At dusk, Black Flame City looks the same as before, but also seems different from before.
Among the trial team returning to the city, Zhang Tie stood outside Black Flame City, which he had just left for two months, squinting slightly as he looked at the city. The walls of Black Flame City were still tall and strong, and there was a faint shadow on the wall. The powerful city defense equipment and equipment revealed were still faintly impressive in the afterglow of the setting sun. Everything seemed to have remained the same, but everything seemed to have changed.
The seventeen-star flag and the flag of the Coal and Steel Federation that originally hung high on the flagpole at the head of Black Flame City, representing the Andaman Alliance and the authoritative alliance of Black Flame City, have disappeared at this time, and were replaced by a flag representing Norman. The red blood dragon flag of the empire's ruling authority.
The bloody dragon flag fluttered in the hunting wind, bringing a chilling atmosphere to the entire city.
The dragon is a sacred animal of the Chinese people. Legend has it that after the founding emperor of the Norman Empire returned from traveling in the East, he brought this flag with him and conquered the Norman Empire in the Blackson corridor with his fists. Then, this The blood dragon flag with a scarlet face and a strong oriental color became the royal family of the Norman Empire and the symbol of the entire Norman Empire. One thing that everyone in the Blackson Corridor knows is that to this day, the entire Norman Empire The royal family of the Man Empire are inextricably linked to the mysterious and powerful Eastern Continent. Even the royal family of the Norman Empire was a mixed-race family with oriental Chinese ancestry.
Thinking that during the trial, all the animals were still worried about whether they would encounter the war between the Andaman Alliance, the Norman Empire and the Sun God Dynasty after graduation, Zhang Tie smiled to himself in his heart, and when he left Black Flame City, all Who could have imagined that in just two months, when everyone came back, everyone would have become subjects of the Norman Empire, an imperial country.
in the past month. Under the "Blitzkrieg" raid by the Norman Empire and the Sun God Army, the Andaman League, which had existed for more than a century, perished in just five days. The Andaman League was wiped out like a piece of fat. It was cut into two pieces in the middle and was instantly swallowed up by the Norman Empire and the Sun God Dynasty. Among the 17 cities that originally formed the Andaman League, the Norman Empire obtained 8 cities and a large area of territory in the north of the Andaman League. , the Sun God Dynasty obtained 8 cities and a large area of territory in the south of the Andaman Alliance, and the two major powers completely divided the Andaman Alliance equally. It is now the only city in the entire Andaman Union that has not been occupied. Only Karur, the Alliance's machine city, remains.
The cities in the south of the Andaman Union are more prosperous and have more prosperous commerce. Andaman City, the former capital of the Andaman Union, is located in the south. The cities to the north are like Black Flame City. The advantage is that it has abundant resource reserves and its manufacturing industry is relatively developed.
Judging from the final result, this operation between the Norman Empire and the Sun God Dynasty was not so much a war as a robbery agreed upon by two bandits. Long before the operation, the two sides had already discussed how to divide the spoils. .
Compared with when leaving Black Flame City. When the animals came back, there was obviously a lot of silence in the team. That silence probably came from everyone's caution and confusion about their future. Unless you leave Black Flame City. Otherwise, the person everyone needs to swear allegiance to in the future is an emperor, a superior ruler. This makes these people who have been accustomed to being a group of businessmen since childhood. The beasts ruled by factory owners and mine bosses were a little overwhelmed.
Zhang Tie was indifferent to this change. Maybe others didn't feel this way, but when he saw the blood-red dragon flag that represented the authority of the Norman Empire, Zhang Tie already had some recognition in his heart of the new ruler of the Black Flame City. The dragon is the totem of the Chinese people. The Norman Empire, which uses the Chinese dragon as its national symbol, can naturally gain Zhang Tie's approval.
In the Norman Empire, the proportion of the Chinese population in this country is higher than that in the Andaman League. I heard that among the more than 200 million people in the Norman Empire, the Chinese population can account for about 10 million, which is almost close. One-twentieth, this ratio is much higher than that of the Andaman Alliance and Black Flame City.
At this time, those standing guard at the city gate are no longer the city guards of Black Flame City, but soldiers of the Norman Empire. These soldiers are tall, burly, with hard faces, and each one is powerful. Many of them have armor on their bodies. There are some marks of being slashed by swords. Comparing these people with the former city guards of Black Flame City, even Chang Tie has to admit that these soldiers of the Norman Empire seem to have more iron and blood. A brave and brave temperament, this kind of temperament is not found in the armies of the Andaman Alliance and Black Flame City.
Perhaps this is the difference between an army led by a group of merchants and an army led by an emperor. The strict atmosphere of an imperial country can be clearly felt in the two armies.
The team of trial students entered the Black Flame City without any difficulty. As soon as they entered the Black Flame City, all the animals' expressions changed, and many girls screamed in surprise - not far from the city gate. At that place, at this time, a row of tall gallows had been erected. On top of the tall gallows, a row of corpses with their feet dangling in the air were floating in the air like bouza dolls. .
The troops of the Norman Empire did not kill anyone when they captured Black Flame City. Instead, they started killing people after capturing Black Flame City. Those who thought they had an opportunity to take advantage of Black Flame City's great changes. After the armies of the Norman Empire entered the city and took over the rule of Black Flame City, the heads of Husheshu and some ambitious guys were either beheaded or used as gallows hanging at several city gates. Human specimens on display.
The troops of the Norman Empire used their swords and blood to teach everyone in Black Flame City the first lesson under imperial rule - to be honest!
The streets of Black Flame City look a bit depressed. There are many fewer pedestrians and vehicles on the streets than before. Many shops are not open. Norman soldiers patrolling in formation can be seen everywhere. At several intersections, There were also several tanks and armored vehicles of the Iron Horn Corps parked. In sharp contrast to the desolation, red flags were flying in front of the doors and windows of almost every house in the streets and alleys, and they were planted everywhere. There were many large and small bloody dragon flags of the Norman Empire and the military flags of the Iron Horn Legion. Many of those flags were clearly made by the common people themselves. Even slogans that were rarely seen before have appeared a lot on the streets at this time-those slogans are those that make young people blush. Such as "Welcoming the Norman Empire troops into the city" and "Celebrating Black Flame City becoming a fourth-level city under the jurisdiction of Brunswick Province of the Norman Empire" and "Long live the Norman Empire" and "Long live the Iron Horn Army". Class slogan.
There was no need to be taught at all. After the Coal and Steel Federation gave up its right to rule the city, the residents of the city learned how to please the new ruler of the city as quickly as possible.
At this moment, Black Flame City has become strange to everyone.
After entering the city, the teachers of the temporary inspection committee chose a route home that was convenient for sending all the girls home first. The girls from the two girls' middle schools lived in two adjacent areas. For the boys, Said, although everyone wants to go home at this time. Everyone was very tired after walking for a day, but in order to send all the girls home safely, everyone was willing to take an extra detour.
The discipline of the Norman Empire army seemed to be pretty good. At least no Norman soldiers were seen whistling at these girls along the way, but if those girls were allowed to go home alone. Who knows what will happen
Along the way, girls kept breaking away from the team and trotting back home when the team passed near their homes. However, more parents were already standing on the street near their homes, eagerly waiting for the return of their children.
Although we had not seen each other for only two months, when we saw each other again, many people hugged their parents and cried...
Zhang Tie has walked nearly 60 kilometers from morning to now carrying three girls and his own four bags. Many people were exhausted at this time, but Zhang Tie was still in high spirits and didn't feel anything at all.
The Zhang Tie at this moment is no longer the Zhang Tie he was when he left.
In Alice. When Beverly and Pandora arrived home one by one, Zhang Tie gave them their luggage and also remembered their home address.
"You must come to me!" This is what Alice said when bidding farewell to Zhang Tie.
"I'll wait for you at home! My mother will definitely like you!" These were the words Beverly said when she said goodbye to Zhang Tie.
"I seem... to have grown up..." This is what Pandora said when bidding farewell to Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie almost wanted to look up to the sky and scream...
When the last girl returned home, all the animals. There was no need for anyone to say anything, everyone just disappeared with a bang.
Make an appointment with Barry and the others to meet again. Zhang Tie turned around and ran towards home.
Seeing that Zhang Tie could still run so fast at this time, Barry and others' eyes dropped to the ground in shock.
"Damn, is this still a human? Haven't we discovered this whole time that Zhang Tie is actually a humanoid monster!" Siesta, who was so tired that he only had one breath left, was the first to shout.
"This guy loves his women so much that he can't bear to let Pandora and the others carry their own luggage for a day, so he snatches away all three women's luggage. The total luggage of Pandora, the three women and his own luggage is at least as much as It’s a hundred kilograms. This guy walked with us for a day carrying hundreds of kilograms of luggage, and now he can still run. I’m not dreaming!” Wright also looked at Zhang Tie’s back in stunned silence as he disappeared around the corner of the street.
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Zhang Tie is not tired, really not. If he hadn’t considered that it might be too scary and was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, Zhang Tie really wanted to let go of his legs and rush home as fast as possible at this moment. Zhang Tie deliberately suppressed it. He controlled his own speed and ran towards home at a pace similar to the 100-meter sprint in school.
In just five or six minutes, Zhang Tie crossed several streets and saw the familiar home in the distance.
When he saw his father and mother standing on the street waiting for him to come back, Zhang Tie's nose became sore while he was running and he almost shed tears.
When Zhang Tie saw the happy smiles on his parents' faces when they saw him, Zhang Tie's heart finally dropped. His family is fine, that's good, that's good!
"Mom, Dad, I'm back!" Zhang Tie screamed at his parents from afar just like before, because they like to see him acting naughty in front of the two of them. , so Zhang Tie has always been naughty in front of the two people.
Zhang Tie rushed over and kissed his mother on the face first, then directly picked up his father and spun him around in the air.
"Hurry up and put me down..." Zhang Tie's father was startled and hit Zhang Tie's head hard with his finger, "What does it feel like to be seen by others?"
Zhang Tie put his father down from his hand and said, "Dad, how are you? Did you find that I have become stronger!"
"Hey, it really feels like I've gotten a lot bigger!" Only then did Zhang Tie's father remember why Zhang Tie was so strong.
"I seem to have grown a little taller. You see, my clothes have become smaller..." Zhang Tie pulled the cuffs of his clothes. When he left, the cuffs of his clothes could still cover his wrists, but now, they only Having just covered his wrists, Zhang Tie's height had increased by another three to four centimeters in two months.
"Remember, you are not allowed to pick dad up and spin him around on the street again!" Zhang Tie's dad told Zhang Tie seriously.
"Remember! Can it be done when no one is around?"
In reply to Zhang Tie, he was hit on the head again...
Zhang Tie is indeed a little different from when he left. After not seeing him for two months, Zhang Tie's parents only thought it was because of the trial that Zhang Tie had changed so much.
Whenever Zhang Tie plays with his father, his mother who is watching from the side always has a happy smile on her face, just like now.
"Okay, okay, you two, stop making trouble and go home for dinner!"
"Is brother at home?"
"He is cooking at home. They have been on vacation for a long time and there is no notice when they will go back!" Dad replied.
Zhang Tie nodded. After the Iron Horn Legion entered the city, the city guards of Black Flame City were asked to put down their weapons and go home on leave. They have not been notified when they will return to the camp to report. Looking at this momentum, Black Flame City will be abolished later. The Guards is already an inevitable trend. But it doesn't matter. It would be better to be laid off. My brother's service period is almost over. Now that my sister-in-law is pregnant with a child, he should come back.
As soon as he walked home with his parents, Zhang Tie saw two book-sized blood dragon flags of the Norman Empire and the flag of the Iron Horn Legion placed on the door of his house, following the trend, and he couldn't help but smile. stand up. These two flags are more elaborate than those seen along the way.
"Mom, did you do this?"
"I made it with your sister-in-law. Your sister-in-law is very handy. She made some more and sold them for a little money!" Mom replied. From her tone, she could tell that she was satisfied with her sister-in-law and how she knew how to live her life. Women, even mothers-in-law like her.
Just when Zhang Tie wanted to praise his mother, Zhang Tie saw a person, a person who shouldn't be here - Samira.
Samira, who was wearing a tapestry hat, returned to her high-spirited look at this time, and beside him was a group of fully armed soldiers of the Iron Horn Legion.
"That's him!" Samira pointed at Zhang Tie and shouted, "This person is an enemy of the Norman Empire and a potential saboteur who is hostile to the Iron Horn Legion!"
When the group of Norman Empire soldiers following Samira heard this, everyone stared at Zhang Tie and placed their hands on the hilts of their swords...
The expressions of Zhang Tie’s parents suddenly changed drastically!