Lord of the Sky City

When the Mairente Family made the decision to subdue Rocky, Rocky was flying in the sky.

After departing from Dawn City, he had activated Thunderhawk City's flight mode, heading straight for Broken Mountain Peak where Backhill Village was located, preparing to reclaim the village from the demons.

Although Thunderhawk City had already begun its flight towards Broken Mountain Peak, it would take quite a long time to arrive, after all, the distance between Thunderhawk City and Broken Mountain Peak was vast, and the flight speed of Sky City was not considered fast, so it would take at least a month to get there.

And this just gave Rocky ample preparation time.

The last time he went to Backhill Village was a year and a half ago, when the village was conquered by demons due to their movements, and now after such a long time, no one was clear what the state of the village was.

On the bright side, the village might have become a ruin, but on the darker side, it could have become a stronghold for the demons, completely occupied by them, and in this case, Rocky must prepare well.

On one hand, he needed to get the Guard Corps to step up training; whether it was reclaiming the village or defending it, the Guard Corps was an indispensable force, plus, Rocky had just exchanged a large batch of new equipment, and the Guard Corps had to adapt quickly.

For this reason, Rocky had been frequently inspecting the Guard Corps in the past few days, both to urge the young men to train hard and to take a look at how good the new equipment really was.

And speaking of which, the batch of equipment exchanged from the Sky Alliance was really quite impressive, at least the response from the Guard Corps was very satisfying.

"Form up!!"

Following Monte's command, soldiers lined up fifty in a row, a total of four columns, all raised their huge shields in unison, neatly forming a square formation.

By now, all the guards had donned the Guardian Set, and the thick heavy armor made each guard look formidable, while the large shields they held in front of them were eye-catching; the shields were as tall as a man and, when raised, completely covered the guards behind them, and when rows and columns of guards raised their shields in unison, it instantly formed a wall of iron as impenetrable as a steel fortress.

"Advance!!"

As the guards formed their square, Monte gave the order again, and immediately, the guards in formation began to march forward with heavy, synchronized footsteps. With each one hoisting a shield high, it looked as if a wall was moving.

Seeing the performance of the guards, Rocky, who was standing next to Monte, nodded in approval, because even he felt pressure and awe in the face of this column of guards clad in heavy armor, shields raised, marching in step towards him, which pleased Rocky greatly.

After that, he walked with Liliya to the other side of the training ground.

The training ground of the Guard Corps' camp was divided into two halves, one half led by Monte for soldiers to train in formations, while the other half was managed by Lin Feng, who was responsible for training the ranged units.

So after Rocky inspected the soldiers' formations, he came over to the half of the training ground where Lin Feng was with Liliya, planning to check on the performance of the ranged units.

Although he hadn't exchanged armor for the ranged units, Rocky had eventually gotten strong bows and magic wands for the archers and mages. With suitable weapons in hand, the ranged units could naturally play a much bigger role. So when he and Liliya arrived, the ranged units were practicing with great enthusiasm.

The mages had adapted quite well and rather quickly to the new magic wands. On a spacious patch of land, a row of mages continually unleashed low-level magic spells at targets tens of meters away. Though the magic was elementary, there was a variety—Fireballs, Lightning Chains, Ice Blades—and their accuracy was quite good. Stay tuned to My Virtual Library Empire

Compared to the mage troops, the archers, having just switched to the Gale Strongbows, were all very excited but needed more time to get used to their new weapons. The bow strength of the Gale Strongbows was much stronger than that of the bows they were previously used to, causing many archers to struggle with the adjustment at first. Though the arrow feathers they shot had enough power, their accuracy significantly decreased.

Under such circumstances, the archers were much more diligent than the mages. When Rocky arrived, fifty archers were divided into several rows, constantly aiming at targets tens of meters away and releasing their arrows.

This included Dusa. Although she was now a Void Magic Warrior, her fondness for archery hadn't changed. So when the Gale Strongbows arrived, she immediately took to practicing with zeal. It must be admitted that Dusa truly was a born sharpshooter. Whilst others were still striving to adapt to the Gale Strongbows, she was already achieving perfect accuracy with every shot.

After inspecting the entire camp of the Guard Corps, Rocky left, thoroughly satisfied. The performance of everyone pleased him enormously; none had slackened, and each person was excited about the upcoming battle. The morale was high, which was what made Rocky the happiest. There was always the fear that even with ready equipment, the guards might lack the fighting spirit—a sure loss in battle. Evidently, the Guard Corps of Thunderhawk City had no such problem.

By the time Rocky left the Guard Corps' camp, it was already noon. He returned to the City Lord's Mansion, eating something in haste before rushing off to the research institute, as there were even more important matters awaiting him.

As mentioned earlier, he had plans for Hammerfire and others to make two more sets of Void Magic Armor, to supplement Thunderhawk City's shortfall of Void Magic Warriors. For this task, Rocky was even more invested than before, because this time, he would personally participate in the design of the new armor!

Counting the time, Rocky had been Orton's apprentice for nearly a year. In that year, he had learned so much from Orton, especially after the Rune Armor project began, his knowledge expanded even further.

While Aniye and others never explicitly took him as a disciple, Rocky could always sit in on the masters' discussions and seek advice from anyone at any time. This enabled him not only to learn about mana but also to acquire a vast range of other knowledge.

So this time, when he suggested the masters create two more sets of armor, Orton and the rest not only agreed but also decided to involve him in the process. After all, having studied with them for so long, it was time to test the fruits of his learning.

About his personal involvement in designing the armor, Rocky felt an unusual nervousness, akin to facing a pop quiz. Yet, he was also extremely excited and eager to try.

Because one must not forget an important fact—that Rocky was not from this world; he was a transmigrator!

As a transmigrator, his thought processes and ideas were very different from the people of this world, and that difference actually represented a kind of advantage. Previously, his limited personal ability had prevented its full expression, but now, now he had learned what he needed to learn and understood what he needed to understand, finally having the opportunity to leverage his unique perspective. So for this new armor, not only was he eager to try, but he also had quite an impressive idea already in mind!