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

Chapter 12 Perhaps it's time to get a different bow.

After the lame man assured him that he would get an extra hour of rest, the short-haired youth came running over eagerly.

"Hello, Brother Fan."

His face was full of smiles, and he was bowing and scraping, looking very obsequious.

Chen Fan felt a little embarrassed by the other person's enthusiasm, and since they were about the same age, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't be so polite, just call me Chen Fan. By the way, what's your name?"

"Wang Ping, the 'Wang' in 'to be king,' and the 'Ping' in 'plain.

Wang Ping chuckled.

Stop grinning and get started.

The lame man said irritably, "You saw what I did just now, so just do it."

"Yes, Uncle Zhang, don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

"This is troublesome."

Chen Fan expressed his gratitude, after all, it was someone else's time and energy that had been taken up.

However, if he didn't do this, his proficiency in basic archery would improve much more slowly. At this critical juncture, every minute and every second was especially precious.

"I can only thank him after I've mastered the basics of archery and gone out hunting."

He said to himself silently.

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Wang Ping chuckled and said, "Brother Fan, you're Uncle Guodong's son. If it weren't for Uncle Guodong taking us in, we would have been killed by those ferocious beasts long ago. How could we be alive now? This little favor is nothing, cough cough..."

Seemingly realizing he had rambled on a bit, he quickly stopped, picked up the target, and stood in the spot where the limping man had been standing. "Brother Fan, I'm going to start."

Chen Fan took a deep breath, nodded, and got into the zone.

The two were initially quite awkward with each other, but they got much better later on, and their proficiency in basic archery steadily increased.

About an hour and a half later.

"Wang Ping, you've worked hard."

Seeing the other party struggle to throw the target, Chen Fan slowly lowered his bow and arrow, expressing his gratitude.

"Brother Fan, I'm really sorry."

Wang Ping gave a bitter smile; he simply couldn't hold on any longer, his arms felt like they were made of lead.

Seeing this, the lame man prepared to take over for the other man. Although his arms had recovered somewhat, it was hard to say whether he could last for an hour.

"I'll do it."

Just then, the young man who had been sitting and resting stood up. He was tall, at least 1.8 meters, but very thin, like skin and bones.

The group of people were all taken aback.

The lame man said the same thing. He looked at the tall young man and said, "Zhao Feng, your marksmanship is the best among us. Time and energy are limited, so you should continue practicing your marksmanship."

Wang Ping was on the verge of tears. So, he was only called over because his marksmanship was mediocre?

"Uncle Zhang, it's alright, just consider it a rest."

Zhao Feng smiled, then looked at Chen Fan and said, "Wang Ping is right. My mother and I are able to live here because of Uncle Guodong."

Upon hearing this, the lame man didn't stop him any longer and nodded slightly.

And so, another two or three hours passed.

During this time, in addition to the lame man, Wang Ping, and Zhao Feng, one or two young men also volunteered to help.

On the one hand, it was to repay Chen Guodong for taking care of them for so long; on the other hand, they could also see that Chen Fan was truly talented in archery.

The departure of the Wei brothers has greatly weakened the village's strength. They need to train an archer as soon as possible. As for those who can use guns, they don't really need one or two more.

During this period, Chen Fan also summarized some patterns.

Similarly, when aiming at a moving target, the faster the target moves, the more proficiency is gained after being hit by the arrow, up to 3%. Of course, if it's too fast, he simply won't be able to hit it.

Similarly, if you're too slow, it's like hitting a fixed target, and the skill gained from hitting it won't be much.

"call out!"

The arrow sliced ​​through the air and struck again.

In an instant, Chen Fan felt a warm current surge up and spread throughout his body, and most of his previous fatigue disappeared.

"Has your basic archery technique been upgraded?"

He was overjoyed, but at the same time, a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

"They're here!"

The lame man shouted and threw the target again.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes. This time, he felt that the target not far away, which was moving in a parabolic motion, was like a slow-motion scene in a movie, with the speed being more than half slower.

"What's going on?"

Despite his doubts, his hands moved quickly, or rather, it was muscle memory that allowed him to draw the bowstring taut and release the arrow.

"Thump!"

With a soft click, the arrow struck the bullseye precisely.

"pretty!"

Such a clean and decisive arrow earned the praise of even the lame man.

Then, as if realizing something, he stopped smiling and sneered, "Maybe this time you just got lucky, a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse."

Chen Fan chuckled.

At this moment, he could see that the [Basic Archery] skill had indeed been upgraded, and a fourth trait had been unlocked.

Level: 3 (0/4)

Physical condition: 12.78

Power: 11.57

Basic Archery: lv3 (1%), Traits: Strength 3, Arm Strength 3, Slow Shot 3, Mounted Archery 1

[Mounted Archery: For each level increase, accuracy is increased by 30% when aiming at moving targets.]

No wonder.

He suddenly realized why the target had fallen much slower than before; it was all thanks to the characteristics of mounted archery!

Moreover, as he expected, the first three characteristics all reached level three, especially the slow-fire characteristic, which has a hit rate of up to 90% when aiming at stationary objects, close to 100%.

"This level of strength should be enough to support me on my hunting trip, right?"

He thought to himself, "Indeed, if I could raise [Basic Archery] to level 5, my mounted archery trait would reach level 3, and my hit rate would be 90%. That would be the best chance of success."

But he also noticed that although the arrow hit the bullseye, it only increased his proficiency by 1%. He would need to hit the target 100 times while moving to reach level 4. The difficulty of going from level 4 to level 5 would be even greater, taking at least two days.

There's not much time left!

The scene of three people dying in the village on the second day after I arrived was still vivid in my mind. If we had delayed for another day, perhaps one more person would have died in the hunting party. Who knows, it might have been his father.

Moreover, he also needs enough ferocious beast meat to convert into potential points to strengthen his body.

Although it's risky, how can you survive without taking risks? Just like the adult men in the village, whose physical strength isn't much better than his, they still go out hunting every day, don't they?

Of course, if you can raise your Basic Archery skill from LV3 to LV4 during the afternoon to evening, both your safety and your chances of catching prey will improve significantly.

"What are you thinking, kid?"

Just then, the lame man's displeased voice rang out, "At a time like this, you're actually daydreaming?"

"Uncle Zhang, I'm thinking, shouldn't we get a more powerful bow?"

Chen Fan grinned.

(End of this chapter)