LORD OF THE SKY CITY

Chapter 601: Chapter 564 Recruiting a Team Chapter 601: Chapter 564 Recruiting a Team In terms of technology, the Moving Fortress actually had little that was unique. The inspiration for this giant weapon originally came from Sky City, and the technology used was exactly the same as that of Sky City. It might have been considered top-notch at the time, but now it was nothing special.

However, precisely because of this, the Moving Fortress presented an infinitely vast space for modification in Aniye and others’ view. Without going into too much detail, just considering the mana consumption, if the current technology was used, even the most common technologies could make the fortress save a significant amount of resources during operation, and there were many more areas that could be modified beyond this. This was precisely the reason why Aniye and the others came to find Rocky.

Manpower.

They were currently experiencing a severe manpower shortage!

Although Aniye and the other three were renowned masters of their time, with highly significant achievements in various fields, since the first day of researching mana runes, it had only been the four of them participating. Of course, there was a reason for the runes not being easily disclosed to the outside world, and besides, for just research purposes, four masters were sufficient. After all, in activities that rely on intellect, having more people wasn’t necessarily beneficial.

But now, it was different.

Firstly, aside from the mana runes, Rocky had found the Moving Fortress, this giant weapon, and it was far from enough to rely solely on Aniye and the others for its modification. They certainly couldn’t let four masters personally wield hammers to knock around the fortress, right?

Secondly, it related to the mana runes.

Calculating the time, Orton and his team had already been researching mana runes for two years. In these two years, although their finished products included only the first and second versions of the White Demon Armor, in reality, their understanding of runes had already been quite thorough, including the practical application of runes, their integration with existing technologies, and even the further expansion of runes—all these fields were covered by the four of them, and they had achieved significant outcomes.

More importantly, they had made an extremely important breakthrough!

As mentioned before, as the inventor of mana runes, Wensel divided the runes into six levels. The mana contained in each level of rune was different; the higher the level, the more mana it contained. But this only applied to runes from level one to five. The level six rune did not apply to this because it was a special rune.

This rune could not directly store mana, but what its true function was, Wensel’s research notes did not mention, only stating that this level of rune was different from others.

According to Aniye and the others’ speculations, the level six rune, or special rune, should be an unfinished product!

After Wensel successfully developed the ordinary runes, he began further research based on them, hoping to form a complete system of mana runes. This was mentioned in his research notes, but he evidently did not have enough time to complete this task, and the unfinished rune was the level six special rune.

So, in recent years of research, Aniye and Orton focused not only on rune application and how to combine them with existing technologies but also on the expansion and perfection of runes. They had made breakthrough progress!

Under such circumstances, neither the research on runes nor the modification of the Moving Fortress could be completed solely by Orton and the others. They now desperately needed manpower. To put it more simply, Thunderhawk City now required a truly effective R&D team.

What Orton and his team came to discuss with Rocky was precisely this matter.

As for this matter, Rocky naturally paid great attention. He was well aware of how important the runes were to him and knew that there couldn’t be any sloppiness.

“Dear teachers, how long do you think it will take before we can make the runes public?”

After hearing Orton and the others’ thoughts, Rocky’s first question was this.

So far, the runes still remained a secret to the world. Therefore, once the team expanded, the risk of the runes being exposed would naturally increase significantly. Thus, Rocky naturally was concerned about when the runes could be disclosed. If they could be disclosed soon, he wouldn’t have to worry too much about the risk, and would himself gladly make them known to the world without others needing to spy.

But if Orton and the others felt it wasn’t time to reveal them yet, then this matter would require careful long-term planning.

“This…”

At his question, Orton and Aniye exchanged glances, and after a slight frown, they spoke, “If we have enough manpower, we can achieve breakthrough progress within half a year, and as long as there’s a breakthrough, we can announce the existence of the runes to the outside world. By then, even if others are aware or even grasp the runes, the gap between them and us will still be significant.”

“Half a year…”

Upon hearing this timeframe, Rocky breathed a sigh of relief. Half a year wasn’t considered very long, so he then nodded: “Teachers, then proceed as you propose. Although I can’t offer much help in recruiting researchers, if there’s anything you require, just let me know, and I’ll ensure it’s met.”

Since the runes could be disclosed in just half a year, Rocky didn’t need to worry excessively. Thus, he agreed to Orton and the others’ proposal, and upon receiving his approval, they immediately began their work.

Thunderhawk City already had a research institute. Although the laboratory equipment was limited initially, after years of accumulation and with investments exceeding a million gold coins, it was now largely adequately equipped. What the research institute currently lacked was people—not ordinary people but researchers with exceedingly strong capabilities.

If this matter were placed in someone else’s hands, it would certainly be an incredibly vexing issue. Whether for the runes or the Moving Fortress, extremely strong research capabilities were required to participate, but anyone with such capabilities was a talent, not easily found, and even if found, it’s not easy to bring them on board.

But the same matter placed in Orton and his team’s hands was different. Not to mention Orton, just take Aniye: with Aniye’s prestige and influence in the academic world, coupled with people’s curiosity about new technology, a mere wave of his arm would immediately bring countless talents to Thunderhawk City!

Thus, what Orton and his team had to ponder wasn’t whom to find or where to find them. They needed to consider which people had the capability to join them in research, and among these capable individuals, who were worthy of their trust. Consequently, in subsequent times, Aniye released the news, then numerous prominent figures in the academic world began to arrive in Thunderhawk City one after another.

Naturally, Rocky didn’t need to worry about this matter. Even if he wanted to, he simply didn’t have the time; he had more important tasks to deal with.

Now the Moving Fortress was in hand, the researcher recruitment didn’t require his intervention, and the development of the two cities advanced steadily, leaving him some time to focus earnestly on handling another matter.

Air Battle Armor.

This was the second armor that Rocky himself led the development of after the Tank Armor. Unfortunately, after the concepts of this armor were proposed, he had been distracted by other matters. Now that the other issues were resolved, he finally could immerse himself in the design of this armor, and he had to start designing it because, after nearly two months of construction, Thunderhawk City’s first military factory was about to be completed, and Rocky didn’t want to face the embarrassing situation of the factory being completed but having nothing to produce.

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