Chapter 1173: A New Start
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
Castle of Black Iron was the ultimate shelter that Zhang Tie prepared for his family members and friends, also the resting place of Zhang Tie himself!
This time, Zhang Tie fell asleep 4 days.
Sleep was the best way for Zhang Tie to recover his injuries and vitality. Additionally, when he was in deep sleep, Heller fed him a vial of senior recovery medicament. When Zhang Tie woke up 4 days later, he had completely recovered his injuries and vitality.
After waking up, Zhang Tie felt completely relaxed instead of being thrilled. He had not been such relaxed for a long time.
Lying on the big bed of his own room in Castle of Black Iron, Zhang Tie felt returning to the past. In the past, the holy war had not broken out yet. His life in Blackhot City was tranquil and peaceful. Each weekend, his mom would let him have a lie-in on the bed in his own attic. Therefore, Zhang Tie had been used to linger in his bed in the morning of each Saturday and Sunday.
In winter, he would stay in his warm quilt lazily. In summer, the warm sunshine would cast onto his butt through the window of the attic. Each weekend, Zhang Tie would have a pretty good sleep. He would not get up until he smelt the fragrant breakfast that his mom prepared or heard his belly coo or couldn’t hold his urine…
The previous insipid life felt pretty happy now.
After killing Han Zhengfang, the top enemy of Zhang Tie and Huaiyuan Palace, Zhang Tie became relaxed at once. He didn’t have any concern anymore. What was more, after experiencing this hardship, Zhang Tie grew more mature.
Han Zhengfang was the first shadow knight that Zhang Tie had killed! It was a milestone for Zhang Tie. After getting the invitation card, Zhang Tie came to Xuanyuan Hill to set a plot; after that, he lit the fuse at the critical moment; finally, he had a close combat with Han Zhengfang. Zhang Tie didn’t just have a fight and gnosis about battle realm; instead, he received an all-round baptism and metamorphosis including intelligence, insight, ability and means. After such a baptism and metamorphosis, the former sapling was growing into an unshakable towering tree.
Zhang Tie manipulated the entire process. All the results had met his anticipations——the finance minister of Taixia Country was dead; his identity as the master of Heavens Reaching Church was exposed; Han Clan was uprooted; Meng Shidao was used by him; the Gobbling Party became antagonistic against the Heavens Reaching Church. The local and central patterns of Taixia Country would have great changes——he accomplished all this with his own efforts. He might be a bit lucky; whatever, it was already a big success.
After lingering in the bed and recalling the precious happy and tranquil days for a short while, Zhang Tie felt a bit hungry. Smacking his lips, Zhang Tie got up and came to one window of his room.
Zhang Tie’s room was in the highest location of the palace tree. Through the windows of his room, he could easily overlook the entire Immortal Mountain and the habitation in the far.
The sky of Castle of Black Iron was a bit dim. However, the dim colorful clouds in the eastern sky had revealed glowing halos. There was no sun inside Castle of Black Iron. the halos being similar to sunglow referred to the morning of Castle of Black Iron. Such a scene also indicated the start of a new day in Taixia Country.
Some smokes rose in the horizon in the far, bringing a special vitality to Castle of Black Iron. People in Castle of Black Iron started a new day.
The smokes covered the villages being surrounded by hills and woods. A large area of land on the plain near the villages had been reclaimed. People had built crisscrossed water channels near the riverside so as to provide those farming lands with abundant water.
With lotus-flower eyes, Zhang Tie could see some kids running and frolicking on the ridges of those farming lands jubilantly in the early morning. Many teenagers were practicing various battle skills seriously under the guidance of some elders on the squares in the middle of those villages. Zhang Tie had people deliver those secret methods to them. In Zhang Tie’s opinion, the battle skills of those teenagers even their instructors had many loopholes; however, it was already something for commoners.
‘Although I couldn’t enjoy such a happiness and tranquility anymore, I could grant this happiness and tranquility to others and watch them enjoy it.’ Zhang Tie became reassured when he thought in this way.
When it broke completely, the bell ring from the heirons started to resonate among these villages. After hearing the bell rings, all the people gathered in the hierons or the squares near the hierons in the villages, male or female, old or young, including those kids who were having fun and those teenagers who were taking rest after their exercises.
At this moment, some people in white robes walked out of the hierons and hosted a very religious rite. Closely after that, those people in white robes knelt down in front of the hierons and started to pray by putting their palms together and muttering prayers devoutly, followed by all the others.
Of course, the deity being consecrated in the hierons was Zhang Tie’s sculpture…
At the sight of this, Zhang Tie touched his nose as he revealed a self-deprecating smile. Closely after that, he moved his eyes away from them.
His Chaos had been taken off by Heller and his three servants. The clothes inside the Chaos had not been taken off. There were still blood stains on his clothes. Heller and the other three servants knew Zhang Tie’s custom. As Zhang Tie was not suitable to be served by some men, they didn’t change clothes for him during the past 4 days.
It was indeed not comfortable without the care of women. However, Zhang Tie refused the suggestion of Heller and the three servants. Because Zhang Tie felt that it would be more troublesome if he let people send women onto the Immortal Mountain. Therefore, he just tried to look after himself.
After taking off his clothes, he took a bath in his room. After that, he put on a set of clean clothes.
After doing all this, Zhang Tie felt much better at the sight of the handsome teenager in the mirror. He pulled his face against the mirror before leaving his room.
Heller, Edward, Agan, Aziz had long been waiting for him outside his door respectfully.
At the sight of Zhang Tie, the four people revealed a smile at the same time. Heller’s smile was still implicit and elegant with a sincere pleasure in a dignified and perfect way. Zhang Tie felt that each facial expression and movement of Heller could be taken as an imperial etiquette training mode. However, sparkling tears started to well up their eyes out of excitement.
“What’s wrong?” Zhang Tie asked Agan in front of him.
“It’s a great pleasure for us to see you wake up, Castle Lord. Heller told us that Castle Lord has made a fruitful harvest this time after killing a powerful enemy. Castle of Black Iron will have a lot of changes. But Castle Lord could barely come back…” Agan said while wiping his tears. At the same time, Edward and Aziz nodded forcefully.
Watching the sincere looks of Agan, Aziz and Edward, Zhang Tie felt a bit warm and touched. ‘I remember that Heller told me that I would have a surprise in Castle of Black Iron. Did I really get some rarities from Han Zhengfang and Han Yuanhong this time?’ Zhang Tie thought inside. However, he didn’t ask Heller about it right away; instead, he told Agan, Aziz and Edward genially, “Well, don’t cry. I just met a bit danger this time. However, I’ve gained a narrow success. I will not meet the same danger later on. Therefore, you don’t need to worry about me anymore. And oh, I’ve not tasted your food for a long time. I’m so hungry!”
“I’ve prepared the breakfast for you, Castle Lord. It’s all your favorite food!” Edward said.
“Thank you so much!” Zhang Tie threw a deep glance at Edward. Edward indeed helped Zhang Tie a lot in Castle of Black Iron.
“It’s my honor!” Edward slightly bowed towards Zhang Tie.
Closely after that, Zhang Tie followed Edward into the dining hall of the palace tree.
As Zhang Tie had not eaten food for a few days and had consumed too much physical strength this time, Zhang Tie was starving this time. He needed some food to make him full. No medicament could replace food.
On the long dining table being covered with a piece of snow-white cloth, there were delicate tableware and various food, including the roasted flesh of huge deep-sea monster, steak with nectar, cheese, sausages, honey tea, various bread, nuts, dozens of fruits and juices and two spirits. This food could feed 10 tough men; however, it was only available to Zhang Tie himself. How luxurious it was!
Heller was directing Edward, Aziz and Agan to serve Zhang Tie from one step behind him.
It took Zhang Tie 1 hour to finish his breakfast, leaving the greater part of the food. Watching Zhang Tie wiping his mouth using a napkin, Heller clapped his hands while another one entered the dining hall.
After coming to Zhang Tie’s front, that one immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times loudly towards Zhang Tie, “It’s this old slave’s honor to see master!”