Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 453: Chapter 417: Dividing the Loot!

What was Rocky’s night raid all about?

It certainly wasn’t about becoming heroes, they were all realists—it was about making a fortune from the war!

And now, the war was over for them, as the upcoming battles no longer required their participation. Thus, it was time to cash in!

In this operation, although Rocky and his two companions had won several battles and destroyed many of the Rebel Army’s troops and even obliterated two small Sky Cities, they believed that wasn’t the most important part. The most crucial aspect for them was the vast amount of war supplies they had looted in their previous series of raids!

That was what mattered most!

Over two months, they had intercepted six merchant convoys from start to finish, wiped out two war supply-laden Sky Cities, and looted countless goods and thousands of people from these two cities—all of which were their spoils!

So, when they returned to the Tulip Battle Zone and met with the Alliance Army, they couldn’t wait to start dividing the spoils!

This was a task that required some serious muscle!

Because the goods they had looted this time were simply too numerous!

According to their prior agreement, no matter how much effort the three put in, the looted materials would be pooled together and divided equally—this had been settled before the plan started and no one backed out after everything ended. After all, each of them had taken great risks, and each had played a critical role in the mission, so there was no dispute over who did more or less work.

So, after they started dividing the spoils, they pooled all the looted goods together. Of course, what they actually pooled was a list of goods because there were simply too many items to gather physically; as for whether anyone was hiding anything, to put it nicely, it relied entirely on honesty; to put it bluntly… each of the three smart City Lords had a clear idea of what and how much they had looted.

Once they had gathered all the lists and tallied everything up, their total profit was revealed.

This time, they had intercepted six merchant convoys, totaling one hundred and fifty cargoships, with cargo including medicine, Magic Stones, Void Magic Armor, Magic Energy Cannons, ship spare parts, food, and other supplies, each counted by the ton.

Moreover, Rocky and Karina had also wiped out two small transport Sky Cities, intercepting a large amount of goods in the process, with types largely similar to the above, all being war supplies, but the quantity was even more significant, roughly double that of the cargoships!

More importantly, besides looting vast amounts of goods in the Sky Cities, the two also captured a large population!

According to statistics, Rocky and Karina had captured about five thousand residents in total!

Five thousand people—already more than the entire population of Thunderhawk City!

Hundreds of tons of goods and over five thousand captured residents, that was the profit for Rocky and his partners.

To be honest, when they saw these numbers, the three were somewhat taken aback because these figures far exceeded their expectations. They certainly knew that while war was brutal, it was a great opportunity to make money, but they hadn’t expected to gain such massive profits!

No wonder there’s a saying about making a fortune from warfare—it seems that war is not only brutal, but also immensely profitable!

As the total gains were tallied, what naturally came next for the three was to divide the spoils.

The division process initially encountered no major problems and was virtually dispute-free as the goods were there to be evenly shared. They only really discussed when it came to distributing the Void Magic Armor.

The Void Magic Armor not only held immense value but was also arguably the most useful thing, so everyone wanted a larger share.

Berg was the first to propose trading his goods for Rocky’s share of the Void Magic Armor because among their spoils were one hundred sets of Fifth Generation Mass-Produced Armor and ten sets of Fifth Generation Special Armor. If distributed evenly, each would get thirty-three, which was fairly sufficient and usable for each.

But to everyone’s surprise, Berg was not satisfied. He, who previously had little interest in the war, now found his share of Armor insufficient and even wished to trade with Rocky, which was somewhat unexpected for both Rocky and Karina; they thought Berg had suddenly changed.

In fact, Berg hadn’t changed at all. His motivation stemmed from knowing that regardless of who won or lost between the Sky Alliance and the Rebel Army after this great battle, the Sky’s structure would undergo massive changes. Once the Sky became unstable, good days for a Neutral Sky City like Berg’s Lingyu City would come to an end, so he was taking precautions, bolstering his strength early to avoid being caught unprepared later.

In response, although Rocky hesitated, after reflecting on it, he agreed. With people like Hammerfire around, Thunderhawk City had its own Armor manufacturing capability, and Thunderhawk City’s Void Magic Squad would definitely be outfitted with Rune Armor in the future, so he agreed to Berg’s request.

However, agreeing didn’t mean Rocky would trade all the Armor to Berg; he only agreed to exchange ten sets of Mass-Produced Armor with Berg, keeping the remaining twenty Mass-Produced and Special Armor sets for himself as he still had use for them.

Having settled that, the division of goods concluded quickly. Next came the rather troublesome issue of distributing the people.

This time, they had captured a total of five thousand people, which seemed like a lot, but when split into three equal parts, each would only receive about sixteen hundred people, a number that seemed rather small to any of them.

Among Rocky, Karina, and Berg, Rocky’s Thunderhawk City had the smallest population, about three thousand; Karina’s Rose City had the most, with a robust seven thousand, nearing the threshold for upgrading from a small to a medium-sized Sky City; as for Berg’s Lingyu City, it was in between, with just over five thousand.

Thus, the captured individuals were highly beneficial for each of them.

Thunderhawk City’s development was progressing smoothly, and with Backhill Village as a land-based station, Rocky was in dire need of expanding Thunderhawk City’s population, and the same was true for both Karina and Berg.

Rose City, Karina’s domain, was already home to over seven thousand residents. As it’s known, once a Sky City’s population surpasses ten thousand, construction can commence to upgrade the city from small to medium-size, so Karina naturally also hoped for more people.

As for Berg, though Lingyu City had just the right population of about five thousand, if he could obtain more residents, reaching the size of a medium-sized Sky City was also not far off. Moreover, don’t forget that Lingyu City was a trading city—the more people it had, the greater the internal demand would be, so Berg naturally hoped for more as well.

Because of this, the three were no longer humble and immediately engaged in a fierce competition for the people…

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