Chapter Eighty-Four: Going to Sea

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This surprised the sailors who saw him, and Captain Jack made it clear: "Oh my God! the wind was quite strong last night, and the ship was a little bumpy. You didn't get seasick at all?"

"Probably because my body is better. Panda replied casually.

"Does seasickness have anything to do with the body?" said Captain Jack in wonder, "I once saw a macho man who could stand with his fists on his feet, got on the boat and vomited like a quail, and rested for three days before barely recovering a little. ”

"What happened to him?" asked Panda curiously.

Captain Jack smiled: "Of course he docked and disembarked later, he was just a passenger." ”

The panda smiled too.

After laughing, he noticed that the sailors were practicing using bows and arrows. They came to an open field next to the pier, which might have been a rudimentary shooting range, and shot at a distant wooden target with the shaft of the arrow removed, about fifty meters away, and they could shoot three or four arrows with an average of ten arrows, which was quite good.

Captain Jack also noticed his gaze and said, "The boys on my ship are still quite skilled, and there are often skirmishes on the southern islands, and sometimes we are mercenaries. I never let them go to the front line, they always shoot arrows in the back, so that if they lose, they can at least run faster. You see, their archery skills are okay. ”

"This level is good, not comparable to the shooters in the regular army, but the average hunter is much more clever. ”

"Well, that's enough. Captain Jack said, "By the way, would you be interested in shooting some arrows?"

The panda shook his head, he was really not interested.

It's not that he doesn't know archery, his archery skills are already level 10, which is enough to be qualified to be a hunter. If you take into account the attribute bonus, it is estimated that it is much more clever than the average hunter, but no matter how clever it is, the shooting accuracy of non-professionals is always like this, and there is nothing to show off.

50 meters is not far away, but it is not close. At this distance, if you can make sure that every arrow hits a humanoid target, then the level of archery is really good - you know, they don't use a professional competitive bow made by Skye (a scavenger), but a regular hardwood bow. Shoot with this bow...... Skye once told a joke about the famous saying of those who play with this kind of bow, "Destiny depends on faith".

Generally speaking, at a distance of about 30 meters, trained shooting enthusiasts can basically guarantee accuracy; at 50 meters, if they want to hit the target with every arrow, then they can really need to be able to do it; further, at the level of 70 meters, they can ensure that they can hit the target, and they are first-class masters; as for what kind of "100 steps through the Yang" and the like, that is what the ancients blowing, and it is similar to "pulling out the mountains and covering the world" and "flying down 3,000 feet" or something, and the credibility is about the same.

What was the accuracy of the shooting of the ancients? There is a note-taking story in the Song Dynasty, "The Oil Seller", which can be used as a reference.

Chen Yao is good at archery, and he is unparalleled in the world, so what is the accuracy of his archery?

Of course, Skye also said that this story was made up by Ouyang Xiu to black Chen Yaozhi, but at least from this story, it seems that in Ouyang Xiu's eyes, "Eight Out of Ten Nine" is already a very powerful archery skill - Skye joked that if he wants to travel to the Song Dynasty, he can teach Chen Yaozhi archery, and mix the nickname of "Little Li Guang".

Captain Jack got off the boat with great interest, and he shot five arrows in a row from the sailors' bows and arrows, and not only all of them hit the target, but almost all of them were concentrated near the center of the target, and it was estimated that if there were no ten rings, at least seven or eight rings.

This kind of archery is already called a master of archery. At least if it were Panda himself, under the same circumstances, there was no confidence that he could surpass him.

What if Skye comes? Skye's words...... At this distance, he could put four or five arrows on his bow and shoot with his eyes closed, all of which were concentrated in the very center of the target, densely clustered.

In terms of archery skills, Skye is really amazing. He himself said that in terms of "technology" he had reached the limit. Even the legendary powerhouse "Earth Ranger" is nothing more than an arrow that shoots farther and more powerful than him, and if it is more accurate than the range, the legendary powerhouse cannot beat him.

However, Panda is more interested in the ballistas on the side of the ship than in archery.

The ballistas were shaped like oversized crossbows, but instead of bolts, they fired round stone or mud bullets. It can shoot stone projectiles at an alarming rate, and can be effective against enemy ships' sails, crews, and even parts of the hull that are not strong enough.

But its accuracy is tragic, and unless it's close enough, it's impossible to threaten other ships on the rough sea.

After asking Captain Jack's permission, Panda unloaded a ballista and tried to shoot a few times at the humble shooting range on the shore, only to find that the accuracy of this thing is simply not "tragic" - a fixed crossbow against a fixed target, fifty meters away, can deflect something almost thirty meters, this is a ghost accuracy at all!

"Does this really work?" asked the panda, confused.

Captain Jack scratched his head: "It's still useful to scare people. ”

Everyone laughed, and after laughing, they put the ballista, which could only be used to scare people, back on the gun emplacement on the side of the ship.

But while laughing, the panda stopped at the skill he had just acquired.

In addition to the level 20 "Throw", level 10 "Bow and Arrow" and level 5 "Crossbow" in his "Shooting" skill tree, the "Ballista" which is only level 1 has been added.

He looked at the skill and casually clicked two more levels.

I don't think it's useful, but at least ...... Be prepared.

Even if you really don't need it, it can be used as a talent show when the traversers are gathering.

He then visited the Harp Mermaid's watertight cabin and cargo hold, and met with the ship's first mate, second mate and boatswain at lunchtime. These people all have a fierce aura, and they do all have a certain skill. The panda carefully observed them and judged that they did not have a strong murderous aura on them, they should not be people who fought often, and there was not much blood on their hands, which made him a little more relieved about the "Harp Mermaid".

In the afternoon, he watched as the sailors loaded their cargo, and box after box of cargo was loaded onto the ship, a total of ten boxes.

These goods, of course, are sugar that is ready to be shipped to the Southern Islands for sale. The Southern Islands do not produce sugar, and all sugar is imported. can get a piece of this business, and Captain Jack is also a capable person.

When all was ready, Captain Jack feasted at the tavern that evening, and invited more than forty sailors to eat and drink, and wished the journey a smooth journey.

Of course, the panda also attended the banquet, but the sailors did not dare to toast him, and after the banquet, when the drunk sailors were brought back to the ship, no one dared to ask him for help, which made him deeply aware of the disparity in social class.

The next day, when it was light, the panda had just gotten up, and before he left the room, he saw the scenery change outside the window.

As planned, the Harp Mermaid raised its sails, lowered its anchor, and sailed out of Port Molai in the early morning breeze and sailed southward.