In the past two days, the good news for Zhang Tie was that the head of that disobedient guy in his crotch had become less sensitive and had gotten used to the friction between his underwear and pants when he moved.
The bad news was that Zhang Tie found that he had become famous among the horny students in Blackhot City. In the eyes of many people who didn't know him, he seemed to have become an evil, terrifying thug, a madman who could break his classmate's neck in front of thousands of people in the canteen of Wild Wolf Castle.
Those people were not interested in what Zuhair and Glaze had done to him, but what he had done to Zuhair had been spread among the schools in Blackhot City.
On the first day after Blackhot City was incorporated into the Norman Empire, Zhang Tie had killed a classmate using the game rules of the Norman Empire's barbaric survival training. This kind of impression would definitely not be good in the hearts of those who heard about him.
Additionally, there were also gossips that the missing Glaze had been killed by Zhang Tie. Although the gossips were correct, Zhang Tie didn't plan to admit it. Therefore, he just let them guess. No matter what, he would not lose even a hair.
On the night when Donder left, after sending Pandora, Beverly and Fiona back home, Zhang Tie considered it carefully on the way back. When he returned home, his elder sister-in-law, who was pregnant, had already fallen asleep. Zhang Tie then called his parents and elder brother together and told them everything about the apartment building and the money that Donder had given him.
Seeing Zhang Tie's purse containing 400 gold coins for locomotives, the other three members of the Zhang family didn't know what to say for quite a while.
"You mean this money was given to you by Donder?" Zhang Tie's dad widely opened his eyes and asked Zhang Tie.
"Yes, and that six-storey apartment building in Avenue Monet. Donder bought that apartment building a few years ago and has been living there. Today, he also gifted it to me. The formalities have been completed. Donder said that it was a trivial reward for me to thank me for giving him the 'Mental Arithmetic by Abacus'. He's the eyes and ears of a super organization on the Eastern Continent in Blackhot City. Now that he's going back, he left it to me! "Putting his hands on his knees, Zhang Tie honestly told Zhang Tie." That's right! "Zhang Tie nodded.
Hearing Zhang Tie's words, his parents and elder brother became silent. Although Zhang Tie had known that "Mental Arithmetic by Abacus" could be used to train one's spiritual energy and was a very precious secret knowledge, he had not imagined that it could be so useful. From Donder's words, everybody knew the value of "Mental Arithmetic by Abacus" — — This book was simply an introductory teaching material for cultivating spiritual energy. It could greatly lower the threshold for a person to cultivate and improve their mental strength. It could even allow many people who could not cultivate and improve their mental strength before to find a way to improve their mental strength again. This value was too great. It was so big that it was immeasurable.
"Besides these items, did he give you anything else before he left?" Zhang Tie's dad asked Zhang Tie with an unprecedentedly solemn expression after a few seconds of silence.
"He said that we'd better not tell anyone else about the secret of mental arithmetic by abacus in case of bringing disaster to our family. He also gave me a card that could be used to contact him when I arrived at the Eastern Continent! " Saying this, Zhang Tie took out the resin card with some irregular holes on it. Zhang Tie didn't know what this card was used for.
Zhang Tie's dad took the card and carefully looked at it. Looking at it carefully, his tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed. Finally, he looked completely relaxed. He let out a long sigh of relief and nodded to his mother.
"Dad, you know this thing? What's it used for?" Seeing his dad's expression, Zhang Tie's heart raced as he asked.
"It's a business card!" Zhang Tie's dad smiled.
"Business card?" Not only Zhang Tie, even Zhang Yang who had been staring at that strange piece of paper was shocked. After taking the resin card with many holes on it from his dad's hand, Zhang Yang carefully observed it for quite a while; however, he didn't see any words on it. How could it be a business card? The two brothers had the same doubt.
"Of course, this is the most advanced business card. This kind of business card is not for people, but for large-scale steam computers. Those round holes on this card are machine languages that could only be recognized by large-scale steam computers. This card is the identification card for long-distance crystal remote-sensing communication of Xuanyuan VI steam computers in the Eastern Continent. If you put this card on any long-distance crystal remote-sensing communication equipment in any city in the Eastern Continent, you would be able to contact Donder..." Zhang Tie's dad took the card from his elder brother's hand and carefully observed it with a nostalgic look.
'Large-scale steam computers?' It was Zhang Tie's turn to be dumbfounded. This thing was too advanced. He had only heard about it at school. Even the teachers at school had not seen it.
The steam computer was developed on the basis of the steam difference engine. It was two generations more advanced than the difference engine. It was the greatest machine that mankind had ever made. This was the evaluation of the steam computer by the teachers at school.
As for difference engine, it was invented by Babbage, a human mathematician, hundreds of years before the Catastrophe and over 1,000 years ago when humans were in the first industrial revolution before the Catastrophe. The invention of this machine was inspired by steam jacquard. As a mathematician, Babbage was inspired by steam jacquard. Therefore, he invented the first steam difference engine. The difference engine operated by various gears. Unfortunately, after the invention of the first human difference engine, it didn't attract much attention. For some inexplicable reason, it was put into cold storage.
Not until the Second Industrial Revolution before the Catastrophe, when computers with the same function were invented which were driven by electricity and calculated by transistors instead of gears were invented, the invention of the steam difference engine was completely forgotten by people. Then, the Catastrophe arrived. After the Cataclysm, the surviving human beings discovered that if they wanted to live a better life, they must have a computing tool that was faster and more accurate than the human brain. Therefore, the steam difference engine, which had been hidden for over a thousand years, was created again.
Among the 17 cities of the former Andaman Alliance, only Kalur, the city of machines, had the ability to manufacture steam difference engines. There were only two steam difference engines in the entire Andaman Alliance. One of them was placed in Kalur, the city of machines, which became the most powerful computing core that supported the manufacturing industry of the entire Kalur. The other smaller one was placed in Andaman City, the capital of the former Andaman Alliance. It was said that the Andaman Clan used that machine to manage their huge family industry.
Between the steam calculator and the steam difference engine, there was a steam analyzer, which was built on the basis of the steam difference engine. It was a more powerful machine made by humans. The steam computer was more powerful than the steam analyzing machine. It represented the peak of human manufacturing industry. In the entire Blackson Human Clan Corridor, not to mention large steam computers. Even large steam analyzing machines. It was said that no one could make them.
"Dad, how do you know so much?" Zhang Tie stared at his dad with a dubious look. Even the teachers at school had not seen this kind of card before. How could his dad know its origin so easily? Furthermore, his expression was too strange. Previously, his dad was a bit worried about Donder's identity, but now, after seeing this card, he seemed to let out a sigh!
"Erm... erm... I've heard about it before!"
Zhang Tie felt that his dad was not a good liar. At such an old age, whenever he lied, he would habitually scratch his head, which was known by the whole family.
Zhang Tie looked doubtful. The moment he wanted to say something, his mom opened her mouth.
"Guoguo, what are you going to do with the house and the money?"
His mom immediately shifted Zhang Tie's attention to her.
"Needless to say, of course I'm going to give it to dad and mom. I'll let you be a landlord and a landlady and enjoy a comfortable life..." Speaking of this, Zhang Tie became excited at once. "Elder brother is going to get married, so he should have a new house for himself and elder sister-in-law. Even if I live in another house, there are still nine other houses in that apartment. I can earn more than 10 gold coins a month, which is much higher than dad's salary. Our rice brew business is not doing well, and elder sister-in-law is going to have a baby soon. Give the money to elder brother. Elder brother is going to retire. With the money, elder brother can do some business. It's much better than working for others! "
In order not to make his parents worry too much, Zhang Tie didn't tell them about the holy war. The moment Zhang Yang wanted to say something, he saw Zhang Tie throwing a glance at him. Based on the tacit understanding between the two brothers for over ten years, Zhang Yang immediately closed his mouth. Zhang Yang knew that Zhang Tie wanted to talk to him alone.
After thinking for a while, his parents exchanged glances with each other and nodded.
We've been used to live here for dozens of years, and we don't want to move anymore. We can live here and have a lively family. You can move there. Seeing that you have a place in Blackhot City instead of sleeping in the open, your dad and I feel reassured... "His mom revealed a kind smile." I'll also keep the money for you. If your elder brother really needs it in the future, I'll give it to him. Consider it as a loan from you! "
Knowing that this was what his dad and mom wanted, Zhang Tie didn't say anything more. However, he insisted that his dad and mom keep the rent for themselves as a show of filial piety. Finally, his dad and mom nodded and agreed to keep one third of it, leaving the rest for Zhang Tie to spend.
As a result, the whole family was happy.
After his dad and mom went to bed, Zhang Tie silently pulled Zhang Yang aside and told him about the holy war. Hearing this news, Zhang Yang's face also changed. He immediately understood the reason for the turmoil between Blackhot City and the Andaman Alliance in the past two months.
"Elder brother, the money is for you. It's time for us to tide over the difficulties together. Don't worry about that bit of money. It's not convenient for me to stay in the army. The City Guard Army of Blackhot City will soon be abolished. Among the original City Guard Army, the Iron-Horn Army will only consider keeping a few backbone officers. All the others will have to retire. This is what I've heard from adviser Vessie. The Iron-Horn Army wants to recruit and train a batch of new soldiers in Blackhot City in their own way. Therefore, you'll have to retire in a few days. After that, you can take the money and use it in the name of doing business to gradually establish some connections and find a way of retreat for our family in the southern Chinese countries. Otherwise, if there's a sudden change in the situation, even though we two brothers don't need to worry about it, what about dad, mom, elder sister-in-law and the baby in elder sister-in-law's belly? We need to plan and prepare for this in advance. Elder brother, as long as you find a way of retreat, we can think of a way to get dad, mom and elder sister-in-law out of here first... "
The two brothers tightly grasped each other's hands. Zhang Yang nodded heavily!
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