It was troublesome and embarrassing.
After leaving the residential area where Barley lived and making an appointment with Barley, Zhang Tie went to the orphanage opened by Grandma Teresa.
Walking on the familiar streets of Blackhot City in the cold and tranquil night, Zhang Tie sighed with emotions.
Over the past one more year, Blackhot City seemed to have changed a lot; however, it seemed that nothing had changed.
After joining the army, Bagdad and Sharwin officially became soldiers of No. 39 Division. However, Barley and Sharwin who failed the physical examination started to run a small business in Blackhot City. The shareholders of the business were the 7 members of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood.
Barley, who was good at currying favor, contacted First Lieutenant Clark of the Logistics Department of No. 39 Division whom Zhang Tie had met once before and started to deal with the waste goods in the Logistics Department of No. 39 Division.
Having stayed in the Logistics Department of the Norman Empire, Zhang Tie was very clear that due to the strict military supply system of the Norman Empire, many items that should be scrapped or failed to meet the requirements of the military would be treated as wastes. Some of these wastes were completely worthless, but some of them were still valuable. However, some of them could still play a great role in the civilian market.
First Lieutenant Clark had the disposal right of some of the scrapped weapons of the soldiers of No. 39 Division. According to the regulations of the Norman Empire, these scrapped weapons could be sold as scrap iron. However, actually, it was very profitable.
For example, if the tip of a standard 4 '7 "one-handed long sword in the national army of the Norman Empire was broken or a part of the blade was severely damaged, the sword could be scrapped according to the regulations. Barley and Sharwin took this sword from Clark's hand. They only needed to reprocess it by removing the broken part of the tip of the sword and polishing it once again. Even if the 4 '7 "long sword could be changed into a common sword of about 1', or even a dagger, it would still be profitable. Because the demand for weapons among the civilian market was not as strict as that in the army. There were not so many standards, as long as it could be used. Additionally, the military products of the Norman Empire had always been of very high quality. Even if it was slimmed down and changed its look, as long as it could be used, it would still have a good market.
At this moment, Barley and Sharwin were running a small workshop. There were some grinding machines and some metal processing tables in the workshop. They even hired a few workers to reprocess the scrapped military products from Clark's hands in the small workshop. After that, they would sell them. Last year, after deducting various expenses, this small workshop had made over 100 gold coins for them.
Before Zhang Tie met Barley, Barley and Sharwin had just invited Clark to have a meal in Avenue Bright and sent a "big gift" to Clark. With this gift, Barley estimated that their business could at least increase by 2 times next year.
When Zhang Tie left Blackhot City, he had left some money and resources to Barley, but they didn't fully invest in this business. In Barley's words, the key to making money was not to expand, but to be familiar with it. Without a solid foundation, no matter how much money they invested, they could not guarantee to make a profit for sure.
Speaking of business, Zhang Tie had to admit that Fatty was born for this business. He was much better than Zhang Tie.
If Zhang Tie had not come back, Barley and Sharwin might have continued this business; however, it was an urgent problem for Barley to consider whether to stay in Blackhot City or not.
Zhang Tie had already told Barley about his purpose of coming back this time. Blackhot City was not a place to stay for long. Once the holy war broke out, Blackhot City, which was on the border of Blackson Humans Corridor, would either become the frontline and be destroyed in the blink of an eye; otherwise, Blackhot City's route of retreat would be cut off. The narrow and long terrain of Blackson Humans Corridor determined the fate of Blackhot City in the holy war.
If they left here this time, they might bid farewell to Blackhot City forever. Therefore, even though Barley trusted Zhang Tie, he had to negotiate with his family members before deciding whether they would leave with Zhang Tie or not.
For any family, this was a matter that concerned the fate of the entire family, they would be very serious.
Zhang Tie told Barley that as long as his family members wanted to leave, he would handle the migration certificates. Barley would find Sharwin tomorrow and ask him to consider it seriously. As for the other guys of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood, they would not be informed until they came out of the camp in a couple of days.
From now to February next year, Zhang Tie would have about one month to finish what he had to do in Blackhot City.
When he came to Grandma Teresa's orphanage, Zhang Tie was surprised to find that the board of the orphanage had disappeared. The gate of the orphanage was tightly closed. With his dark vision, Zhang Tie could even see that the playground of the orphanage had been filled with bags of goods. The entire orphanage seemed to have become a warehouse.
Zhang Tie walked forward and slightly knocked at the door of the night watchman. After a few seconds, he didn't hear any sound from inside. Therefore, Zhang Tie knocked at the door once again.
This time, some noises came from the room. After a few seconds, a palm-sized iron window on the door of the night watcher's room was pulled open from the inside. An elderly night watcher revealed half of his face, holding a fluorite lamp and looking out from the door with vigilance in his eyes.
"Who are you looking for?"
"I want to ask, isn't this the orphanage that Grandma Teresa opened? Do you know where they are now?"
"Are you talking about the old nun from the Patron Sect who used to live here and adopted many orphans?"
"Yes!"
After thinking for a short while, the night watchman replied, "They moved away two months ago."
"Are they still in Blackhot City?"
"No, after dealing with the real estate here, that nun left with many orphans. It seems that she left by airship. They were picked up by airship!"
"Fine, thanks, sorry for bothering you!"
Zhang Tie then turned around and left the orphanage. After hearing the night watchman's news, Zhang Tie let out a sigh inside. Nobody else could pick up Grandma Teresa and those orphans by airship except the school of patron.
In Ice and Snow Wilderness, when he met Crell, who seemed to be very familiar with Grandma Teresa's situation, from then on, Zhang Tie started to doubt that Grandma Teresa's position in the school of patron was not that low. It seemed that this orphanage opened by Grandma Teresa might have other missions in Blackhot City, such as finding orphans who were suitable for the cultivation system of the school of patron. It seemed that the situation was as Zhang Tie had imagined.
No matter what, after Grandma Teresa and those orphans left Blackhot City, Zhang Tie finally became reassured. He had one less mission in Blackhot City. If Grandma Teresa and the other orphans didn't leave, Zhang Tie planned to take Grandma Teresa and those little guys away.
After leaving the orphanage, Zhang Tie continued to walk on the tranquil street. He wanted to find a place to settle down. Unknowingly, Beverly's face appeared in Zhang Tie's mind, making him feel warm inside.
Perhaps, he could give her a surprise!
Blinking his eyes, Zhang Tie revealed a smile as he sped up his pace.
...
Half an hour later, Zhang Tie appeared outside an apartment building in an alley near Red Maple Avenue in the north of Blackhot City.
At this moment, none of the windows in the apartment building were lit. Standing downstairs, Zhang Tie raised his head and looked around. He remembered that Beverly's home was on the 6th floor, namely the top floor. Beverly's room was adjacent to this side of the alley.
It was Zhang Tie's first time to do this. Therefore, he became a bit excited. He looked around and found nobody was paying attention to him. Standing under the balcony of Beverly's home, Zhang Tie sprung up like a night owl. On the way, he pressed one hand on the windowsills of two households and rose up once again. After doing this twice, Zhang Tie stood outside the balcony of Beverly's home silently.
For a LV 8 powerhouse like Zhang Tie, it was indeed not difficult at all.
The balcony directly led to Beverly's room. There was a glass door and a window between the balcony and the room. As it was winter, the window and the glass door were covered with thick, dark curtains. The glass door between the balcony and the room was also closed. Zhang Tie twisted the handle of the glass door, causing an inaudible "Ka" sound. Then, the door was opened. Zhang Tie flashed in and closed the door.
With Zhang Tie's dark vision, everything in the pitch-dark room was as eye-catching as that in the daytime.
The room was not large, but it was very tidy. The entire room was only a bit more than 10 square meters. Some women's clothes were hanging on the drying pole near the window, including two sets of white nurse's uniforms. Beverly's delicate underwear and sizable brassiere were also hanging there. The entire room was filled with the familiar sweet smell of Beverly.
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