LORD OF THE SKY CITY

Chapter 622: Chapter 584 Lure the Snake out of Its Hole Chapter 622: Chapter 584 Lure the Snake out of Its Hole Upon receiving Rocky’s command, Uncle Wil immediately ran towards the bridge and then followed his instructions to send out a communication to the other party.

However, a long time passed without any response after the message was sent out.

Of course, such a result was within expectations, because one could imagine that the other side must be completely baffled upon receiving the message from Rocky!

The fleet in front of them, including the City of Fury, was simply there to take Zuluo home, and they had set off before Rick issued his final ultimatum to Rocky, which undoubtedly represented Rick’s confidence.

In his view, whether Rocky agreed to his compensation demands or not, his son would always be taken back. The worst imaginable outcome for Rick was that Rocky would not agree to his terms, but at the very least, he would certainly release Zuluo.

In theory, this should indeed be the case, but there was a precondition, which was the absence of Athena!

According to Rocky’s original plan, he would absolutely not agree to Rick’s unreasonable demands, but he would indeed release Zuluo; however, Athena did not agree with this approach and provided very sufficient reasons.

First, for Rocky, Zuluo was not just a hostage, but also a talisman. As long as he kept him under control, no matter whether Rick was a City Lord or a Sect Hierarch, he would not dare to harm a single hair on Rocky, otherwise, it would be endangering his son. Moreover, with the attitude of the Sky Alliance becoming increasingly ambiguous, Rocky absolutely could not easily give up this talisman.

Second, if Zuluo was released, Rocky would face two possible outcomes: either the matter would be resolved, or he would continue to be troubled by Heavenly Ancestor City. Assuming someone was targeting him from behind, they would have arranged everything in advance, and then Rocky would be put in a passive position. To avoid this situation, Rocky had to proactively create a third outcome, one that would exceed everyone’s expectations and disrupt the plans of those behind the scenes.

Therefore, Athena thought of this method—to proactively propose conditions to Heavenly Ancestor City and demand they compensate Rocky in order to exchange for Zuluo!

For this purpose, Athena personally set the compensation demands. According to her stipulations, if Heavenly Ancestor City wanted to exchange Zuluo, they first had to pay Rocky five million Gold Coins as compensation, along with providing ten sets of Cthulhu-Type Special Battle Armors and ten Fifth Generation Destroyers.

These were the compensation terms proposed by Athena. They appeared to be a lion’s request, but they were actually very clever. Although the terms seemed excessive, they were definitely within the tolerance of Heavenly Ancestor City, and even more so for Rick. Compared to his son’s life, such things were of no account at all.

However, at the same time, these terms were no small sum. If they really wanted to meet these demands, it would take at least tens of millions of Gold Coins, which would now be a test for Rick—not a test of whether he was willing to pay these costs for his son, but a test of whether there was someone instructing him from behind!

If there was no one, then Rick would consider any reaction to these terms because his son was in Rocky’s hands. But if someone was instructing him from behind, then Rick’s reaction would be completely different.

And, just as Athena had anticipated, the fleet sent by Rick from the City of Fury was completely unprepared for Athena’s plan, so when the message was released, the other side did not respond for a long time, indeed shocked by the terms proposed by Rocky.

Facing the terms proposed by Rocky, the fleet’s commander was completely dumbfounded, as the development of the situation obviously exceeded his expectations. He immediately reported the matter to his superiors, who then passed it up the chain of command, until it finally reached the Lord of the City of Fury.

“What did you say?”

After hearing the subordinate’s report, Erwin, the Lord of the City of Fury who was originally in his study, was taken aback before he looked at the officer in front of him: “Say that again, what does Rocky want to do?”

“My Lord, he has made compensation demands to us, saying that he will release the Young Master only if these demands are met.”

Although he himself found it somewhat unbelievable, the officer in front of Erwin still repeated his earlier words, and then handed a piece of freshly written written material to Erwin, which clearly outlined Rocky’s demands.

“Are you joking…”

Having looked at the material, Erwin could hardly believe his eyes. He frowned deeply only after confirming that he had neither seen nor heard wrong.

Clearly, the development of the situation had completely caught him off guard, so much so that the Lord of the City himself did not know what to do. After a brief period of contemplation, he immediately stood up.

“Have the fleet outside remain on standby; I’m going to seek guidance from the Sect Hierarch.”

Having said this, he hurried out of the study.

As he went to consult with Rick, the fleet outside facing off with Rocky was somewhat embarrassed. Faced with the lone warship, the War Steed, more than fifty warships could do nothing but awkwardly hover in the air, unable to do anything but maintain their position.

“My Lord, there’s no need to wait any longer, let’s go back,” said Athena, who had already arrived on the deck by Rocky’s side, when the fleet from the City of Fury was still in an awkward state.

“Have you already figured it out?”

“Yes, someone is definitely behind Heavenly Ancestor City.”

Nodding her head, Athena spoke with certainty. From her perspective, the fact that the other side had not responded for such a long time was in itself a response.

If the conflict between Heavenly Ancestor City and Rocky were an isolated incident, then the demands made by Rocky, after being reported up the chain, would have been sufficient for a decision by now. For Rick, it was simple: either he agreed, or he didn’t, or he might first threaten with force and then negotiate. These were the only three choices, and for someone of Rick’s status, regardless of which option he picked, it shouldn’t take too long to decide.

But now, Rick’s response time had far exceeded what would be expected for someone of his stature, and what did that indicate?

Did it imply that Rick was indecisive? Of course not. To be both the Lord of a City and the Sect Hierarch, Rick was definitely out of the ordinary, with insight and experience beyond the reach of average people. Such a person could not possibly hesitate when making decisions.

So this only indicated that he was also discussing with others and had yet to reach a conclusion, hence the delay in responding to Rocky. Therefore, as far as Athena was concerned, Rocky no longer needed to wait; they had already found out what they wanted to know.

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