The shed of the Bowsmith was an Archer's heaven. A wide range of bows and arrows was on display here.
I could see the telltale bright glow of White-Wood equipment coming from a table in a corner. When I went closer I saw two bows and two quivers were emitting that glow.
However, my attention was drawn to another bow placed on the side table.
It was emitting a subdued dark aura which was the sign of a Black-Stone grade equipment!
In this beginner village, a White-Wood grade piece of equipment was difficult to find and players had not even seen a shadow of a Black-Stone grade piece of equipment.
Yet, I had found one.
If the two players from before could see this they might have turned green from regret. They had offended a Bowsmith who could make Black-Stone grade equipment over nothing!
I quickly checked the Bow's attributes.
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Dark Tusk Bow
Grade: Black-Stone
Equip Requirements: Lv 8, Bow Mastery.
Attack: 8-10
Range: 20 meters
Made from the tusk of Obsidian Elephants, this bow sacrifices range for speed. The short pulls on the bowstring can help new Archers quickly increase their attack speed and improve their shooting skills.
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This bow was truly a good weapon. However, I could not use it. I could learn Bow Mastery as soon as I brought a weapon back to the Training Grounds, that was not the problem.
The problem was it focused on speed over strength while I preferred the exact opposite. I would prefer my 1 arrow to deal 100 damage rather than 15 arrows doing 10 damage each.
The reason was I could not guarantee I could launch 10 arrows in a minute much less 15 but I was confident of aiming one arrow at an enemy and hitting him for sure.
My skills would definitely improve in the future as I got used to my weapon but by then, I would have access to much better bows than this one.
Thus, I reluctantly placed the bow back on the table. Anyways, my level was also too low for me to use it right now.
I turned my attention back to the White-Wood grade bows. The two bows placed side by side on the table were identical in shape, size and color.
Both of the bows were recurved at the ends and made from dark red wood. When I picked one up, I noticed its lower end nearly reached my knees when holding it up in my hands.
I called forth its stats.
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Redwood Longbow
Grade: White-Wood
Equip Requirements: STR 14, AGI 12.
Attack: 6-8
It is made from a branch of the Redwood Tree, one of the most commonly found trees in the Elven Forest. It is elastic and bendy, making it an excellent bow with great strength and a longer range.
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This was a weapon for Lv 5 players even though it did not explicitly say so.
A player started with 5 points in each core stat and received only 4 stat points per level up. To reach 14 in Strength and 12 in Agility, a player would require 16 points, that is, he would need to level up 4 times and reach Lv5 to gather the required Stat points.
Yet, my stats reached the equip requirements to wield this Bow at Lv4!
This was all because of the +3 Strength and +1 Agility I received when training with Goku earlier today.
After that I had distributed 2 stat points each to both Strength and Agility after every Level up, thus bringing my total to 14 in Strength and 12 in Agility.
Glad to know I could use it immediately, I shortlisted the bow and placed it back on the table.
Anyways, no one other than me was in here, so I did not have to fear someone else taking it away.
I picked up the other White-Wood bow and found it had the exact same stats. I placed it back on the table as well and checked the two quivers full of arrows.
Previously, I had always wondered why Archers carried Quivers around on their backs, weighing them down.
Why did they carry around a useless accessory that could hold less than a stack of arrows in a game that had an inventory function?
It was only when I experienced the benefits first hand I came to understand the need and use of the Quivers.
Yes, an Inventory box could carry 99 arrows in a stack but every time you wanted to use a Bow, you had to open inventory. Then you had to search for arrows and select the number you wanted to use which was usually just one.
Only after the many steps could you notch it on the bow and shoot the arrow. Then you had to repeat these steps again for the next shot!
Even if you had quick fingers, the repetition would annoy the hell out of you. Just as it annoyed me.
Finally, I brought a quiver and suddenly all the annoying steps involving inventory were eliminated. I simply had to reach out into the quiver and grab an arrow to shoot!
When you ran out of arrows, you could reload your quiver from inventory. If you had a quiver with a Replenishing feature, you didn't even have to do that!
It would automatically add arrows to the quiver until you have no more left in inventory. Thus, as an aspiring Archer, I was prepared to buy the quiver even if it would cost me my precious White Fangs.
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Ordinary Quiver
Grade: Ash-Grey
Arrow Capacity: 12
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So the quivers were not the source of that white light, that meant the arrows contained within them should be White-Wood items.
I plucked one arrow out from the Quiver and indeed it was a White-Wood grade arrow.
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Fire Rune Arrow
Grade: White-Wood
Requirements: White-Wood Grade Bow
Attack: 7-7
This Arrow is a part of the Elemental Rune Arrow Set.
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"Damn!"
I could not help but exclaim upon seeing the attributes of the arrow.
7 points of attack power!
It was even higher than the top-tier Ash Grey sword. Combined with the attack power of the Redwood Longbow, these arrows could make me the top damage dealer in this village.
Also, unlike the Dark Tusk Bow, since they were equipment I could use right now, I could get them for free as part of the quest.
I rubbed my hand, unable to control my excitement. I quickly picked up the Redwood Longbow, and a Quiver of Fire Rune Arrows.
I also did not forget to grab a stack of ordinary Ash-Grey Arrows with 2-2 attack power on my way out.
After checking I had grabbed everything I wanted, I exited the shed.