The Pawnshop is where anybody can go and sell their jewelry and make some money, and that's where Daniel was heading.
Grabbing his phone, Daniel looked for any pawn shops near him. After looking for a while, he found one near him.
Looking at the distance of the Pawnshop, Daniel decided to walk and not order any Taxi or Lift.
On his way to the Pawnshop, Daniel has been curious about his physical strength since returning from the apocalyptic world. Although he has already tested his power, he wasn't paying much attention to detail because of the constant alertness of hiding zombies that may attack at any unexpected moment.
Daniel, curious, decided to test his strength by running from his home to the Pawnshop. After closing his door, Daniel confirmed where the Pawnshop was located with his phone's maps.
Confirming where is located, Daniel got into the runner position and started counting from three to one.
"Three, Two, One… GO!"
When Daniel thought, "GO" he immediately, using all his strength, started to run to the Pawnshop.
While running, he noticed a difference from when he was a normal human to now. He ran three times faster than normal, using all his strength. He felt that whenever he passes someone, that person doesn't notice until the only thing he sees is a blur.
After four minutes, Daniel arrived at the Pawnshop, feeling his stamina stronger than before. He could last three times longer than before. This trip was supposed to take 12 minutes if he ran or walked, but Daniel only took four minutes to arrive.
But putting all this behind him, Daniel decided to enter the Pawnshop. While getting inside, he saw the inside well built. The display was made of glass, and everything had a label with the price.
The employee saw someone getting in, and she immediately welcomed him.
"Hello, sir. Welcome in. In what can I help you?"
Seeing someone greeting him, Daniel answered.
"Hello, I'm here because I want to sell something."
"Okey, sir. I can help you with that."
"Thank you"
Daniel approached the employee, removed his backpack, and took out the ring and the watch.
Looking at the watch and ring were made of gold. The employee decided to confirm if it was made from actual gold and how much it weight. So taking the instrument necessary from under her counter and placed it on the table.
It took almost twenty minutes for the employee to confirm if it was gold. So grabbing her computer and making a report, made a copy, and gave the document to Daniel.
"I can give you for the watch around 8700, and for the ring 2089, totaling around 10,789 Cony coins.''
Daniel was happy because he got more than he thought he would get. After all, the ring and the watch looked too old, and he worried their value would decrease.
"Deal"
"Can I have your bank or credit or debit card information?"
After giving the employee his bank information, Daniel received a notification on his phone.
[ The balance of your bank account is of: 10,659. ]
Seeing this notification, Daniel was brimming with joy. This was the first time he received an amount of this size instead of saving little by little until he reached that amount.
Daniel left the Pawnshop and decided to walk instead of run like before. While walking, Daniel saw a park, but for some reason, he smelled something peculiar his curiosity won against his sense, and he decided to check what that smell was.
While walking noticed that his sense of smell was enhanced so much that he could identify things that one couldn't identify unless looked into detail.
Like the man that was walking with his girlfriend, who was cheating on another woman a few hours ago or the girl that was walking her dog, who has been pregnant for three weeks, or the two men sitting on the bench, they have the smell of blood with means that they probably killed someone.
This was the first time this had happened, and Daniel knew this change had to do with his skill, and he had never noticed anything because he was focused on something else entirely with his changes.
While walking in the park and trying to find where or what is giving that smell, Daniel reaches a deep, almost isolated place. Near one of the benches, Daniel saw a girl and a boy. The boy is on the floor, bleeding out to death, and the little girl is yelling at the boy and also calling for help in distress.
The boy looked like he was 15 years old, and so did the girl.
"Karl, keep your eyes open. Don't you dare close it! Somebody will help us, so hold on."
"Please. Somebody help my brother. He is bleeding to death!"
Daniel seeing this, went to help without giving it any thought. When he was near the boy, he saw how badly he was injured. While looking at the boy, with his sense of smell, he knew that he was beaten and stabbed. He had around 27 broken bones, his was bleeding internally, three ribs were broken, and his hand and legs were criple and bent in the wrong direction.
Daniel noticed the boy didn't have long to live, but he suddenly remembered something about his skill. Pushing the girl aside, Daniel cut his palm and opened the boy's mouth using his nail. He squished his blood into his mouth, and the moment he squished his blood, the boy fainted. Daniel, not forgetting about the girl, he said.
"What you're about to see, don't tell anyone."
Not understanding what Daniel said, the little girl asked.
"What are you doing to my brother? You better not do anything bad, or I will never let you go."
*Gasp!*
The little girl gasped after seeing what was happening to her brother.
The boy, after Daniel's blood got inside his mouth, it had a special effect. His body started to heal at an incredible speed. The boy's organs stop bleeding and begin healing, his stab wound closed, and even a trace of them disappears. His broken bones snap back and start healing and getting stronger. His legs, which were bent in the wrong direction, correct themselves, and so do his hands.
But this wasn't everything Daniel's blood did to the boy Karl. His original physic became stronger, reaching the little of the human body. Karl's skin started to get smoother and firmer, and his bone that strengthened a little after healing began to improve even more, almost as strong as copper. His nervous system started becoming faster and stronger, making his acuity stronger.
What surprised Daniel when he used his sense of smell was that Karl started to awaken a talent after receiving his blood, which is not supposed to happen to normal people. Still, when Daniel kept sensing a little longer, he noticed that the boy and the girl were where the smell attracted him.
The girl is the one that has the stronger scent than the boy, and the boy has the scent but lessened, and this is probably why the boy awakens a talent.
When the girl saw her brother healing extremely fast, she was surprised that she asked.
"What or Who are you?"
With a smile, Daniel answered.
"My name is Daniel Gress. Nice to meet you."