On the morning of June 23, after a day of martial law and tense atmosphere in Qianlong Island, the first passenger ship that left Qianlong Island at 6 a.m. was packed with guests leaving Qianlong Island. After passing several After an hour's sea journey, we arrived at a pier in Jinhai City.
After more than half a year, Zhang Tie set foot on this land again, and Zhang Tie felt a strong anger in his heart in the haze.
On December 5 last year, he set foot on Qianlong Island and entered Qianlong Hall. After half a year of training in Qianlong Hall, Zhang Tie at this moment was completely different from when he entered Qianlong Hall. Two people.
Just as Zhang Tie expected, the martial law and arrest operations carried out by Qianlongtang and Changfeng Merchant Group on the island yesterday yielded nothing. Not even a hair was caught. Those who assassinated him seemed to have all died underground. Even though everyone knew that those people must have accomplices on the ground, there was nothing anyone could do.
Because those people were broken into pieces when they came to Qianlong Island. They entered Qianlong Island in batches with independent identities and small teams of twos and threes. The tightness of the organization of those people exceeded that of ordinary people. If there is a problem with any part of the imagination, that part will automatically break away from the organization like a gecko's tail, and it will no longer be able to relate to other parts.
Under such circumstances, unless Qianlongtang and Changfeng Merchant Group can send troops to arrest all outsiders on the island for torture after sealing Qianlong Island under martial law, it will be impossible to discover who are those people's accomplices.
As for arresting all the outsiders on Qianlong Island, even if the Changfeng Merchant Group had such strength, they would never do such a stupid thing, because there are tens of thousands of outsiders on Qianlong Island. People come from all over the world. It would be difficult to arrest all these people, and it would definitely cause chaos.
Under such circumstances, the martial law and blockade on Qianlong Island were lifted after one day. After a day of anxious waiting as martial law and lockdown are lifted. Zhang Tie finally gained the freedom he expected and the right to enter and exit Qianlong Island freely.
The big shots from the Changfeng Merchant Group and Huaiyuantang weighed the pros and cons between obtaining a large amount of fully effective potions and allowing Zhang Tie to freely enter and exit Qianlong Island, and decisively chose the former.
Of course, big shots are very particular about the way they do things, and all aspects of face must be taken into consideration. It is impossible for Zhang Tie to just blatantly and unscrupulously trample on the Qianlong Party's rules just for Zhang Tie. Therefore, at this moment, among the student files managed by the difference engine in Qianlongtang, if you have enough authority to view it, you will find that under Zhang Tie's personal code file, there is an additional string Mission information related to Zhang Tie.
The content of its information is as follows:
Name: Zhang Tie!
Task acceptance time: June 22, 890 in the Black Iron Calendar.
Nature of the mission: Family-specified mission. S-class.
Mission content: Cooperate with the Changfeng Business Group to provide full-effect pharmaceuticals in large quantities to the Changfeng Business Group...
Task reward: 3,000 family contribution points each year.
Mission duration: long term…
Task guarantee measures: This task is the highest priority task. During the execution of the task, according to the wishes of the task executor, the task uniqueness and exclusivity principles in the task guarantee clauses can be exercised and other tasks can be refused.
Special note: During the task completion process, in order to complete the task and respond to various emergencies and ensure the personal safety of the task performers. Qianlongtang specially granted Zhang Tie the right to move freely. He can enter and exit Qianlong Island at will without restriction. The means of transportation he owns can freely enter and exit the sea and airspace around Qianlong Island after reporting.
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All Zhang Tie's requirements, except for the family contribution points which only provided 60% of Zhang Tie's requirements, the big shots in the Zhang family satisfied all the conditions Zhang Tie put forward with a simple family designated task. , and no one can find any loopholes. Zhang Tie was satisfied, and the authority of Qianlong Hall was also maintained.
To this. Zhang Tie couldn't find any other adjectives besides lamenting the cunningness of the big shots in the Zhang family.
At this point, Zhang Tie became the first Huaiyuantang family member in the history of Qianlongtang to be able to freely enter and leave Qianlong Island before completely completing the academic tasks of Qianlongtang.
Zhang Tie gained freedom, true freedom! This freedom is an adjustment in the relationship between Zhang Tie, Huaiyuantang and the Zhang family. It was also the beginning of Zhang Tie's determination to truly control his own destiny.
On the way back by boat, Zhang Tie was reviewing and reflecting on his gains and losses in the six months since he entered Qianlong Hall. During these six months in Qianlong Hall, Zhang Tie felt his rapid growth - his personal level was promoted from level five. By the seventh level, the awakened family bloodline has completed an evolution, the iron-blooded fighting spirit has been successfully condensed, and all aspects of abilities, including sea diving, have been greatly improved. However, compared to these, Zhang Tie feels that his biggest gain is , is that I finally understand and see clearly the path I should take in the future with the Black Iron Castle and that magical little tree.
The quickest way to gain power and status is not to accompany a big tree and hug a thick leg, but to show your own value and ability and let yourself become a big tree and a thick leg. leg.
There was nothing wrong with my decision to come to Qianlong Hall. The only thing wrong was that I lacked a deep understanding of myself and my abilities. I did not make the most of my abilities. I didn't realize this problem - because I owned the Black Iron Castle and the small tree, I was different from everyone else.
What are the differences between these differences? This is a question I have not thought deeply about at the beginning. In fact, if I think about it carefully now, I can quickly come up with the answer. How special is the Black Iron Castle? There are as many differences as others, and as many kinds of fruits as the Manjusawa Karma Tree can produce, I have as many more avenues to heaven than others.
For example, this time when I was chased by that tenth-level bastard, my only ability to threaten that bastard was the arrow from my palm. Master Zhao Yuan said that although the arrow from his palm had achieved the effect of a sound strike, the arrow in his palm was The speed of the arrow in the air was just over twice the speed of sound. It probably reaches between Mach 1.2 and 1.3. If you can increase the speed of the arrow in your palm to more than twice the speed of sound, then you will not only be a threat when facing that level 10 guy in the future. It's so simple, it's completely possible to kill with one hit.
Just like the path taken by the kinetic energy weapons invented by humans before the Cataclysm. For everyone, speed is the most terrifying weapon. Even if it is a copper plate, as long as its speed can reach more than twenty times the speed of sound, the lethality and destructive power brought by the momentum possessed by this copper plate is also very terrifying.
Others want to throw or throw an object in their hands twice as fast in a short period of time. It's almost impossible, because a person's strength grows step by step, but for himself, there is a shortcut to making the arrow in his palm reach a speed of Mach 2 or above. This shortcut is the Seven Power Fruit. If he eats nine more Giant Wolf Seven Power Fruit. The speed of the arrow thrown out of the hand must be twice the speed of sound.
Zhang Tie, who was sitting on the boat, had decided that before he was promoted to the eighth level, he must find a way to upgrade the arrow in his palm to become his real trump card. When the time comes, he would encounter such a strong warrior of the tenth level, who would be two or three times more powerful. Under the attack of Sonic's palm arrow. He will be shot in the head in an instant.
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"Dear passengers, our passenger ship is arriving at the port soon. Please check your luggage and belongings and disembark through the deck gangway in order!"
On the passenger ship, the steward in the cabin had reminded the same thing three times. After three times, the ship's hull shook slightly when it arrived at the dock. As the engine on the passenger ship was turned off and several whistles sounded indicating that it was time to disembark, Everyone in the cabin stood up from their seats one by one and lined up to get off the ship.
Zhang Tie, who had his eyes closed since the boat started, had his face as sinking as water until everyone around him got off the boat. Only then did he open his eyes, then stood up from the chair, stood behind the passengers, and followed the others off the boat without saying a word.
The passenger ship is parked at a pier in Jinhai City, which is several miles long. There are a variety of ships parked densely near the entire pier, including passenger ships, cargo ships, and fishing boats. In a place that looks more sophisticated, there are also two rows of white private yachts. Although Jinhai City does not have Yiyang City, It's so prosperous, but it's also a big city.
At this moment, it was noon, the June sun hung in the sky like a brazier, and the ground seemed to be on fire. Many workers and sailors on the dock were busy working in only a pair of shorts, and they were all sweating profusely.
The fishery processing in Jinhai City is very developed, and there are many ice factories here. In the summer, many people go to the ice factories to buy some ice and do small business. On the street outside the platform of the dock ticket gate, Zhang Tieyi When I came out, I saw a line of tricycle stalls selling iced juice and taxis and horse-drawn carriages waiting to attract customers.
Most people who got off the ferry bought a glass of iced juice to relieve the heat.
Zhang Tie squinted slightly and looked at the crowd coming out of the pier ticket gate. Among these people, there may be accomplices who plotted against his people. It is impossible to say that the martial law on Qianlong Island yesterday did not put pressure on these people. Yes, after the martial law is lifted, there will definitely be some people who will find a way to leave Qianlong Island today, but I don’t know if there will be such people on the first passenger ship.
If his life were not worth ten thousand times more than these guys, Zhang Tie really wanted to take off the cross-dressing mask on his face to see who would become a little abnormal when they saw his face.
According to what the fat man Tang De said, at this time, no matter what the expressions on the faces of those guys who see their true face are like, as long as you stare at their pupils, the pupils of your eyes will suddenly shrink when you suddenly see them. They are all people who know who they are and have bad intentions towards them. The pupils of a person's eyes dilate and shrink at certain times, which will reveal a person's true inner emotions and feelings.
"Would you like a glass of iced mango juice? Six coppers without ice, seven coppers with ice..." Just on the roadside, an elderly couple dressed very neatly and neatly were also selling ice water. Seeing Zhang Tie, the old man shouted at Zhang Tie.
"Two drinks, with ice!" Zhang Tie walked over and said in a slightly rough voice after dressing up.
The old lady quickly prepared two glasses of juice for Zhang Tie. A few pieces of ice were added to one glass of juice.
Zhang Tie drank two glasses of juice in one gulp, and then used his good teeth to chew and swallow the ice cubes inside.
After drinking two glasses of juice, Zhang Tie felt that the anger in his heart had subsided slightly, and he dug his hand into his pocket. A silver coin was quietly taken out by Zhang Tie from the space of the Black Iron Castle. Zhang Tie threw the silver coin directly into the small bucket where the old man collected money, making a crisp sound, "No need to look for it..."
"Ah, thank you. Do you want two more drinks?" the old man said enthusiastically. There were many high-rollers coming back from Qianlong Island, which is why the old couple sell juice here.
Zhang Tie shook his hand and walked directly to the taxis. When he saw Zhang Tie leaving a silver coin tip for drinking juice, a steam taxi quickly drove over from the side. Stopping in front of Zhang Tie, a bald driver in his forties stuck his head out of the cab window, "Wherever this guy is going, I'll take you there!"
Zhang Tie took one look at the smooth appearance of the middle-aged bald driver, said nothing, opened the door and sat in the back of the car.
The driver looked in the rearview mirror at Zhang Tie's unremarkable face, which looked like he was in his twenties. He smiled and asked, "Where are you going, brother?"
"Are you familiar with Jinhai City?"
"I have lived in Jinhaicheng for more than 40 years. Brother, you can tell me whether I am familiar with it or not. It is not my fault. There is no place for eating, drinking and having fun in the streets and alleys of Jinhaicheng that I am not familiar with!" said the bald driver, while slowly starting the engine. car.
"My identity certificate was lost in the Qianlong Island Dragon Cave. I heard that without a legal identity certificate in Huaiyuan County, it is inconvenient to go to many places, and even accommodation is a problem, so I want to find someone who can help me get one. Do you know a place like this for identification?" Zhang Tie said calmly.
Upon hearing this, the driver was so frightened that he shrank his neck and his hands holding the steering wheel trembled. "If you want to get a Huaiyuan County ID card, you may go to jail or lose your head. This is illegal. I don’t know a place like this. You’d better find someone else!”
"I am not from Jinyun Country or Huaiyuan County, and I don't want to get a fake identity certificate from Huaiyuan County. I just want to get a certificate that allows me to find a place to live here conveniently!"
The bald driver's expression became better again, and he turned his eyes twice in the rearview mirror of the car, "If that's the case. I happen to know that there is a place in Jinhai City that can get you an identity certificate, but the toll and consultation fee will be increased. It may be a little more expensive to be together, at least... at least one gold coin!"
Zhang Tie sneered in his heart. He really thought that he was being taken advantage of because he didn't know anything. He just got a fake certificate. At the Heiyancheng Railway Station, those small advertisements for applying for fake certificates were posted everywhere. This industry can almost It can be regarded as one of the oldest professions among the human race. In the words of that bastard Tang De, if you go to any city, there is almost nothing you can't find out about an old and lustful prostitute who can serve you twice or even a night for one silver coin, as long as you are willing to give her two silver coins.
"I'll give you ten silver coins. Don't keep nagging me. If you keep nagging me, you'll only get five silver coins." Zhang Tie glared evilly and cursed in a rough voice, "Damn it, you really think I have money." It fell from the sky when it rained. Believe it or not, I got off the car and found a woman. For two silver coins, I asked the woman to take me to the ground. For one gold coin, I got ten false certificates for one gold coin! You drive the train... "
The driver had a sneer on his face, "So, brother, you are also an expert. Even if I just made a mistake, ten silver coins would be ten silver coins. Brother, please calm down, calm down..."
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Half an hour later, just when Zhang Tie thought that the bald driver was taking him to some dark and secret corner, the driver took Zhang Tie to a four-story house that looked a little old.
Downstairs of that house were several small, low-end restaurants, selling snacks such as seafood ramen and squid teppanyaki. But just under one of the doorways of that house, there was an extremely horrifying piece of food hanging on it. signboard.
—The Embassy of the Holy Golden Orchid Empire in Jinyun State.
Zhang Tie sat in the back seat of the taxi and looked at the wooden signboard of the "Empire" Embassy, which had badly peeled paint, and then looked at the polished copper sign next to it. The brand of the snack bar is "Wang Defu Squid Teppanyaki". I am not sure if this is a prank made by someone here.
Is this the virtue of an imperial embassy? Damn it, the public toilets in Lingtian Courtyard look dozens of times more advanced than this one.
Zhang Tie rubbed his chin slightly. Could it be that all the taxi drivers in Jinhaicheng were so brave that they dared to make such a joke with him, or did he have the words "Come to fool me" written on his face? .
Looking through the rearview mirror, I saw Zhang Tie's face slowly darkening. The driver sitting in front quickly shouted, "This is really a place where you can get your identity certificate. If it's fake, this is really the sacred golden orchid." The Imperial Embassy in Jinyun State, I remember there were two guards standing guard last time I came here. Where are the guards? Why haven’t I seen the guards today? Could it be that they went to take a nap!"
Just when Zhang Tie couldn't help but want to get angry, a man suddenly came out of the small noodle shop next to him. He sucked a noodle from the corner of his mouth into his stomach with a slurp, and then looked around, "Who wants to apply for an identity card?" Proof? Who needs proof of identity?”
Then, when the man saw the taxi parked in front of the embassy, he ran over. After wiping the soup stains from the corners of his mouth, he opened the back door of the taxi in a very professional manner and said, "Sir, you Do you want to apply for identification? Philip, Senior Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of the Holy Golden Orchid Empire in Jinyun Kingdom, is happy to serve you!"
This is the first time in Zhang Tie's life that he has heard a non-Chinese person use the polite term "you" in such a precise and precise manner.