Chapter 339: Blood Saber Butcher
"Lord Chen, this is our gang’s war achievements exchange catalog."
After settling Zhang Yuan’s war achievements, the Outer Hall Steward of the Golden Sand Gang eagerly presented a booklet, "Please have a look."
Zhang Yuan took it and flipped through it.
This booklet contained a very detailed exchange catalog, ranging from essentials like firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea, to elixirs, weapons, cultivation techniques, and even houses and residences. It was abundantly stocked with a wide variety of items.
From this, one could see that the Golden Sand Gang had made up its mind and gone to great lengths to resist the Wuqi Tribe.
So, what should he exchange for now?
Zhang Yuan fell into deep thought.
The most direct exchange for the Golden Sand Gang’s war achievements was gold.
One unit of war achievement could be exchanged for five taels of gold.
This was equivalent to the reward for slaying a Tier One Barbarian Warrior.
If Zhang Yuan exchanged all the war achievements he just acquired for gold, the amount would add up to more than three thousand four hundred taels!
This was an enormous wealth.
Probably only a gang like the Golden Sand Gang, who controlled the Golden River, could afford such generosity!
But currently, on Golden Sand Island and its surrounding areas, prices were soaring, gold and silver were devaluing, and Zhang Yuan was not short of money at the moment, so he had no intention of exchanging for gold.
"My lord."
Seeing Zhang Yuan hesitate, the steward leaned over and whispered, "Besides this catalog, if you need, you can also exchange for a maid, concubine, or a fair maiden..."
Zhang Yuan was speechless, raising his hand to interrupt the steward’s sales pitch, "I’ll exchange for this."
He was impressed by the Golden Sand Gang’s creativity.
But Zhang Yuan had no interest in such things, choosing instead to exchange for a two-courtyard residence.
Worth five hundred war achievements!
The Golden Sand Island had been managed by the Golden Sand Gang for over a hundred years. The island had tens of thousands of residents, most of whom were gang members and their families, distributed across the inner and outer cities.
Additionally, the Golden Sand Gang governed dozens of nearby Land Islands, forming its sphere of influence.
In recent months, with the massive invasion of the Great Dream Marsh by the Wuqi Tribe, many people were forced to flee their original homes and sought refuge on Golden Sand Island.
This placed tremendous pressure on the Golden Sand Gang.
On one hand, they did not allow outsiders to settle on the island; on the other hand, they arranged for these refugees to settle in the surrounding water areas and Land Islands.
Meanwhile, the Golden Sand Gang recruited people to quarry and log and built a large number of residences on the island.
This greatly expanded the outer city’s range.
Such actions by the Golden Sand Gang were, of course, intentional.
Because, given the current situation, the main Golden Sand Island was undoubtedly the safest place, and who among the refugees wouldn’t want to live on the island?
Thus, these newly built residences became a bargaining chip for the Golden Sand Gang to attract outside Martial Artists!
Listing these residences in the war achievements exchange catalog was a very normal thing.
And on the island, new houses were divided into different levels, including bungalows, buildings, and courtyards.
The two-courtyard residence Zhang Yuan chose was not the highest level.
But it was among the top tier.
Actually, for Zhang Yuan, living on the island wasn’t important, and he didn’t need that sense of security.
The stilthouse he was currently temporarily staying in was actually quite nice.
Moreover, after completing his mission, he would return to Xia Ruins, with no need to invest in property on Golden Sand Island.
To Zhang Yuan, the Golden Sand Gang’s war achievements were not a very precious commodity.
The reason he responded to their call and went out to hunt Wuqi Barbarians was firstly to nurture the Taowu Saber, to absorb Blood Evil Qi for this Profound Soldier, thereby enhancing its quality.
Secondly, it was naturally to acquire Source Material!
In comparison, war achievements that could be exchanged for real gold and silver were not worth mentioning.
However, just because they weren’t worth much didn’t mean Zhang Yuan wouldn’t spend extra time cutting off the left ears of Barbarians to exchange for war achievements.
Even a little fly’s leg is still meat!
However, the items the Golden Sand Gang offered for exchange, like weapons, cultivation techniques, and elixirs, didn’t catch Zhang Yuan’s interest at all.
So he simply chose a set of courtyards.
After all, living on the island was more comfortable, and the courtyard offered much more privacy than a boat house.
It was also convenient for practicing martial arts.
After Zhang Yuan selected his exchange, the Outer Hall Steward of the Golden Sand Gang immediately shouted loudly, "Righteous Scholar Chen Zian, exchanging war achievements for an inner island two-courtyard residence!"
He shouted louder than the appraiser before, his voice practically echoing for ten miles.
Zhang Yuan received another wave of envy and jealousy!
He understood clearly that the Golden Sand Gang was using him as a model to encourage everyone to bravely kill Barbarians.
Zhang Yuan arrived early, so he enjoyed this special treatment.
It wouldn’t be much different for others.
He wasn’t particularly averse to it since the Golden Sand Gang was also driven by necessity.
After the Outer Hall Steward shouted, he nodded and bowed to Zhang Yuan, "Lord Chen, I’ll take you to choose a house now."
The Golden Sand Gang’s recruitment order was just announced yesterday, and Zhang Yuan had already come with the Barbarians’ ears to exchange for war achievements this morning, so there were no competitors.
He was the first to exchange for a courtyard, and among the dozens of newly built two-courtyard houses on the island, he could choose freely.
What puzzled the Outer Hall Steward was that Zhang Yuan finally chose a house in the most edge position, near the waterfront!
Usually, with a choice, most people would definitely choose a house closer to the core area.
For higher security.
But Zhang Yuan went against the norm.
The steward couldn’t help but ask, "My lord, are you sure you want this one?"
In his view, this was the worst of the dozens of two-courtyard houses.
If there were any advantages, it would be the ample open space outside and the convenience of taking a boat out.
There was a small dock in front for mooring boats.
"This is the one!"
Zhang Yuan was quite satisfied.
For others, it might be safest to live inland, but for him, being close to the water was the safest.
"Alright then."
Seeing Zhang Yuan insist, the Outer Hall Steward didn’t persuade further and quickly processed the related procedures for him.
That day, Zhang Yuan moved into his new home with Wang Wu.
In fact, this set of two-courtyard houses was probably due to a lack of materials and skilled craftsmen, except for the uncut area, the construction craftsmanship and quality were quite crude, with only the most basic furniture inside.
But here, you couldn’t be too particular; it was a proper house, living in it would surely be more spacious, free, and comfortable than the boat house.
Zhang Yuan also had a suitable yard to practice saber techniques and martial arts.
The next day, he continued to sail out to hunt Wuqi Barbarians.
One can never have too much Source Material, and the Taowu Saber had no limit to its need for Blood Evil Qi.
With such a legitimate opportunity to unleash slaughter, Zhang Yuan cherished and valued it immensely.
As the saying goes, chopping wood doesn’t delay sharpening the knife.
He would certainly search for the White Wolf, while hunting Source Material and Evil Qi was equally important!
Day by day, Zhang Yuan gradually expanded his area for intercepting and killing Wuqi Tribe Barbarians.
Each day, he returned with quite a few Barbarian ears.
Sometimes more than ten, other times thirty or forty, each one fresh and hot!
Gradually, Zhang Yuan gained a resounding nickname within the Golden Sand Island region.
Blood Saber Butcher!