Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 133 Black Gold (Daily 10,000 words)

Having successfully defeated Ning Tian's team, Huo Yuhao and his companions walked back with an air of superiority. They had easily defeated one of the three championship contenders, and in the eyes of others, they had only revealed Wang Dong's first soul skill, Winged Guillotine, the Goddess of Light Butterfly. This result was completely acceptable to them.

Heading back to window number eight of the Shrek Academy cafeteria, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao cleverly retrieved tables and chairs from their storage soul tools, waiting for Huo Yuhao to come and order.

Huo Yuhao walked to window number eight and ordered a stewed meat and a soup. Both dishes had a rich aroma that whetted the appetite.

The stew is mainly made of lean meat and tendons. The broth is rich and thick, the meat is tender and soft, and even the tendons have turned into soft gelatinous substance. Just looking at it will make you want to eat more.

The clear broth is a pale golden color. It contains nothing but soup, yet it has an enticing aroma, even more so than the stewed meat, with a subtle hint of herbs.

"Uncle Gongsun, did the spice packet I gave you work?"

Leaning against the counter at window number eight, Huo Yuhao looked at the food emitting an enticing aroma from the bottom of the pot and turned his head to ask.

"Not bad, not bad."

Behind counter number eight, a middle-aged man wearing a chef's hat, who looked noticeably chubby, smiled at Huo Yuhao and pointed to the stewed meat, saying, "The meat of the Scaled Demon Crocodile is usually just blanched with scallions, ginger, and garlic to remove the scum. Although it tastes good, the flavor is ultimately lacking in complexity."

"Now it's great. If I don't want to go through all that trouble, I can just throw in two spice packets when stewing the meat: star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, and chili peppers. I can adjust the proportions as needed, and the flavor will be much richer. It's not a waste of such precious scaly crocodile meat. You're really resourceful."

The two were discussing the Scaled Crocodile, an amphibious soul beast with immense strength. Consuming its meat was highly beneficial for soul masters, improving their physique and strengthening their meridians. It was a rare and valuable resource.

However, the flesh of this Scaled Demon Crocodile is as hard as iron. To turn its hundred-refined Vajra into something as soft as silk, one would need extremely high cooking skills—for example, sealing the earthenware pot with soul power, and then having a fire-attribute soul master use soul power to increase the temperature, simulating the effect of a pressure cooker.

"The space at window number five has been prepared for you. Once the school approves it, you can move your little shop directly into the cafeteria."

Huo Yuhao was carrying a large portion of stewed meat and a bowl of soup, and was about to leave when he heard the fat chef say this.

"We must thank Uncle Gongsun for his trouble."

Huo Yuhao nodded in thanks.

Upon hearing this, the chubby chef, who was called Uncle Gongsun, smiled and said, "This has nothing to do with me. It's because you are capable and your barbecue is delicious enough to meet the academy's excellent ingredient import plan. You were also able to get Dean Qian to help you. I just asked someone to help you clear out the stuff piled up in the previously empty window number five."

Nodding again to express his gratitude, Huo Yuhao then carried the two dishes back. The stewed meat was made with Scaled Demon Crocodile, which was not only valuable but also extremely nutritious. In addition to the stewed meat, the other soup was also a good thing.

According to Uncle Gongsun, this soup is made by simmering a flying spirit beast for a long time. It has the effect of nourishing the internal organs, making the internal energy of a spirit master more stable, which is beneficial to cultivation.

After placing the two dishes on the table, Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong returned, one carrying several bowls of crystal rice and the other carrying several small servings of pickled vegetables.

"Yuhao, from what Uncle Gongsun said earlier, is Aunt Yun planning to move her shop to our school cafeteria?"

Wang Dong poured two spoonfuls of meat broth over his bowl of crystal rice, ate a few mouthfuls, and then asked curiously.

"Yes," Huo Yuhao nodded, "Although Shrek City has good public security, it is a complex place with various forces gathered there. It is not as peaceful as the academy. My mother is just an ordinary person without cultivation, so it would be better for her to move into the school."

"Hehe, that's great, class monitor! From now on, if I want to eat your barbecue, I won't have to go so far. I can just come to the cafeteria."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao immediately spoke up.

"Not only that."

Huo Yuhao said, "Although everyone has been very supportive of me and taken care of my barbecue restaurant business, there are bound to be people who are envious of a small shop with an annual turnover of over 600,000 and a profit of over 500,000."

"Since that's the case, why not just throw this hot potato away? In the end, no matter how much money you make from barbecue, it can't compare to making money directly from selling spices. However, I still need to think more about how to transform myself from a barbecue vendor into a spice distributor."

A thoughtful look flashed in Huo Yuhao's golden eyes.

In the past two years, the reputation of his barbecue restaurant has probably extended beyond Shrek City. He doesn't know about the Sun Moon Empire, but he is definitely famous in the Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, and Fighting Spirit Empires. After all, the senior students who have eaten his barbecue are the best mobile phone to call him when they go home for vacation.

With their help, the value of the spices in my barbecue will surely be noticed by many people with a keen business sense. The next question is simply how to get them to willingly part with so much money to buy my spices.

Huo Yuhao certainly didn't expect to make money for himself by selling spices for the rest of his life. After all, once these spices were released, people would inevitably go around comparing and searching for them, and then start cultivating them on a large scale.

After all, Huo Yuhao only knew about spices because he heard from merchants in Ashina Castle that they were quite valuable. Spices like pepper were even called black gold, which is why Huo Yuhao had been collecting them diligently.

Therefore, the original forms of those spices and how to cultivate them on a large scale will inevitably be discovered as long as there is profit to be made.

However, this period will not be too short. If Huo Yuhao grinds the various spices into powder and sells them, he can extend this period even further.

The following matches were much easier for Huo Yuhao and his team.

Fortunately, Ning Tian's team still had a Soul Master, but they were still easily defeated by Huo Yuhao's team. The next round of the round of 32 to 16 was a given. Wang Dong had already revealed his first Soul Skill, the Goddess of Light Butterfly, and no longer held back. He unleashed a flurry of slashes with his Winged Guillotine and once again won a great victory.

After the draw, the elimination round of the freshmen assessment, from sixteen to eight, officially began.

The competition area expanded once again, with eight spacious arenas where matches began simultaneously. Huo Yuhao and his team's opponents this time were somewhat unusual; unlike the three women in yesterday's second match, this time they were faced with three men.

The three opponents lined up horizontally as soon as they entered the arena. Standing in the center was a large, fat boy. According to Shrek Academy's admission rules, he should be at most twelve years old, but his figure didn't look like that at all!

The man's height wasn't exaggerated, only about 1.7 meters, but more importantly, his waistline was probably close to 1.7 meters as well.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but feel a little shocked. If he remembered correctly, although Ran She Chongzang was fat, his waist was not the same size as his height.

(End of this chapter)