Lord of the Sky City

Since Wild Horse City was the backer of the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group and was itself a medium-sized Sky City, it naturally became an important target that needed attention.

However, when Rocky mentioned Wild Horse City, Karina let out a cold snort filled with murderous intent. But she quickly added, "You don't have to worry about that. I've already received news that Wild Horse City is going to war with Fire Elf City. When that time comes, they won't have time to bother with us."

"Fire Elf City?"

"A city completely controlled by elves." Seeing that Rocky was clearly unfamiliar with Fire Elf City, Berg chimed in from the side, "This city has had a longstanding grudge with Wild Horse City, so they are often at war."

"I see…"

Berg's explanation made Rocky nod and also feel much more at ease. If Wild Horse City wasn't going to provide support, then the operation he and Karina were undertaking would undoubtedly be much easier.

And so, the three of them chatted for a while longer until the evening gradually approached. Soon after, Karina left first. Since Rocky had already accepted her invitation, she naturally needed to make preparations posthaste.

After she left, Rocky was also planning to depart as he needed to go back and get the Guard Corps ready. In at most a week, his fleet would be fully repaired and ready to set sail.

But just as he was about to leave, Berg stopped him.

"Rocky, don't listen to Karina's nonsense. She actually joined an Alliance before."

After Karina left, only Rocky and Berg remained at the banquet. As soon as Berg spoke, Rocky froze, not understanding what he meant.

However, Berg didn't offer much explanation and continued on his own, "Three years ago, when she first became City Lord, she joined a small Alliance for self-protection. While the Alliance wasn't large, made up of small Sky Cities, it at least provided shelter."

"Back then, Karina was like many other City Lords now, without much ambition and even less belligerent than she is now. All she wanted was to work hard to develop the city and live a quiet, stable life. I even heard she wanted to find a Prince Charming to marry at that time. Rose City was her dowry."

At this point, Berg laughed, and even Rocky, who didn't grasp the meaning of his words, couldn't help but smile. It was hard for anyone to imagine what a scenario of Karina wanting to marry would look like.

After their laughter subsided, Berg continued, "At that time, she worked hard within the small Alliance for a year, barely earning enough money to buy a warship, only to have it hijacked by the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group."

"Oh…"

Hearing this, Rocky finally gained a real understanding of the enmity between Karina and the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group. He had been puzzled by her intense hatred toward the group because, generally speaking, being robbed by them once shouldn't warrant such animosity. But now he understood the situation.

But it was clear Berg knew more, so he added, "You can imagine how difficult Karina's situation became after being robbed by the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group. She had almost lost all her savings."

"Didn't she join an Alliance then? Didn't the Alliance stand up for her?"

"No."

Shaking his head, Berg provided a brief and definitive answer. "Of course, Karina turned to the Alliance, but it was just a small one formed by small Sky Cities. They were afraid of provoking Wild Horse City, so they didn't help her and even kicked her out."

"That serious…?"

Rocky looked at Berg in surprise, not expecting Karina to have gone through such an ordeal.

At this, Berg could only let out a wry smile, "The incident dealt a heavy blow to Karina, and it was after that when she changed. She was no longer the girl who dreamed of marrying Prince Charming and living a peaceful life."

"She became a true City Lord."

"She waged constant wars, eliminated her opponents unrelentingly, took her revenge... and in this process, her talent for war was fully realized."

"You know, Karina is a natural born warmonger; she instinctively knows how to win a war without anyone teaching her."

"I remember telling you she was called the Tyrant of Rose City because in just one year's time, with her own strength, she wiped out all the cities in the Alliance that had once expelled her. Since then, she's earned the reputation of a Tyrant. No City Lord of any small Sky City dares to provoke her."

"Women... they have such strong desires for revenge..."

After saying this, Berg looked towards Rocky, "Rocky, about this alliance with Karina you're forming..."

"If you think you can't eliminate the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group, I advise you to refuse Karina. Although she's obsessed with this Air Pirate Group, she knows she can't defeat them without your help and would choose to let it go for the time being."

"But if you think you can collaborate with her to wipe out the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group, I hope you'll give it your all, because this matter is very important to Karina."

"......"

Berg's words caused Rocky to frown slightly, staring at him for a long while before he half-jokingly asked, "Berg, you seem to care a lot about Karina?"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

From Berg's speech just now, not only did Rocky gain a better understanding of Karina, but he could also clearly sense that Berg had an unusual relationship with Karina; otherwise, he wouldn't have disclosed so much to him.

Sure enough, when asked, Berg smiled and said, "I don't just care about her, I owe her a debt of gratitude."

"When I was at my most difficult time, Karina helped me a great deal. I've always remembered that favor, so I hope you can help her because in this regard, you are more capable than I am."

"Additionally..."

Suddenly, Berg paused, his expression changing slightly before he continued,

"If anyone dares to stab her in the back, even though I'm not skilled in warfare, I can still crush them with my wealth."

His eyes calmly fixed on Rocky, Berg showed a rare seriousness, making it clear he was not joking!

And his last statement was not so much a warning as it was a threat, threatening Rocky not to scheme against Karina!

However, Rocky was not angered by this, quite the opposite; he actually liked, or rather admired, this kind of behavior from Berg.

At the level of a City Lord, intrigue and deception become the norm, and someone like Berg who could talk tough to protect Karina was truly rare among them.

Therefore, Rocky soon smiled, said nothing more, and nothing more needed to be said. He simply picked up his wine glass and gave it a shake towards Berg, and with that, they both downed their drinks. Then Rocky put down his glass, stood up, and left...

There wasn't much need for words, a drink was enough.