A Bite of Douluo Continent

Inside the Hanshi restaurant, Ye Lingqing was busy in the kitchen.

Because he needed to prepare various meals for the breakfast business in advance, Qi Han did not let him see him off.

After getting up, Ye Lingqing went to the familiar kitchen and began the same busy preparations as before.

"Steamed dumplings...oil-splashed noodles...paomo (pita bread soaked in broth)...dragon dumplings..."

Each breakfast item needs to be prepared in advance as a semi-finished product. For example, xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and long jiao (dumplings) need to be wrapped in advance and ready to be put into the steamer at any time. Noodles such as youpo noodles also need to be prepared in advance. Only in this way can we ensure that they can be served in time when diners need them.

After preparing all twelve dishes, he carefully checked them one last time before finally letting out a sigh of relief and looking at the time.

There was exactly half an hour before breakfast service started.

Even after the teacher left, I didn't disrupt the business at all!

A faint smile appeared on Gu Yelingqing's face, and she felt more confident about the business ahead.

He looked up and peered through the partition at the outside world, a look of surprise immediately appearing on his face.

"Why is Sister Shuangshuang here?"

Outside, Ying Shuangshuang and Ji Yunruo stood together on one side of the group, and she was wearing the work clothes that Ye Lingqing was very familiar with.

If you're here to eat, you shouldn't need to change into work clothes, right?

Thinking of this, Ye Lingqing quickly walked to the shop door, opened it, and looked at Ying Shuangshuang curiously, "Sister Shuangshuang, what brings you here?"

“This is your first time running a business alone today, so I've come to see if I can help.” Ying Shuangshuang looked at Ye Lingqing with a smile. “Anyway, I don’t have any classes this morning, so I’m just killing time.”

"Sister Shuangshuang, thank you..."

"You're welcome. Come on, come on, I'll try your breakfast too."

"Ok!"

...

"Now, let's take attendance."

In a large classroom at Shrek Academy, a middle-aged male teacher who looked rather serious walked up to the podium and took out the attendance list.

The students present immediately showed expressions of relief, as if they had just escaped a disaster.

Teacher Zhao, known as the "Cold-Faced King of Hell," usually has a very strict teaching style, which puts a lot of pressure on students. However, because of his high teaching level and the abundance of practical content in his courses, many students still choose to take them.

The students of Shrek Foreign Language Academy were experiencing a bittersweet mix of pain and joy with this teacher's classes.

This teacher's roll call habits are also quite peculiar. He doesn't take roll call in every class, or rather, he doesn't take roll call most of the time. But if you're not present when he does take roll call, you'll face very severe punishment.

For example, imagine running dozens of laps around the two-kilometer track of Shrek Academy, with your soul power sealed and wearing heavy armor...

"Fuya".

"To!"

Fuya raised her hand to indicate that she had arrived, then looked at the empty seat next to her with a hint of helplessness.

We're doomed...

The two skipped class for the first time and ended up running into the King of Hell taking attendance...

“Ying Shuangshuang”.

Fuya coughed lightly, shrank her head, and used her soul power to slightly alter her voice, imitating Ying Shuangshuang's voice, "Here."

Teacher Zhao on the stage suddenly looked up and locked her gaze on Fuya, falling silent.

"Good job substituting, don't do it again next time." Teacher Zhao said coldly as she took out a pen and wrote something on the roster. "Since you're so loyal, then go all the way and run with her."

"After class this afternoon, you two report to the playground, seal your soul power, and each of you wear size three armor and run twenty laps."

The No. 3 training suit weighs 100 pounds; wearing it is equivalent to doubling your body weight…

Fuya's face fell. "I understand..."

Chapter 430 Jade City (Bonus chapter for Xingye's donation)

Qi Han rode the Chasing Cloud in flight mode at full speed throughout the day, finally arriving at Yubin City just before sunset.

This coastal city, located within the territory of the Heavenly Dou Empire, is actually quite extraordinary.

Along the vast coastline of the Heavenly Dou Empire, it stands out like a bright pearl, its status no less than that of Shanghai Province in the previous life of Blue Star China.

This is largely due to the geographical location of Yubin City itself.

The city is located on a peninsula. When viewed from above, it resembles a pearl growing on the coastline of the Douluo Continent. The city's boundaries are almost entirely coastline, with only a few areas bordering the mainland.

Its formation is also quite peculiar. A thousand years ago, Yubin City was still an island, but it slowly drifted over and eventually became part of Douluo Continent.

This is something the locals talk about with great interest. Some locals even jokingly say that if a continent about the size of Douluo Continent were to float over like this, would housing prices have to drop?

The coastline of Yubin City also brought vitality to the city's shipbuilding and maritime transportation industries, enabling it to rise rapidly and become a maritime transportation hub in the Douluo Continent.

For the people of Douluo Continent, the ocean is a forbidden zone for life, ravaged by sea spirit beasts. However, the sea spirit beasts in the near-shore areas are not strong, and it is still possible to sail through them.

Far away on a secluded path outside Yubin City, Qi Han patted the mane on the back of Zhuiyun's neck, which had returned to normal. "Zhuiyun, you've had a hard journey."

He had planned to take a short rest halfway through his journey to avoid getting too tired from chasing the clouds.

But it seemed that because it had been so long since it had flown in the sky, Zhuiyun had inexhaustible energy and flew all the way without stopping.

The unicorn gently touched Qi Han's forehead, and Zhuiyun's voice still sounded somewhat unsatisfied, "I'm not tired. It's been a long time since I've come out to play."

"I'll still let you enter the small world occasionally after we go back," Qi Han said, his eyes softening.

"Okay, hehe."

"Meow~"

Gulu crawled out of Qi Han's arms, climbed onto his shoulder, and gently rubbed against Qi Han's cheek.

I, as a pet owner, also want to go and see the little world!

Although Gulu can't speak yet, after spending a lot of time with it, Qi Han can roughly understand what it means. He chuckled and patted Gulu's head, "Okay, Ruyi will take you there from now on."

Gulu and Zhuiyun can enter the system's small world, but Qi Han, as the system's host, does not yet have access because his chef level has not yet met the requirements.

This left him feeling rather helpless.

He's never seen what the miniature world looks like in all his years.

Leading Zhuiyun and carrying Gulu, Qi Han followed the flow of people into Yubin City.

Although this is the destination, the Azure Scaled Dragon Eel is not here. To kill an Azure Scaled Dragon Eel as required by the mission, Qi Han needs to rent a boat, depart from Yubin City, and then head to the sea area where the Azure Scaled Dragon Eel appears to find a way.

This undoubtedly increases the difficulty of the task.

"Hello, could you tell me where the largest ship rental place is in Jade Coast City?"

After entering the city, Qi Han quickly stopped a pedestrian who looked like a local and asked him questions.

But the answer the pedestrian gave him was quite unexpected.

"Feng's Escort Agency?"

Unexpectedly, Feng's Escort Agency also has a side business in Yubin City, and it is the largest one in Yubin City.

This surprised Qi Han quite a bit.

Gu had never imagined that a security escort agency and a boat rental company could be related.

But upon closer reflection…

Goodness, apart from the change in mode of transportation, there really isn't much difference.

Since that's the case, there's nothing to hesitate about. Qi Han has patronized the Feng Clan Escort Agency's business more than once or twice. Last time, Feng Lingyue, the manager of the Feng Clan Escort Agency, even gave him a VIP card, which allows him to get a 40% discount at escort agencies all over the continent.

"Let's go, Zhuiyun, we're going to Feng's Escort Agency."

Following the directions given by the pedestrians, Qi Han headed towards the Feng Family Escort Agency.

"Meow!"

"Oh, I almost forgot to include you. Let's go, Gulu."

...

"Mr. Qi, welcome to Feng's Escort Agency."

After Qi Han presented his VIP card, the waiter invited him to a quiet room to taste the Haiyu tea, a specialty of Yubin City. Soon after, a stylish young man walked in with an exceptionally enthusiastic expression.

"Hello, I need to rent a boat to go to the nearest waters where the Azure Scaled Dragon Eel lives." Without being too polite, Qi Han quickly stated his request.

"As expected of the owner of Hanshi Restaurant, Mr. Qi actually came for this Azure Scaled Dragon Eel?" A look of surprise flashed across the young man's face, but he quickly revealed an expression of knowing it was true. "As a rare sea spirit beast with extremely delicious meat, it is only natural that Mr. Qi values ​​the Azure Scaled Dragon Eel."

Although Jade City is prosperous, there isn't much left to attract this person.

The young man wasn't surprised, but Qi Han was somewhat taken aback.

Yubin City is so far away, is there anyone who can recognize me?

He suddenly looked up and carefully examined the young man, then suddenly felt that the man's features seemed somewhat familiar. "What is your relationship with Manager Feng Lingyue?"

“That’s my cousin.” The young man smiled slightly, seemingly noticing Qi Han’s confusion, and explained, “Mr. Qi, there’s no need to be puzzled. The reputation of Hanshi (Cold Food Festival) has been known in Yubin City for quite some time now. There are even a few restaurants in Yubin City that can cook fried rice with eggs. In addition, the escort agency has a record of who each of the VIP cards my cousin gave us belongs to, so it’s not difficult for them to recognize you.”

So that's how it is?

Qi Han suddenly realized, and then stopped dwelling on it. "Can your escort agency's ship meet my requirements?"

When does Mr. Qi need it?

"Let's set off early tomorrow morning." Qi Han glanced at the darkening sky. It was already evening, so it was impossible to go out to sea, but they still had to leave early tomorrow morning, since the mission only gave them five days.

It's better to do it sooner rather than later.

“No problem.” After a moment of contemplation, the young man smiled and said, “Tomorrow morning, the Feng Clan Escort Agency will arrange a small boat for you to set off alone. There will be a very experienced boatman on board to operate the boat. He himself has the cultivation of the fourth ring, so he can protect himself without any worries. What do you think of this arrangement?”

"Going to hunt sea spirit beasts is somewhat dangerous, and the Feng Clan Escort Agency does not offer such protection services. If needed, Mr. Qi can visit the Mercenary Guild in Yubin City."

"No problem." Qi Han nodded. He was quite satisfied to be able to set off alone, since his requirements were special and it would probably be more troublesome if he were on the same ship as others.

As for seeking mercenary protection, he had no need for that, since the system mission required him to kill independently.

"Mr. Qi, this is a map of Yubin City. Consider it a small gift from Feng's Escort Agency." The young man handed over a scroll. "It marks the locations of many hotels, as well as the locations of various ports in Yubin City. Tomorrow morning, Mr. Qi only needs to go to Port No. 12 to board the ship and set sail."