Chapter 3: Adding Points, Soaring Strength
“When?”
Ye Gou was horrified. Zhou Chen had taken his saber right under his nose, and he hadn’t even noticed.
If Zhou Chen hadn’t taken his saber but had stabbed him instead, wouldn’t he be dead before he even realized it?
“Want me to draw some blood from you?”
Zhou Chen’s lips curled up slightly as he gently tapped the blade against Ye Gou and Er Ma Zi’s faces.
The icy blade stung their cheeks. The two were both frightened and terrified but didn’t dare to move.
“Brother Chen, it’s a misunderstanding!”
“It’s all a misunderstanding!”
Er Ma Zi forced an awkward, flattering smile on his face. His entire arm was still numb, and he didn’t dare to fight Zhou Chen at all.
Besides, the saber was in Zhou Chen’s hand.
“Brother Chen, we just heard that you got married, and we came here specifically to congratulate you!”
As Ye Gou spoke, he reluctantly took out a tael of silver from his bosom and respectfully presented it to Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen might not dare to kill him, but beating them up and drawing some blood wouldn’t be a problem.
“So it was a congratulation, why didn’t you say so earlier!”
Zhou Chen casually pocketed the silver and looked at Er Ma Zi.
“That cowardly Ye Gou!”
Er Ma Zi cursed in his heart but obediently took out a tael of silver, his heart aching.
“You’d better not wander around my house, or I’ll break your legs!”
After saying that, Zhou Chen strode away, leaving them behind.
After taking two steps, Zhou Chen paused:
“Ye Gou, here’s your saber!”
Ye Gou turned his head just in time to see a flash of cold light fly past the tip of his nose. With a clang, it embedded itself in a large tree five Zhang away, emitting a crisp tremor.
Ye Gou’s legs trembled, and he subconsciously touched his nose.
“Good thing! My nose is still there!”
While feeling relieved, Ye Gou’s heart went cold.
Only when Zhou Chen walked far away and completely disappeared from their sight did the two slowly regain their senses and come to the big tree.
When they saw the short saber stuck in the tree trunk, their pupils shrank, and their hearts trembled. They saw a cicada impaled on the tip of the saber.
“Hiss!”
They wouldn’t naively think this was a coincidence.
This was definitely Zhou Chen’s warning to them.
If they didn’t behave, that cicada would be their fate.
“Zhou… Brother Chen, is he actually this powerful?”
“I heard that Old Man Cao knew some Kung Fu. It seems that Brother Chen has inherited Old Man Cao’s true teachings and has surpassed his master!”
The two looked at each other and listed Zhou Chen as someone not to be provoked.
Zhou Chen fiddled with Er Ma Zi’s short saber, feeling happy.
“The Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand is really amazing!”
He looked at his hands. As a hunter, he naturally knew how to throw, but his aim was usually average. It was nothing like today, where he casually threw a saber and pierced a cicada on a tree trunk five Zhang away.
This was all thanks to the Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand.
And this was just the basic ability; other functions remained to be developed.
With the Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand, in close combat, without using weapons, he could easily take down dozens of burly men.
As long as he grabbed someone, their body would go numb, and they would lose their fighting ability.
And he was so fast!
Others couldn’t get close to him at all.
And for long-range attacks, he had a bow and arrows. With his hand speed, he could shoot arrows even faster.
“With my current strength, as long as I don’t encounter martial artists or demons and ghosts, I can protect myself. But this world is not peaceful. I still have to find a way to get some martial arts skills…”
As a transmigrator with a cheat, Zhou Chen naturally wanted to see the scenery at the mountain peak. Besides, only strength could allow him to live a better life!
He looked at his Personal Panel.
He had sixty-nine Romance Points that he could use to add points to his skills.
He guessed that as long as he engaged in romantic activities, he should be able to obtain Romance Points.
Skills were divided into seven levels: Entry, Proficient, Mastered, Minor Achievement, Great Achievement, Perfection, and Transcendent Mastery.
His best skill, Archery, was only at Proficient (15/20), but it wasn’t far from Mastered.
“Archery, add points!”
With a thought, Zhou Chen added five Romance Points to Archery.
The skill column immediately changed: Archery (Mastered 0/40).
A profound feeling surged in his heart.
Zhou Chen’s consciousness seemed to enter a forest, practicing archery day after day, with no distractions, sweating profusely.
Archery improved little by little with time.
Finally reaching Mastered.
Zhou Chen came back to his senses and realized that only a moment had passed. When he held the bow and arrow, an unparalleled sense of familiarity surged in his heart, as if he had practiced for another two and a half years.
Even his body and arms felt stronger!
“Excellent!” Zhou Chen’s lips curled up in satisfaction.
Adding points seemed to have no cost to himself and could even increase his strength.
“It seems that Romance Points themselves are equivalent to energy.”
“I still have sixty-four Romance Points!”
Zhou Chen continued to add forty points to Archery.
Archery (Minor Achievement 0/80)
Add fifteen points to Tracking.
Tracking (Mastered 0/40)
That familiar feeling surged in his heart again. Zhou Chen’s understanding of Archery went a step further, and his arms became even stronger.
With Minor Achievement in Archery and the Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand, Zhou Chen felt his Archery was no less than Perfection.
Shooting an arrow through a willow leaf from a hundred paces away, while not a hundred percent accurate, it was definitely not far off!
And Mastered Tracking made his five senses, such as his eyes, nose, and ears, become even more acute. He could often discover the traces of prey based on subtle clues!
He opened his Personal Panel.
【Wind and Moon Mirror】
【Master: Zhou Chen】
【Cultivation Method: None】
【Realm: None】
【Supernatural Ability: Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand】
【Skills: Archery (Minor Achievement 0/80), Tracking (Mastered 0/40), Trapping (Proficient 2/20), Throwing (Proficient 8/20), Fishing (Entry 6/10)…】
【Romance Points: 9】
“With my current strength, it shouldn’t be difficult to hunt prey!”
Zhou Chen was full of vigor and ambition: “When all my skills reach the highest level, I will take care of that big beast and avenge Old Man Cao!”
Carrying his bow and arrows, Zhou Chen went into the mountains again.
Along the way, he remained vigilant, not letting his guard down just because he had become stronger.
Suddenly.
He saw a Bamboo Leaf Green snake hiding on a branch, blending in with the leaves. It was arching its body, ready to ambush its prey!
Zhou Chen suddenly reached out and, with lightning speed, grabbed the snake by its seven inches. With a flick of his wrist, the snake went limp, hanging from his hand, completely paralyzed.
“The Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand is really convenient!”
Casually tossing the limp snake aside, Zhou Chen continued to search for prey!
Cluck, cluck, cluck!
Not long after, a pheasant squawked and fluttered into the air.
Zhou Chen drew his bow and nocked an arrow. The arrow shot through the air, accurately striking the pheasant’s wing, bringing it down.
Pheasant +1.
Next.
Hare +1.
Hare +1.
Pheasant +1.
“Two hares and two pheasants…”
Looking at today’s harvest, Zhou Chen was quite satisfied, playing with two stones in his hand.
Now, within ten Zhang, he didn’t even bother using a bow and arrow but used stones to throw instead.
Especially for hares, their fur was useful, and using stones wouldn’t damage it.
And his Throwing skill was rapidly improving with practice, already approaching the Mastered level.
“I’ll hunt for another half an hour and then go back!”
Zhou Chen looked at the sky. It was past noon, and the sun was scorching hot. Although it was still early, he hadn’t eaten lunch yet.
Besides, being newly married, he wanted to go back and study the acquisition of Romance Points.
Whoosh!
A white shadow suddenly flashed past from the grass beside him, moving extremely fast.
Zhou Chen’s eyes were sharp, and he casually threw a stone.
Slap!
The stone pierced through the air, passing through the grass, and hit the prey hard. The prey let out a sharp scream.
“It seems to be a fox!”
Zhou Chen quickly approached with his bow and arrows and found a white fox.
“Yelp, yelp, yelp!”
Seeing Zhou Chen, the white fox’s eyes were fierce. It yelped loudly, baring its teeth, as if it wanted to bite him.
Zhou Chen reached out and grabbed the fox by the back of its neck, lifting it into the air.
The white fox felt a surge of electricity coursing through its body and went completely limp, unable to struggle anymore.
Romance Point +1.
“Huh?”
Zhou Chen’s eyes widened. What was going on?
Maybe that Fox is she ?