Chapter 33: Too Enthusiastic

【Taiji Style: lv3, traits: Robust lv3, Powerful lv1】

After two upgrades, 【Taiji Style】 has reached level 3; this is the key to why Lu Yu was still able to fire two more arrows after exhausting his strength.

"No wonder I felt my strength increase a bit; it turns out I gained a Powerful trait." Lu Yu suddenly realized.

The only slight regret is that the Powerful trait seems to only add one point of Strength attribute per level, while the Robust trait adds two points of Constitution attribute per level.

Although Lu Yu felt a little disappointed, he still quickly looked at the attribute panel:

Realm: Body Tempering First Layer

Level: 4

Constitution: 26.6

Strength: 18.51

Agility: 11.45

Spirit: 7.32

Potential Point: 6

Constitution increased by four points, Strength increased by one point, and Potential Points also accumulated to 6.

Ever since his Realm broke through to Body Tempering First Layer, the growth rate of Potential Points has clearly accelerated, and it hasn't even been 24 hours since he last obtained a Potential Point; in fact, he doesn't need to wait until evening, if he goes back at noon for a full meal, he can level up again.

"With my current Strength attribute, using a bow with a draw weight of one hundred catties shouldn't be a problem." A glimmer of excitement flashed in Lu Yu's eyes.

If he goes out hunting later, carrying a bow with a draw weight of one hundred catties, he could shoot and kill slightly harder-to-deal-with Fierce Beasts from one hundred and fifty meters away; if he encounters weaker Low-level Fierce Beasts like prairie rats, he could kill them with one Sure-Kill shot from two hundred meters away, without having to worry about startling them and falling short of success.

Of course, if he could use a bow with a draw weight of two hundred, or even three hundred catties, the scene would be unimaginable; Lu Yu felt incredibly excited just thinking about it.

"By the way, how is Basic Archery doing?" Lu Yu suddenly remembered and hurriedly checked.

【Basic Archery: lv5...】

"Good heavens!" Lu Yu widened his eyes and clicked his tongue in secret. Before setting off, the proficiency was less than 10%, but now it has actually increased by nearly 16%; even if you subtract the 1% gained from that arrow that killed the calf, there is still 15%.

If there were a few more battles like this... Thinking of this, Lu Yu quickly stopped himself; if there were a few more, he would surely be exhausted.

This is also quite good, to be honest. Although actual combat can make proficiency grow quickly, it is really too dangerous.

If he didn't have his companions in the Zhai as a backup, he would definitely run as fast as he could if he faced a wolf pack alone.

And practicing in the Zhai, although the proficiency growth is slow, it is very safe. Lu Yu couldn't help but sigh; there is truly nothing perfect in this world.

In the Zhai, people gathered in groups of three or five, basking in the sun while chatting about daily life, leisurely passing the time.

Not far away, children were also divided into several piles, happily playing hopscotch.

"Sister Ji, Sister Ji," at this moment, a little girl of about six or seven years old with pigtails ran to a young woman standing alone, gently tugged at the corner of her clothes, and said in a milky voice: "Play with us."

The woman looked to be about twenty years old, with a delicate face and long, smooth hair; she had been staring blankly in the direction of the Zhai gate, but upon hearing the voice, she lowered her head, looked at the little girl gently, and said: "Keke, you go ahead and play."

"No, I don't want to." The little girl coquettishly tugged at her sleeve, "Sister Ji, play with us, play with us." Several other children also ran over and chimed in one after another.

The woman was helpless and said with a wry smile: "Alright, alright, I'll play with you for a while, just a little while."

"That's great!" The children cheered with joy.

Ji Bingyu shook her head slightly; yesterday the Hunting Team won a great victory, and the atmosphere of the entire Zhai became cheerful.

The elderly no longer huddled at home all day, and the children regained the liveliness that this age should have.

It's just that, if her premonition is correct, the Hunting Team returning today at dusk won't have much of a harvest, probably just a large piece of beef and one prairie hare.

With so little prey and so many people in the Zhai, it won't be enough to go around; everyone is happy too early, they should still try to move less and save their strength.

However, just at this moment, someone ran over from afar, panting, and shouted excitedly while running: "The Hunting Team is back! Guohao and the others are back! So much prey! So much prey!"

In an instant, everyone present was taken aback, and immediately after, whether children or the elderly, they all rushed toward the Zhai gate.

"!" Ji Bingyu was suddenly stunned, her face full of disbelief. This, how is this possible?

Not long after, the Zhai gate was crowded with people. As soon as Li Yang and the others heard the news, they immediately sprinted over.

Unexpectedly, Wang Liang also walked over, and before he even got close, he heard exclamations coming from the crowd one after another.

"My god, one, two, three, four, five,?"

"Yeah, this is a Wasteland wolf! It's terrible to be bitten by them, and these wolves always travel in packs; how on earth did Guohao and the others manage to kill so many?"

"Hahaha." Zhao Shan laughed when he heard this and said: "Of course, they were shot to death by arrows."

To facilitate transport, the arrows on the Wasteland wolves had been pulled out, so everyone didn't notice at first.

Sure enough, exclamations erupted from the crowd again.

"What, they were shot to death by arrows?"

"It seems so, look at these wounds, they are all very small, not like they were stabbed to death by spears."

"Arrows, arrows? Wait, could it be, could it be that these wolves were all shot to death by Lu Yu!" Li Yang was so surprised that his eyeballs were about to fall out.

The others also came back to their senses one after another and looked at Lu Yu, their eyes full of shock.

In their view, Lu Yu being able to shoot a large prey like a giant-horned rhinoceros yesterday was already very impressive.

As a result, today, he actually shot and killed Wasteland wolves, which are much fiercer than giant-horned rhinoceroses, and there are a whole?

Lu Yu felt a bit embarrassed being watched by everyone, coughed twice, and said: "This is everyone's credit; I couldn't have done this alone."

"Alright, Lu Yu," someone in the Hunting Team said with a smile: "Besides watching from the sidelines, we didn't help at all."

"That's right, if it weren't for your courage and good Archery, and the idea you proposed to circle back, how could we have such a big harvest today?"

"It's come to this, don't be modest anymore."

The few of them spoke one after another, and the crowd gradually understood the ins and outs of the matter; the looks they gave Lu Yu gradually changed from initial admiration to heartfelt respect.

Especially Li Yang and the others, they were simply admiring him to the point of prostration.

How much courage must this take? To actually dare to circle back right under the noses of a wolf pack, and still remain calm and composed; if there had been the slightest mistake...

Lu Yu was praised by everyone to the point that he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into; he had anticipated being praised upon his return, but he still underestimated everyone's enthusiasm.

"This kid really has a few tricks up his sleeve; this move is fine for dealing with a Low-level Fierce Beast, but if he were to encounter an Intermediate-level or Advanced Fierce Beast, it wouldn't be so easy to succeed." Standing at the edge of the crowd, Wang Liang curled the corners of his mouth slightly, muttered a few words to himself, and then turned and left.

"It's Wang Shu." Lu Yu saw that familiar back, and just as he intended to chase after him, he suddenly sensed something, turned his body to the left, and his gaze happened to collide with the gaze of a long-haired woman.