Homecoming

This was hardly surprising. They could provide their own food and clothing, while the refugees willing to follow them had little in savings. As a result, silver barely circulated within the sect.

The Salvation Sect's only income came from the local treasury silver seized when they captured cities and territory. It was essentially water without a source—enough to buy a few urgently needed daily necessities, but woefully inadequate for purchasing weapons on a large scale.

From the princess's and Xia Fan's words, Jinxia did not oppose selling weapons. They had even thoughtfully provided a price list. The weapon called an "Air Rifle" was precisely the main equipment used by the Jinxia Army, and each one cost as much as three hundred taels of silver. Li Mengyun could only suck in a sharp breath at the sight.

All told, she would need at least a million taels of silver to strike a reasonably satisfactory deal with Jinxia.

Just as Li Mengyun stared at the price list, caught between a rock and a hard place, Xia Fan took the initiative to speak. "Is your sect troubled by money? If you can't produce cash for the moment, I can offer other methods of payment."

"What would they be?" she responded almost instantly. The moment the words left her mouth, Li Mengyun realized she had exposed the Salvation Sect's lack of funds, and her face could not help growing warm. But the threat of Evil Spirits was real; compared to the lives of warriors, the sect's pride was not worth mentioning.

"Jinxia can first deliver some of the goods you want on credit. As for what we receive in exchange..." Xia Fan paused slightly. "We can decide after I have visited Skywell District. In addition, Baiyao Mountain must be opened to Jinxia City. Those