Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 394: Chapter 363: The Elephant and the Ant

After reviewing two intelligence reports, Rocky called everyone to his study the next day and had them read through the reports.

“My lord, what do you plan to…”

After going through the intelligence, everyone furrowed their brows and exchanged looks before turning their gaze to Rocky; there were few signs of joy on anyone’s face.

Because the information in these intelligence reports was hardly good news…

The strength of the Mairente Family had clearly exceeded everyone’s expectations.

The tense war situation also made everyone feel uneasy.

Therefore, everyone was quite curious, or rather concerned, about how exactly Rocky intended to join the fray, as a slight misstep could mean digging their own graves!

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Rocky quickly approached the newly hung world map in his study and said:

“Through the intelligence from the Shadow Alliance, you must be aware of the data on the Mairente Family and the overall situation of the war.”

“Clearly, after a month of chaotic fighting, the war situation has now stabilized. Although there are still sporadic battles, these minor skirmishes are negligible. This means that for the coming period, the battles will mainly be concentrated in these Four Great War Zones.”

While speaking, Rocky pointed at the map behind him, where he had already marked the positions of the Four Great War Zones.@@novelbin@@

In his view, a stabilized war situation was naturally extremely favorable for them; actually, it was beneficial to everyone since it meant that areas outside the war zones would relatively become safe.

Continuing, Rocky said, “From the current data, the Mairente Family has essentially gone all out, dispatching all Sky Cities capable of combat from their family to the battleground right here, in the Tulip City War Zone.”

Pointing his finger at the marked Tulip City War Zone on the map, Rocky looked at the gathered people, “And our target is this war zone.”

When Rocky finished speaking, everyone in the study looked at one another again, falling silent for a while before someone finally spoke up.

“My lord…”

The speaker was none other than Felly.

With Thunderhawk City’s fleet growing stronger and aerial battles becoming more frequent, Felly’s status had also risen, and he could now participate in all of Rocky’s decision-making.

So shortly after Rocky’s remarks ended, Felly spoke up, “My lord… how are we…”

“How can we join the battles in the war zone?”

Felly was trying to express his thoughts as tactfully as possible, and fundamentally, his question was simple: was Thunderhawk City capable of participating in the entirety of the war zone’s combat?

Keep in mind that the intelligence from the Shadow Alliance had made it clear that although the Tulip City War Zone was where the Sky Alliance was performing best, one must not forget that the zone was also where the majority of the enemy’s main forces were concentrated, including seven of the Great Families and forces, as well as a multitude of Independent Sky Cities. In essence, this war zone was in fact the most dangerous one.

How could Thunderhawk City qualify to join such evenly matched battles? It was likely that Thunderhawk City would be surrounded by the enemy just by entering the airspace of the war zone…

After Felly subtly expressed his concerns, the others also nodded frequently. They didn’t oppose Rocky’s decision to join the war, but they didn’t want him to be too aggressive either. After all, in such a high-level conflict, any slight mishap could mean the end for him and Thunderhawk City.

However, facing everyone’s worries, Rocky just smiled and then said, “I understand what concerns you, but rest assured, I don’t plan to directly participate in the battles of the war zone.”

“Lord Wilton is now in command of the Tulip City War Zone. To him, whether we are present or not won’t affect the war situation, so my goal is to operate independently.”

“Operate independently?”

“That’s right.”

Nodding his head, Rocky further explained, “The enemy in Tulip City War Zone may be numerous, but their focus is all on the Alliance Army led by Lord Wilton, which gives us an opportunity.”

“Which kind of opportunity?”

“The chance to wage guerrilla warfare.”

“Although Thunderhawk City may be small, in this type of large-scale conflict, being small equates to being agile—we can strike swiftly and depart quickly. As long as we avoid large-scale battles, we can hit whoever we want, whenever we want, and just run after striking, no one can stop us with proper planning.”

Looking at everyone, Rocky slowly shared his thoughts.

The small have their advantages, as the large face their challenges. Thunderhawk City was indeed small, but as Rocky said, being small meant being versatile. In the eyes of the enemy, they might seem like ants compared to an elephant’s might. Still, while the disparity between an elephant and an ant looks vast, actually squashing an ant with an elephant is not such an easy task.

And Rocky’s idea was to turn himself and Thunderhawk City into that metaphorical ant in this war!

“But lord, our military strength isn’t enough to contend with the enemy,” Monte interjected. He understood what Rocky meant, but let’s not forget that Thunderhawk City was ultimately not on par with the enemy in terms of raw power, a gap that couldn’t be bridged by mere cunning.

Plainly speaking, even if Thunderhawk City could exploit its advantages to remain mobile and versatile on such a battlefield, the battlefield ultimately depended on brute strength, and their brute strength was obviously not strong enough. How could they deal with their enemies under such circumstances?

Monte’s worries were not without merit.

Consider who was participating in this grand battle: nine large families like the Mairente Family, seven powerful grand alliances such as the War Alliance and Racial Alliance, as well as those independent large and medium Sky Cities. Facing this level of adversary, there was not a single one that Thunderhawk City could afford to provoke.

“I have no intention of provoking those monsters,” Rocky looked at Monte and smiled knowingly. He could comprehend Monte’s point, but obviously, Monte and the others hadn’t grasped his intention, so he continued, “I understand your thoughts, but you’re forgetting something: not only the large and medium Sky Cities will be involved in this war, but small Sky Cities like ours will also participate.”

“My lord, that’s impossible… Your idea is too…”

Hearing such a statement from Rocky, Monte could only helplessly shake his head, because to him, Rocky’s idea seemed far too naive!

In a battle of this caliber, how could small Sky Cities have a chance to take the stage?

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