Favored Child of Nature

How many times has this happened? Is it my fault for being pretty?

Lan Mu originally had a good impression of Du Yu, but that "beauty" remark made him not want to bother with him at all.

He ignored the six people surrounding him and had the clerk swipe his card.

Because he had damaged the arrows, he had to pay quite a bit extra. The total was ten thousand nine hundred.

Seeing this, Du Yu immediately said, "Swipe my card!"

"We're friends, aren't we!"

Lan Mu looked at him speechlessly. Who's friends with you!

He shook his head, insisted on having the clerk swipe his own card, then picked up his things, packed them, and left.

Surrounded by the group, his body trembled, and he pushed out of the crowd, sending one person staggering back three steps.

It was as if he had run into a wall of wind.

Lan Mu was startled. So Natural Power could be used like this. It could not only be attached to external objects but also released out of thin air, manifesting as a magical power.

However, he kept his expression unchanged and rushed out of the specialty store.

"Don't go! Beauty! How about I take you to the VIP shooting range?"

"Or we could go to the Pinghu Town hunting grounds?"

Du Yu shouted from behind, but Lan Mu ignored him completely.

He even picked up his speed. Du Yu gave up after a few steps because Lan Mu was too fast, disappearing like the wind.

Du Yu looked at Lan Mu's retreating back and said, "Why aren't you paying attention to me?"

At this moment, the clerk came over and said, "Brother Du, do you know why he's ignoring you?"

Du Yu pulled the clerk and asked, "Why?"

"Because... he's a man! You called him beautiful, and he didn't slap you, so that's pretty good."

Du Yu was shocked. "You're lying to me! She's clearly disguised as a man. Can't you tell?"

"Hehe, I thought so too at first, but then he cursed at me, and that's when I noticed he has an Adam's apple. It's true, he's a man! What do you think? Brother Du, are you very disappointed?" The clerk seemed to know Du Yu well and said with a grin.

"Sigh, he's actually a man... Wait! That's not the point! Why would I be disappointed! Do you think I wanted his contact information because he's pretty?" Du Yu suddenly realized and said dejectedly.

"Wasn't it? Everyone knows Boss Du is always surrounded by beautiful women, right?" the clerk said with a smile.

"That's true... but it's not related to this! Do you know what he did just now?"

The other five people who had seen Lan Mu shoot also chimed in, "Exactly, you didn't see it!"

"Have you ever seen Explosive Consecutive Arrows?"

"Every shot was true! I've had my eyes opened."

The clerk was confused. Every shot was true? From his perspective, Lan Mu was clearly a novice, an amateur outsider. How was that possible?

After listening to the group recount what happened later, the clerk still looked disbelieving.

"You're exaggerating, right? How could anyone be that good? Forget about club players, even Olympic athletes can't do that!"

Seeing his disbelief, a member angrily said, "Just because you don't know doesn't mean it doesn't exist! I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Yeah! Maybe he's a top expert from the club. You're just selling equipment, how would you know a real master?"

The clerk scoffed, refusing to believe any of it. It was ridiculous! Consecutive arrows? Did they think he was Huang Zhong?

Du Yu, however, said, "I know no one will believe it, but I saw it with my own eyes. It's fortunate! If I hadn't experienced it myself, I wouldn't have believed that such a master truly existed in this world. I've been playing archery for so long, thinking that Fang Moqi's level was the peak, but I only witnessed true peerless archery today."

"Fang Moqi? The strongest practical shooter in the club? The master hunter who survived for forty-seven days in the African savanna with club members?"

"Brother Du, Fang Moqi isn't just a shooter; he's also a survival expert, has a doctorate in zoology, and placed second in the International Amateur Shooting Competition. He's a true powerhouse! I heard he once parachuted alone into the Amazon rainforest with just a knife and survived for eleven days, independently killing a giant python and cutting open its belly for food."

"That person just now looked so pretty, like a pretty boy. How could he be better than Fang Moqi?"

The clerk rattled off a long list of Fang Moqi's accomplishments. Du Yu couldn't refute it. He also knew Fang Moqi; he was a true wilderness survival expert, and archery was just one of his skills. He was not only the strongest practical shooter at the Modu Forest Club but also a key member of the Shooting Club and the Explorers Club.

But purely in terms of archery, he firmly believed that Fang Moqi was far inferior to the person he saw today.

Those who haven't witnessed Lan Mu's archery will never believe that someone could actually perform Explosive Consecutive Arrows!

"Right! He swiped his card just now, right? You have his transaction record now, don't you?"

Du Yu suddenly thought of something and asked excitedly.

The clerk was stunned. "Yes, but Brother Du, what do you want? We can't see his personal information. Even if we could, I can't show you customer privacy!"

Du Yu smiled. "I don't need you!"

"Hehe, I have my own way of getting his contact information!"

Lan Mu ran for several hundred meters. Knowing that no one was chasing him anymore, he leisurely walked to a park.

The park had small hills and woods. He knew the park was crowded with all sorts of people, so he found a secluded spot.

Then, he placed his hands on the trees one by one, using the feedback to enhance their vitality. He then communicated with the trees.

"Everyone help me out, if anyone gets close, let me know, okay? Pretty please!"

The trees in the forest seemed to hear him, their branches rustling as if in response. Having benefited from Lan Mu, they were all full of life.

With the trees acting as his sentinels, he could safely test his archery skills here!

"First up, Explosive Consecutive Arrows!"

Lan Mu shot rapidly, one arrow chasing another. The Natural Power attached to the arrows transformed into wind power, exploding the preceding arrows and causing them to shatter. The resulting wood fragments and splinters expanded forward, creating a scatter shot.

"Explosive Arrow!"

Lan Mu shot another arrow. This arrow, imbued with Natural Power and controlled by Lan Mu, formed an arc, winding behind a rock before suddenly exploding and scattering.

"Okay, okay, okay... I'll try to see how many arrows I can shoot consecutively at my fastest speed!"

Lan Mu arranged his arrows, took a deep breath, and allocated an equal amount of Natural Power to each arrow. The Natural Power then flowed into his arm, strengthening his speed, and he immediately began to shoot at super speed.

Lan Mu's hands became a blur, constantly drawing, nocking, drawing, and releasing arrows!

His speed was pushed to the extreme, with five arrows flying out in rapid succession in just one second!

He only stopped after shooting all his arrows onto the ground a hundred meters away.

As he walked over to retrieve the arrows, he replayed the shooting speed in his mind.

He didn't have precise measuring instruments, but his eyesight was peerless. He could see the arrows in motion with perfect clarity.

On the hundred-meter trajectory, three arrows appeared in total! By the time the fourth arrow was released, the first arrow had already hit its target.

This meant he could fire three arrows consecutively, and five arrows in one second!

Combined with the power and range accuracy of his arrows, Lan Mu's archery skill posed a threat comparable to firearms for ordinary people, not much worse than a gun.

Moreover, Lan Mu felt he could be even faster, but his bow was not strong enough to withstand such extreme speeds.

After all, it took time for the bowstring to retract after being pulled to its limit. Five arrows per second was the limit of this bow!

With a better bow, or a special nocking technique, he could definitely achieve six or even seven arrows per second.

After calculating and practicing his archery, Lan Mu felt confident and headed back.

On his way back, he checked his phone and immediately found a WeChat message from Cheng Ming.

"Brother Mu, did you buy the machine? If you don't have enough money, don't buy it. I'll borrow one from my dad's wedding company."

Lan Mu smiled slightly at the message. Cheng Ming's family owned a wedding company and had professional photography equipment.

A set of equipment was incredibly expensive, with the cheapest costing tens of thousands. If he bought it, Lan Mu's studio would be under a lot of pressure. If he also rented a large space, his cash flow could become difficult if he couldn't earn money quickly.

Even so, Lan Mu didn't want to borrow from Cheng Ming's father.

"I've already bought it. When will you finish your resignation procedures and come help me?"

After sending that message, Lan Mu decided not to go home immediately and went straight to buy the photography equipment.

He was confident he wouldn't go hungry due to a lack of material.

If he couldn't find any good exclusive news, he would create a big story!

Besides, he didn't necessarily have to rely on news to make a living. Since transforming into an elf, he had suddenly thought of using his abilities to do more things.

Because he had been a reporter for so long, after becoming independent, he had always thought of sticking to his old profession.

But he didn't have to limit himself to interviews; he could also be a director! An independent producer!

There was another type of reporter, like a police informant, who would go deep undercover, engage in a battle of wits with criminals, and ultimately solve or participate in a major event, becoming famous.

With his transformation abilities, what couldn't he do? Where couldn't he go?

He had transformed twice, once into the ruler of the jungle and once into the darling of nature. What on land could threaten him?

"I'm such an idiot."

"I've decided! My first work will be a documentary!"