Rotting Land: Survive-Chapter 514 - 507: Advanced Training (Part 2)

These few words made Wang Qiang and the others furrow their brows.

It’s a joke, they are well aware of Hu Xiaodong’s training methods, which are extremely rigorous.

So when they heard him say "You’ll have a tough time," they promptly shut their mouths wisely, obediently sat cross-legged on the ground, and silently waited for the upcoming torture.

minutes go by quickly, at least much faster than Wang Qiang and the others imagined.

When Hu Xiaodong called the team members to stand up in formation, everyone had a reluctant look on their faces.

Ignoring the resistance below, Hu Xiaodong raised the Compound Bow in his hand, cleared his throat loudly, and said, "This is called a Compound Bow, I think everyone is familiar with it. Now let me explain the basic components of a Compound Bow..."

A complex explanation followed, causing Wang Qiang and the others to become sleepy, although this seemed to be entirely within Hu Xiaodong’s expectations.

After the explanation was over, Hu Xiaodong snapped his fingers and then signaled Wang Qiang to open the Bugatti car door behind him.

The latter lazily opened the car door, glanced at it, and said excitedly, "Hu... Brother Hu, is this... this is..."

"What’s with all the talk! Take them out, according to the names above, one for each person."

Yes, on the Bugatti car seats lay four Compound Bows, and as for why they were taken according to name, it’s because these bows have been specially calibrated by Hu Xiaodong according to the strength characteristics of his team members.

Especially for these beginners, the appropriate bowstring poundage is extremely important for their future learning and physical protection.

Therefore, Hu Xiaodong carved the names on each bow.

With the bow in hand, Wang Qiang and the others were extremely excited, each striking a cool pose, treating this training session like a photo shoot.

To this, Hu Xiaodong cleared his throat, "Alright! Stop showing off, don’t forget the purpose of your archery practice, everyone come and stand in formation for me!"

Not to mention Wang Qiang and the others with bows in hand, their mental state this time was completely different from before, every person’s eyes were filled with expectation and a thirst for knowledge.

Hu Xiaodong was very satisfied with this result, but having had the same experience, he knew very well that the excitement shown by the academy was just the joy after holding a bow, and as practice deepens, this joy will quickly be replaced by mechanical, tedious repetitive actions.

"Alright! I believe that through the bowless training during this period, everyone has gained some understanding of archery, so next, I will talk to you about the specific steps of archery and the areas that need attention in between."

After saying that, Hu Xiaodong walked towards the predetermined shooting line, then raised his bow in a standard shooting posture.

Then, he turned around and said, "See, this is the first step in archery, stance. Generally speaking, there are three types of stances we divide: parallel stance, exposed stance, and concealed stance. Today we mainly talk about the most basic parallel stance."

"The parallel stance is the same as in your previous bowless training, the archer stands on the shooting line, left shoulder aiming at the target, right hand holding the bow, both feet open shoulder-width apart, body slightly leaning forward. Remember, at this time the body weight must evenly fall on both feet, otherwise, you might experience a loss of balance leading to a missed target."

As Hu Xiaodong was introducing, Wang Qiang and the others beside him were also consciously following his movements in imitation.

This made him very satisfied because attitude determines everything.

No matter what you do, once you have a good attitude, it means you have already succeeded halfway.

"Step two, nocking the arrow! Very simple, like this, send the arrow into the Arrow Platform."

After finishing his words, an arrow was nocked onto the bow by Hu Xiaodong.

"Step three, hook the string with the Release Device, use the index finger to pull the trigger to open the jaw, then align the jaw with the nocked arrowstring and restore the trigger, causing the jaw to close."

To ensure everyone could see clearly, Hu Xiaodong did it very slowly, to prevent any mistakes by the students.

"Next is raising and drawing the bow, these are things everyone has practiced quite proficiently during bowless training, so I won’t dwell on them, everyone can experience them themselves."

"Finally, adjust breathing, exhale evenly while holding your breath, align the sight through the rear window of the bowstring, maximizing control of the bowstring rear window circle with the outer circumference of the sight evenly centered. Keep the symmetry and frontal relationship while aiming the sight at the target. Then release the shot, completing the launch."

At this point, Hu Xiaodong, who had already aimed at the target, decisively pulled the release, and immediately heard a whistling sound, the next second a carbon arrow was firmly embedded in the wooden target, astonishing Wang Qiang and the others, who were eager to try.

However, Hu Xiaodong did not rush them to start learning but rather sternly added:

"Archery as a sport demands a very high distribution of strength across the body. Simply put, to become a good archer, apart from grinding basic archery postures, personal refinement is essential. Besides, muscle strains can easily occur during archery practice, so everyone must make thorough preparations before practice, and afterwards also relax the arm, wrist, elbow, and shoulder to achieve muscle protection."

"Okay, that’s all about archery, does anyone have anything unclear? You can ask now."

Thanks to the previous bowless training, Wang Qiang and the others found their current learning clearly much easier, coupled with their youth and good comprehension, after Hu Xiaodong simply explained some doubts for them, everyone absorbed all the theoretical knowledge.

Since the theory is well understood, there’s nothing to say, the next step is to hone it over time.

After leading the team to do a full set of preparatory activities, the Archery Team officially entered the practical training phase with bow in hand.

At the same time, Shen Lian’s dog training with the puppy "Coalball" also started, in his words, dogs are like humans, the younger they are, the easier to cultivate and establish their habits.

Especially in the apocalypse, if you want Coalball to be a teammate rather than a burden, then it must undergo training harsher than that of humans.

As days passed, Tang Xiaoquan’s mood gradually recovered under everyone’s care. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Three days later, he finally returned to normal, although his complexion was still wan, he managed to regain his lost soul.

That day, everyone as usual, dined, rested, and returned to the room, Xu Renjie was just about to undress for a rest, when suddenly the hand-held radio, which had been silent for days, rang. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to recommend votes, monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)