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Chapter 57 Entering the world for the first time
In front of the solemn and majestic statue of the Dragon God, Zhang Yuan completed a simple yet grand initiation ceremony.

Listen to the rules, swear an oath, receive martial arts training, burn incense, and worship gods.

Last registration!
Zhang Yuan replaced his original identity badge and got a hundred-forged goose-feather sword and two sets of spring and autumn clothes.

And fifty taels of silver as resettlement expenses.

In fact, he received a sum of money to settle down when he first started.

But this time, it is a benefit obtained as a formal disciple of the War Hall.

Among all the branches of the Angry Whale Gang, the treatment of the disciples in the War Hall is the best. From now on, Zhang Yuan will receive a salary of ten taels of silver every month.

This amount of money is enough for a whole family to live comfortably in the county town!

In addition, as long as Zhang Yuan makes military achievements, he can exchange them for cultivation resources such as skills, elixirs, weapons, etc.

However, Zhang Yuan knew very well that these were benefits that could only be obtained by working hard for them.

If he died in battle or was disabled, his family would receive a large pension.

That's fair.

After the ceremony, Zhang Yuan had just left the Dragon Temple when Dong Yuanwei, who came out with him, patted him on the shoulder.

"Zhang Yuan."

The war hall instructor said in a deep voice: "We 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 Angry Whale Gang, he had already prepared himself to risk his life.

In today's world, it is impossible for anyone from the bottom of society to get ahead without risking their lives!
"You just understand."

Dong Yuanwei nodded with satisfaction: "If you have any questions about martial arts in the future, just come to me!"

Zhang Yuan bowed respectfully to the other party: "Thank you, Master!"

In Zhang Yuan's mind, the only person who could truly be considered his teacher, apart from the long-deceased Master Chen, was the instructor in the war hall before him.

Dong Yuanwei has never kept secrets from him.

Zhang Yuan's martial arts practice has made rapid progress, which is really inseparable from the careful guidance 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 placed it in Zhang Yuan's hand: "This is some of the experience and insights I have accumulated over many years of practice. I'll give it to you as a reference."

Zhang Yuan was surprised.

Before he could express his thanks again, Dong Yuanwei had already turned around and returned to the Dragon God Temple.

Holding the book that embodied the other person's life's hard work, Zhang Yuan felt an indescribable emotion in his heart.

In the following days, he came to Whale Castle to practice martial arts every day as usual.

But the location was changed to the Grand Martial Arts Arena.

Here Zhang Yuan met other disciples of the War Hall and several incense masters.

Different from other halls, disciples of the War Hall do not usually follow a fixed incense master. They only form teams when they are assigned tasks, and are then led into battle by the incense master.

The incense masters of the War Hall all have the cultivation level of Hua Jin!

Zhang Yuan guessed that this should be because the War Hall is the core strength of the gang and cannot allow the emergence of a situation where there are many factions.

However, before Zhang Yuan could fully integrate into this new group, he faced his first gang mission.

"Junior Brother Zhang, I'm sorry to trouble you this time."

At the dock outside the city, Zhang Yuan had just boarded a merchant ship when a middle-aged man immediately came to greet him.

The other person had a weathered face and an ordinary appearance, but he smiled and said, "I am Feng Ming from the outer hall, responsible for supervising the supervision of this ship."

Zhang Yuan clasped his fists and saluted: "Greetings, Senior Brother Feng."

"You are welcome."

Feng Ming said with a smile: "Junior brother Zhang, this is your first time on a boat. If you have any questions, just ask me." The outer hall gang member appeared to be kind and happy on the surface, but he was actually secretly complaining in his heart.

The Angry Whale Gang is the overlord on the water. Not only does it have its own fleet, but it also has cooperation with many large and small chambers of commerce.

In order to ensure the safety of their ships, many merchants paid regular fees to the Angry Whale Gang.

Every shipment of goods is protected by the latter.

This merchant ship is exactly like that.

As the boat was not big, only two disciples were assigned to sail with it.

Feng Ming has been on the water for many years and has rich experience in the underworld.

But he really didn't like to take newcomers on the ship - newcomers were most likely to cause trouble!
Zhang Yuan looks very young.

Young people are passionate, reckless and impulsive, and once something goes wrong, it is often a big problem.

However, Feng Ming had no right to be picky about the tasks assigned to him, so he could only hope that Zhang Yuan would be more sensible.

Zhang Yuan was not a worm in Feng Ming's stomach, so he naturally didn't know what the latter was thinking.

The first impression he had from the other party was quite good; at least he didn't act like a senior fellow.

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Senior Brother Feng."

Soon, the merchant ship raised its sails.

A dark-skinned sailor quickly untied the rope, then nimbly rushed back to the deck and shouted loudly: "Let's set sail!"

Amid the shouts of a group of sailors, a merchant ship fully loaded with cargo slowly left its berth.

Heading upstream towards the Tianma River.

In addition to the two sails at the front and rear, the main source of power for this merchant ship is the dozens of long oars that are extending from the lower cabin and rowing in unison.

Standing on the bow deck, Zhang Yuan could hear the slogans of "Hey Yo" and "Hey Yo" coming from below!
The wind from the river blew on his face, bringing with it a hint of moisture.

The rice in the farmlands on both sides of the Tianma River is about to mature. The yellow rice sways in the wind, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

At that time, the young man was wearing thin spring clothes and had no worries at all!
At this moment, Zhang Yuan suddenly experienced the feeling of entering the world of martial arts for the first time.

Unfortunately, a certain old man was very good at spoiling the mood. He came over and said, "Brother, the weather is cold and the wind is strong at the bow. How about we go to the cabin and have a drink together?"

The destination of this merchant ship is Nanxun Prefecture City, and it takes about three days and three nights to travel by water.

Zhang Yuan actually wanted to appreciate the scenery along the way, but it was not easy to refuse the face of this senior brother from the outer hall.

So he nodded and followed the other person into the cabin.

What Zhang Yuan didn't expect was that there was a sumptuous banquet set up in the cabin.

And the ship owner and the steward are there!

The crew of a merchant ship includes the owner, steward, cook, helmsman, sub-class, sailors, etc.

There are even incense workers - taking care of the incense before 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 of them were extremely respectful to Feng Ming and Zhang Yuan, constantly toasting them and saying nice compliments during the meal.

At the end, he politely presented red envelopes to the two of them.

Feng Ming naturally put the red envelope into his pocket and winked at Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan was a little amused and helpless, then decided to follow the advice.

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’s equivalent to Zhang Yuan’s monthly salary!
(End of this chapter)