337 Sniping is a natural talen (1/2)

”Sniping is a natural talent.”

Yang Xiaojin laid prone behind a mound, hiding herself completely within the cover of some bushes. Unless someone were to look down from above, it would be near impossible to notice that someone was lying there.

Yang Xiaojin said to Ren Xiaosu, who was also prone next to her, ”In our training, your sense of balance and the steadiness of your advanced neural activities determine your 'ceiling' from the day you're born. These terms might not match the scientific expressions used in biology, but we're used to calling them that.”

”It's not just talent alone, thought. There's also your personality, which is difficult to foster and change.” Yang Xiaojin said, ”In a personality assessment, there are 16 possible types based on the assessment of a set of judgment criteria. The first criterion is introversion and extraversion. On a scale of zero to ten for snipers, zero represents introversion and indecisiveness, while ten represents risk-taking and bravery. For a sniper, one should have a score between five and eight, inclusive, with the most ideal score being eight.”

Ren Xiaosu asked, ”What's your score?”

”Eight,” Yang Xiaojin answered.

In fact, her answer was what Ren Xiaosu expected. Since she had Perfect Firearms Proficiency, she should be perfect in every aspect. If there were any flaws, it wouldn't be called perfect.

”Let's talk about the training method we'll employ for the day after tomorrow.” Yang Xiaojin said, ”You'll have to keep your body steady and learn how to breathe evenly. All of that is done to ensure that when you finally pull the trigger, the bullet hits where you want it to. In that moment, all of the hormones secreted by your body should be at the bullet's service. All of this can only be achieved with a long period of training.”

”There's also biofeedback[1] training to go through. When a sniper encounters a situation, they can't have their heart start racing and start sweating profusely like a normal person would,” Yang Xiaojin said.

Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. ”How do you train that? It goes against your instincts, doesn't it?”

It was no wonder Yang Xiaojin felt a little aloof. Upon careful observation, it was a calmness behind the powerful self-control that allowed her to completely restrain her instincts.

It was just like how she had covered Ren Xiaosu from the top of that building. Seeing the Experimentals about to get to her, she could still continue calmly pulling the trigger and only left at the last possible moment.

Luo Xinyu was scared to death on that day as she thought she would not get Yang Xiaojin out of there.

Yang Xiaojin said, ”There's some methods to train your biofeedback. For example, one of my old training routines was to immerse my arms into two buckets, with one containing cold water and the other hot water. After training to a certain extent, I can even increase the temperature in just one hand by two degrees through mental suggestion.”

Ren Xiaosu said in surprise, ”You can even do that? Can you do it now? Let me touch your hands.”

Yang Xiaojin rolled her eyes at him. ”The purpose of this training is not to control the temperature of your hands, but to let the sniper master their instincts. When they want to take a deep breath, their heart rate will immediately slow down.”

Ren Xiaosu realized the difference in their sniping level was not just a small amount. Yang Xiaojin's success was only achieved after she put in many years of effort. How could it possibly be duplicated with just a Basic Skill Duplication Scroll? It was no wonder that even the Perfect Skill Duplication Scroll could only copy up to master-level skills. You had to put in a lot more effort if you wanted to break past your limit and achieve perfection. Of course, his skill to annoy people was an exception. It seemed he was born with it and did not require any training.

Curious, Ren Xiaosu asked, ”How did a girl like you get into firearms?”

”I like them.” Yang Xiaojin said, ”They have a power I can use to protect myself with.”

Yang Xiaojin's words made Ren Xiaosu realize that only those who lacked a sense of security would seek strength to protect themselves with.

”Was it tough?” Ren Xiaosu said with a sigh.

”It'd be a lie if I said it wasn't tough.” Yang Xiaojin said, ”But I enjoy it as well.”