Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 372: Chapter 345: The Expedition Begins!

Glan’s ability to get things done was indeed strong. After learning that Rocky intended to share the Tank Type 1 Armor with the Alliance, he immediately made contact with the Alliance, and within just a few days, had the inspection and assessment personnel arrive at Thunderhawk City.

To achieve this was not easy, after all, sky travel was not convenient, and it was impossible to have the related personnel arrive so quickly without expending significant effort, but Glan and the Sky Alliance managed it.

Of course, Rocky wasn’t idle during this process. After meeting with Glan, he immediately took Hammerfire back to Thunderhawk City, then worked overtime to manufacture, and finally, before the Alliance personnel arrived, used the remaining materials to produce the third Tank Type 1 Armor.

This Tank Type 1 Armor, in terms of functionality, was almost identical to the previous two. The only difference was in its driving method: the first two were powered by runes, whereas the third one used traditional Magic Stones to supply mana, ensuring that even if this Armor and its blueprints were handed over to the Sky Alliance, Rocky wouldn’t suffer any loss.

So it went that by the time the Sky Alliance’s inspectors reached Thunderhawk City, the process of testing and assessment started immediately.

“City Lord Rocky.”

On the training field inside the Guard Camp, an elderly man with graying hair nodded slightly at Rocky, exhibiting neither submissiveness nor arrogance.

This elder was named Higgins, a researcher directly affiliated with the internal structure of the Sky Alliance. He had personally led the development of two Fourth Generation Special Armors and two Fifth Generation Special Armors and was a prominent figure in the Armor Domain, highly esteemed.

Of course, the Sky Alliance didn’t send just Higgins; after all, this was regarding the major matter of a new type of Armor. In reality, the Alliance dispatched an entire inspection and assessment team of fifteen people, with Higgins as the leader.

After offering Rocky an unaffected greeting, Higgins turned and, smiling, led the entire team towards Orton and the others.

“Hammerfire, I hear this New Armor was designed by you?”

Approaching Orton and the others, Higgins first nodded politely at Pelaya and then turned to look down at Hammerfire with a smile, “I heard you weren’t designing Armors anymore, were you?”

“Hmph, this kind of Armor doesn’t need my personal design; it’s City Lord Rocky’s initiative, I just offered some minor pointers,” Hammerfire said, lifting his chin and looking askance at Higgins as he spoke with a curled lip.

There is a saying that professionals are rivals, and there could be no better example than Higgins and Hammerfire, whose fields of expertise were identical, both masters in their domain, with relations as sharp as needle points against wheat awns.

Back when the Fourth Generation Armors were in vogue, Hammerfire was a sought-after celebrity, having designed the near-perfect Hammerfire Armor, reaching the zenith of his fame. In comparison, although Higgins also led the design of two Special Armors, neither he nor the Armors approached Hammerfire’s renown.

But fortunes change. By the fifth-generation Armor era, Hammerfire had nearly vanished from the scene, while Higgins shone brilliantly with his led designs of the ‘Chosen Warrior’ and ‘Fury Cannon’ Special Armors, earning accolades within and outside the industry, becoming one of the hottest figures in the Armor Domain.

Under such circumstances, with Higgins and Hammerstone in the same place, no reason was necessary for a friction to ignite between them.

“Higgins, as I remember, you once said that add-on technology was unfeasible, so how did Sigma Corporation manage to produce the Holy Angel Armor? Tell me, did they or did they not use add-on technology?”

Glancing sideways at Higgins, Hammerfire chuckled as he brought up the Holy Angel Armor, causing Higgins’s expression to instantly change.

As previously mentioned, the Magic Conduction Technology used in the Holy Angel was actually derived from improvements made to the initially problematic add-on technology. At the time, Higgins publicly stated his belief that the so-called add-on technology was utterly unfeasible, which, although not the sole reason for the halt in the development of add-on technology, contributed its part to the decision.

However, now the unveiling of the Holy Angel Armor had proven the viability of add-on technology, and Hammerfire’s reminder was clearly a slap in Higgins’s face.

Nevertheless, after a slight change in expression, Higgins refrained from pursuing the topic and instead turned to address Aniye.

“Senior, the last time we met was two years ago; you’re still as robust as ever.”

Although Higgins was currently a hot figure in the Armor Domain, facing a scholar of Aniye’s stature, akin to a paragon in academia, he showed considerable respect.

After briefly chatting with Aniye and introducing the other team members to him, Higgins nodded at Orton, then turned to Rocky.

“City Lord Rocky, is this the Tank Type 1 Armor you mentioned?”@@novelbin@@

Looking at the Tank Type 1 in the center of the playground, Higgins asked.

“Yes, this is the design blueprint for the Armor, along with the operating manual,” Rocky responded, nodding as he produced the design and operating manual for the Tank Type 1 Armor. Of course, this was the new diagram he had drawn with Hammerfire, keeping the original design, which used runes as its core, away from the Sky Alliance.

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