Global Beast Mastery: Only I Can See the Hints

Charles originally thought he would have to wait another day to receive the Chasing the Moon Bow, a treasured longbow from Genosha's Emperor Miles. To his surprise, Nathaniel was gone for less than an hour when the people from the Genosha royal family had already delivered the purple quality bow to him.

[Chasing the Moon Bow (Purple Quality)]: The entire bow body is forged from millennia old hardwood, while the bowstring is crafted from the tendons of a high level serpent type ferocious beast. The bow has great range and power, though it unfortunately has a flaw that occurred during the forging process, which prevented it from reaching orange quality.

Effect: Chasing the Moon By infusing attribute energy into the bowstring, the Chasing the Moon effect is activated, temporarily increasing the range of the Chasing the Moon Bow. Continuous use of this effect will cause irreversible damage to the bowstring.

Charles held the Chasing the Moon Bow in his hands, carefully reading the information prompt before him. No wonder this was one of Genosha Emperor Miles' prized possessions. Although the bow's quality was only purple quality, it was still among the best of the purple quality weapons.

On the bow's body, there were a few engraved characters: [Killed 1,527 enemies], signed Nora Bennett.

Seeing "Nora Bennett," Charles froze for a moment. He was somewhat familiar with Genosha's history, and this Nora Bennett was none other than the father of the current Genosha Emperor Miles, the previous emperor of Genosha.

"I didn't expect this longbow to be His Majesty's father's legacy," Charles murmured. When the royal family had delivered the longbow, they hadn't said anything about its history.

Now, it seemed that Emperor Miles trusted and expected a great deal from him by handing over such a valuable heirloom so quickly.

Charles was not one to disappoint such trust. He casually picked up the arrows that had also been sent by the royal family and immediately saw a new set of information prompts:

[Wind Wolf Canine Fangs and Arrows (Green Quality)]: Arrows made from the canine fangs of a level 60 Wind Wolf. These arrows are extremely durable and sharp, reducing wind resistance during flight.

[Poisonous Snake Arrow (Green Quality)]: Arrows soaked in venom from a poisonous snake type mystical beast. When these arrows hit an enemy, they cause paralysis, slowing the enemy's movements.

[Vine Arrow (Blue Quality)]: Arrows made from special vine seeds. Upon striking an enemy, the seed within the arrow awakens using the enemy's blood, parasitically growing inside them and causing damage over time.

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Most of these arrows were green quality, with only a few being reusable. The majority were one time use, like the Wind Wolf Canine Fangs and Arrows, which could only be used once.

Charles initially decided not to waste any of these arrows during his training. He planned to wait until he had gained enough proficiency before using them for multi attribute energy infusion.

Soon, Charles pulled out his phone and searched for archery tutorial videos online. After memorizing the movements and key points, he began his training.

At first, there were some imperfections in his form, but Charles quickly noticed them and corrected them, allowing his progress to be extremely fast.

Another aspect was his abnormal physical condition. Normally, a Beast Master using the Chasing the Moon Bow for a certain amount of time would start to feel soreness in their arms, and continuing to train beyond that point would be futile.

But not Charles. His powerful physical condition didn't just include terrifying strength it also gave him Rapid Recovery. This meant that Charles could train for an entire afternoon without stopping once.

It wasn't until the normal arrows he had prepared were completely deformed, unable to be used any longer, that Charles was forced to stop his training.

"At the beginning, my progress was fast, which is normal. In just one afternoon, I was able to hit the target every time within a hundred meters, but that was with a stationary target," he said to himself.

"Tonight, I'll have Mia and the others train to level up, and I'll move the target further out. Later on, I'll have Mousie project some small flying mystical beasts for moving targets practice."

Charles made a simple plan. From the looks of it, learning archery turned out to be even simpler than he had anticipated. The key factor was that he could ensure every movement, every exertion of force, followed the instructional standards without a single mistake.

After a whole afternoon of practice, Charles had found a certain rhythm and feeling. In his view, the so called "years of experience" was just the process of summarizing these feelings and patterns.

As long as the learning method was correct, mastering archery in a short amount of time was no problem.

The movement, the force, the angle every type of arrow flies differently under different conditions. Charles understood this very well. Compared to others, he could conduct experiments with fewer attempts, quickly summarizing them, committing them to memory, and embedding them into his body so that it would naturally adapt.

Before he knew it, three days had passed.

During these three days, aside from sleeping, Charles had spent all his time at the open air training range. Nathaniel had specially arranged this training ground for him.

By the end, even the training rooms at Cyber Academy had become too small for Charles. Now, he was able to hit the target with perfect accuracy within a 1,000 meter range!

For moving targets, the range had to be shortened to 900 meters.

"If I don't need perfect accuracy, I could extend my range to about 1,300 meters, enough to send an arrow close to the enemy and make it explode," Charles calculated in his mind.

Such progress in just three days was enough to make any other Beast Master drop their jaw in disbelief!

Even Nathaniel, an eighth level Beast Master who had seen countless people, visited the training grounds three times a day to observe Charles' progress. Every time, he would mutter under his breath, "Monster. He's just... a freak. He's not even human!"

Having witnessed it all firsthand, Nathaniel couldn't help but feel that Charles' progress was so absurd that it was nearly unreal. Others who hadn't seen it firsthand would never believe it.

What amazed Nathaniel was not only Charles' ability to learn, but also his extraordinary physical condition and his unyielding willpower.

Who else could continuously draw a bow and shoot arrows, with every single moment of the day aside from eating, sleeping, and using the restroom dedicated to repeatedly performing the same action?

To keep up with Charles' speed in drawing the bow and shooting arrows, Nathaniel had to gather some Beast Masters to collect and hand him the arrows.

Those Beast Masters were all quietly complaining, exhausted beyond belief, but Charles remained expressionless, like a machine that never tired, continuously repeating the same action.

"With such willpower, and that terrifying talent, Charles, if you don't become a powerful figure, it would be hard to justify!" This was the thought that resonated deep within Nathaniel's heart.

Zachary, on the other hand, had always complained during training. However, ever since Nathaniel brought him to watch Charles' training, Zachary hadn't said a word of complaint. He obediently kept his mouth shut and threw himself into intense training.

The others were the same. They were all so struck by Charles' relentless determination that they no longer whined or groaned.

"That's enough, Charles. At this rate, I'm worried your body might not be able to handle it much longer. Go rest properly today. Tomorrow morning, His Majesty will personally escort you out of Calivia," Nathaniel had no choice but to interrupt Charles' training.

They needed to leave for Celestial City a few days in advance to acclimate to the surroundings.

Only then did Charles slowly stop his movements. He gently lowered the bow in his hands, stood still, and closed his eyes.

After a long moment, Charles exhaled softly, pulling himself fully out of the state of intense training.

"Tomorrow, huh? Alright, I am a bit tired," Charles replied calmly.

Nathaniel's face twitched slightly. "A bit tired?" After such intense training, that was all Charles had to say?

If it had been Zachary or Luma, they'd have been utterly exhausted by now!

Charles, on the other hand, casually described himself as "a bit tired"?

"It seems I really am getting old. The world belongs to young people like you from now on, especially someone like you, a genius," Nathaniel thought to himself.

"Back in the day, Ezra was the genius I always strived to catch up with. If I had met someone like Charles when I was younger, I probably wouldn't even have thought of trying to catch up," Nathaniel silently lamented.

In the coming days, the genius competition between Kingston and Genosha would unfold, and Nathaniel wasn't sure what would happen. But one thing he was certain of was that, no matter what, Charles' name would certainly echo across Genosha and Kingston!

"No, it's possible that it will be a competition between three countries, and people from Celestial City might also watch the event live!"

"As long as people are watching the live broadcast, they won't be able to ignore a genius as terrifyingly strong as Charles, especially for young Beast Masters. Charles will make them feel hopeless!" Nathaniel thought to himself as he looked at Charles' young and calm face.

He knew very well that while Charles, Zachary, Finn, and Luna were some of the most prominent talents in Genosha, there was an insurmountable gap between them and Charles.

Many times, Nathaniel could sense a feeling of helplessness and despair in Zachary, Finn, and even his daughter Luna.

It was as if someone thought they had reached the peak of a certain field, only to suddenly realize that the proud peak they had worked so hard for was merely a threshold to see someone else!

"Genius? Genius is just the threshold to meet Charles. It's time for the geniuses from other countries to experience what the young talents of Genosha feel," Nathaniel silently thought to himself.