Everyone's a Hunter? I'm a Hunter x Hunter!

"Dude!" Ma Qilin came over as soon as Lin Nanwen left.

"Um?"

"Are you a pure lover or a cuckold?!" Ma Qilin's first question almost stunned Lü Xiu.

"Pure...pure love, right?"

"That's good. From now on, we're buddies. Just let me know if you need anything!" Ma Qilin patted his chest heartily.

Lu Xiu nodded again, still somewhat bewildered. He still couldn't quite grasp this guy's line of thinking.

"Do you have a girl you like?" Ma Qilin continued to ask.

The image of Ye Qianxue flashed through Lü Xiu's mind.

I was only attracted to her body; it doesn't really count as liking her.

"No"

"No? A Beast Hunter doesn't have someone he likes? That's rare." Ma Qilin didn't think Lu Xiu was lying to him. "Here's what we'll do: I'll introduce you to a beauty another day. Although she's not as good as Jiao Jiao, she's still a top-tier beauty! I guarantee you'll like her!"

"Thank you..."

"You're welcome. We're practically family, we have the same teacher, so we're classmates!" Ma Qilin patted Lü Xiu on the shoulder familiarly, looking every bit the righteous hero.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two began practicing on their own.

One afternoon, Lü Xiu began honing his archery and whip skills.

His archery skills were already quite good, with an intermediate (145/1000) proficiency level.

The methods I used to practice archery were rather old-fashioned; it was simply about increasing the distance and then shooting at the target. Moving targets were difficult to set up at home; they were mostly used as moving targets when hunting in the forest.

Now, Lin Nanwen is practicing by increasing the number of arrows he throws.

The difficulty level has obviously increased significantly.

An arrow, it's easy to control.

However, with two arrows, the position of the arrows needs to be adjusted, and your own movements need to be adjusted as well.

Furthermore, the difficulty increases if you want both arrows to hit the same spot.

Similarly, diligent and rigorous practice will lead to a faster improvement in proficiency than when practicing using rudimentary methods on your own.

As evening approached, when Lin Nanwen brought Lü Xiu and Ma Qilin back to Jinqian Valley from outside the swamp, Lü Xiu's archery proficiency had increased by a full 20 points. This was even higher than the proficiency he gained from practicing swordsmanship with Lin Yufei.

It seems that learning skills, like reading, requires methods and techniques.

Choosing the right method can make all the difference.

As for the whip technique.

Compared to knives, whips, especially soft whips, are more difficult weapons to use.

The whip embodies the principle of "combining strength and gentleness".

Whipping recklessly with excessive force can easily injure yourself, while whipping lightly will have no effect.

Only by combining one's strength and speed with footwork, and utilizing the full power of the body, can one truly master the whip technique.

However, Lü Xiu couldn't possibly dedicate a lot of time to practicing whip techniques in the short term. He would only practice whip techniques when he was a little tired from archery practice or when he temporarily hit a bottleneck, to clear his mind. He would then continue practicing archery after a while.

In the afternoon, Lü Xiu barely managed to get his whip technique up to a basic level, currently at the beginner level (2/100) proficiency.

I don't know if I can improve my whip technique to the intermediate level in a month.

"Did he show up this afternoon?" Lin Nanwen asked Ma Qilin as he descended from the sky.

"No, there's not a sound at all in the swamp," Ma Qilin shook his head.

"Then it seems we'll need to use fishing..." Lin Nanwen pondered.

Lu Xiu put away his whip and walked over. "What is that?"

"There's a mutated phantom beast in Falling Cloud Swamp called the Mud Dragon Crocodile, which absorbed dragon blood. Master is trying to get it out," Ma Qilin explained. "I've been squatting here for two days, and I haven't seen a single ghost."

Just like most of the games Lu Xiu played in his previous life, the dragon race has always been a being that stands at the pinnacle of all living beings in the world.

The blood of dragons contains a great deal of energy. Any living being that can absorb and bear the power of dragon blood can embark on the evolutionary path of "carp leaping over the dragon gate" and become a sub-dragon.

"I'll try fishing for some blood food tomorrow. If that doesn't work, I'll just have to buy some dragon-attracting grass," Lin Nanwen pondered.

Lu Xiu also knew about the Dragon-Attracting Grass. Or rather, he had used it quite a bit in his previous life.

If a wyvern wants to transform into a true dragon, the best way is to obtain more dragon blood. Dragon-attracting grass, also known as dragon blood grass, carries the aura of dragon blood, which is a considerable temptation for wyvern phantom beasts.

However, because the Dragon-Attracting Grass is relatively rare, it is also quite valuable.

The three set off back to Money Valley.

Lin Nanwen led the way.

Ma Qilin mounted the gray horse named "Dark Cloud Hoof" and flew away. Dark Cloud Hoof belonged to the Pegasus clan and was born with the ability to fly; it was an extremely rare mythical beast, much rarer than the "Crimson Fighting Rabbit" of the [Nest] organization.

Lu Xiu followed closely behind Lin Nanwen. He could also fly, but that required activating the "Beast King Transformation" and fusing with the Nine Netherworld Purgatory Tiger, and then switching to "Elemental Body." Otherwise, the Nine Netherworld Purgatory Tiger, existing solely in Elemental Body form, would be a massive cloud of mist, unable to support Lu Xiu at all.

The three of them left the Falling Cloud Swamp and quickly returned to the Golden Coin Valley.

At this time, the decorations at the Money Valley were becoming increasingly festive.

Colorful lights were hung on both sides of the street, and caravans set up their stalls with newly erected tents behind them. Not far away, camel-like animals were resting on the ground.

The streets were bustling with people and exceptionally lively.

"Free time tonight. Meet in the headquarters lobby at 6 a.m. tomorrow," Lin Nanwen announced, dismissing the group. He then handed Lü Xiu a key.

"This is a guest room key at headquarters. I applied for it for you. The room number is on the key."

Thank you, teacher.

"You're welcome~~" Lin Nanwen waved his hand without turning his head and walked into the busiest street on his own.

"That old geezer's off drinking and carousing again," Ma Qilin said with a look of disgust, then turned to Lü Xiu, "Come on! Buddy, I'll introduce you to some beauties!"

"I'll skip tonight, I need to buy some things first." Although Lu Xiu also wanted to meet the beautiful woman Ma Qilin had mentioned, he did have things to do.

He has several rare-grade magical beast materials that need to be processed.

After processing the materials, it's the perfect time to customize a suitable set of equipment for yourself during the "Golden Gathering". Customized equipment also takes time to craft, so the sooner you craft it, the better.

In addition, skills related to improving eyesight must also be in place. Otherwise, subsequent long-distance archery practice will be impossible.

"Really? Then I'll take you tomorrow." Ma Qilin looked regretful, but his expression suddenly changed, becoming extremely excited. "I'm going to find my Jiaojiao! I'm going to tell her that I'm not a heartless playboy, I'm a pure love warrior!"

For the first time, Lü Xiu saw human feet transform into a whirlwind, rushing into the street in the opposite direction from Lin Nanwen.

Ma Qilin's phantom beast, Wuyun Ti, looked disgusted, but still chased after its master in the direction he was running.