A dozen minutes later, Chen Shouyi left Jiangnan University's new campus.
Smack!
His foot came down in a muddy puddle, and icy water splashed all over his legs.
Chen Shouyi came back to his senses and cursed under his breath. He hurriedly shook his legs, flicking off the excess water.
By March, the temperature had warmed noticeably. It was no longer as bitterly cold as in February. Though it still dropped below zero at night, during the day, with the sun out, it could generally stay above freezing.
Apart from the roads outside, the streets in the small urban district were all dirt and gravel, pitted with holes. Once the ice melted, those holes turned into puddles. One careless step was enough to leave you splattered with mud.
Chen Shouyi shook his head, driving the stray thoughts from his mind. He opened his Status Panel and checked his current Energy Accumulation.
"I'm already at 57. If I want to improve my strength in a short time, I can only find a way to use it." He pondered silently.
His gaze passed over Energy Accumulation and settled on "Archery" in the skill column.
"Archery: Proficient 16"
It was the least developed of all his combat skills. Compared with swordsmanship, which had already reached "Mastery 12," a skill level of "Proficient 16" was worlds apart. At best, it was average—just barely good enough.
Yet this weakest skill also had the greatest power. At short to medium range, an excellent archer could absolutely kill an enemy of a higher level.
"Optimizing the Thirty-Six Body Tempering Forms will have to wait. Fortunately, the first optimization doesn't cost much—just 1 point. At my current rate of accumulating energy, I'll make it back in six or seven days."
Night fell!
The newly installed gasoline lamps in