Zerom and Captain Kerlin had been in Xuanyuan Hill for almost 3 months. Over the past 3 months, although they knew that Zhang Tie was receiving medical treatment in Xuanyuan Hill, they couldn't do anything about it. They didn't even have a chance to meet Zhang Tie's familiar people.
Milton was the deputy speaker of Nordinham Commercial Federation. Nordinham Commercial Federation had a good relationship with Rhesa Republic on the Western Continent. Precisely, Rhesa Republic sheltered Nordinham Commercial Federation to a certain extent. As one of the most powerful countries on the Western Continent, Rhesa Republic's overall power could almost match that of Sacred Light Empire. Nordinham Commercial Federation couldn't match such a power at all.
Taixia Country and Rhesa Republic had an official diplomatic relationship. Both parties had dispatched diplomatic envoys in each other's country. However, as Nordinham Commercial Federation had just risen in recent decades, such a small force on the Western Continent had not established an official diplomatic relationship with Taixia Country yet. It just had a small office in Xuanyuan Hill.
After realizing that Zerom and Captain Kerlin couldn't meet Zhang Tie, Milton even wanted to mediate with the diplomats of Rhesa Republic in Xuanyuan Hill so that Zerom and Captain Kerlin could enter the emperor's imperial city to meet Zhang Tie.
However, such a request was absolutely a joke for the diplomats of Rhesa Republic in Xuanyuan Hill.
The diplomats of Rhesa Republic in Xuanyuan Hill were crystal clear about Zhang Tie's current status and influence in Taixia Country. How smart were the diplomats of Rhesa Republic in Xuanyuan Hill? How could they guarantee two strange guys to enter the Earth Imperial City and meet Zhang Tie who was in medical treatment? If there was any mistake, even the president of Rhesa Republic in Xuanyuan Hill might not bear the fury of Taixia Country, not to mention the deputy president of Nordinham Commercial Federation. Even the president of Rhesa Republic in Xuanyuan Hill might not be able to do it, not to mention the deputy president of Nordinham Commercial Federation. The diplomats of Rhesa Republic in Xuanyuan Hill had to confirm whether they could do it or not, not to mention the vice president of Nordinham Commercial Federation.
Therefore, the diplomats of Rhesa Republic in Xuanyuan Hill had to stay away from Milton even though he had to run a lot of errands.
After learning about this from Zerom and Captain Kerlin, Zhang Tie became silent for a second before asking, "How powerful is Milton Clan in Nordinham Commercial Federation?"
"Milton Clan has a city, some towns and some small mines in Nordinham Commercial Federation. The clan territory has over 7 million people and an alliance army of about 50,000 people. According to the data on the rich list of Nordinham Commercial Federation, Milton Clan's wealth was about 12 million gold coins last year. Additionally, they're supporting a clan knight …" Zerom answered.
Stroking his jaw, Zhang Tie asked, "How powerful is Nordinham Commercial Federation?"
"Nordinham Commercial Federation has 87 councilors in total, who represent 87 cities. Having a city is the precondition for joining Nordinham Commercial Federation and becoming a councilor of the federation. Among these cities, Angor Clan, the speaker, has an experienced black iron knight and 6 councilors of Nordinham Commercial Federation. It's the most powerful one in Nordinham Commercial Federation. There are 5 deputy speakers. Milton Clan is one of them. Milton Clan ranks No. 3 among the deputy speakers. This person is ambitious and daring to take risks..."
"A knight could be supported by one or two cities?" Zhang Tie became a bit amazed as he continued, "I remember that the clans that could support knights in Waii Subcontinent were all unusual. Many of them were national knights. None of the 17 cities in Andaman Commercial Federation was favored by any knight!" Zerom revealed a bitter smile, "Erm, there are more knights in Western Continent.
Zerom revealed a bitter smile, "Erm, there are more knights in the Western Continent with more prosperous cities and countries, which could never be matched by Waii Sub-continent. Additionally, these knights supported by small clans don't have much interest. They have equal rights and obligations. Correspondingly, these knights have greater freedom and autonomy. Generally, they would not intervene in the common disputes of these clans. Conversely, these clans are tools for these knights to do something that knights are too lazy to do or inconvenient to do. Both parties take what they need. There are many real No. 1 knights in the Western Continent, which are almost the same as those in Waii Sub-continent. Of course, they would make more efforts!"
After hearing Zerom's explanation, Zhang Tie gave up the thought of meeting Milton. In Zhang Tie's opinion, this deputy speaker was just a small role who was not important at all. What could he negotiate with such a person? Based on Milton's power, they could at most run a fiery oil production base with an annual output of 500,000 tons. It was unnecessary for Zhang Tie to negotiate with such a person.
Like Zerom's conclusion, this Milton was ambitious and dared to take risks. Such people were everywhere on Western Continent. However, this guy was lucky as he met Zerom and Captain Kerlin. They thought that he was a rare commodity and wanted to establish a relationship with Zhang Tie. Therefore, he came to Xuanyuan Hill. Zhang Tie could use such a person; however, he didn't need to have too much expectation on him; neither did he need to respect him too much.
As Zhang Tie's experience and ability gradually grew, of course, Zhang Tie's vision could not be matched by that of a few years ago. Even the sacred light chief priest of Sacred Light Empire had to kneel down in front of him and become Zhang Tie's puppet and chess piece, not to mention a deputy speaker of a small organization on Western Continent. In Zhang Tie's eyes, the entire power of Milton Clan was not worth mentioning at all.
After looking at Zerom and Captain Kerlin, Zhang Tie became silent for a second before saying, "Do you two want to settle down in Taixia Country? If so, I could arrange it for you. You could settle down wherever you want, including Xuanyuan Hill, Guizhou Province or my private territory. If you want to come here, I could have Golden Roc Bank send your wives and family members here by airboat today."
After exchanging a glance with each other, Zerom and Captain Kerlin shook their heads at the same time.
"Although Taixia Country is good, I prefer Western Continent. Like how Hua people like to stay in places with more Hua people, I feel more comfortable in Western Continent. Additionally, Kerlin and I have more opportunities in Western Continent. What can we do in Taixia Country?"
Zerom said as Captain Kerlin nodded forcefully on one side.
"In many cases, I don't understand what others are talking about here. I'm afraid that I don't have much use in Taixia Country!" The Cyclops let out a sigh as he continued, "There's not even a mercenary group in Taixia Country. If I want to look after the homes of rich people, few people would invite me. Even though I don't need to worry about food and drinks, I don't want to retire so fast. I'm LV 10 this year. I might make a few more progress in the future..."
Both Zerom and Kerlin were ambitious. They didn't want to live like this for the rest of their lives. They both wanted to make a name for themselves on the Western Continent. As for the two people, although Taixia Country was good, they still felt more comfortable on the Western Continent.
"Well, I know what you're thinking about..." After thinking about it for a short while, Zhang Tie took out a remote-sensing communications finger ring and 10 gold checks of Golden Roc Bank worth 10,000 gold coins from his space-teleportation finger ring. He then gave them to Zerom and Kerlin, saying, "Take them. You could contact me at any time. You just need to live in Xuanyuan Hill for the time being. I will arrange everything in the future. You don't need to worry about that anymore..."
Many people could not save so much gold checks of 10,000 gold coins even after working hard for many years. Although Zerom and Kerlin had struggled for so many years, they had not seen such a gold check of such a large denomination. At the sight of such a gold check, Zerom and Kerlin both felt a bit thirsty. Not to mention the gold check, remote-sensing communications finger ring was a senior communication equipment that could only be equipped by knights. Zerom and Kerlin had not seen such a communication equipment before. The remote-sensing communications equipment that they had seen before were all in the size of alarm clocks and hourglasses.
"Is this a remote-sensing communications equipment?" Zerom carefully picked up that remote-sensing communications finger ring which was made of mithril and observed it over and over again.
"Yes, it can be used like common remote-sensing communications equipment. Just use the common code that we used in the survival training in Wild Wolf Valley!"
Captain Kerlin gazed at those gold checks without blinking his only eye. After a short while, he barely moved his eye light away as he said with difficulty, "It's... too much money. We cannot use it up..."
Zhang Tie revealed a smile as he blinked his eyes, "It's not too much money in Xuanyuan Hill. Just take it. I promise that you will not feel that it's too much after a short while!"
After finishing the meal, Zhang Tie had almost drunk up the liquor and talked enough. Therefore, Zhang Tie had made a decision. Therefore, he directly told his two teachers, "Qing'er, Suxian, come over here to meet my two teachers. They saved my life in Wild Wolf Valley!"
Of course, the two knights could hear Zhang Tie's words. Actually, none of the words of Zhang Tie, Zerom and Kerlin could escape from their ears.
"Ahh, you have friends here?" Zerom and Kerlin were both amazed. If not Zhang Tie's words, they would not know that Zhang Tie and Kerlin were sitting next to each other.
"We came to Peach Mountain today. Soon after we arrived here, we had heard Captain Kerlin's voice outside..." Zhang Tie explained.
After a short while, Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing had already walked in from the next room.
At the sight of Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing's looks and qi fields, Zerom and Kerlin hurriedly sprung up from the side of the table as they dared not even breathe heavily.
"This is Mr. Zerom that I've told you about. This is Captain Kerlin, the most powerful man in the heart of all the male students in No. 7 National Middle School in Blackhot City..." Zhang Tie introduced Zerom and Kerlin to Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing. Closely after that, he introduced Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing to Zerom and Kerlin, "This is Bai Suxian, princess of Lord Guangnan's Mansion in Taixia Country, a black iron knight; this is Yan Feiqing, the owner of Fantasy Women Palace in Clouddream Mountain in Wuzhou Province, Taixia Country, a heavenly knight. They're both my wives..."
Zerom and Kerlin were completely shocked by the identities of Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing. Bai Suxian was the princess of Lord Guangnan's Mansion in Taixia Country; Yan Feiqing was a heavenly knight. Their identities and battle strength were absolutely legendary for Zerom and Kerlin.
"Many thanks to the two of you for saving my husband's life. Please accept my bow!" After exchanging a glance with each other, Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing bowed towards Zerom and Kerlin gracefully, lowering their status.
"Ahh, we dare not; we dare not. It's because of Zhang Tie's talent. It's not our meritorious deed!" Captain Kerlin became speechless. However, Zerom reacted at once as he hurriedly replied in fluent Hua language.
Given Zhang Tie's introduction, Zerom had known that the two women on Zhang Tie's side were out of his imagination. If not for Zhang Tie, he and Kerlin might not even be qualified to run errands for them, not to mention being treated politely by them.
After having Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing meet Zerom and Kerlin for a short while, Zhang Tie left the hotel with Yan Feiqing and Bai Suxian.
Not until they left for a few minutes did Zerom and Kerlin recover their composure as they exchanged glances with each other.
The Cyclops forcefully swallowed his saliva as he said, "The moment the two women entered, I had felt so intense that I couldn't even run my battle qi smoothly. Additionally, I felt breathless and my head was buzzing. Zhang Tie said that the two women were both knights, one was a princess and the other was a heavenly knight. Did I mishear it?"
"Yes, Zhang Tie indeed introduced them in this way."
The Cyclops scratched his head as he asked, "What's the status of a princess in Taixia Country?"
"Is Waii Sub-continent large?" Zerom asked.
"Yes!" The Cyclops nodded.
"I'm afraid that the territory of that princess is at least 5-6 times as large as that of Waii Sub-continent. Her father is a human lord. Her family has thousands of knights and hundreds of millions of soldiers!"
"She's Zhang Tie's wife?"
"Hmm …" Zerom's voice became ethereal as if he was talking in a dream, "The other woman is a heavenly knight. Given battle strength and influence, she might even match that of the princess's father. If you want to understand it, that woman might be on the same level as the pope of Sacred Light Empire or the saint of Rhesa Republic!"
"Am I... dreaming today..." The Cyclops forcefully pinched himself.
"No, you're not dreaming. Do you remember what I told you in the survival training in Wild Wolf Valley? At that time, I had a premonition that Zhang Tie might become a person that neither you nor I could imagine. Like today..." Zerom played with the remote-sensing finger ring meticulously as he passed the gold checks to the Cyclops, saying, "Take them. It would be safer for you. At least, they would not be stolen by thieves in Xuanyuan Hill..."
"I remember that you said that Zhang Tie would not be a nobody in the future given his talent in flirting with girls!" The Cyclops watched Zerom with a bit reverence in his eyes.
"Yes, we will not be a nobody in the future either..." Zerom said as he put on the finger ring carefully. After looking at it over and over again, he revealed a bizarre smile.
"Ahh, how come? Although 100,000 gold coins is a lot, it doesn't seem to be enough to make us famous." Captain Kerlin said as he scratched his head with a dubious look.
After being choked by Kerlin's words, Zerom showed the whites of his eyes. He had to raise that remote-sensing finger ring in front of Zerom together with his face as he said very seriously, "Take a good look at this with your remaining eye."
"It's just a senior remote-sensing finger ring. What's wrong?"
Zerom patted his forehead as if he was going to pass out. Closely after that, he showed the whites of his eyes towards Kerlin, saying, "Well, I will not explain it to you. I only want to tell you that if I go to the Western Continent and tell others that I could directly contact Zhang Tie with 100,000 gold coins, those who want to find us would queue up from here to the hotel where we will stay. Do you believe that we could accumulate more social status and wealth than Milton Clan in less than 1 month by passing messages?..."
"Ahh, you could make so much money by passing a message through a finger ring?" Captain Kerlin watched Zerom with a dubious look as if saying "I don't read a lot, don't cheat me".
Zerom was completely defeated by Colin as he gave up explaining to Zhang Tie; instead, he let out a sigh once again, "Well, it might be a bit difficult for you to understand it. Leave it to me. I can only tell you that from today on, we don't need to care about Milton anymore; instead, Milton has to care about us. Come on, let's go back to the hotel. I will let you feel proud and elated today …"
After saying that, Zerom directly walked out of the room.
"Chinese is really difficult to learn. How could the same meaning be expressed in so many ways? What do you mean by proud and proud? Shouldn't it mean showing our faces in the public? From then on, we could show our faces in the public on the Western Continent." The Cyclops muttered as he walked out of the room.
Zerom who was walking in front of him staggered and almost fell down.
Zerom turned around as he watched the Cyclops with a helpless look, saying, "Kerlin, you could say that those women who were engaged in the oldest human professions near the railway station of Blackhot City are showing their faces in the public..."
"Really? I feel they're good. When I saw the two women, I wanted to praise them for their strong and sturdy figures. However, I was too nervous at that moment and didn't say it out …" Captain Kerlin said with a pitiful look.
Zerom oozed sweat all over as he said, "Forget it. You'd better speak less Chinese when I'm here; especially Hua idioms. You're really not suitable to live in Taixia Country. If you live in Taixia Country, you might be beaten to death one day!"
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(To be continued.)
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