"Finally... I''m back!"


    Rocky had no way of knowing what was happening on the other side of thend, but now that he had returned to Thunderhawk City, he stood at the Skyport, arms wide open as he took deep breaths, because he was finally back, finally home! Experience new tales on empire


    Although this mission hadsted only a month—no, in fact just over twenty days—the ordeal felt like a lifetime to Rocky. Each day of the mission dragged on endlessly, every battle seemed like it could be thest. This relentless pressure made Rocky long for Thunderhawk City and the days when he was the City Lord.


    Being City Lord is really the best...


    It was only after facing the hardships and dangers of the mission that Rocky truly appreciated how blissful it was to be City Lord.


    "My Lord! Wee back!"


    As Rocky was musing to himself, Aileen, who had been managing Thunderhawk City during his absence, had already approached him, clearly having waited for some time.


    Aileen''s face was likewise adorned with a joyful smile, showing her happiness upon seeing Rocky. It was evident that during Rocky''s absence, Aileen had missed him, even if just a little.


    "Hahaha, Aileen, you''ve worked hard during this time!"


    Seeing Aileen made Rocky burst intoughter, then, without further discussion or allowing for refusal, he gave her a big hug.


    Another hug from the City Lord.


    To his peculiar habits, Aileen seemed to have grown ustomed, so she did not resist being embraced by Rocky.N?v(el)B\\jnn


    After the embrace, Rocky led the group that had returned with him onto a carriage and headed straight for the City Lord''s Mansion.


    "My Lord, the vigers from Backhill Vige have all been settled," Aileen reported to Rocky, who hadn''t even waited until they reached the City Lord''s Mansion to start briefing him.


    This wasn''t because she was impatient, but rather because the treasures Rocky brought back were astonishingly numerous, so much so that Aileen could hardly imagine it. Naturally, this made her extremely excited, hence she had been busy without pause ever since the great migration began, and she wasn''t done yet.


    Of all her tasks, the most crucial was settling the over one thousand vigers who hade from Backhill Vige, a number roughly equal to the existing poption of Thunderhawk City! To amodate these vigers, Aileen had been incredibly busy.


    Thankfully, Thunderhawk City was big enough; even with an additional thousand people, there was still enough housing avable.


    Some might wonder how a small Sky City like Thunderhawk could be considered ''big.''


    That question would only be asked by someone unfamiliar with the matter. Although Thunderhawk City''s poption was just over a thousand, it didn''t mean that the city could only amodate a thousand people.


    In fact, the standard housing capacity for any small Sky City is around five thousand, so with a poption of just one thousand, there were plenty of vacant houses and lots of unusednd in Thunderhawk City.


    Under these conditions, the vigers from Backhill Vige were quickly housed within the city and given residences as soon as they arrived. The process wasplex and time-consuming, but with the cooperation of Old Jack, Lin Feng, and others, there were no incidents.


    Once they had a ce to live, the migration could be considered more than halfway done, so when Rocky returned to Thunderhawk City, the one thousand plus vigers from Backhill Vige were almost all settled.


    "You''ve worked hard," Rocky said after listening to Aileen''s report, letting out a sigh of relief. He had to admit that Aileen''spetence was truly remarkable. Though her official role was finance officer and resettling people wasn''t her forte, Aileen had managed everything perfectly, saving Rocky a lot of trouble, since he was, in fact, the city''s administrative officer!


    After nodding at Aileen, Rocky asked, "Aileen, have you finished inventorying the spoils of war?"


    "Yes! The inventory isplete!"


    At the mention of the spoils he brought back, Aileen''s eyes immediately sparkled, and the tiredness on her face vanished, reced by radiance and vitality.


    "My Lord, not only have Ipleted the inventory of the treasures from Backhill Vige, but I''ve also divided them into three categories," she excitedly reported.


    "Firstly, there''s everything from the storehouse of Backhill Vige. After inventorying, there were a total of fifty-two thousand three hundred and twenty-one Gold Coins, which have now all been deposited into the treasury of Thunderhawk City.


    Including our existing surplus and the forty thousand gold coins in Commission, there are now a total of seventy-four thousand eight hundred and thirty-three Gold Coins in the city. This amount is sufficient for purchasing next quarter''s food supplies or importing yarn and leather; it''s enough tost us through the year."


    Whenever money was mentioned, Aileen''s spirits soared, and she even calcted down to the veryst Gold Coin!


    "And the second major item among the spoils is ore."


    No sooner had Aileen finished counting the Gold Coins in Thunderhawk City''s treasury than she continued without giving Rocky the chance to ask any questions: "From Backhill Vige, you brought back 3999 pounds of Yellow Scale Ore, all of which have now been stored in the storeroom."


    "I asked around a few days ago, and the market price for Yellow Scale Ore is approximately eight to ten Gold Coins per kilogram, so if we were to sell all of this Yellow Scale Ore, we could fetch at least thirty to forty thousand Gold Coins."


    Thirty to forty thousand Gold Coins... This wasn''t a small sum either, especially for Thunderhawk City.


    However, among the spoils Rocky had acquired this time, the ore was still the lesser part; the real bulk of the loot was yet toe.


    Demon Corpses and Demon Cores!


    This was the greatest gain from Rocky''s venture!


    So, after discussing the Yellow Scale Ore, Aileen naturally brought up the Demon Corpses and Demon Cores, and her little face was so flushed with excitement as she spoke about them.


    "My lord, the most important spoils you brought back this time are the Demon Corpses. I''ve counted them, and you brought back a total of one hundred and thirty-five Demon Corpses, among which there are one hundred and twenty-two ck-eyed Demons, and thirteen armored bull demon corpses."


    "Out of these one hundred and thirty-five corpses, ny-nine areplete Demon Corpses, the rest are either iplete or are corpses pieced together from various limbs, but this is not a problem, even these corpses can be sold for money."


    "As for the price of these Demon Corpses, I asked Monte, and he said that the corpses of ck-eyed Demons might fetch about three to five thousand Gold Coins apiece, depending mainly on the demand from buyers.


    And the price of an armored bull demon is particrly high, worth at least ten thousand Gold Coins each, and if it''s in perfect condition, with horns and Scale Armor intact, the price could be even higher."


    "By this estimate, just by selling all the Demon Corpses, we could make over two hundred thousand Gold Coins!"


    "That much?! Can we really sell them for over two hundred thousand Gold Coins?"


    Aileen''s estimate made Rocky''s eyes widen in disbelief!


    Two hundred thousand Gold Coins... The Demon Corpses he brought back could actually be sold for so much money?!


    For Rocky, who had been poor since his arrival in this world, two hundred thousand Gold Coins were an astronomical figure. He didn''t evenprehend what that amount could signify!


    "My lord, I''m not lying to you. The Demon Corpses you''ve brought back can indeed be sold for over two hundred thousand Gold Coins, and..." Aileen nced at Rocky as she spoke, smiling broadly, and very happily, because she then went on to say, "And this two hundred thousand Gold Coins'' worth of ie doesn''t even include the Demon Cores."


    Don''t forget, apart from arge number of Demon Corpses, Rocky also brought back a substantial number of Demon Cores!


    So Aileen continued:


    "This time, you brought back a total of two hundred and thirty-one Demon Cores, all from ck-eyed Demons. I''ve already asked Monte, and he said the Demon Cores from ck-eyed Demons are not that valuable..."


    "But even if they aren''t worth much, each Demon Core can still be sold for at least one thousand Gold Coins. Thus, if we sell all these Demon Cores, then earning over two hundred thousand Gold Coins will still be easy for us."


    "Another two hundred thousand..."


    Upon hearing this number, Rocky waspletely bbergasted!


    It suddenly seemed to him that he couldn''t quite keep up; the Demon Corpses could earn two hundred thousand Gold Coins, and the Demon Cores could also earn two hundred thousand Gold Coins. How much was that when added together?


    Four hundred thousand!


    So, if he sold both the Demon Corpses and the Demon Cores, Rocky could make four hundred thousand Gold Coins!?


    Four hundred thousand... The number had a staggering impact on him. For Rocky, it was simply an astronomical sum!


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