Lord of the Sky City-Chapter 750 - 713 Alliance Mission

Chapter 750: Chapter 713 Alliance Mission

After discussing with Athena, Rocky had originally planned to continue commanding the fleet. Although the situation seemed optimistic, accidents could still occur, and he was somewhat uneasy. However, before he could leave, Howling Sky arrived.

Howling Sky’s return to Backhill Village coincided with the upgrade of Thunderhawk City. When he arrived at the village, Rocky had already gone to Red Water Lake earlier, so they never met. Unexpectedly, Howling Sky took the initiative to pursue Rocky all the way to Thunderhawk City.

Rocky naturally had his guard up against the Sky Alliance, but he still held a favorable view of Howling Sky because Howling Sky had assisted him during his most difficult time, even when the alliance strictly prohibited it. Rocky always remembered this kindness, even feeling somewhat guilty, as Howling Sky’s actions had clearly gone against the alliance’s wishes, yet the alliance had not punished him afterward.

So, upon learning that Howling Sky was coming, Rocky delayed his own plans to meet with this old friend.

“Rocky, my brother, long time no see!”

When Howling Sky saw Rocky at the City Lord’s Mansion, he was extremely enthusiastic, showing none of the airs typical of a major city leader and core member of the alliance.

Logically, with Howling Sky’s status, he didn’t need to be so cordial towards the lord of a smaller Sky City. In fact, the situation should have been completely reversed. It should have been the lord of the small city who eagerly went to meet Howling Sky, who might not have even bothered to engage.

Yet, when facing Rocky, Howling Sky dared not act this way; he neither allowed Rocky to come to him nor showed him any disdain.

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Firstly, it was because he had a mission. This time, the alliance had sent him back to Backhill Village with a clear task, and Howling Sky dared not be careless.

Secondly, it was because Rocky’s status had changed considerably. Though he was still only the City Lord of Thunderhawk City, governing just two Sky Cities, by leveraging Mana Runes and his achievements in battle that leveled both Sky Might City and Fury City, his status was now on par with the great powers of the world.

In such circumstances, even if Howling Sky didn’t want to admit it, he had to— he was no longer Rocky’s equal, even though he was the lord of a major Sky City and a core member of the alliance. Howling Sky also had to admit to himself that if he possessed the top-level technology of Mana Runes, he wouldn’t dare to negotiate terms with the Sky Alliance or confront The Three Great Alliances, just like Rocky did.

Let alone not having any Runes, even if he did possess them, he certainly wouldn’t dare confront The Three Great Alliances like Rocky.

Therefore, upon returning to Backhill Village this time, Howling Sky lowered his posture considerably when facing Rocky, without showing any pretense, simply treating him as an equal.

Rocky, fully aware of his behavior, didn’t feel it was overdone or take any pride in it. He just thought it was normal, because since he had transformed from a pawn into a player, his focus was no longer on any one Sky City or any city lord. What Rocky was concerned with now was the matter of The Three Great Alliances.

Thus, he smiled at Howling Sky, and once he had taken a seat, he took the initiative to speak, “Howling Sky, last time I was truly indebted to your vigorous support. Without it, I wouldn’t be here today. I hope the alliance didn’t give you a hard time?”

“Not at all, not at all. With Rocky developing so well, I would only benefit from it, instead of being implicated,”

Waving his hand at Rocky, Howling Sky then laughed heartily.

Although his words contained formalities, they were actually true, for the last time he faced the assault from Fury and Sky Might City, his unauthorized provision of a hundred warships to Rocky had indeed dissatisfied the Alliance. It was only because the sudden outbreak of the Demons’ attack that they had no time to punish him, and by the time the Demons’ attack ended and the Alliance had time to punish Howling Sky, Rocky had already sold the Mana Rune to the Alliance, which in turn made the Alliance drop the idea of punishing Howling Sky.

Within the Sky Alliance, aside from Wilton, Howling Sky had the deepest friendship with Rocky, even Glan stationed in Thunderhawk City could not compare. Hence, if the Alliance wanted to mend relations with Rocky, Howling Sky was the best bridge, so it wasn’t wrong for Howling Sky to say he not only hadn’t been implicated by Rocky, but had actually benefited from him.

However, because of this, Howling Sky also had to fulfill the task assigned by the Alliance, or else he would truly be in trouble.

Since he had a mission, it was naturally impossible for Howling Sky to engage in endless small talk with Rocky. After a few brief exchanges of pleasantries, he got straight to the point.

“Brother Rocky, I must admit, I have come back this time with a task at hand.”

Having said this, Howling Sky showed a distressed expression. He was well aware of the current relationship between the Alliance and Rocky, had heard about the Kafka Empire and the Magic Energy Research Institute targeting Rocky together, and had even personally witnessed Rick launching an attack on Backhill Village. Truthfully, Howling Sky had no desire to get involved in these matters, as they were too significant and the people involved were too influential, beyond what he could handle. However, the reality was that he had already been dragged into this, and had no choice but to wade through these muddy waters.

“Big brother Howling Sky, feel free to speak your mind, I might disregard others, but I will definitely listen to what you say,” Rocky assured.

Seeing Howling Sky’s troubled expression, Rocky could understand his helplessness and thus did not plan to make things difficult for him.

Hearing these words, Howling Sky immediately cheered up, therefore he quickly said, “Brother Rocky, you must have heard about the Third Counterattack War, right?”

“Yes, I’ve heard a bit about it,” Rocky replied.

Looking at Howling Sky, Rocky was somewhat surprised; he had not expected Howling Sky to bring this up, and what he was even less expecting was what came next. Howling Sky continued, “Brother Rocky, I have a piece of latest news to share, unknown to outsiders.”

“Just a few days ago, the Alliance, the Kafka Empire, and the Magic Energy Research Institute reached an agreement to launch the Third Counterattack War in one year, aiming to retaliate against the Demons on land.”

“Oh, has it been confirmed?” Rocky inquired.

“It has been confirmed, and it was only decided recently,” Howling Sky confirmed, nodding his head firmly.

This revelation made Rocky frown. Although he and Athena had studied the Third Counterattack War more than once, they knew little about the details of this war. Athena might be somewhat better informed since she had her own sources, but Rocky knew almost nothing about the details. So, even though he had just discussed it with Athena, knowing the war was inevitable, this was the first time he had learned the exact timing for the start of the war.

After pondering with a furrowed brow for a moment, Rocky then looked at Howling Sky and asked, “Big brother Howling Sky, your reason for telling me all this is…”