In front of the majestic and majestic dragon statue, Zhang Yuan completed a simple yet solemn initiation ceremony. Listen to the rules, take an oath, receive martial arts training, burn incense, and worship the gods. Finally, the name was registered! Zhang Yuan replaced his original identity badge and got a hundred-forged goose feather knife and two sets of spring and autumn clothes. And fifty taels of silver for resettlement. In fact, he had received a sum of resettlement silver when he first joined. But this time it was a benefit obtained as a formal disciple of the War Hall. Among all the halls of the Angry Whale Gang, the treatment of the War Hall disciples is the best. In the future, Zhang Yuan will receive a salary of ten taels of silver every month. This money is enough for a family to live comfortably in the county! In addition, as long as Zhang Yuan has made military achievements, he can exchange for cultivation resources such as skills, elixirs, weapons, etc.
However, Zhang Yuan knew very well that these were benefits that he had to work hard for. If he died in battle or was disabled, his family could receive a large pension. This is fair. After the ceremony, Zhang Yuan just left the Dragon God Temple, and Dong Yuanwei, who came out with him, patted him on the shoulder. "Zhang Yuan." The War Hall instructor said in a deep voice: "I shouldn't have arranged for you to join the gang so soon, but the War Hall is short of manpower recently, so you have to be prepared." Zhang Yuan didn't care: "I understand." In fact, from the moment he chose to join the Whale Gang, he had been mentally prepared to lick blood on the knife. In today's world, it is impossible for anyone who comes from the bottom to stand out without risking his life! "It's good that you understand." Dong Yuanwei nodded with satisfaction: "If you don't understand anything in martial arts in the future, just come to me!" Zhang Yuan respectfully bowed to the other party: "Thank you, Master!" In Zhang Yuan's mind, the only one who can really be regarded as his teacher, besides the long-dead Master Chen, is the War Hall instructor in front of him. All along, Dong Yuanwei has never kept secrets from him. Zhang Yuan's martial arts practice has made rapid progress, and it is really inseparable from the careful teaching of this instructor! Dong Yuanwei accepted Zhang Yuan's greeting calmly. Then the war hall instructor took out a thick book from his arms and put it in Zhang Yuan's hand: "This is some of the experience and insights I have accumulated over many years of practice. Give it to you as a reference." Zhang Yuan was surprised. Before he could express his gratitude again, Dong Yuanwei had already turned around and returned to the Dragon God Temple.
Zhang Yuan held this book that condensed the other party's life's work, and a trace of indescribable emotion rose in his heart. In the following days, he came to Whale Castle to practice martial arts every day as before. But the location was changed to the big martial arts field. Zhang Yuan met other war hall disciples and several incense masters here. Unlike other halls, the war hall disciples usually do not follow a fixed incense master. They only form teams when they are assigned tasks, and then they are led by the incense master to fight. The incense masters of the war hall are all in the same level of Huajin cultivation! Zhang Yuan guessed that this should be the core strength of the war hall as a gang, and the situation of numerous mountains cannot be allowed. However, before Zhang Yuan could fully integrate into this new group, he had his first gang mission. "Junior Brother Zhang, you'll have to work hard this time." At the dock outside the city, Zhang Yuan had just boarded a merchant ship when a middle-aged man came to greet him. The other man had a weathered face, ordinary appearance, and a smiling face: "I am Feng Ming from the outer hall, responsible for supervising the supervision of this ship." Zhang Yuan clasped his fists and saluted: "Hello, Senior Brother Feng." "You're welcome." Feng Ming smiled and said: "Junior Brother Zhang, this is your first time on a ship. If you don't understand anything, just ask me." This outer hall member was kind and happy on the surface, but in fact he was secretly complaining in his heart. The Angry Whale Gang is the overlord on the water. It not only has its own fleet, but also cooperates with many large and small chambers of commerce. In order to ensure the safety of the ship, many merchants pay regular fees to the Angry Whale Gang. The latter provides protection every time the goods are transported. This merchant ship is exactly like this. Since the ship is not large, only two disciples are arranged to follow the ship. Feng Ming has been sailing for many years and has rich experience. But he doesn't like to bring newcomers to sail together - newcomers are most likely to cause trouble! Zhang Yuan looks very young. Young people are passionate, reckless and impulsive. Once something goes wrong, it is often a big problem. But Feng Ming can't be picky about the tasks assigned by the higher-ups, so he can only hope that Zhang Yuan will be more sensible. Zhang Yuan is not a worm in Feng Ming's stomach, so he naturally doesn't know what the latter thinks. The first impression he got from the other party was still good, at least he didn't put on the airs of a senior brother. Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Senior Brother Feng."
Soon, the merchant ship raised the sail. A dark-skinned sailor quickly untied the rope, then flexibly rushed back to the deck and shouted loudly: "Ship!" Amid the shouts of the sailors, a merchant ship loaded with cargo slowly left the berth. Headed upstream of the Tianma River. In addition to the front and rear sails, the main power source of this merchant ship is the dozens of long oars that extend from the lower cabin and row in unison. Zhang Yuan stood on the bow deck and could hear the slogans of "Hey Yo" and "Hey Yo" from below! The wind from the river blew on his face, bringing a hint of moisture. The rice in the farmland on both sides of the Tianma River is about to mature, and the yellow rice is waving in the wind, which makes people feel relaxed and happy. At that time, the young man was wearing thin spring clothes, and he had no worries! At this moment, Zhang Yuan suddenly experienced the taste of entering the world of martial arts for the first time. Unfortunately, a certain old man in the world of martial arts was very good at spoiling the mood. He came over and said, "Junior brother, the weather is cold and the wind is strong at the bow. How about we go to the cabin to drink together?" The destination of this merchant ship is Nanxun Prefecture City, which takes about three days and three nights by water. Zhang Yuan actually wanted to appreciate the scenery along the way, but it was not easy to refuse the face of this outer brother. So he nodded and followed the other party to the cabin. What Zhang Yuan didn't expect was that there was a very sumptuous banquet in the cabin. And the owner and the general manager were there! The staff of a merchant ship includes the owner, general manager, cook, helmsman, sub-class, sailors, etc. There are even incense workers - taking care of the incense in front of the Dragon God's throne and presiding over the morning and evening worship! Among them, the ship owner and the general manager have the highest status. But the two were very respectful to Feng Ming and Zhang Yuan, constantly toasting and saying nice compliments during the meal. At the end, they politely presented red envelopes to the two. Feng Ming naturally put the red envelope in his pocket and winked at Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan was a little amused and chose to follow suit. When he returned to his cabin to rest, he opened the red envelope and took a look. Inside was a silver note with a face value of ten taels. It was equivalent to Zhang Yuan's monthly salary!