Chapter 152: Chapter 151: Thousands of Experience Points? (Please Subscribe)
Early the next morning, during breakfast, Chen Fan shared his plans with his parents.
Chen Guodong nodded without saying much, only reminding him to be careful.
Because he knew that, at the moment, there was no way he could help Chen Fan. Taking good care of the villagers and not letting Chen Fan worry might be the greatest help he could offer.
Yin Fang was naturally very worried.
After all, Anshan City was a hundred miles away, and the journey was fraught with dangers.
She repeated her advice at least ten times.
Chen Fan couldn’t help but smile wryly.
After patting his younger brother’s head, he strapped on his quiver, carried his treasure saber, and with a bow in hand, embarked on his journey.
He didn’t bring a spear.
With his current agility attribute, even a high-level fierce beast wouldn’t have a chance to get close, let alone a mid-level fierce beast.
"The spear is too long and inconvenient to carry. Moreover, with both a body refining secret manual and a spirit secret manual in hand, I can’t use basic martial arts to reduce the experience points needed."
Chen Fan thought to himself.
It’s better to practice archery and saber techniques for weapon martial arts, saving time for practicing other basic martial arts.
"This trip to Anshan City is also a good opportunity to change my weapons."
He glanced at the 500-pound draw weight bow in his hand; now, it felt like a child’s toy to him, with no challenge at all.
The saber at his waist also felt too lightweight.
With his strength, he needed at least a saber weighing three to four hundred pounds to feel powerful when swinging it.
Of course, if it’s an alloy battle saber, the price would be exorbitant. It would be best if the saber’s body is made of refined steel and the blade of alloy, which should be much cheaper.
Compared to the war saber, he’s actually more concerned about whether he can buy a suitable enhanced bow.
With his current power, drawing a bow with a 5000-pound draw weight wouldn’t be a problem.
What does a 5000-pound draw weight mean?
In ancient times, the Eight-Ox Crossbow had a range of over 1530 meters, shot arrows over two meters long, and could directly pierce castle walls at close range, allowing soldiers to scale the arrow shafts to mount the walls. This powerful crossbow required the combined strength of thirty soldiers or eight oxen, with a combined power of around 4500 pounds.
This means he could draw an Eight-Ox Crossbow by himself.
But there’s a problem; he can’t possibly go into battle with a ballista, right?
Chen Fan shrugged his shoulders.
If necessary, custom orders are an option, although they wouldn’t come cheap.
Walking alone on the prairie, he occasionally encountered one or two low-level fierce beasts, all of which he shot with arrows, following the principle that even a mosquito’s leg is meat.
In total, he gained a dozen experience points, which wasn’t bad.
As for the fierce beasts’ corpses, he left them where they were, possibly for the villagers to find and hunt later on.
After walking several hundred meters, the vegetation in front of him grew denser, reaching thigh height, with a few black dots visible in the distance.
"Ahead lies the danger zone. Walking through this zone will lead me to Anshan City."
He looked north.
If he turned and walked north, he would enter the territory of a commander-level fierce beast.
With his current weapons and equipment, he’s still a bit short.
He turned, lifted his foot, and walked forward.
Compared to the peaceful safe zone, this area was filled with the sounds of beasts’ roars. After walking deeper, it felt as if fierce beasts surrounded him from all sides.
It wasn’t long before Chen Fan realized that he was being watched.
Two porcupines, nearly two meters tall and over three meters long, covered in black spines that stood erect like needles. They had sharp tusks protruding from their mouths, looking extremely fierce.
He had encountered these on his first visit to Song Family Castle, a type of mid-level fierce beast rumored to have thick skin that could withstand rifle shots.
The two porcupines were quickly approaching.
"Could they be taking me for prey?"
Chen Fan’s lips curved into a slight smile.
He was just looking for these creatures.
The porcupines quickly drew closer. At a distance of seven to eight hundred meters, their eyes gleamed with bloodlust as they charged at Chen Fan.
They were fast, reaching nearly 60 meters per second, and would close the distance in just over ten seconds.
With each porcupine weighing about half a ton, the impact at that speed would be catastrophic.
However, to Chen Fan, their speed was no different from ants crawling on the ground.
He calmly waited until they were about 300 meters away before drawing his bow.
"Snap!"
The arrow shot through the air with a loud crack, whistling as it flew, and almost instantly hit one porcupine, with most of the arrow embedding into its forehead.
This mid-level fierce beast immediately toppled over, its body spinning a few meters before landing, unable to even utter a final grunt.
The second porcupine met the same fate within less than a second, killed by a single arrow.
"It seems that a 500-pound draw weight bow is sufficient to kill typical mid-level fierce beasts even with ordinary arrows."
Chen Fan muttered to himself, then glanced at his panel.
[Experience Points +85]
[Experience Points +87]
In just a second or two, his experience points increased by over 170, almost a hundred times more efficient than killing low-level fierce beasts.
Of course, it wasn’t easy.
If an average Muscle Refining Martial Artist encountered a porcupine alone in the wild, the risk would be immense.
He walked over and took out a pre-prepared hemp rope from his space items, binding the two porcupines and dragging one along as he moved forward.
Each porcupine could fetch over ten yuan per pound. Calculating by weight, each one could sell for about ten thousand yuan, which would be enough to buy a top-grade Qi Blood Pill.
After walking for about half an hour, he found himself being targeted again.
This time, it was a Red Blood Leopard.
Its size was slightly smaller than the porcupines, with its whole body covered in fiery red fur, resembling a flame.
This type of mid-level fierce beast weighed less than 600 pounds, with a speed of 120 meters per second. In full burst, it could reach speeds of nearly 150 meters per second. Even an Entry Force Martial Artist had to be extremely cautious if confronted with it, let alone a Body Tempering Realm Martial Artist who would be doomed.
However, compared to the previous porcupines, the Red Blood Leopard seemed much warier.
It observed from a distance of six to seven hundred meters, as if analyzing whether this human was a suitable target.
Chen Fan pretended not to notice, continuing to drag the two porcupines’ bodies forward.
After a while, the Red Blood Leopard could no longer resist. Its hind legs kicked the ground, rapidly closing the distance with lightning speed.
The few hundred meters between them disappeared in the blink of an eye, with the distance still closing visibly.
Only then did Chen Fan put down the rope and draw his bow.
The bowstring snapped, and the arrow shot out.
"Puff!"
With a crisp sound, the arrow easily cut through the Red Blood Leopard’s body from less than 300 meters away, leaving a bloody hole the width of two fingers.
The Red Blood Leopard’s body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, traveling over ten meters before crashing down, leaving a pool of blood and entrails.
[Experience Points +65]
Chen Fan glanced at the notification, thinking that the Red Blood Leopard’s experience points weren’t even as much as the porcupines’.
But considering the weight, strength, and defense, the porcupines surpassed the Red Blood Leopard significantly.
He walked over and tied a knot around the leopard’s leg with the rope.
Though not worth ten thousand yuan, it would fetch several thousand, enough for a middle-grade Qi Blood Pill.
He continued forward.
Perhaps due to the blood scent, he soon spotted over ten small black dots rapidly approaching.
A pack of Desert Wolves covered in grey fur, baring dagger-like fangs that could tear through porcupine hide to devour flesh.
The wolves lived up to their name, known for their speed, capable of running at 80 meters per second.
While not as fast as the Red Blood Leopard, on the prairie, even it would avoid these wolves.
A lone Desert Wolf weighed about 800 pounds, stronger in a one-on-one fight, and more terrifying because they hunted in packs!
Like now,
A dozen Desert Wolves, drawn by the blood, approached.
When they saw the situation, without any hesitation, the leader howled, and the pack immediately charged.
Chen Fan’s lips curled into a cold smile.
Perfect timing.
He dropped the rope, took three arrows from his quiver, and notched them on the bowstring.
As the string twanged, three arrows shot out like shooting stars, felling three Desert Wolves instantly.
With each release, he had already drawn another two arrows.
"Snap!"
"Snap!"
One after another.
In less than a second, he had released five or six arrows.
It was a massacre, a completely one-sided slaughter.
Fifteen Desert Wolves didn’t even last three seconds, falling as corpses.
[Experience Points +72]
[Experience Points +75]
[Experience Points +71]
...
In his mind, notifications flashed one after another.
Chen Fan glanced at his experience points, which had soared from 5 to 1325!
The speed was like riding a rocket.
"I should have started hunting mid-level fierce beasts earlier,"
he mused.
With this many experience points, maxing out Iron Cloth Shirt should be easy, right?
But with Moon Observation Technique and Soul-Annihilating Finger, it might not be enough.
After considering the scattered corpses, he decided to head to Anshan City to sell the fierce beast materials first.
If the amount of prey increased, he wouldn’t be able to drag anymore.
Fortunately, it was a prairie, with low friction. Otherwise, dragging over ten thousand pounds of Desert Wolves, plus the porcupines and Red Blood Leopard, would make traversing dozens of miles difficult!