Chapter 13 Level Beast
The journey was very hard, but Zhou Yuan was able to profit from it.
After three days of traveling, his running ability finally became a skill, allowing him to generate income while running.
[You have understood the "fast walk" and mastered a life skill. ]
[Fast Walk, Lv1 (1/10)]
[Effect: Strength comes from the waist, strength is in the feet, walking builds endurance, and running increases speed. ]
The most direct impact of the emergence of the skill fast walk is that Zhou Yuan's movement speed has become faster, and the higher value is that it has the function of building endurance.
At this time, Zhou Yuan already has three life skills, food supplement, rest, and fast walk, and two attack skills, splitting Huashan with force and spear stabbing.
But he was still not satisfied. On the way, he collected a lot of small dead branches and broke them into finger-lengths to practice throwing.
"Shitou, don't throw branches at me all the time. If you have nothing to do, collect more firewood so that you don't have to look for it at the next post station."
"Uncle Dahuang, bear with it. It doesn't hurt when a small branch hits you. Just think I'm joking with you."
"Qiaoxi team leader, are you practicing your eyesight and want to learn archery?
I can tell you that if you learn archery, you can't go back to your hometown. Those who can draw a bow and shoot are elite soldiers. Before they are old and weak, the military camp will not let them go no matter what."
The leading officers were surprisingly easy to talk to in the wild, and did not beat or scold the officers at will.
Generally, when something happened, they would tell the team leaders of each village and let them go down to solve it.
Zhou Yuan could see that they were worried about the villagers causing trouble, and they intended to leave the management conflicts to the villagers to resolve on their own.
Therefore, these officers usually got along very well with Zhou Yuan, and they often gathered together to chat after getting familiar with each other.
"I am young and strong, and I am the leader of the young men. I can't avoid the regular soldiers.
It's better to learn some skills and become a well-paid archer."
"I see. The army values bravery and archery. If you can use a hard bow and shoot accurately, you will be promoted by your superiors."
"But I advise you, there are many people who want to use their archery and bravery as a qualification for advancement.
Bravery depends on passion, while archery depends on talent. It is difficult to surpass the comrades around you by hard training alone."
"Thank you for telling me. I won't force it. I will try it."
Martial arts can strengthen courage, and courage can strengthen temperament. The officers looked at the heroic young man in front of them and suddenly felt that this young man should never come back.
Ambitious people of low status may die on the battlefield, or waste their youth and make difficult progress.
"Hurry up, it's dusk, it's getting darker in the wild and it's hard to sleep. It's better to get to the post station as soon as possible."
The group talked and laughed to make themselves happy. Most of them talked about their fields, and a few talked about their aspirations in the army.
Only the officers knew that without a little courage and blood, military service would be worse than corvée.
After all, the military tent was full of fighting men. In the end, they had to speak with fists. The weaker the more miserable, the stronger the more prosperous.
Zhou Yuan walked on one side of the team, looking at the bustling villagers, knowing that these people were the most likely to win him over.
Auxiliary soldiers served for three years, and regular soldiers served for ten years. Even if these villagers were all auxiliary soldiers and not regular soldiers, they would have to serve in the army for three years.
These people were his fellow villagers. As long as he became the strongest among them, they would spontaneously gather around him, listen to his orders, and serve him.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Before night fell, Zhou Yuan and his group finally arrived at the next post station.
However, the gate of the post station was closed and there were no lights, so the runners had to knock on the door.
"Why are you here so late? Come in. There is no food, but there is hot water. You can make do with it."
An old postman opened the gate and led the runners into the yard.
"Why are you alone? Where are the other postmen?"
"The other postmen ran away a long time ago. I can't run away with my old arms and legs. I might as well eat this official food until I die."
After letting everyone into the yard, the old postman turned around and closed the gate, moving a thick wooden stake to prop up the wooden door.
"Our post station doesn't leave lights on at night and closes the door at dusk. Once you enter the yard, don't go out.
There are blind bears in this area. Although they are not as fierce as the big brown bears in the north, they are also very fierce.
Let your strong men guard the night. If a few old and young are taken away, it will be a big trouble."
"There are so many of us. Unless the blind bears are really blind, they dare not come here to look for food."
"Hehe, then you are wrong. It is easier to find food when there are more people.
Those blind bears are very cunning. They often appear in groups of five or six. They kill one and take it away. If you dare to chase them, they will ambush you halfway."
The words of the old postman made the errand boy feel cold. This post station was built in the wilderness for transit. If they were really attacked by wild beasts, there would be no place to hide.
"Wild beasts hurt people and disturbed the post station. Such a big thing, won't your county government do anything about it?"
"How can we do it? They run away when the soldiers come, and come back when they leave. It's not a big deal to block the mountains and roads. It's better to block the doors and windows."
"Okay, we try not to go out at night and block the doors and windows."
The post station has limited rooms. A hundred people can barely stay together and sleep on straw mats, but more than 20 wheelbarrows can only be placed in the yard.
The villagers are not stupid. They are very obedient and move the sundries and dry food loaded on the wheelbarrows into the room.
"I've said everything. Be careful at night. Don't blame me if you hurt anyone."
The old postman staggered back to the room, leaving a group of villagers at a loss.
"Shitou, what should we do? If we are not afraid of those beasts during the day, it is hard to say at night."
The men of Qiaoxi Village subconsciously handed the decision-making power to Zhou Yuan, and asked Zhou Yuan, the nominal leader, to make a decision for everyone.
Zhou Yuan waved his hand to signal them to be quiet, and asked the officers.
"Big officer, can you lend me your iron spear? Wild beasts are not picky about people when looking for food. We can't all sleep, so we have to leave a few brave ones to guard the night."
"Okay, take it if you want. If you can really hurt the beast, I will give it to you."
In the area where wild beasts are active, the officers don't have the courage to guard the night, but they still have the courage to lend two swords and guns.
With their help, Zhou Yuan not only obtained the iron spear, but also organized a night guard team armed with whistle sticks and hatchets.
The other strong men were also ready. Whenever they were ordered, they would pick up the weapons around them to drive away the beasts.
The cold moon and the gorgeous stars emit a little light, making the night no longer chaotic and dark.
Zhou Yuan and the night watchman hid in a large room, staring at the yard through the window.
At about midnight, the man on duty was sleepy and yawned and cried from time to time.
"Here they are, there are six bears."
"Where are they? Why didn't we see them?"
"Ring the gong and wake everyone up. If we can't scare them away, we will fight to the death tonight."
Zhou Yuan's vision was different from that of the strong men. He saw six health bars approaching the courtyard wall of the post station quickly.
Two of the health bars had blood words on them.
[Level 3 Forest Crescent Bear]
"There are levels, they should be able to provide experience."