Surviving in the chaos of war begins in the wilderness.

Chapter 8: Level Up Basic Martial Arts Skills

In the old camp, Zhou Ye began a new attempt. Holding a long spear, as if divinely inspired, he unleashed a spear flourish, and then, like a dragon, the spear plunged heavily into a large tree in front of him with a "crack".

Amidst surprised glances, as expected—Basic Thrust (Unskilled): Not even a beginner (0/10)

Zhou Ye was quite pleased with his wildly imaginative ideas. He had gradually figured out the approach; there were actually quite a few categories of basic martial arts techniques. Could he then accumulate a large number of points?

But it's a bit strange, why is it just a basic thrusting strike? Why isn't it a basic spear technique?

After thinking about it, Zhou Ye was still puzzled. Since that's the case, he decided not to overthink it and just focus on getting some points.

The fact that I was able to acquire the new martial arts skill so easily is all thanks to the racial talent of the Chinese people on Earth. What man wouldn't show off a spear after getting his hands on one? And if he got a perfectly straight, dream-like staff, it would be even more incredible—he'd definitely try to wield the golden cudgel like the Monkey King…wait, what?

Do it when you think of it!

Zhou Ye immediately became excited. He found a long tree trunk in the camp, whittled it into a long stick, and immediately began to learn how to wield the stick...

A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Ye looked speechless. Why wasn't this what he expected? He hadn't mastered the basic staff techniques. Still unwilling to give up, he continued to practice with the staff. Another quarter of an hour passed, and still nothing?

Forget it, Zhou Ye decided to give up. Maybe he didn't have any basic staff skills at all, or maybe his training method was completely wrong.

Let's go back to basic thrusting. This time it's back to normal, and after practicing for an hour, I successfully gained 4 experience points.

However, while resting and getting some water, Zhou Ye suddenly had a new idea. He collected all the daggers and knives he could find in the camp; why not try throwing them this time?

Clutching a small knife, Zhou Ye aimed at the tree and threw it with all his might. With a "whoosh," the knife flew into the night and disappeared in an instant.

Okay! That's how it is when you're a beginner. You can't really talk about accuracy. As long as you can stay focused, you'll definitely be able to gain experience points.

This time, let's change our target to that wooden house. The house is so big, it can't just fly around aimlessly, right?

A moment later, Zhou Ye grinned broadly again. Sure enough—Basic Throwing (Unskilled): Not even a beginner (0/10)

Then let's just keep working on it!

But then another unexpected thing happened. An hour later, the experience points for basic throwing had only increased by 3 points? So there should only be 6 points per day? It's actually 2 points less than other martial arts training?

Perhaps the cultivation method is not mature enough? Let's explore it slowly in the future!

The next day, when Zhou Ye left the old camp, he put on an iron helmet again and the remaining set of chainmail. That chainmail was really heavy, weighing at least 4 or 50 pounds. It had already affected his agility.

He also took a waist knife, two spears, and all the remaining daggers and knives. With that, he had taken all the armor and weapons.

Besides that, all they took were food items. A full 50-jin bag of soybeans, over 20 jin each of peas and black beans, more than half a jar of vegetable oil, a small can of lard, a jar of pickled vegetables, more than half a jar of bean paste, and finally, a basket of fresh vegetables…

Apart from a few baskets of fresh and dried vegetables, there was practically nothing left in the kitchen pantry.

In addition, he also brought several ceramic bowls and a kitchen knife.

The journey home was uneventful. That evening, Zhou Ye practiced his basic throwing, gaining 6 experience points. His current basic throwing stat (beginner): Unskilled (9/10)

I didn't expect I'd have to wait until tomorrow to get started, it's really annoying.

However, inside the tent, there were already many pieces of tree bark with writing on them. Zhou Ye had specially brought them back to save paper, to record what needed to be done and prevent himself from forgetting anything.

He peeled off a piece of bark; it was labeled "Armor and Weapon." Zhou Ye smiled slightly and tossed the bark into the campfire below. He had finally completed one piece...

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On the banks of the great river at dawn, Zhou Ye carried a basket on his back. He had a knife at his waist and a long spear in his hand.

After these days of feasting, one piece of salted meat has finally been finished, leaving only another piece weighing over ten pounds. So it's time to replenish our meat supplies.

Putting down his basket, Zhou Ye came to the bank of a clear stream. Seeing the fish swimming in the water, he aimed at one of the larger ones and plunged his spear in.

That's true. Perhaps one could fish, or use a basket to catch fish, or even other methods that would be more efficient. But that wasn't Zhou Ye's goal. While fishing, he could also practice his basic thrusting techniques.

Unexpectedly, several shots were fired, but all of them hit empty air in the water.

Perhaps because no humans come to prey on them, the fish here are rather naive and numerous. But seeing their leisurely demeanor, it's as if they're mocking themselves?

Zhou Ye was somewhat exasperated. After a moment's thought, he understood the principle: light must refract in water, right? So it needs to be deflected at a certain angle?

This time, he disregarded the standard thrusting motion. Aiming at a fish, Zhou Ye hurled his spear. When he pulled the spear from the water, a large, struggling fish was still stuck in its tip?

Zhou Ye clenched his fist excitedly, removed the large fish from the spearhead, and tossed it into his basket. Then he continued his search. Soon, a second, a third…

The fish were biting quickly, and Zhou Ye was already in high spirits. You have no idea how happy a fisherman is!

Suddenly, the panel reacted. To Zhou Ye's surprise, Basic Throwing gained 1 experience point, and it actually became Basic Throwing (Unskilled): Beginner (0/50)? It also rewarded 1 free attribute point.

While having more free attribute points is certainly welcome, why is it basic throwing instead of basic stabbing?

After a moment's thought, Zhou Ye understood. The spear had been transformed into a throwing motion, making it a javelin throw, and the points gained would become experience points for basic throwing.

If that's the case, then throwing knives are throwing, and so are javelins. Could we use darts? Or hidden weapons like flying stones? Aren't those all forms of throwing?

We can try it out, and figure it out slowly later!

I glanced at the basket and found seven plump fish inside. They all weighed at least two pounds, with the largest one exceeding five pounds. Feeling the quantity was about right, I decided to end my morning exercise.

Looking around at the scenery, I noticed birds taking flight from the reeds. There must be many pheasants and ducks there too.

The mudflats there are mostly clay, which is a good building material and can also be used.

Zhou Ye couldn't help but exclaim, "This great river is truly a treasure trove!"