Chapter 161

About ten minutes later, Zhang Fan stepped back to his position. After standing still, Zhang Fan looked at the females' appearance, feeling they had more or less figured things out, then he took out his Short Flute and blew it.

Seeing that, when the flute sound appeared, all the females came to their senses, holding the Bow and Arrow they hadn't yet had time to put down, they returned to Zhang Fan's front and stood neatly.

Zhang Fan, seeing this, expressed great satisfaction. Finally he showed a sincere smile and said to everyone:

I know it's difficult for you to accept your results all at once, but I also hope everyone can pull themselves together. After all, my ten rings weren't that easy to achieve.

When everyone heard this, they all showed doubtful expressions. Zhang Fan saw this and gradually also fell into a trap of his own memories.

Thinking back, when I was still on Earth, because I had no parents, my childhood was spent in an orphanage. When I was little, I often went after school with my friends to bird nests' holes, or I made my own slingshot to shoot birds.

Back then I was still young, often missing, yet I saw other friends hitting the target. For this, I was envious to death! But I didn't have that high skill, what could I do?

I think you all know, the best way to solve this problem is to practice more! As the saying goes, practice makes perfect! After day-after-day training, I finally developed aim!

From then on, with the slingshot I hit every time! As for archery, I only learned it later when I grew up. Actually, to be honest, you can't really call it learning; it was just because I was interested in it, so I made some gadgets at home to play with.

Thus, after all this, my shooting skills kept improving. I'm telling you all this today, actually just hoping you won't regret your original choice because of a temporary result.

I hope everyone can remember their original intention! Regain confidence!

When Zhang Fan finished his words, the females already started clapping. Only thunderous applause was heard, sounding from the east side of the Tribe Center Square, and then carried by the wind to the whole Tribe Center Square's air.

And Zhang Fan's encouragement, along with the sunlight, fell into the minds of each seated female, and bit by bit was deeply etched into their hearts.

Zhang Fan smiled at the females, lightly raised his hand, signaling them to stop first.

Seeing this, the females hurriedly stopped their clapping hands. In an instant, eight hundred females, with a total of sixteen hundred eyes, all fixed their gaze on Zhang Fan alone. Everyone was waiting for Zhang Fan to announce a new training item.

Feeling the females' eager gazes upon him, Zhang Fan's smile deepened. However, this smile was now completely different from the sincere one just before. Yet none of the females noticed this.

Zhang Fan smiled, slightly curling the corners of his mouth, and said to the females below the stage:

From now on! Everyone, raise your bows with both hands, making the motion of drawing a bow. No one may move before I call a halt! Understood?

Seeing that, as soon as Zhang Fan's words fell, all the females raised the bows in their hands, following his command to make the drawing motion. Only they lacked arrows.

Looking at the neat, uniform action, Zhang Fan was actually quite satisfied in his heart, but he feared that if he showed a satisfied expression, it would make everyone complacent and unwilling to take another step forward.

So, at this moment Zhang Fan had already donned his iron-faced Instructor's mask, putting on a stern corpse-like face, hands behind his back, turning around in the guard team. Whenever he saw a female's movement not standard, he would step forward to correct each one.

Unnoticed, time had swiftly passed. Zhang Fan lowered his head to look at his wristwatch; it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, which means the females had maintained this action for half an hour.

Zhang Fan thought, and actually felt a bit reluctant. After all, they were all familiar acquaintances, and everyone usually keeps their heads down and never looks up; to suddenly be this harsh is indeed the first time.

Thinking this, Zhang Fan took out his Short Flute and blew it again.

Alright, now everyone put them down, rest in place for five minutes. Of course, if anyone wants to go relieve themselves, they can report to their respective squad leaders; after hearing the flute later, everyone can continue training!

As soon as Zhang Fan finished speaking, the females trembled with their hands and slung their bow and arrow on their backs. Then the few who wanted to relieve themselves rushed to make reports, while the majority chose to stay where they were, sitting on the ground to rest a bit.

After finishing his words, Zhang Fan also took his bow and arrow, walked over to Fei Er's side, and sat down directly.

Looking at Fei Er's face filled with both surprise and fear, Zhang Fan silently rolled his eyes in his heart, thinking: Am I really that terrifying? To be scared like this?

However, Zhang Fan didn't know that the gentle and virtuous image he had maintained for a long time had already collapsed these past few days. Even in some females' hearts, they had already come to regard him as a male beastman.

However, if Zhang Fan knew the females regarded him as a beastman, he would surely be happy to give everyone a 'reduced sentence'! Yet, not a single female dared to step forward and say this.

Now Zhang Fan, after sitting down beside Fei Er, opened his mouth and began speaking to Fei Er.

Fei Er, what do you think we should do this afternoon? Should we continue holding the bows? Or should we run with bow and arrow on our backs?

Fei Er looked and saw that Zhang Fan had actually come to discuss matters with him; the heart that had been worried about receiving punishment again instantly returned to its original state.

Fei Er slightly nodded, pondered for a moment, then spoke seriously: 'Fan Fan, I still think you should have us run! At least running lets us move around! We've just been standing for so long, our legs have gone stiff.'

After hearing Fei Er's opinion, Zhang Fan closed his eyes, thought it over, and upon opening his eyes also readily agreed. Afterwards, the two chatted about some routine training matters.

Unnoticed, the five-minute rest period had passed. Zhang Fan also blew his Short Flute and returned to his original standing position.

Alright, I believe everyone is already gathered, so I won't count heads for now. Please go and find all the arrows you shot! Now! Immediately! Run forward!

Seeing that, at Zhang Fan's command, all the females shot out like rockets. What surprised Zhang Fan most was that Fei Er, this lazybones, had also started running, striding forward with big steps.

As the females began to run, Zhang Fan had already started timing with his wristwatch. When all the females had retrieved the arrows they shot, Zhang Fan also pressed the button on his watch, then took out his small notebook to fully record the time shown on the watch before putting the notebook away.

The females were actually already curious about that small rectangle Zhang Fan often held in his hand. Now seeing him take it out again, everyone couldn't help but crane their necks, eager to see what was on it. Even though they didn't recognize any characters, they were full of thirst for knowledge.

For this, Zhang Fan was very happy, wishing he could immediately open a class to teach everyone to recognize characters. However, given that external enemies run rampant, training is comparatively more important, so teaching can only be postponed for now.

However, Zhang Fan had no taboo about letting them see the notebook's contents; he openly took out his small notebook again.

This notebook is actually something I brought from Earth. I think everyone is curious about what I was drawing with that little stick just now, right?

Seeing Zhang Fan say this so clearly, even the slow-witted ones guessed it, this notebook is definitely not simple!

Actually, I wasn't drawing just now, I was writing. What I wrote is not the characters of our Beastmen Planet, but a language from Earth. I originally intended to teach everyone to learn it, but given the current situation, I think you all know that as well.

With external enemies upon us, we have no extra time to study; we can only hope the war ends as soon as possible, so we can also learn this brand-new script early.

After Zhang Fan finished speaking, he also presented his small notebook, waving it before everyone's eyes, then put it back into his pocket.

When the females heard Zhang Fan say he would teach everyone to recognize characters, they were all stunned! Goodness! Isn't it said that the tribe cannot openly discuss matters about characters? How come now there's suddenly a precedent?

Now the females' admiration for Zhang Fan rose even higher. At the same time, they secretly began to look forward to the life he spoke of.

In the following arrangements, Zhang Fan still decided to adopt Fei Er's suggestion, issuing an order for everyone to run five laps around the outer perimeter of the Tribe Center Square while carrying their bow and arrow on their backs.

Upon hearing Zhang Fan's command, the females returned to their original spots and began to run, following the person ahead of them. Everyone only needed to look up at the sky to guess that it was nearly dinnertime.

Thus, for dinner, the female foodies each one ran as if they had turned on a cheat, flying fast. Zhang Fan looked at everyone's vigorous and energetic appearance, feeling very delighted.

Smiling, he also shouldered his bow and arrow, fell in behind the main group, and started running.

While running toward the direction closer to his home, Zhang Fan also saw Ba Ke Er already holding a Dragon Egg and waiting there. He lightly waved to greet him, then Zhang Fan ran off again.

Ba Ke Er, holding the Dragon Egg, stood at the edge of the plaza under the setting sun, gazing gently at Zhang Fan, who was then running freely under the sunlight, his heart also filled with tranquility. After Zhang Fan ran past, Ba Ke Er did not withdraw his gaze.

Beside Ba Ke Er, many male beastmen kept the same expression and did similar things, such as Fei Er's partner Mo De and Nuoya's partner Xiu Si, etc.

Because Zhang Fan and they were indeed quite fast, the task of five laps was quickly completed.

After Zhang Fan led the females back to gather beneath the platform, he then stepped onto the platform step by step.

I'll just say one thing: these bows and arrows, from today onward, will accompany you for a long time in the future, so I hope you will cherish them. Of course, the most important thing is:

Bow and Arrow and all kinds of weapons are to be managed by yourselves! Alright, let's begin! Let each squad leader count the numbers! After confirming there are no errors, then disperse in place!

Zhang Fan had just finished speaking when the audience below began to call out numbers in a rising and falling chorus. As for these, Zhang Fan at that moment no longer had the energy to pay attention to them, because his attention had already been diverted to Ba Ke Er, who was waiting off to the side.

Having stepped down from the high platform, Zhang Fan broke into a smile and walked toward Ba Ke Er.