C11 Iron city
Because their conversation yesterday was a bit late, when the sun rose the next morning, Tie Xiao Jun was still sleeping soundly. Fortunately, after being urged by the village chief several times yesterday, he had already prepared all the equipment.
Although it was a salute, it was only a small bundle containing several changes of clothing, and then there was a low grade storage box. As for coiling around, the old elder had given him quite a lot of money, but the main purpose of the money was for Tie Xiao Jun's emergency use in Iron City. If he encountered any trouble, it would be better if he had money, but Tie Xiao Jun naturally did not understand the whole story, but the old elder was an experienced person, and he knew that money was more useful and more deterrent than strength.
After carefully putting the money given to him by the old elder into his underwear, Tie Xiao Jun, Tie Long and the others left the village for Iron City.
Because Tie Xiao Jun didn't have any relatives in the village, no one came to send him off. Only the old elder stood at the entrance of the village and watched until Tie Xiao Jun's figure disappeared, then he turned back.
"Ai, I wonder how this child will fare. When I first sent him over, he already said that I would take good care of him, but …" I just can't bear to lock him up in this crappy place! " As the old Village Head walked, he thought about what the man who brought Tie Xiao Jun here had said, and his heart was filled with emotion.
He was a member of Iron Army, and so was Tie Xiao Jun. It could be said that Tie Xiao Jun was a member of the Iron City faction, but he was just a clansman of one of its branches, and that person, including his branch, had all died in a single battle, leaving only Tie Xiao Jun behind. Therefore, the Old Village Chief originally wanted Tie Xiao Jun to live a peaceful life here, but when he thought about the glory of his people and Tie Xiao Jun's amazing talent, the Old Village Chief thought that even if he broke his promise, he would let the Iron Army roam through the Iron City.
Following Tie Long, the four of them continued on their journey without stopping. They had four horses, which originally was only three horses, but since Tie Xiao Jun had come, they could only buy one more horse. These horses were all good horses, so after two days and two nights of travel, the horses didn't look tired at all.
With a stagger, Tie Xiaoyan almost fell off his horse. Fortunately, the mountain road was steep and the speed of the horses wasn't very fast. However, due to the bumpy ride, Tie Xiaoyan was also swaying on his horse.
"Tie Xiao Jun, can you still hold on?" Tie Long had long noticed that Tie Xiao Jun's body wasn't feeling well, but taking into account that it would only take him three days at most with a fast horse, he didn't rest.
Hearing that, Tie Xiao Jun's mind was in a mess, after a long while, he slowly opened his mouth and said: "Hmm … You can persist... "I'm fine."
Hearing Tie Xiaoyan's intermittent words, Tie Long let out a helpless sigh. When they had successfully climbed to the top of the mountain, he said: "Okay, let's rest here for a while. Tie Xiaoyan, you don't have to hold on anymore. Don't keep your eyes closed in Iron City, the Mayor will definitely scold you ruthlessly once he learns this."
"Oh, okay …" Hearing this, Tie Xiaoyan immediately jumped off his horse. Lying on the ground, he fell into a deep sleep, snoring loudly like thunder.
Seeing Tie Xiao Jun sleep so soundly, Tie Long couldn't help but smile, and then also sat down to the side to rest.
However, the third elder who was beside him said unhappily, "It's true. It's only that old man's fault for spouting so much nonsense. He even wants us to stay for the night. This is great, we won't be able to make it in time."
Hearing the third elder's mutterings, Tie Long shook his head and laughed, "I really don't know who ate so well back then!"
Hearing this, the third elder's face reddened. Because he had been away on business all year and had traveled through the battlefield for a long time, he had rarely been able to eat such delicious food. Since he had finally managed to eat it, the third elder naturally would not miss this opportunity.
"Then we can only blame this kid. If he persists, then he'll be here tomorrow morning. Right now, he's sleeping like a dead pig, God knows when he's going to sleep." The Third Elder wasn't someone who liked to be in the wrong. He immediately changed his words and pointed the finger at Tie Xiao Jun.
Hearing that, Tie Long and the second elder could not help but look at him with a white eye, sighing. Tie Long said, "Okay, stop messing around, you can rest for a bit, people who don't know you are crazy, it is just a child, what is it that is troubling you? Right now, he has only just entered the realm of steel controller. If it was you, would you be able to hold on and not sleep for two days and two nights? "
Obviously, the Third Elder didn't refute Tie Long's words at all. His face stiffened and he turned his head away, no longer saying anything.
"It's better if you take a good rest. Save your strength. There will be other missions later on." Seeing that the Third Elder had stopped talking, Tie Long didn't say anything else and started to rest with narrowed eyes.
Because he was too tired, Tie Xiao Jun fell asleep not long after, until the sky had completely darkened and the faint smell of roasted meat entered Tie Xiao Jun's nose. At this time, Tie Xiao Jun's stomach rumbled and his eyes opened wide.
The Third Elder who was roasting the meat saw Tie Xiaoyan sitting up on the ground and remembered the awkwardness he had encountered during the day. He could not help but say: "Yo! "I thought you died when you suddenly fell to the ground."
"Uh, Elder Tie Long said that I could rest, I was too tired, so I accidentally fell down." Tie Xiaoyan said as he rubbed his aching head.
"It's fine. Come here, are you hungry? Come have something to eat and drink some water. " Tie Long looked at the Third Elder who still wanted to say something and couldn't help but glare at him. Only after seeing the Third Elder swallow his saliva and stop talking, did he smile at Tie Xiaoyan.
"Mm. Alright." Looking at the golden rabbit meat roasted in front of him, Tie Xiao-jun suddenly had a big appetite and started to eat in big mouthfuls. It had to be said that the Third Elder's grilling techniques were very good.
After Tie Xiao-jun had eaten his fill, he drank a lot of spring water into his stomach.
Alright, now that we have received the information, we will not have any rest. Furthermore, we will be in a lot of trouble during the journey to the Steel City that is about an hour away from there. The surprise attack of the Magical Beasts and the attacks of the poisonous plants in the forest need to be handled carefully, so we will not be able to stop. Tie Long asked after seeing that Tie Xiao Jun had finished his meal.
He thought it would only take a bit longer, so he rubbed his swollen and aching stomach and nodded: "I'm full, and I've had enough rest."
"Fine, follow us." Fine, follow us. Tie Long looked at Tie Xiao Jun's confident expression and nodded.
Afterward, the four of them mounted their horses and began their final journey. Compared to climbing up the mountain, they descended the mountain much faster. After about an hour, the four of them arrived at the foot of the mountain.
"In front of us is that forest filled with danger. We will make a path for you. You just need to follow us closely." Tie Long said as he pointed at the dark green forest in front of them.
Tie Xiao Jun raised his head to look, but he didn't see anything. However, since Tie Long had given him such a serious instructions, he naturally chose to comply. He nodded to Tie Long and said, "Got it."
"Right." Tie Long also nodded to show his response. He then flattered them, and the four of them rushed into the forest.
As soon as they entered the forest, a fishy smell that was out of place rushed into their noses. It was either blood or carrion, and occasionally there was a fishy stench, obviously due to the fact that the corpses had been there for a long time. Tie Xiao Jun followed closely behind Tie Long, sneakily glancing at the surroundings, and immediately had a nauseous feeling; broken limbs could be seen everywhere, magical beasts, humans, and many white bones were half exposed on the ground.
He hurriedly shifted his attention away from that scene and imagined himself enjoying his life in the village. Only after he quickly forgot that disgusting scene, did Tie Xiao-jun finally heave a sigh of relief, his heart felt a lot better, but the pungent smell continued to fill the air.
Tie Xiao Jun stared at Tie Long, wanting to distract him, but the danger was not only the poisonous trees and plants in the forest, but also the magical beasts that wanted to eat him. Tie Long, in order to prevent himself from being forced into a corner by the poisonous plants, had no choice but to kill the magical beasts, in front of this level eight iron controlling expert, no matter how strong the demon beasts' carapaces were, they were just like fragile flower stems. With a light swing of his hand, the magical beasts immediately disintegrated, and the two elders also joined the battle.
Fortunately, these pieces of flesh did not have the smell of rotting flesh, so Tie Xiao Jun squinted his eyes and tried to think of something else in his mind. He could still barely hang on.
Fortunately, this forest was not very large. With the four of them speeding up, they spent over half an hour before they finally passed through this disgusting forest and arrived at their final destination, Steel City.