High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

Chapter 111 Stable Characteristics! (56 Subscription Requested)

"So that's how it is."

Inside the small house, after listening to Chen Fan's story, Zhang Ren's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

"No wonder no one chased after you when you left yesterday. That person had such a sinister plan."

"yes."

Chen Fan sighed, "The best way would naturally be to deal with them on the spot to avoid any unforeseen complications. However, I'm worried that even if I could fight six against one, it would be difficult to stop some of them from escaping. In that case, my situation would be very bad, and whether I could successfully leave Songjiabao would be a question."

"You did the right thing."

Zhang Ren nodded: "Songjiabao is not as simple as you think. Even at my peak, I was 100% certain. In short, protecting ourselves is the most important thing, and those people will keep this secret for us, barring any unforeseen circumstances."

"Um."

Chen Fanxing said.

Although he was worried that someone else besides him might know the secret, he really couldn't take all aspects into consideration.

We must first resolve the current predicament, and then continuously improve our strength.

If someone is strong enough, so what if the whole world knows that he has a fleet of mounts?

"Uncle Zhang, I'll go out and intercept those people after dark. The safety of the village..."

"Don't worry," Zhang Ren nodded before Chen Fan could finish speaking. "If they had broken in without my knowledge, I really wouldn't have been able to deal with them immediately. But now that we know what might happen, they are destined to fail."

Chen Fan smiled. With the two of them working so well together, there was no need to worry even if something unexpected happened.

"Uncle Zhang, this time when I went to Songjiabao, I also bought two longbows with a draw weight of 500 jin. You saw them when I came. You can use the 500-jin one for practice."

"Oh right, there's also this thirty catties of blood rice. Its nutritional value is almost the same as that of a mid-level ferocious beast meat. I can't buy too much, as I'm worried it will be difficult to bring it back. This is all I have for now. I'll go buy more later."

"it is good."

Zhang Ren was deeply moved upon hearing this.

He didn't say anything about gratitude or promises, because actions speak louder than words, and there's no need for such words between two people.

"Didn't you want to practice footwork? Come with me."

The two of them arrived at the back of the warehouse, one after the other. What used to be a walkway was now filled with wooden stakes, stretching from low to high all the way down.

"I probably don't need to explain the specifics of how to do it."

Zhang Ren, look over here.

"Need not."

Chen Fan smiled and walked to the shortest dozen or so rows of wooden stakes.

The height reaches up to the calves, with about six in a row, and the distance between the first and second rows is less than a meter, and so on.

By the time they reached the eleventh row, the height of the wooden stakes had increased by about ten centimeters.

Chen Fan stepped on the wooden stake, and it was very sturdy, without the slightest wobbling.

He took a deep breath, lifted his right foot, and stepped onto the second row of wooden stakes.

At the same time, his gaze fell upon the skill bar.

[Basic footwork: lv3 (0.01%)...]

"Did it increase by one ten-thousandth in one step?"

He lifted his left foot from behind, took a step forward, and stepped onto the second row of wooden stakes.

The proficiency level improved from 0.01% to 0.02%.

"It seems that to raise the basic pace from level 3 to level 4, all you need to do is walk 1 steps. It doesn't seem too difficult?"

He thought to himself, and then began to walk on the rows of wooden stakes.

"Practice here at your own pace. If you have any questions, feel free to come find me at the front anytime," Zhang Ren said, then turned and left.

And so, Chen Fan walked step by step on the wooden stakes.

His proficiency level dropped from 0.03% to 0.1% to 0.1%, and then to 0.1%. He was starting to struggle.

One hundred steps, which takes about two minutes, is only one percent of the total.

In other words, it would take two hundred minutes, more than three hours, to upgrade to level 4. If you want to go from level 4 to level 5, it would take six or seven hours.

Chen Fan looked at the wooden stakes in front of him, each row taller than the last, and walked over to them.

With his right foot planted on the eleventh row of wooden stakes, Chen Fan looked at his skill bar and saw that his proficiency in [Basic Footwork] had immediately increased by about three ten-thousandths.

This immediately filled him with motivation.

That's equivalent to saving two-thirds of the time! Wouldn't it be even faster if they were over a meter tall?

He walked up step by step, and if we don't count the fall, with his current muscle strength, he would only get a few scrapes at most.

Upon arriving at the second level of the wooden stake area, Chen Fan quickly discovered that his proficiency level was neither 0.03% nor 0.02%.

This puzzled him. He looked back at the first row of wooden stakes, then at the rows below, and a guess popped into his mind.

That means moving from a low place to a high place will increase your proficiency more than moving at the same height.

What if we move from a high place to a low place?

He took a few steps back, just to see what would happen, then lifted his right foot and stepped onto the tenth row of wooden stakes, while looking at the skill bar.

My proficiency improved by one ten-thousandth.

We haven't even moved into the second area yet.

"It's probably more strenuous to go uphill, followed by moving horizontally, and the least strenuous is going downhill, just like going uphill and downhill."

Chen Fan looked up and thought, "If that's the case, then I'll just keep going up."

His conjecture was proven true.

As the skill level increases, the success rate rises from 0.03% to 0.07%, then to 0.2%, then to 0.5%, and finally to 1%.

Standing on a wooden stake nearly two meters high, he could easily see Wang Ping and the others practicing martial arts.

"Look over there!"

Wang Ping also spotted Chen Fan, his eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed.

"What?"

Those around him followed his gaze, but found nothing there.

"No, it's nothing." Wang Ping scratched his head.

Chen Fan then slowly moved down from the high place, all the way to the ground, then turned around, repeating the process.

About half an hour later, Chen Fan felt his legs lighten, and a sense of lightness arose spontaneously.

A smile appeared on his face; his basic footwork had been upgraded.

[Basic Footwork: lv4 (0%), Traits: Swiftness lv4, Steadfastness lv1]

"stable?"

Chen Fan was taken aback. "Improving stability?"

[Stable: For every skill level increase, body balance increases by 30%]

Chen Fan smiled. It's true what they say, when you're sleepy, someone brings you a pillow.

If he wants to continue leveling up, he will definitely need to keep moving up and down. If he moves faster and faster, he will also gain more and more proficiency.

However, this would inevitably cause him to lose his balance and fall, so this stability feature came at just the right time.

He looked up ahead, stepped onto the wooden stake again, and began to speed up, trying to move one step per second.

Sure enough, once he increased his speed, his proficiency more than doubled. At the same time, he felt his body gradually becoming out of control, and if he continued like this, he would definitely fall.

"Haste makes waste; we have to take it slow."

He slowed down, controlling the time to around one and a half seconds. As a result, he immediately felt much more relaxed, his proficiency increased, and he slowed down.

Fortunately, practice makes perfect. After gradually adapting, he was able to shorten the time to 1.3 seconds, then 1.2 seconds. Although he could only maintain it for a short period of time, his proficiency increased rapidly.

About half an hour later, the familiar feeling returned.

[Basic Footwork: lv5 (0%), Traits: Swiftness lv5, Steadfastness lv2]

Chen Fan smiled knowingly. In less than an hour, his agility attribute had increased by 2 points again.

The level 2 stability attribute increases his balance by 60%, which will have a significant effect on his subsequent improvements.

He glanced at the skill bar and realized that the basic movement technique was not yet unlocked.

"I wonder if I can unlock it after upgrading the basic footwork to level 6."

The thought flashed through Chen Fan's mind, and he continued training.

This time, he was able to control the time required for each step to within one second, moving with incredible speed.

People would come here to watch from time to time, and when they saw this scene, they would stare wide-eyed and show expressions of disbelief.

Let alone walking that fast, even if they were to stand on a wooden stake nearly two meters high and walk down it, they would be terrified.

"Brother Fan is too strong!"

"Yes, she is clearly the most intelligent among us, yet she still studies so hard."

"No wonder he's so amazing."

The group chatted amongst themselves, their expressions revealing deep envy.

Gu Ze also looked over, a determined look in his eyes.

He had already made up his mind that he had to practice what Chen Fan practiced, even if it meant putting in two or three times the effort.

After about half an hour, Chen Fan leaped down and landed steadily on the wooden stakes three rows away.

In an instant, the proficiency of the [Basic Footwork] increased from 93.56 to 94.88%, a little over 1.2%.

Chen Fan smiled slightly.

As he predicted, this method would be much faster. Of course, it would also be very dangerous for the average person; breaking a leg would be the least of their worries.

After about two minutes, my legs felt relaxed again.

The basic footwork has been upgraded again.

[Basic Footwork: lv6 (0%), Traits: Swiftness lv6, Steadfastness lv3]

No new features were introduced, but new skills were introduced.

[Basic Movement Technique: lv0 (0%)]

Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief, finally unlocking the basic movement technique.

Congratulations! Congratulations!

However, compared to meeting the requirements for "lightness skill on water", there is still a long way to go.

Zhang Ren's words echoed in his mind.

Basic body movements include two types: one is dodging and weaving within a small area, and the other is running and moving over short, medium, and long distances.

Both of these methods can improve basic movement skills.

Chen Fan looked at the rows of wooden stakes in front of him. He could now walk on these stakes with ease, as if walking on flat ground.

I'll give it a try; I'll dodge and weave on the wooden stakes.

Try to raise your basic movement technique to LV3 before nightfall.

(End of this chapter)