Before seeing Rols again, Zhang Tie had a brief conversation with Heller.
Zhang Tie: Was there anything wrong with what I was doing?
Heller: You are the owner and ruler of Castle of Black Iron. Any decision you make is within your rights.
Zhang Tie: How many people can Castle of Black Iron hold now?
Heller: Given Castle of Black Iron's current food reserves and production capacity, the maximum number of people it can accommodate is 26,000. If 26,000 people enter Castle of Black Iron now, then after half a year, once they join production and reclaim land, its population capacity can be tripled again. And so on. If Castle of Black Iron's land area remains unchanged, the upper limit of people it can accommodate and support in the future will be 1.2 million.
Zhang Tie: If... I mean, if one day Castle of Black Iron really has that many people, can you handle it?
Heller: Within the space of Castle of Black Iron, the existence of all matter and life is bound by the laws of Castle of Black Iron. Their birth and destruction depend entirely on your will. Not to mention 1.2 million people—even 12 billion people would be no different from 12 billion yeast cells in my eyes when it comes to management. One bottle would hold them all. There would be no problem whatsoever.
Zhang Tie: Would Little Tree be affected?
Heller: I can set a rule in Castle of Black Iron: within a hundred-meter radius of Little Tree, no one can set foot there without your permission. We only need to make corresponding changes to some of the castle's terrain. Fortunately, Castle of Black Iron's Basic Energy Reserve can still carry out such a transformation...
Zhang Tie: Do you think... that I'm being a little