Skill: Nutrient Absorption

"You drank a bowl of warm porridge and awakened the skill Nutrient Absorption."

Name: Chen Feng

Strength: 8 (10 for a full-grown man)

Spirit: 8

Speed: 7

Skills: Nutrient Absorption (Beginner progress 1%), Archery (Beginner progress 11%), Trap Arts (Beginner progress 5%)

Cultivation: None

Talent: None

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In no time at all, Chen Feng had figured out what the panel did, and his eyes brimmed with delight.

This was a panel for grinding experience!

As long as he was willing to keep grinding, he could raise any skill without limit.

Moreover, every time he rose by one level, he could evolve a talent.

"So it's this kind of talent." A glimmer flashed through Chen Feng's eyes.

For someone like him, with debts still hanging over his household and no resources to speak of, this Golden Finger that only required him to work himself to the bone was simply perfect!

Then I'll start grinding. Chen Feng thought.

Then he said to Lin Xue, who stood beside him with worry on her face, "Xue'er, go to the grain shop at the village entrance this afternoon and buy two jin of rice. If they have minced meat or something similar, buy a little of that too."

Lin Xue nodded. "Mm, I'll listen to you, husband."

Chen Feng then picked up his bow and arrows and walked into the courtyard.

Outside the courtyard was a small open space, roughly several dozen square meters in size.

Looking around, the area was filled with similar low mud-brick houses.

A dark-skinned, honest-looking man next door saw Chen Feng come out and smiled. "Chen Feng, you've recovered pretty well, haven't you?"

Chen Feng smiled. "Yes, Uncle Liu. Thank you for helping me out. I'll find a way to pay you back soon."

This man was his neighbor. He made a living chopping firewood and had a hard life himself, yet he had still lent Chen Feng money when Chen Feng was gravely ill. Chen Feng would naturally remember such kindness.

Uncle Liu waved his hand. "No hurry on paying me back. But you should still take good care of yourself these days."

Then Uncle Liu leaned closer, his face somewhat worried. "By the way, Chen Feng, you'd better not leave the village lately. When Wang Hu and the others left before, I heard them say they were going to teach you a good lesson."

"You've only just recovered. It's best not to get into a conflict."

A glint flashed through Chen Feng's eyes. He nodded. "I understand, Uncle Liu."

Then he began practicing with his bow in the courtyard.

He picked up the ordinary black longbow in his hand, along with roughly a dozen arrows. The shafts were made of bamboo, while only the arrowheads were iron—extremely sharp and barbed.

His father had used this bow to shoot even wild boars weighing over a hundred jin.

But the current Chen Feng was naturally far inferior. In the past, he could only shoot rabbits and the like.

He had originally planned to join the village hunting team and gain a little protection, but who would have thought it would cost him his life!

Anger burned in Chen Feng's heart. Looking at the round wooden target in the distance, he drew his bow and loosed an arrow.

Thud!

A dull sound rang out.

The arrow struck the round target ahead.

You carefully fired an arrow. Archery proficiency +2!

Delight filled Chen Feng's heart. "As expected, there really is a change."

Effort brought rewards, and hard work brought visible returns.

This talent was truly too powerful.

He continued practicing his archery.

You fired an arrow. Archery proficiency +1!

This time, his proficiency had only increased by 1. Chen Feng's eyes filled with confusion. What was going on?

He hurriedly checked again, and realization soon dawned on him.

It turned out that when he fired the first arrow, his heart had been filled with anger toward Wang Hu and Huang Lao Si, so he had put more of himself into it.

The second time, he had relaxed somewhat, so the proficiency gained was different as well.

After understanding this, Chen Feng made up his mind to treat the target as Wang Hu.

Arrow after arrow flew out without pause.

As he watched his proficiency continuously rise, Chen Feng felt no exhaustion even though his stomach was still a little hungry.

Instead, the gleam in his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

With the memories of the original owner merging into him, coupled with the improvement brought by his own training, he felt that his previous awkwardness had already vanished.

Moreover, looking at the bow and arrows in his hands, he wondered whether he could modify them into a crossbow according to memories from his previous life.

He wondered if that would bring even more proficiency.

That afternoon, Lin Xue returned before long with two jin of rice.

Her face was somewhat cheerful as she said, "Husband, look at this."

"There's nearly half a jin of meat too."

Chen Feng smiled. "Good. Then we'll eat meat tonight."

Although all their savings had been spent.

It should still help raise Nutrient Absorption a little.

When dinner was ready.

Chen Feng still did not put down his bow and arrows.

Only then did he feel some fatigue in his body.

He glanced at the panel.

Archery: Beginner progress 81%

Chen Feng was somewhat delighted. "I'll practice a little more after dinner. I should be able to raise it by one level today."

Judging from the system information.

A small-level increase would probably greatly affect things like his strength as well.

Dinner consisted of millet, a bowl of meat, and a plate of small green vegetables.

Looking at it all, Chen Feng was somewhat surprised. This had practically used up every last bit of spare money in the household, hadn't it?

However, he did not think too much about it.

Raising proficiency came first.

You ate a nutritious piece of meat. Nutrient Absorption proficiency +5.

You ate a bowl of rice. Nutrient Absorption proficiency +3.

You ate a plate of small green vegetables. Nutrient Absorption proficiency +2.

When dinner was over, Chen Feng was surprised to find that his Nutrient Absorption proficiency had actually risen to 53%.

Didn't that mean that if he had another feast like this, his Nutrient Absorption skill could advance?

That was faster than practicing archery!

After eating, Chen Feng said, "While it's not dark yet, I'll practice for a while longer."

With that, he took his bow and arrows to the open space to practice.

He wanted to raise his Archery skill today.

But Chen Feng did not notice that after answering him, Lin Xue looked at his back with words on the tip of her tongue.

Then she sighed again.

Chen Feng arrived at the open space.

Holding his longbow, his eyes remained bright even in the night. From several dozen meters away, he fired an arrow.

With a heart still as water, you hit the target. Archery proficiency +2.

With anger in your heart, you fired an arrow. Archery proficiency +2.

Arrow after arrow shot forth.

Chen Feng's Archery proficiency continued to rise.

Finally, after roughly two hours.

New information refreshed on the panel.

Your Archery has risen to the Proficient realm. Archery has evolved into Basic Archery.

You awakened the Beginner Talent Hundred-Step Piercing Willow!

Strength +2, Spirit +1.

As the information refreshed, Chen Feng's eyes filled with delight. The increase was actually this great?