"Don't worry, Brother Sky Dream. I promised to take you flying, and I'll definitely take you flying." Huo Yuhao stroked the head of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and smiled.
His combat strength was already far beyond what his Soul Power Level would suggest.
Even Soul Masters at the same level couldn't lay a hand on him!
"I didn't believe you before, but now I do." The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nodded in agreement.
"All right, you're done here. Go play somewhere." With that, Huo Yuhao left the Sea of Consciousness.
He began thinking about what he should do next.
"First, I need to earn my first pile of Gold Soul Coins. Once I have a little money, I can practice making Soul Tools."
"Then I'll sell Soul Tools, and I should basically never run short of money again."
"Good. That's the plan. I'll start with the first step: outrageously expensive grilled fish!"
Huo Yuyao couldn't be bothered to think any further. He went out at once to have the tools he needed made.
After spending about one Gold Soul Coin, Huo Yuhao got himself a basic set of grilling tools.
They looked rather crude.
But it didn't matter. As long as they worked, that was fine.
When he'd grilled fish by the river before, he'd used nothing but a few sticks.
Just as Huo Yuhao was pushing his little cart toward the school gate, Tang Ya popped out from somewhere.
Tang Ya's eyes lit up as she looked at the cart he was pushing. "Wow, Yuhao, are you going out to sell grilled fish?"
She'd been wondering how to persuade Huo Yuhao to sell grilled fish, but it seemed she wouldn't have to now.
Huo Yuhao nodded. "Yeah. If I'm out of money, of course I have to sell grilled fish."
Huo Yuhao knew exactly why Tang Ya had come looking for him.
She just wanted him to sell grilled fish.
Tang Ya asked again, "Where are you going to sell them?"
"Where else? Right outside the school gate. Sister Tang, want some?"
Tang Ya nodded enthusiastically. "Sure, sure! I'll help you push the cart."
The two soon arrived at the gates of Shrek Academy.
This was also the eastern gate of Shrek City.
Vendors crowded the area, and quite a few students ran their own businesses there too.
"If you can't sell them, I'll call Beibei over, and the two of us will buy every last grilled fish." Tang Ya chuckled.
By now, not a single student was left registering.
Most of the vendors were selling food. Clearly, it was mealtime.
Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya found a spot at random and set out the metal grill, iron rack, seasonings, and cleaned carp.
As expected, Tang Ya couldn't resist delicious food in the slightest!
"All right, remember to save two for me. I'm going to buy something else first." After putting the charcoal down too, Tang Ya waved and turned to leave.
Huo Yuhao checked that nothing was missing, then expertly started the fire.
At the same time, he put eight carp on the grill.
He sprinkled on the seasonings, and before long, a rich aroma wafted through the air.
Many students coming out of the academy turned to look his way.
Even quite a few vendors selling food glanced over.
"How much are you charging for the grilled fish?" A senior student who'd caught the scent immediately came over to ask.
"They're expensive. One Gold Soul Coin each." Huo Yuhao flipped a fish over as he spoke.
"But they're worth every coin. If it doesn't taste good, I'll give you your money back."
The senior student didn't so much as blink. "Good, good. Worth every coin, huh? Then give me one."
As he spoke, he placed a Gold Soul Coin in front of Huo Yuhao.
Before long, all eight grilled fish were ready.
Huo Yuhao took one and handed it to the senior student.
By now, a crowd had gathered around.
But since Huo Yuhao had never set up here before, they didn't know whether the grilled fish tasted good.
After all, they'd seen plenty of food that smelled delicious but tasted awful.
Most of the onlookers were students just out of class. When they saw the senior student take the fish, everyone's attention shifted to him.
After just one bite, the senior student couldn't help taking several more.
Everyone understood what that meant.
The remaining seven grilled fish sold out in no time.
In just that short while, Huo Yuhao had earned a full eight Gold Soul Coins!
And the faster he sold them, the more people gathered around. No one seemed to think the price of one Gold Soul Coin was too steep.
After all, most of them were students at Shrek Academy!
What student who could get into Shrek Academy wasn't an idiot with money—cough, cough! I mean, handsome and rich?
"Because I have limited funds, I only prepared thirty grilled fish today. There are twenty left. If you're behind the twenty-first person in line, you don't need to wait."
"I'll prepare more tomorrow."
As he spoke, he took the money from each student at the front of the line.
He handed over the grilled fish eight at a time.
Soon, only two grilled fish remained. Those were being saved for Tang Ya.
At some point, several female students in purple uniforms had appeared in front of the stall.
"How much are your grilled fish?" asked the blonde girl at the head of the group.
Huo Yuhao looked up and recognized her.
She was the commoner Soul Master Jiang Nannan.
"They're expensive. A full Gold Soul Coin each." Huo Yuhao already knew how things would go from there.
"Are these fish made of gold? Or are their bones made of gold? That price is way too high!"
Sure enough, Jiang Nannan, who was sensitive to prices, immediately frowned.
"You don't have to eat them." After saying that, Huo Yuhao glanced around.
Where was Xu Sanshi? Why hadn't he shown up yet?
Jiang Nannan turned and left at once.
Right then, a deep, furious roar came from nearby.
"You little brat! I'll kill you!"
As the words rang out, a Gold Soul Coin flew toward Huo Yuhao's grill!
True Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon!
The Gold Soul Coin was immediately caught and could not move forward another inch.
"What the hell are you putting on airs for?!"
Just as Xu Sanshi was about to snatch the grilled fish, Huo Yuhao's voice rang out!
The Killing Domain activated in an instant!
Xu Sanshi's attack power immediately dropped by 30%!
Huo Yuhao's attack power immediately increased by 10%!
True Mysterious Jade Hand and True Purple Demon Eye were also activated at that moment!
With his current strength, killing a Soul Elder might be a little difficult!
But defeating a Soul Elder? Piece of cake!
[ Ding! ]
[Choice triggered!]
[Xu Sanshi couldn't stand seeing his partner go without grilled fish, so he decided to snatch the fish you saved for Tang Ya. What will you do?]
[Option One, "What the hell are you putting on airs for?!" Xu Sanshi dared to provoke you. You can't vent your anger without killing him, so you must kill him. Completion reward (Soul Power Level +10!)]
[Option Two, "Beat the coins out of him!" Give him a vicious beating and take the valuable items on his person. Completion reward (Soul Ring Slot x1)]
[Option Three, "Go completely wild!" Since he chose to provoke you for Jiang Nannan's sake, then, in full view of the public, discuss length and depth with her right in front of Xu Sanshi... Completion reward (Pseudo-Artifact Basalt Shield!)]
[Option Four, "Apologize and make amends." Xu Sanshi is a fifth-year student in Shrek Academy's Outer Courtyard! You're only a first-year newcomer, and you can't afford to provoke him. Apologize to him and give him your grilled fish. Completion reward (Innate Soul Power +1)]
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