Chapter 378: A New Journey
Great Dream Marsh, an unnamed land island.
In a daze, Zhang Yuan suddenly came to his senses.
He was startled.
Zhang Yuan was completely unaware of what had just happened. Suddenly, it was as if his mind was hit by a DDoS attack. The frantic influx of a large amount of unknown information caused his brain to momentarily crash.
All of this information was fragmented memories.
Memories belonging to another person!
However, as Zhang Yuan’s consciousness cleared, he was astounded to find that he couldn’t recall the contents of these memories at all.
It felt like he had a long dream, living half his life as someone else in another world.
Unfortunately, the dream was fragmented, like fleeting shadows in his sea of consciousness.
After it passed, there were no traces left.
Or perhaps it sank into the deepest part of his consciousness, possibly being triggered by some spiritual mechanism to recall them in the future.
Or it might be lost forever!
The only thing Zhang Yuan could be certain of was that his trance lasted only for an instant.
A breath? Two breaths?
The specific time couldn’t be traced back, but it must have been extremely brief.
He took a deep breath, cleared away the distracting thoughts from his mind.
Keeps his mind highly alert.
It was then that Zhang Yuan noticed the corpse of the White Wolf before him had already decayed and collapsed, showing the typical signs of having been transcended.
The problem was, besides gaining 1 point of luck, Zhang Yuan had not obtained any Source Material.
Of course, he currently possessed over twenty thousand Source Material and didn’t mind this.
Zhang Yuan’s gaze fell on the scattered armor plates on the ground.
These shiny silver armor plates were the result of the disintegration of the White Wolf’s protective armor.
Zhang Yuan felt quite regrettable.
The White Wolf could match him underwater, and this powerful Profound Armor must have played a crucial role.
Its grade was undoubtedly higher than the Dragon Carp Armor, and its capabilities far exceeded the latter.
Alas, a pearl cast before swine, wasted by the White Wolf!
Especially with the White Wolf’s final frenzy, which directly led to this treasure being destroyed.
Otherwise, Zhang Yuan would have truly profited greatly.
After some thought, Zhang Yuan gathered up all the armor plates from the ground.
Although the Profound Armor had fallen.
These armor plates’ materials still belonged to a transcendent level and retained some Spirituality.
If collected and handed to a skilled Master Craftsman, they might be restored anew.
But Zhang Yuan had no such intention—it was too troublesome.
He once again activated the Red Blood Saber.
This Divine Weapon played a crucial role in the duel with the White Wolf.
Zhang Yuan had previously discovered its ability to devour Profound Artifacts to increase Spirituality and restore its essence.
Therefore, Zhang Yuan wanted to see if these Profound Armor fragments could serve as "nourishment" for the Red Blood Saber.
As soon as the Divine Weapon emerged, it immediately emitted a faint blood light, enveloping the Profound Armor fragments he had just gathered.
The armor plates disintegrated and dissolved at a speed visible to the naked eye, with the embedded metallic energy and Spirituality being devoured cleanly by the Red Blood Saber until they completely turned to dust.
When Zhang Yuan retrieved the Red Blood Saber again, he immediately felt the sense of satisfaction and joy conveyed by the Divine Weapon.
This could be considered making full use of the resources, not wasting anything!
Next, Zhang Yuan returned to the site where the Tower Ship had sunk earlier.
After a careful search, he found the tip of the Profound Soldier Long Spear at the bottom of the water.
He fed it to the Red Blood Saber as well.
Finally, he found a place to rest and recuperate.
Three days later.
Zhang Yuan arrived once more at Golden Sand Island.
In just a few days, this land island, which had been reduced to a battlefield of blood and fire, now displayed a scene of full revival.
Although a large amount of blackened bloodstains still remained on the ground in front of the Golden Sand Inner City Wall, there were no bodies left by the war, only broken swords and remnants scattered among the mud and stones, proving the former brutality.
The city gate, breached by the Siege Vehicles, had not been repaired, but most of the shops along the main street inside the city were open.
People were coming and going in the streets, with everyone’s faces showing the joy of surviving a disaster.
Teams of elite Samurai patrolled back and forth, keeping the order of the city, which was almost destroyed by warfare, intact, without any chaos.
However, beggars were numerous in the alleyways, mostly the old, weak, sick, and disabled who had lost their homes in the outer city.
On the battle-scarred city walls, the Battle Banner representing Xia Ruins and the banner of the Golden Sand Gang fluttered side by side in the wind!
Zhang Yuan found a reopened tavern and ordered a pot of wine and several dishes.
Probably due to the current shortage of supplies, there were few dishes to choose from, and the prices had risen significantly.
Zhang Yuan didn’t mind this.
He wasn’t short of money; he came to the tavern to gather information.
After this simple lunch, Zhang Yuan gained a basic understanding of the current situation in the Golden Sand Island area and the Great Dream Marsh.
Three days ago, when the Xia Ruins Fleet appeared like Divine Soldiers descending from the heavens on the outskirts of Golden Sand Island.
The Three Families Alliance Army of the Wuqi Tribe, the people of Jing, and the Great River State, suffered a heavy defeat under the counterattack of this fleet and the Golden Sand Gang, both inside and out, with severe losses.
In just three days, with the strong reinforcements, the Golden Sand Gang not only completely expelled the Three Families Alliance from the Golden Sand Island area but also launched a full-scale counterattack on the Barbarians’ territory.
Though the Golden Sand Gang suffered huge losses in the previous inner city defense battle.
The entire gang was united, with a strong desire for revenge!
Currently, the war is ongoing, with various news and even rumors flying everywhere.
Some say the Great River Gang has defected, siding with the Golden Sand Gang to jointly attack the Barbarians.
Others say the people of Jing have sent envoys to negotiate with the Xia Ruins Fleet, willing to pay a price to end the war.
There’s also talk that the Wuqi Tribe has fled.
But regardless of the statements and rumors, the Golden Sand Gang and the Xia Ruins reinforcements hold the absolute upper hand, pressing the Barbarians hard, with the final outcome unlikely to have any surprises.
Because within the Xia Ruins Fleet that came to support, there were two Tier Six powerhouses.
Coupled with Fan Tai, another Tier Six powerhouse, the high-end force completely overwhelmed the Three Families Alliance Army, sweeping through them was quite reasonable.
Hearing such news from the tavern patrons, Zhang Yuan also felt quite astonished.
Tier Six powerhouses are not cabbages; they’re top-level existences in Xia Ruins, generally not easily deployed.
Let alone coming to the Great Dream Marsh to risk their lives against Barbarians.
It was clear that Xia Ruins harbored a strong vigilance against the Southern Barbarians, which is why they dispatched such a powerful force to support the Golden Sand Gang, delivering a heavy blow to the Barbarians’ forces.
It’s estimated that after this battle, the Great Dream Marsh would remain peaceful for a long time.
But Zhang Yuan believed that permanent peace is impossible.
The Southern Barbarians would eventually return!
Of course, this was merely his instinctive judgment.
In fact, Zhang Yuan was merely a passerby in this vast watery land. After successfully slaying the White Wolf, he no longer had any reason to stay here.
He stayed on the island for two days before boarding a merchant ship that arrived at Golden Sand Island, returning to Xia Ruins.