Lord of the Sky City

Though he had met Aileen only a few times and those occasions were several months ago, even so, the mere thought of Aileen made Jia Xi's heart itch.

This was actually quite normal because despite Aileen being the finance officer of Thunderhawk City, she was only seventeen or eighteen years old, a young age full of potential, and moreover, she came from a noble family and was full of spirit. How could such a girl not be likable?

Thus, thinking of Aileen, Jia Xi felt much better, directly pushing Rocky to the back of his mind and figuring out how to win Aileen over this time.

Actually, the last time he had tried to get Aileen, but Rocky had not given him the opportunity.

Jia Xi couldn't believe that Rocky, as the City Lord, did not understand what he wanted; he rather thought that Rocky was deliberately feigning ignorance because he had an affair with Aileen and could not bear to part with her.

In Jia Xi's view, such things were too common in high society. This also made him more determined to possess Aileen because in his eyes, Aileen was the City Lord's woman. If he could have her, he thought, it would not only possibly be enjoyable, but it would also make him feel very content inside.

You must understand that although Jia Xi was a chief in the Azure Commerce Guild, in a guild of this size, there were several dozen chiefs. Besides, being a chief, no matter how significant, still could not compare to being a City Lord, so having the City Lord's woman would surely be a brag-worthy achievement for Jia Xi.

"Why haven't we arrived yet?"

Sitting in the carriage, fantasizing for quite some time, Jia Xi was getting thirsty, but he realized they still hadn't reached the City Lord's Mansion.

Why was it so slow?

Having been to Thunderhawk City once a few months ago, Jia Xi knew that the distance from the Skyport to the City Lord's Mansion wasn't particularly far, but he felt that he had been sitting in the carriage for a long time.

Thinking this, Jia Xi subconsciously glanced out of the carriage window to see where they were, only to be shocked by the scene outside. How had he been brought into the district of Thunderhawk City?

The carriage was now traveling on the streets of Thunderhawk City's district, completely devoid of heading towards the City Lord's Mansion.

"Hey! What's going on; why did you bring the carriage into the city district?"

Realizing he had been brought into the district, Jia Xi could not care about his status anymore and quickly poked his head out of the window, shouting at the carriage driver.

"Sir, the road from the Skyport to the City Lord's Mansion is under repair, so we have to divert through the city district. Don't worry, sir, we will be there soon,"

the driver said, while waving his whip, then slightly sped up.

"Damn it..."

Hearing this, Jia Xi could not say much more and could only sit back inside the carriage, silently cursing Thunderhawk City and Rocky countless times in his heart.

It wasn't until more than an hour later that the carriage finally arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, and when Jia Xi stepped down from the carriage, his legs were numb.

However, having finally reached the City Lord's Mansion, he still did not see Rocky or Aileen. A maid led him to the City Lord's Hall, but there was no one inside.

"Where is your City Lord?"

"Sir, the City Lord is attending to urgent matters. Please wait a moment,"

the maid who had brought Jia Xi to the hall said with a slight smile before turning and leaving. Soon, someone brought tea and snacks, and Jia Xi had no choice but to patiently wait in the City Lord's Hall for Rocky to arrive.

This wait lasted another hour...

After a long and tedious hour, the previous maid appeared again and then told Jia Xi that Rocky's matters were not yet resolved and that he could only meet him tomorrow.

By this time, Jia Xi had completely collapsed, driven mad with anger, but he had nowhere to vent it. Surely he couldn't lash out at a lowly maid, could he?

So in the end, he had no choice but to leave the City Lord's Mansion with a bellyful of pent-up frustration, and once again took a carriage, circling around Thunderhawk City's district extensively before finally returning to the merchant ship at the Skyport.

He had arrived in Thunderhawk City in the morning, but by the time he returned to his merchant ship, it was already dark!

For the better part of the day, Jia Xi had wandered around Thunderhawk City's district twice, achieving nothing and not even catching a glimpse of Rocky or Aileen…

This left Jia Xi utterly furious upon returning to the merchant ship. In his rage, he decided that he definitely wouldn't go to see Rocky tomorrow. Rocky must come to see him in person!

But the next day, Rocky didn't show up to meet him at all. Not only did Rocky, the City Lord, not come, but even Aileen, the finance officer, didn't appear. Jia Xi, who had waited agonizingly all day on the merchant ship, ended up waiting for nothing.

Jia Xi, having waited bitterly for a whole day, was furious beyond measure, vowing that unless Rocky came personally to apologize, he absolutely wouldn't go to meet Rocky. He wanted to see who could afford to wait longer; Rocky, who had a city's population to support, or himself!

However…

Just three days after making this vow, Jia Xi was forced to leave his merchant ship and visit the City Lord's Mansion once again.

During these three days, Rocky showed absolutely no intention of meeting him, and not even a message came. Jia Xi simply waited in vain on his merchant ship for three whole days, achieving nothing.

Therefore, he had no choice but to take the initiative to find Rocky. After all, he hadn't come to Thunderhawk City to hold a grudge, but to conduct business. Therefore, reluctant as he was, he had to meet with Rocky, or the business deal would fall through.

So, although he had cursed Rocky countless times in his heart, he still took a carriage just like three days before, circled the district extensively, and then headed to the City Lord's Mansion.

Meanwhile, Rocky was sitting in his study, sipping tea and chatting with Liliya, looking quite at ease.

Actually, he had been very busy these past few days. In order to quickly turn the batch of equipment he had bought into rune equipment, he had been drawing hundreds of runes by hand every day. It was quite laborious, so much so that even Liliya felt pity for him and had forced him to rest for two hours every day, or else she wouldn't allow him into the study.

"How is the Guard Corps adjusting to Monte's training?" Rocky asked after taking a sip of black tea.

"Monte's training is very intense, so it's quite a stretch for them to adapt. However, hearing that those who excel can receive Magic Energy Equipment has motivated everyone greatly, so there are no major issues," Liliya replied.

"That's good, but don't let Monte be too harsh. If the guards develop resentment towards him, he'll have trouble managing them later."

"I know," Liliya said, nodding. "Why don't you visit the Guard Corps in a few days? As the City Lord, if you personally check on the Guard Corps, it would greatly boost their morale."

"Alright," Rocky considered it for a moment and felt that Liliya made a lot of sense, so he agreed right away.

"By the way," Liliya seemed to recall something at that moment and casually mentioned, "I think I just saw Jia Xi outside."

"Oh? He came today?"

"Yes, he seems to have been waiting in the City Lord's Hall."

"Then let him wait; I'm very busy," Rocky said, taking another sip of his black tea.