Transmigration begins with archery training

Chen Sanshi picked up the tiger bone bow and went outside. He nocked a three-edged arrow, aimed at a stone in the open space a hundred paces away, and slowly drew back the heavy bowstring weighing more than two thousand pounds.

The moment the bowstring snapped back, the force of the vibration could easily cut through the flesh of an ordinary person. The three-edged arrow flew away like a meteor, crashing into the stone with a loud "bang".

The arrows easily embedded themselves in the hard stone.

The cracks spread outwards from the arrowhead, and the half-meter-high stone shattered into pieces in a moment, with fragments scattered all over the ground.

[Skill: Archery (Minor Mastery)]

Progress: (150/1000)

With that one arrow, his skill level improved significantly.

Chen Sanshi was completely satisfied.

If we were to encounter an opponent like Song Laowu again, there would be no need for a protracted war; one arrow would be enough to kill him.

It is worth fifty taels of silver.

He said goodbye and left to buy medicine at the pharmacy.

As one's cultivation level increases, the demand for tonics also rises.

Each stage of martial arts training has corresponding medicinal herbs.

Therefore, the Blood-Nourishing Soup is of no help in strengthening bones, and the Vitality-Nourishing Soup is also much less effective. There is a special Bone-Nourishing Soup that can be taken, with each dose costing 98 taels of medicine, which is more than twice the price of the Vitality-Nourishing Soup.

Even if you buy it in the military camp, it will cost fifty taels of silver.

There are even more expensive medicinal baths, which cost one hundred taels of silver for two baths.

Chen Sanshi originally thought he had over two hundred households and could be considered a wealthy man, but now it seems he's still a pauper.

These medicinal herbs are so expensive partly because they are indeed rare, often requiring decades of cultivation.

on the other hand.

Learning martial arts is a way to transcend social classes.

If the poor can easily rise above their circumstances, what will happen to the powerful? There are only so many resources in the world that they can enjoy; how could they possibly give them up so easily to those below them?

It's not impossible for the poor to rise in social status, but they often have to pay a hundred or a thousand times the price.

Whether you're a novice in martial arts or risk your life in the army, every step is fraught with hardship.

"If you don't have silver, you can exchange it with merit points, but there's still some time before the war starts, so we can't just sit idle."

"We still need to find a way to make money."

"Tigers and black bears are not everywhere in the mountains, so relying on numbers is not very reliable. It would be best to catch exotic beasts."

According to the "Travels in Mountains and Rivers", there were originally seventeen or eighteen kinds of strange beasts in the Tiger Head Mountain Range, but now only two or three kinds remain. The white deer is one of them, and there is also an old ape that can imitate humans using weapons, but it has not been seen for more than twenty years.

But at least it's a thought.

In particular, Chen Sanshi possesses the ability to "find traces and hide tracks," meaning that even if others cannot find him, he might not be able to.

Ultimately, although the Hutou Mountain Range is large, it is still somewhat barren.

Chen Sanshi heard that the Liangzhou area, where the Eight Great Camps were located, had vast and boundless mountains where many strange beasts roamed, and countless ferocious beasts.

It seems there's another reason to go to the Eight Great Camps.

Staying in a godforsaken place like Poyang, even if you reach the limit of refining your internal organs, there are simply no higher-level cultivation resources available.

"Wang Zhi told me that the selection officer would be arriving soon."

"We need to accelerate the improvement of our strength."

Chen Sanshi gritted his teeth and spent a huge sum of money (a hundred taels of silver) to order two doses of bone-nourishing soup.

"grown ups!"

Just as he was about to go back for dinner, Wang Li found him: "Sir, a lot of people from Poyang County have come to the military camp, all clamoring to see you."

"see me?"

Chen Sanshi asked in confusion, "Is there something wrong?"

“Our garrison has plenty of money, so we want to recruit soldiers to fill the vacancies. Many people have come, but they all clamor to see you.”

Wang Li explained, "They said that in all their years, this is the first time they've seen someone become an official and still care about the lives of their former fellow villagers, and they've never seen anyone kill a martial arts school bastard in the street."

"How many people came?"

"More than a hundred people!"

"so much?"

Chen Sanshi quickly followed.

At the entrance to the military camp, there was a recruitment stall that was now surrounded by a huge crowd.

Zhao Qiao, Wu Da, and Zhuang Yi were among them.

Moreover, it's not just people from Yanbian Village; it seems that people from surrounding villages make up a larger proportion of the population.

"My lord, your fame has spread throughout Poyang these past two days!"

Xu Wencai was very excited: "I haven't even started writing yet, and so many people have come. What a great opportunity!"

"Quiet!"

Luo Dongquan, with a knife slung over his shoulder, stood in front of the stall and shouted at the crowd, "I said, those who want to join the army, register one by one, and I will make arrangements later!"

"It's true we're joining the army, but we'll only follow Brother Shi!"

Wu Da stood at the front, his voice booming: "Let us in to see him."

"This matter is not his responsibility!"

No matter what Luo Dongquan said, it was no use; the chaotic noise almost drowned him out.

"Brother Chen!"

Zhuang Yi had sharp eyes and was the first to spot the person approaching.

Have you thought it through?

After a brief exchange, Chen Sanshi asked seriously, "We're about to go to war. Following me will mean certain death."

"Brother, we'll die even if we don't fight!"

Zhuang Yi's face was still bruised: "If it weren't for you, we would have been beaten to death by the beasts of the martial arts school."

"Correct."

Zhao Qiao also said, "I've discussed it with my family. Winter is coming soon, and we really can't survive without joining the army. At least we'll get rations and pay if we join. And now that we're here, we all want to follow you."

"I want to learn martial arts too!" Wu Da clenched his fist: "I'll kill them someday."

"Just think it through."

Chen Sanshi paused for a moment: "However, I am currently the head of the regiment, and I can only manage about forty people under me. You should have everyone line up to register first; what kind of scene would it be if it were all chaotic?"

He said this.

The people who had been ignored by Luo Dongquan's shouts and curses suddenly stopped arguing and quietly lined up.

See this.

Luo Dongquan frowned.

Not only that.

After the quota was filled, some people started making a fuss again.

"Make it clear, we only follow Commander Chen from Yanbian Village!"

"Nonsense!"

Luo Dongquan said angrily, "He's just a captain, with at most fifty men under his command."

"What's wrong with having a few more?"

"That's it."

"If all else fails, just promote him!"

"You think you can just promote someone like that?"

Luo Dongquan said with disdain, "The army has its own rules. You country bumpkins shouldn't cause trouble here!"

"Fuck your mother!"

Some hot-tempered, outspoken men would immediately hurl insults: "If you look down on us country folk, then don't go around posting notices begging us to join the army!"

"And what kind of official are you? Are you jealous that we've come to serve under Commander Chen instead of you?"

"Get out of my way!"

"..."

"Bastard!"

Luo Dongquan roared as he drew his blade, his voice rising several times higher: "If you want to join the army, follow the rules, or get out of here!"

"what are you doing?!"

Upon seeing the murderous knife, the people became frightened and retreated, no longer daring to utter a sound.

"We...we knew it! You corrupt officials don't treat us like human beings!"

"Yes, the claim about pay and rations is probably a lie. It's common knowledge that the military is behind on pay."