Chapter 91: Traces
Su Hao's life was very simple. During the day, he wandered around the corners of the small town, and when the night grew dark, he would return to the kitchen through a dog hole and bury himself in the pile of firewood.
In just five days, Su Hao obtained everything he wanted.
Decent clothes, homemade grass shoes, a short spear made of a sharp iron piece bound to a wooden handle for self-defense, and a small amount of savings in his pocket, relieving him of worries about daily meals.
His body began to grow stronger, gradually recovering its vitality.
The time was ripe, and Su Hao started spending two hours each day refining his blood energy.
Before refining his blood energy, Su Hao scanned his body and discovered the differences between this body and his previous one.
Firstly, the humanoid beings in this world referred to themselves as "Zhuhuo Ren."
In terms of appearance, they were taller and stronger than regular humans. At just over three years old, Su Hao possessed strength comparable to that of a seven or eight-year-old human child.
His skin had a dark yellowish hue, and his hair was mostly dark brown or black. The cross-section of his hair was oval-shaped, resulting in most people having messy curly hair. There was a tuft of white fluff on his pointed ears, and his hearing was incredibly sharp.
During the day, his eyes were like a human's, able to see clearly both near and far. At night, his eyes were like a cat's. After properly nourishing himself, he gradually gained night vision.
His nails were extremely hard and sharp, and with proper polishing, they could be used as weapons.
His teeth hadn't fully regressed yet, and there were slightly elongated canines in his upper and lower jaws.
The skeletal structure of his entire body was larger and harder, yet remarkably flexible, allowing him to perform movements that ordinary human beings couldn't.
His internal organs were complete, but in addition to that, he discovered another organ next to his stomach. This organ was about the size of an egg, attached to the outside of the stomach and connected to it. It had a surface covered in densely packed tubes radiating outwards, connecting various parts of the body.
The discovery of this organ surprised Su Hao. He observed it for a long time with the small light but still couldn't understand its purpose. It seemed like a lump of flesh that the Creator forgot to remove when casually shaping the body.
Furthermore, at a deeper cellular level, there were no significant differences. However, the genes responsible for recording life information seemed to be more perfect than those of the people in his previous lives. It was normal for there to be genetic differences since the world had changed.
But all of this information was not the most important to Su Hao.
What he cared about was whether this Zhuhuo Ren body could successfully refine blood energy. If it could, everything would be fine, but if not, he would truly have to start from scratch.
The good news was that this body could still refine blood energy, and the amount of blood energy it could refine was even more than the martial world in his previous life! This made Su Hao understand that blood energy, as a form of life energy, objectively existed.
So Su Hao began refining blood energy with determination.
Two months later.
Su Hao reached the level of an advanced ordinary warrior. His body gradually adapted to the presence of blood energy, and the amount of blood energy he could refine reached the limit of his body.
At the same time, Su Hao successfully learned the language of this world. He could understand the meaning expressed by others and express his own thoughts, albeit with some stammering.
He also found out the identity of the little boy through the information from his previous host.
The little boy was a homeless child in the small town named Duowei. His parents had gone missing one year ago, leaving him to wander around the city and scavenge for food. He was often bullied by older homeless children who considered him too young and useless. They didn't take him in and let him fend for himself.
Just as he was on the verge of collapse, Su Hao took over his body.
Since his arrival, Su Hao had managed to survive smoothly overall.
The most gratifying thing was that he had already obtained the blood energy of an advanced ordinary warrior, giving him a certain level of self-defense capability.
He just needed to use the centrifugal method to quickly accumulate a large amount of elite blood energy.
The only problem was that his current body was still less than four years old. Despite being much stronger than human children, it was still extremely fragile.
Having a vast amount of elite blood energy in such a fragile body might not necessarily be a good thing. It could easily harm himself.
But Su Hao had no other choice. He needed to quickly gain stronger self-defense abilities. Although elite blood energy couldn't be used for close combat with enemies, it could be used to strengthen weapons and create runes for special enhancements.
As long as he possessed elite blood energy, his ability to survive would greatly improve.
Otherwise, a simple accident could send him wandering through the universe once again.
He wasn't afraid of death, but he wanted his death to hold some value.
"So, next is advancing to the Elite level!" Su Hao was filled with hope for the future. Once he reached the Grandmaster level, he could start exploring this world.
What terrifying things were hidden in the night of this world? Su Hao was curious about it.
However, he couldn't stay in the kitchen in the small courtyard any longer as the firewood there was almost burned out. If he continued hiding there, he might be thrown into the fire as firewood one day.
He needed to find another hiding place. His money was barely enough for food, let alone renting a house. Besides, as a young child, who knows what he would encounter if he tried to rent a house.
With a certain level of self-defense ability, Su Hao no longer hesitated. He decided to take action.
He wrapped the sharp iron piece of the short spear with a piece of cloth and held it as a cane in his hand. He began walking towards unexplored areas.
Su Hao's ideal hiding spot was somewhere unexpected, with good visibility.
Soon, Su Hao found the hiding spot he was looking for.
A collapsed earthen wall formed a triangular space. He just needed to clear the weeds and gravel inside, lay down some dry straw and torn cloth, seal off both ends, and leave only a small entrance big enough for him. Then, it would become a simple hiding spot.
When he went out, he could seal the small opening with dirt, and no one would discover this place.
Su Hao quickly got to work.
In no time, he finished constructing the hiding spot. He had done this many times during his solitary life in the previous world, so he was skilled at it.
Su Hao rolled into the hiding spot, blocking the entrance with a stone, leaving only two small vents for air circulation. The hiding spot blended seamlessly with its surroundings, and no one could tell there was someone inside from the outside.
He let out a long breath and relaxed. After a moment, he sat up cross-legged and began transforming his elite blood energy.
...
Three days later, Su Hao left the hiding spot and headed towards the market.
He needed to buy some food first, then find someone he felt a connection with and get some money. He also needed to buy some fabric and
clothing because winter was approaching, and he had to get enough warm clothes and blankets before it arrived.
He learned the name of this small town. It was called Siling City.
The city consisted of a large number of low, simple houses. The closer one got to the city center, the higher the architectural quality. The basic unit of currency used was called "Zhu," small coins made of mixed metals. Ten thousand Zhu could be exchanged for one gold coin.
Yes, gold was still the universal currency in this world.
Su Hao bought some food, lowered his presence out of habit, and walked through small alleyways. However, he was blocked by six children larger than him.
Su Hao was nearly four years old and about 1.2 meters tall, while the six children were larger and stronger, with an average age of about six and an average height of 1.5 meters.
Regardless of their size or number, they overwhelmed Su Hao.
The tallest child had a noticeable scar on his forehead and was obviously the leader of the group. He walked up to Su Hao and glanced at the food in his hand before arrogantly saying, "New here?"
Su Hao looked around and stammered, "What's the matter?"
The scarred child sneered, "Of course, if you want to survive in this place, you need to pay protection money to our 'Little Flying Dragon Gang.'"
After speaking, he reached out to grab the food from Su Hao's hand.
Su Hao twisted his wrist, avoiding the scarred child's grab, and said calmly, "Oh, I don't have any."
The scarred child's attempt to grab the food was evaded by Su Hao, and for a moment, his face couldn't maintain its composure. He was about to attack Su Hao.
Su Hao quickly approached and stomped heavily on the scarred child's foot.
"Ow~" The scarred child instantly clutched his foot in pain.
The other five rushed up and surrounded Su Hao, ready to attack.
Soon, painful screams filled the alleyway as the six children sat on the ground, holding their feet and howling in pain.
The fear in their eyes when they looked at Su Hao became exceptionally strong.
"Ab...norm..." the scarred child instinctively said one word but stopped himself, his face filled with horror.
Su Hao furrowed his brows and asked, "Abnormal what?"
To his surprise, the scarred child became even more terrified and, disregarding the pain in his foot, limped away. Seeing this, the other five companions panicked and fled as well.
Su Hao reached out and grabbed one of them who was running at the end, hoping to find out what exactly they were referring to. However, that child's eyes rolled back, and he fainted, followed by the stench of urine.
Su Hao let go, quickly turned around, and left the place.
...
At the end of the day, Su Hao had gained quite a lot. He bought a set of thick clothes and a small cotton cloth. He would be able to have a good night's sleep tonight.
As night was approaching, Su Hao tidied up and prepared to quietly return to his hiding spot.
However, in the tranquil air, he sensed something unusual.
It seemed that he was being targeted by something.
He turned around and looked, but he saw nothing.
Su Hao maintained his pace, silently thinking, "Xiaoguang..."
(Translated by begs)