Crimson Panel activated, binding host... Binding successful! Name: Wang Xuan. Strength: 70 kilograms Cultivation: None. Cultivation Method: None. Skills: Basic Archery (Beginner Progress 77/200), Basic Trapping (Beginner Progress 56/200) Effects: None Attribute Points: 0 (Can be obtained by slaying demons and monsters or reaching skill milestones; can be used to break through cultivation, enhance skills, deduce and enhance cultivation methods, martial arts, and more)
"Holy shit, a cheat!"
"Th-this isn't the Crimson Data Panel I made for that little game I used to play?!"
Wang Xuan was overjoyed!
In his previous life, he had played a farming-and-immortal-cultivation game. Out of boredom, he had made a Crimson cheat tool for it.
As long as he grinded experience, he could keep growing stronger!
"Good stuff. As long as I have this!"
"There's hope!"
Wang Xuan's heart finally settled!
What people feared most was being unable to see their own progress.
But with the Crimson Panel, he could clearly see himself improving!
And if he kept grinding, he could even gain special skill-effect bonuses!
Wang Xuan took a deep breath, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart!
"Brother Shi, what's wrong?"
"Are you... blaming me?"
Seeing Wang Xuan staring blankly at the bow and arrows, Lu Yao thought that borrowing money from Zhou Bapi had put pressure on him. She immediately lowered her head and apologized.
"Sister-in-law, I'm not blaming you."
Wang Xuan came back to his senses and hurriedly comforted her.
"I was just thinking about how to solve our current problem, but I already have an idea."
"How much money is left at home?"
Lu Yao replied, "More than half of the two taels of silver we borrowed from Master Zhou has already been spent. There are only fifty-some copper coins left."
"Fifty-some copper coins..."
Wang Xuan's expression changed slightly.
Fifty-some copper coins would not even be enough to keep them alive, let alone repay debts and taxes!
After pondering for a moment, he said, "Sister-in-law, please buy more food over the next couple of days. Some fatty meat would be best if possible."
Lu Yao nodded. "All right, I'll go buy it now."
Though she did not know why Wang Xuan wanted her to buy meat, she vaguely felt that her younger brother-in-law seemed different from before.
After Lu Yao went out to buy food, Wang Xuan drank several more bowls of porridge. Once he had recovered some energy, he picked up his bow, along with the dozen or so remaining arrows, and headed out.
The Wang Family lived at the eastern end of the village, beside Blackwind Mountain. There were few neighbors around, so it was fairly quiet. Just outside lay a broad, open stretch of land.
Holding his bow and arrows, Wang Xuan came to a flat patch of ground.
"This world is too dangerous. There are demons and monsters that eat people, Martial Path powerhouses who carve out their own territories, and a court that squeezes the common folk dry."
"I must... survive in this world!"
The memories of his two lives had merged. Wang Xuan had already completely integrated into this era and accepted the identity of the original owner of this body.
He thought of how his father and elder brother had died miserably in the jaws of demons and monsters!
Of Zhou Bapi's designs on his sister-in-law!
Of Shi Yong's persecution of him!
A surge of rage instantly rose in his heart!
Wang Xuan drew a deep breath and used all his strength to pull back the bowstring, aiming the arrow at the trunk of a huge tree ahead!
Whoosh!
The next moment!
The arrow shot out like a bolt, and with a bang, it struck the tree trunk squarely!
Basic Archery Experience +1
He had only fired one arrow!
Yet the progress had increased by one point!
Wang Xuan was ecstatic and immediately nocked another arrow!
Bang!
The second arrow flew out.
It missed the target!
He gained no experience.
"Did I not gain experience from the second arrow because it missed?"
"Or was there some other reason?"
Wang Xuan frowned and muttered to himself.
"I probably wasn't focused enough."
"I won't gain experience every time. I have to practice with all my strength and complete focus to gain experience!"
"Otherwise, this would be far too easy!"
"I'm too weak right now. If I want to survive, I have to grow stronger!"
Wang Xuan took another deep breath and continued nocking arrows and shooting. The progress on the panel began to change as well.
Basic Archery Experience +1 Basic Archery Experience +1
As arrow after arrow flew out, Wang Xuan's archery gradually went from clumsy misses to growing proficiency. By the end, every arrow struck the tree trunk.
After shooting all the arrows, he pulled them back out of the trunk and continued firing.
After repeating this for half an hour, his stamina finally reached its limit. A swollen ache and limp weakness washed over him.
"Hiss, it hurts!"
"This body is too weak. After only half an hour of practice, I can't even lift my arms anymore."
Wang Xuan sucked in a cold breath.
The original body had been frail and sickly. For him to persist in archery practice for half an hour already showed astonishing willpower.
Wang Xuan chose not to continue practicing.
His muscles and stamina had both reached their limits. He had to stop and rest now; otherwise, muscle breakdown would be no small matter.
He checked the panel.
Basic Archery: Beginner Progress 141/200.
"It actually increased by this much!"
"Looks like I'll be able to bring my archery to Minor Mastery today!"
Seeing that his archery was already close to Minor Mastery, Wang Xuan was overjoyed, and the corners of his mouth could not help curling up.
Just then, Lu Yao returned with the food.
"Brother Shi, y-you're practicing archery?"
Lu Yao looked at Wang Xuan holding the bow and asked in disbelief.
Wang Xuan had been weak and sickly since childhood. He had rarely followed his father and elder brother into the mountains to hunt, so he had hardly practiced archery at all.
At least, in Lu Yao's memories, she had never seen him do so in the two or three years since she married into the Wang Family.
Wang Xuan nodded. "Yes."
"Father and Elder Brother are gone. I have to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of this family."
"Besides, my ancestors were hunters. There's no reason to let this bow keep gathering dust."
"But your body..."
Lu Yao was somewhat worried.
Wang Xuan raised a hand and smiled. "Don't worry, Sister-in-law. I'm already much better. I feel that at most, I'll be fully recovered by tomorrow."
He was not lying.
Since transmigrating here, he could clearly feel the weakness in his body rapidly fading. And after practicing archery just now, his stamina had recovered quickly as well.
Lu Yao looked at him in amazement but said nothing.
"By the way, Sister-in-law, what did you buy? I'm starving."
He had only drunk a few bowls of watery porridge at noon, and after practicing archery just now, Wang Xuan was already ravenous.
Lu Yao lifted the food in her hand. "I bought some millet and two taels of fatty meat. It should be enough for us to eat for a few days."
"Fatty meat, good."
"When you cook later, I'll help you out!"
Wang Xuan's eyes lit up as he put away his bow and arrows.
If he wanted to nourish his body first, the best method was training and eating!
Evening.
After dinner was ready, the two of them sat around a battered old table and began eating.
As the rich food entered his stomach, Wang Xuan felt the day's exhaustion melt away. Even the soreness in his muscles eased.
After dinner, Wang Xuan had recovered seventy or eighty percent of his stamina. He did not waste any time and picked up his bow and arrows to continue practicing.
Meanwhile, Lu Yao did handicraft work inside the house.
Wang Xuan calmed his mind and began practicing archery.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Arrow after arrow flew out. Wang Xuan emptied his mind, quickly entering the zone.
Basic Archery Experience +1 Basic Archery: Beginner Progress 151/200.
Half an hour later.
More than half of Wang Xuan's stamina had been drained. Sweat rolled down his forehead, and he had reached his limit.
But his eyes remained resolute as he stared straight ahead!
It was as though he felt no fatigue at all.
Bang!
Another arrow shot out, pushing Wang Xuan's stamina to the brink.
Just as he was about to put down his bow and rest, his eyes suddenly lit up!
Your Basic Archery has broken through to Minor Mastery. Current Progress: 1/400 Your skill has broken through. You have gained 1 Attribute Point. Current Attribute Points: 1 Your strength has increased. Current Strength: 80 kilograms Your spirit has increased. Current Spirit: 17 You practiced archery with prolonged focus and gained the archery effect: Sure Shot! You studied archery with prolonged focus and gained the spirit effect: Double Efficiency!
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