LORD OF THE SKY CITY

Chapter 550: Chapter 513: Luxury Goods Chapter 550: Chapter 513: Luxury Goods Once Rocky, the City Lord of Thunderhawk City, became willful, no one could stop him. Thus, at his command, the technicians of Thunderhawk City had no choice but to take action, perfectly illustrating the old saying, “When leaders speak, subordinates run their legs off.”

Rocky ordered his technicians to set aside their current tasks and focus entirely on designing a handbag. This might sound simple, but it truly placed the technicians in a difficult situation.

Although these individuals were professional technicians, each with exceptional design and craftsmanship skills, they had previously worked only on leather armor or leather goods. To design and create a handbag was indeed a great challenge for them.

Fortunately, Rocky took this matter very seriously. He did not abandon the project after giving the order; instead, he joined the technicians in the design process after arranging his own affairs. He truly believed that if this industry could be developed, it would bring substantial profits to Thunderhawk City, which is no wonder he was so invested in it.

However, after he started participating in the design personally, Rocky discovered the challenges faced by the technicians: they had no concept of what he was asking for.

Rocky asked them to design a ladies’ handbag made of demon skin, the sort often carried by women at balls or banquets, compact and exceptionally elegant, a typical luxury item that not only ordinary people couldn’t afford but was rarely accessible even to the nobility.

But this request was too difficult for the technicians because they simply had no idea what kind of bag Rocky wanted, and to resolve this issue, Rocky had to step in personally.

On one hand, he shared his memories of the handbag with the technicians, and on the other hand, he directed Aileen to contact the Ruby Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber then swept through the Eternal City, collecting all kinds of ladies’ bags for him.

Although, in Rocky’s view, all the bags in this world were too ordinary—even some of the ‘high-end’ ones crafted for the nobility differed significantly in style, material, or even price from luxury items as he remembered them—these items could at least inspire the technicians and help them find design inspiration.

Thus, with Rocky’s explanations and real examples for reference, the technicians soon made progress, and a flurry of design proposals swiftly emerged.

Once these design proposals were ready, Rocky tirelessly gathered all the women nearby, including Liliya, Aileen, Athena, Dusa, and others, asking them to choose the design they liked from these proposals.

“My lord, what is this?”

Examining a design sketch over and over, Dusa looked at Rocky with a face full of question marks, puzzled.

“You’re holding it backwards…”

Seeing Dusa holding a design sketch upside down, Rocky helplessly corrected it for her, “This is called a handbag. It’s going to look beautiful once it’s made. Carrying it to banquets and balls, Dusa, you’ll definitely be the center of attention.”

“Really?”

Blinking her big eyes, Dusa looked at the design sketch and shook her head, “I can’t see what’s so pretty about it…”

“Nonsense, there must be something beautiful. Just keep looking.”

Patting Dusa’s head, Rocky then turned toward Liliya.

“So, do you like any?”

Approaching Liliya, Rocky asked proudly, only to be met with a dismissive roll of her eyes.

Up to now, Liliya still disagreed with his approach, always believing that rather than using precious demon skin for so-called luxury items, it would be more appropriate to use it for armor. Thus, when Rocky had already made up his mind, and others didn’t dare speak up anymore, Liliya alone still stood against him, the only one in Thunderhawk City bold enough to confront Rocky directly.

However, Rocky was not at all surprised by Liliya’s reaction. He knew her too well. It would have been strange if Liliya had agreed immediately. Even though she objected, it didn’t matter; as long as the job was eventually accomplished, Liliya would surely understand.

“You can’t be contrary with me, you must choose a design you like, you must.”

So, after giving Liliya a sly smile, Rocky stubbornly spoke and then walked towards Aileen.

“My Lord, about this handbag… how much do you plan to pay for it?”

Unlike Dusa’s innocence and Liliya’s constant worry, Aileen neither supported nor opposed Rocky’s idea; she was more concerned about whether his actions would be profitable.

Knowing that making handbags from demon skin could incurr heavy losses if not sold—even buying it cheaply could lead to losses—her focus was not on whether the designs were attractive but on whether it was possible to make money from them.

“What price do you think would be appropriate?”

For Aileen’s question, Rocky responded with a counter-question.

“Hmm… 1,000 Gold Coins?”

After examining the design in her hands, Aileen thought for a moment before responding.

Considering the size of the handbag, even though it’s made from demon skin it wouldn’t require much, so she rationally offered a price, but immediately after, she shook her head before Rocky could speak, “No, 1,000 Gold Coins is too cheap. After all, it’s made of demon skin; it has to be at least 5,000 Gold Coins to be considered luxurious.”

As the finance officer, Aileen was the quickest to grasp the concept of luxury goods explained by Rocky; thus, she quickly recalculated the price based on the definition of luxury goods.

5,000 Gold Coins seemed an astronomical figure for just a handbag! After all, even though demon skin was precious, a high-quality demon skin on the market was priced at no more than five or six thousand Gold Coins each. Selling a small handbag for 5,000 Gold Coins would essentially equal the cost of a whole demon skin, so she felt that this price was appropriate, aligning it with the positioning of luxury goods.

However, having stretched her imagination to suggest this price, Rocky merely shook his head and said simply, “Multiply it by ten.”

“Ten, ten times?!”

“My Lord… are you planning on selling this for 50,000 Gold Coins?!”

Hearing this price, Aileen’s mouth dropped open in shock; she couldn’t believe it. 5,000 Gold Coins was already a crazy price in her view, but Rocky was even crazier than she had imagined!

However, Rocky did not elaborate further on her surprise. After giving a smile, he walked towards Athena.

When he reached Athena, he found her earnestly reviewing the design sketches, organizing them into two groups—one larger, one smaller. Before she could speak, Rocky said, “These two look quite good; the rest are too ordinary.”

Unlike everyone else, Athena was most interested in Rocky’s idea. Although she initially opposed it, once Rocky made his decision, she did not try to dissuade him but instead became deeply interested in his idea. Therefore, when Rocky asked her to choose from the design proposals, Athena approached the task with utmost seriousness.

This response naturally pleased Rocky very much, so he immediately picked up the designs Athena liked and examined them. Indeed, they were impressive. After all, Athena was someone who had seen grand scenes; her taste was distinctive, and even Rocky found her chosen designs attractive.

Thus, the morning passed swiftly, and under Rocky’s personal supervision, Liliya, Aileen, Athena, and Dusa selected six designs they were satisfied with from many proposals.

After selecting these six designs, Rocky immediately sent them to the manufacturing plant, ordering the technicians to start work and bring these six designs to life.

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