LORD OF THE SKY CITY

Chapter 600: Chapter 563: Each Takes What They Need Chapter 600: Chapter 563: Each Takes What They Need The discovery of the Moving Fortress was of great significance to Rocky, given that he had Backhill Village, so any technology or weaponry that could function on the ground was of tremendous importance to him. However, for Karina, the Moving Fortress didn’t hold much practical value.

Therefore, her idea was simple, even if she handed over the Moving Fortress and its design documents to Rocky, it would be fine, as long as Rocky could offer benefits of equal exchange. In her mind, the most ideal scenario was to trade the Moving Fortress for technology related to the White Demon Armor!

Unfortunately, no sooner had she finished speaking than Rocky shook his head, “No, no, the Moving Fortress and what I’m researching are too different, it’s not of equal value.”

This wasn’t Rocky brushing her off, but the honest truth.

The Moving Fortress was good, really good, but that was just it, it was only good. What about the Runes he held? Those deserved to be described as great!

To exchange the merely ‘good’ Moving Fortress for the ‘great’ invention of Runes? That wouldn’t be a fair trade.

After that, Rocky proposed another plan, which, unsurprisingly, was rejected by Karina. She then shared her own ideas, which Rocky firmly dismissed, and the two spent a long time discussing back and forth like this.

Some might wonder what they were doing, was it all for nothing, just beating around the bush?

Of course not, their back and forth propositions, which seemed meaningless, as if they could never agree, were actually of significant importance. They were probing each other’s bottom lines!

As mentioned before, this negotiation wasn’t a traditional one, since it involved mutual interests as well as their relationship with each other.

If it were just an ordinary negotiation, they could have simply stated their demands and then haggled and quarreled until they reached an agreement, even if it meant falling out.

But Rocky and Karina didn’t want the situation to come to that. They had known each other for years and had many collaborations, even fighting side by side in several life-or-death battles. So even though they may not have an alliance on paper, their relationship had long reached the level of allies.

In the sky fraught with constant deceit and warfare, they were well aware of how precious such a relationship was, so neither wanted to ruin it over interests.

Yet, their positions required them to fight for more, not just for themselves, but for all the people they governed.

Therefore, how to find a balance between relationship and interests, to make this negotiation a new starting point for further trust and not the end of their cooperation, became the key.

So, after a probing conversation that seemed as casual as chatting and laughing, the two finally reached an exchange agreement.

First, the Moving Fortress would belong to Rocky since he was in clear need of this fortress that could engage in battle immediately once filled with Mana. In exchange, Rocky would create a set of Armor for Karina free of charge, namely the White Demon Armor. However, since the technology of the White Demon Armor was not yet public, Karina had to keep silent about everything related to it after receiving it, even in the face of Berg, otherwise Rocky left it unsaid what he would do, but Karina could probably guess.

Secondly, all research documents related to the Moving Fortress were to be shared between them, which meant they each had a copy. How they chose to use it, whether to begin manufacturing themselves or to sell it off, the other party could not interfere.

The final point was that Karina needed to sign an order with Rocky, stating that after the Thunderhawk City weapons factory produced the first batch of Special Armor for aerial combat, she would purchase fifty sets of the new Armor model. Of course, Rocky would sell her these sets at a price lower than the market rate.

After agreeing on these three points, their ‘division of spoils’ resulted in a satisfying outcome for both; Rocky obtained the Moving Fortress, and Karina acquired the long-desired White Demon Armor. Moreover, the research documents regarding the Moving Fortress were split evenly, with non-interference from either party.

As for the last point, it actually had little to do with the Moving Fortress and was more about Armor manufacturing.

The Apple Tree Corporation was already busy constructing a weapons factory within Thunderhawk City. Once the factory was completed, they would begin manufacturing Armor. Although the Apple Tree Corporation promised to ensure sales channels and indeed would spare no effort in exploring them, Rocky couldn’t possibly leave such a crucial matter entirely in their hands. It wasn’t that he didn’t trust the Corporation’s capability, but he didn’t want to put such an important lifeline solely in their hands; he had to expand his own sales routes.

In this way, if cooperation with the Apple Tree Corporation remained solid, it would be a win-win situation, but if there was a fallout, Rocky wouldn’t be left without options.

Therefore, after discussing the Moving Fortress with Karina, Rocky introduced the Special Armor designed for aerial combat to her. Naturally, Karina was very interested, and with Rocky’s assurance of a discount, they quickly reached an agreement and signed the contract on the spot.

Only after settling all this did Rocky finally find some leisure time; while he might have been at ease, others were still as busy as ever.

The battle amidst the ruins of Kasin City, while bringing the Moving Fortress back into the light of day, had also resulted in heavy casualties for the Guard Corps. After returning to Thunderhawk City and taking stock, it was found that more than eighty soldiers of the Guard Corps had died, and another thirty or so had been completely incapacitated in combat, meaning that the Corps had lost over one-fifth of their forces in this one battle.

Normally, such losses would be considered standard, because it was a battle against hundreds upon thousands of Demons! The fact that the Guard Corps hadn’t been annihilated and had lost only one-fifth of their forces would have been cause for celebration had it been another unit.

But for the Guard Corps, it was a different matter entirely, as this battle had incurred the largest number of casualties they had ever experienced. So, upon their return to Thunderhawk City, arrangements for the deceased soldiers’ affairs and issues like war pensions had to be dealt with. Additionally, due to the heavy reduction in their ranks, the recruitment of new soldiers also had to get underway.

On another front, Aniye and others continued their research on the Moving Fortress, and after only a few short days of study, they approached Rocky to discuss a matter of even greater importance.

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