When Zhang Tie saw Samira, Samira was haggling with a pangolin vendor at a stall. In this bustling place, Zhang Tie hadn't noticed Samira at all. Moreover, when Zhang Tie walked over, there was a small patch of plants taller than a person between them. Zhang Tie didn't have the ability to see through things, so he naturally didn't know that Samira was at the stall behind that patch of plants.
What drew Zhang Tie over was Samira's voice.
"What? This mutated Red Copper Pangolin isn't even a level one creature, and you still want 30 silver coins? Why don't you just rob it? You'd only get 10 silver coins at most. And I'm taking the iron cage that's holding the pangolin with me..."
Upon hearing Samira's shout, Zhang Tie, who was about to leave, froze. Could it be such a coincidence?
But that's just how coincidental it is!
Zhang Tie turned around and went around behind that small patch of bayberry trees. When he saw it, it was none other than that bastard Samira.
Perhaps fearing retaliation from Zhang Tie, Samira, who had disappeared for more than ten days, seemed to have kept a much lower profile. At least he was no longer wearing his flamboyant embroidered hat, and his clothes were much simpler. He looked like a lowly steward in a wealthy household, but his demeanor and voice remained unchanged.
Samira was accompanied by two burly men, each carrying several iron cages filled with Red Copper Pangolin.
The Red Copper Pangolin is a mutated creature with little aggression. Its body is dark red with a metallic luster similar to copper. Besides its delicious meat, considered a high-class delicacy, its most distinctive feature is its metallic scales. These scales are said to have medicinal uses and exceptional defensive capabilities, comparable to copper sheets. Moreover, they are very lightweight, making them excellent material for crafting armor after being perforated. The Red Copper Pangolin's scales offer excellent protection, making them a favorite among hunters and Prospector with limited funds.
Zhang Tie Zhang Tie was standing some distance away from Samira. While pretending to look at the animals on the nearby stalls, he subtly kept an eye on Samira.
Samira's offer of 10 silver coins was significantly lower than the hunter's expectations, and he had no intention of selling. In the end, the two haggled over the price.
"Do you know who I am? I'm a Level 3 authorized supplier of the Black Flame City Military Control Committee of the Norman Empire. I bought these Red Copper Pangolin to entertain distinguished guests from the Norman Empire. Do you even know whose land you live on and whose rules you have to follow? How dare you ask me for such a high price!"
Hearing Samira brazenly and threateningly intimidate the hunter, Zhang Tie cursed Samira inwardly as a shameless bastard. His status as a level-three supplier had long been revoked, and almost everyone in the Iron-Blood Battalion knew that this guy was behind his scheme. They were even looking for trouble with him. Given Black Flame City. Why would he need to entertain any VIPs from the Norman Empire? Did he think the powerful Lineage of the Black Flame City Coal and Steel Union were just for show?
Upon hearing Samira's words, the man selling pangolins hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the two burly men accompanying Samira. Finally, he agreed to the deal for 15 silver coins.
Samira paid the money with a smug look on his face, then had the two burly men beside him carry the iron cage containing the pangolin. After circling around the banyan tree grove, they finally left.
Zhang Tie followed them from a distance of 50 meters.
The area to the south of Black Flame City was much more prosperous than the area to the north and west. There was a lake and a small town outside the city, and there were many people coming and going along the way. Zhang Tie followed behind Samira and the others without being noticed by them.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Samira and the others arrived at a place by the lake and went straight in.
It was an exceptionally beautiful castle-like manor, covering more than fifty acres. Inside the manor were several tall and magnificent buildings. The wealthy people of Black Flame City all had their own manors and castles outside the city.
Looking at the more than ten-meter-high fortress wall outside the manor and the well-dressed guards standing outside the manor gate, Zhang Tie frowned and did not follow.
Seeing someone walking by, Zhang Tie feigned envy and asked a question.
"This manor is so magnificent! Do you know who owns it?"
The man glanced at Zhang Tie with a look of disdain, then proudly replied, "This manor belongs to Master Abian, the greatest Pill Master in Black Flame City!"
Master Abian! Zhang Tie suddenly realized, no wonder he couldn't find Samira in Black Flame City, it turned out that this guy was hiding here, he really did have a very powerful patron!
After estimating the time, Zhang Tie took a deep look at the magnificent manor, then turned and headed towards Black Flame City.
Half an hour later, Zhang Tie returned to the storage area near the train station. At this time of day, the storage area was just beginning to get busy, with trucks carrying goods coming and going in and out of the warehouses in an endless stream.
Zhang Tie took out the key, opened the small door, went inside, closed the door, and came out again a minute later. In just that short time, the gold coins in Zhang Tie's hand had been delivered to Castle of Black Iron.
Before Zhang Tie had even walked out for five minutes, the Wilderness Home Guild's trucks arrived with the first load of goods. Lange personally followed the truck and, seeing Zhang Tie already waiting at the warehouse entrance, Lange out of the vehicle.
"Sir, is this your warehouse?" Lange pointed to the warehouse door behind Zhang Tie.
"Yes!" Zhang Tie nodded.
Lange waved his hand, and several workers got off the truck, opened the warehouse door, and the truck drove directly into the warehouse. Zhang Tie and Lange followed them in and directed the workers to unload the goods.
All the goods on the truck were packed in cardboard boxes or lightweight wooden crates, making unloading very convenient.
While unloading, Lange handed Zhang Tie three instruction manuals. "These are the assembly manuals for the three wooden houses. This batch that just arrived consists of the two single-story wooden houses you ordered, each with an area of 80 square meters. Once they arrive, just follow the steps in the manuals, and you can easily assemble them. One of our skilled workers can assemble an 80-square-meter single-story wooden house (number 3) in just ten hours. All the standard components have a number on them, which you can see on the packaging. The whole process of building the house is just like assembling a large Lego house! With a little effort, it will be an easy task!"
Zhang Tie flipped through the assembly instructions for an 80-square-meter single-story wooden house printed on the cover. He glanced at them and found that the assembly steps were very detailed and the instructions were simple and easy to understand. After only a few glances, Zhang Tie tried to build the wooden house numbered 3a80 in his mind using visualization.
After his mental strength surged again, Zhang Tie gradually discovered some of the wonderful uses of mental power. Zhang Tie found that his visualization ability had been greatly improved. Zhang Tie memorized the steps in the instruction manual after visualizing them once in his mind, without any trouble at all.
The single-story log cabin, numbered 3a80, weighs 14.5 tons and has 954 pieces of standard wooden components and shelves in 4 categories, as well as 226 pieces of standard steel components in 7 categories. The entire house requires 398 fasteners and bolts for fixing. Only four tools are needed for the entire construction process: a heavy hammer, a light hammer, a wrench, and a simple A-frame ladder.
There were about a dozen workers sitting on the truck with Lange, all of them strong and healthy. In no time, the less than 30 tons of goods on the truck were unloaded by these people, divided into two identical piles, and neatly stacked in the corner of the warehouse.
Once the goods were unloaded, the truck drove away, and then the second truck drove in.
The second truck was carrying the two-story, 90-square-meter simple wooden house numbered 3b90, as well as other odds and ends that Zhang Tie had bought, along with packaged furniture, backyard tool kits, and other items. This truckload of stuff weighed about 20 tons.
Once the goods on the second truck were unloaded and neatly stacked in the warehouse, the truck had just driven out when the third truck came in. This third truck was loaded with the grain that Zhang Tie had ordered.
As the third truck was unloading its cargo, Zhang Tie's Beehive also arrived.
It wasn't until the afternoon, after several hours of fuss, that everything Zhang Tie had ordered from the Wilderness Home Guild was finally delivered. The total weight of all the items was over 100 tons. The entire 400-square-meter warehouse was filled with bags and packages, making up three-quarters of the space.
After the Wilderness Home group left, Zhang Tie closed the warehouse door from the inside, and suddenly no light could penetrate the entire warehouse. The faint light from the glowstone lamps inside was barely enough to make out what was happening inside.
Looking at the mountain of supplies, Zhang Tie scratched his head. He realized he had bought a bit too much this time, but spending money was really a very enjoyable thing.
Zhang Tie smiled, walked to a pile of things, picked up a packing box weighing over 200 kilograms with one hand, and instantly disappeared into the warehouse. A few seconds later, Zhang Tie reappeared, picked up another box, and disappeared again...
Zhang Tie took on the role of a Zhang Tie, carrying the items from the warehouse one by one into the Castle of Black Iron...