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Chapter 1113 - Causing defections

Chapter 1113: Causing defections

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Everyone was sleeping soundly in the middle of the night when the group of bandits suddenly arrived on horseback and sent a hail of arrows raining down from the night sky.

Just the first wave of arrows killed more than a dozen people, with several more dozen casualties happening in the aftermath. Was this a situation normal people were used to?

In the chaos, someone had suddenly stepped forward and killed the bandits one by one with his precise and overpowering shots, so how could everyone not applaud this?

Everyone stood up and started applauding, following Ren Xiaosus lead. As they clapped, they smiled at Qian Weining to express their grat.i.tude.

Ren Xiaosu said, When I heard that Vice President Qian was appointed the vice president of the York County Chamber of Commerce due to his strength, I couldnt believe it at first. But Vice President Qian has now proven just how capable he is! With you protecting us, we feel much safer on our journey

north!

A middle-aged woman dressed rather expensively echoed, Thats right, thank you for protecting us, Vice President Qian!

All of a sudden, Qian Weining had somehow become the hero of the trade caravan. This left him at a loss.

When Qian Weining looked at the faces staring at him in admiration, his mouth remained agape for a long time, and he couldnt say a word in response.

First of all, he was unsure if he had hit any of the bandits with his arrows, but it appeared that they were really dead. Second, who didnt enjoy being admired?

Qian Weining gave an awkward laugh and said, Its probably just a coincidence. Actually, Im not really that good at archery.

The applause had slowly subsided. However, Ren Xiaosu started clapping harder again. Not only is Vice President Qian strong, but hes modest as well. What a rare guy!

The applause went wild again!

With that, Qian Weining did not say any more. At some point, he even felt the bandits might really have died to his precise archery.

A distance away, Anan wondered inside the carriage, Aunt, is Vice President Qian really that good at archery?

It looks like he is. The middle-aged woman said, Judging from the horse trots I heard, there were at least 50 bandits who came this time. Hes really impressive for being able to kill them all so quickly. Actually, I didnt have many expectations when I saw him drawing his bow and firing even though hes

an experienced archer. He didnt seem like he had much strength. But it turns out I underestimated him.

Anan nodded. Theres many talented people hiding in plain sight, indeed. Lets have Little Cheng go with the guards and check on the bandits corpses later to see how accurate his shots were.

Meanwhile, Melgor whispered to Ren Xiaosu, Since Vice President Qian is so good at archery, does that mean we wont have to return to York County?

Ren Xiaosu raised an eyebrow. Why? You no longer scared?

We have to head to Ghent City sooner or later, anyway. Itll be better to have an expert like him escort us north than turn back and wait to die. Melgor said, By the way, you were probably a pract.i.tioner of martial arts in the Central Plains, right? Have you learned archery before? Why dont I borrow a bow

for you from Vice President Qian?

Ren Xiaosu shook his head. Ive never learned it before, so I dont know how to use one.

When Melgor heard this, he even felt a little disdainful of Ren Xiaosu. You didnt even learn archery?! Look at how skilled Vice President Qian is at killing enemies over long range. Arent you envious?

No. Ren Xiaosu shook his head. Theres really nothing to be envious about.

You just dont want to admit it. Melgor curled his lips and said, Alright, Il borrow a set of bow and arrows for you to practice with. Otherwise, it would be a huge waste of your immense strength!

After that, Melgor went to look for Qian Weining.

Ren Xiaosu was puzzled. Was there a point in learning archery? Wouldnt he be better off using an automatic rifle? Or was his black sniper rifle not good enough?

No matter how lethal bows and arrows were, they were just a primitive weapon. In the era of firearms and explosives in the Central Plains, who would still need to use bows?!

Therefore, it was not that Ren Xiaosu did not want to learn archery, but that there was really no point in learning it!

After a while, Melgor came back with a longbow and a quiver of fletched arrows and handed them to Ren Xiaosu. Give it a try.

Ren Xiaosu glanced at the bow in Melgors hand. It was a self bow! that wasnt complicated to make.

Ren Xiaosu reluctantly took the longbow from him. He mimicked the way Vice President Qian handled the bow and gently pulled the bowstring back. With just a light pull, he was able to bring it to a full draw.

He was being so gentle because he was worried he would break the bow. How could this weapon withstand the strength of a superhuman from the Central Plains?

Ren Xiaosu let go of the bowstring and nocked a fletched arrow on it before shooting it at a campfire. However, the arrow landed more than two meters away from its target.

Melgor lamented, So you really dont know how to use a bow. You couldnt even hit a campfire that was five meters away.

From his tone, it sounded like Melgor loathed Ren Xiaosus skill in archery.

Ren Xiaosu curled his lips and pushed the longbow back into Melgors arms. I already said that I dont know archery, yet you still insisted that I try it out. Dont worry, I wont even bother using something like that when Im killing enemies. Itll only hinder me!

Melgor said resentfully, Will you die if you stop bragging?! If you dont know how to use it, just say so. Why are you talking down the bow?!

If youre so capable, get me a gun. Ren Xiaosu leisurely sat down at the campfire. Everyone in the Central Plains carries firearms. Who still uses bows and arrows?

Firearms are only one-shot weapons and take too long to reload, so they might not necessarily be as effective as the bow, Melgor said.

Ren Xiaosu was stunned. He could deduce where the level of firearms technology in the Kingdom of Sorcerers had stopped solely based on Melgors remark.

During their exchange, the sorceress was sneaking glances at Ren Xiaosu from inside her carriage. Although her aunt had repeatedly emphasized to her not to spy on that young man anymore, she couldnt help it.

When she saw Ren Xiaosu bringing the bowstring to a full draw in an instant, she tugged on the middle-aged womans sleeve and exclaimed, Aunt, look! That kids strength is enormous!

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The middle-aged woman had a look and a.n.a.lyzed, To be able to draw the longbow so easily, that kid probably has a muscle strength of over a 100 kilograms in each arm. It seems like hes blessed with great strength.

No wonder he could catch up to me that night. So it turns out hes that physically strong. Anan muttered, But look, Aunt, his archery is totally not up to the mark.

No, its not like that. The middle-aged woman shook her head. He doesnt even know archery at all. Look at how he holds the bow. Its completely wrong.

That young man probably didnt come out of the royal army. Anan said firmly, Everyone in the army is trained in archery, so its impossible that someone from there would be so amateurish.

Maybe hes only blessed with great strength but has never undergone any form of systematic training before? The middle-aged woman said with some regret, What a pity for that great strength of his. Those who havent undergone any training can at most utilize 50% of their strength. Its really such a

pity.

The middle-aged woman emphasized the word pity twice as she really felt it was a waste.

Aunt, since that kid was never in the royal army and has no relation to the sorcerer clans, do you think we can persuade him to join us? Anan said curiously.

The middle-aged woman smiled and said, I knew you would ask this, but you should understand that we have to find out everything about him if we want him to join us.

Then lets continue observing him along the way, Anan said.

The middle-aged woman thought for a moment and answered, Alright.