Chapter 75: Passing By
Su Hao returned to Tea Mountain Outpost once again.
This time, he considered it as bidding farewell to his father, Wu Yuntian.
He didn't know how long this journey would take or what would happen next. He had no idea if there would be another chance to meet in the future.
Sensing Su Hao's somewhat low mood, Wu Yuntian remained silent.
Father and son sat quietly in the courtyard, each lost in their own thoughts, though in reality, they weren't thinking about anything.
For Su Hao, Wu Yuntian was undoubtedly a qualified father, but he himself was not a qualified son.
Wu Yuntian had successfully advanced to the Master realm. In Su Hao's perception, Wu Yuntian's strength exceeded that of all the Masters he had ever seen. The reason was that Wu Yuntian imprinted the array disk Su Hao gave him, adjusting the eight nodes to almost perfect synchronization. Coupled with his initial mastery of blood qi reinforcement waves, he could convert a large amount of blood qi.
Su Hao knew that he had successfully simplified the beast patterns.
He used the "Writing Replication" rune to make a copy of the book "The Path of the Martial Artist" and "Comprehensive Rune Explanation." He handed them to Wu Yuntian and said, "Father, these two books are the research results of my recent years. You can take a look at them and see if you find them useful. They might enhance your strength to some extent. If you find them useless, you can bury them."
Wu Yuntian took the books, flipped through them briefly, and became increasingly astonished. In the end, he closed the books with a slight tremor and noticed the author's name on the back: "Passerby."
Suddenly, Wu Yuntian seemed to understand something and fell silent.
After a long time, Wu Yuntian, with a slightly hoarse voice, said, "Xiangwu, do what you want to do."
Su Hao nodded.
Wu Yuntian continued, "I'll keep these two books. If there's a chance in the future, I'll become a teacher."
Su Hao understood the meaning behind Wu Yuntian's words.
If he were to fail, Wu Yuntian would find a place and silently pass on these two books.
...
Su Hao carried his luggage and silently left Tea Mountain Outpost, taking a final look at the place where he grew up.
He took a deep breath and set off, disappearing into the woods in no time.
In a deserted place, he put on a specially made face mask. From now on, he would no longer reveal his face to others, and his name would be Passerby.
Such a handsome face would no longer be known by anyone. What a pity!
...
Su Hao had been waiting for this day for too long. He urgently needed to vent his frustration.
He didn't know how many worlds he had gone through, how many cycles, how many deaths, and how much malice had filled his heart, gradually distorting his soul.
And he was desperately suppressing that twisted soul, trying to appear completely normal, but he didn't know how much longer he could hold on.
As his power grew stronger, his heart began to waver.
Having experienced many worlds, countless fears trembled his heart. He knew he was a mortal, not divine.
When a mortal faces fear, in order to avoid breaking down or going mad, they need a thorough release.
Otherwise, his increasingly chaotic heart would no longer allow him to peacefully study alone in the wilderness.
So, he wanted to wreak havoc according to his own wishes, for himself, for the human race, for this world, without any restraints.
Perhaps transform into a demon king and release his emotions through endless slaughter.
Or completely follow his immature will and change this ordinary world filled with despair, change this world where humans are mercilessly hunted by savage beasts.
Even if humans die due to internal conflicts, it should be above being devoured by mindless beasts in the wilderness. When did the wild and mindless beasts have the chance to prey on humans?
His idea was simple: let the majority of humans possess powerful strength, and then together eliminate the savage beasts. What remained would be the internal affairs of the human race, how to fight and how to compete, it wouldn't matter anymore.
After all, it was an internal matter of the human race.
The most important thing was that he didn't know if he would successfully reach adulthood in this world.
Based on his past experiences, he had a premonition that his time might be running out. He might suddenly die at any moment, but the runes and martial blood he painstakingly researched had not yet been spread.
Even in death, he wanted to choose his own way to die, not die from some inexplicable incident.
A month later, in a small town called Guyang, a prosperous location, a weapon shop silently opened.
The store was large, and the owner had great ambitions. Inside, only longswords and armors were sold, but this weapon shop was different from others. The swords and armors were piled together haphazardly, like two piles of rubbish!
Who sold things like this? Not even trash was sold like this.
Everyone claimed to be knowledgeable, but they had never seen a business like this before. They said it would go bankrupt in less than two months.
Moreover, many people who had seen the owner said that the owner of this weapon shop, who looked short and wrapped himself tightly, revealing only a pair of eyes, was probably ugly.
This weapon shop was opened by Su Hao. He used money and force to establish a suitable store and exchanged a large amount of gold coins using beast patterns. Then he converted all the gold coins into longswords and armors.
He also developed a rune specifically for engraving on longswords and armors. It took nearly three days, day and night, to finish the production of all the longswords and armors.
Each longsword was only engraved with two runes, "Hardness" and "Penetration." Each set of armor was engraved with two runes, "Hardness" and "Barrier."
He started with low-end products. Once they spread, he would make custom high-end products.
On the opening day, an elite warrior with a bald head and two companions took the courage to enter Su Hao's weapon shop.
The bald warrior looked puzzled as he pointed at the casually piled longswords and asked, "Boss, are you selling swords?"
Su Hao, dressed in shiny armor, with two short and long swords at his waist, didn't look like ordinary merchandise. His helmet had sharp angles, and his face was covered by a face mask, only revealing a pair of divine eyes.
Su Hao engraved the rune "Coolness" into his armor, allowing a cool breeze to constantly circulate, ensuring utmost comfort.
In addition, there were runes such as "Hardness," "Deflection," "Barrier," "Brightness," "Vibration," "Light Absorption," and "Color Change." Each boot was specially inscribed with a triple burst rune. His entire suit of armor was top-notch in functionality.
His longswords were engraved with four runes. Any more runes would destabilize the structure of the swords: "Hardness," "Sharpness," "Penetration," and "Rotation."
His short swords were engraved with "Hardness," "Sharpness
," "Penetration," and "Corrosion."
Both swords were among the top of the world.
Legendary quality.
Su Hao welcomed the customers and enthusiastically introduced, "That's right, today is our first day of opening. All weapons and armors are discounted by 20% until sold out, with a limit of one per person."
Pointing at the pile of longswords, he said, "These longswords you see are unparalleled in the world. They possess the characteristics of hardness and penetration, easily piercing through the tough scales of savage beasts. Their power exceeds imagination. Come, take a look at these treasures. It's first-come, first-served. Buy them, buy them!"
The bald warrior and his companions exchanged glances, seeing the words "scammer" in each other's eyes.
The bald warrior tiptoed, already considering retreating, and casually asked, "How much for one longsword?"
"Only twenty silver coins! After the discount, it's only sixteen silver coins!" Su Hao quickly quoted.
An ordinary longsword of better quality would cost around eight silver coins, so selling Su Hao's sword for twenty silver coins was considered exorbitant. However, Su Hao didn't think his pricing was high because the quality spoke for itself. With the runes engraved on the longswords, they were worth the price.
"So expensive!" The bald warrior immediately exclaimed and pulled his companion to leave!
Su Hao flashed and suddenly stood in front of the three, shouting, "Hold on! Did I allow you to leave?"
"Master!" The bald warrior and his companions were greatly alarmed.
Internally, they lamented, "We're done for. We encountered a Master who's forcefully selling things. We shouldn't have entered in the first place. It's all because of our damned curiosity!"
Su Hao pointed at the randomly piled longswords that looked like junk and said fiercely, "Try them for me!"
The three complied silently, compelled by Su Hao's coercion. They obediently followed his instructions.
Encountering an unreasonable Master, they had to obediently comply, or else they might suffer.
After distributing a longsword to each person, Su Hao personally taught them how to use it. "Do you see the small groove on the hilt? Infuse your blood qi into it."
"Take it slowly, don't infuse it all at once. Maintain the rhythm!"
"Try it again!"
Soon, the bald warrior successfully activated the rune's effect on his longsword.
The longsword dimmed at first, as if losing its luster. This was the activation of "Hardness." Then the blade began to emit a faint gray light, indicating the activation of "Penetration."
Su Hao pointed at the thick metal plate nearby and said, "Come, try stabbing it."
The bald warrior followed Su Hao's instructions and stabbed the thick metal plate.
"Chink!"
The longsword easily pierced through the thick metal.
The bald warrior took a sharp breath, looking at the longsword in his hand in disbelief, as if he were looking at a rare beauty.
His companions didn't believe it and prodded the bald warrior, whispering, "Old bunny, could it be a problem with this plate?"
Without much explanation, Su Hao directly took the sword from the bald warrior and handed him his own sword, gesturing to try it.
The bald warrior took his sword, and with force, stabbed it into the metal plate.
"Clang!"
With a crisp sound, it left only a deep imprint and couldn't pierce through the plate.
"Gasp—"
The three men took a sharp breath, looking at each other, and saw the incredulity in each other's eyes.
The bald warrior's companions, seeing this, also tested their own swords on the metal plate, leaving behind two deep marks. Then they all attempted to infuse their swords with blood qi as Su Hao had instructed. After a while, they activated the runes on their swords and aimed them at the metal plate.
"Chink!"
"Chink!"
The longswords easily pierced through the metal plate.
This left them with no room for disbelief.
The bald warrior activated the rune once again and stabbed the plate.
It pierced through just as easily.
The bald warrior immediately reached for his purse, "Boss, I'll take this sword!"
"I want one too!" his two companions also offered money.
The bald warrior added, "I'll buy five more!"
Su Hao replied, "One per person, please."
The bald warrior hesitated and said, "Is there such a rule?"
Su Hao asked, "Hmm?"
"Well... all right then!"
Su Hao took the money and handed them the swords, along with a booklet. "This is the maintenance guide for the longsword. Be sure to read it carefully. If you damage it, I won't provide any refunds."
Just then, a person who had been watching from outside couldn't resist and immediately rushed in, saying, "Boss, I want a sword too! But I want to try it first. If it's as powerful as you say, I'll pay for it."
"I want one too!"
"How much for the armor? How much does it cost?"
"Old bunny, do you have enough money? Buy a set of armor!"
"I don't have it!"
"Then go back and get the money quickly. I'm afraid it'll be gone if you're late."
"Right, go back quickly and tell the captain to come and buy!"
Su Hao's weapon shop became lively.
(translated by begs)