Lord of the Sky City

"At the same time, it would be even better if we could pair it with an air cruiser, because compared to a battleship, the firepower and defensive power of an air cruiser are slightly weaker, but it still far surpasses other classes of warships and can form a dual-core with the battleship, one main and one auxiliary. The speed of an air cruiser is also very advantageous when compared to a battleship. With such a warship in existence, the fleet's mobility would be much stronger."

"Okay, take me to see it."

When Zhang Heng had finished speaking, Rocky didn't hesitate; he immediately nodded in agreement and was then taken to an air cruiser.

"City Lord, this is a Fifth Generation Fire God Type 3 Air Cruiser..."

It didn't take long for Zhang Heng to bring Rocky to an air cruiser and then, just like before, gave him a detailed introduction.

The warship he recommended to Rocky was a bit shorter in length than the battleship they had seen before but wider. Even though the air cruiser was slightly smaller, its firepower was still very formidable. For example, this air cruiser that Zhang Heng introduced had more than thirty magic cannons on board. The power of its main cannon might not reach the exaggerated 10,000 points, but it was as high as 7,000 points, thus definitely qualifying it as a main force-level warship.

The price of this air cruiser was 14.5 million gold coins, but its manufacturing cost was only 800,000 gold coins.

In such a situation, Rocky also didn't hesitate and quickly bought the Fire God Type 3 air cruiser.

Afterward, the two looked at several models of destroyers and escort ships, and Rocky ultimately bought four Cavalryman Type 1 Destroyers for a price of 250,000 gold coins each.

He didn't purchase any escort ships because Thunderhawk City already had six escort ships. Combined with the newly bought four destroyers, this was already sufficient to fulfill escort duties.

In this way, when Rocky left the Apple Tree Corporation, the more than three million gold coins he had brought were almost all spent, but at the same time, after all the money was gone, he had also created a very powerful fleet for Thunderhawk City!

This fleet was completely different from Thunderhawk City's previous fleets. Even though Thunderhawk City had also assembled a fleet before, with more than thirty warships, most of them were reconnaissance ships. There were only six large warships, and even the most core major ship was just an enhanced version of an escort ship.

Such a fleet might be fine for skirmishes with Baron Wolin or tussles with air pirate groups, but if it went to engage in a real war with Wild Horse City, it would be too much of a joke.

Wild Horse City is a medium-sized sky city, two to three times larger than Thunderhawk City, and its fleet's strength is absolutely incomparable to any of Rocky's previous adversaries. To battle with such a level of adversary, there can be no tricks or shortcuts; one can only rely on raw power.

That's why Rocky spent three million gold coins in one day to create a top-tier fleet comprised entirely of large warships, powerful enough to face Wild Horse City head-on.

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Three days later, the Apple Tree Corporation delivered the goods.

A Dominator Type 2 battleship.

A Fire God Type 3 air cruiser.

Four Cavalryman Type 1 destroyers.

Even though the news had already been received, when these six warships really appeared at the skyport of Thunderhawk City, descending from the sky, Felly and a group of guards were still so shocked that they were left staring and speechless.

As the Fleet Commander of Thunderhawk City, Felly knew that Rocky had spent a lot of money to purchase a batch of the latest warships, including battleships, the very top class of massive vessels. But seeing these warships with his own eyes still made him somewhat incredulous, because he had never seen such huge warships before, and he was extremely excited.

It was precisely because of his excitement that when he took delivery of all the new warships and reported to Rocky, Felly showed a rare lapse in front of Rocky.

"Sir! City Lord! New warships! New warships have arrived!"

For the first time, Felly burst into Rocky's study without knocking, and because he was too brash, he almost got knocked down by Liliya, who was in the room.

"Sir... New, new warships have arrived! They've been inspected according to your orders and are now docked at the skyport!"

Faced with Liliya's angry gaze, Felly shrank back in fear, then quickly stood to attention in front of Rocky and saluted before speaking.

"Good."

Unfazed by Felly's impetuosity, Rocky nodded at his report and then went to the skyport with Liliya.

Upon arriving at the skyport and seeing one warship after another docked within, Rocky finally let out a sigh of relief in private, because with these warships, the fleet of Thunderhawk City finally took shape - no, it was not just taking shape, but had undergone a complete transformation!

With this batch of new warships, the number of large warships in Thunderhawk City had reached twelve, including one battleship, one cruiser, four destroyers, and six escort ships.

Subsequently, Rocky reorganized the fleet configuration of Thunderhawk City, replacing the old warships of the First Fleet with the Dominator Type 2 battleship as the lead, supplemented by the Fire God Type 3 Air Cruiser, four destroyers, and four escort ships, forming the new First Fleet of Thunderhawk City with these ten large warships. The remaining two escort ships and the reconnaissance ship then formed the Second Fleet of Thunderhawk City.

After reconfiguration, the combat power of the Thunderhawk City First Fleet would undergo a drastic transformation. To put it bluntly, the combat power of this fleet had completely surpassed the level a small sky city should possess. Not just any ordinary small sky city, even Karina, a war fanatic, could not match the strength of her single fleet against Rocky's handpicked one!

Later, Rocky sent Aileen to Eternal City's Technician Guild to hire a large number of sailors, and then he started overtime training for the fleet, allowing Thunderhawk City's original sailors and the newly hired sailors to quickly familiarize themselves with the new warships.

Clearly, as Rocky finished configuring the new warships, the war between him and Karlo, between Thunderhawk City and Wild Horse City, was on the countdown!

The news of the impending war was not only heard throughout Thunderhawk City but even outsiders began to notice it.

Since Rocky was currently in the limelight, his every move, as well as that of Thunderhawk City, was closely watched by everyone. Thus, people who were paying attention to him and Thunderhawk City could easily guess what his purchase of warships and hiring of sailors was all about.

But this was also what made everybody puzzled. Everyone knew Rocky was preparing to wage war, with the obvious target being Wild Horse City, which had been camped outside of God City for half a year.

But... was it really necessary to declare war on Wild Horse City?

This question arose in the minds of many. Was it truly necessary for Rocky to engage in a major battle with Wild Horse City?

He was currently in vogue, and could easily join a powerful alliance. By doing so, even with a hundred times the courage, Karlo wouldn't dare to move against him. As a medium-sized sky city's City Lord, Karlo had too many adversaries he couldn't afford to provoke.

However, Rocky didn't join any forces as everyone expected. Instead, he actively prepared for war, obviously intending to initiate the conflict!

This approach of going it alone made many people incomprehensible, and some even thought that only a fool would do what he was doing. No, not even a fool would do such a thing, only a madman would!

But Rocky was clearly not mad, or rather, even if he were mad, there was a good reason for it. It's just that outsiders didn't know it, only he and the Sky Alliance did!

PS: War is coming! Seeking recommendations! Seeking recommendations!