In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Chapter 7. Huo Yuhao's Failed Attempt to Return to His Old Profession

Huo Yuhao's willpower was not bad. After all, he was a reborn god king. Having experienced countless major events in his previous life, his mind had not grown much. However, he was good at deceiving himself. He forced himself not to think about Xue Di and the others. With his head tilted to the side, he quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Silent all night.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Huo Yuhao eagerly climbed out of bed, ignoring the strange looks from his muscular roommates, and went to the kitchen sink to wash up.

Today is another day filled with hope... oh no, hope.

After washing up, Huo Yuhao hummed a little tune and walked out of the dormitory with a shiny face.

The group of muscular male roommates looked at each other with strange expressions as Huo Yuhao's figure gradually disappeared into the distance. The moment the dormitory door closed, the oppressive atmosphere inside the dormitory vanished.

"Who's that guy? Acting all arrogant? Is he some powerful young master from some influential family?"

"It doesn't seem like it. He's so thin and small, looking malnourished. What kind of rich young master looks like that?"

"Exactly, exactly. That young master is going to be in charge of the family in the future, so he'll have to deal with people a lot. He can't be a quiet, reserved person. He doesn't have the destiny to be rich, but he's got the disease of being rich. He acts all high and mighty every day, and he looks down on us. He can't even pretend properly."

"A bitch is just being pretentious!"

Girls' dormitories are full of backstabbing and intrigue, while relationships in boys' dormitories are relatively simple. No matter if you're a goofball, a tough guy, or a quiet type, as long as you're a normal person and not one of those mama's boys, daddy's boys, or other boys with distorted personalities, it's hard not to fit in.

Huo Yuhao fell right into this trap. You can avoid certain unnecessary social interactions, but you should at least greet your roommates. If you don't greet them or even pretend to, it's as if you have "I look down on you" written all over your face.

Huo Yuhao had no idea that his group of hunky male roommates were talking about him behind his back, nor did he care to know. To him, only Wang Dong'er was worthy of being his roommate. The others, well... none of them were worthy, none of them were worthy of being Huo Yuhao's roommates!

After someone became a god, the humble and kind Huo Yuhao was... dead!

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After leaving the dormitory, Huo Yuhao first went to a department store to buy some barbecue equipment, such as grills and charcoal. Then he went to the fresh food market to buy a batch of processed grass carp, sealed them with ice, and set up his stall at the gate of Shrek Academy in that familiar spot, starting his old business.

It's not that Huo Yuhao's grilled fish is particularly delicious; the taste certainly can't compare to that of the chefs in the palace. At best, it's just street food, its main selling point being its good quality and low price. For five copper soul coins, you can't go wrong with it.

Most of the students at Shrek Academy are from noble families and are used to eating rich and delicious food. So, occasionally eating grilled fish from a roadside stall is a different kind of enjoyment for them.

Because it was during the enrollment period, there were an unusually large number of Soul Masters coming and going in the East Gate area. Huo Yuhao's business was good; in no time, he sold more than forty grilled fish and earned two gold Soul Coins.

To Huo Yuhao's regret, he had been setting up his stall for so long but hadn't seen Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan. He wondered how their relationship was going and whether that incident had happened. He was quite a fan of this couple.

Just then, two Soul Masters dressed in disciplinary squad uniforms arrived at the grilled fish stall. Looking Huo Yuhao in the eye, they said with unfriendly expressions, "Do you have a business license to set up a stall here?"

"Business license? What's that?" Huo Yuhao stared wide-eyed, his eyes filled with confusion.

"So there isn't one?" One of the patrol members looked at Huo Yuhao's slightly immature face, his heart softening, and didn't make things too difficult for him. "Hmm... fine, considering your young age and it's your first offense, we won't pursue the matter further. Remember, you need to go to the Shrek City Lord's Mansion to obtain a business license and pay the corresponding stall fee before you're qualified to set up a stall!"

As they spoke, the two patrol members began confiscating Huo Yuhao's grilled fish stall and the two illegally obtained gold soul coins. While no legal action would be taken, a symbolic punishment was still necessary.

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Throughout the entire process, Huo Yuhao did not resist the two members of the patrol team. Firstly, he didn't care about the small amount of money, and secondly... given his current status, he couldn't afford to clash with government officials. They were just following the rules, so what did it have to do with them?

After the two patrol members left, Huo Yuhao slumped to the ground, feeling incredibly wronged. What was wrong with this world? In his previous life, he had set up a stall here and hadn't been asked for a business license or stall fee.

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Is it possible that something like this existed in your past life, but Bei Bei arranged it in advance to protect Huo Yuhao's pride, allowing you to sit back and collect the money?

Shrek City, especially the East City area where Shrek Academy is located, is incredibly valuable. Do you, Huo Yuhao, really think that just anyone is qualified to sit at the entrance of Shrek Academy and set up a stall?

It's like saying that every year tens of thousands of civilians starve to death, and you, Huo Yuhao, are saying... these people deserve it. If they don't have money to eat, can't they go to the gates of dukes' and marquises' mansions to scoop up swill and pick up food from garbage cans to fill their stomachs?

Born into a duke's mansion, Huo Yuhao could awaken his martial soul and obtain the Soul Power Meditation Method to cultivate his soul power. After his mother's death, he was still able to survive in the White Tiger Duke's mansion for more than a year, which means that... he just couldn't make ends meet, but he wouldn't go hungry.

After the Spirit Hall was destroyed, what were the lives of ordinary people like in the Douluo Continent II era?

Huo Yuhao hasn't endured enough cold treatment. Any Soul Master from the lowest commoner background would choose to overthrow the Sea God Pavilion and Shrek Academy instead of becoming their most loyal lackey!

Going back to reality.

Huo Yuhao ultimately chose to give up on returning to his old profession. He definitely couldn't afford the high stall fees, and even if he could, he wouldn't earn it back. How much money could he make selling grilled fish? Besides, he wasn't going to be a stall owner forever; he still had to go to school.

Helpless, Huo Yuhao could only take out the jade slip that Tang Ya had given him yesterday afternoon from the jade maiden at his waist... oh no, from the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night, and stroke it a couple of times.

"Sister Xiaoya, Senior Brother Beibei, do you have time? I'll be waiting for you at the gate of Shrek Academy. I need your help with something."

(P.S.: A private message has arrived, so everyone can invest with confidence.)

(End of this chapter)