Chapter 8: Chapter 8: The Magical Bait
Right after Fang Yi popped the Force Inheritance (Small), which was like a chocolate bean, into his mouth, he suddenly felt a searing heat rising within his body. It was as if a force was trying to tear his body apart.
He wanted to roar to relieve the pain, but he found that his voice was stuck in his throat and he couldn't let out a sound. His body became stiff and he fell directly to the ground, unable to move. It seemed that even his breathing had stopped.
Beads of sweat as big as beans rolled down his forehead. He felt like his whole body was about to explode.
He didn't know how much time had passed. Maybe it was an hour, or maybe just a minute. When Fang Yi felt the tearing sensation slowly fade away, he felt like he had come back to life.
"Whoo~ Whoo~ Whoo~"
"What the fuck is this thing?" After regaining control of his body, Fang Yi gasped for air, his heart filled with lingering fear.
However, when he got up, he felt that there was something different about his body.
"Seems like my strength has really increased!" Fang Yi clenched his fist and felt that his strength had indeed changed.
To figure out his current strength, Fang Yi took out his bow and arrow and planned to shoot an arrow into the distance to test it.
"Bang~ Crash~!"
But before he could use his full strength, the bow and arrow in his hand snapped directly.
"This..."
Looking at the completely useless bow and arrow, Fang Yi was a bit stunned.
This was a bow and arrow specially made for him by Yamon according to his arm strength. According to Yamon, this bow and arrow could last for at least a year. Until his arm strength increased enough to fully draw the bow, then she would consider getting him a new one.
But now, he hadn't even used his full strength, and the bow had been snapped by him.
Needless to say, this should be the effect of that [b]Force Inheritance[/b]. Fang Yi just didn't expect the effect to be so powerful.
When Fang Yi went to find Yamon with the broken bow and arrow, she was also greatly shocked. After rubbing her eyes, she said, "Am I drunk?"
"Teacher, weren't you drunk last night? Did you drink again this morning? It's bad for your health, you know! And my strength seems to have increased very quickly recently. I was going to practice after I finished my work just now, but I accidentally broke the bow!" Fang Yi feigned helplessness and said.
Yamon scratched her head and handed Fang Yi her own bow and arrow on the side, saying, "Try my bow and arrow!"
Fang Yi had used Yamon's bow and arrow before. Not to mention drawing it fully, he could only shoot about three arrows at full strength before failing to draw it again.
According to Yamon herself, her bowstring was specially made. Ordinary people couldn't even draw the bow, let alone shoot an arrow.
Taking Yamon's bow and arrow, he went to the deck with her. Then, in one smooth motion, he drew the bow fully.
"Whoosh~!"
When Fang Yi let go of the string, the arrow disappeared into the distance at an extremely fast speed.
At this moment, not only Yamon but also Fang Yi himself was greatly shocked.
The speed of that arrow just now was more than twice his usual speed.
"Can you draw the bow again?" Yamon looked at Fang Yi with shining eyes and asked.
Fang Yi nodded and said, "I feel okay!"
"Wait for me!"
Saying so, Yamon planted his spear upright on the bow of the boat. After a moment's thought, he put a bucket on the spear and said to Fang Yi, "Draw your bow and shoot this bucket!"
Fang Yi nodded, drew his bow and nocked an arrow again. After aiming at the bucket, he shot directly.
"Whoosh~Bang!"
The arrow hit the bucket and pierced through it. Then it flew far over the sea in the distance before falling.
But Fang Yi and Yamon frowned at the same time.
"Your strength has indeed increased a lot, but your accuracy has decreased a bit. Moreover, you haven't fully mastered this power!" Yamon glanced at the bucket and said to Fang Yi.
Fang Yi nodded. There was a deviation between the place he aimed at and the position where the arrow hit the bucket. Normally, at such a close distance, even without triggering skills, he should have hit the target every time.
"Look, what's the difference between this part and this part of the bucket?" Yamon waved to Fang Yi, motioning him to come closer, and said.
"Well... the outer hole is bigger?" Fang Yi carefully observed the two holes through the bucket and said hesitantly.
"That's right. This shows that you haven't fully mastered your power yet. As an archer, you should know your bow and arrow inside out. The arrow you shoot is the manifestation of your will!"
Yamon nodded and said:
"Don't practice archery for the next few days. First, get used to and master your own strength. Didn't you say that your strength and will have been growing these days? I guess they may continue to grow in the next few days!"
"Ah? Still growing? It shouldn't be! And how can I master my own strength?" Fang Yi was a bit stunned. His strength was obtained through the inheritance of strength, so it shouldn't grow anymore.
Yamon gave a strange laugh and said, "Heh heh heh... Just trust me on this! From now on, keep doing basic training until you have no strength left!"
"Well... Okay, Teacher Yamon!" Although Fang Yi was a bit confused, since Yamon had said so, he could only do as he was asked.
Drawing the bow, aiming, and retracting, Fang Yi stood on the deck and kept repeating the basic archery movements. In just a short while, there was already some sweat on his forehead.
Because he was using Yamon's bow now, after drawing the bow with all his strength more than a dozen times, Fang Yi felt his arms trembling.
But just when Fang Yi was about to take a rest, Yamon suddenly appeared out of nowhere, gave him a slap, and told him not to rest.
Helpless, Fang Yi had to grit his teeth and persevere, while Yamon somehow got a pot of wine and just sat there watching Fang Yi train.
After a few days of such extreme training by Yamon, Fang Yi not only gradually mastered the surging power but also made his basic archery skills more solid.
One day, after finishing the training, Fang Yi, who had nothing to do, sat on the side of the ship's railing and planned to go fishing.
Since he recalled that he had obtained the "Magical Bait" several times in the lucky draws and had no idea what it was for, he decided to give it a try today.
After taking out the "Magical Bait" from his backpack, Fang Yi started fishing.
"Yo~ Xiaoyi, have you finished today's task? How come you're so leisurely here, fishing?"
"I bet Xiaoyi won't catch anything today!"
"No no no... I think Xiaoyi will definitely catch a big fish today!"
When the bored crew members saw Fang Yi fishing there, they couldn't help but start teasing him and even began to bet on whether he could catch a big fish.
Fang Yi paid them no heed. Although he had used the magical bait, he had no idea what he could catch.
"Hey? What's that? Xiaoyi, quick, reel in the rod!" Before long, a faint golden glow emerged from where Fang Yi had cast his line, which surprised everyone.
Fang Yi was also quite surprised. Hearing the crew's reminder, his hand trembled and he lifted the fishing rod up.
"What... what is this?" Fang Yi looked at the egg in his hand, which was almost half a meter tall and emitted a faint golden light. He could scarcely believe his eyes.
"Why... did I catch an egg?" Fang Yi said, half - laughing and half - crying.
Moreover, it was such a big egg that he had to hold it with both hands.
"Tsk tsk tsk... It can even glow. Could it be a golden egg?" Petram suddenly popped up from somewhere. His eyes lighting up, he looked at the egg in Fang Yi's hand and said.
Soon, the news that Fang Yi had caught a glowing golden egg from the sea spread throughout the whole ship. Even Captain Roger and Rayleigh were alerted and rushed over to see what the egg was like.
"Are you sure you caught this thing?" Captain Roger looked at the half - meter - tall egg and then at Fang Yi, as if wondering how one could catch such a large egg.
To be honest, Fang Yi himself was a bit confused now. But there were many crew members around then. Without waiting for him to answer, the others began to vividly recount what had happened.
"How about... we eat it! It seems to be very delicious!" Captain Roger swallowed his saliva and suggested.
Seeing Captain Roger's drool unseemly running down the corner of his mouth, Fang Yi's face darkened. Was it really all right to eat something they didn't even know what it was?
"Captain, this may not necessarily be an egg of some creature! It might be some kind of art object. Otherwise, how could it glow?" Fang Yi whispered to remind him.
"Eh? Can't we eat it?" Immediately, Captain Roger's interest in the egg waned considerably.
But just then, as if to prove Fang Yi wrong, the eggshell in his arms made a "crackling" sound, and cracks appeared on the upper part of the whole eggshell.
"What's going on? Why is it cracked?"
"Did it hear that the captain wanted to eat it and was so scared that it's coming out of the eggshell?" Everyone gathered around and started guessing.
"Ah woof~ Woof!"
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"Crunch, crunch..."
A small head popped out from inside the eggshell. After seeing Fang Yi, it let out a cute, milk - like cry, and then blatantly ate the entire eggshell.
"This... Is this a dog?" Fang Yi felt that his perception of the world was about to be completely shattered. Why did a dog hatch from an eggshell? And it was caught from the sea?
"Wow... This is friggin' cute!"
"It's so freaking kawaii..."
Looking at the puppy's belly, which had become round after gobbling up the whole eggshell, its pure-colored fur, and its somewhat funny and cute actions, In an instant, all the crew members on the ship seemed to be melted by its adorableness.