Chapter 13: Too Overbearing

Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Wang Liang was first stunned, and then his gaze locked tightly onto Lu Yu as if scrutinizing him.

He then slowly opened his mouth to ask: "Are you sure you want to use that sixty-pound draw weight bow?" As his voice fell, a look of astonishment quietly appeared on his face.

He still remembered yesterday, when this kid tried to pull that bow, it took a great deal of effort, his face turning as red as a ripe tomato, yet the bowstring was only pulled back a negligible amount.

Lu Yu nodded forcefully, his expression serious and earnest, and said with a firm tone: "Uncle Wang, after these two days of tireless and diligent practice, I feel I now have enough strength to draw that bow."

Tracing back to two days ago, his strength attribute was still less than 8 points, and at that time he could only barely draw a thirty-pound draw weight bow.

But now, through continuous improvement, his strength attribute was already about to climb to 12 points.

With his current strength, even drawing an eighty-pound draw weight bow, he imagined, would not be a difficult task.

However, an eighty-pound draw weight bow was truly somewhat extraordinary; even if he could draw it, he would likely be exhausted and worn out after pulling it a few times in a row.

By comparison, the sixty-pound draw weight bow was undoubtedly a more suitable choice.

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Wang Liang could not help but be skeptical, but looking at the unwavering gaze in Lu Yu's eyes, he finally nodded slowly and said: "Then come with me."

Seeing this, a smile bloomed on Lu Yu's face, and he hurriedly followed closely behind Wang Liang.

"He actually wants to switch to a sixty-pound draw weight bow?" The conversation between the two reached the ears of Li Yang and the others clearly and accurately.

"Sixty pounds, the difficulty has basically doubled, can Lu Yu really do it?" A voice filled with worry rose up.

"Liu Kai, you've pulled a sixty-pound draw weight bow before, how does it actually feel?" Everyone's gaze focused in unison on the tall and burly figure.

Liu Kai wore a bitter expression and shook his head helplessly, saying: "The first few times were fine, but afterward, I had to rest for over ten minutes each time I pulled it before I could recover enough strength to pull again. By the end, I even had to rest for over half an hour... it really is too difficult."

"Since Brother Lu said so, he must have full confidence, right?" Li Yang said, full of anticipation.

"Probably." Someone echoed in agreement.

"I really hope he succeeds. I heard that with a sixty-pound draw weight bow, you can even shoot and kill an average Intermediate-level Fierce Beast."

Their eyes were filled with expectant light.

The two arrived at the Warehouse, and Lu Yu walked straight to the sixty-pound draw weight bow, reaching out to steadily take it down from the rack.

The moment he grasped the bow body, he clearly felt a heavy weight. Compared to the bow he used previously, this bow's string was much thicker; just by taking one look, one could tell that drawing it would be no easy task.

"Give it a try." Wang Liang glanced at him sideways; in his heart, he didn't hold much expectation, only feeling that this kid was somewhat overestimating his own abilities, and perhaps only reality could make him recognize his own strength.

"Mm." Lu Yu responded. At this moment, his heart was filled with excitement, and he couldn't wait to try out this bow.

He picked up an arrow, placed it steadily on the string, held the bow body firmly with his left hand, raised the bow in front of him, and slowly pinched the bowstring with his right hand, beginning to pull back slowly.

Wang Liang, who had been somewhat indifferent, saw Lu Yu's movement and his eyes instantly widened, his face filled with undisguised shock.

He simply couldn't believe his eyes—he actually pulled it open? This kid really pulled the bow open? Was he dreaming?

"Feels pretty good." A satisfied smile appeared on Lu Yu's face. He gently released his fingers, and with a "Whoosh—", the arrow shot out like a meteor.

"Uncle Wang, I'll use this bow." Lu Yu looked up at Wang Liang.

"Cough, cough." Wang Liang cleared his throat, looking slightly embarrassed, and said: "It's good that you can pull it. The lethality of this bow at around fifty meters is roughly equivalent to the previous one at thirty meters. If it's at a distance of thirty meters, the power will be even stronger; it's more than enough to shoot and kill ordinary Low-level Fierce Beasts."

"Fifty meters, huh." Lu Yu nodded, though in his heart, to ensure a more ideal effect, this distance was still a bit far.

He looked up at the remaining bows in the Warehouse, his gaze lingering for a long time on the last three-hundred-pound draw weight bow, wondering to himself when he would have the ability to pull it.

"This kid." Wang Liang, standing to the side, took in Lu Yu's expression and pondered to himself, "His ambition is quite large, but looking at his performance these past two days, perhaps there really is a possibility of achieving it?" Thinking this, Wang Liang hung the forty-pound draw weight bow back on the wall, and then walked out of the Warehouse one after the other with Lu Yu.

"Are you ready?" Wang Liang stood in the usual place for practice and cast his gaze toward Lu Yu.

Lu Yu nodded and subconsciously licked his lips. He was full of anticipation: after switching to this Long Bow that had high requirements for strength, would his Skill proficiency increase?

He saw Wang Liang toss the target high into the air, and that familiar feeling instantly surged into Lu Yu's heart.

"Whoosh!" Accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, the arrow shot like a black bolt of lightning, piercing straight and hard into the bullseye.

The immense impact caused the target to be knocked backward in the air for several meters before it slowly landed.

"Good lad." Watching this scene, Wang Liang couldn't help but marvel to himself.

If this arrow were shot at a person, it would surely be fatal, and even for some Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts wearing armor, this arrow could still leave a wound.

Lu Yu hurriedly looked at the system panel, and upon seeing it, the smile on his face became even brighter.

【Basic Archery: lv3(4％)……】

In other words, that arrow just now directly increased his proficiency by 3%! In this way, the possibility of raising 【Basic Archery】 from LV3 to LV4 before setting out tomorrow had increased by a few points.

For a moment, he even had the thought of trying the eighty-pound draw weight Long Bow, but then he thought better of it; to ensure he could continue practicing and not exhaust his strength too early, he suppressed the idea.

In the time that followed, it was just repetitive practice.

When Wang Liang was tired from practicing, Li Yang took over; after Li Yang was exhausted, Liu Kai stepped up to take his place.

By the time Liu Kai was also panting for breath, the sky had gradually darkened.

A noisy sound came from the entrance of the Zhai not far away, but it soon returned to calm. The people in the Zhai could be seen in twos and threes, all walking back with their heads hanging low.

It was obvious that today's Hunting Team had returned empty-handed, having gained nothing.

In the open space, the mood of the few became heavy in an instant.

It would be one thing if there was no harvest for just one day, but if they couldn't find prey for the next few days, the food supply for the entire Zhai would inevitably become extremely tight... Li Yang and the others looked at each other, none daring to think further, but they knew in their hearts that this possibility was very high.

"Alright, it's getting late, you guys go back." Wang Liang looked at the group and said helplessly. After finishing, he turned his head to look at Lu Yu: "Still practicing tonight?"

"Practicing." Lu Yu nodded without hesitation.

The difficulty of hitting a moving target at night was far greater than during the day, but he knew in his heart that he had no choice; he had to seize every minute and every second to improve himself.

Wang Liang nodded, indicating he understood Lu Yu's thoughts.

Li Yang and the others looked at each other, their eyes filled with determination.

"Shall we come to help tonight too?" Liu Kai was the first to break the silence and speak up.

"Right, we'll come to practice our spears tonight too, and give Lu Yu a hand while we're at it." The others responded one after another.

Lu Yu's heart was filled with gratitude. He did not decline and said gratefully: "Then I'll trouble you all."

The group smiled slightly; some among them were already considering whether to follow the Hunting Team out to contribute their own strength to the Zhai.

After the group parted briefly, Lu Yu turned and walked toward his home. Before he even reached his doorstep, he smelled the aroma of meat from afar, and at the same time, heard his mother's slightly angry complaints.

"The people of the Wang Family Zhai are truly too unreasonable. It was clearly prey that fell into our trap, so by what right do they take it away as they please, not leaving us even a single piece of meat?" Mother's voice was full of indignation.

"They are too overbearing! How can there be any reason in doing things this way?" another voice chimed in.

"They are just relying on the fact that our Zhai has few people and is easy to bully. When the Liu Jia Xiong Di were here before, how would they have dared to be so arrogant?" someone else said indignantly.

"Alright, since the matter has already happened, saying these things now is of no use." Lu Guohao's deep voice came, his tone full of helplessness.