Another Life: Elf Archer

"Ahem, let's not talk about me for now...Strawberry"

Nian Nian enjoyed Gu Yu's admiring gaze for a while, cleared his throat, straightened his small body, and said to Gu Yu

"You seem to be somewhat familiar with the skills of our elves, so why not let me see the difference in your shooting skills."

Under Qi Youfeng's somewhat amused gaze, Gu Yu nodded seriously and bowed to Nian Nian before standing up again.

Gu Yu straightened his back, spread his feet, looked straight ahead, held the bow in his left hand, and took out a dark brown wooden arrow with white feathers from the quiver behind him in his right hand, put it on the bowstring, but did not pull it open, but closed his eyes. , slowly adjusting his breathing.

What is this doing?Nian Nian was puzzled and turned to look at Qi Youfeng.

"Do you still remember what Gu Yu said just now, the part you didn't understand?"

Qi Youfeng walked to Nian Nian and asked in a low voice.

"I didn't understand it, I definitely don't remember it." Nian Nian was speechless.

"Anyway, you just need to know that for some people, archery is not just a form of exercise or a display of force, but it is also the cultivation of one's mental state and virtue."

"Mood? Virtue?" Nian Nian was even more confused, "Isn't the purpose of archery just to hit the target?"

"You have to be calm when aiming, right? Be careful and careful, right? Isn't this the way to cultivate your state of mind?"

Although Qi Youfeng also feels that this statement is a bit too archaic, it is indeed, or was, a culture.

"Then every time before he shoots an arrow, he has to, uh, prepare his mind?" Nian Nian tilted his head and nodded in Gu Yu's direction.

"Of course not." The person who answered was Gu Yu, who had already opened his eyes and looked at Nian Nian.

"I just want to give you a hint of the effect of the Wenshe skill 'Zhengxin', as well as the characteristics of the Shooting Art among the Six Arts of our Confucian gentleman."

"From a gaming perspective, you can think of this skill as a permanent buff that helps with aiming while focusing your energy and strength."

"But it also explains the connotation of the art of archery, which is to straighten your mind and then your body to shoot in all directions."

After Gu Yu finished speaking, he leaned back slightly, pulled the string, aimed at a certain point on the star chart above his head, and released an arrow.

What a stiff bow!Listening to the whistling sound of the arrow as it came out every year, and the shadow of the arrow that was so fast that even she could hardly catch it, her expression became a little solemn.

Although Gu Yu said that he had the assistance of enhancing skills, Nian Nian still estimated that he would not be satisfied with Gu Yu's bow.

With a loud "snatch" sound, all the one-meter-long arrows with white tail feathers had sunk into the roof of the wooden building. The original black star point on the star map had been replaced by a white point of the same size - this is the color of the arrow tail feathers. .

Looking at the star map above his head that is still flat and smooth without any cracks every year, as if the arrow and the sound just now were just an illusion, he finally realized that this Gu Yu was actually the number one archer in China, a veritable number one archer.strawberry

From the moment he came to the door, Gu Yu said he was here to ask for advice, and then he kept a low profile and humbly studied. Every year, he couldn't help but despise this person, and he even ignored his incomprehensible remarks.

"Do you still need to ask me for advice?" Nian Nian looked at the star map above his head for a while, and then looked down at Gu Yu, who had the same calm expression as before, and couldn't help blurting out such a question.

Nian Nian feels that this person does not need to learn from her at all, and perhaps the other way around.

For example, every year, I am not sure whether I can use wooden arrows alone to penetrate the star map a little while ensuring that there are no cracks around the arrow hole - this is an effect that can only be achieved by combining top strength and speed. .

Of course, magic arrows with added skills are another matter.

However, additional magical effects are the characteristics of their elves. From this point of view, it seems that there is no need to be too discouraged?

Nian Nian, who had regained his confidence a little, asked, "You should also have skills to increase strength and speed, right?"

"Yes, 'White Arrow' is strength, and '塡Note' is speed. Just now is the effect of the two skills superimposed."

Nian Nian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this was all the effect of her skills. Otherwise, she would have been really stressed.

"Why are you here to ask me for advice? You are already good enough."

"How do you achieve twelve consecutive arrows, and the arrowhead of the next arrow will definitely catch up with the tail of the previous arrow. The arrows are accurate without losing power. In other words, how do you ensure stable performance."

"this"

Nian Nian found this a bit difficult to explain and scratched his head. "You also discovered just now that I just shoot arrows quickly, so the launch time of each arrow is short. And as you know, we actually rely on the blessing of wind magic."

"I've heard about this, but with the same skill, your performance is very stable, more stable than mine."

Gu Yu smiled bitterly and said, "I have tried it many times. Even with the blessing of 'Right Heart', eight arrows is the limit. After eight arrows, the speed and strength will drop significantly."

"Actually, you don't need to shoot arrows continuously in normal times, right?" Niannian feels that this problem can actually be solved by "leveraging strengths and avoiding weaknesses."

"Indeed not, it's just that I want to challenge my limits, and since I already know that you exist, it means that this kind of challenge is necessary and feasible."

Gu Yu finished speaking very sincerely, waiting for Niannian's reply.

Nian Nian pointed to his head and said, "Actually, why don't you think about how this game works, or analyze the mechanism of the skills?"

"Mechanism?" Gu Yu fell into deep thought.

Qi Youfeng looked at Nian Nian and asked, "Are you familiar with this aspect?"

"It's not that I don't know much about it, but," Nian Nian recalled it, and then said, "No matter whether this world is real or not, it must be analyzed with logical thinking. Don't bring the constraints you received in another world to this one. Come to the world. 35xs”

"Another world? Bondage?"

Qi Youfeng repeated it, and after thinking for a moment, he looked at Gu Yu, who was also thoughtful.

"You mean physical restraint?" Gu Yu asked.

"To be precise, it's a constraint at the level of consciousness and biology."

Nian Nian looked enigmatic, and after saying this, he smiled mysteriously at Gu Yu.

"You can't really explain it yourself, right?" Qi Youfeng exposed Nian Nian's pretense.

Nian Nian smiled, looked at Gu Yu and said seriously, "Although I can't explain it clearly, and I'm not sure whether my understanding is correct, I think this question may help you understand what I mean."

"If you were asked to grab an arrow from nothingness," Niannian said as he stretched out his right hand, two blue parallel lines slowly extended from the palm of his hand to both ends, drawing the outline of an arrow. , "How can you guarantee that this arrow is real?"

"Details, the more details the more real it is."

Gu Yu's reaction was quick.

He watched as the arrow in his hand gradually changed from a flat outline to a three-dimensional one. Texture appeared on the arrow shaft, the sharpness of the arrow became shiny, and the feathers on the arrow tail became lighter.

"Details are indeed important." Nian Nian shook his head, crushed the arrow in his hand, and then repeated the process of condensing the arrow to show it to Gu Yu.

"It's sequence, to be precise, it's rational logic."

Qi Youfeng had an epiphany, looked at Gu Yu and said

"It's very simple. There are lines only at points. From lines to planes, then to three dimensions. From one dimension to two dimensions and then to three dimensions. But after reaching three dimensions, the blank space represents endless details, so the more details, the less Real, and at this time you need to manually add some restrictions to fix it.”

This is actually a question of which one contains more details, a photo of a blank blue sky or a photo of a messy desk.

Many people may think that the latter has more details, because the desk is full of various things, enough for people to slowly identify them.

But in fact, that empty photo truly has infinite details, because it represents the void, the universe, and all the macro and micro worlds, and these details do not bring much reality. feel.

"But what does this have to do with stable performance?"

Gu Yu frowned. He roughly understood what Qi Youfeng meant, but he still didn't quite understand what Nian Nian meant.

"The skills in this game, that is, your behavior in this world, are actually grabbing arrows from the void. Didn't you notice that all the skill descriptions are very concise, even abstract?"

"So the same skills will be used differently by everyone, because everyone has different constraints, and this game system gives players almost infinite controllable details."

Qi Youfeng had completely caught up with Nian Nian's ideas, but he felt that Gu Yu might need some explanation help.

"Maybe you don't realize it, but every time you use a skill, it's like solving a math problem with no fixed answer. The skill description is the question, and the final skill effect is the answer."

"So your question about the stable use of skills is actually to find a solution that requires the least mental effort, so that you can solve more problems under the same conditions and time."

Nian Nian also decided to speak more clearly. Fortunately, she was not like Gu Yu, who always used "foreign languages" to talk about her.

But looking at Gu Yu's expression, what Nian Nian just said was not only a foreign language, but also an alien language.

"well."

He continued to explain patiently, "What is the description of your additional power skill?"

"The power of the arrow passes through the target."

"Does it mean the arrow penetrates the target?" Nian Nian turned around to look for Qi Youfeng's translator.

"Yes." Qi Youfeng confirmed.

"So the question is how to make arrows more powerful. This is the effect you want, right?"

Gu Yu nodded.

"According to rational and logical analysis, force cannot be generated out of thin air, right?"

Gu Yu nodded again.

"So, you need a source of power, which can be the strength of your arm, the tension of the bow string, or something else. After all, the world is made up of data. As long as it can be thought of in line with mathematical logic, It’s all doable.”

"I believe you must have noticed that for such a skill, the actual effects of different people using it are different, right?"

After receiving a positive reply from Gu Yu every year, he continued:

"The level of the skill itself, as well as the player's level, affect the upper and lower limits of power improvement. Not every player can reach the ideal upper limit, but because of the increase in the lower limit, everyone thinks that people with higher levels will More powerful."

"For example, for a person at level 30, the increase in his skill power is 15.00% to 40%; after level 15.00, the increase is 20.00% to 5.00%. Even if he is completely unconscious to control it, the lower limit of [-]% increase will make His strength has improved.”

"But how to reach the upper limit——"

"Everyone has different solutions, and the upper limit reached is different." Gu Yu interjected, he already understood the meaning of Nian Nian.

"Not really"

Cold water has been poured on mercilessly every year.

"Your understanding is like saying that there is a single correct solution and answer, but in fact, there is not. What determines the perfection of the answer, that is, what determines the upper limit of what you can achieve, is actually your solution. Is it logical and reasonable enough?”

"The further criterion is whether this solution can be more streamlined while ensuring reasonable rigor."

"But you just said that using skills stably is to find the solution that requires the least mental effort. But according to what you said, isn't this very complicated?"

At least Gu Yu didn't say the words "This method takes more brains."

Nian Nian turned to look at Qi Youfeng, "Is what I said so difficult to understand?"

"Yes." Qi Youfeng nodded, but still took over the explanation task and looked at Gu Yu.

"Do you still remember the mathematical and physical formulas you learned when you were in school?"

"Maybe I can't remember the details." Gu Yu said honestly.

"Don't worry, I won't ask you to review those formulas. It's just used as an example. If there are two sets of questions, each set has ten questions, the first set can be solved with only one formula, but The second set requires the use of ten formulas to solve. Which one do you think is more labor-saving and faster?"

"The first set."

"So the 'reasonable, rigorous and streamlined' solution that Nian Nian refers to is a formula. Obviously there can be many formulas that can be applied to a problem, and if you want to use your skills stably, you'd better find the one that best fits your needs. I’m good at formulas, so I don’t have to use extra brain every time, just apply this formula directly, it’s correct, fast and requires no brain effort.”

"I seem to understand"

Gu Yu finally nodded, thought for a moment, and said

"Because I often shoot arrows in the real world, my understanding of archery is a sport that uses physical strength and skills. But in this game, what I have to use is not my body, but my mind, so I If you want to shoot farther, you don’t have to lift the iron, you have to solve the problem.”

"Congratulations!" Nian Nian gave Gu Yu a round of applause.

"Why doesn't this game seem to be suitable for people like me who are not good at science?" Gu Yu felt a little shocked. After playing for so long, he realized that he had been going in the wrong direction.

"Just think of this as a large-scale puzzle and brain-building game." Qi Youfeng comforted him with a smile.

Nian Nian rolled his eyes at Qi Youfeng and said to Gu Yu seriously.

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you understand these or not, because this world is still based on the real world. Our magic and your spiritual energy and energy are actually not divorced from the laws of the real world, so everyone relies on education The subconscious mind formed is enough to master.”

"For example, your knowledge of the sport of archery has already helped you become a master. If you continue to study like this, you will understand it sooner or later, so there is no need to feel shocked."

Gu Yu smiled, took a step back, and saluted Nian Nian solemnly as he did when he first arrived at Tongtian Tower.

"I think I really deserve this gift now."

Nian Nian turned to Qi Youfeng and walked up to Gu Yu, stretched out his hands to support his arms, and patted his shoulders after he stood up (on tiptoe).

"Come on, this science-minded friend!"