The First Battle?

Arriving at the kitchen, they encountered Tang Ya and Bei Bei, who were also brainstorming ways to help them.

They found the person in charge of procurement for the kitchen and negotiated to order an extra batch of supplies, such as ten jin of meat and twenty fish.

This would allow them to set up a barbecue stand.

Although the variety was not yet decided, it would certainly be cheap goods.

They could not afford anything expensive anyway.

As the group left, Tang Ya said with satisfaction, "I didn't expect you two to come looking for people to discuss this right after school started. You have a great sense for making money."

They hadn't relied on the two of them, but had found a way on their own.

Although Ji Siyuan and Huo Yuhao were young, they already possessed the ability to be independent.

Huo Yuhao said, "This was all Siyuan's idea. He was the one who led me here the whole way."

Ji Siyuan replied, "In fact, I don't really want to do this kind of work. But we are truly lacking initial capital."

The three looked at him, not understanding what he was talking about.

"It's not that we can't cook; top-tier chefs are still very rare. But we are Soul Masters, and we need to spend a lot of time cultivating. So, I want to find a different way to make money as much as possible."

The truth was that Ji Siyuan didn't know where any chef competitions or similar projects might be held.

Otherwise, he could have signed up to participate.

His culinary skills and techniques, while perhaps not god-tier, were definitely top-notch in this world.

Tang Ya asked, "Are you thinking of doing something else?"

"Normally speaking, aren't Soul Masters wealthier than the average human?"

Everyone nodded.

"And doesn't a higher income mean a higher proportion of people who enjoy luxury?"

"Yes."

"Then, wouldn't better culinary skills command a higher price?"

"That logic holds, but it's not quite feasible. Everyone focuses more on the ingredients; only high-quality ingredients can be considered medicinal cuisine."

This was Ji Siyuan's disadvantage; he neither knew the medicinal food pairings of the Douluo Continent nor had the money to buy such high-quality ingredients.

Bei Bei patted him on the shoulder, "No wonder you need to accumulate initial capital."

"No, that's only one part. I was just speaking up for cooks; what I really want to do is see if there are any idiots out there and fleece them for a fortune."

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Huo Yuhao said, "Siyuan, isn't that a bit wrong? My mother taught me that extortion is not right."

He patted Huo Yuhao, "No, you misunderstood. I've already investigated; private wagers are allowed in Soul Fighting. As long as there are fools, one can win against the odds and earn Gold Soul Coins."

The most important part of the barbecue plan was relying on Xu Sanshi, who could drop gold coins.

The Mystic Water Pill wasn't important to Ji Siyuan; what mattered were the Gold Soul Coins.

Before the freshman assessment, he would be in desperate need of money.

Xu Sanshi was simply a place to farm gold coins.

Bei Bei remarked, "That's right, Siyuan, a fifteen-level Battle Soul Master like you can certainly trick quite a few people."

This person was an expert at gambling himself.

He had teamed up with Xu Sanshi to fleece who knew how many people.

Tang Ya didn't want to hear so much about the future, "Just get the barbecue ready for now, right?"

"Exactly."

"Then don't overthink it, just prepare for it after school starts."

Huo Yuhao asked, "Does that mean we don't have to fight for now?"

Ji Siyuan replied, "Right, it's not like a weakling is going to just appear in front of us right now."

Wang Dong'er, who had just walked over, happened to hear this sentence.

"What did you say?" Turning back to see it was Ji Siyuan and the others, she was so angry she laughed, "You really are like ghosts that won't go away. You finished eating and didn't leave, just waiting here to be sarcastic toward me?"

It was a real coincidence to run into her.

Huo Yuhao wanted to explain, but Wang Dong'er interrupted directly, "You say you're stronger than me? If you have the guts, dare to have a fight?"

"Uh, the school doesn't allow fighting."

"There is the Soul Fighting Zone!"

"The two of us are very poor; we can't afford the Soul Fighting Zone."

Never mind affording it, the ticket for a single match was one Silver Soul Coin.

Ji Siyuan couldn't bear to spend that money.

"Why are you looking at me? Expecting me to treat you to a match against me? I'm not as stupid as you think."

Tang San: "Trick her into the Tang Sect. Tang Beast should have given her the order to join the Tang Sect."

"Wow, Uncle Tang, you've even thought of a nickname for the [you] of this timeline."

"I have no desire to share a title with him."

With an outside advisor providing the strategy, it was simple: "In that case, we can't afford the Soul Fight. How about we have a match outside without using our Martial Souls? If I don't win in three moves, I lose."

Pure provocation.

Wang Dong'er, hearing that he claimed he could win in three moves, didn't believe it for a second: "If you win, I'll treat you to meals for the next week!"

"No, no, I can't afford to gamble with money."

"Then what do you mean?"

Seeing the fish take the bait, Ji Siyuan immediately began to reel it in: "How about this: if I lose, I'll apologize to you and go wherever you designate for three consecutive days. But if you lose, you have to join our sect. How about that?"

"Join a sect? What is your sect?" Wang Dong hadn't even considered such a request.

Tang Ya, hearing Ji Siyuan's wager, immediately gave a thumbs up: "Good tactic!"

As for introducing the sect, that was a job for Tang Ya, the Sect Master.

Tang Ya explained the history and methods of the Tang Sect in detail.

It was truly the style of Tang Beast; upon hearing about joining the Tang Sect, Wang Dong lost all reason and began chatting away with Tang Ya.

She turned around and agreed to Ji Siyuan's request.

Tang San: "It's a pity she isn't in the same dormitory as you."

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"Wake up, Uncle Tang. We're in a double room."

"Siyuan, why do you think she's called Wang Dong'er? Shouldn't her surname be Tang?"

People on the Douluo Continent identified kinship by Martial Souls, and after becoming gods, one could see it directly, so surnames weren't that important.

"It's an alias. She'll take the name Tang once the three parts are reunited."

After answering, Ji Siyuan suddenly perked up: "Uncle Tang, what are you thinking about? You aren't planning to snatch her back right now, are you? We can't do that."

"No, I'm thinking that if you collect all three parts, does that count as bringing them together in a certain sense?"

"I'm very happy that you found my daughter for me, but what you brought back is incomplete, and I don't like that. I'm giving you a mission now: find all three of them."

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Three parts, and one of them is in the God Realm. How is he supposed to find that?

The headache was that the third part was a major problem; he hadn't even resolved the first one right in front of him.

Wang Dong'er was already prepared to do battle with Ji Siyuan.

Although she wanted to join the Tang Sect, she couldn't afford to lose to Ji Siyuan.

Tang Ya acted as the referee, tied Blue Silver Grass around their waists, and the fight began.

Without the use of Martial Souls, Ji Siyuan completely crushed her in every aspect.

Before Huo Yuhao could even activate his cheat, he had successfully grabbed Wang Dong'er by the back of her neck: "You lost!"

"Let go of me!"

He let go, and Wang Dong'er flopped onto the ground with a smack.

"Bastard, I'll fight you to the death!"

The Blue Silver Grass hurriedly pulled them apart.

Ji Siyuan stroked his chin: "Very soft, not like a cutting board."

Looking down at her flat chest, Wang Dong'er flew into a rage: "I haven't developed yet!"

The furious little lion was held back and couldn't get over to hit him.

Tang Ya came over and poked him: "What is wrong with you?"

"It just slipped out subconsciously."

Ji Siyuan lowered his head to apologize, then left the aftermath to Tang Ya.

Wang Dong'er successfully joined the Tang Sect.

She said indignantly: "Once you have money, we're going to the Soul Fight arena to have a real match!"