Radar

In the evening, Little Fatty came to find Su Hao.

The instant Little Fatty drew near, Su Hao immediately understood what the rune "Perception" truly was.

Having shed the limitations of sight and hearing, it seemed he had gained an additional space of perception.

He stood at the center of this perceptual space, continuously radiating inexplicable ripples outward. When Little Fatty approached, it was like water ripples striking an obstacle, immediately letting Su Hao at the center know that something was coming closer.

Wasn't this just like radar?

Little Fatty appeared before Su Hao, looking both excited and nervous. "Xiangwu, the Academic Year Competition is tomorrow. I've been assigned to Group Seven. Which group are you in?"

Su Hao withdrew his gaze from Little Fatty and closed his eyes. He could still accurately sense Little Fatty's position, as though he were wearing an Infrared Thermal Imager. When he opened his eyes and looked at Little Fatty again, vision and perception overlapped without the slightest sense of incongruity.

As he experimented, Su Hao replied perfunctorily, "Ah, that? I don't really understand it either."

Little Fatty was shocked. "What? You don't even care about that? I heard the first-place winner of the Academic Year Competition gets an incredibly powerful movement combat technique, the 'Grouse Stepping Technique.' With your strength, you'll definitely take first place. It would be such a pity if you missed the competition because you didn't care!"

Su Hao said indifferently, "Since you already know I'll definitely get first, whether I go or not doesn't mean much. I don't want to bully people either. I should give everyone else a little hope. I can't always be thinking of grabbing every benefit for myself."

Little Fatty thought it over and nodded. "You have a point."

Then he said excitedly, "Xiangwu, my strength has already reached the level of a Mid-stage Martial Artist! Our homeroom teacher said I'm a genius too! It'll be my turn to compete first thing tomorrow morning. I'll definitely perform well and strive for a good ranking. Xiangwu, you have to come watch me."

Su Hao nodded. "That's no problem. But what about Qing Qing? Which group is she in?"

"Hm?"

Su Hao suddenly sensed someone rapidly approaching, seemingly jogging all the way over. The fluctuations he sensed were somewhat stronger than Little Fatty's.

Su Hao turned his head and saw that it was He Qingqing.

"Xiangwu!" As He Qingqing came closer, she found Little Fatty there as well. Her originally nervous mood immediately relaxed, and she flashed a brilliant smile. "Xiangwu, Little Fatty, you're both here!"

Little Fatty immediately said, "Qing Qing, we were just talking about you. Which group are you in tomorrow?"

He Qingqing said, "For tomorrow's Preliminary Competition, all us girls have been assigned to the last three groups. I'm in Group Eleven. What about you two?"

Little Fatty said, "I'm in Group Seven. Xiangwu said he isn't entering the competition, which is a bit of a shame. If Xiangwu took first place, it would be great if he could let me see that 'Grouse Stepping Technique.'"

Su Hao laughed. "If I entered, then to put it without modesty, the Academic Year Competition would lose most of its fun and become my personal stage."

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

Su Hao nodded decisively. "Of course!"

Ever since the incident where Su Hao had fought all the Level 3 Students alone, He Qingqing seemed like a different person. She had become much more cheerful around him.

Su Hao had thought He Qingqing still remembered their childhood grudge and did not want to be too close to him. Unexpectedly, she had suddenly changed, as though she had returned to their childhood.

Hearing Su Hao's answer, He Qingqing immediately jumped for joy.

Little Fatty promptly said, "Qing Qing, I'll definitely go watch your match too."

He Qingqing smiled and nodded at Little Fatty. "Thank you, Little Fatty!"

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

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

Little Fatty hesitated. He wanted to say that he needed Su Hao's help, but seeing He Qingqing's resolute expression, he shook his head as well. "I'll train on my own. I can do it too! I've worked very hard this year."

"Then I wish you both smooth victories and good results in tomorrow's competition." Su Hao nodded.

He could understand the youths' eagerness to prove their own abilities, but if it were his choice, he would absolutely not refuse someone else's help.

Other people's help could speed up his progress, so why not accept it? The time saved could be used in the future to do more interesting and meaningful things.

He would never miss an opportunity to learn new knowledge simply because of some inexplicable pride. Anything worth learning had to be learned. All that was needed was sufficient reverence for both the person imparting the knowledge and the knowledge itself.

After Little Fatty and He Qingqing left, Su Hao began studying the Blood Qi Network again.

Although the amount of Blood Qi he possessed was still less than half his body's carrying limit, compared to before, it could already be called vast.

If such an enormous amount of Blood Qi were unleashed in an instant, even he did not dare imagine the power it could erupt with.

"This newly acquired Perception ability can only sense Blood Qi. Lifeless objects without Blood Qi cannot be sensed at all."

"Once Little Fatty and Qing Qing left the hundred-meter range, I could no longer sense them. By that calculation, my perceptual range is roughly one hundred meters, though that is not entirely accurate."

"There are subtle differences in the range at which I can sense Little Fatty and Qing Qing. Qing Qing's Blood Qi is stronger than Little Fatty's, and I can sense Qing Qing from farther away than Little Fatty. Therefore, my perceptual range can be considered to fluctuate with the amount of Blood Qi. The stronger the Blood Qi, the larger the range I can sense."

"Moreover, I can tell that every person's Blood Qi feels different. Little Fatty's Blood Qi feels bloated and loose to me, with softness and a lack of explosive force as its traits. Qing Qing's feels crisp and restless, with activity as its trait. In other words..."

"A moving map!"

That was right. Su Hao thought of the online games he had played before, such as League of Legends and King, where there was a small map in the upper left corner that allowed players to observe the movements of teammates and enemies at any time.

His rune "Perception," combined with the system "Little Light," could completely achieve the effect of opening a private map.

Su Hao swiftly entered Marble Space and began writing the corresponding map program.

First, he established a Character Database and a Biological Database, automatically categorizing and recording every person he had encountered, as well as every other living creature containing Blood Qi, into their respective databases.

Then he found the section in Marble Space that recorded perception, created a separate program, named it "Radar," and synchronized his perception with Radar.

Next, he added notes and named the different Blood Qi levels, directly distinguishing them according to this world's Martial Artist ranks. Initial Ordinary, Middle Ordinary, and High Ordinary were completely non-threatening and displayed in gray text. Initial Elite, Middle Elite, and High Elite were non-threatening and displayed in white text. Initial Grandmaster, Middle Grandmaster, and High-Rank Grandmaster had a certain degree of threat and displayed in yellow text. Anything above that would need to be added later.

Finally, he synchronized the surrounding map in real time. This was somewhat difficult, but Su Hao did not demand much. He only needed crude blocks and lines to depict the main obstacles.

Su Hao first entered Little Fatty's and He Qingqing's data into Radar and began a trial run.

At this moment, Radar was completely empty.

Su Hao directly stood up and walked outside.

He wanted to take a lap around the Academy, collect more information, and fill the databases.

Very soon, Su Hao encountered the first person.

"Record. Name: Student 00001. Initial Ordinary."

Following Su Hao's command, that person was no longer a red pattern in his perception. Instead, he became a circular face icon, carrying the same subtle charm as a League of Legends minimap. Above the circular icon, gray text read: Student 00001. The circular icon moved in real time along with the student.

"It worked!"

Su Hao knew that this hundred-meter range was not the limit. As he gradually adapted and his Blood Qi was filled to capacity, this range would continue expanding.

Overjoyed, Su Hao began wandering around the Academy. Within nearly a hundred meters, he recorded everyone he saw, playing to his heart's content.

Whenever he squeezed into a crowd, his perceptual space became packed with large numbers of circular icons. Yet it did not appear chaotic at all; instead, the layers were distinct, and he could find the corresponding person at a glance. Once he moved away, it became empty again.

However, Su Hao did not know that his abnormal wandering around the Academy and his series of bizarre actions had been witnessed by all the students.

Thus, a strange piece of gossip spread throughout the entire Academy.

"Violent Flyer Wu Xiangwu has behaved bizarrely and abnormally tonight, wandering aimlessly through the Academy as though searching for targets to attack. Everyone, be cautious. Keep your distance if you encounter him. Take care."

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