Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 784: Chapter 746 The Conference Begins!

“It seems the Eternal City Committee has a high regard for you,” Liliya said to Rocky after Aurora had left, sounding somewhat teasing, yet she actually heaved a sigh of relief.

The main purpose of Aurora’s visit was to clarify the stance of the Eternal City Committee, which was that between The Three Great Alliances and Rocky, the Committee had not deliberately sided with anyone; Eternal City continued to maintain its usual stance of neutrality.

Such neutrality was a good thing from any angle, and to prevent things from getting out of control, the Committee even had people protect Rocky to prevent any drastic actions that could escalate the situation further.

This showcased the strength of Eternal City. As a God City in the skies, they always maintained neutrality but stepped in at critical moments. Clearly, in the eyes of the Committee, whether Rocky monopolized the Rune Technology or The Three Great Alliances shared it, it was only beneficial for the skies. However, if the two parties were to destroy each other, it would benefit no one; thus, Eternal City took the initiative to act as a referee at this moment.

In this regard, the performance of the Committee was much better than that of the Shadow Alliance because the Shadow Alliance, also a neutral force, showed a clear bias toward the issue of Mana Runes, siding completely with The Three Great Alliances. At least, Rocky found this behavior quite despicable.

In any case, Aurora’s appearance ultimately brought Rocky some good news; Eternal City would remain neutral. Moreover, Aurora also revealed crucial information, that while the Committee did not agree to the collaboration proposed by The Three Great Alliances, under the pressure from the Alliances, they had made some concessions. This was very important as it directly hinted at the potential tactics The Three Great Alliances might use against Rocky.

Fortunately, Rocky had long been prepared for this.

After that, Rocky finished watching the rest of the game and then returned to Star of the Sky; thus, his second day in Eternal City ended.

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On the third day, it was time for the third counterattack war mobilization conference.

The conference was scheduled for the evening, so Rocky did not get up particularly early. Once he was up, he didn’t do anything special as he had been preparing for this day for half a year, and everything that needed to be done was already done.

Time flew by quickly, and soon it was evening, and Rocky left Star of the Sky alone.

According to previous notices, everyone attending the conference, including city lords and the heads of forces, were to go alone, simply because there were too many people.

The number of city lords and alliance hierarchs attending the conference was well over a hundred, each a renowned figure in the skies. With so many gathering at the Eternal City Lord’s Mansion, frankly, the mansion could not accommodate them all.

Moreover, if every city lord brought their guards, not only would the number exceed a thousand, but it could also lead to unforeseen accidents, something no one wanted to see. Hence, Eternal City simply instructed all city lords not to bring guards, and they would be entirely responsible for security.

To other city lords, this was trivial because the power of Eternal City was evident. As the wealthiest city in the world, their guards were already equipped with Holy Angel Armor and Thunderhawk Armor, the most advanced armors available. Everyone was reassured about their safety under the protection of God City, everyone except Rocky.

Attending the conference without guards might not have mattered to others, but for Rocky, it was like cutting off his arms since even having Liliya by his side with her strength and armor could have been a decisive help if danger arose. Unfortunately, that was not an option.

But as mentioned before, all this was expected, so Rocky was not panicked. Upon leaving Star of the Sky, he boarded a carriage that had been waiting for a while and traveled directly to the City Lord’s Mansion.

It was Rocky’s first time at the Eternal City Lord’s Mansion. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still taken aback by the sight of it after he got off the carriage because the place was simply too large.

The Eternal City Lord’s Mansion covered an area almost ten times that of Thunderhawk City’s City Lord’s Mansion and was three to five times bigger than that of Thunderhawk City’s mansion. What’s more, despite its vast size, Rocky still had to queue to enter when he arrived.

Once Rocky stepped down from the carriage, he saw the line of people outside the mansion, each a city lord and not short of alliance hierarchs or such significant figures.

In this world, being a city lord places one above others in any circumstance and commands immense respect, but when everyone shares the same status, they are no different from ordinary people. So when hundreds needed to enter the City Lord’s Mansion, everyone queued up respectfully.

Seeing this, Rocky naturally did not except himself and was soon ushered by the servants to the end of the line to join all other city lords in queueing up to enter the City Lord’s Mansion.

However, it must be said that while the Eternal City Committee had arranged everything else about the conference very well and thoughtfully, the queuing was somewhat unsatisfactory. Rocky started queuing and found the progress exceptionally slow, and before long, a considerable number of people had gathered behind him.

Interestingly, when the city lords queuing in front and behind him saw Rocky, their expressions turned slightly strange. Some of the more gracious ones managed a stiff nod, but some plainly gave him a cold smile.

Those invited to this conference were significant figures, and many matters were not secret to such individuals, so they clearly knew what could happen today.

Likewise, for Rocky, he could understand the somewhat awkward expressions of those city lords because these people knew what was to happen but could not say it, making them somewhat unnatural. But what about those who sneered at him?

Rocky took a closer look at these people and was very sure he did not know these folks at all. But clearly, they recognized him and even seemed to take delight in the impending issues?

This was odd, as Rocky did not recall having provoked so many enemies!