This dinner was the only reunion dinner that Zhang Tie had in the past three years. His parents were very happy. During the meal, several little ones from the next generation of the Zhang family were running around the table. The atmosphere was extremely lively, regardless of whether Regardless of their personal relationship, the sisters-in-law were at least on good terms in person, so everyone was happy with the meal.
After the meal, Zhang Tie’s sister-in-law found an opportunity to talk to Zhang Tie about Black Flame City. She asked Zhang Tie about the current situation of Black Flame City. She heard Zhang Tie mention that Black Flame City had been destroyed due to a demonic disaster. After the Man Empire was abandoned and most of the residents of the city had moved away, my sister-in-law was shocked.
Not only was my sister-in-law shocked, but my parents who were listening on the sidelines were also in tears.
When the elder sister-in-law was talking to him about the affairs of Black Flame City, the other two sisters-in-law couldn't get a word in. They could only listen quietly and obediently. The elder sister-in-law looked as usual, and the two sisters-in-law also had smiles on their faces. There was nothing unusual about it. , but Zhang Tie still felt the subtle relationship between the three women.
The eldest sister-in-law's family background is very ordinary. She only opened a tailor shop at home. Her parents are ordinary people. However, the two sisters-in-law that Zhang Tie married later are from big families. Their families are either rich or noble. The second sister-in-law Lu Shiyun She is a prominent family in Jinhaicheng. Her family runs a very large-scale offshore fishing company. Because she had business dealings with the Jinwu Business Group, she was later married to her eldest brother through her family.
Although the third sister-in-law and the eldest sister-in-law are both surnamed Wang, one king is not the other king. The third sister-in-law comes from the Shudetang Wang family, one of the six major families in Jinyun Kingdom. Although her status in the Wang family is not considered noble, she is also a direct descendant of the Wang family. The family is well off. He is quite knowledgeable, and most of his father and brothers hold public offices in Tianxi City, which is part of Wangjiafeng County.
In this situation, the sister-in-law felt a sense of crisis. Zhang Tie understands that he needs to always look for opportunities to consolidate his position in the Zhang family, and is quite cooperative. Zhang Tie still respects this virtuous sister-in-law who has followed his brother in Black Flame City.
The family chatted for a while, and it was almost time to see them. Zhang Yang asked a few women and children to rest first. Zhang Tie's parents also knew that the two brothers Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang had not seen each other for several years, and they must have a lot to talk about. He stopped talking to Zhang Tie, and after explaining a few words, he went back to his room.
Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang also moved from the living room at home to Zhang Yang's study.
When he came to his brother's study, Zhang Tie nodded secretly when he looked at the thick carpets in the study and the rows of books on the bookshelves in the room. This home. At this time, there was finally some hope.
Zhang Tie found a comfortable sofa and sat down casually. Zhang Yang got two cups of tea and brought them over. He sat next to Zhang Tie and handed a cup of tea to Zhang Tie.
The special fragrance of the tea cup and the green liquid in the tea cup gave Zhang Tie a feeling of déjà vu, and it suddenly reminded Zhang Tie of many things.
"The best wild spring in the Eastern Continent!"
"You can actually drink it!" Zhang Yang glanced at Zhang Tie in surprise, and then seemed to be relieved, "It seems that you have been living well outside in the past few years!"
"I met him once with the family elders!" Zhang Tie smiled. I didn’t want to say anything more, but just naturally picked it up from the sugar cup on the table. Added two pieces of sugar to the tea cup and stirred gently.
"This is the first time I've seen such a wasteful way of drinking the best wild spring. I'll try it too!" Looking at Zhang Tie's actions, Zhang Yang laughed dumbly and followed Zhang Tie's lead in picking up two pieces of candy and putting them in the teacup. Zhang Tie also laughed. After four years, he could finally add his favorite sugar to the top-quality Yechun tea at home.
What is progress? This is progress. The small cup of tea brought by the elder brother also represents the strength and status of the Zhang family today.
"I know you have a lot of questions to ask, why don't you? I'll talk after you finish..." After taking a sip of Yechun with a hint of sweetness, Zhang Tie's brother smacked his lips and looked at Zhang Tie.
"Where are the people I brought from Black Flame City?"
"Knowing that you did not come back with those people, I then sent a few experts to Black Flame City to pick you up. When the people I sent arrived at Black Flame City, there were rumors everywhere in Black Flame City that Master Abian was assassinated. According to the news, the entire castle of Master Abian has disappeared. No one knows what happened. You also disappeared without any news. Then, the Holy War broke out. Those people waited for you in Huaiyuan County for a year. Here they Life was a bit unaccustomed, mainly because of the language barrier. Later, many of them thought that you were dead or had an accident, and they could no longer stay in Huaiyuan County with peace of mind, so I sent them away from the Hawaiian subcontinent!"
"Where have they gone?"
"Eastern Continent!"
Hearing that the guys from the Divine Grace Brotherhood and the girls from the Rose Club had gone to the Eastern Continent, Zhang Tie breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he could have a stable place when the flames of the Holy War had been ignited. Living in a different place may not be a blessing. Regarding their own problems, maybe some of them think that they will never see themselves again, and they can only wait until they have the opportunity to meet those people in the future. If you misunderstand, just misunderstand. .
But in this way, Zhang Tie knew that when he had the opportunity to meet those Rose Club girls again in the future, I am afraid that most of those girls had already had their own lives and were already wives and mothers. He and those Rose Club girls The absurdity of the girls is finally over.
Zhang Tie shook his head and smiled bitterly. He didn't know what day it was. First it was Teacher Dinah, and then the girls from the Rose Club. When he came back this time, it seemed that he came here specifically to say goodbye to the past. There were more and more sisters-in-law around him. The women around him left one by one. Some of the girls in the Rose Club may never have the chance to see each other again. I just hope that they will all live happily in the future and start their own new lives after leaving this continent. Life.
Seeing Zhang Tie's wry smile, Zhang Yang also laughed, "Haha, don't be like this. In fact, apart from Teacher Dinah who stayed because she wanted to treat her brother, there are three other women who have stayed in Huaiyuan County and said they want to Await your return."
"There are three more?" Zhang Tie blinked, and a strange feeling suddenly surged in his heart.
"Well. One is named Linda, one is named Beverly, and the other is Fiona. When I picked you up today, I wanted to call all three of them, but I was worried that my parents would accept it all at once. No, so I didn’t notify them and just waited for you to come back and give them a surprise!”
"Where are they?"
"Just in Yiyang City, a few women learned Chinese very quickly, and they even opened a clothing store together. The business was not bad. The three of them lived together and took care of each other. Beverly and Fiona's families , and I have sent them to the Eastern Continent to have people settle down." Zhang Yang said, patting Zhang Tie on the shoulder, "Yeah. These women are pretty good!"
Zhang Tie took a deep breath. He suppressed the idea of rushing to find them immediately, and instead asked Zhang Yang another question, "Aren't the other people who were sent to the Eastern Continent still a little unaccustomed to the language? It is estimated that many of them can't speak Chinese yet. Put them Is there any problem in sending it to the Eastern Continent?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "The area of the Eastern Continent is thousands of times that of the Hawaiian subcontinent. Although it is dominated by Chinese people, it is on the edge of the Eastern Continent. There are also several areas where the majority of people speak the Western language. Ethnic minority areas, any ethnic minority area has a population of several million, so there should be no problem wherever they go."
Hearing what his elder brother said, Zhang Tie realized that as he grew up, except for reading a travelogue about the Eastern Continent written by a foreigner when he was in Black Flame City, his knowledge of the Eastern Continent was actually very limited. , Zhang Tie couldn't help but feel slightly ashamed.
"What is the Eastern Continent like? Brother, can you tell me about it? I'm ashamed to say that, as a Chinese, I know very little about that continent."
"Okay, my understanding of the Eastern Continent is what I have been doing business in the past few years. I have gradually come to know more after meeting more people. I will tell you about it!" Zhang Yang raised his head slightly, with longing flashing in his eyes. "There is only one Chinese-dominated country in the Eastern Continent, called Taixia. The entire Taixia is extremely prosperous, with countless Chinese people and infinitely vast land. It has nine divine states and thirty-six upper states. There are seventy-two major states and countless other small and medium-sized states and counties. It is the peak place of human civilization today. The ruling center of Taixia is also the holy land of the Chinese people. It is called Xuanyuan Hill. Legend has it that Xuanyuan Hill is an artifact of the ancient Chinese people. It is a treasure discovered by the Chinese people from the underground world after the great catastrophe."
"Ah, isn't Xuanyuan Hill the same place? Why was it excavated from the underground world?"
"Xuanyuan Hill is a place that was excavated from the underground world. I have never seen it, but I heard people say that Xuanyuan Hill is a huge and mysterious cube, with a length, width and height of nearly a hundred kilometers each. Most of It’s still underground!”
Zhang Tie was stunned when he heard this, "What about the Eastern Continent now? Is it still at war?"
"The flames of the Holy War have not yet reached the Eastern Continent. If the flames of the Holy War have reached the center of human civilization, then places like the Weiyi subcontinent would have been crushed to ashes by the demons. Where are we two brothers? Can you still sit here and drink tea?"
Zhang Tie thought about it. Although the Weiyi subcontinent was turned upside down at this moment, but in terms of the geographical location of the Weiyi subcontinent and the power of this place in the human camp, the war that took place here can only be said to be a holy war. It's just the beginning of the prologue.
But even this prologue has made Zhang Tie feel heavy pressure and have some worries about the future. Especially after seeing the power of the demon army on the front line, Zhang Tie knew very well that the Weiyi subcontinent would not be able to win this time. The Holy War has persisted for too long. It has only been fought for three years now. A quarter of the land in the Wei subcontinent has been occupied. Countless lives have been devastated. The countries on the continent are in ruins. Who knows what this place will look like in ten years and whether the human race can be here. After ten years of persistence, Zhang Tie had no confidence at all.
Zhang Tie told Zhang Yang what he had seen and heard in the Cernes war zone and his judgment, and then looked at his brother seriously, "Our family's future and foundation cannot be built here no matter what. Sooner or later, Wei The Yi subcontinent will be completely occupied. It is better to leave early than to leave late. So from now on, I hope you, brother, will quickly prepare to move to the Eastern Continent and take your parents, sisters-in-law, and children away from here as soon as possible. You can’t make enough money, even if you lose a little money, it doesn’t matter!”
"Of course I understand this. I started preparing for this a few years ago. In the past few years, the Golden Crow Business Group has made more than 10 million gold coins through the full-effect potion business, and has also made a lot of money from other businesses. Less. With this capital, you can start over no matter where you go!”
"Brother, it's best to think this way. As long as our brothers are here and everyone in the family is here, in the future we can earn ten times or a hundred times more than we do now. It won't be a problem!"
"I've noticed that in the past few years since I've seen you, you've become much more confident than before!"
"Haha. How can you be so confident, brother? In just a few years, you have doubled the number of people in your family. In another twenty years, when those little ones will also become parents, our family will have It looks like a family." Zhang Tie joked.
Zhang Yang glared at Zhang Tie fiercely. "Also, if my parents weren't too worried about you, why would I be in a hurry to give birth to so many children? You didn't see my mother. She only had a smile on her face when she was surrounded by those guys to divert her attention. Otherwise, I will shed tears every time I think of you!"
Only then did Zhang Tie realize that there was such a purpose behind my brother’s crazy creation of people in the past few years.
"Some accidents happened this time. I promise it won't happen again in the future!" Zhang Tie said guiltily.
Zhang Yang stood up and went directly to the drawer in the study. He took out a silver box, then came back and placed the box in front of Zhang Tie.
"What is this?" Zhang Tie asked Zhang Yang.
"You'll know just by looking at it!"
Zhang Tie opened the box and found that there were two strangely used rhombus-shaped crystal pillars in the box. Each one was about the same size as three fingers put together. They were wrapped in a metal structure with runes and shone with a blurry brilliance. At first glance, It looks a bit like an hourglass, "Ah, twin mirror crystals..."
"Since you disappeared, I started to prepare this thing. Later, I got such a set from the Eastern Continent through the Changfeng Merchant Group. This set is considered the best in remote sensing communication equipment. It is very small. Things are considered scarce resources, but they are not too complicated to use. You can take one and learn how to use it when you have time. No matter how far you go in the future, you can keep in touch with me at any time. I will respond to you at any time if you have anything to do. Let mom worry!"
Even in the Norman Empire's army, this thing was only assigned to the division level, which facilitated the division's contact with the higher ups. Zhang Tie didn't expect that his brother actually got one for himself. Zhang Tie never liked luxury, but this time , as long as this thing can contact his family at any time, no matter how luxurious it is, Zhang Tie thinks it is worth it.
Zhang Tie picked up one of them and found that there was a thin and strong metal chain on it, which could be easily hung around the neck or tied around the waist. Zhang Tie looked at it and hung it around his neck. . Zhang Yang also took the other one and hung it around his neck.
"How much do these cost per pair?"
"A pair of these small-sized top-quality goods costs more than 300,000 gold coins, and they are only available in the Eastern Continent!" Zhang Yang said, handing a booklet in the box to Zhang Tie, "This is this kind of remote sensing communication device Please take a look at how to use it. In order to facilitate the contact between the two of us in the future, and to prevent this thing from being used as a counterfeit after it is accidentally lost, we'd better discuss a set that only the two of us can communicate with each time. Only then can we distinguish between true and false key information or passwords to identify each other!”
In the next ten minutes, the two brothers discussed it carefully and solved the problem.
After having the means to contact them at any time in the future, both Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang felt relieved.
I heard that before the cataclysm, humans had many means of long-distance communication. One of the communication devices called mobile phones cost only more than ten silver coins in today’s terms, so everyone could own one. Zhang Tie thought about that ten There is no comparison between something worth several silver coins and the necklace worth two hundred thousand gold coins hanging around his neck.
"By the way, brother, what level are you at now?"
"I have just reached the sixth level. Brother, my cultivation talent is not very good. In the past few years, my main focus has been on business, and I don't have much time to practice, so I will not make much progress naturally. I will really get to the point where gold coins will not work. At this time, this family still has to rely on you!" Zhang Yang said to Zhang Tie earnestly.
A sixth-level warrior, maybe in a place like Black Flame City, if there was no holy war and the Zhang family could still live the same life as before, Zhang Yang of this level would have a job in the city guards of Black Flame City. The errand of a small officer can indeed make a family proud and satisfied. But at this moment, an ordinary sixth-level warrior has not awakened the bloodline of his ancestors. There is really nothing left to show off and make people feel comforted.
Zhang Tie knows that in order to truly support the Zhang family and keep the Zhang family standing even if he falls, he must have another identity that is more powerful and more awe-inspiring besides being a wealthy businessman. In this way , to ensure that no matter what time. No matter where they go, there are people in this family who can protect others and shoulder the burdens and responsibilities of the entire family.
this. This is also the main reason why Zhang Tie returned to Huaiyuan County this time.
"Brother, you gave me a remote sensing crystal today, so let me think about it, I will give you something too, but brother, you are not allowed to look at it when I take it. You must turn around!" Zhang Tieyong joked. said in a tone of voice.
"Haha. You are still doing this with me. Why can't I see something else on you now?" Zhang Yang laughed haha, thinking that Zhang Tie still had a childish heart and liked to joke with him just like he did when he was a child. .
"I'm going to do a magic trick. Brother, can you turn it around and let me keep a little bit of a mystery?"
Seeing the serious look in Zhang Tie's eyes, Zhang Yang turned around without taking it seriously. While turning around, he warned Zhang Tie, "Let me say it first. Little brother, don't deliberately make a toad or a snake to scare me like you did when you were a child. I'm so scared now." As a father of a child, stop playing such childish games!"
Hearing his elder brother talking about his childhood, Zhang Tie smiled and saw that his elder brother had completely turned around. He suddenly became alert and a crystal clear red fruit that was much smaller than an apple suddenly appeared in his hand - The fruits of plunder! The reward Xiaoshu gave Zhang Tie after he killed Master Abian.
The fruit looked a little bigger than a plum when held in Zhang Tie's hand. There seemed to be a layer of mysterious brilliance flowing in the fruit, making people unable to take their eyes away when they saw it.
"Okay, brother, the magic trick is over, you can turn around!" Zhang Tie said in a calm tone.
Zhang Yang turned around and saw the fruit with a layer of mysterious luster like crystal in Zhang Tie's hand. He was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "Ha, you are hiding something on your body, this is The gift you want to give me, it looks quite beautiful, is it made of crystal?”
"This is an edible fruit. I'll give it to you, brother!"
"Eat, ah, do you think this is a fruit? This is the first time I have seen such a strange fruit. Did you find this in the wild? It can't be poisonous!" Zhang Yang took the plundered fruit. He looked at it with his hands, but there was no look of surprise on his face, and he even made a little joke with Zhang Tie.
"Before you eat it, brother, can you promise me two things? The first is not to ask me what this fruit is and where it comes from, because I don't want to lie to you, but it will be difficult to talk about it. It's very complicated. If you know it, it may not be a good thing for this family. Just treat it as my secret. The second thing is don't tell anyone that you have eaten such a thing!" Zhang Tie looked at Zhang Yang very seriously and said.
"Ha, that's quite serious. Okay, I promise you, I won't ask you where this fruit comes from, and I won't tell anyone, not even your sisters-in-law. Is that okay?" Zhang Yang was still very relaxed at this moment.
Zhang Tie nodded seriously.
"Then let me try it?"
"It's best to swallow it in one gulp without showing even a drop of juice!"
Zhang Yang smiled and had no doubt that Zhang Tie would give him something bad to eat, so he swallowed the fruit in one bite, chewed it a few times with his mouth bulging, and swallowed the fruit in one go. In the belly.
"Well, the taste is a bit strange..." Zhang Yang smacked his mouth, "It seems a little bit like..."
It was a bit like something. Zhang Yang didn't say anything. His eyes suddenly widened and his whole body slowly started to tremble. At this moment, he felt that a lot of things began to emerge in his mind, like It would have been the same for him, but suddenly the memory became clear - the names of various herbs and plants, the medicinal properties of various animals, the refining methods of various strange drugs and powders, all kinds of... He felt extremely proficient in the operating procedures, various gene sequences, various formulas, the production of various medicines and elixirs, the treatment methods of many diseases, and the assessment standards for elixir masters at all levels...
Zhang Yang was breathing heavily, his eyes were upward, his eyelids were trembling, and his whole body was shaking from time to time. He stayed in this state for almost an hour before he slowly recovered...
He looked at Zhang Tie, then looked at his hands in shock, and then said to himself in a trembling and incredulous tone, "Ah... what's going on... I now... now feel... I seem to be an orange-robed elixir master." Suddenly, I knew a lot of things, and I learned a lot of potion making methods at once... "
Zhang Tie took a deep breath, "Brother, you are indeed an orange-robed alchemist now. You have mastered all the knowledge and skills that an orange-robed alchemist should master. With this identity, This should make you more capable of protecting this family..."
"That fruit..." Zhang Yang stared at Zhang Tie with his eyes wide open, as if he suddenly understood. All the shocks accumulated from birth to today, Zhang Yang felt that they were not even one percent of what he was now. powerful…
Zhang Tie only nodded slightly.
Zhang Yang was completely shocked and speechless. He wanted to ask Zhang Tie what kind of fruit it was and where it came from. Then he thought of what he promised Zhang Tie, so he stopped suddenly.
The room had been quiet for three minutes, and Zhang Yang, who was panting heavily, calmed down slightly. Due to nervousness, his voice was already slightly trembling and hoarse at this time, "In a few days... I will go to the Alchemist Guild to complete it." Certification of herbal apprenticeship, this should not attract attention... "
"Well, I will first be certified as an herbalist apprentice, and then before leaving here, I will upgrade to another level and be certified as a backpack herbalist. The rest will be completed in the Eastern Continent. The time will be longer and controlled within five to ten years. I think even if you complete the Orange Robe Alchemist certification within ten years, you will already be considered a genius among geniuses in the eyes of others. It would be bad if you did it too quickly!" Zhang Tie said calmly.
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Two hours later, it was past eleven o'clock at night. Zhang Tie stood in front of the door on the third floor of an apartment building in a high-end community with very good security in Yiyang City, and rang the doorbell three times in a row. .
"Fiona, go see who it is..." A gentle voice that was familiar to Zhang Tie came from inside the door.
"Ah, I see..." Then there was a sound of slippers scraping against the floor from inside the door, "It's really annoying. We've been tired all day, and now we're looking for someone. My favorite grass jam hasn't been made yet. Okay..."
Hearing the footsteps approaching from inside the door, Zhang Tie took a step back, adjusted his clothes, and faced the peephole inside the door with a smile on his face.
A few seconds later, Zhang Tie saw that the cover of the peephole in the door was opened, and then - with a clang, a disk in the room fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
"Ah, Fiona, what happened!" Linda's voice came from the house, and then she walked towards the foyer.
The door opened, and Fiona, who was wearing pajamas, burst into tears. Without saying anything, she immediately threw herself into Zhang Tie's arms and hugged him tightly. Linda turned out of a room. When she saw Zhang Tie, her whole body suddenly froze. She covered her mouth with her hands and looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief, and her tears suddenly burst out.
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