Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 547: Chapter 510: Clash of Thoughts Chapter 547: Chapter 510: Clash of Thoughts “Rocky, are you sure you want to do this?”

In the Rune Research Institute next to the City Lord’s Mansion, Rocky and Orton were sitting together, discussing the matter of industry upgrading.

One might wonder, what does the industry upgrade of Thunderhawk City have to do with Orton and his colleagues?

It is indeed related because this time Rocky had come up with two plans to expand the business of Thunderhawk City, one of which involved Orton and the others.

He planned to set up an Armor manufacturing plant within Thunderhawk City.

Actually, this idea was not originally his, but it was proposed by the Apple Tree Corporation.

When Aniye and others first announced to the world that they were developing new technology, many people approached Rocky, including giants in the Armor manufacturing field such as Sigma Corporation and Uranus Corporation, as well as top-tier Chambers of Commerce like the Continental Commerce Chamber and Blue Sky Chamber of Commerce, among which was the Apple Tree Corporation.

But their intention in approaching Rocky at that time wasn’t to dabble in Mana Runes; instead, they hoped to collaborate with him in the vast field of Armor manufacturing.

As a powerhouse in warship manufacturing, the Apple Tree Corporation was indeed a top-tier giant that integrated R&D, manufacturing, and sales, but they were not satisfied with reigning supreme only in warship manufacturing; they constantly sought to expand their business, dipping into various retail trades and even aiming to establish a foothold in Armor manufacturing, rapidly building several factories in Eternal City.

Unfortunately, as the saying goes, it’s easier said than done. Although the Apple Tree Corporation had plenty of money and the factories were built swiftly, Armor and warships might seem similar, yet they are vastly different, leading to their inability to produce any Armor in the end and a complete lack of R&D capability in Armor, which caused the nearly ten million Gold Coins invested to be wasted.

Just when the Apple Tree Corporation was in utter despair, Rocky’s emergence gave them a glimmer of hope.

Why couldn’t the Apple Tree Corporation establish a foothold in Armor manufacturing? Surely not because of a lack of money. As the tycoon of warship manufacturing, money was not an issue for them; the real reason was their lack of relevant R&D capability. It should be known that Armor isn’t something that can be produced simply by opening a factory; every suit of Armor on the market today is the result of countless investments and painstaking research by various companies, which wouldn’t easily allow others to manufacture it.

It was precisely because of the lack of R&D capability that, even though the Apple Tree Corporation had built the factories, they couldn’t produce Armor. However, Rocky had that capability!

Not only did Rocky have the capability for R&D, but the Armor he was developing was also the most cutting-edge at the time, so they immediately approached Rocky hoping to collaborate with him, and thus thoroughly break into the Armor manufacturing industry.

Rocky was naturally interested in this matter, but he did not agree at the time because Orton and the others hadn’t thoroughly researched Mana Runes at that time, which obviously couldn’t be mass-produced on a large scale. Furthermore, at that time, Rocky was being pursued by Wild Horse City and didn’t have the mind to think about these things, so the matter was shelved.

But now, he felt it was time to delve into this area.

If he could set up an Armor manufacturing plant in Thunderhawk City, wouldn’t the newly added population have something to do? At the same time, Thunderhawk City’s income would further increase, and it would be a substantial increase, since the profit from selling a suit of Armor was much greater than selling a piece of leather or a ball of yarn.

However, before doing so, he had to seek the opinion of Orton and others.

Regarding the establishment of the factory, Rocky could directly approach the Apple Tree Corporation, and he believed they would not refuse, but once the factory was built, what to produce would depend on Orton and the others’ help. Rocky needed them to help design new Armor so that the factory could have a real product.

“Rocky, do you plan to announce the Mana Runes to the public now?”

When Rocky finished expressing his thoughts, Aniye slightly furrowed his brow.

If he wanted to build his own factory to manufacture Armor, this undoubtedly meant that he was planning to reveal the existence of Runes to the world, which somewhat surprised and unprepared Aniye, as Rocky had not hinted at this to them before.

“No, that’s not what I mean.”

However, after Aniye finished speaking, Rocky directly shook his head: “Master, before you think it’s acceptable, I do not plan to reveal the Runes to the public now.”

“Oh?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Aniye and the others were stunned. If Rocky was not planning to announce the Runes now, what could he possibly manufacture after building the factory? Could it be just ordinary Armor?

But Aniye and his team were currently focusing on Runes and definitely did not have time to help him design ordinary Armor.

“Master, this is what I’m thinking: I want to build the factory first and then manufacture… the Armor I designed.”

“The Armor you designed? You mean… like the Tank Armor?”

“Exactly, that kind of Armor!”

After glancing at Hammerfire, Rocky immediately nodded.

He indeed did not plan to reveal the Runes yet, so even though he intended to build the factory, he did not plan to manufacture Rune Armor; he planned to have the factory produce the Armor he designed!

Ever since he had designed the Tank-type Armor and successfully sold it to the Alliance, Rocky had an idea: what would happen if he combined everything in his mind with everything that this world possessed?

He felt that this fusion and collision would surely be revolutionary. If it really took shape, the resulting upheaval could even rival the impact of Mana Runes on this world!

This was not Rocky fantasizing; it was a conclusion he reached after witnessing the success of the Tank-type Armor, because it was a product born of the combination of knowledge from before his transmigration and the knowledge of this world, and more importantly, the results clearly showed success.

So what if he expanded this combination further? If he merged his ideas with everything this world possessed even more closely, what kind of sparks would it produce?

Rocky felt this idea was worth trying. Of course, with his current capabilities, he still couldn’t complete this task alone, which is why he needed a few masters to help, and this was precisely why he came to seek their opinions.

“In that case…”

As Rocky explained his plans, Aniye and the others looked at each other and then fell into deep thought.