; Liliya arrived with Monte.

Unlike Aileen, who was meticulous and extremely smart, Monte, brought by Liliya, did not notice the extraordinariness of the lab. He merely glanced at Rocky upon entering the lab and then silently stood aside.

"Now that everyone's here..."

Once Monte was brought in, Rocky stood opposite the few of them. Without any pleasantries, he picked up the Rune Longsword and slowly began, "This longsword, I found it at a Lost Research Institute on the land."

With just this simple sentence, Aileen and Monte facing him were both stunned!

"This longsword has no name, but I think it can be called a Rune Sword because those patterns on the sword are called Mana Runes..."

Rocky ignored the stunned looks on both Aileen and Monte's faces and, as he spoke, activated the Mana Runes on the sword. In an instant, the longsword in his hand shone brightly, and at the same time, with a gentle flick of his wrist, a slash of sword light appeared before everyone.

"These Mana Runes were invented by a master named Wensel during the Land Era to replace Magic Stones."

After saying this, Rocky finally turned to look at Aileen and Monte, just in time to see their faces as they gasped in shock.

In fact, from the moment Rocky began speaking, Both of them had been stunned. And when Rocky mentioned the Mana Runes, both the anticipating Aileen and the utterly unprepared Monte couldn't help but gasp!

Mana Runes... Could it be top-notch Magic Technology from the Lost Research Institute?!

That was what Rocky had just meant, right? They hadn't misunderstood, had they?!

Thinking back on everything Rocky had just said, although the information was succinct, it left them both stunned for a long while, even doubting their own understanding.

And if they had understood correctly, then this was too shocking for both Aileen and Monte.

The two of them, one a supremely intelligent merchant and the other an experienced Demon Hunter, did not need Rocky to explain in detail the uses of Mana Runes; they had already realized the immense potential of this technology.

So when Rocky looked at them, they also looked back at him, faces full of disbelief. They had never imagined that Rocky would possess such a potent technology with such potential!

They were even more astonished that Rocky would so casually disclose this to them, knowing well that if such a thing were made known, it could cause a stir across the entire sky!

At that moment, Rocky continued to speak, explaining in detail the various potential uses of the Mana Runes to Aileen and Monte.

And when he finished, the Aileen and Monte standing opposite him were completely dumbfounded, standing still as if they had crashed, their minds a blank slate.

"My lord, you... shouldn't have told us this..."

Aileen whispered uncontrollably. She not only felt Rocky shouldn't have disclosed this, but even thought she shouldn't have heard it, because even hearing it could bring disaster upon oneself!

"I know."

Aileen's whispered words, however, were heard by Rocky. He showed a face full of helplessness and said with great self-mockery, "Such top-notch technology, falling into the hands of a city lord like me, does seem like a bad thing indeed."

With a self-deprecating smile, Rocky then looked at Aileen and Monte:

"I also know that if this gets out, it's over for me and Thunderhawk City. I've even thought more than once about just selling the Mana Runes as a commodity. At least that way, I could save my life."

"But every time I think about it, I feel—unwilling!!"

As he spoke, the expression on Rocky's face changed; the helplessness and self-mockery disappeared in an instant: "I'm unwilling to forever be a small city's City Lord, I'm unwilling to let my city be forever bullied, I'm unwilling to live such a mediocre life!"

"So, I want to take a gamble!"

"I want to take a gamble with the Mana Runes, I want to use the Mana Runes to let Thunderhawk City soar in the sky, I want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the giant beasts in the sky, with the demons on the land!"

"But..."

"I can't do it, not alone..."

Having said this, Rocky looked towards Aileen and Monte.

"Therefore, I've decided to tell you everything, without holding anything back."

"I hope, you will help me!"