Radar

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Author: Dali Bao

Translator: MythicWeaver

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As evening approached, Xiaopang found Su Hao.

The moment Xiaopang got close, Su Hao immediately understood what the rune "Perception" was.

Beyond visual and auditory perception, he seemed to have gained an extra sensory space.

He was at the center of this sensory space, continuously radiating a mysterious ripple. When Xiaopang approached, it was like a water wave encountering an obstacle, making Su Hao, at the center, instantly aware that something was near.

Isn't this just like radar?

Xiaopang appeared in front of Su Hao, his face filled with excitement and nervousness as he said, "Xiangwu, the annual school competition is tomorrow. I've been assigned to the seventh group. Which group are you in?"

Su Hao shifted his gaze from Xiaopang and closed his eyes. He could still precisely sense Xiaopang's position, as if he had a thermal imaging device. Opening his eyes again to look at Xiaopang, the visual and sensory perceptions overlapped seamlessly.

While experimenting, Su Hao casually replied, "Ah~ this, I don't really care."

Xiaopang was shocked and said, "What, you don't care about this? I heard the first place in the annual school competition will receive a very powerful footwork battle technique called 'Pine Chicken Footwork.' With your strength, you can definitely take first place. If you miss the competition, that would be a pity!"

Su Hao nonchalantly said, "You already know I can take first place, so whether I go or not doesn't really matter. I don't want to bully others; give them a little hope. I can't just take all the benefits."

Xiaopang thought for a moment and nodded, "You're right."

He then excitedly said, "Xiangwu, my strength has already reached the middle rank martial artist level. Our class teacher said I am a genius too! Tomorrow morning, it's my turn to compete. I will definitely perform well and strive for a good ranking. Xiangwu, you must come and watch my performance."

Su Hao nodded and said, "No problem, but what about He Qingqing? Which group is she in?"

"Huh?"

Su Hao suddenly sensed someone approaching quickly, seemingly jogging over. The intensity of the ripple in his perception was stronger than Xiaopang's.

Su Hao turned to look and saw He Qingqing.

"Xiangwu!" He Qingqing, upon seeing Xiaopang, felt relieved and smiled brightly, "Xiangwu, Xiaopang, you are both here!"

Xiaopang immediately said, "Qingqing, we were just talking about you. Which group are you in for tomorrow?"

He Qingqing said, "For tomorrow's preliminary competition, us girls are all in the last three groups. I'm in the 11th group. What about you guys?"

Xiaopang said, "I'm in the seventh group. Xiangwu said he's not participating in the competition. It's a pity. If Xiangwu got first place, I would like to see that 'Pine Chicken Footwork'."

Su Hao laughed, "If I participated, to be honest, the annual school competition would lose most of its fun and become my solo stage."

He Qingqing looked at Su Hao expectantly and asked, "Xiangwu, will you come to watch my match tomorrow?"

Su Hao decisively nodded, "Of course!"

Since the incident where he single-handedly challenged all the third-year students, He Qingqing had become much more cheerful around Su Hao, almost like a different person.

Su Hao had thought He Qingqing held a grudge from their childhood and wouldn't be close to him, but she suddenly changed, as if returning to their childhood days.

Upon hearing Su Hao's response, He Qingqing immediately leaped with joy.

Xiaopang quickly said, "Qingqing, I will definitely watch your match too."

He Qingqing nodded and smiled at Xiaopang, "Thank you, Xiaopang!"

Su Hao asked, "Since there's still time, do you need me to help you train?"

He Qingqing immediately refused, "No, I want to rely on myself. I can definitely do it!"

Xiaopang hesitated for a moment, wanting Su Hao's help, but seeing He Qingqing's determination, he also shook his head, "I'll train by myself. I can do it too! I've worked very hard this year."

"Then I wish you both good luck in the competition tomorrow," Su Hao nodded.

He understood the eagerness of young people to prove themselves, but if it were up to him, he would never refuse someone else's help.

Others' assistance could speed up progress, so why not? The time saved could be spent on more interesting and meaningful activities in the future.

He would never miss the opportunity to learn new knowledge out of a misplaced sense of pride. One must always learn what needs to be learned, as long as they maintain enough respect for both the teacher and the knowledge itself.

After Xiaopang and He Qingqing left, Su Hao started studying the blood energy network again.

Although the amount of blood energy was still less than half of his body's limit, it was a significant increase compared to before.

If he could unleash such a vast amount of blood energy instantly, the resulting power would be unimaginable even to him.

"The newly acquired perception ability can only sense blood energy. It can't detect inanimate objects without blood energy."

"When Xiaopang and Qingqing leave the 100-meter range, I can't sense them. Based on this, my perception range is about 100 meters, but it's not entirely accurate.

The perception range varies slightly for Xiaopang and Qingqing. Qingqing's blood energy is stronger than Xiaopang's, and I can sense her from farther away. So, it can be inferred that my perception range fluctuates with the amount of blood energy. The stronger the blood energy, the larger the range I can sense."

"Moreover, I can notice that each person's blood energy feels different. Xiaopang's blood energy feels bloated and loose, with a soft and lackluster quality. Qingqing's blood energy feels efficient and agitated, with an active quality. In other words..."

"A moving map!"

Yes, Su Hao thought of the mini-maps in online games he used to play, like LOL or Honor of Kings, where the top-left corner has a mini-map to track teammates or enemies.

His rune "Perception," combined with the system "Little Light," could create a personal mini-map.

Su Hao quickly entered the Marble Space and began programming the corresponding map application.

First, he created a database for people and another for creatures, automatically categorizing and recording everyone he encountered and any other living beings with blood energy.

Next, he found the section in Marble Space that recorded his perception and created a separate program named "Radar," synchronizing his perception with the radar.

He then added labels to indicate different blood energy levels, categorized by martial artist ranks. For instance, low-rank ordinary, middle-rank ordinary, high-rank ordinary, completely harmless, marked in gray; low-rank elite, middle-rank elite, high-rank elite, marked in white, harmless; low-rank grandmaster, middle-rank grandmaster, high-rank grandmaster, marked in yellow, somewhat dangerous. Higher ranks would be added later.

Finally, he set up real-time synchronization of the surrounding map. This part was challenging, but Su Hao kept it simple, using basic blocks and lines to outline major obstacles.

Su Hao first entered Xiaopang and He Qingqing's data into the radar and began a test run.

At that moment, the radar was empty.

Su Hao stood up and walked outside.

He needed to take a stroll to gather more information and fill the database.

Soon, Su Hao encountered the first person.

"Record, name: Student 00001, low-rank ordinary."

With Su Hao's command, the person in his perception changed from a red blur to a circular icon, similar to the mini-map in LOL, with "Student 00001" written in gray above the icon. The icon moved in real-time with the student's movements.

"It's working!"

Su Hao knew that the 100-meter range wasn't the limit. As he adapted and his blood energy replenished, the range would expand.

Delighted, Su Hao began wandering around the academy, recording anyone within his 100-meter range and enjoying the process.

When he squeezed into a crowd, his sensory space filled with numerous circular icons, yet it didn't feel chaotic. Instead, it was clear and organized, allowing him to easily identify each person. When he moved away, the space became empty again.

However, Su Hao didn't realize that his unusual behavior of wandering around the academy and performing a series of strange actions caught the attention of all the students.

Soon, a bizarre rumor spread throughout the academy.

"Raging Flyer Wu Xiangwu is behaving oddly tonight, wandering aimlessly in the academy as if searching for targets. Everyone, be cautious and stay away from him."