Zhang Heng glanced at his character panel and found that the number of skills on it had finally increased from two to three, but the mean comments below it were still the same.
Ever since the guy in shorts taught him how to make a bow and arrow, Zhang Heng had one more activity to do every day.
He marked out an area on the beach for archery practice.
Using the knowledge taught by Ed and the guy in shorts, he got rid of the problem of food and water, and even moved out of the cave full of bird droppings to live in a tiled house that he built himself.
However, after his material life improved, a new crisis soon appeared.
Ed once said that for those who mastered the skills of wilderness survival, the greatest enemy was never the unpredictable nature, but yourself.
Once the basic survival needs were met, most people would enter a state of confusion. After losing their purpose and motivation, they would be alone on a deserted island, and soon they would be enveloped by a great sense of loneliness.
Therefore, Zhang Heng had to find something else to do, to keep his body and mind busy. This way, he would not have time to think about the fact that he was stranded on a deserted island.
Considering that he had to survive here for more than 400 days (while learning from the guy in shorts), Zhang Heng set a new goal for himself.
He decided to explore the center of the island.
So far, his range of activity was limited to the periphery of the island. The furthest he went was a short distance into the primeval forest when he was looking for wood to start a fire. There, he saw pheasants and some animal bones on the ground, which seemed to prove the existence of predators.
Since then, he carefully controlled his activity area, staying away from the primeval forest. After all, the resources on the beach were enough for him to survive.
But now, in order to fight against this terrible sense of loneliness, Zhang Heng needed a goal that would support him to continue living.
'Let's go to the center of the island and see what's there.'
After setting a goal, Zhang Heng began to put his heart and soul into it, working hard to achieve it.
Considering the existence of predators in the forest, he first needed to be able to protect himself as much as possible.
The guy in shorts taught him how to make two long-range weapons, a bow and a catapult.
Among them, the latter was the simplest to make, but the most difficult to use. The angle and timing of throwing the stone had extremely strict requirements. If you let go a little earlier or a little later, you would find that the stone you threw was miles away from your target.
It was not easy to hit the target four or five times out of a hundred.
On the other hand, a bow and arrow was more accurate and easier to control. Besides, Zhang Heng himself had a certain archery foundation, and the instructor in the training class had taught him the standard posture, force exertion, and breathing techniques.
All he lacked was practice.
There was no way he could slack off. He could only rely on time. In the real world, even if a day became 48 hours, he wouldn't be able to spend too much time on a hobby because he had too many things to do.
But now, on this deserted island where he was alone, he had no lack of time.
From the recurve bows sold in the mall to the hand-made primitive bows, there was no doubt that this was a complete downgrade in consumption.
Compared to the former, the latter's accuracy and durability were somewhat worrisome. Drawing the bow required more strength, and the bark rope used as the bowstring was at risk of breaking after more than a hundred pulls. The average lifespan of the bow was about 150 arrows.
He set a practice standard of 300 arrows a day, which meant he needed to change the bowstring twice.
On the 172nd day since he arrived on the deserted island, Zhang Heng could basically hit a stationary target within ten meters, and he had a 70% hit rate within thirty meters. Beyond this range, the threat of his simple bow and arrows would be greatly reduced.
After that, he received a notification that his archery skill had been upgraded from Lv.0 to Lv.1.
Zhang Heng was still a little dissatisfied. His goal was to train his archery skill to Lv.2 before exploring the primeval forest. That way, he would have enough power to protect himself.
Other than practicing archery, Zhang Heng had not been idle during this period. He had moved from the cave to a tile-roofed house, but he only lived on the edge of the forest. After moving all his belongings, he made a batch of pottery. Now, he could finally live a life of eating out of a bowl.
With his Lv.1 archery skill, Zhang Heng went deeper into the forest. When he reached the area where he looked for firewood last time, he encountered something that looked like a pheasant.
The pheasant seemed to be laughing at Zhang Heng's inability to deal with it. After the two met, it let out two strange cries and then ran into the bushes.
The next moment, its body was pierced by a wooden arrow that fell from the sky.
At the same time, Zhang Heng heard another notification.
[Hunting successful, game points + 3. You can view the character panel to view the relevant information …]
Zhang Heng's palms were sweaty. He was only seven meters away from the pheasant, a distance he was confident in. Once the other party started running, his accuracy would plummet.
That was why he shot the arrow more urgently than usual. When he released the arrow, his breathing was a little ragged. Fortunately, his usual hard work paid off, and the pheasant was fatter, so his shot did not miss.
That thing flopped around a few more times, and finally went backstage to get its bento box unwillingly.
Zhang Heng walked over and completed the arrow collection before squatting down to check his harvest.
It was a strange-looking creature. At first, Zhang Heng thought it was a pheasant, but upon closer inspection, he realized that this thing's beak was more like a duck's. However, the beak was hooked at the front, and it was much larger than a pheasant. It had bluish-gray feathers, short wings, and two thick legs.
This thing looked a little ugly …
Zhang Heng had rolled for a bird atlas, but he couldn't find this thing in it. However, since it fed on fruits and seeds, theoretically speaking, it was probably … probably … edible.
During his time on the island, Zhang Heng had eaten some meat, but fish, shrimp, and crabs were far more delicious than the meat that ran on land.
Ever since the last time he saw these things that looked like pheasants, Zhang Heng had his eyes set on them. Unfortunately, he couldn't do anything to them at that time. Now that he had mastered archery, he couldn't wait to extend his claws to these innocent little creatures.
In the end, Zhang Heng's first hunt was fruitful. In addition to the 15-pound pheasant, he accidentally found a field of wild potatoes on his way back.
This thing was rich in starch and could be used as a staple food. At the same time, it had a high yield. Zhang Heng was not willing to eat too much of it. He only kept the two biggest ones for stewing with the chicken at night. After digging up the rest, he carefully put them into a basket, planning to open up a vegetable garden next to the tiled house.
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