Chapter 37: Skills are uncontrollable
They are all good horses... Unfortunately, I can’t get them on the other side of the river...
Li Ang pulled the bow with gritted teeth.
Another arrow landed on the head of another Jatu cavalryman who was wandering along the river bank.
"Zabia! Bispa!"
The Jatu people on the other side of the river once again let out a chaotic cry of surprise, but no one drew their bows in response - in front of Leon was their leader.
Moreover, it is difficult for their nomadic bows to be so accurate at such a long distance.
Anson flattered him in surprise: "Master, you have a great shot!"
Li Ang shook his head: "Anson, my archery skills are not considered as divine archery... This can only be regarded as an effective way to practice archery..."
Anson frowned in confusion and muttered, "Then... what kind of thing would it take to count? The kind that can shoot someone in the head with an arrow from 800 miles away?"
"No, it's the kind that can hit any target at will without any need for aiming."
Li Ang didn't say anything else. He needed to concentrate on feeling the rhythm of each arrow.
With a bow and arrow, even if there is a problem with your breathing frequency, the arrow will go off target.
Proficiency will bring basic skills and techniques, which can coordinate the body and stabilize the shoulders and elbows. However, as proficiency gradually increases, the requirements for people's mentality and goals will become higher.
If you want to become a true archery master, you have to rely on your feelings.
Archery can help you practice basic skills to the extreme, but that feeling can only be found in actual combat.
However, there are rarely bow and arrow confrontations in the arena, so Leon's bow and arrow proficiency is far lower than that of melee weapons - although his favorite weapon is the bow and arrow.
Li Ang actually didn't like to charge in the front row. Maybe it seemed brave, but it would lead to a premature death.
Only by being a little timid can you live longer, especially for a lord.
Charge into battle... unless you have no choice.
My lord doesn't want to be a boar rider.
Looking at the Jatu people still wandering by the river, Leon shot a few more arrows. Each arrow could take down a Jatu cavalryman galloping along the river bank.
All of them were shot in the head!
Li Ang is expressing his attitude - don't even think about crossing the river, you will die if you get close to the river bank!
Yes, you will die if you go near the river bank.
The Jatu people realized this after several cavalrymen fell one after another by the river.
There were more and more shouts of "Zabia" and "Bispa", and no one from the Jatu cavalry approached the river bank anymore.
Afterwards, the three teams of Jatu finally seemed to have reached an agreement.
They seemed to have given up the idea of rescuing their leader and retreated temporarily, but not too far - they began to gather in the forest on the other side of the river, probably to cut down trees.
"Ahh! Hooray!"
Everyone in the camp stood up and cheered for this lossless victory.
But Li Ang did not cheer. If he was injured despite such thorough preparation, he would have no future.
And, this is just the beginning.
The first defense of the bridgehead seemed successful, but it could not stop the Jatu people for long. After all, Leon only had about twenty crossbowmen and had no place to replenish the crossbow arrows.
There were only a dozen arrows left in Li Ang's quiver.
The Jatu cavalry on the opposite side were cutting down trees, naturally in order to cross the river.
Once they cross the river, the wall facing the river will lose most of its function, and perhaps tomorrow will be a truly tough offensive and defensive battle.
Originally, directly destroying the bridge could also stop the Jatu people. Leon temporarily set up a bridgehead to see if he could increase the results of the battle and gain some extra capital.
Now it seems that he did achieve the result of defeating dozens of Jatu people and delayed the battle for some time.
And thanks to his helmet, he successfully captured a hostage - this small warlord was probably a vanguard officer.
But I don’t know if this hostage is useful, after all, Leon can’t understand Jatu’s language.
The smoke of war was still floating above the Brave Shield Castle - this meant that the Jatu army was still within a hundred miles.
These enemies before us are just advance troops.
Retreating to the camp, Leon began to examine his system.
There was a prompt in the system that I had never had time to read - 'Your teammates' skills have been improved, you can check their skills'.
By the way, this system's battlefield functions are only half complete, there are no battlefield reminders, and no prompts for the experience gained from shooting the Jatu people.
Proficiency will improve in actual combat, but there will be no deliberate reminders.
This reminder about teammates' skills appears for the first time, and it is not a level upgrade, only a skill upgrade.
The wording is also quite unexpected - "check".
None of his soldiers have definitely advanced. Although the crossbowmen caused dozens of casualties among the Jatu cavalry, some of them should have been able to advance, but this would not be reflected if they did not change their equipment.
In the team list, only Anson's name lit up.
Instead of the familiar 'plus' sign, the name is highlighted - this means just looking it up, not 'enhancing'.
This was also the first time that Li Ang saw his teammates’ attribute panel.
Basic attributes such as strength and intelligence are also missing, and experience and level are not clearly listed.
In fact, there is no experience or level in Leon's own attributes... The skill points he had obtained in the arena were obtained through continuous training.
After all, this is not a game. There is no so-called "killing monsters to gain experience points". There is only real practice and accumulation of practical experience.
The same is true for the advancement of arms. The changes in the rank of an arm will only be reflected through improvements in combat experience, proficiency, and equipment.
For example, from the Mettenheim Adventurer, to the Mettenheim Infantry, to the Great Swordsman, and finally to the Death Squad.
Different branches of the military in different countries actually have similar ranks.
This is a class of warriors, or a job title.
However, this system does not have levels such as 1 or 2.
In fact, the only real advantage this system can bring to Leon is the rapid improvement of his proficiency and some personal skills. This is not a complete system, and it is probably not even a so-called "player system"...
Therefore, when basic strength and agility attributes cannot be seen, proficiency is the most reliable criterion for judging naked combat effectiveness.
And Anson's proficiency... is all 60...
Oh, the one-handed weapon is 61, probably because I was beaten for half an hour last night.
Generally speaking, he is better than a farmer or something like that, since he is a noble after all, and he probably received some training at home.
However, considering the weak strength he displayed...if he's lucky, he might be able to fight a carpenter to a draw?
As expected, personal skills such as Iron Bone Strike are all 0.
His riding and running skills are pretty good, both at level 2 - being able to ride a horse is a basic quality for a nobleman.
Healing: 4 (accelerates recovery from injuries)
Surgery: 3 (reduces trauma mortality and disability)
First Aid: 2 (increases the effectiveness of emergency treatment)
Although his personal combat power is not worth mentioning, these medical skills are Anson's greatest role in the team. Although the effects are not exactly the same as the skills in the game, the functions are roughly the same, and they are all medical-related skills.
But, but.
But the biggest problem was that Leon found that he couldn't add skill points to Anson - there wasn't even a column for 'available skill points'!
The skill improvement of teammates is actually uncontrollable!
Li Ang turned to look at Anson in surprise, only to find that Anson had been looking at the Eagle Strike Bow on his back thoughtfully...
Li Ang immediately checked it again, and found that Anson actually had a level 1 strong bow...
Could it be that Anson's skills have been improved because of the phrase "My Lord's Sharpshooter" he said on the battlefield just now?
But... you are a doctor...
