The nightlife in Blackhot City was actually very rich. When the night fell, some red-light places would become boisterous. However, Zhang Tie had no affinity with them. Whistling all the way home, Zhang Tie rode his tricycle back home.
When he got home, he found that the shop had already been closed and the door was locked. Zhang Tie unlocked the door and pushed the tricycle into the house. Although this tricycle was ugly, it had one advantage — the wheels at the back and the cargo frame in the middle could be folded and dismantled. Thus, it would not take up too much space at home.
His parents had gone out again. Zhang Tie guessed that they were either playing cards in their friends' homes or going to church. As they only had a few hobbies, Zhang Tie naturally had nothing to say about it.
After parking the tricycle and washing his hands, Zhang Tie went to the kitchen with the small bag of seeds gifted by Grandma Teresa. The familiar aroma of beef in the kitchen made Zhang Tie's stomach rumble and his mouth secrete a lot of saliva.
The food was kept warm in the pot by his mom. The main dish tonight was stewed beef with potatoes.
Zhang Tie was reluctant to eat the leftover beef from the canned beef brought by his elder brother at noon and told his mom to eat it together with his dad in the evening. In the evening, his mom stewed a big bowl of stewed beef with potatoes. Under her skillful manipulation, the small bowl of beef became a big bowl of delicious food.
Looking at the bowl of "stewed beef with potatoes" and counting the few pieces of beef in it, Zhang Tie knew that his dad and mom didn't eat any of the leftover beef from yesterday. They only drank some soup and ate some potatoes, leaving all the beef for him.
With an indescribable feeling, Zhang Tie silently ate all the food. Even Zhang Tie himself didn't realize that his appetite had gradually increased in the past two days.
After having supper, he cleaned up the house. Based on his previous experience, he estimated that his parents would come back in 2-3 hours, which was enough for him to do something. Thinking of the bare land and the corn and potatoes that he had planted in the Castle of Black Iron, Zhang Tie sped up.
Zhang Tie also felt that he was a bit neurotic. When he returned home, he clearly remembered that he had already locked the door from the inside. Now, he ran back to check it again before being reassured. Zhang Tie mocked himself, "Is this how small figures feel when they find that they have won the lottery? They always feel that the place where they hide their lottery tickets will be discovered."
'So what if I'm a nobody? Anyway, I'm a genuine nobody now. What's there to be afraid of?'
Making up his mind, Zhang Tie became more agile. He found two iron buckets in the backyard and ran to the well. After a short while, he filled the two buckets with water. After filling them with water, Zhang Tie carried the two buckets to the narrow washroom in the backyard.
The washroom in Zhang Tie's home was only a bit more than 2 or 3 square meters. It was usually very clean. Half of the washroom's area was occupied by the bathtub used by his family members. The entire bathtub was half as high as a person. Although the workmanship was not exquisite, it was very solid. The lacquer was thick and smooth. It was the first gift that Zhang Tie's elder brother had given to his dad and mom after receiving his salary and allowance.
With a sound of "Hua La", Zhang Tie poured the two buckets of water into the bathtub in the washroom. The height of the two buckets of water could only reach his feet. After pouring the water into the bathtub, Zhang Tie ran to the well and fetched another two buckets of water. He then ran back to the washroom and poured the water into the bathtub.
After repeating this process for more than 10 minutes, Zhang Tie finally filled the bathtub in the washroom. At this moment, if his mom was here, she would definitely boil hot water for Zhang Tie to take a bath in. However, Zhang Tie had to pretend to be a man and learn from his elder brother to take a bath in cold water, which was why she would nag him for a long time. However, since he was not really going to take a bath, Zhang Tie didn't care about that anymore. After putting the last two buckets of water beside the bathtub, Zhang Tie returned to the kitchen and picked up the small bag of seeds gifted by Grandma Teresa. He then returned to the washroom. Since he had done strenuous exercise after supper, Zhang Tie felt slightly uncomfortable in his stomach and intestines. However, at this moment, he did not care about this.
Returning to the washroom, Zhang Tie once again closed the door from the inside. He then clamped the small bag of seeds under his right armpit and held a bucket of water in each hand. Zhang Tie took two deep breaths to recover his composure. After that, he closed his eyes and started to "search" for that mysterious "arched door"...
This time, it seemed to be easier. After several experiments in the past two days, Zhang Tie found that as long as he focused on the center of his eyebrows, he would be able to clearly "see" that "arched door". That "arched door", namely, the gate of the Castle of Black Iron, was actually facing the center of his eyebrows.
Zhang Tie didn't know what was going on, but he didn't care. As long as it was useful, who would waste time to study it...
See — — Lock — — Enter — —
Carrying two buckets of water and a small bag of seeds in his arm, Zhang Tie immediately disappeared from the narrow washroom.
Feeling that the surrounding atmosphere had changed, Zhang Tie opened his eyes and found that he was already in the Castle of Black Iron.
He was still surrounded by the open land with an abrupt "Manjusaka Karma Fruit Tree" in the middle of the land. Of course, there was also a sentence that made Zhang Tie's humble vanity inflate:
— — Handsome and Magnificent Castle Lord, welcome to the Castle of Black Iron!
Seeing this sentence, Zhang Tie instantly felt spirited. His stomach didn't hurt anymore, his intestines didn't convulse, his legs didn't tremble, he didn't have to get up at night, and he didn't lack calcium anymore. Ahem... ahem...
"This father is the owner of this place... ah..." Feeling his inflated vanity, the miserable teenager shouted loudly. If it was outside, Zhang Tie's shout would definitely attract the magistrates of this area; however, in here, Zhang Tie could not even hear an echo.
Zhang Tie had never shouted like this outside. After venting out his feelings, he suddenly felt refreshed. 'Eh? That's weird. I feel much more comfortable.'
Therefore, Zhang Tie decided to shout one more time...
"This father is the owner of this world... ah..."
He felt a bit more comfortable. One more time...
"This father will let dad and mom eat beef every day... ah..."
He felt a bit more comfortable...
"Miss Daina, I love you... ah..."
One more time...
"I want to be rich... ah..."
One more time...
"All the beauties with big butts and breasts, your dream lover, this father is here... ah..."
After wailing like a ghost and howling like a wolf, Zhang Tie really felt much more relaxed. He didn't know whether others had tried this before, but Zhang Tie suddenly realized that this might be a good way to vent his emotions and stress.
After venting, Zhang Tie felt much more comfortable. He threw the seeds between his arms onto the ground and walked towards the corn and potatoes with two buckets of water. Although he felt that the soil in the Castle of Black Iron was very suitable for the growth of plants and the soil moisture was not bad, Zhang Tie always felt that something was missing if he didn't water the seeds. It seemed that this place didn't have any rain. Perhaps the seeds that could germinate had become moldy in the soil because of his laziness in not watering them.
Coming to the two plots of corn and potatoes, Zhang Tie put down a bucket and carried one bucket to water the rows of corn that had not yet germinated. After watering one bucket, he only managed to wet less than a quarter of the corn. He then carried the other bucket and watered half of the corn. Carrying the two buckets again, Zhang Tie closed his eyes and concentrated on the place between his eyebrows...
See — — Lock — — Go out...
...
In the next moment, Zhang Tie reappeared in the narrow washroom. After opening the water release switch at the bottom of the bathtub, he filled the two iron buckets with water once again. After that, he stood still and closed his eyes. Zhang Tie's eyes were filled with water.
See — — Lock — — Enter — —
...
After doing this five times in a row, Zhang Tie stood in front of the marking steel bar in the Castle of Black Iron and watched the two plots of corn and potatoes that had been watered by him. Panting heavily, he felt very satisfied inside. However, he felt a faint headache as if something had been sucked out of his brain. As he was busy watering, he didn't notice it until now. Zhang Tie tried to concentrate on the place between his eyebrows and soon "saw" that marvelous "arch door". Different from the previous times, this "arch door" became very unstable and looming. When Zhang Tie finally caught it with his consciousness and issued the order to "go out", something unexpected happened...
All of a sudden, Zhang Tie felt heavy and dizzy as if he was falling into a bottomless dark tunnel from a high altitude. He suddenly lost his balance and sat on the ground. After a short while, Zhang Tie opened his eyes with a pale face and recovered his composure...
"What's wrong? How could this happen?" Zhang Tie became flurried.
The words that suddenly appeared in front of him answered Zhang Tie's doubts.
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