After being reforged, Hei San became a diligent old Black Iron Man once more.
All he did each day was work, laboring tirelessly and never doing anything outside his duties.
Nor did he ever complain.
The Bronze Man was very pleased when he saw this.
"Looks like reforging really does work."
Bronze Man Tong Er thought to himself.
Yet he did not know that a thread of black qi was emerging from Hei San's mind.
It quickly brought Hei San's memories of his past life back to him.
That was right. This black qi had preserved Hei San's memories from his past life.
He immediately understood.
So that's how it is. If I directly say I want to resign, I'll be reforged.
Then I'll need another way.
He suddenly thought of a joke. Someone asked a Father, "Can I read the Bible while smoking?"
The Father said, "Yes."
"Then can I smoke while reading the Bible?"
"Of course not."
When doing something, all one needed was a good reason.
So he began striving to perform well.
He learned to hide his emotions.
Especially his truest thoughts.
He still wanted to switch jobs.
But this time, he did not directly ask to resign.
Instead, he worked very hard. After cleaning all the filth from the area,
he went to the Bronze Man and said, "In order to contribute more to the gears,"
"and to help everyone, I've decided to do more work."
"Good. That's the right way to think," Bronze Man Tong Er said. "I'll transfer you to another post."
Soon, Hei San was transferred to another position.
Then he discovered that at this new post, he was still a laborer, continuing to do the hardest and dirtiest manual work.
Every day consisted of cleaning, sweeping, and hauling.
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