Chapter 20: Nature’s Favorite
Chapter 20: Nature’s Favorite
How many times was this? Was it wrong to be good-looking?
Lan Mu originally had a good impression of Du Yu, but that one comment of “beauty” made him not want anything to do with him.
Ignoring the six people gathered around him, he directly told the store clerk to run his card.
Because he had damaged the arrows, he had to pay extra, a total of ten thousand nine hundred.
Seeing this, Du Yu immediately said, “Use my card!”
“We’re friends, right?”
Lan Mu looked at him speechlessly. Who’s your friend!
He shook his head and insisted that the clerk run his own card. Then he picked up his things, had them packed, and left.
Surrounded on all sides, his body gave a slight shake, allowing him to squeeze out of the crowd. One person was even knocked back three steps.
It was as if they had bumped into a wall of wind.
Lan Mu was startled inwardly. So Nature’s Power could be used like this? Not only could it be attached to external objects, releasing it into thin air could produce magical-like effects.
But outwardly, he showed no sign, simply rushing out of the specialty store.
“Don’t go! Beauty! How about I take you to the VIP shooting range?”
“Or we could go play at the Pinghu Town hunting grounds?”
Du Yu shouted after him, but Lan Mu paid no attention.
He even sped up. Du Yu chased a few steps before giving up because Lan Mu was too fast, disappearing into the distance like the wind.
Du Yu watched Lan Mu’s retreating back and said, “Why won’t he acknowledge me?”
At that moment, the store clerk leaned over and said, “Brother Du, you know why he won’t acknowledge you?”
Du Yu pulled the clerk closer and asked, “Why?”
“Because… he’s a guy! Considering you called him ‘beauty,’ it’s pretty good he didn’t hit you.”
Du Yu was shocked. “You’re lying! She’s clearly a woman dressed as a man. Can’t you see that?”
“Heh, I thought so too at first. But then he yelled at me, and I noticed he has an Adam’s apple. It’s true. He’s a man! So? Brother Du, you must be really disappointed, right?” The clerk seemed very familiar with Du Yu, speaking with a laugh.
“Sigh, he’s actually a man… Wait! That’s not the point! Why would I be disappointed? You think I wanted his contact info because he’s pretty?” Du Yu suddenly realized and said sulkily.
“Wasn’t it? Everyone knows Boss Du is always surrounded by beauties,” the clerk laughed.
“Well, that’s true… But that’s not relevant! Do you know what he just did back there?”
The other five people who had also seen Lan Mu shoot chimed in, “Yeah, you didn’t see it!”
“Have you ever seen a Bursting Chain Arrow shot?”
“Every shot hit its mark! I really saw something amazing today.”
The clerk was baffled. Every shot hit? From his perspective, Lan Mu was clearly a beginner, an amateur outsider. How could that be?
After listening to the group describe what happened later, the clerk still looked unconvinced.
“Exaggerating? How could anyone be that good? Not even club players, let alone Olympic athletes, could do that!”
A member, seeing his disbelief, said angrily, “Just because you don’t know, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist! I saw it with my own eyes!”
“Right! Maybe he’s a top expert from the club. You just sell equipment; when would you have seen a true master?”
The clerk scoffed, unwilling to believe any of it. What a joke! Bursting Chain Arrow? He thinks he’s Huang Zhong?
But Du Yu said, “I know no one will believe it, but I saw it with my own eyes. I’m just lucky! If I hadn’t experienced it myself, I wouldn’t believe there really are masters of that level in the world. I’ve been into archery for so long, thinking someone like Fang Moqi was the peak. I never expected to witness true legendary archery today.”
“Fang Moqi? That strongest practical archer from the club? The master hunter who took club members to survive in the African savannah for forty-seven days?”
“Brother Du, Fang Moqi isn’t just an archer. He’s a wilderness survival expert and holds a doctorate in zoology. He also participated in an international amateur shooting competition and got second place. He’s the real deal! I heard he once parachuted into the Amazon rainforest alone with just a knife, survived for eleven days, killed a giant python by himself, and even cut it open to get food.”
“That guy from earlier looked so pretty, like a feminine man. How could he possibly be better than Fang Moqi?”
The clerk went on and on. Du Yu couldn’t refute it. He also knew Fang Moqi. He was a true wilderness survival expert; archery was just one of his skills. Not only was he the strongest practical archer at the Metropolis Forest Club, he was also a key member of the shooting club and the explorers’ club.
But purely in terms of archery, Du Yu firmly believed Fang Moqi was far inferior to the person he saw today.
Those who hadn’t seen Lan Mu shoot would never believe that someone in the world could truly perform a Bursting Chain Arrow shot!
“Wait! He used his card earlier, right? So you have his billing record?”
Du Yu suddenly thought of something and said with delight.
The clerk was taken aback. “Yes, but Brother Du, what do you want to do? We can’t see his personal info. Even if we could, I couldn’t show you a customer’s private details!”
Du Yu laughed. “I don’t need you to!”
“Heh, I have my own way of getting his contact information!”
…
Lan Mu ran several hundred meters. Knowing the people behind had long stopped chasing him, he strolled leisurely into a park.
The park had small hills and groves. Knowing the park had many people coming and going, with all sorts of folks, he found a secluded spot.
Then he placed his hands on several large trees, enhancing their Life Force through nourishment, and communicated with the trees.
“Everyone, please help. If anyone comes near, let me know, okay? Be good now!”
The trees in the grove seemed to hear him, their branches swaying. Having received Lan Mu’s benefit, each one became full of vitality.
With the trees acting as his sentries, he could safely practice his archery here!
“First, the Bursting Chain Arrow!”
Lan Mu shot rapidly, one arrow chasing the last. The Nature’s Power attached to the arrows transformed into wind force, causing the preceding arrow to explode upon impact. The resulting wood splinters and shrapnel shot forward, creating a scatter effect.
“Bursting Arrow!”
Lan Mu shot another arrow. This arrow, infused with Nature’s Power and under his control, curved around to the back of a rock and suddenly exploded, creating a scatter effect.
“Good, good, good… Let me test how many arrows I can shoot in succession at maximum speed!”
Lan Mu lined up his arrows, took a deep breath, allocated an equal, fixed amount of Nature’s Power to each arrow, then channeled the Natural Force through his arm to enhance its speed, immediately beginning rapid-fire shooting.
Lan Mu’s hands became a blur as he continuously drew arrows, nocked them, drew the bowstring, and released!
The speed reached its peak. Swish, swish, swish, five arrows flew out in succession, all within one second!
He only stopped after he had fired all the arrows into the ground a hundred meters away.
While walking over to retrieve the arrows, he reflected on his shooting speed just now.
He didn’t have precise measuring instruments, but his eyesight was unmatched. He could see the arrows clearly even in motion.
On the hundred-meter trajectory, there were three arrows in the air at once! By the time the fourth arrow was released, the first had already hit the target.
In other words, he could achieve a three-arrow chain, with five arrows per second!
Combined with the power, range, and accuracy of his shots, Lan Mu’s archery skill posed a threat to ordinary people comparable to firearms, not much worse than a gun.
Moreover, Lan Mu felt he could go even faster, but the bow itself couldn’t handle it; it couldn’t withstand such high speed.
After all, the bowstring needed time to return after being fully drawn. Five arrows per second was the limit for this bow!
With a better bow, or a special nocking technique, he could definitely achieve six, or even seven arrows per second.
Having practiced and measured his archery skills, Lan Mu felt confident and headed back.
On the way back, he checked his phone and immediately noticed a message Cheng Ming had left him on WeChat.
“Mu-ge, did you buy the equipment? If you don’t have enough money, don’t buy it. I can borrow a set from my dad’s wedding company instead.”
Lan Mu read the message and smiled slightly. Cheng Ming’s family ran a wedding company, which naturally had professional photography equipment.
A full set of equipment was extremely expensive, the cheapest costing tens of thousands. Buying it would put a lot of pressure on Lan Mu’s studio. If he also rented a larger place and couldn’t make money quickly, cash flow would become a problem.
But even so, Lan Mu didn’t want to borrow from Cheng Ming’s father.
“I already bought it. When will you finish your resignation procedures and come help me?”
After sending this reply, Lan Mu decided not to go home first and hurried off to buy the photography equipment.
He was confident enough that he wouldn’t starve for lack of material.
If he really couldn’t find good exclusive news, then he would create big news himself!
Moreover, he didn’t necessarily have to make a living from news. Since becoming an Elf, he had suddenly thought of using his abilities to do more things.
Because he had been a reporter for so long, after becoming independent, he kept thinking about his old profession.
But he didn’t have to limit himself to interviews. He could also be a director! An independent producer!
There was also another type of journalist, like an undercover police officer, going deep into the lion’s den, outwitting criminals, cracking or fully participating in a major event, and finally gaining fame.
With his transformation ability, what couldn’t he do? Where couldn’t he go?
He had transformed twice once into a ruler of the jungle, once into nature’s favorite. Where on land could pose a threat to him?
“I was really being silly.”
“Decided! For my first project, I’ll shoot a Documentary!”