"What did that wild patron find?"
"I don't know. That man only stayed in Kurgan village for one night. He just wanted to know what I said just now. After knowing that, he left!" Speaking until here, Village Chief Zieg seemed to recall something. "By the way, that man has a pet. It's a huge black eagle. When I sent him out of the village, the giant eagle fell from the sky, scaring me at that time.
The weird animal tide, the wild patron of the School of Patron who came here with a huge black eagle to investigate the truth, Zhang Tie thought of those iron-beaks that he met on the way to Huaiyuan Prefecture which crazily attacked his airship. Because of those iron-beaks? Until now, many air traffic routes across Waii Sub-continent had been greatly influenced. Some of them were even facing the danger of being cut off.
'Is there any connection between them? '
Zhang Tie sensed a bit of danger almost instinctively. However, this event didn't have any negative influence on him for the time being; instead, it could help him to form seven-strength fruits more easily. Therefore, Zhang Tie just marked it as a warning in his mind.
For Zhang Tie, no matter what would happen in the future, the most important thing was to improve his battle strength.
The supper was very sumptuous. It was a rare delicacy that Zhang Tie had tasted recently, especially the self-brewed Seabuckthorn wine. That taste was unforgettable.
The process of self-brewed Seabuckthorn wine in Kurgan village was very simple. After washing the Seabuckthorn, they would crumble it. After that, they would mix it with sugar and ferment it in a wooden barrel. It was similar to the fermentation process of wine. Zieg said that almost everyone across Ice and Snow Wilderness could brew Buckthorn wine. Each of them grew up drinking Buckthorn wine. Besides tasting good, those who often drank Buckthorn wine would be healthy and would not get sick at all.
Zhang Tie would definitely be amazed by it. Zhang Tie would definitely be amazed. However, at this moment, Zhang Tie knew very well that the process of making seabuckthorn wine by aborigines in Ice and Snow Wilderness was actually the fermentation process of ferment. Although people here might not know what ferment was, Zhang Tie knew that the process of brewing seabuckthorn wine was actually the fermentation process of ferment. However, with their wisdom, they found a way to gain a lot of ferment easily in Ice and Snow Wilderness.
The people here seemed to be inseparable from the seabuckthorn. The seabuckthorn tea, seabuckthorn wine, seabuckthorn oil, and the seabuckthorn twigs that were used as firewood in the autumn were all closely related to the lives of the people here.
Even the sea buckthorns planted outside the village. The neat Buckthorn trees were like rows of guards. Because of these Buckthorn trees, even wild beasts couldn't approach the village unscrupulously from all directions. Instead, they had to go through the paths that people had left behind. This greatly increased the probability of those dangerous large beasts being discovered when they approached the village.
In addition, Seabuckthorn also had the ability to fertilize the soil. Those originally barren lands, as long as they were planted with Seabuckthorn for a few years, could be planted with plants with strong vitality such as potatoes. To provide food for the people. Villages in Ice and Snow Wilderness often interplanted wheat in the seabuckthorn woods and had a good harvest.
It could be said that without Seabuckthorn, the people across Ice and Snow Wilderness might not be able to survive like this. Everybody's living condition and quality of life would be influenced by this plant. Because this plant was too important for people in Ice and Snow Wilderness.
Although Buckthorn looked common, it had long become the most important guarantee for people to survive in Ice and Snow Wilderness. Buckthorn was the source of food for people. Its fruits and leaves were convenient to store and could be eaten. Additionally, it was the main energy and fuel for people to survive the long winter here. Additionally, it was the most important cash crop. It was responsible for making money for people here. Finally, it was the role of reclaiming wasteland and fertilizing the soil, constantly expanding the living space of people here. It was hard to imagine how people here could survive in Ice and Snow Wilderness without Buckthorn.
When they ate and drank, Zieg introduced the functions of Seabuckthorn to Zhang Tie. Hearing his words, a whim occurred to Zhang Tie, 'I wonder whether it would be more marvelous if Seabuckthorn could complete another mutation and evolution in Castle of Black Iron.'
The moment this whim occurred to Zhang Tie, Zhang Tie had become a bit excited. The sense of achievement of creating a new species was really cool. When Zhang Tie was thinking about creating a new species of Seabuckthorn with more powerful functions, a whim flashed across his mind and struck him like a lightning bolt. As a result, Zhang Tie, who was eating, became stiff at once.
If the entire Ice and Snow Wilderness was covered with new species of Buckthorns that were created by Zhang Tie and the residents here had been accustomed to the better life brought by the new Buckthorns, what would the result be?
Zhang Tie faintly quivered all over as he recalled the contents of the General History of Humans that he had learned in Huaiyuan Palace.
Before the Catastrophe, demons and their agents and lackeys among humans controlled the seeds of grains on this planet through science and technology. After that, humans were actually under the rule of demons and their agents and lackeys among humans.
The grain seeds provided by demons to humans were born poisonous. The toxins in those seeds were not common chemical toxins, but more terrifying genetic viruses. Because the grains grown from those seeds carried those genetic viruses, they could regulate humans' genes and DNA. As a result, humans became short-lived, sickly, frail and low in intelligence. They could even lose their fertility. Actually, demons castrated humans by providing food seeds to humans. As a result, humans lost the ability to resist demons forever. As long as humans ate those food seeds, they would have to surrender to the rule of demons. There was no other way.
At that time, Hua people suffered from the conspiracy of demons. After paying a great price, the entire human race finally woke up and became the backbone of humans who led humans to resist demons and waged two holy wars against demons.
'If I could produce new species of Seabuckthorn, of course, I would not use it to poison these people living in this land. However, if people here could live on those Seabuckthorn trees, I could also have a great influence in Ice and Snow Wilderness by controlling and utilizing those Seabuckthorn trees like how demons ruled humans using grains seeds. The logic between the two is consistent. '
If it was before, Zhang Tie might not have such an ambitious thought. However, the moment this whim occurred to him, it had started to spread like weeds in Zhang Tie's mind.
Seeing Zhang Tie stopping, Zieg thought that Zhang Tie didn't like the food they served. Therefore, he asked Zhang Tie out of concern, "What? You don't like it?"
"Ahh. Of course not! " Zhang Tie revealed a smile at once, "When I heard about the functions of Seabuckthorn, I couldn't help but want to take some seeds of this plant back as a souvenir!"
"Do you want seeds of Seabuckthorn?" Zieg asked.
"Do you have any more in the village? If not, I will find some in the wild!"
Zieg burst out into laughter as he said generously, "We don't have anything else in Kurgan village, but we have many seeds of Seabuckthorn. Those seeds are used to extract oil. There are hundreds of kilograms of Seabuckthorn seeds in the mill in the village. There are hundreds of kilograms of Seabuckthorn seeds in the mill. You can take as many as you want. If you have a place to stay, I will have all the young men in the village send them to your place! "
"No need, just a small bag, about half a kilogram!"
"Hasan, go find a small sack. Go and find a small sack, then go to the mill in the village and give Peter a small bag of Seabuckthorn seeds! "Village head Zieg said as he touched his little grandson, who was only six or seven years old. His name was Hasan.
Hearing this, Zieg's grandson threw a glance at Zhang Tie before nodding and rushing out of the door. After a short while, he came back with a small sack which contained about 1-2 kilograms of Seabuckthorn seeds...
At the sight of those Seabuckthorn seeds, Zhang Tie slightly narrowed his eyes. The more Seabuckthorn seeds there were in Castle of Black Iron, as long as he was willing to invest in them, he could gain a new Seabuckthorn seed in the shortest period of time. As long as he invested different merit value, aura value and basic energy storage into over 300 Seabuckthorn seeds in Castle of Black Iron, he might gain a wholly new Seabuckthorn seed at the same time. Even though these Seabuckthorn seeds had a low probability to mutate and evolve in Castle of Black Iron, they could never match the quantity advantage that Zhang Tie could gain by putting in so many Seabuckthorn seeds at the same time. This was seeking for qualitative change through quantitative change.
When he imagined that the entire Ice and Snow Wilderness would be covered with "obedient" buckthorn trees, Zhang Tie burst out into laughter.
After supper, it was already dark. When Zhang Tie was chatting with Zieg in the courtyard and constantly expanding his knowledge about Ice and Snow Wilderness, he saw Ivan and the other teenagers again. They were here to invite Zhang Tie to attend the bonfire party in the evening.
"Go ahead, the night belongs to you youngsters. Only you youngsters will attend the bonfire party. We old guys will not be an eyesore!" Zieg also encouraged Zhang Tie to take a look at the bonfire party. "
Zhang Tie agreed readily. No matter what, it was still early for them to go to bed. As they were all young people, it was not a big deal for them to take a look.
After receiving Zhang Tie's consent, Ivan and the other teenagers became very happy. Before leaving, Ivan pointed at that heavy crossbow that Zhang Tie left in Zieg's house, "Can we take that big guy there? Many people have not seen such a crossbow before. Many people in the village want to broaden their horizons!"
Zhang Tie instantly picked up the crossbow while everybody else burst out into laughter.
The bonfire party in Kurgan village was held in an open space in the middle of the village. In the evening, this place was the world of young people and kids in Kurgan village. They set up a big bonfire on the open space and sat around the bonfire, chatting, drinking, singing, dancing and exchanging their achievements today. Drinking, singing, dancing and exchanging what they had learned today, those restless teenagers were wrestling or sparring with their peers on battle skills, etc. It was very boisterous.
Those hardworking girls in Kurgan village who helped at home in the daytime also came out. Sitting together with boys, they laughed and played with each other without being bashful at all.
Kids were running around the bonfire, catching fireflies or playing hide-and-seek.
None of the married or aged people in Kurgan village would attend such a party in the evening. Therefore, there was no restraint here. It was the world of young people.
Ivan said that such a party was held every day. It was not specially held for Zhang Tie. As long as the weather allowed or there was nothing else, young people in the village would kill time here each night. Everybody liked to attend such a party since they were young.
Before arriving at the venue, Zhang Tie had already seen the blazing flames and heard the cheers, laughter and kids playing in the distance.
When he arrived at the venue, Zhang Tie found there were about 400-500 people in the venue. The atmosphere was boisterous and casual. Among the people here, the oldest was only in their early twenties, and the youngest was only five or six years old. They were still running around with their butts bare, and all of them had relaxed and joyful expressions on their faces.
After coming here, Zhang Tie noticed that over 20 young people had drawn an area on one side of the bonfire. Some scarecrows in animal skins were playing javelins dozens of meters away. They were playing javelins happily.
This was not a bonfire party, it was more like an open-air party that young people in Kurgan village would hold every night. They could have such a boisterous party and communicate with a lot of familiar peers each night. Such a treatment could never be enjoyed by commoners like Zhang Tie who had lived in the city since he was young. Young people in the city usually gathered in bars. However, the atmosphere and feeling in bars could never match that here. Not to mention that Zhang Tie was very poor at that time. He could not afford to spend money in bars at all.
To be honest, Zhang Tie admired the nightlife of these young people in Kurgan village from the bottom of his heart. In such a happy, harmonious, and carefree gathering, no one spent much money and only had a campfire. However, everyone's happiness was something that many people couldn't buy even if they spent a lot of gold coins.
Zhang Tie's arrival didn't arouse any sensation. His arrival didn't cause any sound or light effect; neither was it grand. Everybody here was very casual and free. Zhang Tie and Evan naturally sat in the circle of Burman and the other young men whom they met in the daytime. After that, they started to chat with each other happily.
The heavy metal crossbow in Zhang Tie's hand seemed to be more eye-catching than Zhang Tie. The moment he took it out, a lot of young people had surrounded him and wanted to have a try.
After teaching them how to adjust the torque of the hydraulic slide rod, the heavy crossbow left Zhang Tie's hand and started to move among the young people. Many people wanted to try whether they could pick up this heavy metal crossbow or not.
Those who could pick up this crossbow all looked at Zhang Tie with admiring eyes. Those who blushed but still couldn't pick up the crossbow didn't feel too embarrassed; instead, they just felt a bit bashful. Because they were always surrounded by benevolent laughter.
After gaining Zhang Tie's consent, some young people wanted to try the power of this heavy metal crossbow. Ivan and the other young people said that this crossbow could penetrate through iron-teeth hyenas from 100 m away without losing its power. Additionally, the bolts could enter the ground of Grey Hill without being exposed at all. Therefore, they all wanted to have a try.
When Zhang Tie tried the crossbow, almost all the young people gathered around to watch the fun.
The place where the young people in Kurgan village tested the power of the crossbow was where those young people practiced javelin throwing skills just now. Zhang Tie asked those young people to place three targets in a line before shooting from 40 m away.
As none of the young people in the village could hold the heavy crossbow and shoot horizontally like Zhang Tie, they directly carried the heavy crossbow onto a wooden jumping horse which was used by a kid as high as half a person. When the jumping horse pulled the metal leg of the heavy crossbow, they started to shoot.
Burman was the first one to try the crossbow. He inserted a metal bolt clip into the magazine slot below the crossbow. After continuously sliding the loading rod 8 times, he finally pulled the string of the heavy crossbow with a sound of "Kacha". After that, he put one shoulder against the folding handle of the crossbow and pulled the trigger after aiming for a few seconds.
Almost no one heard the slight buzzing sound when the crossbow was fired. They only saw the three targets explode at the same time.
"Wow..." All the young people in Kurgan village exclaimed. The power of this heavy crossbow was out of many people's imagination.
"Even Eschyle City could not make such a weapon..." A young man sighed with emotion, "I've seen the heavy crossbow in Eschyle City. Neither could it be so powerful nor so delicate! "
"This thing should cost a lot!" Ivan watched the crossbow as he asked Zhang Tie with sparkling eyes.
"Hmm, probably!" Actually, even Zhang Tie was not clear about the price of this heavy crossbow. Because this crossbow was bought from the warehouse of Zhen Clan Mansion in Heavens Cold City a few days ago. It was completely imported from other continents. There were more than 10 heavy crossbows in Castle of Black Iron. After coming to Grey Hill, Zhang Tie found that it was the most efficient to kill those iron-teeth hyenas. Therefore, he took one out of Castle of Black Iron.
Such a thing. In Huaiyuan Prefecture, Zhang Tie estimated that the price of this crossbow should be about 400 gold coins. It might be a bit higher in other places. The price of a Faerie Dragon T9 sports car was only 500 gold coins. In this sense, this crossbow was indeed very expensive.
After that, almost all the young men over 12 years old in Kurgan village lined up to have a try. Even the girls joined in. Each of them was addicted to a heavy crossbow.
Tonight's party was boisterous and cheerful. Zhang Tie casually played the role of weapon guide and operation coach and taught the young men in Kurgan village to be familiar with the operation and shooting essentials of this heavy crossbow. After all, this kind of thing was a bit like a large-caliber heavy weapon before the Cataclysm. Not everyone had the chance to play with it. And tonight, this thing had become a big toy in this bonfire party, making a large group of people happy for once.
Zhang Tie was also very happy to play with his peers for a whole night without any schemes.
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The bonfire party didn't disperse until almost 12 o 'clock in the evening. As the flames in the bonfire gradually died down, the young people who had played together for the whole night also returned home.
Zieg arranged for Zhang Tie to live in the only public house in the village. It was a small cabin built by people in Kurgan village. When relatives or guests came to Kurgan village, they could live in the public house. That wild patron of school of patron who came to Kurgan village last time also lived in the public house of Kurgan village.
Of course, Zhang Tie didn't have any objection. Of course, Zhang Tie didn't have any objection to it. Because he found that the public cabin was actually better than the cabins of most people. Additionally, although the bedding and bedding in the public cabin were not new, they were very clean and smelled like sunshine. All of these were prepared for him.
…
After all the lights in all the households in Kurgan village died out, the moment Zhang Tie wanted to enter Castle of Black Iron to taste that seven-strength fruit, he heard faint footsteps from outside the cabin, which made Zhang Tie stop entering Castle of Black Iron at once.
'It's so late, who could it be?'
"Dong dong dong..." After waiting for a while, someone finally knocked at his door.
When the voice sounded for the second time, Zhang Tie rolled over and got off the bed before opening the wooden door of the cabin.
A beautiful girl at 18 or 19 years old was standing outside the door in a big cloak made of bear skin. Zhang Tie could even smell the fragrance of floral dew on her body after taking a bath.
'This girl looks familiar. I might have seen her tonight. Oh, she might be Ivan's elder sister...'
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