As a country in the northern part of Western Qi, the Black Iron Kingdom is famous for its mineral deposits and alchemy, and due to the many mountains and few plains in the country, its agriculture is underdeveloped, and it needs to rely on trade with several surrounding countries to survive.

Due to the very frequent trade activities, the Black Iron Country as a whole gave people a thriving vitality, which Han Lin felt when he first arrived here, because as soon as he crossed the border, Han Lin was surrounded by a group of men who spoke fluent Mandarin.

"Little brother, where are you going?"

"Be our wagon, our cheap"

"Don't listen to him, sit on ours, I'll give you a twenty-percent discount"

“......”

As he spoke, some people even quarreled over this. This sudden enthusiasm made Han Lin, who was used to being alone, a little unaccustomed for a while.

"That, don't quarrel" Stopping the quarrel, Han Lin said, "I'm going to the Imperial City, but I don't plan to take your carriage"

"Haha" Hearing Han Lin's somewhat cowering voice, the men all laughed.

In Han Lin's puzzled gaze, a man said, "Little brother is the first time to come to the Black Iron Country."

“......”

Han Lin didn't respond, and the man wasn't embarrassed, he explained, "Little brother, don't be afraid, what I said just now was not malicious." What I mean is: Anyone who has been to our Black Iron Country knows that our trade is developed, so you can follow the caravan wherever you go, and the price is very cheap."

"That's it, for example, it's more than a hundred miles from here to the imperial city, and we only charge you 500 yuan, which is not enough for you to rent half a horse in other countries," another person on the side chimed in.

Their words were right, when Han Lin was in Xiqi, it was because he couldn't ride a horse, and he didn't have a carriage willing to go long distances, so he had to rely on his feet all the way, and he wore out a pair of shoes in the past half a month.

"This ......" Hearing that he could take a car to the imperial city so cheaply, Han Lin was a little moved. After all, no one can walk if there is a car to sit in, and no one will be able to get along with him, but he is still a little hesitant.

These people are also old rivers and lakes, and they don't know what Han Lin is worried about, so a person pointed to the guard not far away and said, "Little brother, don't worry, we haven't been here for a year or two, and we are all operating in good faith." If we do anything bad, the guards won't let us pull people."

"yes, yes, we won't smash our own signboard for that little money, you say," the other man said even more bluntly.

"That's right" Han Lin thought about it, and he was indeed reasoning, so he made up his mind.

"Are you sure it only costs five hundred wen to go to the imperial city?"

"Little brother, don't worry, I will charge you a penny more, and I will thunder and crack the sky" A man came out to gamble, obviously his convoy was going to the imperial city.

"Then I'll go to the Imperial City" Han Lin thought about it, Mithril must be very rare, if you can't find it in the Imperial City, then it will be useless to go somewhere else.

"Then you're really in a hurry, the convoy to the Imperial City is still half an hour away, and it's just in time. ”

After saying that, this person led Han Lin and walked in one direction, and the other men saw that the business had been decided, and they didn't have time to regret it, so they surrounded other passers-by.

"This son, let's take our car"

"This young lady, where are you going......

Looking at these enthusiastic people, Han Lin also seemed to be infected, and the unhappiness that had accumulated in his heart these days also disappeared.

If you want to talk about why it's unpleasant, you have to start with getting the Danshi token.

Originally, Han Lin planned to leave Xiqi as a Dan Master from the beginning, so he would go to the Dan Master assessment. But who would have thought that if you want to prove your identity as a Danshi, you must not only have a token, but also inject aura to make the token shine, which is the certification that the girl said before.

But Han Lin didn't know this before, and even if he knew, he didn't have the aura to complete the certification.

So that day, when Han Lin took the token to the soldiers at the border to identify himself, the soldiers who didn't know the truth laughed angrily.

Looking at the soldiers with strange expressions in front of him, Han Lin immediately understood that he was in trouble again, so he pulled his legs and ran, if it weren't for Han Lin's ability to change his appearance and run quickly, it is estimated that he would already be in prison at this time.

After all, forging the identity of a Dan Master is a serious crime in the Pangu Continent, especially a "big liar" like Han Lin who directly deceived the army, and he will never tolerate it if he is caught.

After inquiring afterwards, Han Lin learned the fact that all women and children on the continent knew, and he really couldn't say it, but he had to find a way to leave Xiqi.

So after continuous inquiry, Han Lin heard the news that several nearby countries and the Black Iron Country were all in alliances, so the review of customs clearance documents was also extremely relaxed.

It just so happened that the identity of "Han Lin" was no longer wanted, so the desperate Han Lin had no choice but to use his true identity to go to nearby Anshun City to handle customs clearance documents after confirming that his identity was legitimate.

Originally, Han Lin thought that the other party would make things difficult for him, but he didn't expect that this time it would be surprisingly smooth, and after simply asking a few questions, the customs clearance documents were handled. This speed changed Han Lin's stereotypical prejudice against clerks for a while. (Oh no, this is another world.) ）

Looking at the real Danshi token, it was not as useful as the fake identity certificate that Brother Yong had given Han Lin before, and Han Lin only felt that the whole person was not good......

If things were that simple, then what was the purpose of the Danshi identity that he risked his life to take the exam?

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, Han Lin simply threw the token directly to the side of the road, and then swaggered across the border, which was what happened.

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Walking on the way to the convoy, the man who led the way chatted casually, "Little brother, are you from Xiqi?"

"Well, sort of. Han Lin replied vaguely, he can be regarded as another form of "birth" in Xiqi.

The man didn't care about Han Lin's ambiguous answer, he only took Han Lin as an admit. After all, living outside, no one would reveal much to a stranger, and Han Lin's answer like this is very common.

"Yo, there aren't many Xiqi people who go abroad at your age," the man continued, "Most of the Xiqi people make a living from farming, and you're still the youngest Xiqi person I've ever received!"

"Ah...... Is it?" Han Lin deserved the man's praise, if he hadn't been forced to do so, he wouldn't have come to the Black Iron Country.

didn't care about Han Lin's reaction, the man began to say to himself, "The man should come out and take a look, otherwise it won't be in vain, little brother, you don't know, I ...... when I was young"

In the boast of the man, Han Lin and they arrived at the convoy.

It wasn't until he got on the carriage that Han Lin knew why this trip was so cheap. Because the people who hitchhike like this will sit in the carriage that transports the goods, which means that taking them with them is completely to expand the business.

But Han Lin didn't care about this, after all, it was good enough to have a car, what else was there to complain about. In this way, after following the convoy for two days, Han Lin and the others arrived at the Black Iron Kingdom Imperial City smoothly.

Along the way, Han Lin could be regarded as having truly seen what this rumored Black Iron Country was like. It is indeed a mountainous country.

As we continued to drive towards the Imperial City, the plains gradually decreased, the mountains gradually increased, and the world in front of me changed from green to black and yellow, the color of the bare ridges.

And along the way, you can constantly see caravans coming and going, and the truckloads full of goods, like blood, run in the veins of the country, ensuring the survival of the country.

In addition to what he saw, Han Lin also heard a lot of information about the Black Iron Country from the mouths of other passengers. It turned out that unlike Western Qi, the monarch of the Black Iron Kingdom was more like a puppet, and the real lifeblood of the country was actually held by the three major families.

They are the Zhang family, the Ye family and the Sun family, these three families control the Black Iron Kingdom from the three aspects of trade, refining and mining respectively, although the monarch wants to curb their strength, but it has long been a big tail.

Moreover, the monarch did not dare to really fight with these three families, after all, without these three families, the Black Iron Country would not be able to operate.

Therefore, this strange four-legged stand existed in the Black Iron Country. These four forces each occupy a place, and on the surface, the three major families are loyal to the king, but in fact, they are fighting openly and secretly for their own interests.

But whenever a foreign enemy wants to invade, the four forces will unite as one, so the Black Iron Country has also developed safely for a hundred years.

This strange distribution of forces made Han Lin, who heard about it for the first time, dumbfounded, but he just listened. After all, as an outsider, Han Lin didn't have the opportunity to participate in the disputes of these forces, but it was always right to have a long heart.

So after arriving at the Imperial City, Han Lin didn't care about anything, he just went door to door to ask about Mithril in the refining shop and the material store, but no matter how big the shop was, the answer to him was only two words: no.

One of the clerks even said bluntly that there are not many precious refining materials in the entire imperial city, and those who want it can go around the imperial city three times in line, so even if they do, they will not sell it to him.

If he really needs it, he can either try his luck at the auction house, or he can also go to an outside organization like the Dan Pavilion to check it out, maybe they will exchange Mithril for some precious elixir.

Hearing this news, Han Lin's whole body wilted. The auction house didn't have to think about it, even if there was really Mithril there, he couldn't afford it with a few taels of silver.

And it is even more impossible for him to go to the Dan Pavilion, first, he has no precious elixir, and second, he does not have the Danshi token, not to mention that even if he has a token, he will not go, isn't going there equivalent to actively exposing his whereabouts?

Han Lin knew in his heart that although the girl didn't seem hostile now, it was just because she couldn't figure out the details of herself, in case she knew that she was actually an ordinary person, then she could still be good?

"What the hell should I do" Under Han Lin's continuous thinking, a place appeared in his mind: the Mercenary Alliance.

As a civilian organization recognized by the state, the strength of the Mercenary Alliance is also underestimated, after all, every country needs to manage this large group of armed forces, so it is likely that there is Mithril there.

Just do it, when Han Lin rushed to the Mercenary Alliance, he really found Mithril in their rewards, and his exchange points were not much, 100,000 points, which is not far away for an E-level mission to have at least 100 points.

"It seems that my mercenary career has only been over for half a month, and I will be restarting again......"