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In the world of Star Warlocks, no matter which country's political power, they will definitely spare no effort in cultivating archers, especially sharp archers.

Because powerful archers have a chance to fight against astromancer apprentices and even low-level astromancers, this greatly increases their value.

Compared with the talent requirements of Star Warlocks, archers are already a strategic unit. Their characteristics of being easy to train and easy to control are something that Star Warlocks do not possess.

Because of this, when Cheng Jinzhou came to the so-called royal training ground, what he saw was a vast forest of bows and arrows.

If the cavalry gives people the impression of being tall and proud, then the archers look like strong men with tall height and long arms.

The infantry bow used by Daxia is 130 cm long and requires a height of 180 cm to use it normally. The infantry bow of the Northern Han Dynasty is similar to their cavalry bow, slightly shorter, but also requires a wingspan of 170 cm.

In other words, in this era when the average height is less than 160 centimeters, those who can pass the assessment of Daxia archers are all 180 centimeters standard strong male reserve team. If you are lucky enough to become a sharp archer, it will be like passing the modern archer test. took the pilot exam and became the standard handsome man in gold suits...

A good diet and long-term exercise make the archers in front look like campaign models. Cheng Jinzhou has grown a little taller in the past year, but he is still a little short of them compared to them.

"I want three archers, the best." Cheng Jinzhou said and simply sat down.

The deputy general in charge of training was a direct descendant of the Cheng family, and the "order" was loud and clear.

He turned his head, waved his hand and said: "Everyone, get ready, empty string and full bow, 5 times quickly - let's start."

Drawing a bow is a very strenuous task, and gentlemen who have exercised in the gym will understand this deeply.

A fully stringed military standard bow can shoot 150 meters, and those bows used by sharp archers can often shoot 300 to 400 meters. Correspondingly, the number of shots dropped sharply.

Over the course of an hour, the standard number of shots for an archer is 17 and for an archer is 8. Therefore, arrows that appear like automatic weapons will not appear on the battlefield, and this is also the source of early firearms' ability to replace bows and arrows.

The clanging sound of string strings gathered together, making people's eardrums seem to vibrate.

This is a small competition with no publicity, no agitation, and no rehearsal, but it will change the fate of many people.

It may even change the destiny of an empire.

This is the choice of the Star Warlock.

This is also an opportunity for ordinary people.

"Wait with full bow, start now." Vice General Cheng then issued the next order.

The Royal Training Ground of the Northern Han Dynasty was like a muscle show. Those thick and straight arms were all exposed with veins at this time. They were all in a state of stress, hard and congested, and straight forward.

The archers' faces turned red as they exerted their strength.

Their chests pushed forward hard, and the inhalation made them expand.

Two thousand men, two thousand suppressed red faces, four thousand bloodshot eyeballs, and those long, thick arms.

At most a quarter of an hour, some people began to breathe heavily, giving up and kneeling on the ground, or lying there. The intense dizziness and shame made them mentally weak and drowsy.

No one paid attention to them, everyone looked at the winner.

After about two-thirds of the people were eliminated, Deputy Cheng waved his hands twice and shouted: "Stop, rest for a quarter of an hour."

Continuous inspections may be able to find powerful archers, but they are not necessarily powerful archers on the battlefield, and it is also easy to damage the archers' arms.

Everyone here, if they were born in the right era, would have at least had a chance to try their hand at baseball.

It's a pity that their talents are used on battlefields that do not generate profits.

Daxia and the Northern Han Dynasty were not countries that valued archers the most. It is said that in Jingnan, professional archers even had the help of professional arrow-making masters. Their status was even higher than that of England in the longbow era.

"The person I want needs higher accuracy, a flexible mind, and the ability to analyze the situation on the battlefield by himself." Cheng Jinzhou suddenly stood up and explained to Deputy General Cheng: "I think you seem to pay more attention to strength. , above the standard is enough.”

The Covenant's physical weapons are mainly focused on firearms and crossbows. Bows and arrows are actually quite rare. Although the crossbow requires a strong arm, it does not require the strongest one.

In fact, except for a few high-end gentlemen, energy weapons have indeed greatly lowered the threshold for participating in war. Even untrained children can use firearms to kill war-experienced adults. These are all kinds of war brats. and the existence of child soldiers.

Vice Admiral Cheng did not change because of Cheng Jinzhou's words. He nodded slightly and said: "These are the basic skills of archers. When they get tired, their accuracy and talent will be evident."

After saying that, he shouted again: "Slow-speed shooting, 3 arrows."

After another half of the people are eliminated, the remaining hundreds of people can start the real head-to-head competition.

Cheng Jinzhou suddenly thought of something, grabbed the deputy general and asked, "Do you think my two men can also practice?"

After all, Meng Dameng Er is familiar with it. If he has basic bow and arrow skills, he can use it occasionally.

To say that a deputy general is a very high position, at least at the level of a lieutenant general, when Cheng Jinzhou asked him, he could not show embarrassment on his face. He thought seriously and said: "If you knew it before, it would take at least one or two years." With the training, there is no guarantee that they will become like this."

He pointed to the archers below.

It's easy to be an archer, but it's not easy to be a sharp archer.

Cheng Jinzhou waved his hand and said: "Just practice occasionally. You can find two archery masters for them and let them practice when they have time."

Meng Dameng Er was standing right in front of him. He looked like a character wielding a tomahawk to chop people with his round waist. Vice General Cheng reluctantly nodded in agreement.

Cheng Jinzhou then crossed his legs and looked at it with peace of mind.

20 people, after shooting 20 arrows in a row, still maintain the level of hearts. In fact, they have been able to meet Cheng Jinzhou's requirements.

Xiao Cheng thought for a while and said, "Let them have a rest and then try my crossbow."

After two or three hours of delay, the weapons purchased in the Star Tower had already arrived.

He took out the empty box he had prepared earlier, reached in pretendingly, and naturally grabbed the armor-breaking crossbow he bought.

The reason why it is called "armor-breaking" is because it has extremely strong penetrating properties. Many Covenant people, including Border Crossers, use energy as a protective weapon. If an energy weapon is used to attack, the defensive equipment will automatically generate opposite particles to offset the damage, and the attack will eventually become a competition of energy.

There is no doubt that the protective equipment worn on the body is much more convenient for carrying energy than weapons.

Armor-piercing weapons are another concept. They focus on physical penetration. The only thing defensive equipment can do is destroy. If it cannot be destroyed in a short moment, it will be difficult for it to offset the damage.

Because of this, the price of armor-breaking weapons is far higher than that of ordinary energy weapons. The crossbow in Cheng Jinzhou's hand cost a total of 3.2 million star yuan, and it needed anesthetics to be effective.

Thanks to him being a level 7 agent of the Star Alliance, otherwise it would not be easy to buy a crossbow with an armor breaking level 4.

The entire set of crossbows contained a total of 10 arrows, but of course Cheng Jinzhou would not let the archers use these items that cost tens of thousands of stars. Instead, he used ordinary arrows on the school field.

The 20 archers came to meet the legendary Star Warlock with trepidation, but looked at the crossbow in his hand with contempt.

No matter how beautiful the crossbow is, it is still a crossbow. Whether in the eyes of nobles or civilians, it is a vulgar weapon.

Only untrained low-level soldiers will use crossbows. Its firing speed is much slower than that of bows and arrows, and it causes a lot of trouble in normal situations. With the same effect, the more complex the structure, the less suitable it is for the battlefield.

Cheng Jinzhou didn't care whether the archers liked crossbows or not, he casually stuffed them into each person's hands and said: "Each of you has an arrow, the distance is 400 meters. Whoever misses the shot will leave until there are three people left."

400 meters is the level of a sniper in modern times.

Unlike the mass production of British longbows, Daxia's archers were used to deal with star warlocks, so accuracy was very important. Although 400 meters was indeed outrageous, no one frowned.

One round.

Two rounds.

Three rounds.

No one left.

Cheng Jinzhou had an idea in his mind and said secretly: "Yisu, do you think we can organize such a force, using weapons such as crossbows and arrows?"

"You want to keep all 20 people?"

"They are much stronger than Buddha's border crossers. Look at the fighting power of those scum, equipped with the same weapons, they can't compare to these archers."

The koala was hanging on the back of Cheng Jinzhou. He grabbed it twice with his fingers sarcastically and said: "Those who cross the border are all well-educated people who understand at least 8 languages, basic natural sciences and Cosmic science, these people of yours know nothing but archery, how can they be border crossers?"

"Just teach him, why bother being such a pure border crosser." Cheng Jinzhou was very down-to-earth.

At this time, four rounds of shooting had been carried out, and no one had escaped from the target ring 400 meters away. The people selected from the 2,000 magic archers were definitely beyond the Olympic strength.

They are not athletes who have been training since they were teenagers. On the battlefield, they often face low-level astromancers who can kill them instantly.

Just the test of survival on the battlefield will make them stronger.

Cheng Jinzhou stopped soliciting opinions and waved before the start of the next round: "Stop for a moment. Now I announce that everyone has been selected to pass. Now, you have to compete to find the three strongest people."

The archers were stunned for a moment, then cheered quietly.

Cheng Jinzhou smiled at the deputy general and said: "Continue to play, and finally let them come to see me. If someone can make no mistakes 10 times, that would be the best."

He said and left the school grounds.

Different atmospheres will allow people to perform differently.

Changes such as tension and relaxation will cause different reactions.

What Cheng Jinzhou needs is the most stable shooter.

The koala climbed from the back to the shoulder, looked back and said: "20 people, that is 20 sets of crossbows, you are going to bleed."

"Who said they should each use a set of crossbows?" Cheng Jinzhou chuckled twice and said, "Practice first. When we send out border crossers, they will be much better than Fo Ye's people."

The koala shook its head in disbelief and said, "You are not qualified to send border crossers."

"Someone will need it." To a certain extent, Cheng Jinzhou's unruly economic thinking is much more advanced than that of his customer service comrades.

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