Like all the other recruits, Qi Lang spent the whole afternoon repairing his weapons.

The bow was too old to be seen, but a closer look revealed that the back of the bow was made of fine iron and wood, but cracks had appeared in some places under the repeated stretching of the previous owner.

The big problem is on the bowstring. That flexible nylon string has broken, and this material is already a scarce resource in this world. But Qi Lang can still handle it, and hemp rope is more or less a substitute, if you don't need to shoot arrows hundreds of meters.

Four arrows are equally unsatisfactory. One of the turkey feathers on all sides of the tail was missing, two of the arrows were badly rusted, and the other was simply broken in two. Such an arrow would probably not be able to penetrate Owu's rough skin at all—of course, Qi Lang would do his best to restrain this desire.

Qi Lang had to deal with these guys as soon as possible, because the next morning, he would take them to the first day of martial arts training, and archery happened to be the first lesson. Qi Lang was more satisfied that archery would be taught by a benevolent female instructor, not the Quill who had a vendetta against his father. Regarding the appearance of this female instructor, there is a lot of controversy among the recruits who are more well-informed. Qi Lang only vaguely heard that if she and Quill were put together, it was widely believed that they were an absolutely suitable couple. Does that mean that she also has a few horrible cuts on her face with a machete or something, or that she is also a big man, at least one hundred and eighty centimeters taller, so that she looks better to stand next to Quell, who is more than two meters tall?

No matter what, Qi Lang couldn't take such a thing to an archery class. He carefully wound the back of the bow several times with fine twine, especially the cracks, lest it fall apart before he could shoot the arrow. After a few arrows were sharpened on the stone, they had more or less revealed their true colors. Qi Lang was pleasantly surprised to find that it was indeed pure steel, and it could be inserted into the wood with a click. Arrows that were missing feathers could be replaced with cocktail feathers recovered from the garbage heap next to the cooking camp, and the arrows that were broken in two could still be used against pieces of rags wrapped in rags and then tightly entangled.

The Luman Empire was a military power, but it was significantly behind the Otto Empire in terms of material supplies, and as recruits who had only been in the army for less than two months, the young men of the Spiral Army should be satisfied, because if they were to be in other legions, they would have to wait for a year to do nothing before they could get a weapon that was almost as tattered as this one.

After repairing the bow and arrows, Qi Lang ran to the clearing in front of the Black Forest to make a few strokes before dinner arrived. He was pleased with his hard work that afternoon. Arrows can be shot, but the arrow with the tail feathers is always off to the side, and the arrow attached to the back of the branch can't fly more than twenty meters away, but other than that, it can be regarded as perfect.

That night, with the exception of Felix, most of the young corporals of the Whirling Frontier Army fell asleep happily holding their weapons, and Qi Lang was even a little worried that Ou Wu would have a lot of blood all over his body when he woke up in the morning. However, when he was woken up in the morning by the sound of a buzzing wheel saw, he hated himself for having bothered so much before. If the saw had stuck in Owu's thick neck, Qi Lang might have secretly thanked Allah.

"It's time for me to get a serious glimpse today, Oriental boy. Ao Wu squinted at Qi Lang, "I wonder if you're a little waste who can only run away!"

"You'll see you, Owu. Qi Lang replied nonchalantly, "I hope you will still be intact by then, and you haven't had a foot cut off by the guy in your own hands." ”

In the subsequent morning jog training, Ao Wu kept following Qi Lang closely, constantly muttering in his ear: "Watch your nose, it will hit my fist one day sooner or later!"

After eating the beef liver pupe mashed potatoes and chicken steak burger for breakfast, Qi Lang followed the hundred recruits to the training ground south of the barracks, where the female instructor named Mei Ji had been waiting for a while. Qi Lang immediately realized how true the previous rumors were: she and Quill were a natural pair! Not for anything else, just because her bust was the only one in the entire barracks who could come close to Quill's level, both men and women.

"Welcome, my dear lads!" a sweet voice spat out from Maggie's thick lips, and all the recruits felt like they had goosebumps, "As in previous years, I am honored to be the archery instructor of your all-male unit of the Spiral Force. Of course, I hope that one day, there will be women like me in you. But before the War Department can completely change their opinion, I ask you to have a courtesy of respecting women, and in this regard, your Captain Dodim, the captain of the guard, has set a good example. ”

"Phew—" Led by Felix, the rookies let out a burst of coaxing unscrupulously below.

"Let's educate Lieutenant Quill first, Second Lieutenant Maggie. Someone shouted boldly from below.

"I will. Thanks for the reminder, Corporal Sean. Maggie's white goose-egg face didn't show the slightest hint of anger, "Alright, let's get down to business. As you have been told in advance, the soldiers who already have bows and arrows will be mainly archers in the rest of the battle, and you will receive more help from me. The rest of the people should also master some marksmanship, because when you get to the battlefield, you don't know what kind of difficulties you will have. ”

As she spoke, Mei Ji walked over to the table that had been placed there, grabbed one of the three brand-new bows and arrows on it, held it in her hand and commanded everyone, "Now, the young men who don't have bows and arrows come here and stand in a row, and those who already have bows and arrows should line up behind Corporal Qi Lang." ”

When she said Qi Lang's name clearly and accurately, Qi Lang really began to feel that he was already a valued soldier of the Whirling Front, and he also began to think that Second Lieutenant Maggie was definitely not the ideal companion for Lieutenant Quill, because angels should not marry devils.

Behind Qi Lang, there were only a dozen or so people standing, including Sean, who had just made trouble, Orion's son Gulf, and a few Qi Lang who couldn't be named. Either way, they're all actively chosen bows and arrows, and it looks like they're pretty good at the skill.

"Corporal Gurph, are you a son inheriting his father's business?" Maggie smiled and walked ten yards away from the line, where there was a large arrow target in the direction her arm pointed, about thirty meters away from Qi Lang and them, "Now please show us all how to shoot an arrow." ”

Gulf proudly raised his chin to Felix, strode in front of Qi Lang, his not very strong body turned slightly sideways, his left hand supported the jujube bow, and his right hand pulled out a straight arrow made of birch from the arrow box, and the eagle feather at the end of the arrow looked beautiful and neat.

Gulf aimed for about three seconds, and then struck a decisive shot!

The arrow flew fast and steady, and thud into the target.

"Yes, Three Rings!" Maggie's voice echoed from afar.

There was a sparse round of applause from the group, but Gulf was disappointed, his freckled face looked a little red: "Excuse me, second lieutenant, can I shoot another arrow?" ”

"No, I'm just going to show you how. Maggie took a few steps closer to the group, "And as a beginner warrior, you're already doing pretty well. Am I right, Gurve, and you've secretly reached the level of a beginner warrior, right?"

Gulf nodded a little embarrassedly, his face reddening. He probably felt that he had lost his father's face with this arrow just now, because he had indeed advanced under the training of old Harry. But the team next to him was already frightened by this shocking news, and the boys began to talk again: "I can't believe it, this humble guy is already a beginner warrior?" "My dad said that I could win the junior warrior within a year, and he would thank God." ”

"Quiet, quiet!" "Meggie had to retract her sweet voice to restore order to the group of boys who had blown up the camp, "The beginner warriors are indeed enviable, but I promise that if you train hard, you will soon reach the level of Gurff." Now, next, Qi Lang, you come and shoot an arrow for me to see. ”

Is it my turn? Qi Lang, who had been reminiscing about Gulf's graceful posture, was suddenly taken aback, he had thought that Maggie would talk about the essentials first. How do you shoot it? He just got the bow and arrow yesterday, and he was very passive, unlike those young men, who chose the archer profession because he knew how to shoot so much.

"Come on, you'll be able to do it. Mei Ji shouted in a voice of encouragement, "I know that many races in the East are natural archers, and I believe you have that ability!"

Qi Lang felt that his palms were covered with sweat, and he took a few steps forward, his eyes firmly fixed on the target. It was a one-meter-square wooden sign, with a blank sheet of paper pasted on it, and many areas were divided in circles, and it was obvious that the ten rings that Gurf wanted to shoot were the red dots in the center.

Qi Lang recalled what Gulf had just looked like, and used all his strength to round the bow - at this time, there was a laugh from the side: "Can you shoot an air arrow, Dongfang boy?"

"Don't be nervous, Qi Lang. You can do it!" Maggie laughed twice, but it was clearly well-intentioned.

Qi Lang guessed that his face must be ugly now, he hurriedly pulled out an arrow from his belt and put it on the bowstring, cheering himself up in his heart: Please, just fly over, fly over! He didn't notice that the wolf tooth necklace that was hiding from his collar secretly flashed at this moment.

Aim at the hearts, pull them up, and let go!

Hoo!

Fly fast, as fast as you can imagine, like a meteor!

Wonderful! Qi Lang had already screamed in his heart!

However, only 0.5 seconds later, Qi Lang's happiness had turned into an unprecedented worry, even more serious than his worry when he was in Snow Wolf Canyon. Because the arrow actually made a bend and flew straight towards Maggie!

Sou!

The arrow was so fast that no one but the launcher could see it so clearly. Qi Lang saw that the feathers behind the arrows had a slightly dazzling white. Oh my God, it was the rooster tail arrow that he had reformed!? Qi Lang felt that his cold sweat flowed faster than the speed of the arrow's flight!

The boys began to see that something was wrong with the direction of the arrow, but just as they were about to let out an exclamation, they noticed even more miraculously that Maggie's right hand seemed to have disappeared suddenly.

After this sound, everyone put their hearts back into their stomachs in amazement, including Qi Lang, who was scared away.

Because at this moment, the crooked arrow has been firmly grasped in Meggie's hand!