Castle of Black Iron

At 10 am next morning, a black limo with the license of a foreign embassy which could access to the emperor’s imperial city drove into Qianji Manor.

After the vehicle parked, Mayers the plenipotentiary diplomatic ambassador of Rhesa Republic in Xuanyuan Hill got off the vehicle, followed by well-dressed Zerom and Captain Kerlin as well as a bald shrewd man at his 50s who behaved most meticulously among them.

No sooner did they get off the vehicle than Captain Kerlin was shocked by the magnificence of Qianji Manor as he looked around this luxurious former imperial garden with eyes wide open.

“This is where Zhang Tie lives in Xuanyuan Hill. Ahh, Zerom, look at that goldfish sprouting water in the fountain. It seems to be carved with a piece of top-notch red cloud crystal. How much would it cost?” Captain Kerlin couldn’t help but exclaim in a low voice.

“Ahem…ahem…”

After hearing Zerom’s coughs, Captain Kerlin instantly shut up, being on alert, as if he was an experienced one on such an occasion.

When they got off the vehicle, another black limo with the license of a foreign embassy in Xuanyuan Hill drove into Qianji Manor and parked beside them. Closely after that, the plenipotentiary diplomatic ambassador of Barbarian Federation on Western Continent got off his vehicle.

Barbarian Federation reminded people of barbarians on Western Continent. However, in Xuanyuan Hill, the plenipotentiary diplomatic ambassador of Barbarian Federation in a pair of glasses looked like a decent professor whose hair was so smooth and shiny that even flies could barely stand steadily on it.

Therefore, it depended on whom the barbarian faced.

The two parties were a bit shocked to see each other here. After throwing a glance at each other, the two ambassadors smiled as they nodded towards each other.

On the Western Continent, although adjoining with Barbarian Federation, Rhesa Republic was not harmonious with the latter. Over the past 100 years, divisions of valleys and rivers and the cross-border of the herds of Barbarian Federation always caused skirmishes. However, no big wars had ever broken out between them. Additionally, the two powers carried the same attitude towards the Sacred Light Empire.

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“Please follow me…” A knight-level imperial guard in Qianji Manor came over here and led them towards the parlor after glancing at them carefully and nodding towards them.

“Ahh, Zerom, I feel this guide is a knight?” Captain Kerlin whispered to Zerom in Hebrew.

“Nothing strange at all. Zhang Tie today is not the very one yesterday. You need to adapt to it…” Zerom let out a deep sigh.

After a short while, after passing by a porch twisting in a garden, the 5 people finally came to a parlor and met Zhang Tie.

“Mr. Zerom, Mr. Kerlin, what’s up?” Zhang Tie burst into laughter as he got downstairs. Under the gaze of the other 3 people especially the amazed look of Gula the ambassador of Barbarian Federation, Zhang Tie hugged Zerom and Kerlin before shaking hands with Gula. After that, Zhang Tie fixated onto the middle-aged man.

“Your Majesty, I’m Milton the deputy speaker of Nordinham Commercial Federation…” Milton smiled like a Pekingese, a smart Pekingese while Mayers looked like a guinea pig and Gula looked like a professor in Zhang Tie’s manor.

“I’m not the tsar of Sacred Iceland Kingdom anymore…” Zhang Tie said with a smile as he shook his head.

“On Western Continent, heavenly knights could be called His Majesty. Although being a shadow knight, you already killed a heavenly demon knight; therefore, you’re already Your Majesty in my heart…”

His flattery made Zhang Tie bashful. Captain Kerlin watched Milton with widely open eyes as if it was his first time to meet him. The other two ambassadors just maintained their smiles as if they had been used to similar things.

The moment they entered the parlor, they had caught sight of a map of the countries in the southwest of Western Continent on a table in the middle of the parlor.

After entering the parlor, Zhang Tie directly pointed at that map as he told Mayers, Milton and Gula straightforwardly, “I want Zerom to become a member of the parliament of Nordinham Commercial Federation and Kerlin to become the general of Nordinham Commercial Federation. You could share your good means and suggestions here. As my parents are happy to meet my two teachers from Blackhot City, I would take my two teachers to the rear house for a short talk. I will come back after you make your decision…”

After saying that, Zhang Tie directly drew dumbfounded Zerom and Captain Kerlin out of the parlor, ignoring the other three.

Although being always sober-minded, Zerom was also driven flurried by Zhang Tie this time. He knew that the fates of him and Kerlin would come to a turning point after meeting Zhang Tie; however, he had not imagined that it could exceed their mental expectations so much.

Zerom should at least have a private city before becoming a member of parliament of Nordinham Commercial Federation.

Whereas, Zhang Tie directly left this question to the 3 people in the parlor as if it was a trivial matter.

“Is…is…it proper?” Zerom finally couldn’t wait to ask Zhang Tie out of excitement after leaving the parlor for a long distance.

“Mr. Zerom, I’m sparing them a chance to show their sincerity to me out of respect. If you don’t believe, you could go try to drive them away in the excuse that I was joking them and see whether they would leave or not!” Zhang Tie said as he moved ahead, “Additionally, I believe in your abilities. It’s not hard for you to manage a city in Nordinham Commercial Federation! Nobody would know his future. I didn’t know that I could reach this step when in Blackhot City either.”

“We…I and Kerlin might not be able to rule so many people!”

“Do you feel that anyone dare find you trouble now? After knowing the relationship between you and me, the Rhesa Republic and Barbarian Federation would root for you even if I was not on the Western Continent. Nobody across Nordinham Commercial Federation would dare find you trouble anymore…”

“What do you want us to do for you?”

Zhang Tie stopped walking at once as he turned around and revealed a smile at Zerom and Kerlin, “Just treat it as my investment in you. A pure commercial investment. I believe in your abilities and my insight. You’re my partners. You will share the profit with me using your wisdom and abilities, 50/50, how about that?”

After hearing Zhang Tie’s words, Zerom and Kerlin exchanged a glance with each other as they let out a sigh of relief at the same time.

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In the parlor, the three people remained silent for 5 minutes after Zhang Tie, Zerom and Kerlin left there.

The two ambassadors of Rhesa Republic and Barbarian Federation didn’t open their mouths; instead, they just looked at the map with glaring eyes as they contacted their domestic superiors by pressing their remote-sensing finger rings. Milton the deputy speaker of Nordinham Commercial Federation could only stand aside silently. As for Nordinham Commercial Federation, Rhesa Republic and Barbarian Federation were both giants that they couldn’t offend and their most important business partners.

Finally, Mayers the plenipotentiary diplomatic ambassador of Rhesa Republic in Xuanyuan Hill broke the silence, “Ahem…ahem…I feel we could have a win-win plan——solving the long-term problem at the border by this opportunity!”

“I agree with you. As major powers on Western Continent, I think it’s not good for Rhesa Republic and Barbarian Federation to adjoin with each other due to some historical reasons. Hereby, I feel it’s not bad to establish a reliable independent country between us so as to separate our border!”

“Jurisprudentially, Frandiland Empire should be Zhang Tie’s private territory. Our Rhesa Republic root for Zhang Tie’s legal ownership of Frandiland Empire.”

“Our Barbarian Federation will also support Zhang Tie’s legal ownership of Frandiland Empire. If an economic corridor was established here to connect Frandiland Empire with Nordinham Commercial Federation, it would definitely bring benefits to all parties…”

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Zhang Tie’s parents were pretty happy to meet Zerom and Kerlin after knowing that they were Zhang Tie’s teachers in Blackhot City. They were too passionate that Zerom and Kerlin almost couldn’t bear it.

Those who had no similar experience in meeting fellow-countrymen in a foreign country could never understand Zhang Tie’s parents’ feeling at this moment.

Zerom and Kerlin were also very happy to meet Zhang Tie’s parents. Being affected by Zhang Tie’s passionate family members, Zerom and Kerlin finally defused their last bit tension.

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In fewer than 1 hour, the final plan had been worked out when Zhang Tie, Zerom and Captain Kerlin returned to the parlor.

Mayers and Gula had already drafted a document and a joint statement…

The moment Zhang Tie, Zerom and Captain Kerlin returned to the parlor, the two ambassadors had given the drafts of their document and joint statement to Zhang Tie…