Chapter 8: The Art of Making Arrows

  "Oh, it hurts so much! What a crappy game!"

  Zhang Yan angrily took off her helmet and kept rubbing her butt...

  "Actually deceived me, there are indeed no good people in the game."

  "Brother, I'm not playing the game anymore. The map is so big and you're not taking me with you. I got beaten by monsters and it hurts to death. It's no fun! It's no fun!"

  "Don't like the pain? Can't it just be cancelled out? Besides, this isn't even a real injury, I'll be fine right away." Zhang Yan's brother was at a loss for words.

  "That's it, I'm done playing, unless you take me with you."

  "I'm in newbie village 253, you're in newbie village 170, how can I get there to find you?"

  "Whatever, whatever, I'm done, I'm done."

  "Suit yourself."

  The phone hung up, and Zhang Yan was so angry that she threw her mobile phone on the bed.

  "I can play well without you bringing it!"

  Zhang Yan had a tantrum and put her helmet back on with a huff.

  The Zhang Yan in private and the dignified image in the eyes of students are completely different, and this is her true character.

  ……

  "3 coppers for one, unlimited purchase of feathers, wood, iron pieces and bamboo chips."

  Li Yi set up a stall next to the village chief and selected auto-purchase.

  Players will encounter many materials during the upgrade process, and selling them to the NPC in Novice Village can only exchange for 1 copper. Li Yi buys 3 coppers at a time, which instantly attracts many players to sell.

  "Hey bro, why are you collecting this trash? Is it useful?"

  "What's the point of receiving these? Are you doing a task?"

  Li Yi was surrounded by a circle of players, who asked him questions in unison.

  It's good that he put away his short bow, otherwise in this "environment" where everyone is chopping monsters with small knives, he wouldn't be able to rest easy.

  No matter what was asked, Li Yicai didn't bother to answer and thought it a waste of breath to talk to strangers. In the face of their endless questions, keeping silent was the best choice.

  Wood, iron blocks, bamboo chips, Li Yi collected very few of these miscellaneous items, only 5 sets (500 pieces per set) and then stopped collecting. The stall sign was changed to "Specializing in collecting Flame Bird's feathers".

  To practice "Archery" to a high level, you must use a large amount of "Feathers". At first, "Feathers" are very common, but as the player's level increases, the number of "Feathers" gradually decreases, and by then, it will be difficult to collect.

  Take advantage of the current situation where everyone's level and Flame Chick are close, and produce the most "Feathers". Buy a large quantity, upgrade "Primary Arrow Crafting" to full level, it will save a lot of trouble later.

  Li Yi had been collecting for more than five hours and had collected enough "feathers" to fill up the entire warehouse, with a total of 100 sets.

  "Friend, why didn't you take it? I still have two sets here."

  Li Yi was just about to pack up and leave when a thin man called out to him.

  "Sorry, I've had enough."

  "Two coppers for one, how about it?" Seeing Li Yi didn't take it, the thin man got a bit anxious.

  Li Yi thought for a moment and said: "I can't carry any more, wait for me."

  The thin man nodded: "Alright, you'd better hurry up."

  Li Yi left for a few minutes and came back. He had just used the "arrow creation technique" a few times in an uninhabited place, and there was already space in his backpack.

  "I received two sets, and I'll still give you a price of 3 coppers for 1, this is 3 silvers."

  "Thank you."

  The thin man gratefully nodded at Li Yi and hastily ran towards the only pharmacy in Newbie Village.

  "If these two sets of feathers were all shot by one person, then this guy is not simple." Li Yiru looked at the thin man's back and pondered.

  With a full backpack of materials, Li Yi left Xinshou Village and headed straight for the back mountain.

  There is no special reward for the task, and it's much slower than grinding experience from monsters. He has already thought out his leveling plan, and will first spend some time killing adult wild boars to get his level up to 10, then go learn the second free skill of the archer job.

  Running while using "arrow crafting" basically succeeds once every 5 or 6 times, the material consumption is so great that it's not something ordinary players can afford.

  Until all the materials in the backpack were consumed, Li Yi's "Primary Archery" had also risen to 1670/3000.

  When 1330 proficiency points are reached, "Basic Arrow Crafting" will be officially mastered. At that time, there will be no failure in crafting basic arrows.

  "I should be able to reach 3000 proficiency if I use up all the materials in the warehouse... Never mind, for now let's just focus on using up all these arrows..."

  The initial archers were short of arrows, but Li Yi was worried about how to use them up. If other archers knew about this idea, they would be in tears.

  "Howl——"

  A wild boar's cry echoed from a distance, catching Li Yi's attention.

  He raised his eyes and looked up, Li Yi couldn't help but be stunned.

  In front, the thin man who sold "feathers" to Li Yi's 2nd group was circling around a huge stone non-stop. Behind him, an adult wild boar was yelling and chasing after him desperately.

  Due to the boulder blocking the way, the adult wild boar that was charging (a lower version of a charge, short distance) couldn't catch up with him at all, and instead called out to him to turn around to his back, occasionally stabbing a few more times.

  Before long, a grown wild boar let out a miserable howl and fell to the ground.

  "Great technique!"

  Li Yi's spirit was suddenly shaken.

  Having killed a grown wild boar, the lean man did not stay put, his body slowly moving forward to lure other wild boars.

  "Howl——"

  An adult wild boar rushed over and charged with a loud "crash".

  A lean man's body surface flashed with a golden light, and after a brief resistance, the number "-35" floated out of his head in gold lettering.

  It turns out that it was a Holy Knight who had learned the 5th-level skill "Holy Light Shield" and could think of this method to deal with the wild boar.

  Li Yi understood at a glance.

  Level 1 Holy Light Shielding, lasting for 10 seconds, or automatically disappearing after reducing self-inflicted damage by 50 points.

  A gaunt man led a grown wild boar to the giant stone, drinking red medicine while running in circles, continuing the tactics from earlier.

  "Whoosh!"

  An arrow flew past a thin man and hit an adult wild boar in front.

  The thin man was stunned for a moment, and then he was caught up from behind by the wild boar, which bit down on his leg, causing his blood to drop by half instantly.

  "You mind your own business and I'll mind mine, don't worry, I won't drag you into this."

  Li Yi Chong smiled slightly at the thin man and turned back to shoot.

  "Howl——"

  Another adult wild boar was shot by Li Yi. This time, two adult wild boars charged forward, one in front of the other.

  Li Yi smiled and stood still until the two adult wild boars approached, then suddenly jumped up, turned around, and lightly landed two meters away.

  The two wild boars came forward again, Li Yi jumped up again, and the boar's attack missed again...

  Jump up, bounce back, fall down.

  Li Yi's movements were as elegant as they were deadly, and after he finished off the two adult wild boars, he was still in perfect condition.

  The thin man was taken aback, and in a moment of distraction, he was knocked down by the adult wild boar behind him. His body stiffened instantly, entering a 3-second petrified state.

  "Be careful!"

  A bright red "hunting mark" appeared on the forehead of the adult wild boar, and Li Yi shot an arrow at it.

  "Pffft!"

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  Blast!