Lord of the Sky City

"Father, Karlo has already started to act."

Qiming City, a large Sky City owned by Lexington, boasting a population of one hundred and fifty thousand, it was also a prominent presence among the large Sky Cities.

While Rocky and Karlo were engaged in a life-and-death chase in which they jockeyed for position, the instigator of it all, sat in his study discussing the matter with his son.

"Baron Wolin, are you certain you haven't mistaken something? Did that Rocky really master a new technology?"

Standing before Lexington, his son Abraham turned his head after reporting Karlo's movements to look to the side at Baron Wolin.

"Young Master, I would never make a mistake."

Faced with such direct skepticism, Baron Wolin took a deep breath and then nodded vigorously.

Several months had passed since his last failure; Baron Wolin, who had fallen seriously ill upon his return, had long recovered, but he looked more than ten years older than before. What used to be a few white hairs at his temples had turned into a full head of white hair, making him look like a man in his twilight years.

The previous failure had dealt an immense blow to Baron Wolin, not only emotionally but also because it had wiped out all his wealth!

As a member of the Mairente Family, the private army led by Baron Wolin had been painstakingly built up through his numerous campaigns over the past decade. However, they had been completely wiped out in the previous battle. He could not accept such a loss, and the consequences of the failure were also unbearable to him.

Although the forces lost in defeat were solely Baron Wolin's own, the law of survival in their great family was to advance or retreat. Once Baron Rocky had lost all his assets, his standing in the family plummeted accordingly.

For instance, his relationship with Lexington. Apart from a single visit when Baron Wolin fell ill, they hadn't seen each other for an entire month. The implications of such estrangement were self-evident.

Hence, now faced with Abraham's skepticism, Baron Wolin not only nodded repeatedly but also quickly turned toward Lexington.

"My Lord, I am absolutely not lying; Rocky must have mastered a new technology. Otherwise, it's impossible for him to have defeated me!"

"Wolin, I believe you."

Seeing Baron Wolin's urgency, Lexington smiled, "Abraham doesn't know what you've told me, so don't blame him. This is a good opportunity; explain it to him in detail."

"Yes!"

Having agreed, Baron Wolin turned back to Abraham, took a deep breath, and then started, "Young Master, what you don't know is that Rocky's Void Magic Armor has been greatly enhanced, far exceeding normal levels. Although I didn't have a magic energy detector with me at the time, I can confidently say that his Armor's magic energy value must have reached at least 1000 points, and he's wearing the first-generation Armor!"

"1000 points? The first-generation Armor?"

Hearing this, Abraham raised an eyebrow. As a Void Magic Warrior, he was well aware of the capabilities of different generations of Armor, and he knew that the limit for the magic energy value of the first-generation Armor was about 500 points. To reach 1000 was simply impossible—such figures were only attainable by second-generation Armor.

"And his warship was also modified, especially the flagship."

As Abraham furrowed his brows, Baron Wolin continued, "Young Master, you should know my Baron Number is the firepower-focused Watcher Model, whereas Rocky's flagship is the balanced Scavenger Model. In terms of firepower, my flagship clearly has the advantage. Yet, when our flagships exchanged fire, my flagship was completely outgunned, and within three volleys, it was sunk by the enemy!"

"Young Master, you have personally combated our family's enemies and know full well how incredible this is. A Watcher Model flagship, in close-range combat, was instantly sunk by a Scavenger Model. Is this feasible?"

"So I think there must be something fishy going on! Rocky must have mastered a new technology, one that can be applied to both warships and Armor, for him to be so powerful!"

"Moreover, according to my investigation over the recent period, I've discovered that there's a big shot hiding within Thunderhawk City."

"A big shot... Who?"

"The authority in the Magic Energy Domain, Orton!" Looking at Abraham, Baron Wolin shared the information he had uncovered: "Young Master, Orton is an authority in the Magic Energy Domain, and he has served The Three Great Alliances. Such an important figure staying in the modest Thunderhawk City—doesn't this suggest something?"

"This..."

After Baron Wolin had said his piece, Abraham's brows knotted tighter. Although what Baron Wolin said was speculative, it made a lot of sense, especially because Abraham knew very well that while Baron Wolin might not be exceptionally strong, he wasn't that weak either. Logically, he really shouldn't have lost to Rocky, and the mention of Orton only bolstered the credibility of his claims.

Following this, Abraham turned to his father, and at that moment, Lexington spoke up, "Wolin, you're right. I will handle this matter with caution. You are dismissed for now."

"Yes."

With that response, Baron Wolin exited the study, and once he was gone, Lexington turned to his son.

"Abraham, what do you think of this matter?"

"I believe..." When asked by Lexington, Abraham did not immediately respond, but furrowed his brow and pondered for a moment before speaking, "Father, I think there's a certain credibility to what Baron Wolin said; it's indeed possible that Rocky has mastered some new technology..."

"Just new technology?"

Without waiting for his son to finish, Lexington abruptly interrupted him, then smiled and said, "Wolin's vision is still too narrow..."

"It has been less than a year since Rocky took over Thunderhawk City, even if he had started developing new technology with Orton from day one, is it possible he could have developed something in less than a year?"

"This…" Confronted with such a question from Lexington, Abraham was stunned, "Father, do you mean..."

"Lost technology."

With a gleam in his eye, Lexington looked at his son and gave the most accurate answer!

"Lost technology... Father, how is that possible!?"

"Why not?"

Faced with his son's disbelief, Lexington chuckled, "Although lost technology comes from the Land Era, each technology is quite mature and can be directly used with a little research upon discovery."

"After Rocky got his hands on Thunderhawk City, there was not much initially, but in the last six months, there have been continuous big moves; first subduing Backhill Village, then defeating Wolin, and now he has joined forces with that crazy girl Karina to annihilate the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group. All these are things he has done in the recent six months, and behind all this must be some kind of lost technology."

"Only technology of this level could attract an authority in the Magic Energy Domain like Orton to his side."

Lexington was indeed shrewd and tough; even without a single meeting with Rocky, just by relying on Baron Wolin's conjectures and some intelligence, he accurately deduced the truth!

Hearing his father's words, Abraham took a deep breath and hurriedly said, "Father, if that's the case, we should personally capture Rocky! How can we let Karlo, that robber, make a move? It's too unsafe!"

Abraham certainly knew how valuable a piece of lost technology was, and he had no doubt about his father's judgment, so he immediately felt letting Karlo deal with Rocky was not an appropriate approach.

The relationship between Karlo and the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group was well known to many, so in the eyes of other city lords, Karlo and the robbers were no different. Abraham felt letting such a person deal with Rocky was far too unsafe, especially since it concerned lost technology!

However, when he expressed his concerns, Lexington shook his head, "Abraham, you are still too young..."

"If I were to take matters into my own hands, Rocky and Thunderhawk City would naturally be easily captured, but don't forget, within our family, how many eyes are watching my every move? Once I personally take action, people like Atted and Kelly must notice, and what I can discern, they will not fail to see either."

"Moreover... do you think Karlo is capable of handling Rocky?"

This question from Lexington made Abraham pause, unclear as to what he meant.

"Abraham, don't overestimate Karlo, nor underestimate your cousin; he is about to join the Sky Alliance."

"What!"

This time, Abraham was genuinely surprised. As Lexington's son, his perspective was far broader than that of ordinary people, even broader than that of ordinary city lords, so he was very clear how difficult it was to join the Sky Alliance and how tough they were to deal with!

But compared to his surprise, Lexington's face remained smiling, seemingly not too concerned about it.

"You don't need to inquire why he can join the Sky Alliance, but I have already made contact with the Sky Alliance through my connections. Therefore, Rocky won't be able to enter the Alliance for half a year. In this situation, he has only one way to avoid Karlo."

"Eternal City?"

When Lexington got to this point, Abraham had already thought of the outcome. Continue reading stories on empire

"Exactly, Eternal City," Lexington said with satisfaction, continuing, "Rocky will definitely go to Eternal City, but with his finances, he won't be able to stay long; at most, six months, or as little as two, he must come out. Therefore, I need you to take your private army there."

"If Karlo captures him by that time, then eliminate Karlo and bring Rocky back."

"If Karlo fails, then you directly capture Rocky and bring him back. Do you understand?"

"Rest assured, Father!"