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On your way to Kent you should hunt and make some adena. And by the time you get to Kent you should sell your extra boots to get some starting cash. You should have enough FFXIV Gil adena to buy some Silver Arrows and maybe even some Lesser Healing Potions (these will somewhat refill your hp).
You will also want to buy at least one Scroll of Escape. You can get the arrows from the armor/weapon merchant, and the lesser healing potions from the general merchant.
Once you have retrieved these items you should go out the south gate of Kent and hunt alongside the road. This road leads all the way to Gludio. You should ask around and either buys a dog or tame one. A dog will help you with your hunting.
The mops you will find along the road are werewolves, kobolds, orcs, orc archers, orc fighters, gremlins, dwarves, dwarf warriors, and Elders.
I would advise leaving the Elders alone; they take away good alignment and are very powerful at this level in the game. You should really try to get a helmet at this point in the game.
The Elven Leather Helmet is a component of the Bless of Elm (BOE) which you will want to get later in the game. Until then, you may want to use the Dwarvish Iron Helmet for better protection.