Chapter 75 – Wayfarer

Su Hao returned to Teamount Outpost once more.

He had returned this time to bid farewell to his father, Wu Cloud Heaven.

He didn’t know how long this next journey would take, nor what would happen, nor if he would ever have the chance to see each other again in the future.

Wu Cloud Heaven seemed to sense Su Hao’s slightly somber mood and remained silent.

The father and son sat quietly in the courtyard, each lost in their own thoughts, though in reality, they weren’t thinking of anything at all.

To Su Hao, Wu Cloud Heaven was undoubtedly a qualified father, but he was not a qualified son.

Wu Cloud Heaven had successfully advanced to Grandmaster. In Su Hao’s perception, Wu Cloud Heaven’s Blood Qi intensity was more powerful than any Grandmaster he had ever seen. The reason was that Wu Cloud Heaven had engraved the Array Plate given to him by Su Hao, adjusted it with the eight nodes to near-perfect compatibility, and had initially mastered Blood Qi Reinforcement Waves, allowing him to convert a large amount of Blood Qi.

Su Hao knew that the simplified Beast Pattern had truly succeeded.

He used the ‘Writing Replication’ Rune to copy a book titled “Path of the Warrior” and “Complete Explanation of Runes.” He handed them to Wu Cloud Heaven and said, “Father, these two books are the results of my research over the years. You can take a look. If you find them useful, read them. They might help you improve your strength a bit. If you think they’re useless, bury them!”

Wu Cloud Heaven took the books and flipped through them. The more he read, the more astonished he became. Finally, he closed the book with a slight tremor and saw the signature on the back: Wayfarer.

Wu Cloud Heaven suddenly seemed to understand something and fell silent.

After a long while, Wu Cloud Heaven said with a slightly hoarse voice, “Xiang Wu, do whatever you intend to do!”

Su Hao nodded.

Wu Cloud Heaven added, “I will keep these two books safe. If there’s a chance in the future, I’ll become a teacher.”

Su Hao understood what Wu Cloud Heaven meant.

If he failed, Wu Cloud Heaven would find a place and quietly pass down these two books for him.

…

Su Hao shouldered his luggage and quietly walked out of Teamount Outpost, then looked back at the place where he had grown up.

He took a deep breath, took a step forward, and soon disappeared into the forest.

After arriving at a deserted place, he put down the specially made Mask. From now on, he would never show his face in public again, and his name would be Wayfarer.

It’s a pity that such a handsome face is no longer known!

…

Su Hao had waited for this day for far too long, and he was desperate to vent the resentment in his heart.

He didn’t know how many worlds he had waited through, countless cycles, countless deaths, and countless malevolences had already filled his heart, gradually twisting his soul.

And he was also trying his best to suppress that twisted soul, to appear very normal, but he didn’t know how much longer he could suppress it.

As the power he controlled grew stronger and stronger, his mind began to become chaotic.

Having experienced many worlds and many fears, his heart trembled. He knew he was a mortal, not Sacred.

And for a mortal facing fear, to not collapse, to not go mad, one needs a complete and utter release.

Otherwise, his gradually chaotic heart would no longer allow him to calmly stay alone in the Wilderness to research.

Therefore, he wanted to do as he pleased, to cause a huge disturbance for himself, for the Human Clan, and for this world without restraint.

Or transform into a Demon King and release his emotions through endless slaughter;

Or fully implement his immature will, change this world full of despair for ordinary people, change this world where Humans are mercilessly hunted by Ferocious Beasts.

Even if the Human Clan were to die from fighting, they should die in internal conflict, not be devoured by the unintelligent Ferocious Beasts of the wilderness.

His idea was simple: let the majority of the Human Clan master powerful strength, and then work together to clear out all the Ferocious Beasts. The rest would be internal Human Clan matters, how they fight and struggle would be irrelevant.

After all, it’s an internal Human Clan matter.

Most importantly, he didn’t know if he could successfully reach adulthood in this world.

Based on past experiences, he had a premonition that his time might be running out, and he could die suddenly at any moment. Yet, the RuneHarmony martial artist’s Blood Qi, which he had painstakingly researched, had not yet been passed on.

Even if he were to die, he wanted to choose his own way of dying, rather than die from some inexplicable event.

A month later, in a small city called Guyang Town, in a bustling location, Silent Movement opened a weapon shop.

The shop was large, and the owner’s ambition was even larger. It only sold ArmorHarmonyLong Blades, but this weapon shop was different from others. There were many swords and a lot of armor inside.

That wasn’t the key point. The key point was that these swords and armor were casually piled together, like two heaps of trash!

Who sells things like this? Even trash isn’t sold this way.

Everyone else meticulously arranges their Long Blades and Armor, polishes them until they gleam, afraid of a speck of dust marring them and preventing a high price.

Many people claim to be knowledgeable, but they’ve never seen business done like this, stating that if they don’t sell within two Moons, they’ll absolutely go bankrupt.

Moreover, many who have seen the boss say that this weapon shop owner, who appears short, is almost always wrapped up tightly, only revealing a pair of eyes, probably because he’s ugly.

This weapon shop is run by Su Hao. He used money and force to acquire a suitable storefront, then exchanged Beast Patterns for a large amount of Gold Yuan, and finally converted all the Gold Yuan into Long Blades and Armor.

He then developed a Rune specifically for engraving on Long Blades and Armor, spending nearly three days, day and night, to craft all the Long Blades and Armor.

Each Long Blade is engraved with only two Runes: ‘Hardness’ and ‘Penetration’. Each set of Armor is engraved with two Runes: ‘Hardness’ and ‘Barrier’.

First, produce low-end products, and after they circulate, then make custom high-end products.

On the first day of business, a Bald Elite Warrior, along with two companions, boldly walked into Su Hao’s weapon shop.

The Bald Elite Warrior, with a look of confusion, pointed at the Long Blades piled casually together and asked, ‘Boss, are you selling knives?’

Su Hao was clad in shining Armor, with a long and a short sword at his waist, clearly not ordinary items. The helmet on his head had sharp angles, and a Mask completely concealed his face, revealing only two bright, spirited eyes.

Su Hao had engraved a ‘Cooling’ Rune into his Armor, constantly circulating cool air in and out, providing first-class comfort.

In addition, there were Runes like ‘Hardness’, ‘Deflection’, ‘Barrier’, ‘Strong Light’, ‘Oscillation’, ‘Light Absorption’, and ‘Color Change’. Each boot was specially inscribed with triple Burst Runes. The entire suit of Armor’s functions were top-tier in this era!

His Long Blade was inscribed with four Runes; any more would destabilize the structure. They were ‘Hardness’, ‘Sharpness’, ‘Penetration’, and ‘Rotation’.

The Short Blade was inscribed with ‘Hardness’, ‘Sharpness’, ‘Penetration’, and ‘Corrosion’.

Both swords were also top-tier in this era.

Legendary quality.

Seeing customers arrive, Su Hao enthusiastically introduced, ‘That’s right, it’s our first day open! All weapons and armor are 20% off, while supplies last. Each person is limited to one purchase.’ Pointing to the pile of Long Blades, he continued, ‘These Long Blades you see are unparalleled in this era, possessing Hardness and Penetration properties. They can easily pierce the tough scale armor of Ferocious Beasts, their power exceeding imagination. Come, come, check out this great merchandise! It’s first-come, first-served. Buy it, buy it!’

The dusty warrior and his companions exchanged glances, seeing the words ‘con artist’ reflected in each other’s eyes.

The bald man’s toes pointed outward, already considering leaving. He casually asked, ‘How much is a Long Blade?’

‘Only twenty Silver Yuan! After the 20% discount, it’s only sixteen Silver Yuan!’ Su Hao quoted cheerfully.

A normal Long Blade, even of good quality, was only around 8 Silver Yuan. Su Hao’s price of twenty Silver Yuan was sky-high. However, Su Hao believed his pricing wasn’t excessive, given the quality. After engraving Runes, the Long Blade was worth that price.

‘So expensive!’ The dusty bald man immediately jumped up, pulling his companions to leave!

Su Hao flashed, suddenly blocking the path of the three, and roared, ‘Hold on! Did I say you could leave?’

‘Grandmaster!’ The bald man and his two companions were shocked.

They wailed inwardly, ‘We’re doomed. We’ve run into a Grandmaster forcing us to buy. We should have never come in. It’s all this damn curiosity!’

Su Hao pointed at the pile of Long Blades that looked like junk and said fiercely, ‘Go test them for me!’

The three were coerced by Su Hao and did as they were told without a word.

When you encounter an unreasonable Grandmaster, you have to obey, otherwise, you’ll inevitably suffer a bit.

After Su Hao distributed a Long Blade to each of them, he taught them how to use it hand-in-hand: “See the small groove on the handle? Input Blood Qi into it.”

“Take your time, don’t input it all at once, maintain the rhythm!”

“Once more!”

Soon, the bald man successfully activated the Rune effect on the Long Blade.

The Long Blade first dimmed, as if losing its luster, this was ‘Hardness’ activating, then the blade began to emit a faint gray light, this was ‘Penetration’ activating.

Su Hao pointed to the thick metal plate placed to the side and said: “Come, try stabbing it.”

The bald man no longer felt the unease of being coerced by Su Hao, and was instead full of curiosity; this was an unprecedented experience for him.

He followed Su Hao’s instructions and poked the steel plate.

“Sss!”

The Long Blade in his hand easily penetrated the thick metal plate.

The bald man gasped, looking at the Long Blade in his hand in disbelief, as if gazing at a rare beauty.

The bald man’s companions didn’t believe it. One reached out and poked the bald man, whispering: “Old Rabbit, could it be that this plate is faulty?”

Su Hao didn’t say much. He directly reached out, pulled the Sidearm from the bald man, and handed it to the other person, gesturing for them to try with their own knife.

The bald man took his own Sidearm and fiercely stabbed the steel plate.

“Clang!”

With a crisp sound, only a deep knife mark was left; it did not pierce the steel plate.

“Hiss—”

The three gasped, exchanged glances, and saw the disbelief in each other’s eyes.

Seeing this, the bald man’s two companions first tried their own knives on the steel plate, leaving two deep knife marks. Then, they each attempted to input Blood Qi into the knives Su Hao had given them. After a short while, they each activated the Runes on them and stabbed downwards at the steel plate.

“Sss!”

“Sss!”

The Long Blades easily penetrated the steel plate.

They could no longer disbelieve it.

The bald man activated the Rune again, and poked it one more time.

It still pierced through easily.

The bald man immediately reached for his money pouch: “Boss, I’ll take this knife!”

“I’ll take it too!” His two companions quickly pulled out money.

The bald man added: “I want to buy five more!”

Su Hao said: “One per person limit.”

The bald man looked troubled: “There’s a rule like that?”

Su Hao: “Hm?”

“Then… alright then!”

Su Hao took the money and handed the knife to the man, along with a booklet: “These are the maintenance notes for the Long Blade. Make sure to read them carefully, otherwise, if you break it, no refunds.”

Just then, the crowd gathered outside could no longer hold back and rushed in: “Boss, I want one of these knives too! But I want to try it myself. If it’s really that amazing, I’ll pay.”

“Me too, me too!”

“What about the armor? How much is the armor?”

“Old Rabbit, did you bring enough money? Buy a set of armor!”

“Not yet!”

“Then hurry back and get the money! I’m afraid it’ll be gone if we’re late.”

“Right, right! Hurry back and tell the captain and the others to come too!”

Su Hao’s weapon shop started to get lively.

(End of chapter)