Author: Dali Bao
Chapter 75 Passing By
Su Hao returned to Chasan Outpost once again.
This time, it was a farewell to his father, Wu Yuntian.
He didn’t know how long this journey would take, what would happen, and if there would be a chance to meet again in the future.
Sensing Su Hao’s slightly depressed mood, Wu Yuntian didn’t say anything.
The father and son sat silently in the courtyard, lost in their own thoughts, though they weren’t really thinking about anything.
To Su Hao, Wu Yuntian was undoubtedly a qualified father, but he himself was not a qualified son.
Wu Yuntian had already successfully advanced to the Grandmaster level.
In Su Hao’s perception, Wu Yuntian’s blood energy intensity was stronger than any Grandmaster he had ever seen, thanks to the formation plate Su Hao had engraved for him, adjusted to near perfect harmony with the help of eight nodes, and his preliminary mastery of blood energy strengthening waves, allowing for a massive conversion of blood energy.
Su Hao knew that simplifying beast patterns had truly succeeded.
He used the “Writing Replication” rune to create copies of the books “The Warrior’s Path” and “Complete Guide to Runes” and handed them to Wu Yuntian, saying, “Father, these two books are the results of my research over the years.
You can take a look and see if you find them useful, maybe they can enhance your strength.
If you find them useless, you can just bury them”
Wu Yuntian took the books, flipped through them briefly, and grew increasingly startled.
In the end, he closed the books with a slightly trembling hand and saw the author’s name on the back – Stranger.
Suddenly, Wu Yuntian seemed to understand something and fell silent.
After a long time, Wu Yuntian spoke hoarsely, “Xiangwu, do whatever you want”
Su Hao nodded.
Wu Yuntian added, “I will keep these two books.
If there is a chance in the future, I will become a teacher”
Su Hao understood what Wu Yuntian meant.
If he were to fail, Wu Yuntian would find a place to quietly pass on these two books.
…
Su Hao walked out of Chasan Outpost, carrying his luggage, and looked back at the place where he had grown up.
He took a deep breath and started walking, soon disappearing into the woods.
After arriving in an uninhabited place, he put on a specially made facial mask.
From now on, he would not show his face in public anymore, and his name would be Stranger.
What a pity that his handsome face would no longer be known by others!
…
Su Hao had been waiting for this day for far too long.
He yearned to vent the anger in his heart.
He didn’t know how many worlds he had waited in, how many cycles, how many deaths, and how much malice had filled his heart, gradually distorting his soul.
He had been desperately suppressing that twisted soul, trying to appear as normal as possible, but he didn’t know how much longer he could suppress it.
As his mastery of power grew stronger, his heart had already started to unravel.
Having experienced many worlds, having faced many fears, his heart trembled.
He knew he was a mortal, not divine.
When a mortal faced fear, in order to avoid collapsing or going insane, they needed a thorough venting.
Otherwise, his now crumbling heart would no longer allow him to continue peacefully studying alone in the wilderness.
That’s why he wanted to act according to his own wishes, to create havoc for himself, for the human race, for this world, without any constraints.
Perhaps he would transform into a Demon King, using endless slaughter to release his emotions.
Or perhaps he would wholeheartedly carry out his fledgling will, changing this ordinary and despair-filled world, changing this world where humans were relentlessly hunted by savage beasts.Even if the human race dies because of conflict, they must die from internal warfare.
When will the wild and unintelligent beasts have the chance to devour the human race?
His idea is simple: to let the majority of the human race wield great power and then work together to eliminate all the savage beasts.
What happens afterwards within the human race doesn’t matter, whether it’s fighting or battling.
After all, it is an internal matter of the human race.
The most important thing is that he doesn’t know if he can smoothly grow up in this world.
Based on past experiences, he has a premonition that perhaps his time is running out.
He might suddenly die at any time, but the runes and warrior’s spirit he has painstakingly studied have not been spread yet.
Even in death, he wants to choose his own way to die, not die from something inexplicable.
A month later, in a small town called Guyang, a weapons shop silently opened in a bustling location.
The shop is large, and the owner’s ambition is also large.
Inside, they only sell armor and long swords, but this weapons shop is different from other shops.
There are many swords and armors, but the key is that these swords and armors are randomly piled together, like two piles of trash!
Who sells things like this? Not even trash is sold like this.
Who doesn’t neatly arrange the long swords and armors, polish them until they shine, afraid that even a speck of dust would prevent them from selling at a high price?
Many people claimed to be knowledgeable, but they have never seen someone doing business like this before.
They confidently say that this shop will definitely close within two months.
Moreover, many people who have seen the owner say that the owner of this weapons shop, who looks short, wraps himself up tightly, only showing his eyes, probably because he is ugly.
This weapons shop is opened by Su Hao.
He used money and force to open a suitable shop, and then used beast patterns to exchange for a large amount of gold yuan.
He then exchanged all the gold yuan for long swords and armors.
He also developed a rune specifically for engraving on the long swords and armors, spending nearly three days to continuously create all the long swords and armors.
Each long sword is only engraved with two runes: “hard” and “penetration,” while each set of armor is engraved with two runes: “hard” and “barrier”
First, he made low-end products.
After they spread, he would then customize high-end products.
On the first day of opening, a bald elite warrior and two companions boldly walked into Su Hao’s weapons shop.
The bald elite warrior, with a puzzled expression, pointed at the long swords piled together and asked, “Boss, are you selling swords”
Su Hao, dressed in shiny armor, with a short and a long sword at his waist, clearly not an ordinary item.
The helmet on his head had sharp edges, and his face was completely covered by a solid face mask, only revealing his pair of divine eyes.
Su Hao had engraved the rune “cool” on his armor, which allowed a cool breeze to constantly enter and circulate, making it extremely comfortable.
In addition to that, there were runes such as “hard,” “deflection,” “barrier,” “strong light,” “oscillation,” “light absorption,” and “color change” engraved on his armor.
Special triple burst runes were also engraved on each boot.
His entire set of armor belonged to the top tier in the world.
His long sword was engraved with four runes, any more and the structure of the sword would become unstable.
The runes were “hard,” “sharp,” “penetration,” and “rotation”
The short sword was engraved with the runes “hard,” “sharp,” “penetration,” and “erosion”
Both swords were considered top-notch in terms of quality.
Su Hao enthusiastically introduced to the customer, “That’s right, on the first day of our store opening, all the weapons and armors are sold at a discount of 20%.
Once they’re sold out, the sale ends.
Each person is limited to buying one”
Pointing at the pile of long swords, he said, “The long swords you see here are unique in the world.
They possess the characteristics of being hard and penetrating, and can easily pierce through the tough beast scales.
Their power is beyond imagination.
Come, come, take a look at these good products.
It’s first come, first served.
Buy them, buy them”
The bald warrior and his companions exchanged looks and saw the word “fraud” in each other’s eyes.
The bald warrior already had thoughts of leaving and casually asked, “How much for one long sword”
“Just twenty silver coins! After an 80% discount, it’s only sixteen silver coins”
Su Hao quoted readily.
A regular longsword of better quality would only cost around eight silver coins.
Selling this sword for twenty silver coins was considered exorbitant.
However, Su Hao didn’t think his pricing was high because of the quality.
After engraving the runes on the longsword, it was worth this price.
“So expensive”
the bald guy immediately exclaimed and tried to leave with his companions.
Su Hao swiftly blocked their way and shouted, “Hold on! Did I let you guys go”
“Master”
The bald guy and his two companions were shocked.
In their hearts, they lamented, “We’re done for.
We’ve encountered a master who’s taking advantage of us.
We shouldn’t have come in the first place.
It’s all because of this darn curiosity”
Su Hao pointed fiercely at the pile of longswords that looked like junk and said, “Go and try them”
Under Su Hao’s coercion, the three of them complied silently, obediently following his instructions.
When faced with an unreasonable master, it was best to obey silently, or else they would undoubtedly suffer.
After distributing a longsword to each person, Su Hao personally taught them how to use it, saying, “See the small groove on the handle? Infuse your blood energy into it”
“Take it slowly, don’t infuse it all at once, maintain the rhythm”
“Try it again”
Soon, the bald guy successfully activated the rune effect on the longsword.
The longsword first dimmed as if it lost its luster.
This was the activation of “hardness”.
Then, the blade began emitting a faint gray light.
This was the activation of “penetration”.
Su Hao pointed to the thick metal plate nearby and said, “Come, try stabbing it”
The bald guy, who was no longer anxious due to Su Hao’s coercion, now wore a face full of curiosity.
This was an experience he had never encountered before.
He followed Su Hao’s instructions and stabbed the steel plate.
“Crunch”
The longsword in his hand easily penetrated the thick metal plate.
The bald guy took a sharp breath and looked in disbelief at the longsword in his hand, as if he was gazing at a rare beauty.
His companion, not believing it, extended his hand and poked the bald guy, whispering, “Old fool, what if it’s the plate that’s the problem”
Su Hao didn’t say much, he reached out and pulled out the dagger from the bald guy’s body and handed it to him, indicating that he should try using his own dagger.
The bald guy took his own dagger and stabbed it hard on the steel plate. “Dang”
With a crisp sound, it left a deep knife mark but couldn’t pierce through the steel plate. “Hiss—” The three of them took a deep breath, looked at each other, and saw the disbelief in each other’s eyes.
Seeing this, the two companions of the bald guy took their own daggers and tried it on the steel plate, leaving two deep knife marks.
Then, they all tried infusing their qi into the daggers that Su Hao handed to them.
After a moment, they activated the runes on the daggers and stabbed towards the steel plate. “Creak”
“Creak”
The long daggers easily penetrated the steel plate.
They couldn’t help but believe it.
The bald guy activated the runes again and stabbed once more.
It easily pierced through.
The bald guy immediately reached into his money bag and said, “Boss, I’ll take this dagger”
“I want one too”
The two companions quickly took out money.
The bald guy then said, “I want to buy five more”
Su Hao replied, “Each person can only buy one”
The bald guy hesitated, “Is there such a rule”
Su Hao asked, “Hmm”
“Well… fine then”
Su Hao took the money, handed the dagger to the bald guy, and also gave them a manual, saying, “This is a maintenance guide for the long daggers, make sure to read it carefully.
If you damage it, it won’t be refundable”
Just then, someone who was watching outside couldn’t hold back anymore and immediately rushed in, saying, “Boss, I want one too! But I want to personally test it.
If it’s really that powerful, I’ll pay for it”
“Me too, me too”
“What about armor? How much does the armor cost”
“Old man, do you have enough money”
“Buy a set of armor”
“I don’t have any money”
“Then go back quickly and get the money, I’m afraid it’ll be gone if it’s late”
“Yes, yes, yes! Hurry back and let the team leader come and buy too”
Su Hao’s weapon shop started to get busy.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 76: Master of Silver Armor Runes
2022-09-10
