Chapter 10: Young People Are Full of Energy

Of course, there is another less-than-ideal situation: to raise the Body Strengthening Level from level 3 to level 4, it actually requires 4 Potential Points.

At the current rate of gaining 1 Potential Point per day, it will take 4 days to achieve.

"If I could eat more cooked venison, maybe two days would be enough."

Lu Yu muttered softly, a wry smile immediately appearing on his face.

He knew clearly in his heart that even if the Hunting Team had a bountiful harvest today, the amount of meat his family could get would not be much; he would be thankful just to get two jin.

Last night he had eaten almost half by himself, while his father, as the pillar of the family, had only eaten a few meager pieces; this would not do.

"I should prioritize raising the Basic Archery level first; Body Strengthening can wait a bit. After all, the Constitution of my father and the others isn't much stronger than the average person's; I can't keep letting them take risks."

Thinking of this, Lu Yu took a deep breath and pulled the bowstring, feeling much more relaxed immediately; there was no need to ask, it was definitely a benefit brought by Body Strengthening.

His fingers relaxed, and with a *whoosh*, the arrow hit the bullseye steadily.

He adjusted his breathing and then shot the second arrow and the third arrow.

On the wilderness in the distance, the roars of unknown Fierce Beasts could be heard from time to time; after the calls, the surroundings would fall into dead silence again. I don't know how much time passed, but Lu Yu felt a wave of sleepiness hit him, and his arms were aching severely.

"It seems I can only practice up to here tonight." He yawned and looked at the Skill bar.

【Basic Archery lv1...】

"Faster than I expected."

A relaxed expression appeared on his face; at this rate, if he practiced for another two or three hours tomorrow morning, 【Basic Archery】 could reach level 2, and with the time in the afternoon and evening, reaching level 3 shouldn't be a problem, right? If things went smoothly, he would be able to follow the Hunting Team out the day after tomorrow.

If he could capture prey, not only could he survive, he could also become stronger!

The next day, the night curtain slowly receded, a touch of fish-belly white appeared on the distant horizon, and not long after, it was dawn.

The entrance to the Zhai was crowded with people, mostly the old, the weak, women, and children; they were sallow and emaciated, looking at the dozen or so people outside with complex expressions.

They knew that these people were going to defect to the Li Family Fort.

That was the strongest human gathering place within a hundred miles; it was said that those inside had no worries about food or clothing, and the people living there were all very happy.

Of course, not everyone could enjoy such good treatment; strong and sturdy adult men could bring their families in, and women under forty could too; as for others like weak men, the elderly, and children, they shouldn't even hope for it.

Now, the Liu Jia Xiong Di were taking their families there; once they left, there would be even less food in the Zhai in the future.

Lu Guohao stood at the very front of the crowd, his eyes reddened.

A parting today, unless they met in the wild—but at that time, both sides would no longer be friends, but competitors.

"Take care!" He patted Liu Tianhong on the shoulder with emotion, his gaze sweeping over the familiar faces behind him.

"Take care, Guohao." Liu Tianhong also patted Lu Guohao on the shoulder.

"Take care, Brother Guohao."

"Brother Guohao, if you come to the Li Family Fort, we will help you get introduced."

"That's right, Brother Guohao, we'll wait for you!"

Lu Guohao shook his head; the decision he made would not change.

"Everyone take care."

The family members behind them were also full of reluctance, waving goodbye to acquaintances in the crowd.

If it weren't for having no other choice, they wouldn't want to leave either, but continuing to stay meant seeing not a shred of hope.

For a time, crying sounds rose one after another. Under the gaze of the crowd, Liu Tianhong and his party walked further and further away, turning into a dozen small black dots in the distance, and finally disappeared from sight.

"Brother Liu and the others are gone." A man with a crew cut looked dejected, his eyes full of confusion and worry about the future.

Lu Guohao turned around, looked at the crowd, cleared his throat, and said: "Everyone go back; the others prepare, we'll go out hunting in a while. Although Tianhong and the others have left, I believe that with our own strength, we can also live well."

The people were dejected and dispersed in twos and threes. Can they really live well?

When the old, weak, women, and children left, the original team of a dozen people suddenly lost nearly half; counting Lu Guohao, only eight people remained.

"Hahaha."

A bald man laughed and said: "It's fine, there are still eight people."

The others heard this and all shook their heads with wry smiles.

Some of them could also go to the Li Family Fort, but out of consideration for their friendship with Lu Guohao, they were unwilling to leave at this time.

"Baldy, you say it easily." A round-faced man said unhappily: "With the Liu Jia Xiong Di gone, there isn't even an archer in the team; it will be too hard to catch prey again."

The bald man's smile stiffened, then he laughed again: "What's the panic? We'll use traps."

The crowd was speechless.

"After we return from hunting, we'll practice Arrow Technique again; without long-range attack methods, it really won't do." Lu Guohao sighed, his gaze falling on everyone, "Then let's set off?"

Wang Liang limped back from the Zhai gate and saw a figure practicing archery from far away.

"Young people are truly energetic, coming to practice archery so quickly." He thought to himself, but suddenly, his brow furrowed—that's not right? He didn't seem to see this child in the crowd just now; he really didn't see him.

He walked over slowly and couldn't help but ask: "Just now, you didn't go to the Zhai gate side?"

Lu Yu turned his head and said with a smile: "No, I came straight here after finishing breakfast."

Wang Liang widened his eyes.

"Wang Shu is talking about the Liu Jia Xiong Di leaving, right?" Lu Yu shot another arrow and said during the gap of relaxing: "They went to find my dad last night; I was there at the time. My dad went to see them off this morning; it doesn't seem to have any impact whether I go or not."

"That's one way to put it." Wang Liang nodded.

The Liu Jia Xiong Di had made up their minds to leave; it was useless for anyone to try to persuade them to stay, and saying too much would only make both sides awkward.

Afterwards, he looked at Lu Yu again, thinking that this child seemed a bit different.

And looking at his obsession with archery and how he enjoyed it, maybe he could really take over the position of the Liu Jia Xiong Di in the Zhai's Hunting Team?

"I'm thinking too wishfully." He shook his head; it was too hard, this matter wasn't that simple, and it couldn't be explained in a few words.

"You few, perk up!" He walked to the other side and began to lecture several young people.

Lu Yu could not help but smile, then turned his attention back to the target. One arrow, one arrow, and another arrow.