#8Chapter 8: Hunting Skills
The ink in the sight spread out.
Under Shen Qing's gaze, it turned into lines of text.
[Skill: Archery (Proficient)]
[Progress: 11/200 points]
[Status: Cannot be improved]
[Note: Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman should strive for self-improvement! Continuous practice can break through the progress of the skill. ]
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[Skill: Hunting (Proficient)]
[Progress: 103/100 points]
[Status: Can be improved]
[Note: Hunting is a broad and profound art, including small skills such as identification, tracking, hiding, traps, baiting, and slaughtering. Continuous practice can break through. ]
Recently, Shen Qing has been hunting frequently, and his hunting skills have also increased significantly. He has unknowingly met the conditions for a breakthrough.
Shen Qing immediately said without any hesitation: "Breakthrough!"
A familiar feeling suddenly hit him.
Countless hunting skills poured into his mind mercilessly, like a surging wave.
His head was like being hit by a club, and it was swollen.
Pit, snare, net, poison, trace, hide...
Some key points in hunting kept flashing in his mind.
Such complex information made him a little dizzy, and he took several breaths to recover.
After calming down, Shen Qing subconsciously glanced at the ink text in his sight.
[Skill: Hunting (minor success)]
[Progress: 3/200 points]
[Status: cannot be improved]
[Remarks: Continuous practice can lead to comprehensive breakthroughs. There is a certain probability that some hunting skills will undergo transformation. ]
Shen Qing looked at the notes and felt a little surprised.
You know, the experience now stored in his mind, if there is no experienced master to teach, it is difficult for ordinary people to know it.
With such a skill, he can go a lot in the mountains.
Unexpectedly, hunting skills can continue to transform.
If he goes on like this, even if God doesn't give him food, he will be able to clean up the mountain.
Shen Qing's spirit became very excited.
He looked down at the footprints under him, and his eyes became much calmer.
Shen Qing pondered carefully for a while, and several ways of tracking emerged in his mind.
He didn't delay any longer and followed the footprints confidently.
I don't know if it was because of the breakthrough, at the moment of departure, Shen Qing found that there were many subtle changes in his body.
He was walking fast in the snow, but there was no sound, and his figure was extremely light.
And he could hear the surrounding movements clearly, and became clear-headed.
The hunting skills after the minor success are really some tricks.
Hard work pays off.
After a period of tracking and hiding, Shen Qing saw a shadow in the forest from a distance.
It was a majestic roe deer, with brown hair exuding a charming luster.
Shen Qing was overjoyed.
Wild roe deer, an animal that lives in the sparse woods on the hillside, not only has delicious meat and rich nutrition, but also has a high price in the county town.
Its fur is also the raw material for high-end leather goods.
A wild roe deer without external injuries can be sold for 1,200 coins.
If it has external injuries, even if the value of the fur is reduced, it can at least be sold for more than 800 coins.
For hunters like them who make a living in the mountains, it is undoubtedly a big deal.
Shen Qing did not dare to be careless.
He knew that animals living in the wild were extremely alert, and any negligence at this moment might disturb the roe deer and make it escape.
Shen Qing calmed his mind, held his breath, and approached quietly.
The male roe deer was looking for food with his head down, unaware of the impending danger.
Without alarming the wild roe deer, Shen Qing pulled the distance between him and the wild roe deer to within 100 steps, within the effective killing range of the bow and arrow.
Shen Qing sniffed the air, stretched out his hand to feel the wind direction, then slowly took out the bow and arrow from his back, gently put a feather arrow on it, and quietly tightened the bowstring.
His eyes, breathing, and heartbeat were all integrated. When the right time came, he suddenly let go.
Whoosh!
The bowstring vibrated.
The arrow streaked through the sky like a meteor and shot straight at the roe deer.
After shooting an arrow, Shen Qing did not hesitate at all. He quickly wiped the quiver, hooked an arrow with his little finger, put the arrow on the bow, and then shot another arrow.
After shooting two arrows in a row, Shen Qing ran quickly.
While running, he continued to put arrows on the bowstring.
The roe deer seemed to have noticed something, but it was obviously too late for it to react now.
The arrow traveled thousands of miles in an instant and arrived in the blink of an eye.
Under Shen Qing's gaze, it pierced the roe deer's body with incredible precision.
The powerful aftereffect shook its body and fell to the ground.
The instinct of survival made it climb up desperately.
But it didn't have time to get up.
Whoosh.
The arrows followed closely behind, piercing its chest and thighs.
The bright red, warm blood splattered all over the ground.
The wild roe deer just got up was pierced to the ground by the arrows again.
It stared at its limbs and struggled to get up, but it was already at the end of its strength.
A distance of one hundred steps, a full-strength sprint would only take a dozen breaths.
Shen Qing had already caught up with it. He excitedly took out a dagger from his waist, held the wild roe deer's neck tightly, stabbed it in skillfully, and began to slaughter it.
"Puff!"
The strong skin of the wild roe deer was cut open, and the dark red flesh turned out, revealing a hole.
The hot blood gushed out from the hole, splashing all over Shen Qing.
Seeing the hot blood gushing out, Shen Qing hurriedly took the quiver, poured out the arrows, and then collected the blood of the roe deer.
Roe deer blood can be eaten, or sold to the city's medicine shop, which is worth some money.
For a low-level hunter like him, no bit of it can be wasted.
Realizing that it was doomed, the wild roe deer struggled even harder.
But how could Shen Qing, who had already succeeded, let it go as it pleased?
Shen Qing used the weight of his whole body to clamp the inexperienced wild roe deer tightly until it lost all movement.
After a while, Shen Qing loosened his sore arms, and a look of joy appeared on his face.
Such a big wild roe deer is difficult to catch even for experienced hunters in the village.
Unexpectedly, he was lucky today and hunted one.
Although the fur was damaged and the price was lowered, he was already satisfied with such a harvest.
Shen Qing estimated that if he continued to harvest like this, it would not be long before his life would be visibly better.
When he had saved enough money in the future, he could move to the county town with his elder sister.
Away from the troubles in the countryside.
Just as Shen Qing was dealing with the wild roe deer and was in high spirits, two figures appeared in the forest not far away.
"Brother, look, it's Shen Qing."
Chen An had good eyesight and recognized it at a glance.
They had just searched nearby along the footprints, but they never thought it was Shen Qing.
Chen Tai was surprised and said, "It turned out to be a wild roe deer. This kid is really lucky."
At this time, Chen An looked at Shen Qing in front of him and fell silent without answering.
After a while, he suddenly said in a cold voice: "Second brother, I heard that his sister is indecisive. The eldest brother has not been able to persuade her, and it was this kid who stopped her. Do you think if he died in the mountains, his sister would agree to the eldest brother's suggestion?"