“Finally… I’m back!”
Rocky had no way of knowing what was happening on the other side of the land, 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 had lasted 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 the last. 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! Welcome 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 into laughter, 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 accustomed, so she did not resist being embraced by Rocky.
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 villagers from Backhill Village 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 villagers who had come from Backhill Village, a number roughly equal to the existing population of Thunderhawk City! To accommodate these villagers, Aileen had been incredibly busy.
Thankfully, Thunderhawk City was big enough; even with an additional thousand people, there was still enough housing available.
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 population was just over a thousand, it didn’t mean that the city could only accommodate a thousand people.
In fact, the standard housing capacity for any small Sky City is around five thousand, so with a population of just one thousand, there were plenty of vacant houses and lots of unused land in Thunderhawk City.
Under these conditions, the villagers from Backhill Village were quickly housed within the city and given residences as soon as they arrived. The process was complex and time-consuming, but with the cooperation of Old Jack, Lin Feng, and others, there were no incidents.
Once they had a place to live, the migration could be considered more than halfway done, so when Rocky returned to Thunderhawk City, the one thousand plus villagers from Backhill Village 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’s competence 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 is complete!”
At the mention of the spoils he brought back, Aileen’s eyes immediately sparkled, and the tiredness on her face vanished, replaced by radiance and vitality.
“My Lord, not only have I completed the inventory of the treasures from Backhill Village, but I’ve also divided them into three categories,” she excitedly reported.
“Firstly, there’s everything from the storehouse of Backhill Village. 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 to last us through the year.”
Whenever money was mentioned, Aileen’s spirits soared, and she even calculated down to the very last 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 Village, 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 to come.
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 Black-eyed Demons, and thirteen armored bull demon corpses.”
“Out of these one hundred and thirty-five corpses, ninety-nine are complete Demon Corpses, the rest are either incomplete 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 Black-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 particularly 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 even comprehend 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 glanced 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 income doesn’t even include the Demon Cores.”
Don’t forget, apart from a large 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 Black-eyed Demons. I’ve already asked Monte, and he said the Demon Cores from Black-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 was completely flabbergasted!
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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