Castle of Black Iron

On the morning of February 8, Bai Zhengnan left Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. After that, Zhang Su and Donder left Xuantian Peak. Zhang Su was going to organize Fire-Dragon Corps by integrating the local armored forces within Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory; Donder made his first official inspection tour in Zhang Tie’s territory. In Donder’s words, now that he became the general steward of Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, he had to get hang of everything in Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, including, population, resources, land, taxes of cities and local major clans and influential figures, etc.. He had to bear all of them deep in mind.

Thankfully, Donder came to Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory with some reliable assistants from Golden Roc Bank. With the help of these assistants, he could slowly sort the financial affairs and businesses within Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory.

Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi also left Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory; however, before they left, they told Zhang Tie they wanted to join Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. That made Zhang Tie exclaim that he had such a high popularity.

The news that Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi wanted to join Iron-Dragon Sect was not trivial for Zhang Tie and Iron-Dragon Sect.

Of course, Zhang Tie gave a warm welcome to Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi. They were two knights! After Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi joined Iron-Dragon Sect, the number of knights in Iron-Dragon Sect increased from 3 to 5 at once, including 2 earth knights and 3 black iron knights. Such a battle strength ranked top across Northeast Military Region.

Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi left Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory to deal with the affairs of Minling Swordsmanship in Guzhou Province. After that, they would join Iron-Dragon Sect along with their disciples.

After Zhang Tie returned his airboat to Taiyi Fantasy Sect, the airboat that Gold and Power Law promised to gift him was still being customized according to Zhang Tie’s request, which would take another 2 months. Therefore, only Bai Suxian’s airboat was available in Iron-Dragon Sect. Zhang Tie directly had people send Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi back to Guzhou Province by airboat. It would only take the airboat fewer than 5 days to make a round trip between Youzhou Province and Guzhou Province. By contrast, it would take them more than 2 months by airship. After Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi dealt with the affairs of Minling Swordsmanship Sect in Guzhou Province, they would be carried back by Bai Suxian’s airboat.

Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi selected Immortal Spring Peak as their base in Iron-Dragon Sect. Therefore, soon after Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi left, Zhang Tie had fetched Lu Yishan and gave him 1 million gold coins for the construction of the houses and facilities on Immortal Spring Peak.

As for the construction of houses and palaces, 1 million gold coins was a big amount. The construction of Xuantian Peak had just cost a bit more than 1 million gold coins. Half a year ago, even an ordinary villa and courtyard that occupied about 700 square meters outside Xuantian City would cost more than 10 million gold coins. Due to the catastrophe of bloody figures, the price of land outside cities declined sharply.

Now that Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi came here for shelter, of course, Zhang Tie would not be stingy on this issue.

Zhang Tie received Lu Yishan in the main hall of Iron-Dragon Sect. After passing the gold check to Lu Yishan, Zhang Tie found that Lu Yishan was a bit strange today. After taking the gold check, Lu Yishan was still there as if he wanted to say something to Zhang Tie.

“Do you have any trouble? Go ahead, I’m listening!” Zhang Tie asked Lu Yishan straightforwardly.

After hearing Zhang Tie’s words, Lu Yishan gritted his teeth with a blush as if he had made the decision. Closely after that, he knelt down in front of Zhang Tie and kowtowed loudly in front of Zhang Tie for three times, “Sorry for my rudeness, the entire Lu Clan wish to serve Master at our full efforts. None of Lu Clan dare betray Master; otherwise, we will be exterminated by the God.”

After hearing Lu Yishan’s words, Zhang Tie became stunned for a second. Then, he threw a glance at Lu Yishan who was a bit upset; meanwhile, Zhang Tie turned solemn as he asked, “Do you want to be my myrmidon?”

“Yes, Master!”

“Is that your intention or the intention of Lu Clan as a whole? Have you negotiated with the elders of Lu Clan?”

“I’ve already negotiated with the elders of Lu Clan. Lu Clan as a whole wish to serve Master at our full efforts!”

Lu Yishan put his hands horizontally against each other in front of his knees. At the same time, his forehead touched his palms. This gesture indicated that he completely acknowledged allegiance to Zhang Tie. Zhang Tie became silent for a short while; Lu Yishan just maintained this gesture in order to extend his sincerity to Zhang Tie.

Zhang Tie knew that Lu Yishan must have heard the news that Li Tao became his myrmidon. If he agreed to take Lu Yishan as his myrmidon too, all the other individuals and clans which had established relationships with Zhang Tie and thought highly of his prospect and moral standing would board Zhang Tie’s huge ship. Lu Clan’s choice was still within Zhang Tie’s expectation. Besides employing myrmidons on his own initiative, many people would recommend themselves to be myrmidons. Many major clans in Taixia Country always had a lot of talented guests, who always recommended themselves to those major clans. If their talents won the favor of the major clans or they made great meritorious services, they would promote to myrmidons.

Precisely, Zhang Tie was moved by the gray hair of Lu Yishan.

“Well, get up. From today on, you’re my myrmidon. Remember to accomplish my tasks sincerely later on. I will treat Lu Clan well!”

“Thanks, Your Majesty!” Lu Yishan made another salute to Zhang Tie before getting up with an excited look.

“Hmm, you can leave for your job…”

Lu Yishan moved backward. Not until he reached the gate did he turn around and leave. Lu Yishan tried his best to move lightly in case that his footsteps reverberated around the hall.

Over 1,000 people could hold a rite or party in the main hall. However, it was empty in the main hall at this moment. The shiny floor made of obsidians could almost reflect his shadow; some huge sandalwood pillars in the main hall gave out the slight fragrance of sandalwood, which filled the main hall.

Not until seeing Lu Yishan off did Zhang Tie let out a deep sigh. He took a cup and had a sip of tribute tea. After that, he stroked the gradually colder smooth surface of the china cup as he lowered his head and entered meditation…

‘Being different than Li Tao’s decisiveness and dauntless spirit, Lu Yishan is more experienced, steady and meticulous. Therefore, Lu Yishan is also qualified to be my myrmidon. Given the same thing, Li Tao might bring me a surprise; however, Lu Yishan would never make any mistake. Threerocks Construction Business Group had a great power and is qualified to build Class A cities. With such a myrmidon and construction business group, I would have fewer troubles in construction.’

‘Lu Yishan is my myrmidon; Lu Yishan’s grandson is my apprentice. Therefore, I’m both the owner and master of Lu Clan. It seems that Lu Clan is indeed longing for standing on my side…’

‘Why is Lu Clan so anxious?’

‘Besides thinking highly of my prospect and believing in my moral standing, I’m afraid that they also have a sense of crisis like Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi.’

Facing such a situation that all the heroes would like to seek for his shelter, Zhang Tie was not dazzled by the temporary success and overwhelming situation; instead, he still maintained a sober recognition and insight.

Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi saw the coming crisis; Lu Clan saw the coming crisis too. As the catastrophe of bloody figures had spread over Taixia Country, everybody had seen the crisis. Facing such a systematic crisis, all the smart living beings used their instincts to cooperate with each other.

Actually, neither Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi nor Lu Clan could have a deeper and sharper recognition about the coming sense of crisis. Because Zhang Tie had long experienced the extermination of many subcontinents before coming to Taixia Country. Zhang Tie witnessed many countries being exterminated and numerous people becoming slaves and walking dead. However, the extermination of Waii Subcontinent was just the appetizer of this holy war.

Zhang Tie also cooperated with Heavens Fortunes Sect and Lord Guangnan’s Mansion.

Powerful ones could accompany with loneliness and stars. However, after witnessing how tens of thousands of human knights and demon knights collided with each other fiercely in the Earth-element Realm, Zhang Tie dared not say that he was powerful until now. Sometimes, even an earth knight’s life was very trivial. Therefore, he could only seek cooperation with more powerful organizations. Who’s the powerful one? Previously, Zhang Tie was confused about the concept of the powerful one. He felt that his master Zhao Yuan could be a powerful one. However, after coming back from Earth-elements Realm, he had a clearer definition about the concept of powerful one——a person who could survive the besiege of tens of thousands demon knights is qualified as a powerful one.

Zhang Tie realized that he was too far away from that realm.

Now that he was not a powerful one, he could only cooperate with the others.

Like what Elzida told him in the letter, the so-called future was just the combination of numerous possibilities. Future is uncertain. No matter how sharp trump cards did demons have, no matter how worse was the situation facing humans, humans would always have hope as long as it was at the last moment. The option of numerous possibilities in the future was in the hand of the most powerful one.

Zhang Tie insisted on growing more powerful through individual cultivation or uniting with more people.

After settling down and preparing for further development, Zhang Tie found that few people could be trusted on his side as he only paid attention to individual cultivation over these years…

At this moment, Zhang Tie heard the crispy footsteps from the gate of the main hall as he raised his head.

Bai Suxian entered the main hall while swaying her body, “The 2,000 dare-to-die fighters gifted by Lord Guangnan’s Mansion have arrived at Xuantian Peak…”