The Black Iron Castle
Chapter 1156

Struck on the Head

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After ending his remote-sensing crystal call with Elder Shalin, Zhang Tie did not put that remote-sensing crystal away again. Instead, he took out all the remote-sensing crystal rings he wore—the one for contacting his elder brother, the Guan Family, Bai Suxian, Mountain-Bearing True Person, disciples such as Liu Xing, and friends such as Felton, Cecilia, and Bram—and threaded them all onto the remote-sensing crystal necklace used to contact High Priest Shalin. He then put the necklace around his neck, keeping the string of remote-sensing crystal rings close against his body.

The necklace was made of a mithril alloy. Its gray, muted material was exceptionally inconspicuous, yet it possessed a kind of rough beauty. The moment he put it around his neck, Zhang Tie felt the distinctive chill of mithril emanating from it. Beyond that chill, the necklace was also extremely tough and sturdy; even a force of over a thousand kilograms could not tear it apart. Hanging a few feather-light remote-sensing crystal rings from it was naturally no problem, though it did look somewhat strange.

Only now did Zhang Tie finally understand why great clans and major sects needed dedicated departments, staffed by trustworthy people, to relay messages and handle all sorts of information when using remote-sensing crystals for communication. He already carried so many remote-sensing crystals with him now, and there would likely be more and more in the future. Remote-sensing crystals could not receive any messages inside spatial equipment. To avoid missing important news and allow others to contact him in time, if he wore every remote-sensing crystal ring and necklace he owned out in the open as he walked down the street, would people not mistake him for a peddler selling rings and necklaces?

Still, this was not too many yet. All the remote-sensing rings and pendants

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