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

Chapter 36 Supply Shortage

The family sat around the table. Chen Fan stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and chewed it. It was very chewy.

"Is it beef?"

He exclaimed in surprise.

"It's beef."

Chen Guodong explained, "That bull this morning was eaten quite a bit by the wolves. What's left is less than a hundred pounds. Our family got a larger share, four or five pounds, and it's all here."

As for the meat that the wolf ate, we plan to make blood sausage with the wolf's intestines and eat it later, which will be a kind of flavor.

"We also got several dozen kilograms of wolf meat, plus the wildebeest meat you brought back yesterday. It probably adds up to over a hundred kilograms." The woman's eyes narrowed into slits with a smile.

Over the years, there has never been a day like today where we have so much food in stock. Just for eating, it's enough to feed the whole family for a month.

"Is that so?"

Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he wouldn't have to worry about food for the time being. However, the hunting still had to continue; he couldn't just sit around and do nothing.

After swallowing the beef, a piece of information appeared in my mind.

Potential points +0.2.

"No wonder it's beef, one piece is as good as two pieces of rabbit meat," he thought to himself, picking up the second piece and savoring it.

Chen Guodong and his wife also started eating.

While they were eating, the woman suddenly said, "Guodong, we're almost out of rice and the salt jar is nearly empty. Do you think we should take some meat and go to Songjiabao to exchange for some?"

Chen Guodong stopped eating, then nodded and said, "We need to go and get some more."

Chen Fan's ears twitched slightly, and certain memories slowly surfaced in his mind.

Like Zhao Family Fort, Song Family Fort is a relatively large camp with one or two thousand people. It is said that the leader of the camp has some connections in Anshan City, which is a hundred kilometers away, and is able to obtain some precious living supplies, such as rice, flour, cooking oil, cigarettes, tea, and even medicine and weapons.

Guns and ammunition seem to be available, but they are very expensive.

In some of the surrounding villages, people can exchange gold and silver jewelry, or the meat of ferocious beasts, for what they want. I've heard that in some villages, women and children are even used in the exchange.

Of course, you can't just go inside. There's a designated area in front of the fort for trading. If you're setting up a stall, you'll need to pay a stall fee, and they'll guarantee your safety.

Therefore, Songjiabao was much more famous in the area than Zhaojiabao.

"Dad, is Songjiabao very far away?"

He asked curiously.

"A little."

Chen Guodong thought for a moment, "It's about 15 kilometers, and 30 li round trip. If you want to go, it's best to set off at three or four o'clock. If you are delayed along the way and it gets late, it will be dangerous if you can't get back."

The woman remained silent upon hearing this.

But there's nothing we can do about it. If there's no rice, at least there's meat to eat, which is somewhat better, but if there's no salt, it's a serious problem.

"That's dangerous, isn't it?"

Chen Fan's heart was in his throat.

"How can this not be dangerous?"

Chen Guodong gave a wry smile. "In this world, even if there is plenty of food, it is dangerous to stay in the village and not go out. Actually, it's not too bad. We have been there before. Apart from a few times when some accidents happened, in most cases, as long as we don't cause trouble, nothing will happen."

"Then I'll go with you guys," Chen Fan said after thinking for a moment.

"I don't think we need that."

Chen Guodong hesitated for a moment and said, "It's just going to exchange some things, not going hunting. It's not as dangerous as you think. Besides, we have experience with this kind of thing, so nothing will happen."

"Yes, Xiao Fan."

The woman nodded.

"Dad, I mainly want to go and see for myself." Chen Fan smiled.

He didn't actually want anything, but people's hearts are unpredictable.

If he wasn't mistaken, in the past, people in the village would use gold and silver jewelry to buy things, such as a few pounds of rice or a bottle of salt. They would hide them well, so they were never seen. Even if they were seen, they wouldn't attract much attention.

This time was different. The group traded their prey for dozens of kilograms of meat. According to their father, one kilogram of the most common meat could be exchanged for two or three kilograms of rice, which would amount to hundreds of kilograms of rice. With ten people, that would be several hundred kilograms. It would be hard not to attract attention.

In this situation, with him present, he can also lend a hand if danger arises.

The reason why the price is so high is that the rice and wheat varieties of the past have mutated and are unable to produce ears. Although alternatives have been found, the seeds are extremely expensive, and small villages simply cannot afford them.

Most importantly, if planted outside the city, it's fine during the day, but at night it will definitely attract ferocious beasts, making it very difficult.

Scarcity drives up value, and coupled with deliberate manipulation, this situation has arisen.

In addition, he did want to go and see for himself.

"Alright then, wait a couple of days, when we have some more prey, you can come with us."

Chen Guodong also felt that Chen Fan's words made a lot of sense. In his mind, if Chen Fan wanted to lead everyone to survive, he must have to get involved in these kinds of things.

"Then, then you all need to be careful." The woman's heart clenched again.

"Don't worry, Mom. Didn't Dad just say there wouldn't be any danger?" Chen Fan said with a smile.

"Yeah, don't worry, nothing will happen. It's not like it's the first or second time."

Chen Guodong also offered words of comfort.

He wondered if Chen Fan was going too, but he suddenly realized that this trip might not be as simple as he had thought.

But what can we do?

I still want to go.

After a whirlwind meal, the entire bowl of meat was devoured by the family of four.

Chen Fan ate about two pounds of meat by himself, and his belly was round. After being here for several days, he finally had a full meal. It was not easy.

Not only that, but my potential points have also increased from 6 to 28. After strengthening my body twice, that should be enough.

"There are still two or three days left. It would be best to reach the third level of Body Tempering. If that's not possible, the second level will also be fine."

He secretly thought that if he reached the third level of Body Tempering, he could use that bow with a draw weight of 200 jin. Its limited range was estimated to be over 200 to close to 300 meters. Whether encountering ferocious beasts or being followed, having such a powerful bow in hand would greatly increase the team's chances of escaping unscathed. He could even venture into the "danger zone" that Uncle Liu and the others had mentioned.

Even at the second level of Body Tempering, one can still only use a bow with a draw weight of 100 jin. Of course, the effective range of 200 meters is actually not bad, and it is more than enough to deal with ordinary people and some intermediate-level ferocious beasts.

In addition, it is best to raise the level of [Basic Archery] by one level. The hit rate of the level 3 mounted archery characteristic is not yet 100%. Raising it to level 4 will ensure that it is foolproof.

In short, we hope everything will be alright, but we should also be prepared to deal with any unforeseen circumstances.

"Dad, I'm going to find Uncle Zhang to practice martial arts."

"what?"

Chen Guodong was startled. When he looked up again, Chen Fan was nowhere to be seen.

"This child..."

A wry smile appeared on his face.

"He's working really hard too."

The woman's face showed a look of heartache.

"yes."

Chen Guodong sighed. It's no exaggeration to say that nowadays, everyone in the village depends on Chen Fan's archery skills for a living.

Even he was the same.

Chen Fan walked on the dirt road, looking at his attribute panel.

Strength attribute: 18.51, just a little short of 20.

He originally planned to use it when he was exhausted, but given the situation, should he enhance it once first?

Once your strength attribute reaches 20 points, you can use a 100-pound bow normally. Using this bow to practice archery will increase your proficiency much faster, right?

(End of this chapter)