Chapter 41: Playing Dumb?

【Continuous Shot: For every level increased, the upper limit of continuous shots +1】

Seeing this trait, Lu Yu's eyes lit up instantly, his heart filled with excitement.

In his view, the Continuous Shot ability was crucial, greatly influencing combat performance.

This Continuous Shot ability did not come from thin air; it was primarily influenced by several key factors: his own strength, Agility attribute, and proficiency.

Strength was the foundation; only with sufficiently powerful strength could one easily draw that heavy bowstring and imbue the arrow with powerful initial momentum.

Meanwhile, Agility determined the fluidity of the actions of nocking and shooting; every subtle movement concerned the speed and accuracy of the shot.

As for proficiency, it was like an experienced mentor, making the entire shooting process more efficient; from the moment the arrow touched the string to the moment it left, every link became increasingly perfect under the polishing of proficiency.

The Continuous Shot trait directly strengthened the number of continuous shots, which, for him, was simply like adding wings to a tiger.

"Basic Archery just leveled up, and my stamina has recovered a bit; it's the perfect time to test the upgraded Continuous Shot ability." Lu Yu rubbed his hands, eager to try.

He quickly drew an arrow and nocked it on the string, took a deep breath, and suddenly pulled the bowstring. With a "Whoosh—", the first arrow flew off the string, followed immediately by the second arrow, the third arrow... In the blink of an eye, three arrows were shot at the target in succession.

"Three arrows in one go!" Lu Yu shouted in pleasant surprise. Previously, using a bow with a hundred-jin draw weight, shooting two arrows in succession was very strenuous; now, he could actually shoot three with ease.

The improvement of the Continuous Shot ability was of extraordinary significance in actual combat.

When facing an incoming swarm of Fierce Beasts, one extra continuous shot meant one more layer of safety, and it could even change the course of battle at a critical moment.

"This is only level one; what if it were level two or level three?" Lu Yu couldn't help but imagine, "Wouldn't the number of continuous shots be able to reach four, five, or even more?"

This sounded exhilarating; a powerful Continuous Shot ability was undoubtedly a trump card.

With the goal achieved, sleepiness followed.

"It's getting late, let's stop here for today." Lu Yu yawned and looked around; Wang Liang had already gone back to rest at some point, and he was the only one left in the training area.

However, before heading back, he looked at his attribute panel, the corners of his mouth rising involuntarily.

Counting the attribute increase brought by the leveling up of 【Basic Archery】, the average value of his three major attributes—Constitution, Strength, and Agility—was exactly 30 points; he could break through again!

Realm: Body Tempering Second Layer

Level: 6

Constitution: 42.44

Strength: 29.25

Agility: 18.85

Spirit: 9.75

Potential Point: 30

Experience Value: 16

During this time, he had strengthened his body once, and now his Body Strengthening Level had reached level 6.

The Potential Point was two points less than the Experience Value required for the next strengthening, but this was not a problem; a bowl of meat porridge tomorrow morning would make up for it.

He intended to save this strengthening opportunity as a trump card to use for recovering his state at a critical moment.

The point was, a striking plus sign had appeared behind his Realm.

In fact, when his Body Strengthening Level rose from level 5 to level 6, this plus sign had appeared. He was extremely excited at the time, thinking he could break through to Body Tempering Third Layer; breaking through twice in one day was simply too satisfying.

But upon clicking it, his smile froze instantly, because the breakthrough probability was not one hundred percent, but ninety-eight percent.

Although it was nearly one hundred percent, he didn't dare to take the risk.

According to the system description, a failed breakthrough would randomly deduct a few attribute points, which was also reasonable.

To make the breakthrough probability reach one hundred percent, the average value of Constitution, Strength, and Agility attributes needed to reach 30 points.

After the strengthening at that time, the average value was only twenty-nine point something, but after 【Basic Archery】 leveled up, everything was just right.

"30.18 points, what a coincidence." Lu Yu chose to break through without hesitation.

"Crack!" A shattering sound, louder than the previous two times, rang out in his mind. A powerful warm current instantly surged through his entire body, sweeping away his previous fatigue and sleepiness, and an unprecedented sense of power welled up.

Realm: Body Tempering Third Layer

Level: 6

Constitution: 46.68

Strength: 32.17

Agility: 20.73

Spirit: 10.72

Potential Point: 30

Experience Value: 16

"Hoo..." Lu Yu let out a long breath; breaking through twice in one day, he had really done it!

With a Constitution attribute of 46, he estimated that even a five-shot burst would be no problem; with a Strength attribute of 32, he was only 8 points away from drawing a bow with a 200-jin draw weight, and drawing a bow with a hundred-jin draw weight was even easier. It was just that his Agility and Spirit attributes were a bit low.

"I don't know what conditions are needed to break through from Body Tempering to the Refining Flesh Realm; I guess it won't be that easy to achieve, so I'll take it slow. With such a big improvement today, it will be much safer when I go to Zhou Family Fort to exchange for supplies."

Lu Yu looked up at the full moon in the night sky, hoping that his luck would explode tomorrow and he would bring back more prey.

The next morning, the sky was slightly bright and shrouded in thin mist, with the faint sound of beast roars; the people in the Zhai had already risen one after another, preparing for the hunt.

The women were busy cooking, their eyes filled with anticipation and worry.

When the first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds and spilled onto the walls of the Zhai, the Hunting Team was already fully prepared on the drawbridge. The entrance to the Zhai was crowded with people; this had almost become a routine.

"Be careful on the road!"

"Stay safe!"

"Come back early!" Words of exhortation rang out one after another.

Wang Liang was also in the crowd, silently watching Lu Yu. With Lu Yu's ability, as long as he didn't act recklessly, the probability of encountering danger was not high.

Of course, nothing in the world is absolute; in this world, sometimes people are more dangerous than Fierce Beasts.

"Brother Yu, go for it! I'm rooting for you!" Li Yang shouted at the top of his lungs, prompting others to join in the cheering. Liu Kai quietly moved a few steps away, wanting to put some distance between himself and them.

"Got it." Lu Yu was caught between laughter and tears; Li Yang's shout had successfully attracted everyone's attention, including his own.

Lu Yu looked toward the long-haired woman in the corner of the crowd, and she instantly lowered her head.

"Is she looking at me?" Lu Yu muttered to himself, wondering if she could really be interested in him.

Forget it, now is not the time for romance; although Body Tempering Third Layer is not weak, it is not considered very strong either.

Under the gaze of the crowd, the Hunting Team slowly walked out of the Zhai.

Ji Bingyu quietly raised her head, and thinking about how she had almost been discovered just now, a blush spread across her face.

"I hope you can all return safely today," she prayed silently in her heart.

"Little Yu, be honest, have you taken a fancy to some girl in the Zhai?" Not having gone far, Zhao Shan looked at Lu Yu with a suggestive expression.

"Huh?" Lu Yu looked blank, completely unable to make heads or tails of it.

"Don't play dumb with your Zhao Shu, I saw it all!" Zhao Shan snorted and said smugly, "It's that one with the long hair, right?"