Castle of Black Iron - Chapter 1196

Chapter 1196: 1196
Chapter 1196: Coming to Embracing Tiger City in Disguise


Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

Jinwu City was neighboring Yanghe Prefecture, Youzhou Province, which was less than 600 miles from Embracing Tiger City . The distance between Jinwu City and Embracing Tiger City might be a bit long for commoners, which would cost a lot of time by train or airship; however, as for an earth knight like Zhang Tie, the distance of 600 miles was like leaving home for the marketplace . Even though Zhang Tie didn't use the ability of divine dominator, he could also arrive at Embracing Tiger City in 1 hour .

After the 5th day of the lunar January, it didn't snow in Youzhou Province anymore . However, it was as cold as usual; especially these days . After the accumulated snow started to melt, it became much colder in the air .

Flying in the sky, Zhang Tie found that the landscape below was covered with white snow . Zhang Tie entered the air territory above Tiger Embracing City before 2 pm . He then landed on a lane of a residential area which was unpopulated nearby the harbor of Embracing Tiger City .

After landing on the lane, Zhang Tie put on his snow-proof hood and buckled it up . As a result, the greater part of his face had been covered at once, only exposing his eyebrows and eyes . The others couldn't identify the face under the hood at all; they could only identify that this man was not old .

Given Zhang Tie's popularity in Youzhou Province; especially Embracing Tiger City, he couldn't be identified by people on the street only in this way .

Zhang Tie just stayed with his family members at home these days . Although he also gained some messages from outside, as these messages were indirect, they were not accurate enough . Coincidentally, as he came to Tiger Embracing City to attend the meeting, he wanted to check the atmosphere in Embracing Tiger City too . As a knight in Taixia Country, now that he didn't plan to hide in Castle of Black Iron completely, he had to care about something more or less . As Zhang Tie was also once an average person, he knew that something couldn't be more genuine and concrete unless among the people .

There was thin accumulated snow on the ground of the lane . Zhang Tie walked out of the lane toward the outside street .



By contrast, the street outside the lane was pretty boisterous .

The moment Zhang Tie arrived at the mouth of the lane, a gate near the mouth of the lane had opened, causing a squeak . Some people walked out of there . 2 people were seeing off another 2 people .

"Second younger brother, I will hand Deming to you . When he comes to your boîte, teach him whatever you want . Beat him if he's not obedient . Don't spoil him . Let him do all the dirty and tired jobs in the boîte!"

The 2 people who were leaving were a middle-aged couple in ordinary dress . Given their looks, they must come from rural areas outside the city . Although they wore clean clothes, Zhang Tie could easily know their identities the moment he saw them . The man who was talking looked simple and honest .

"Eldest brother, don't worry . I will treat De Ming as my own son . As long my family has food, we will never make him hungry!" The couple who saw them off looked a bit younger . Given the looks of the current speaker and the earlier one, they must be brothers . "I will slowly teach Deming about the affairs in the boîte . Deming could also be a boss in the future!"

"With your words, I'm reassured!"

"We're of the same family . At this moment, you and eldest sister-in-law don't need to be so kind to us . Deming, come over here . Bid a farewell to your dad and mom . Later on, you could only meet your parents once a few months in the Embracing Tiger City . . . "

A teenager with bloody eyes moved forward and knelt down on the snow before the younger couple, "Dad, mom, don't worry about me . After I grasp talents from the second uncle and make enough money, I will buy a house in the downtown and bring you there . . . "



When Zhang Tie came over there, the 5 people turned around to glance at him at the same time . Zhang Tie just passed by leisurely . He didn't let them feel that he was watching them just like a passer-by . He then came to the bustling street .

Although it was cold, after the new year festival, the street had become boisterous . After the 3rd day of lunar January, the roadside stores had opened constantly . A minority of stores would open on the 6th day or the 8th day of the lunar January for a good fortune . Only a few stores had not opened after the Lantern Festival . The bosses of these stores must be in the other provinces and had not come back yet .

There were some traces of celebrating the Lantern Festival 3 days ago on the street . The front stores were all hanging delicate lanterns . Some lanterns were even hanging over twigs on the roadside .

Zhang Tie walked on the streets leisurely . Many people on the street were in the same snow-proof hood like him . Embracing Tiger City was close to the ocean . Therefore, the sea wind was stronger in winter . These days, those who sought living outside had to cover their faces and daub fish oil over their faces in case of being wounded by the piercingly cold wind . Many people in Tiger Embracing City were in similar dress . Besides being exquisite and delicate, Zhang Tie's dress was nothing special . Therefore, nobody paid special attention to him on the street . The back of hands and faces of some people on the street were oily too . They might be seeking a living on the wharf or the ship .

"Eldest brother, I will call a car to carry you back!"

"No need, we've come to Embracing Tiger City for a few times . We're familiar with the road . When your eldest sister-in-law and I arrived at Embracing Tiger City, we've made an appointment with Li Dazhuang who's responsible for delivering grains . We will wait for him at the west gate of Tiger Embracing City and go back by his vehicle . Hurry, go back, it's cold outside . . . "

The street outside the lane was east-west . After coming to the street, Zhang Tie immediately turned to the west leisurely .

Even though he had turned to the street, the talk in the lane still drifted in his ears . Needless to say, Zhang Tie knew that the rural couple must have politely declined the good intention of the urban couple . Even though, the urban couple still saw him off to the mouth of the lane . After talking with each other for a short while, they had departed . The rural couple just walked 30 m away behind Zhang Tie while the urban couple had returned home and closed the door with the son of the rural couple .

After leaving the mouth of the lane for a short while, when they were a bit farther away from the mouth of the lane, the woman who was always silent suddenly uttered, "Younger sister-in-law didn't speak just now; I'm a bit worried about it . . . "

The man became silent for a second before nodding affirmatively, "Don't worry, my second younger brother is strong-minded . His words work at home . When my second younger brother came to Embracing Tiger City for developing his undertaking, his boîte was even bought by our brothers . Our family even sold about 7,000 square meters' land . I even sold some cattle for him . Over these years, you've already seen that, my second younger brother is not that ungrateful . He usually helped our family; not to mention that he watched Deming growing up . Whatever, he's Deming's uncle . He will not mistreat Deming!"

"Although it sounds reasonable, I'm still worried about that . After all, Deming will stay in Embracing Tiger City for not only a few months . If it's too long, I'm afraid that the second sister-in-law would feel unhappy . . . "

"Alas, we have to do that!" The simple and honest man let out a sigh before continuing, "In our village, those able ones would hurriedly send their children into the downtown . It's said that Landlord Liu has sent his children into a school in Youzhou City . Old Cao has sent his son to Goldenlight City as an apprentice; even Li Laizi's two children have been sent into the sawmill in Embracing Tiger City which was opened by his uncle . The downtown would always be safer than the rural areas more or less . A few years ago, it was safe and stable in rural areas; however, it's becoming dangerous in rural areas now . It's said that hundreds of villages outside cities had been cleaned by bloody figures overnight . Many people even became the food of those bloody figures . The 3-5 m high guardrails and walls outside the villages could only prevent ordinary wild beasts and burglars . Bloody figures could easily jump over them . Ordinary villages couldn't resist bloody figures at all . A few days ago, bloody figures had already arrived at Youzhou Province . It's said that many people were killed . We have to find a way for Deming . . . "

"I'm only worried about Deming . . . "

"The country is becoming increasingly chaotic . It's nothing for Deming to suffer some hardships as long as he's safe . Ah, where's that set of jade jewelry? Bring them when we come to Embracing Tiger City next time . You give them to 2nd sister-in-law stealthily . Don't let my 2nd younger brother know that . It's women's business . "

"Ahh? I keep them for Dehua's wife in the future . No matter how poor we're, if we want to marry a son-in-law, we have to prepare some nice-looking jewelry!"

"Dehua is in the army . He doesn't need them for the time being . We'd better deal with Deming's affair first! It's better than nothing as long as the two brothers could survive! When spring comes, I will try my luck in the mountain and find some wild ginseng . . . "

"As you wish . . . " The woman nodded after being silent for a second . . .

Zhang Tie knew that it was very dangerous to find ginseng in the mountains of Youzhou Province; especially for fighters below LV 9 . As wild ginseng grew in mountains, which were covered with mutated beasts, commoners had to risk a great danger to enter mountains . Man people couldn't come back alive .

'How poor parents!'

Zhang Tie let out a long sigh as he had not imagined that even Embracing Tiger City which was far away from the catastrophe of bloody figures could suffer from such a great shock . Even the villagers outside the city wanted to send their family members to the downtown and seek for a safe asylum .

After looking at the flow rate of people on the street seriously, Zhang Tie found that there were indeed more people than when he came here last two times .

Even Youzhou Province had been in such an urgent situation, not to mention the other provinces . Although there were many cities in Taixia Country, over 70-80% of people lived outside of cities . The moment the catastrophe of bloody figures broke out, the entire country was in a panic while villagers hurriedly poured into downtowns . Some downtowns might have been in chaos .

When Zhang Tie slightly frowned and thought about it, he heard a roar from the inn in front of him, "You lunatic, how dare you pretend to be a pharmacist? How could a pharmacist be so poor in Taixia Country? If you don't have money, roll out of my inn . . . "

Closely after the roar, one person had been thrown out of the door together with his quilt and blanket .