Wolf meat was very popular among male students in the survival training, especially fresh wolf meat. According to the "market price" in the square of Wild Wolf Castle, one kilogram of fresh wolf meat could be exchanged for one kilogram of dried rations at the rate of 1: 1, and could also be exchanged for the dried meat brought by those guys at the rate of 3: 1. Those guys who had dried rations and dried meat but didn't have fresh wolf meat were very willing to make such an exchange, as both parties would benefit from it. One party would gain more food, while the other party would gain food that could be preserved more easily. Everybody was happy about this.
Besides the rations, there were also three pieces of tanned wolf skin. According to Barley's estimation, although one of them didn't look good, the other two were basically good and could be sold for more than 20 silver coins. This amount of money was already enough to cover half of Zhang Tie's "circumcision".
60 kg of rations and 20 silver coins in the future were the unexpected gains that Zhang Tie had made by risking his life. The other guys of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood all insisted on letting Zhang Tie handle this "wealth" himself. Previously, Zhang Tie had planned to leave half of the rations for the other guys of the Hit-Plane Brotherhood to use as public rations. However, after hearing Zhang Tie's words, those guys all shook their heads faster than anyone else.
"Bighead, you almost lost your life to exchange for this rations. How could we eat it …" Barley said.
"That's right. If we eat this rations, we'll feel like we've failed in our lives!" Leit said.
"That's right. Eating these rations is like eating your own flesh. It's too painful!" Doug also chimed in.
Seeing that everybody had nodded, the issue of rations was dropped. As expected, the news that Zhang Tie had ignited his Shrine burning point didn't cause too much of an uproar.
After hearing the news, when Bagdad came to visit Zhang Tie, he fiercely slapped Zhang Tie's shoulder. With a ferocious expression, he pinched Zhang Tie's neck and shook Zhang Tie's body. "You're the first person in the Hit-Plane Brotherhood to ignite his Shrine burning point. This record should have been mine, it should have been mine. You're too much! What's more, you didn't even tell us after igniting it!"
"I'm afraid that if I tell you, I'll easily break your fragile and young hearts and make you lose hope in life. Look, I'm doing this for your own good …" Zhang Tie said.
"Humph!" Zhang Tie was greeted by a row of middle fingers.
"Oh, how could you light your Shrine surging point so fast?" Leit asked.
"Don't you know that Chinese people can ignite their first Shrine burning point faster than you?" Zhang Tie asked. It was true. Many Chinese people could indeed light their Shrine surging points faster than others, such as Zhang Tie's elder brother Zhang Yong who had passed away and his elder brother Zhang Yang. Although Zhang Tie had a great talent in cultivation, nobody knew that he could light his Shrine surging point by the small tree instead of his talent as a Chinese.
Hearing Zhang Tie's words, everybody understood. Zhang. In this era, there was a saying that Chinese people. Of the saying, "Shrine burning", "God.," Age.
During his recuperation, Zhang Tie lived in a ward in the outer castle of Wild Wolf Castle. There were two other people in the ward. Every day, Zhang Tie would either chat with the guy in the ward or wander around the castle with a crutch made of twigs.
Almost at the same time when the wolf bit onto Zhang Tie's calf, Zhang Tie's dagger also pierced into the wolf's body. Therefore, the wolf finally left two deep and bloody holes on Zhang Tie's right calf. Although the wounds were not fatal, it would take Zhang Tie at least one week to recover from them. Although Zhang Tie had already applied ointment to the wounds, it was estimated that Zhang Tie would need at least one week to recover.
During this period of time, Zhang Tie could only walk on tiptoe. Thankfully, Zhang Tie didn't have to worry about food and clothing. Every night, the guys from the Hit-Plane Brotherhood would send him a box of fish soup, saying that it was good for Zhang Tie's recovery. Zhang Tie asked around and found out that Barley and the other guys were preparing to dig new traps. The old traps were good, especially the fishing trap that Zhang Tie had made in the brook. It was like a cornucopia that could bring in several fish every day, regardless of rain or shine.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Tie was happy to recuperate in Wild Wolf Castle. Zhang Tie also asked Barley and the other guys about Glaze's gang, but they didn't find anything abnormal. Except for Glaze, who was still forbidden to come to Wild Wolf Castle due to his punishment, Zuhair and the other guys were doing as usual. Occasionally, they would bring some preys to Wild Wolf Castle to show off or exchange for some other items.
Besides leaving a mark in Zhang Tie's heart, after a few days, like the bruises and abrasions on Zhang Tie's body, the incident of the wolf pack's attack soon faded out of everyone's sight.
There was no lack of news during the survival training. Every day, many things would happen in the Wild Wolf Valley...
After experiencing another life-or-death ordeal, Zhang Tie's mind had improved once again. The second Leakless Fruit had already been ripe for three days in the Castle of Black Iron. However, during these three days, Zhang Tie was very calm and didn't even take a glance at the Castle of Black Iron. Being in Wild Wolf Castle, it was inconvenient for him to move around. More importantly, Zhang Tie found that although he had thought that the Castle of Black Iron was very important to him before the survival training, after experiencing another life-or-death ordeal, he found that it was actually not as important as he had thought at the beginning. Apart from the Castle of Black Iron, many important and precious things in this world could be easily obtained, such as sunlight. After falling into the pitch-black cave, Zhang Tie understood how precious sunlight was. Without sunlight, there would be no plants; without plants, there would be no animals; without plants and animals, humans would not be able to survive. Sunlight was precious because it represented hope and life. However, sunlight was free.
Air was also very precious. Without air, a person would die in a few minutes. However, air was also free.
Water was also very precious. Without water, most living beings would not be able to survive. However, in the wild, water was also free.
Kinship was also very precious. It was the most precious thing in the world. However, kinship was also free. Many people were born with kinship.
Friendship was also very precious. It could make one's life more wonderful and fulfilling. Kinship was also free.
According to Hista, the bastard, the most beautiful thing in the world was when a man and a woman longed to marry each other and started to seduce each other. That was the most ecstatic feeling. As Zhang Tie didn't have this kind of experience, he didn't believe Hista's words.
The most precious thing was his life. This was given by his parents. They didn't ask him for money.
Zhang Tie found that things that could be bought with money were not too precious. What was really precious was not something that could be bought with money at all. Many people ignored the most precious things in their lives; instead, they pursued those things that could be bought with money. As long as one could find the precious things in one's life and surroundings, everyone could be rich. Understanding this, Zhang Tie's state of mind suddenly broadened.
Every morning, after getting up and washing up, Zhang Tie would climb to the hillside behind Wild Wolf Castle with the help of his crutches. Breathing the fresh air, he would do some simple exercises while happily waiting for the first ray of sunshine to shine on his body. The feeling of being shone on by the first ray of sunshine really brought him a lot of joy.
After welcoming the arrival of the sun, Zhang Tie would come back with the support of his crutches and casually take out some food. Sometimes, he would even pick up some common stones on the road. After that, he would occupy a small booth near the entrance of the castle. Sitting in front of the booth, he would openly watch the beauties entering and exiting the castle. Zhang Tie found that one of the benefits of watching beauties was that it could promote and accelerate his blood circulation.
This was good for his recovery. Zhang Tie found a shameless excuse for himself. As the evidence of this shameless excuse, every time after watching beauties, Zhang Tie had to use his "Great Skill of Covering His Shame with His Right Hand". He would put his right hand into his trouser pocket and press down a restless guy before escaping in embarrassment.
After watching the beauties, Zhang Tie casually ate some lunch before taking a nap. After waking up naturally, he would walk around the small square energetically. After that, he would exchange some wild fruits for snacks from the girl called Pandora. Finally, with wild fruits in his mouth, he would visit the Iron Smelting Workshop of Wild Wolf Castle. He wanted to learn the craftsmanship of the guys in the workshop and witness how they built a steam engine in this simple workshop.
The biggest problem with using charcoal to smelt iron was that the burning temperature of the charcoal was not high enough to melt iron ores in the crucible and obtain the crucible steel that everyone needed. The most commonly used technique for smelting iron with charcoal was the method of making wrought iron. After calcining iron ores and charcoal in an iron smelting kiln, the impurities in the iron lumps would be squeezed out. Due to the low carbon content, wrought iron would be soft and could only be processed by carburizing wrought iron to obtain low-carbon steel. Although Zhang Tie had learned all of this at school, learning and mastering were two different things. These days, Zhang Tie had become familiar with the technical otakus in the Iron Smelting Workshop. Sometimes, Zhang Tie would even help to shake the blower or bring some fruits to bribe them. Influenced by what he had heard and seen, Zhang Tie found that he had unconsciously grasped the technique of making iron lumps and carburizing wrought iron in the Iron Smelting Workshop, which was an unexpected harvest.
These days, Zhang Tie, who had been recuperating from his wounds, didn't know that Captain Kerlin was very appreciative of him and was preparing to give him a real benefit!
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