Chapter 16: Is It Because You Were Forced?

When aiming at a target seventy meters away, the difficulty of the shot varies significantly between clear, windless conditions and those with a light breeze.

If one encounters howling gales or harsh weather like torrential rain or swirling snow, the difficulty increases exponentially.

This must be the key to why the hit rate of the Steady Shot trait can exceed one hundred percent and continue to improve.

Although the Rapid Shot trait is currently only level 2, it is not hard to imagine that as the 【Basic Archery】 level continues to rise, its hit rate could also reach or even exceed one hundred percent, perhaps climbing to two hundred or three hundred percent in the future.

Its significance is mainly reflected when aiming at moving targets, as the relative speeds of the targets vary.

Relative to the archer, the slower the target's speed, the easier it is for the archer to hit; when the speed difference reaches a certain point, the difficulty of the shot is no different from aiming at a stationary target; conversely, the faster the target's relative speed, the more difficult it becomes to hit.

Therefore, the portion of the Rapid Shot trait that exceeds one hundred percent is likely used to compensate for this gap.

In short, the higher the hit rate, the better; this point is beyond doubt.

Lu Yu looked at the first two traits again, Body Strengthening and Arm Strength Mastery; needless to say, the higher the level, the greater the benefit to himself.

Realm: None

Level: 3

Constitution: 13.78

Strength: 12.57

Agility: 8.47

Spirit: 6.05

Potential Point: 0

"The growth rate of Potential Points is still one point per day." Lu Yu sighed inwardly, pondering how to speed up the growth rate, though fortunately, he knew that consuming Fierce Beast Meat could yield Potential Points.

"Let's practice until here for today, thank you for your hard work." Lu Yu looked at Liu Kai not far away and said with a smile.

"It's nothing, I can keep going." Liu Kai shook his head.

"Really, no need." Lu Yu was filled with emotion, his gaze sweeping over everyone one by one, "Thanks to everyone's help tonight, everyone go back and get some good rest."

He did not dare to boast that he would definitely bring back good news tomorrow; after all, hunting is full of variables, and if he were to return empty-handed, wouldn't that just make everyone happy for nothing?

Fortunately, everyone did not mind this, and were mostly filled with worry.

"Brother Yu, if you don't feel confident, just wait two more days before going out." Li Yang said in a low voice.

"Yeah, yeah." Others chimed in one after another.

Lu Yu smiled and did not respond, but his meaning was clear.

"Then, then if you really must go out, be very careful!"

"Brother Yu, you must come back safely!" A thin, small youth said excitedly, but before he could finish, he was patted by Li Yang, "How are you talking? He will definitely come back unscathed!"

"Right, right, right, it's me who doesn't know how to speak; Brother Yu will not only return safely tomorrow, but also return in triumph with prey." The thin youth hurriedly corrected himself, and everyone laughed upon hearing this.

Lu Yu could not help but chuckle as well.

Everyone left one after another, leaving only Lu Yu and Wang Liang in the field.

"When you go out tomorrow, remember to follow behind your dad and the others; don't act impulsively just because you know how to shoot an arrow." Wang Liang exhorted repeatedly, "With your talent, how good it would have been if you had gone out a few days later and practiced more."

"Mm, Uncle Wang, I have noted it all down." Lu Yu pretended to be impatient and waved his hand, "Alright, Uncle Wang, I'm heading back first, you should get some rest early too."

"This kid." Wang Liang looked at Lu Yu's departing back, feeling both annoyed and amused, and finally sighed helplessly, silently praying in his heart that the child would be safe tomorrow; as for whether he could hunt any prey, he did not hold much expectation.

The next morning, the sky was covered with dark clouds, pressing down heavily overhead as if a heavy rain could fall at any moment, yet it held back, making one feel inexplicably restless.

However, the people in the Zhai were distracted by a rare event at this moment, temporarily forgetting the oppressive weather.

At the entrance of the Zhai, everyone looked at Lu Yu, who held a Long Bow in his left hand and carried a quiver on his back, and then at Lu Guohao, who stood beside him with a calm expression.

"Guohao, you intend to take him out to hunt?" A burly man scratched his head and asked, full of confusion.

"That's right." Lu Guohao nodded, his expression serious, not as if he were joking.

The crowd instantly erupted.

"What? Guohao is actually taking his son out? Isn't this too risky?"

"There's no need for this; how old is this child? The outside is not a place he can go!"

"Guohao, let the child stay; how could we let you do this?" An old man's eyes turned red, his voice trembling.

Other members of the Hunting Team also tried to dissuade him one after another.

"Guohao, although it is said that brothers fight tigers together and fathers and sons go into battle together, this is too sudden, isn't it? And,"

The person speaking looked at the Long Bow in Lu Yu's hand, "If I'm not mistaken, is this the one from the Zhai? Isn't your requirement too harsh?"

"That's right, even we find it strenuous to draw this bow; how can you let a child use it? It would be fine to switch to that thirty-catty one instead."

"Exactly, it's just not right."

Lu Guohao was flushed red from the comments, unable to voice his grievances.

"Cough, cough." Lu Yu hurriedly coughed twice and explained, "Uncles, you have misunderstood; it was I who took the initiative to ask to go out hunting with everyone this morning; it has nothing to do with my dad."

The crowd instantly fell silent. Lu Guohao breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

"Xiao Yu, is it your dad who forced you to say that?" Zhao Shan stepped forward, pointed at Lu Guohao, and said to Lu Yu, "With your Uncle Zhao here, don't be afraid."

Lu Guohao almost spat out a mouthful of old blood and glared fiercely at the burly man.

"Uncle Zhao, it's really not; it's truly my own wish." Lu Yu looked helpless.

"It's really your own wish?" Zhao Shan opened his mouth in surprise.

"That's enough." Lu Guohao glanced at the burly man, signaling him to stop talking, then looked at the crowd, "Xiao Yu has been practicing Arrow Technique these past few days, and I thought I would take him out to gain some experience; everyone, don't overthink it."

He did not mention Lu Yu's stunning performance last night, not because he wanted to create a surprise for the Hunting Team members, but because he himself had no confidence... After all, just as he said, he would treat it as taking Lu Yu out for training to adapt to the wild environment in advance.

"I see." Seeing this, the crowd stopped dwelling on the topic and, as usual, urged them to be careful along the way and return safely.

Wang Liang, Li Yang, and the others were also in the crowd, waving vigorously at Lu Yu.

Amidst the worried and expectant gazes of the crowd, the nine members of the Hunting Team slowly departed, their figures gradually disappearing from sight. The atmosphere in the Zhai became dull and oppressive once again, while within the Hunting Team, the atmosphere was somewhat relaxed and lively.

Zhao Shan slapped Lu Yu on the shoulder and laughed heartily, "Not bad, kid, you've got guts, actually volunteering to come out with us. Do you have any idea how dangerous it is out there?"

"With everyone here, I'm not afraid," Lu Yu replied with a smile.

"Hahaha." The others all laughed when they heard this.

Zhao Shan smacked his lips and said, "You kid sure know how to talk. Don't worry," as he spoke, he raised the one-meter diameter round Shield in his hand, "when we run into a Fierce Beast, just hide behind Uncle Zhao."

"Understood, Zhao Shu. If we really encounter danger, I will definitely hide behind you at the first opportunity."