Practice starts with skill points.

Chapter 7 Locust Stone

Early the next morning, Zhong Lin and his companions ate their fill, put their luggage on a wheelbarrow, slung their hunting knives around their waists, carried bows and arrows on their backs, and strode out of Xiahe Village facing the rising sun.

In fact, they didn't have much luggage. Just an iron pot, a few rags of clothes and smoked meat, which could be said to be all their belongings.

Zhong Lin traveled through time and space, and apart from the memories left by his predecessor, he had no attachment to Xiahe Village.

Little Shitou was just a child, and at that moment he was overwhelmed by the excitement of going on a long journey, not knowing that he might never come back.

Under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, Uncle Yutou sighed as he watched the Zhong Lin brothers leave.

……

The weather is clear, with blue sky, white clouds and bright sunset.

Little Stone took short steps, sometimes running to the roadside to pick a flower, sometimes diving into the grass to catch insects, and was extremely excited.

Zhong Lin pushed the wheelbarrow southward while thinking about the future.

"Heishan County is located in the south of Xiahe Village, eighty miles away, with four hilltops. Of course, eighty miles is just the straight-line distance. If you measure it on foot, it may be two or three hundred miles. It is indeed a remote and poor place!" Zhong Lin felt emotional.

This world is different from the previous one. This is an era where you have to walk to go out and shout to communicate. A distance of two or three hundred miles may take several days to walk.

Two wheelbarrows, one big and one small, moved farther and farther away, and Xiahe Village behind them slowly disappeared into the horizon.

The two men walked along the river without stopping for a moment. When Xiao Shitou got tired, Zhong Lin let him sit on the wheelbarrow and continued to push it. They walked a full forty miles in one morning.

At noon, the two stopped to make a fire and cook. They fetched water from the river, chopped firewood from dead trees, and looked for some wild vegetables and some smoked meat. Although the taste was not very good, it was enough to fill their stomachs.

After resting for an hour, the two set off again.

After walking for another two hours in the afternoon, we saw a small hill in front of us. It was not very high, only about two hundred meters.

"Shi Tou, don't sleep anymore. Observe your surroundings carefully and notify me immediately if anything happens." Zhong Lin ordered.

There are many ferocious beasts in the mountains. Although the small hill in front of us is not high, who knows if we will encounter any danger. It is better to be cautious.

Shitou nodded heavily like a little adult, straightened his body, and scanned the surroundings with his eyes like radar.

Zhong Lin also placed the bow on his back on a unicycle so that he could use it at any time and be on guard at all times.

Up the mountain, down the mountain.

safe and sound.

Zhong Lin also breathed a sigh of relief. It was best if nothing happened.

After going down the mountain, there was a fork in the road in front of us, in the shape of a "Y", one to the left and the other to the right.

"Brother, where are we going?"

Zhong Shi bit his nails and turned to look at Zhong Lin.

"This way."

Zhong Lin raised his unicycle slightly and headed straight for the fork in the road on the right.

His previous life had never been to Heishan County, but he knew the route from his father and brother, so he would basically not go wrong.

The two continued along the mountain road without stopping. The sun gradually set in the west. They didn't find a place to camp, but they were not worried. This road was often traveled by people, and unlike other places where there were many wild animals at night, as long as they were careful, there would basically be no big problems at night.

Of course, sleeping outdoors at night is basically something you do only when you have no choice. Not to mention the wild beasts that hunt at night, but encountering windy, rainy, dewy and frost is enough to make people suffer. After all, there are no special medicines in this era, and sometimes a cold can kill people.

Fortunately, the moon is bright tonight, so there is no need to worry about extreme weather.

They found a pile of dry firewood, lit a bonfire, and the two brothers rested together.

Little Stone fell asleep quickly, but Zhong Lin didn't dare to sleep. This was in the wilderness, and even if he had the courage, he wouldn't dare to fall asleep.

He had no intention of falling asleep that night, he just wanted to take a nap after daybreak.

After finding an old piece of clothing to cover the small stone, Zhong Lin stood up, found a pile of small stones, placed them at his feet, and then threw them at the eucalyptus tree more than ten meters away.

At the beginning, I couldn't hit the target every time because of the angle and strength. Later, with continuous adjustments, I could hit the target three or four times out of ten.

While throwing stones, Zhong Lin glanced at the system panel from time to time.

At this time, the skill "Archery" was still lying alone on the skill bar of the system panel. Under the premise that he could not learn other new skills, Zhong Lin could only use some other means to see if he could form a new skill.

For example, the "stone throwing" that we are currently practicing.

"There's a hero at Liangshan Marsh known as 'No Feather Arrow'. He uses stones to throw, and with one stone-throwing move, he's beaten many of the heroes at Liangshan into submission. I have a system panel to help me. As long as I can form a skill at the beginning, I can use skill points to upgrade it to the maximum level. I don't know if this will work."

No matter whether it works or not, if there is no other way to learn skills, you can only use this stupid method.

call out!
shhhhh!

shhhhhh!
Zhong Lin kept throwing stones. When he ran out of stones, he would pick them up. After picking them up, he continued to throw. When his right hand got tired, he would use his left hand.

After a night, Zhong Lin's eyes were red and his dark circles were almost as big as a panda's, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"system."

Host: Zhong Lin

Skills: Archery (max level), Locust Stone (primary)
Skill Points: ∞
A night of hard work really helped me develop my skills.

"It's just flying stones, but it's also called flying locust stones. Wouldn't it sound more impressive if I called it that?" Zhong Lin secretly complained in his heart.

Complaints aside, Zhong Lin also knew that the stone was called Locust Stone because it looked like a locust flying in the air.

The locust stone is one of the most convenient and economical hidden weapons. It is available everywhere and does not require money to buy or time to refine. It is inexhaustible and can be used endlessly. You can pick it up and use it at will, which is extremely convenient.

With a thought, the "∞" symbol on the skill point column became illusory, and then the word "primary" in the brackets behind the locust stone instantly turned into "full level".

Before Zhong Lin could react, an illusory memory appeared in his mind. In the memory, he picked up different stones and projected them every day.

First, the tree trunks were projected at intervals of three meters, then four meters, five meters... ten meters...

After practicing until he could still easily hit the tree trunk after hitting it for dozens of meters, he changed to a smaller target in his memory.

For decades, the last thing I remember was that I could easily pick up a stone from the ground, and a locust stone from dozens of meters away would shoot down a flying bird.

Zhong Lin slowly opened his eyes, his expression filled with emotion. "It's truly a system. I feel like a locust stone that has practiced for decades. I can hit anything I point at without any effort."

(End of this chapter)