Chapter 336: The Hunt
After Fan Tai announced the detailed rules for redeeming battle rewards, the atmosphere in the once-pin-drop-silent Unity Hall suddenly changed.
Many people’s eyes revealed an eager and excited expression!
Many of the people from the Great Dream Marsh were refugees fleeing from the Xia Ruins or other places.
Daring and brave individuals were everywhere.
Demanding them to fight desperately for the Golden Sand Gang for nothing, surely no one would be willing.
But if the Golden Sand Gang offered gold as a reward, that was another matter entirely!
And this time, the Golden Sand Gang’s gesture was astonishing.
Each battle reward was worth five taels of gold.
If one could kill ten or eight Tier One or Tier Two barbarians, then getting a hundred taels of gold wouldn’t be a problem.
Whether to exchange resources or use the gold to escape, it was an excellent thing!
After Fan Tai finished speaking, he left, escorted by two Tier Five individuals.
As the Gang Leader of the Golden Sand Gang and a Tier Six expert, his personal presence in the Unity Hall to issue the summons was already a rare gesture, so he couldn’t continue to mingle with the martial artists present.
Replacing him on stage was the Outer Hall Master of the Golden Sand Gang.
The other party gave everyone a gift with a kind smile.
Moreover, the gifts were categorized.
Tier Three Martial Artists received ten pounds of bacon and twenty pounds of rice, while Tier Four received fifty pounds of bacon and a hundred pounds of rice!
Such gifts could only be described as very practical.
Even Tier Four experts could not refuse.
Because right now on Golden Sand Island, bacon and rice were considered hard currency, many people were willing to pay extra for them.
Especially for martial artists who consumed far more food than average, rice and meat were an absolute necessity.
Who could refuse?
Carrying a piece of bacon and a large sack of rice, Zhang Yuan returned to his boat house.
Truth be told, Zhang Yuan couldn’t refuse this gift from the Golden Sand Gang either.
He wasn’t short of money, but now the island’s supplies were tightly controlled by the Golden Sand Gang, and external input was greatly reduced, making food that was usually commonplace now precious.
Only the fish, shrimp, turtles, and crabs abundant in the marshes hadn’t increased in price much, but these river delicacies weren’t filling!
Zhang Yuan admired the Golden Sand Gang’s methods quite a bit.
Motivating hearts, indeed!
When Wang Wu came back, they cooked a large pot of bacon rice, and both ate heartily.
The next morning, Zhang Yuan set out on his boat again.
He had already decided to respond to the Golden Sand Gang’s summons to hunt the barbarians invading the Golden Sand Island area.
This wasn’t just to satisfy Zhang Yuan’s long-term need to stay on Golden Sand Island and search for the White Wolf.
Most importantly, he had no goodwill towards the Southern Barbarian Wuzhi Tribe.
Think about Wang Wu’s experiences; he was considered lucky. During the period when Great Chen Island was occupied by the Wuzhi Tribe, many of the island’s natives were brutally slaughtered, living lives worse than death.
These barbarians were destined to be killed!
Additionally, Zhang Yuan’s Taowu Saber needed to be nourished through bloodshed.
If the evil qi within the blade wasn’t replenished, its power would continuously decline.
It might even drop in tier!
Unlike others, Zhang Yuan had a unique advantage in hunting.
The Red-eyed Crow flew swiftly through the high sky, its cold and blood-red eyes overlooking the waterways below, its keen gaze missing nothing suspicious.
A Wuqi Tribe warship quickly entered its sights.
Lately, Wuqi Tribe’s ships frequently appeared in the surrounding areas of Golden Sand Island, harassing and even looting passing merchant and fishing boats, killing many.
Not only that, but they also teamed up with the natives to block the waterways leading to the outside world from Golden Sand Island.
This was like putting a giant noose around the Golden Sand Gang, tightening it slowly, little by little!
The barbarians’ intent was very clear, leaving nothing to the imagination.
So it was perfectly normal for the Red-eyed Crow to spot this Wuqi warship.
Locking onto the target, Zhang Yuan immediately maneuvered his small boat closer.
Soon enough, the Wuqi warship appeared before his eyes.
This warship was manned by over a dozen Wuqi warriors, including sailors. At the bow stood a red-black tribal battle banner, fluttering fiercely in the strong wind.
Aura of killing everywhere!
As Zhang Yuan spotted the Wuqi warship, the Wuqi warriors on board also noticed him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Immediately, multiple warriors raised their longbows and fired feathered arrows at Zhang Yuan from hundreds of paces away.
These barbarians used a parabolic technique, and their archery was quite excellent. The first wave of arrows landed very precisely, with little deviation.
But no matter how good their archery was, harming Zhang Yuan was nothing more than a pipe dream.
As the feathered arrows rained down, Zhang Yuan suddenly accelerated his boat, easily dodging the shots.
Several barbarian warriors shouted angrily in their guttural language.
They neither realized that they were in great danger nor did they cease firing arrows in hopes of killing Zhang Yuan from a distance.
However, some of the more perceptive barbarians sensed something was wrong and immediately jumped off the ship.
The sound of "splash" and "splash" followed one after another.
These barbarian warriors weren’t trying to escape; they intended to launch an attack from underwater!
In the south, waters were abundant, and no Southern Barbarian couldn’t swim. Many were proficient in water maneuvering and excelled in naval warfare.
People of the Wuqi Tribe were no exception.
So when they allied themselves with the natives, they quickly routed the unprepared Flying Fish Alliance.
But now these Wuqi warriors had met their real nemesis!
When the distance between them shrank to only twenty or thirty steps, Zhang Yuan suddenly leaped into the air like a Gray Eagle preying on a rabbit, pouncing on the Wuqi warship.
The barbarian warriors on the warship were all aghast, hurriedly dropping their longbows and drawing their curved sabers.
They weren’t fools and realized that they had encountered a formidable enemy.
"Kill!"
One of the barbarian warriors, looking like a leader, roared in anger. His muscles suddenly tightened, wielding a curved saber tightly with both hands, he slashed upwards.
To meet Zhang Yuan’s attack head-on!
Pfft!
The next moment, the fierce warrior was sliced in half, man and blade altogether.
Crimson blood splattered onto the surrounding barbarians.
Zhang Yuan landed on the warship, swinging his saber again.
Without any flashy moves, a flash of the Sword Aura swept through, and the remaining barbarian warriors on the ship fell like wheat mowed down by a scythe.
This warship instantaneously transformed into a blood-soaked hellish slaughterhouse!
Zhang Yuan lowered his arm, and the Taowu Saber in his right hand pointed downwards, a drop of blood dripped from the blade’s tip.
Suddenly, his eyebrows moved, and the Taowu Saber abruptly stabbed into the bottom of the ship.
Without any hindrance, it pierced through the thick wooden planks!
When Zhang Yuan withdrew this Profound Soldier, many bubbles emerged from below the warship.
The water was dyed a deep red.
But it wasn’t over yet.
He turned to look at the water surface on his right, his cold gaze seemingly piercing through the water.
Instantly locking onto the enemy hidden underwater!