Chapter 69: Revitalizing the Army and Sharpening Its Edge (3)
As a result, the number of soldiers in the Milk Tiger Army who have been stamped with the Milk Tiger Army seal and recognized by the system has reached 1,208. Zhou Wenbo also successfully completed the five-star mission "Thousand-Man Army" and received the mission reward.
450 experience points allowed him to smoothly advance to level 4, and his charm value had already reached 99 points after various additions. Zhou Wenbo was very curious about what changes would occur if the attribute reached 100 points, so he tried to add the newly acquired attribute points to his charm.
System Prompt: For attributes above 90 points, each additional point requires a Golden Attribute Point.
Every three attribute points can be synthesized into one golden attribute point.
Attribute points need to break through 100 points require completing extreme value tasks and unlocking specific achievements. The highest attribute can reach 99 points before completion.
As soon as Zhou Wenbo heard about this extreme task, he knew there was no hope in the short term.
Zhou Wenbo usually didn't bother to open the system interface unless he received a reminder, but today when he took a closer look, he found that his combat power value had inadvertently become 43.
Last time I saw it was 41, why did it become 43 in just a few days without any changes?
Zhou Wenbo carefully reviewed the system logs for these days and only then discovered two identical prompt messages.
After intense training, Lord's combat power +1.
Moreover, his military strength was not the fastest to rise, his command value increased by six points in these ten days, and his political attributes also rose by three points.
Zhou Wenbo's attribute panel had now become:
Name: Zhou Wenbo
Age: 16
Occupation: Bachelor/Monarch
Commander: 20 You have initially acquired the ability to command an army, but it is clear that you need more progress.
Strength: 43 You are no longer cannon fodder on the battlefield, and you may still have some achievements.
Intelligence: 85 Your knowledge is vast and your thinking is agile. In the eyes of others, you are a respected sage.
Politics: 30 You're just starting out and need more training.
Charm: 99 You are a good husband in women's dreams and a monarch worthy of men's loyalty.
It can be seen from the system prompt that the higher the attribute value, the more difficult it is to upgrade later. When you want to upgrade to one hundred, you need to do an extremely difficult task that sounds like a castle in the sky, and also unlock related achievements without any prompts. The difficulty is really unknown how big it will be.
Moreover, through the recent improvement of my own attributes, it can be seen that I am not only able to obtain attribute points by upgrading, but also by tempering in various aspects, which can increase the corresponding attribute points. The improvement of my command, martial arts, and political attributes is also quite consistent with my recent actions and progress.
As for the intelligence that had already reached 85 points, it did not gain any improvement, which confirmed the situation where the higher the attribute was, the harder it was to get an upgrade.
It's necessary to save attribute points for now, currently except doing tasks to gain experience, I don't know of any other way to get experience, so far only reaching level 4. Is it really like online games where you have to kill people to level up?
The reward of 60 gold coins, Zhou Wenbo still kept them, he had not found a place to consume the gold coins yet. One gold coin was equivalent to two taels of gold and twenty strings of copper coins, his gold coins were completely useless.
When Zhou Wenbo received the basic martial arts reward, he discovered that there were several options available for him.
"Basic Fist Method": demonstrated by Song Tianbiao and systematically recorded.
"Basic Archery": Demonstrated by Hua Qing and recorded by the system.
"Basic Gun Techniques": demonstrated by Hua Qing and systematized.
"Basic Sword Techniques": demonstrated and systematically recorded by Li Mótáng.
"Basic Staff Techniques": demonstrated and systematically recorded by Qian Wen and Qian Wu.
Zhou Wenbo only then discovered that, unbeknownst to him, the system had already recorded five basic martial arts. From Zhou Wenbo's investigation, it was clear that Li Mutang's combat value was the highest, and he should have chosen [Basic Swordsmanship] to cultivate. However, as a military commander, Zhou Wenbo's combat value was pitifully low, making it unsuitable for him to appear on the front lines of battle. In the end, Zhou Wenbo chose to cultivate Hua Qing's legacy, [Basic Archery].
When Zhou Wenbo confirmed the reward, a picture suddenly appeared in his mind.
A human figure of black shadow, is using extremely standardized movements to complete the actions of opening the bow, placing the arrow, aiming and shooting, even with subsequent skills such as consecutive arrows and horseback archery.
As long as Zhou Wenbo's mind is focused, this illusory shadow can transform into his appearance, step by step performing these movements, just like Zhou Wenbo himself was operating in person.
Just a few minutes later, Zhou Wenbo's mind moved and he escaped from this illusion.
He was overwhelmed with emotion, and in this brief moment, he seemed to have transformed into a seasoned archer who had spent years honing his skills on the bow, effortlessly executing all his memorized moves. This bodily movement and neural response, seemingly etched directly into his brain, was even more impressive than the most brilliant teacher.
With this system's divine assistance, wouldn't I be able to grasp the secrets of archery in a short amount of time?
It's indeed a truly extraordinary and transcendent foundation of the Great Way, but in fact, this golden finger system is even more effective and sharp than he imagined.
The next day, Zhou Wenbo started practicing shooting techniques on the small school field at dawn.
Zhou Wenbo only had 43 units of martial power, barely meeting the standard for a healthy soldier. His strength could only draw a stone bow. So Zhou Wenbo drew his hardwood bow, with his thumb pressing on the bowstring and his other fingers slightly raised without touching the string. The bow was slightly raised, and he strained to pull it taut like a full moon.
"The Shooting Classic" says: "In all shooting, the thumb must press down on the middle finger to form a bow. This is an ancient method that leads to excellence. The thumb should extend one joint beyond the middle finger, and the thumb and middle finger should be pulled taut and flat. The middle finger should be bent, but not as much as the thumb, which should be slightly bent. The ring finger and little finger should be bent tightly against the bow. Again it says: "If the arrow is not aligned with the fingers, there will be no central principle; if the fingers do not know the arrow, it is like shooting without a target. This refers to the tip of the middle finger of the left hand. When the tip of the finger knows the arrow, it does not rely on the eyes. Only when the tip of the finger knows the arrow can one be considered full, and only when every arrow is known by the fingers can one speak of shooting."
Here is the translation:
"This refers to the previous manual action, which is consistent with the "Teaching Bow Method". Both involve extending the index finger forward, with the thumb and middle finger holding flat, and particularly emphasizing that when the middle finger of the front hand touches the arrowhead, the bow can be fully drawn and aimed for shooting. Tan Danrui's "Report" is even more detailed, using the phrase "front hand like a moon" to describe it: "The front hand (i.e. left hand) thumb is roughly like a crescent moon, the index finger is curved like a lunar arc, forming a semi-circular cavity, and the arrow is placed in this cavity, shooting through the cavity without obstruction, while the other three fingers hold the bow..."
Zhou Wenbo's movements were the essence of ancient Chinese archery, allowing him to shoot dozens of steps further than ordinary people. His techniques were considered a secret and not easily shown to others.
Zhou Wenbo hung the feathered arrows on the string one by one, and shot them out with the correct force, while Zhou Wenbo's incredible performance had already left the guards responsible for preparing the bows and arrows stunned.
Just as new recruits were coming in batches over the past few days, with more than 200 people arriving, Zhou Wenbo had already appointed Liu Meng as the chief instructor.
This Imperial Guard who was quite close to Liu Meng normally had the good fortune of being able to serve the Duke at close range and even exchange a few words.
Xiao Guo Gong was originally a bookworm who had never practiced martial arts, and hadn't even touched a weapon before. Archery is a highly technical skill.
The guard suddenly heard the young lord ordering him to come and practice archery, and was worried that if he saw the lord fail miserably, he would be blamed. Who would have thought that the lord's archery skills far exceeded his imagination?
Zhou Wenbo's first arrow was firmly nailed to the target fifty paces away, and each subsequent arrow was closer to the bullseye than the last.
When Zhou Wenbo shot out the seventh arrow, this arrow drew a beautiful arc and hit the red target, letting the nearby guard who was following him couldn't help but congratulate and praise.
Zhou Wenbo didn't pay attention to the guard's two clichéd words of blessing that he had just come up with after rummaging through his brain, but instead continued to feel and adjust the movement in his hand according to the position of the arrow on the target.
What made Zhou Wenbo satisfied was that from the seventh arrow to the twentieth arrow, fourteen consecutive arrows all hit the bullseye, and the originally not-too-large target was densely packed with arrows, leaving no room for more arrows.
"What incredible national skill! Hidden deeply without revealing anything, hidden deeply without revealing anything!"
In fact, this guard was not simply flattering. He had personally witnessed the rapid progress of the young lord, who knew the roots and depths of the country. This technique had already reached the level of an old archer who had been practicing with a bow and arrow for many years, but the young lord had only practiced for less than an hour!
