Three Months of Transformation

The night gradually passed.

The next day, Chen Xuan did not choose to go to Zhang Shan's house. Although hunting wasn't just about bows and arrows, with his better understanding of the system, he could directly acquire hunting skills from it.

In this situation, there was naturally no need for him to spend the cost of going to Zhang Shan's house again.

Moreover, letting people know that he could consistently get meat wasn't a good thing either.

Although most people in the village weren't as miserable as his family, very few could eat meat every day, especially this year with the great disaster, it was even less. One had to be wary of others.

As for Chen Xuan not coming again, Zhang Shan didn't go to check either, seemingly not paying too much attention.

Soon, the first month passed.

This month, Chen Xuan's archery skills, following the practice method of the Conceptual Ability, undoubtedly improved by leaps and bounds. Now, while running and practicing on a grass target, he could hit three to five arrows out of ten.

However, to continue practicing in the second month, he now had a little trouble.

That was, he needed to practice on a moving target, but no one could help him move it.

Finding Xiao Shitou was out of the question; Xiao Shitou was still young and couldn't help at all. Finding his mother was also not feasible; she needed to go gather wild vegetables. Although she could only gather a small amount each day, it was still some food.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xuan couldn't help but think of a dark figure.

Immediately, he no longer hesitated and went directly to his Second Uncle's house.

Finally, Chen Xuan offered a pound of meat every ten days as payment for Chen Er Zhuang to help him throw the grass target for practicing shooting at a moving target.

Of course, Chen Er Zhuang initially refused. After all, in his opinion, it was just helping his cousin throw a grass target, why would he need meat? But under Chen Xuan's strong insistence, Chen Er Zhuang still accepted.

There was no other way; the meat was simply too tempting.

For Chen Xuan, although he didn't want to expose some things, that was towards Zhang Shan. From the past month, it seemed that his Second Uncle's family was currently trustworthy enough, so there was naturally no problem.

With Chen Er Zhuang's participation, Chen Xuan's practice undoubtedly got back on track.

In the second month, with the addition of the moving target, his archery skills improved significantly again.

By the end of the second month, while running, he could hit a stationary target four or five times out of ten, and for a stationary moving target, he could even reach five or six out of ten.

Following that was the practice for the third month.

However, upon reaching this third month, the Conceptual Ability indeed increased the difficulty of obtaining food sharply, just as he had imagined.

It was clear that the easily accessible sources of food in the surrounding area had been almost completely depleted by him.

The difficulty of continuing to obtain food became much greater.

Especially as the third month drew to a close, the difficulty of obtaining food even made Chen Xuan's heart tighten.

Looking at the few bird eggs he had just obtained.

Chen Xuan sighed.

With a thought, the list changed again.

Target: Obtain enough food today (To be determined)

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"Path one: One hundred meters away from the Old Locust Tree on the Back Mountain, there is a small stream. In three hours, a Sika Deer will be severely injured. Arrive within three hours, and you can obtain a Sika Deer."

"Path two: Outside Small River Village, Black Carp are returning in the river. Place a bluestone within five meters of the river in the evening. Within one hour, you can obtain a twelve-jin Black Carp from the river."

"Path three: Depart immediately. You can reach Green Mountain City by evening. The West City Pharmacy is recruiting Herb Gathering Boys. Join as a Herb Gathering Boy, and you can obtain food."

A list of options appeared. Looking at these words, Chen Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

Three paths, but each one was clearly not something he could achieve right now.

There was no need to mention the second path. After experiencing what happened three months ago, Chen Xuan still felt a chill in his heart regarding that river, let alone going into the river to fish. As for the third path, departing now, alone as he was, even though his archery was already quite good, the probability of reaching Green Mountain City alive was not very high, let alone the danger after joining as a Herb Gathering Boy.

As for the first path, it seemed extremely feasible. The location of the Old Locust Tree on the Back Mountain was only about three to five li away from the village.

But how did the injured Sika Deer get injured? Chen Xuan could figure it out with his toes. It was clearly injured by a fierce beast. If he went to get the food, it would be like snatching food from a tiger's mouth, seeking death.

Shaking his head, Chen Xuan immediately returned home.

He didn't plan to get more food today, even though the current amount wasn't enough for a family of three.

But there was still some left from before, enough to last a few days without much problem.

His figure returned home.

At this moment, Chen Er Zhuang was already waiting.

"Um, Er Zhuang, how about I give you the meat for these ten days next month?"

Looking at Chen Er Zhuang, Chen Xuan spoke with some embarrassment.

"This..."

"It's okay, Er Gou, you don't need to give me the meat."

"And you're also teaching me archery."

Chen Er Zhuang said with a simple smile.

These past few days, Chen Xuan had indeed taught Chen Er Zhuang some archery techniques.

That day, Chen Er Zhuang said his father sent him to Zhang Shan for archery, but ultimately had to give up because his Second Uncle couldn't afford the meat Zhang Shan required.

During this time, seeing that Chen Er Zhuang was still very interested in archery, Chen Xuan began to try teaching him archery.

"Then thank you very much!"

Chen Xuan nodded and didn't say anything more.

Things were indeed difficult now.

He could only hope that his archery skills would quickly reach minor completion. Only then could he quickly obtain the corresponding food.

The afternoon sun gradually passed.

Another day of practice.

And the result that followed was exactly as Chen Xuan had expected.

The difficulty of obtaining food suddenly increased.

To get food, one had to either go into the mountains or go to the river.

Other than that, the food he could get was barely enough for Xiao Shitou alone, let alone enough for three people to eat their fill.

His mother also gradually stopped being able to gather wild vegetables.

The family seemed to be struggling financially again.

Of course, it wasn't just him; there was also a subtle change in the village.

The difficulty of obtaining food for the entire village was increasing.

Chen Xuan could clearly feel the village becoming more tense.

However, Chen Xuan didn't pay too much attention to food. At this moment, he was more concerned with his practice.

Days passed one by one, and his figure spent them in continuous practice.

Under these circumstances, a few days passed in the blink of an eye, and the food stored in his home finally reached the point of depletion.

But it was also at this time that Chen Xuan finally completed the third month of training according to the method of his Conceptual Ability.

And his archery finally passed the introductory stage and reached the minor accomplishment stage.