Introduction to Archery

Ten days gradually passed. During these ten days, Chen Xuan was completely immersed in practicing archery, starting from the moment he woke up.

Aside from getting food, he was practicing archery.

Thick calluses had even appeared on his hands.

And the effect was undoubtedly extremely obvious.

Zhang Shan's house.

"Thump!"

With a soft sound, the fletching of the arrow vibrated. Twenty meters away, an arrow was precisely embedded in the center of a simple grass target.

Zhang Shan, who had been watching the whole time, also showed a hint of surprise.

"Shoot another arrow!"

Zhang Shan's rough voice rang out.

Chen Xuan didn't hesitate at all and quickly drew his bow again.

"Thump!"

The arrow shot out once more. This time, there was no surprise either. In the very center of the grass target, the fletching of the arrow vibrated, having hit the bullseye again.

"Not bad. In ten days, you've actually managed to get started."

Zhang Shan nodded, looking somewhat surprised. He clearly remembered the first time Chen Xuan learned. In his opinion, Chen Xuan's talent shouldn't have been high.

Getting started with archery, in his estimation, would take at least three or four months.

But he hadn't expected that within ten days, the other party had successfully gotten started, which was enough to surprise him.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang Shan, for your guidance these past few days."

Chen Xuan said with a smile, thanking Zhang Shan.

"No need to thank me. You provide food, and I teach you. That was the agreement."

"You can go back now. If you still want to learn tomorrow, bring another catty of meat."

Zhang Shan said calmly.

"Yes!"

Chen Xuan nodded, then said goodbye to Zhang Shan and returned home.

Watching Chen Xuan leave, Zhang Shan's gaze couldn't help but look towards the deep mountains again, his expression showing some fear.

Back home.

His mother, Zhang Chunhua, hadn't returned yet.

Chen Xuan checked the materials he had been drying in the courtyard, making sure there were no problems. Only then did he take out a bow and arrow from his room.

And if Zhang Shan were there, he would be surprised to see this bow, which was even better than his own.

It looked very similar to a compound bow from his previous life.

As for the source of this item, it was also very simple.

With the bug-like ability of the Conceptual Ability, obtaining a composite bow that he could make at his current stage was not a big problem.

The only issue was that the bowstring, not being made of animal sinew like ox tendon, might not last long.

But this wasn't a problem for Chen Xuan. He had already prepared plenty of materials; if it broke, he could just replace it.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

Soon, the sound of arrows being shot rapidly echoed in the room.

Arrow after arrow flew out, accurately hitting the bullseye.

After shooting over a hundred arrows, Chen Xuan immediately changed his practice routine again.

He began to run, shooting arrows as he ran.

Compared to shooting at a fixed target, the probability of hitting the target this time was significantly lower.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

Arrow after arrow flew out. He shot twenty arrows consecutively, but in the end, only three hit the target, and they were all just on the outer edge of the grass target.

Seeing this result, Chen Xuan couldn't help but shake his head.

He stopped running, breathing heavily, and his gaze involuntarily fell upon his Conceptual Ability.

Target: Proficient Archery (To be determined)

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Path 1: Green Mountain City, Fierce Mountain Hall is recruiting members. Arrive at Green Mountain City within twenty-four hours and offer one tael of silver to Steward Chen. You can join Fierce Mountain Hall. If you make a great contribution, you can become a disciple of Zhang Qiushan, the Deputy Hall Master of Fierce Mountain Hall, and learn archery. Within ten days, your archery can reach the Introduction level. Within one year, your archery can reach the Proficient level.

Path 2: Practice shooting at a fixed target for one hour daily, and shooting at a fixed target while moving yourself for one hour. After one month, practice shooting at a fixed target for one hour, shooting at a fixed target while moving yourself for one hour, and shooting at a moving target while you remain still for one hour. After two months, practice shooting at a moving target while moving yourself for three hours daily. After three months, your archery will reach the Proficient level.

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After reaching Introduction to Archery, Chen Xuan's focus undoubtedly shifted to a higher level of archery.

After all, with just the Introduction to Archery level, hunting would be almost impossible. Animals weren't stationary targets waiting for you to shoot them.

According to the Conceptual Ability, above Introduction to Archery was undoubtedly Proficient Archery.

Compared to the Introduction level, Proficient Archery was undoubtedly more difficult, and the intensity of practice was also undoubtedly greater.

However, in order to eat his fill, Chen Xuan had no intention of stopping.

After resting for about a quarter of an hour, Chen Xuan's figure began practicing again.

First came the stationary targets, followed by the moving ones.

It wasn't until dusk gradually fell that Chen Xuan stopped practicing when he heard footsteps outside.

At this moment, his arms were extremely sore.

Just then, Zhang Chunhua also walked into the room.

Seeing Chen Xuan tidying up, her heart ached.

But after opening her mouth, Zhang Chunhua didn't say anything. Instead, she quickly entered the room, poured some hot water, and began applying a hot compress to Chen Xuan, just as she had done for the past few days.

A few days ago, Zhang Chunhua had discovered her son practicing archery and knew that he was learning to shoot arrows with Zhang Shan.

She wanted to stop him, but after thinking about their family's situation, she ultimately didn't say anything.

She just felt increasingly heartbroken for her second son.

The hot water was applied to his arms, and the swelling sensation gradually disappeared.

If someone were present, they would notice a hint of green in the hot compress water.

As a transmigrator, Chen Xuan naturally understood that practicing so recklessly could easily cripple himself.

Therefore, Chen Xuan still relied on his Conceptual Ability to find some medicines that promoted blood circulation, dispelled stasis, and relieved soreness.

It was precisely because of the combination of these medicines that his practice could continue like this.

The soreness in his arms gradually disappeared.

After about half an hour of hot compresses, Zhang Chunhua began to cook.

These days, with Chen Xuan around, food was no longer a fatal problem.

Relying on his bug-like Conceptual Ability, Chen Xuan could always obtain food in incredible ways.

As a result, the family's complexions had improved significantly, with a bit more color.

Xiao Shitou's face also had a bit more flesh.

However, the heavy feeling weighing on Chen Xuan had not lessened. Although only ten days had passed, Chen Xuan could already clearly feel that the difficulty of obtaining food had begun to increase.

He didn't know how long these days of easily obtaining food could last.

If he couldn't quickly master hunting skills, he feared that obtaining food would become even more difficult in the future.

The system was indeed extremely buggy; as long as he set out to obtain food, a way to obtain food would inevitably appear.

But this path might not be one he could safely reach.

Just like the scene ten days ago.