LORD OF THE SKY CITY

Chapter 610: Chapter 572: The Mastermind! Chapter 610: Chapter 572: The Mastermind! If it only involved Liliya, the matter with Zuluo would be simple, but it changed completely once Athena was added to the equation.

Rocky had experienced Athena’s formidability firsthand and knew just how inscrutable this woman could be. Thus, the one thing he wanted to know the most right now was whether the conflict between Liliya and the obstruction was intentionally caused by Athena!

If so, then why did she do it!

However, rather than getting angry at his question, Athena simply smiled and asked, “Are you suggesting that Zuluo and I conspired together to deliberately entrap Liliya?”

“There’s no need for a conspiracy; with your capabilities, you could have bought Zuluo without him even realizing it. I just want to know if you have anything to do with this matter?”

“You’ll be disappointed then, because this wasn’t my doing.”

Athena shook her head with a smile, confidently stating that indeed she had the ability to make Zuluo follow her plans without anyone noticing, but this time she truly had nothing to do with the incident. Then, without waiting for Rocky to speak, she immediately added, “Not only did I not arrange this, it genuinely took me by surprise.”

“I know what Zuluo is like, but I never thought he would dare to do such a thing in my presence…”

It was clear that Athena was quite confident in her own status, and it wasn’t arrogance on her part. Despite lacking a background, her reputation alone warranted respect and fear from anyone who had heard of her, not to mention daring to lay hands on her. This was precisely what puzzled her.

After expressing this thought, Athena frowned slightly, pausing to think briefly before continuing, “Although Zuluo is extravagant and has a terrible character, and has acted outrageously, relying on his father’s power, to my knowledge he isn’t a fool. He has been assisting his father in managing Sky City for quite some time, so even if he doesn’t care about Liliya’s identity, he should still know the consequences of provoking me.”

“But he still went through with it…”

“My lord, it seems that someone has begun to target you.”

At this point, Athena turned to look at Rocky.

“Oh?”

Upon hearing this, Rocky also furrowed his brows and upon further reflection, he realized that this analysis made some sense!

He had initially thought this matter was simply trouble stirred up by a brash young noble and hadn’t thought too deeply about it, but after Athena’s explanation, he sensed something was amiss.

Just as Athena mentioned, Zuluo might be frivolous and have a nasty character—even accustomed to misusing his father’s influence for wrongdoing—but that didn’t mean he was a fool!

Perhaps to the layperson, Rocky’s power was incomparable to that of Heavenly Ancestor City and the Heavenly Ancestor Church, but was that really the case?

Let’s not forget that Rocky is after all a member of the Sky Alliance, and not just a member, but a core one at that. So even if Zuluo’s father, Rick, wanted to act against him, he would have to consider whether the Sky Alliance agrees. And to say nothing further, just look at the current situation of Backhill Village, with Sirius City guarding it, along with Rocky’s own Thunderhawk City and Carltos City—is it so easy to confront them?

Moreover, even without considering the Sky Alliance, is Rocky himself so easily bullied? If anyone truly believes so, they only need to look at the current plight of the Mairente Family!

The Mairente Family once thought Rocky was easy to bully, and what was their eventual fate if not a cautionary tale?

The more he thought about it, the more Rocky felt that Athena’s words made sense; this matter seemed not to be as straightforward as it appeared.

So the question arose, if Zuluo’s actions today were orchestrated by someone, or if there was someone pulling strings from behind, then who might that person be, and what would be their purpose.

After Athena’s reminder, Rocky immediately thought of many questions, yet these questions had no answers because, as far as he knew, he no longer had any enemies!

Before, he indeed had many enemies, such as the Mairente Family and Wild Horse City, but following a major battle between the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire, his greatest enemy, the Mairente Family, had suffered a devastating blow, and Wild Horse City no longer dared to show itself within his line of sight—he had long been without enemies!

“Athena, who do you think is behind this intrigue?”

“My lord, you should be asking which forces are behind the intrigue.”

“Forces?”

“Yes.”

Nodding, Athena went on to say, “Given your current momentum, it’s unlikely that anyone from the Independent Sky City would deliberately trouble you. After all, as a core member of the Alliance, any independent city that faces you is essentially facing the Sky Alliance. Thus, if there really is meddling in today’s incident, it must be the work of certain forces.”

“Moreover, I believe what my lord should be thinking about is not the identity of the other party, but their motive.”

“Why would they target my lord, and what exactly is their goal? Are they seeking to provoke a war between Thunderhawk City and Heavenly Ancestor City, or do they have other objectives, and why now?”

Indeed, Athena was clever! She quickly helped Rocky identify the current priorities, and upon reflection, he could see that she was completely correct.

Who was targeting Rocky was perhaps an important question, but ultimately unanswerable at the moment due to a total lack of clues.

It made no sense to ponder an unanswerable question, no matter its importance, as this was merely a waste of time. Their immediate task was to clarify the questions for which answers could be found and, using those answers, to seek out the true mastermind.

So, just as Athena had said, Rocky should consider why he was being targeted—and why now.

This aspect was particularly crucial in Athena’s eyes because, as Rocky himself had thought, ever since the war between the Sky Alliance and the Kafka Empire had ended, all his enemies had been wiped out. Half a year had passed since the end of the war, and although Rocky hadn’t been idle during this period, he was primarily occupied with his own affairs. This made it key to understand why those who would oppose him were taking action now, rather than right after the war, or three months ago.

Why precisely now!

And with Athena’s insight, Rocky came to an epiphany after a brief moment of thought. When he turned his head, he saw Athena looking at him as well, and the faint smile in her eyes suggested she had already figured it out!

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