Transmigrating to Douluo: I'm Selling BBQ in Skywater City

"Hoo..."

The biting cold wind of the Northern Frontier swirled with fine snow, stinging the face with bone-chilling intensity.

Su Hui finally returned to Skywater City and stepped through its gates.

Skywater City, the core stronghold of the Heaven Dou Empire's Northern Frontier, was the place where he had grown up.

It was situated at the northernmost tip of the empire.

On one side, it bordered the Far North, a forbidden zone for humanity, while the other side leaned against the Icebound Forest.

To the south, the imperial capital, Heaven Dou City, lay a full eight or nine hundred miles away.

To the east, it connected to the vast, boundless sea.

To the north, it faced the land of extreme cold.

Sandwiched between the snow-capped Heaven Mountain and Paro Mountain, it possessed a natural geographical barrier.

Even the forces of Martial Soul Hall had to restrain themselves by three parts when here.

The main artery of the Skywater River flowed directly through the city.

Within the walls, tributaries crisscrossed and lakes were scattered everywhere.

The entire city was built along the water and named for it as well.

It was perpetually freezing here; the snow never ceased, and the winters were so long they seemed endless.

Initially, as a southerner who hadn't seen snow for over twenty years, Su Hui couldn't stand the cold, year-round winter weather.

But after living here for a long time, he had grown accustomed to it.

The further north one traveled from Skywater City, the closer the temperature approached the critical threshold of extreme cold, eventually reaching the Far North.

Precisely because of this, it had become a natural cultivation paradise for Spirit Masters with water and ice-type martial souls.

Almost all the ice and water-type Spirit Masters in the north of the Heaven Dou Empire gathered here.

As Su Hui entered the city.

The streets were dominated by icy blue and pure white as the core color palette.

The ice-pattern carvings on the exterior walls of the buildings.

The flags fluttering on both sides of the streets.

The decorative patterns along the roadside were all in shades of blue and white.

Looking at the city as a whole, it resembled a fairy-tale castle sculpted from ice and snow.

It fit perfectly with the city's foundation of water and ice attributes.

As the largest city in the north of the Heaven Dou Empire, Skywater City was grand in scale, with a permanent population of several million.

The entire city was structured around a network of waterways.

Skywater City was divided into different functional zones.

The core was the Inner Ring.

The periphery was the Outer Ring residential area.

The Inner Ring concentrated core landmarks such as the City Lord's Mansion, Skywater Academy, the Skywater Great Soul Arena, and the Skywater Auction House.

The Inner Ring was the central hub for the city's power, economy, and Spirit Master cultivation.

The Outer Ring consisted of residential areas, commercial districts, inns, and the imperial barracks stationed in the Northern Frontier.

It could be considered to have complete supporting facilities.

Caravans traveling north and south all stopped here, making trade extremely dense.

The place where Su Hui lived was in the most remote part of the Outer Ring.

A tiny, single-room shack, very crude.

But it had no issues with shielding him from the wind and snow or providing a place to live.

At least Su Hui felt it was cozy enough.

After returning to his small shack, Su Hui washed up and cleaned himself, but he did not choose to rest immediately.

He had to go out and set up his stall.

That's right, a barbecue stall; it was the main trade he had relied on for survival.

"Huo Yuhao made a name for himself in Shrek City by selling grilled fish, and I make a living in Skywater City by selling barbecue; I suppose we share the same fate."

Su Hui couldn't help but tease himself as he organized his barbecue tools.

However, this time, setting up the stall was different.

Before, he set up the stall to fill his stomach and survive.

Now, he was officially a Spirit Master with a spirit power of level 19, and he would soon break through to level 20.

Setting up the stall was now more about gathering information from all corners of the Spirit Master world.

Su Hui was also pondering whether he could join a Soul Master Academy.

After all, after reaching level 20, he needed to obtain his second soul ring.

The risks of going to the Soul Hunting Forest alone to hunt a soul beast were simply too great.

Su Hui did not yet have any real combat experience against century-level or thousand-year-level soul beasts.

Asking him to hunt one on his own was truly asking too much.

If he could have a teacher at the Soul Emperor or even Soul Saint level lead a team to assist in the hunt, the safety factor would increase exponentially.

Su Hui packed up his barbecue gear and headed toward the commercial street with the ingredients he had prepared in advance.

He chose a spot in a secluded corner of the commercial street.

He set up his barbecue stall and lit the charcoal, not yet having had time to put up the canopy.

As the orange firelight reflected off the falling snowflakes, he heard a pleasantly surprised female voice call out.

"Wow, Little Boss Su, you're finally back!"

"Hm?"

Su Hui turned his head.

He saw two girls with icy blue hair, who looked remarkably alike and were about his age, walking toward his stall.

The two looked like biological sisters.

The older girl had long, water-blue hair draped naturally over her back.

Her eyes were like cold pools, deep and bright, with a steady and determined gaze that carried an air of composure beyond her years.

The younger one was a girl with short blue hair.

Her pretty face held the naive, charming air characteristic of a young girl.

Her large eyes were exceptionally lively and bright, and her expression was open and vibrant, showing not a hint of shyness.

Su Hui waved at them, his tone filled with familiar warmth.

"Long time no see. The usual?"

Before the older girl could speak, the younger sister impatiently pulled her sister to sit at the small table in front of the stall.

"Yes, yes, yes! The usual!"

"Little Boss Su, you haven't set up shop for nearly half a year! My sister and I came by every day looking for you; we thought you had quit!"

"Haha, I went out to take care of some business and got delayed for a while. Since I made you waste several trips, I'll give you two extra skewers of grilled sausage today."

Su Hui's hands didn't stop moving.

He nimbly set up the frame and canopy.

After tidying up, he placed the marinated meat skewers onto the charcoal fire.

The grease dripped onto the coals, making a "sizzling" sound.

The rich aroma of meat instantly overpowered the scent of snow in the cold wind.

The younger sister's eyes lit up, and she immediately clapped her hands.

"Hehe, then thank you, Little Boss Su~"

"I told you, your barbecue is the best in all of Skywater City! It smells even better than what the chefs in those big restaurants make!"

Having received a benefit, she didn't forget to offer a few compliments.

The older sister raised her hand and gently tapped the younger sister's forehead, her tone tinged with helplessness: "Don't think about taking advantage of people every day."

She turned to look at Su Hui, her tone calm: "Sorry for the trouble, Little Boss Su."

"It's no trouble at all. It will be ready in just a moment."

Su Hui smiled as he flipped the skewers, his mind also deep in thought.

This pair of sisters were regular customers at his stall.

Previously, they would come by almost every few days.

Although he didn't know their names, he could guess from the uniforms they wore that they were likely students of Skywater Academy.

The younger sister sat on the stool, swinging her legs and chattering away.

"Little Boss Su, you have no idea. In the half month you were gone, I tried several other barbecue places, but none of them tasted as good as yours. They were always missing something."

"..."

The older sister nodded to herself.

She admitted this as well.

It was precisely because Su Hui's barbecue tasted superb and was clean and hygienic that she and her sister came here so often.

Her gaze subconsciously drifted toward the seasoning Su Hui was sprinkling on.

That must be the secret to his grilled meat.

That was inevitable; these barbecue seasonings were the essence of modern grilling.

The current era of the Douluo Continent was still somewhat backward, with feudal dynasties still in existence.

The variety and ratios of his seasonings were not things that others could just come up with on a whim.