After the Catastrophe, every rule in the world was rewritten. In the Age of Black Iron, steel, iron, steam engines and fighting force became the crux in which human beings depended on to survive. A commoner boy by the name Zhang Tie was selected by the gods of fortune and was gifted a small tree which could constantly produce various marvelous fruits. At the same time, Zhang Tie was thrown into the flames of war, a three-hundred-year war between humans and demons on the vacant continent. Using crystals to tap into the potentials of the human body, one must cultivate to become stronger. The thrilling legends of mysterious clans, secrets of Oriental fantasies, numerous treasures and legacies in the underground world — All in the Castle of Black Iron! Written by Drunk Tiger, this novel is a prime example of fantasy steampunk. Let us journey through the world of limitless possibilities and inventions together! ------ **Warning: This novel contains mature content**
The lake in the wilderness was in Yezhou Province, which was a barren province in the western border of Taixia Country. The realm of the disaster was in the west of Yezhou Province. After a few cities in Yezhou Province were collapsed, this province had already become demon's territory or the territory of the puppet regime founded by the remnants of Heavens Reaching Church.
Even when Yezhou was not collapsed, very few people could be seen in the wilderness of this province, not to mention now.
Under bright moonlight and sparse starlight, besides sparkling waves within 100 miles over the lake, twittering insects in the wilderness alongside the lake and some wild beasts that would always hide by day and come out by night, nobody else could be seen in the surroundings, not to mention any demon.
'What a pity!' Zhang Tie sighed inside.