LORD OF THE SKY CITY

Chapter 575: Chapter 538: The Secrets of the Era Chapter 575: Chapter 538: The Secrets of the Era “Do you know this city?”

Upon hearing Rocky’s words, Karina was stunned because it was clear that Rocky knew more about the city than she did, otherwise he wouldn’t even be able to name it.

“I only know the name, that’s all.”

However, Rocky then shook his head and chuckled, adding, “Have you forgotten? The villagers from Backhill Village are all in Thunderhawk City now.”

“So that’s how it is…”

Hearing this, Karina suddenly realized.

It had been mentioned before that although Backhill Village seemed small, its history was very ancient, dating back even before the land was overrun. Thus, after discovering the existence of these ruins, Rocky sought out Old Jack.

Before being incorporated into Thunderhawk City, Old Jack had been the head of Backhill Village, and he was most knowledgeable about the village’s history. So when Rocky asked him about the presence of other cities around the village prior to the fall of the land, Old Jack mentioned the name of Kasin City.

As everyone knows, there was the concept of a nation on the land before the demons appeared. According to Old Jack, at that time, Backhill Village belonged to Wanzhong Kingdom, and Kasin City was one of the cities of this kingdom, and Backhill Village was under its jurisdiction.

Later, as demons attacked the land, various nations were successively overrun by demons, including Wanzhong Kingdom. However, exactly how this kingdom and Kasin City were destroyed in the end, Old Jack did not know. Unfortunately, all these events had happened too long ago, and very few people nowadays knew about the occurrences of over a hundred years ago, not even Old Jack. He only knew that there had indeed been a city near Backhill Village called Kasin City.

Although there were some things he did not know, there were others who did, such as Aniye and Hammerfire.

Aniye and Hammerfire were both over a hundred years old. Aniye had participated in the development of Sky City with his teacher, and Hammerfire’s experience was similar. Therefore, both knew more about the events of the Land Era, and were called living fossils. Hence, after Rocky learned about Wanzhong Kingdom and Kasin City from Old Jack, he sought out Aniye and Hammerfire and indeed found some answers.

As for the name Wanzhong Kingdom, Aniye did indeed remember it. According to him, this kingdom had a national strength and territorial size comparable to today’s medium-sized Sky City and was insignificant among many nations before the demon attacks.

However, the performance of this nation during the demon invasion of the land was impressively memorable. Not only did they actively participate in the war against the demons, but when the fall of the land had become inevitable, and the royal families of other nations started fleeing to the skies, the royal family of this nation chose to stay on the land.

You have to understand, when Sky City was first invented, not everyone was privileged enough to ascend to Sky City. Generally, only two groups had access: talents and rulers. Being the royal family of a nation, the king of Wanzhong Kingdom clearly had the qualifications to be among the first to ascend to Sky City, but this king gave up the opportunity others could only dream about. He and his nation chose to stay on the land and continue resisting the demons!

“That’s true resilience…”

“It’s not as simple as you think.”

While Rocky silently gave a thumbs-up for the king’s choice, Hammerfire scoffed, “A king choosing to stay on the land alone to resist the Demons is one thing, but if he insists that the entire country remain on the land and resist the Demons with him, it might not be a good thing.”

“If I remember correctly, initially, the king of the Wanzhong Kingdom not only refused to go to Sky City himself but also prohibited anyone in the country from going up to Sky City, right?”

“Yes, that did happen.”

Upon hearing this, Aniye nodded, indicating that Hammerfire was not mistaken: “I remember when this caused quite a stir back in the day, our teacher even went to talk to this king in person.”

“Right, I remember that during the development of Sky City, this country also contributed, didn’t it?”

“Yes, at that time, almost all the countries on the land sent personnel to participate in the development project, and of course, each country had its own different research initiatives. Wanzhong Kingdom was no exception, only their national power was limited, so they didn’t play a significant role in the development of Sky City.”

Aniye and Hammerfire conversed back and forth, which allowed Rocky to learn quite a bit about the Wanzhong Kingdom. However, when he specifically asked about Kasin City, both Aniye and Hammerfire shook their heads, indicating they didn’t remember much about that city.

This was not surprising, as there were many countries on the land at that time, and each country had many cities. In such a scenario, even if they were from that era, it was impossible for them to have heard of every city. So when Rocky mentioned he wanted to explore Kasin City, Aniye and Hammerfire did not hold much hope because, as they had mentioned before, the Wanzhong Kingdom was not a major country and had limited technological strength. Even if it had conducted some research against the Demons, it probably wasn’t very effective. Therefore, they both cautioned Rocky not to overexert himself and not to take too great a risk unnecessarily.

Of course, Rocky was not likely to give up this mission easily just because of a few words. In Aniye and Hammerfire’s eyes, the Wanzhong Kingdom might be a small, insignificant country, but to him, small or not, it was still a country! So even if this country couldn’t develop Sky City or Mana Runes, if he could find some secondary level research products, it would still be a gain for Rocky!

So afterward, he briefly shared what he knew about the city with Karina and then said, “Let’s split up and see roughly how many Demons there are here, mainly where they are distributed, what kind, and see if there is any area particularly worth exploring.”

“Okay.”

The main purpose of their visit this time was to understand the situation of these ruins, then plan the subsequent exploration based on the actual circumstances. So afterward, they each flew in different directions.

After parting with Karina, Rocky once again decreased his altitude to get a clearer view of everything in the ruins. However, as he descended to just a few dozen meters, the Demons in the ruins also noticed his presence, and then a series of roaring sounds followed.

At that moment, all the Demons in the ruins stopped moving. Whether it was the tall Bull-horned Demons or the Black-eyed Demons that looked as if they had been skinned, all raised their heads and roared incessantly at the sky, and amidst their roars, Rocky just flew right over their heads.

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