Lord of the Sky City

The negotiations with the Apple Tree Corporation were clearly not as easy as imagined. After the first meeting, Archimonde didn't make a decision right away; instead, he took his team and left.

For Rocky, this was precisely the outcome he had wanted to see.

The more cautious Archimonde was, the more it signified the corporation's emphasis on this partnership.

For a giant like the Apple Tree Corporation, money was never an issue. Investing in a factory in Thunderhawk City was not a challenging task for them. Hence, their prudence was definitely not about the money. The real reason was that they intended to use this opportunity for a deeper and more comprehensive cooperation with Rocky, which necessitated caution.

In fact, it was indeed so. The Apple Tree Corporation had met with Rocky wanting to set a good foundation for the cooperation that would follow, which made them extremely cautious about their decisions. Once they committed to this decision, the corporation would have to make substantial investments, something even Rocky could hardly fathom!

In this situation, after returning, Archimonde immediately contacted the Guild President, and relayed the details of his meeting with Rocky, Rocky's demands and intentions, and his own views on the matter. Knowing this, the Guild President immediately convened a meeting within the Chamber of Commerce to discuss it.

Day after day, after multiple meetings between Archimonde and Rocky, did both parties finally reach an agreement on their collaboration!

The establishment of this partnership undoubtedly held immense significance for both parties.

For the Apple Tree Corporation, this was their next attempt in the Armor Domain after a failure, and clearly, they were staking all their bets on Rocky, along with all their hopes of entering the Armor Domain.

For Rocky, the involvement of the Apple Tree Corporation was equally significant for Thunderhawk City because if this deal worked out, if he could truly enter the Armor Domain with the Chamber of Commerce, a brand new door with endless potential would open for him and Thunderhawk City—frankly, this was the best opportunity they had faced!

Therefore, the finalization of this cooperation was critically important for both parties, and such an important event naturally needed to be made known to everyone!

After signing the contract with Archimonde, Rocky then invited celebrities from various fields, and they jointly announced the cooperation, making sure everyone knew about it.

Archimonde, of course, agreed to this proposal, as this partnership was a major event for both the Chamber of Commerce and Thunderhawk City, and publicly announcing it was a display of confidence, so he quickly consented.

However, what puzzled Archimonde slightly was that Rocky's initiating this request seemed somewhat out of character.

Although this was their first interaction, Archimonde had never met Rocky before, but Rocky's high profile in Thunderhawk City was well-known to Archimonde even before his arrival. To him, Rocky did not seem like someone who would adopt a high-profile attitude; on the contrary, many of Rocky's actions conveyed a low-key nature, so it was surprising when he actively wanted to publicize their collaboration.

Of course, this surprise just showed that Archimonde did not yet understand Rocky, not implying he did not understand Rocky's personality, but that he did not grasp what Rocky was actually doing.

Right now, Rocky was considering more than just cooperation on setting up a factory. There was another matter he had been personally supervising—all about luxury products!

During the days of ongoing interaction with Archimonde, the technicians at the leather factory had not been idling, nor had Rocky allowed them to idle. The technicians had been working overtime to make various improvements to those six prototypical handbags, and they had now produced the third version of the samples.

After two rounds of improvements, when the third version was handed over to Rocky, he finally nodded in satisfaction.

After many changes, including materials, manufacturing methods, and processes, these six handbags had undergone a complete transformation from their first version. Although they looked the same, the feel in hand, the precision of manufacturing, and the details were nearly at the highest standard achievable by Thunderhawk City, which was exactly what Rocky wanted.

That was why he initiated the request to publicize the full-scale cooperation with the Apple Tree Corporation; he believed this was not only an excellent opportunity for publicity but also a perfect moment to promote luxury products!

Such announcements always required many important figures to attend, and under those circumstances, if he could promote his meticulously crafted Demon Skin handbags, the impact would be more than doubled.

So, after finalizing this matter, he immediately started making arrangements.

The first thing Rocky did was to have the designers create a logo for the newly finished handbags—a brand mark. From now on, all products manufactured in Thunderhawk City would bear the same logo; naturally, this was not a difficult task for the designers. Under Rocky's directive, a logo resembling a soaring eagle was designed, and henceforth, this would be the trademark for Thunderhawk City's luxury goods.

Subsequently, he had designers create a batch of twelve handbags, each bearing the new trademark, two of each design. This time, they were not samples but actual products. Simultaneously, Rocky began writing invitation letters one after another.

Since it was the announcement of the cooperation with the Apple Tree Corporation, naturally, people were invited to attend this release. Moreover, considering Rocky's plan to use this opportunity to promote his luxury products, he invited nearly everyone he could think of.

The City Lord of Lingyu City, Berg.

The City Lord of Rose City, Karina.

The Guild President of the Ruby Chamber of Commerce, Amanred.

The City Lord of Sirius City, Howling Sky.

The City Lord of Kunlun City, Bodin.

The City Lord of Stellar Palace City, Pank.

The City Lord of Benevolent King City, Maros.

These were people Rocky was quite familiar with; he personally wrote an invitation for each one. However, he felt that just these people were clearly not enough, so he wrote a large batch of additional invitations, including one for Farey, one of the Alliance Elders, and Sir Wilton, the Holy Knight. In the end, he even invited Denise from Sigma Corporation!