The Black Iron Castle
Chapter 94

Volume Five: Prelude

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Facing this quarrel that took place in the Provisional Inspection Committee conference room, many people in the conference room were silent at the moment. Captain Colin had an angry look on his face, and the veins on his neck were undulating like painful earthworms., Jerome looked at the two people arguing with a slightly gloomy look. Some of the other teachers remained silent, while others exchanged opinions in low voices with the people next to them. Most of the teachers had some opinions on the task assigned this time.

"Everyone..." The tall and thin man with a mustache and a gorgeous silk cap looked around at everyone around him, and his tone was condescending, "This is not to discuss with you, but just to inform you that Gooseneck Grass and Gold Wolf Marrow are the materials requested by Master Abian to refine Recovery Potion, and now Black Flame City The military is in urgent need of a large number of Recovery Potion. These two things are only available in Crescent Prairie near Black Flame City. It just so happens that your trial team is at Wild Wolf Valley, which is closest to Crescent Prairie. That's why Black Flame City Management Committee entrusted me to bring this order. For these students, such a trial can give them more training!"

"Do you want these little guys to exercise with their lives?" Jerome sneered.

"In which year will the trial be peaceful and without loss of life?" the guy wearing the silk mask retorted calmly.

"Crescent Prairie is much more dangerous than Wild Wolf Valley. The wild wolves there are in groups, and the second-level Gold Wolf is not something ordinary students can deal with. If Black Flame City Management Committee needs Gooseneck Grass and Gold Wolf Marrow, you can send people over. There is no need to let a group of students take risks..." Captain Colin's one eye flashed with cold light, "I have served in the Black Flame City military for many years. How come I don't know when the Black Flame City military has become luxurious enough to use Recovery Potion as military equipment?"

Probably because he knew One-Eyed Dragon's temper and strength, the guy wearing the silk mask calmed down a little when facing Captain Colin, but his tone was still a bit aggressive, and he didn't mind that a lie in his language had just been exposed in person. "Captain Colin, Black Flame City The affairs of the top military officials are not something we can worry about., everyone is very clear about what big things have happened outside these days. Now the relationship between Black Flame City and the entire Andaman Alliance and Norman Empire and Sun God Dynasty is becoming more and more tense. The military has no manpower available. There are several big shots in Black Flame City who need to reserve some Recovery Potion, so Master Abian is very busy now. This is just a small matter. I just need to issue a few tasks in the name of your temporary supervisory committee, which has been agreed by the above. I will handle the specific matters, you just need to cooperate with me..." At this point, the guy wearing the silk mask sneered again, and the villain's face was clearly revealed, "Of course. I know that you are among those trial students. It is very prestigious in the school, and many students will listen to what you say. If anyone wants to cause trouble for me during this mission, please feel free to do so. If I cannot complete this mission here, I will truthfully report everything I encounter here to Master Abian and the management committee. Hey... hey... then the people you have to face may not be so easy to talk to me!"

The name of Great Master Abian and the recent situation of the Andaman Alliance have silenced everyone. Abian is the chief alchemist of Black Flame City, a big shot with hands and eyes that can reach the sky. It is also a name that can make everyone here feel great pressure. The current situation of the Andaman Alliance is even worse. Just last week, there was a collision in Black Flame City. It was a disappointment. The red scarf thief who disappeared for a while finally appeared again. The sudden appearance of the red scarf thief raided another city in the Andaman Alliance, Reims City. After causing huge casualties and losses, the red scarf thief turned around and ran away again. The defenders of Reims City mobilized troops to pursue them. Finally, the red scarf thief disappeared between the Andaman Alliance and the Sun God Dynasty. In the border area, a group of Lance City defenders who were chasing the red scarf thieves were surrounded and annihilated by the Sun God Dynasty army in the border area. After showing several corpses of the Lance City defenders in the Sun God Dynasty territory, the Sun God Dynasty became very angry, accusing the Andaman Alliance troops of destroying the peace on the border between the two sides, attacking the Sun God Dynasty's border, and deliberately provoking a war. At the end of the year, some troops of the Sun God Dynasty have begun to gather in the border areas between the two sides. Everyone knows that this is a conspiracy, but no matter what they know, it still can't change anything. In addition to the Norman Empire, the Sun God Dynasty finally showed its fangs to the Andaman Alliance. The entire Andaman Alliance is now in turmoil...

"A few Gold Wolf and a few wolves will not be more terrifying than the army of the Norman Empire and Sun God Dynasty that these students may face soon!" Seeing the silence of everyone, the guy wearing the silk mask added another sentence.

"All students are free in this trial. No one can force them to do anything, not even Black Flame City Management Committee and Master Abian!" Captain Colin stared at the guy wearing the silk mask, "Is this our bottom line?"

"Hey... hey... don't worry, I believe there will be students who will cooperate with me, and no one will force them to do anything!" The guy wearing the silk mask laughed confidently...

Ten minutes later, standing on a window sill of the outer fort, looking at more and more students starting to gather at the task announcement office below the outer fort, Captain Colin angrily punched the granite windowsill, and a large piece of Stone fell off the window sill due to Captain Colin's fist. Coming down, Captain Colin turned his head and looked at Jerome, who looked a little melancholy with one eye, "Jerome, you better use your head. You said, it has only been less than a month. Has the situation outside really made the big shots prepare to retreat?"

"What more explanation is needed for a lion to eat a rabbit? This is from the Norman Empire Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Norman Empire Northern Frontier Legion Corps Commander and Northern Frontier Governor Marshal Lin Changjiang said what Lin Changjiang said personally when he asked about the Black Flame City incident. Marshal Lin Changjiang asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Norman Empire to convey these words to the Andaman Alliance verbatim, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Norman Empire did so..." Jerome also sneered, "Originally, the gentlemen in the alliance thought that this time they could use the Black Flame City incident and Norman Empire again as before. After a while of verbal quarrels, the big things turned into trivial matters, and finally they were allowed to stay out of it and make money safely. Who would have thought that this time, others would not even have the thought to do superficial work, and would directly show their fangs, and the lion would eat the rabbit. The rabbit must be frightened, this time Norman Empire is going to take action for real, and those guys in Black Flame City who only want to do business are not prepared for the fallback. Recovery Potion, Recovery Potion has one It's no use. Others want to chop off their heads, but they are so busy trying to prepare some Recovery Potion that their heads are about to fall off. They are still counting their wallets carefully and thinking about their gold coins. Black Flame City can't send out manpower now, but as long as their bounty can be increased by three to five times, there will definitely be a lot of Prospector and adventurers willing to come to Crescent Prairie to make some extra money and help them use these things, which are not very valuable in the first place. The Ejincao and Gold Wolf Marrow are ready, why should they be taken advantage of by villains like Samira who are always looking for opportunities to climb up. In the end, some students who come here for the trial will have to take greater risks to do such things!" At this point, Jerome sighed. "Originally, I wanted these students to complete this trial without any worries. To give these students a good memory, it seems impossible now!"

Saying this, Jerome turned around and looked at Captain Colin seriously, "When this trial is over, I will resign and leave Black Flame City..."

"You want to leave?" Captain Colin looked at Jerome in surprise.

"I've been thinking about this for the past few days. Can't you see, troubled times are coming, whether in the Sun God Dynasty or Norman Empire, or even the entire Blakerson Human Corridor. Those really big shots We are already making various preparations for the future. Maybe in the near future, maybe three years, maybe five years, maybe ten years, Third Human Holy War will explode. And once Holy War breaks out, the lives of tens of billions of people will turn into corpses., countless countries and cities will be reduced to ruins. No one can know how long Holy War will last this time. No one can even know whether human beings can survive after Holy War. In such a troubled world, following one There is no future for a group of people who only know how to count gold coins and do small business. If you want to find a backer, it's better to find a bigger one. I don't want to work as cannon fodder for such a group of guys wearing tapestry masks in the future. What about you, do you want to come with me and let's go out and have a good time together?"

Captain Colin frowned and fell into a struggle. Today's events gave him a sense of frustration. When this frustration was combined with some of the things that happened recently between Black Flame City and Andaman Alliance, One-Eyed Dragon had an impact on the manager of Black Flame City who had been loyal to him for more than ten years. Shake. Just like what Jerome said, when Norman Empire's commander-in-chief of the Northern Xinjiang Army Lin Changjiang said those words that were full of aggression and made all Black Flame City soldiers who still have blood in their veins furious, what was the alliance's parliament doing? What was Black Flame City doing? It was not a declaration of war. Instead of preparing for a desperate fight, they got into a quarrel. In Alliance Council of the Andaman Alliance, a lot of people were clamoring, saying that they wanted Black Flame City to send all the witnesses and physical evidence collected about the incident that happened some time ago to Andaman City, and they wanted to hold some bullshit hearing in the parliament, and, who was in a panic, Black Flame City was also prepared to do so, wanting to sing a double act to delay time. Such a performance really disappointed Captain Colin. The weakness of the alliance was fully exposed at this moment. A group of guys who only know how to count gold coins and do small business may be very nourishing in peacetime, but in such troubled times, these guys wearing tapestry will only be fat on other people's chopping boards.

"Why, are you still thinking about that Teacher Daina, and you can't bear to leave her, because you're afraid that such a beautiful woman won't be ready to accompany you to explore again?" Jerome hit Captain Colin's Achilles' heel.

When Teacher Daina was mentioned, Captain Colin's face suddenly turned red, and then he argued like a child, "So what, I have saved enough money, and I will soon be able to buy a house of more than 100 square meters near Bright Light Avenue..."

"Wow, it's so warm. You two are a match made in heaven..." Jerome laughed strangely.

"Asshole..." Captain Colin punched Jerome, but Jerome, who was already prepared, slipped and retreated to the door in the blink of an eye, causing Captain Colin's punch to miss.

"Believe me, Colin, there will be no results between you and that woman!" Jerome said seriously to Captain Colin when they were leaving.

"Nonsense, I feel that Teacher Daina is very fond of me!" Colin continued to say forcefully.

"That's your illusion!"

"Why do you say that?"

"When have you ever seen a swan fall in love with a bear?" After saying this, without looking at Captain Colin's angry and ugly face, Jerome ran away quickly, "I have to keep an eye on that guy wearing Kesi. If that guy really wants to do something outrageous, I'm afraid I will have no choice but to make trouble with him. The students I teach are very smart. I just hope that there will be fewer hot-headed guys in your school!"

...(To be continued...

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