357: Chapter 357 A generous reward brings forth brave men!

Zhang Liang knew very well that relying solely on responsibility to make these people with good swimming skills risk their lives was unrealistic.

Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men!

Zhang Liang said, "Any brother who successfully joins the Water Ghost Camp will be rewarded with one gold coin!"

Hearing this, the number of people showing interest increased.

"Those who perform exceptionally will be rewarded with another gold coin."

Zhang Liang continued, "Anyone who can scuttle a ship will be rewarded with ten gold coins."

Upon hearing Zhang Liang say this, a look of heartache immediately appeared on Peng Yue's face.

But he had no choice but to agree with Zhang Liang's strategy of heavy rewards.

After all, money was just a worldly possession; if their water fortress were breached by the Qin, they would lose not only their money but their lives as well!

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Good!"

...

Zhang Liang's strategy of heavy rewards sparked cheers among the Yunmengze Water Bandits.

Especially those with great swimming skills—those who could tread water upright or dive for the duration of an incense stick—were extremely happy.

This money was as good as theirs!

"Tao Sheng, do you want to sign up for the Water Ghost Camp?"

Song Jiang asked Sheng Tao.

"I... I can't do it!"

A man should never say he can't, but Sheng Tao was a northerner. It was well known that even after two thousand years, northerners were still not good at naval warfare.

With his meager swimming skills, he couldn't enter the Water Ghost Camp at all.

"Hehehe..."

Tie Niu put his arm around Sheng Tao and laughed, "Good buddy."

"Hmph!"

Song Jiang gave Tie Niu a look of disdain.

This guy was a dragon on land but a worm in the water.

He had met Tie Niu because Tie Niu had accidentally fallen into the water and happened to be spotted by him; if he hadn't saved him, Tie Niu would have become a dead ox.

"Brother, are you going to sign up for that Water Ghost Camp?"

Sheng Tao looked at Song Jiang with a complicated expression.

He didn't want Song Jiang to be an enemy of their Great Qin.

But once Song Jiang chose to join the Water Ghost Camp to scuttle the Great Qin's warships...

...it was destined that Song Jiang and the Great Qin would be mortal enemies.

"Brother will definitely go,"

Tie Niu said with admiration, looking at Song Jiang. "Brother can sleep in the water without taking a single breath; he can stay underwater for the duration of an incense stick!"

Sheng Tao was stunned.

If half an incense stick counts as fifteen minutes, then a full one is half an hour!

Holding one's breath underwater for half an hour—such a person's lung capacity was simply terrifying.

With Song Jiang's skills, even if he didn't want to go, Peng Yue would have forced him to.

"Then, Brother, you must be careful."

Sheng Tao said with a complicated expression.

The simple-minded Tie Niu had no idea of the complex emotions in Sheng Tao's heart. He laughed loudly, "Don't you worry. With Brother's swimming skills, it's the Qin people who should be afraid!"

A cold light flickered in Song Jiang's eyes as he said, "If our Yunmeng Marsh wants to grow stronger, we must repel this suppression by the Qin Army!"

"As long as our Yunmeng Marsh can defeat the Qin Army, our name will spread far and wide, and more people will come to join us."

Song Jiang's eyes were full of anticipation as he said, "Then our Yunmeng Marsh will usher in a period of great development!"

After saying that, he walked toward the recruitment office of the Water Ghost Camp.

Zhang Liang had a stall set up on the Training grounds to register those who wanted to join the Water Ghost Camp.

There were quite a few Water Bandits who could swim, and under the incentive of heavy rewards, they all signed up enthusiastically.

Before long, the number of applicants had reached several hundred.

Peng Yue was overjoyed to see this.

How to select the commander of the Water Ghost Camp became a question he had to consider.

Besides Song Jiang, the ones with the best swimming skills were the bare-chested Yu brothers.

They were triplets who shared the same face.

In this era, tattoos were only given to those who had broken the law.

However, the Yu brothers had requested the tattoos themselves.

The tattoos on their bodies looked like swimming flood dragons.

Besides the Yu brothers, there was also Zhao Lang, who was fair-skinned and as elegant as a jade tree in the wind.

His swimming skills were also top-notch.

The agile Sun brothers were also well-versed in swimming.

Peng Yue frowned slightly.

How could he select the commander of the Water Ghost Camp from among these experts without hurting their feelings?

He turned his gaze toward Zhang Liang.