At the foot of the hill, there was an iron track, which was several hundred meters long. At the other end of the iron track was the raw materials yard of the Iron Smelting Workshop of Wild Wolf Castle. There was a steam engine in the raw materials yard, which provided a capstan with power. The capstan was connected to a steel cable as thick as a baby's arm from the top of the hill to the foot of the hill. After the mining cart was filled with ores, the steel cable would pull the mining cart up along the iron track. This section of iron track and the steam engine had greatly improved the efficiency of transporting ores to Wild Wolf Castle. If not for such a thing, Zhang Tie really doubted whether anyone would be willing to mine ores. After all, it was not a job that a human could do to carry ores from the mining cave for more than 1 km to this place and climb up the hill with ores on their backs.
However, even if it was a job that those people could do, for different people, they could also try some challenges with different difficulties.
At noon, the sun, which had been hidden for a whole day, became scorching once again. The temperature in the Wild Wolf Valley started to rise once again. Due to the rain yesterday, the valley was damp everywhere. The rising temperature caused the water vapor to evaporate from the ground. In the blink of an eye, the entire valley became like a huge steamer, which was so stuffy that Zhang Tie felt flustered.
Under such a temperature, it was also a great challenge for Zhang Tie to complete a 1.5 km journey with a mining basket weighing more than 100 kg on his back. On the way, Zhang Tie gritted his teeth and sweated profusely, feeling as if his shoulders were going to emit smoke due to the friction. On average, he would have to take a rest every 200-300 meters. Finally, when Zhang Tie put the mining basket onto the platform scale, the sound of different weights caused by the different sound effects caused by the different weights attracted the attention of the male students at the collecting point, who couldn't help but look at the number on the platform scale.
118 kg!
"Brother, not bad. You're the first one to carry over 100 kg of ores here. It seems that you're born to do this!" At this moment, Zhang Tie was so tired that he just wanted to lie on the ground and rest for half an hour. Hearing such a "compliment", he could only roll his eyes helplessly. He didn't care whether the guy was praising him or insulting him. The boy took out a notebook and looked at the number on the platform scale. After checking the quality of the ores in the mining basket, he started to record it down.
"Including this basket … how many kg of ores have I carried today?" Zhang Tie asked after panting for a long time.
"Including this time, let me see …" The boy lowered his head and looked at the record. "You're Zhang Tie, right? The first time this morning, you carried 76 kg, the second time, 78 kg, the third time, 69 kg, and this time, 118 kg. Let me see …"
"337 kg …" The moment the male student reported the number of ores that Zhang Tie had carried, Zhang Tie's heart raced as the abacus of 7 units appeared in his mind. Almost the moment the male student reported the number for the third time, Zhang Tie had already known the result. Therefore, he told him the result.
The boy calculated with a pen and found that the number was the same as what Zhang Tie had blurted out. He couldn't help but look at Zhang Tie in astonishment. However, he didn't think too much about it.
"Hmm, it's 337 kg. This is the highest record we've recorded these days. You didn't come for the first two days, so today is the third day. This number is just enough to meet the requirement …"
"Is there a reward for the highest record?" Zhang Tie asked with a drooling face.
"Yes!"
"What?"
"So that you can continue to work in this promising career …"
Hearing this answer, Zhang Tie's face slightly darkened. He then smiled. He had never thought that this guy was so humorous.
Seeing the guys pouring their ores into the mining cart, Zhang Tie casually chatted with them for a while and rested for a while. Then, according to the weight of the ores that Zhang Tie had dug out, Zhang Tie received a portion of dry rations, which weighed 7 kg. Afterwards, he carried the dry rations and the ugly basket on his back and climbed up the mountain to the small square of Wild Wolf Castle.
After unloading the 100 kg burden, Zhang Tie gradually recovered his physical strength after a period of rest. He found that his legs were unprecedentedly light and fast. This time, he had successfully challenged his own limit and created a small record among the unlucky guys. Feeling pretty good, Zhang Tie felt a bit proud. "It seems that Donder is right. People are forced to be like this." This was a sentence that could only be understood in the Chinese language.
After resting for a day, the small square became even livelier. Compared to the bare and crude appearance when they first arrived, after a few days, some simple trading stalls had been set up in the small square to provide shade. Some girls were selling and exchanging wild fruits and vegetables that they had picked in these stalls. On the other side of the square, the male teams that came here every day to show off their 'muscles' and prey were still huddled together noisily. From time to time, they would strike up a conversation with the surrounding girls. These few days, more and more girls had begun to form a fixed trial team with the boys. After getting to know each other for a period of time, both the boys and the girls had become bolder.
"Do you need wild blueberries and hawthorn fruits?" A voice from a nearby booth attracted Zhang Tie's attention. When Zhang Tie turned around, he saw a male student shaking his head and walking away while the female student sitting on the ground, hugging her feet with a slightly disappointed expression. In front of her was a lotus leaf, on which there was a small pile of wild blueberries and hawthorn fruits that weighed less than half a kg. Like their owner, the pile of blueberries and hawthorn fruits was slightly unripe. Although they were clean, they were very common and inconspicuous, and could not arouse the "appetite" of the horny students at all.
Zhang Tie remembered that he had not scattered blueberry and hawthorn seeds in the Castle of Black Iron. Therefore, he walked over there and squatted down in front of the female student's booth. "How do you want to exchange for these?"
Hearing Zhang Tie's voice, the disappointed girl raised her head from her knees once again. The girl's face could only be described as delicate and pretty, with a very flat figure and some freckles on her face. Compared to the brilliant beauties around her, she was like an ugly duckling. However, her blue eyes made Zhang Tie feel like he was looking at a clear brook.
"These wild blueberries and hawthorn fruits only cost half a kg … hmm, 4 kg of dry rations. As for meat, 2 kg …" Feeling Zhang Tie's gaze sweeping over her body, the female student stooped down a bit and hid her breasts behind her knees.
"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!" The girl's stomach protested her hunger clearly. Feeling even more embarrassed, she lowered her head.
"Fine, I'll take all of them …" Zhang Tie took out a half kg-heavy piece of dried rations from his portable food container. After thinking for a while, he put a small piece of beef jerky on top of the dried rations.
"This … this … this is too much food!" The female student was astonished. She stared at Zhang Tie with her beautiful blue eyes, seemingly wanting to discover something from Zhang Tie's face.
"Hmm … I'm a follower of the school of patron. Hmm … I want to collect some plant seeds in this survival training. But look at me, I'm mining right now. I don't have time to do that. If it's convenient for you to collect wild fruits in the future, you can help me collect some seeds as long as it's not dangerous. No matter what kind of plant they are, I'll exchange them with food. The extra is the deposit!" Zhang Tie said half-truthfully.
"Really?" The female student's eyes immediately sparkled.
Zhang Tie smiled and put away the two piles of slightly unripe fruits on the ground. He then pushed his food in front of the female student. Zhang Tie's action was more convincing than anything else. The female student immediately tightly grasped the food in front of her, fearing that Zhang Tie would regret.
"What's your name?"
"I'm Zhang Tie!"
"How can I find you after I collect the seeds?"
"I often come here. You don't need to find me. I'll find you!"
After saying this, Zhang Tie stood up and walked away with the bag of fruits. After walking seven or eight steps, Zhang Tie heard the timid voice of the female student behind him. "I'm Pandora …"
Zhang Tie turned around and gave the girl called Pandora a smile. He then picked up a hawthorn fruit, threw it into the air, and caught it with his mouth. When he bit it, the sour fruit made Zhang Tie's face wrinkle. He had failed to act cool. Seeing Zhang Tie's expression, Pandora burst out into laughter. She then felt that she was the one who had sold those hawthorn fruits, so she hurriedly held back her laughter and covered her mouth with her hands. When she looked at Zhang Tie again, she found that the black-haired teenager with a mining basket on his back had already disappeared into the crowd after waving his hands at her...
"Zhang Tie …" Pandora murmured this name a few times.
… …
After completing today's task, Zhang Tie felt relieved. While eating the sour blueberries and hawthorn fruits, he whistled as he went down the mountain. He then returned to his mining spot in the mine. There were still four or five hours before the end of the work in the afternoon. For Zhang Tie, this period of time completely belonged to him. The hidden mine had become the best place for him to cultivate without being disturbed. After working for a whole morning, there were even fewer people mining in the mine in the afternoon. The sound of mining tools striking the ores became even more sparse.
Zhang Tie found a relatively clean place in the mine and sat down with his legs crossed. He then entered the state of cultivation. After carrying over 100 kg of ores on his back and completing the difficult task of handing in the ores, Zhang Tie found that his current state was surprisingly good. He felt relaxed and full of energy. He had heard from others that the effect of cultivating after breaking through a physical limit was very good. Since he still had a lot of time in the afternoon, Zhang Tie decided to give it a try …
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