Castle of Black Iron

The Sterland Republic was a democratic country on the Western Continent. Its president England was not a knight. In the Sterland Republic, the position of president was always assumed by a literati. It was a political tradition of Sterland Republic in order to prevent someone with great battle force from turning the republic country into a monarchical country or a country under the rule of generals.

That Taixia’s ambassador in the Sterland Republic was not a knight either; he was not even a high-level fighter. Because the position ambassador didn’t have to be assumed by a knight at all; neither were there surplus knights in Taixia Country to be wasted. Therefore, the two people didn’t hear the abnormal sound in the neighborhood when they entered the study room or notice that the door between the study room and the small parlor was actually not completely closed. As a result, the two people’s talk could be eavesdropped by Zhang Tie and Reddies. If that door was closed, the sound-proof system inside the wall would work. What a coincidence!

At this moment, Reddies was hugging Zhang Tie tightly as she had already fallen in love with him. When she heard the sound from the study room, Reddies was also startled. She then slowed her breath. Unexpectedly, her grandpa was going to have a secret talk with the ambassador of Taixia Country in the neighborhood at this moment.

Zhang Tie had long released his spiritual energy, which formed a barrier in the room. As a result, the voices of Zhang Tie and Reddies were restrained in this barrier. Additionally, another wisp of spiritual energy “swam” into the neighboring study room easily and “saw” everything in the president’s study room as if Zhang Tie was there himself.

The president of Sterland Republic was grey-haired and pot-bellied. Although this literati president didn’t look as powerful as knights, he looked like an experienced politician.

Ambassador Sun who was closely related to the Gobbling Party still looked as domineering as before in the banquet hall.

Besides England and Ambassador Sun, nobody else was in the study room.

They were sitting on the same sofa in the study room with solemn looks.

“There’s going to be an emperor in Taixia Country soon.” Ambassador Sun broke the silence, which caused Zhang Tie’s heart to palpitate once in an instant.

After being temporarily stunned, the president of Sterland President revealed a brilliant smile. Nobody could see through the disguise behind his smile. “Emperor Xuanyuan is coming back. This news is the best gift that Mr. Sun gave the Sterland Republic on the national day. It’s an inspiring good news for both Eastern Continent and Western Continent. I believe that the battle situation facing Taixia Country would be improved soon. Congratulations…”

They were talking fluently in Hua language. In this age, those who didn’t speak Hua language could never become top figures.

“It’s not that Emperor Xuanyuan is coming back; but there’s going to be a new emperor in Taixia Country!” Ambassador Sun immediately rectified it as if he had not noticed the well-disguised dumbfounded look of the president of Sterland Republic. “Since the holy war broke out, there was never any emperor in Taixia Country. This situation will soon be improved!”

“Hmm, I think so too. It’s unimaginable for a country like Taixia Country to have no emperor for long!” The president of Sterland Republic replied meticulously as his passionate and brilliant smile faded away at once.

“When the new emperor ascends to the throne, I think the embassy of Sterland Republic in Xuanyuan Hill should convey its congratulations to Taixia Country immediately and present a letter of credence!” Ambassador Sun continued as he looked straight into the eyes of the president of Sterland Republic.

The president of Sterland Republic didn’t reply at once this time. After a few seconds of silence, he took a wise look at Ambassador Sun before asking him, “May I know the new owner of Xuanyuan Hill?”

“The ninth prince of Taixia Country!”

England revealed a dumbfounded look; however, he didn’t make any comment about it. After a few seconds of consideration, he nodded and replied, “If the ninth prince could really ascend to the throne, of course, Sterland Republic should convey congratulations to that with the relevant diplomatic etiquettes. We will never fall behind other countries on this point!”

“I want the Sterland Republic to be the first country which conveys congratulations to that among those countries in the Western Continent. Hopefully, you could serve as a good example instead of falling behind other countries. There should always be the first one before the second, the third.” Ambassador Sun said aggressively, “If it’s really like what you said, do you think there’s any meaning about our talk here?”

“Have those top powers in Taixia Country reached a consistent opinion about the ascension of the ninth prince of Emperor Xuanyuan?”

“It’s none of your business. I will notice you by then. You only need to ask the embassy of Sterland Republic in Xuanyuan Hill to do that!” Ambassador Sun replied as he waved his hand with a solemn look, “Cut the crap. Now, tell me whether do you agree or not!”

Under the gaze of Ambassador Sun, the forehead of the president of Sterland Republic oozed sweat at once. Such a small study room instantly turned into a torture room, which was even more perilous than the frontline of the war between humans and demons. When he thought about Xuanyuan Hill, the experienced politician’s heart instantly froze with panic. He wanted to open the cigar box on the desk and take a puff so as to calm down; however, he found that his hand was quivering out of control. As a result, he couldn’t even open the lock catch on the box…

The president of Sterland Republic knew that his stance at this moment might determine the fate of him and his clan. As a small country on the Western Continent, the most powerful ones in which were just black knights, Sterland Republic and its president would be devastated immediately once Xuanyuan Hill took any action on it. It was not that kind of game that he could participate in. However, he had to make a choice now…

When Ambassador Sun found that the president of Sterland Republic wanted to open the cigar box on the desk with quivering hand, he cast a stern glance at England before standing up with a gloomy look and walking towards the door.

“I… agree!” When Ambassador Sun almost touched the doorknob of the study room with hand, he finally heard a fatigued and quivering voice from behind.

Ambassador Sun then stopped as he turned around and spoke with a smile, “It’s the wisest choice that you’ve ever made. Don’t regret. Well, I gotta get going downstairs. I’m craving for your thrilling speech, Mr. President! Oh, you’d better not reveal what I told you just now to the public for the time being…”

After saying these words, Ambassador Sun opened the door and left there.

The president of Sterland Republic felt weak all over as he sat on the sofa with a pale look for 5 minutes. Then he took out of a vial of red medicament from another box on the desk, hand quivering. After drinking it for a short while, his complexion finally recovered. Then, he left the study room.

…

‘Xuanyuan Lie, the ninth prince is going to be the new Xuanyuan Emperor?’

‘Isn’t Xuanyuan Hill commonly supervised by the three councilors and nine ministers?’

‘Didn’t Ockham say that those chancellors of Xuanyuan Hill want to select one of Xuanyuan Changying’s sons to ascend to the throne? What happened? When did the Gobbling Party and Meng Shidao stand on the side of Xuanyuan Lie, the ninth prince?’

A lot of questions occurred to Zhang Tie.

According to the performance of Ambassador Sun, a member of the Gobbling Party, he appeared to want Sterland Republic to wave flags and shout battle calls behind them so as to make it an established fact. It seemed to mean that the situation facing Xuanyuan Hill was very intense. In Taixia Country, not everyone supported the ninth prince of Xuanyuan Emperor to ascend to the throne.

“Have my grandpa and Ambassador Sun left?” Reddies whispered to Zhang Tie as she hugged Zhang Tie. They hadn’t heard any more voice from the neighborhood for a short while.

After taking a look at this blonde who had fallen in love with him and wanted to further develop the affection between them, Zhang Tie slightly stroked Reddies’ head, causing her to close her eyes and fall asleep at once.

After having her lie on the sofa of the parlor lightly, Zhang Tie sat on the other sofa and thought about the affairs of Taixia Country with a frown.

‘Something unknown must have happened in Taixia Country; otherwise, Xuanyuan Lie, the ninth prince would never ascend to the throne all of a sudden…’

Zhang Tie then took a remote-sensing crystal out of his portable space-teleportation equipment and sent a message to Ockham who was right in the banquet hall downstair——Has any major event happened in Taixia Country recently?

Only after a few minutes, Ockham had replied. “According to the intelligence that my moles in Xuanyuan Hill sent back, everything is normal in Taixia Country except that the war between humans and demons continued.”

‘As usual sh*t!’

‘Something must have happened in Taixia Country; however, Ockham’s moles didn’t know about it, not to mention Ockham. When they know it, everything would have been established facts.’

——Do you need me to ask for any information?

When he received no reply, Ockham sent another message.

——Where’s Meng Shidao now?

After a few minutes…

——Since Xuanyuan Changying, the royal prince was assassinated, Meng Shidao had been in secluded cultivation!

——Are you sure that Meng Shidao is still in secluded cultivation?

After a few minutes…

——My moles in Xuanyuan Hill said that they couldn’t approach the place where Meng Shidao was in secluded cultivation. Therefore…

——Well, it’s okay!

Zhang Tie didn’t expect that Ockham knew any information about the top powers in Taixia Country anymore. A shadow knight of the Holy Light Empire on the Western Continent was nothing but sh*t for Taixia Country. His influence was nearly zero; even though not being zero, not to mention his moles in Xuanyuan Hill. Those moles might only tell Ockham about some major events that had already happened in Taixia Country; they knew nothing about those major events which have not happened yet in Taixia Country yet. If Meng Shidao didn’t mean to let everyone know it when he finished his secluded cultivation, those moles might still not know about that even now.

…

After a while, Reddies finally woke up slowly. However, she couldn’t remember what had happened just now at all. She only remembered that she had some drink and hugged Fred just now. Then, she felt drunk and lay on the sofa, being far away from a fair lady when she shouldn’t be drunk at that moment.

Her clothes were still complete. She didn’t feel strange at all as if nothing had happened to her after getting drunk.

“Ah, I’m so sorry. I didn’t expect that I could be drunk so easily today…” Reddies immediately apologized to Zhang Tie after waking up. As for some men who always had strict requirements on others, they might have their spirits dampened facing a drunk woman.

“It’s fine. Let’s go downstairs. The banquet should almost come to an end…” Zhang Tie replied as he stood up. After slightly smoothening her ball gown, Reddies also stood up and returned to the banquet hall with Zhang Tie.

…

This banquet didn’t come to an end until about 10 pm. After that, Zhang Tie and Bordili returned to Moonlight Hotel by car.

…

Two days later, Bordili took Zhang Tie to the entrance of the Golden Crown in Garby City…