Chapter 781: Chapter 743: Are You Scared?

The warship was fast, and in less than half a day, it smoothly delivered Rocky and his companions to Eternal City, where Rocky then saw the carriage waiting to receive him.

This time, the preparations in Eternal City were indeed thorough, as every City Lord who came to attend the mobilization meeting was specially welcomed and directly taken to the Star of the Sky afterward.

Rocky was naturally familiar with the Star of the Sky, it being a hotel exclusively for City Lords, and only City Lords were eligible to stay there. In Eternal City, it was a symbol of the highest status.

In this hotel, the floor on which one stayed represented their status; the City Lords of small Sky Cities could only stay on the first floor, those from medium Sky Cities on the second, and so on, with the topmost floor being equivalent to a VIP level. To stay on this floor, just being a City Lord was not enough; additional conditions were required.

Although Rocky had stayed at the Star of the Sky more than once and more than one day, his status had always been that of a small Sky City City Lord, so he had always been limited to the first floor. However, this time when he was brought to the Star of the Sky, he was directly taken to the VIP level.

“This treatment… really isn’t bad… ha!”

Guided by the attendant to a luxurious suite on the fifth floor, Rocky found that the size of the rooms here was almost five times that of those on the first floor–that was five times! It was even larger than his room in the City Lord’s Mansion, prompting him to comment.

“Don’t be too careless, they might play dirty tricks.”

Seeing Rocky’s confident to somewhat conceited demeanor from the beginning until now, Liliya couldn’t help but remind him. They had indeed made comprehensive preparations, but this should not lead them to be careless or lose sight of their surroundings, especially since their opponent was The Three Great Alliances, whom they absolutely could not underestimate.

“I know, I know.”

With Liliya’s words, Rocky simply waved his hand at her with a chuckling smile, indicating that he was well aware.

Thus, Rocky moved into the Star of the Sky, and alone occupied three luxurious suites on the VIP floor–one for himself and the other two for Athena and others to stay in. This situation was extremely rare because there were only a few suites on the VIP floor of the Star of the Sky, reserved for real VIPS, yet Rocky had managed to claim three rooms, an almost unthinkable occurrence, but the Star of the Sky allowed it to happen.

After everything was settled, before Rocky could plan his next step, guests had already started to arrive, and Howling Sky appeared before Rocky once again.

“Brother Rocky, the date for the mobilization meeting has been set, July 5th, in three days.”

Upon seeing Rocky, Howling Sky reiterated the date of the meeting; Rocky had already inquired about this before, and Howling Sky had previously mentioned it, so his coming again to remind Rocky had somewhat the air of making conversation for the sake of conversation.

“Brother Rocky, are you… ready?”

Sure enough, after seeing Rocky nod, Howling Sky asked with a slightly melancholic tone. This question, seemingly abrupt, held a clear underlying meaning.

“Don’t worry, everything is ready; I’m really looking forward to the meeting.”

With a smile towards Howling Sky, Rocky said while nodding.

Then, the two fell into silence, as if the conversation had come to an end and they could find no new topics.

“Well… I’ll be going then…”

After an awkward silence, Howling Sky finally sighed and stood up to leave the room, and watching his retreating figure, Rocky nodded to himself. It seemed that the friendship formed back in Backhill Village wasn’t wasted. Howling Sky was obviously doing his best to help and warn him. Although this gesture didn’t practically help Rocky much, remembering Howling Sky’s goodwill meant a lot.

“What should we do next?”

Once Howling Sky had left, Liliya turned to Rocky.

“Respond to every change with constancy.”

Watching the closed door, Rocky narrowed his eyes slightly, but soon turned to smile at Liliya. “Isn’t there still three days left? It’s been a long time since we’ve been to Eternal City. It’s a good chance to wander around and maybe even visit the Arena. I’ve actually missed that place a lot.”

Rocky wasn’t lying. The situation now was that both parties were well-prepared, so it was just a matter of seeing who had more tricks up their sleeves, which meant there was really nothing he could do but wait for the convention to officially start in three days.

Also, he genuinely missed the Arena. Since leaving the Arena, Rocky’s journey had been full of ups and downs but fairly orderly. Now, he and his past self were quite different. Because of this, he longed for the days when he competed in the Arena, where there weren’t as many crises around, nor did he have to consider so much–just pure fighting, which truthfully, were his most carefree days.

So upon returning to Eternal City, Rocky particularly wanted to visit the Arena. He even wanted to fight in a match to relax, although that was impossible, but at least watching a match was feasible.

“Whatever you want…”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Liliya rolled her eyes and then ignored him.

The first night in Eternal City passed without incident, and the next day, just as he had said, Rocky took Liliya and left Star of the Sky early in the morning.

Others initially disagreed with this move, considering the tense situation. What if something happened to Rocky? In their opinion, if he had to tour inside Eternal City, he should have at least taken a group for protection.

Unfortunately, these requests were rejected by Rocky. He didn’t bring anyone, just Liliya.

Leaving Star of the Sky with Liliya, Rocky first went to the city’s Hunting Exchange, the very first place he visited during his initial trip to Eternal City, where he had purchased the Azure Fang for a very low price. Now revisiting the old place, they browsed through the Hunting Exchange, floor by floor, just like old times.

After leaving the Hunting Exchange, Rocky took Liliya to the Mercenary Guild, where he had registered a Mercenary Group years ago to make money, and he was still the leader.

Leaving the Mercenary Guild, they then went to the trading market and found a familiar Armor Store, where Liliya’s first suit of Fire Guard Type 5 Armor was purchased.

“Do you remember how you were so reluctant when I wanted to buy you an Armor suit?”

Standing on the second floor of the store, looking at the Armor on display, Rocky reminisced.

But after he finished speaking, Liliya did not respond for quite some time, which made Rocky look at her, finding Liliya staring at him.

“What’s wrong?”

“Rocky…” Looking at Rocky, Liliya spoke and gently took his hand, “You’re actually very scared, aren’t you…”