Douluo Continent: The Spirit-Eyed Detective Huo Yuhao

Bai Zhen, as the village chief, has excellent management skills and quickly found the right people to meet the requirements.

This small snowfield is really barren. You can only find a few dozen people if you search the whole place. Most of them have ice attribute martial souls, which is also a characteristic of the people of the snowfield.

Huo Yuhao has decided that this secluded snow paradise will be his second pilot area for experiments. He will first promote the Beast Taming Contract here and do his best to cultivate a sufficiently mature and powerful force.

"Villagers, Lord Huodou has something to say." As soon as Bai Zhen finished speaking, dozens of people fell silent, all staring fervently at Huo Yuhao, who was dressed in black robes and was the one who had truly made their lives better and better.

"Haha, it seems there's no need to incite anything; you guys are already enthusiastic enough." Huo Yuhao waved his hand and said, "I will give each of you a contracted soul beast. They will provide you with soul rings to help you in life, work, and battle. They will be your lifelong partners, so remember to nurture them well."

After that, everything will be arranged by your Village Chief Bai.

"Yes!" There were no objections.

"Huh?!" Bai Zhen's mouth dropped open. She hadn't expected her master to just push all the responsibility onto her like that.

"You should definitely make good use of your management skills. Don't worry, I've already planned most of the development arrangements, and I'll teach you how to do it later," Huo Yuhao said with a smile.

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"Becoming a mortal?" Bai Zhen looked at the plan Huo Yuhao had written with delight.

“Yes, if Nuanlu Village wants to develop, it absolutely cannot remain trapped in these snow-capped mountains any longer. It must communicate with the outside world. You, who have been out before, should understand this best.” Huo Yuhao tapped the table with his finger, his mind racing with thoughts.

“Yes, Master, that’s what I’ve always thought, but the village’s backward thinking makes it hard to change people’s minds. But now that I have you, Master, things are different!” Bai Zhen said excitedly, her beautiful silver hair gleaming under the electric light.

“Well, what you need to do next is ‘trade’,” Huo Yuhao said.

"trading?"

“Yes, trade is a very good form of exchange. Think about what Nuanlu Village has. We can sell those things to Tianhun and Douling to earn other things, just like your family used to do.”

“My family… those ores…” Bai Zhen was quick-witted and immediately thought, “Oh right, there’s also snow yak milk, furs, snow mountain animal meat, cheese…”

“Minerals, livestock, handicrafts, local specialties, very good, that’s all for now.” Huo Yuhao nodded and said, “Weaving… there are many people in the village who know how to do it, right? There are many Ice Silkworms in the Beast Tamer Guild, let’s make use of those too.”

"Use what?" Bai Zhen asked, puzzled.

"This." Huo Yuhao flipped his hand, and a ball of ice silkworm silk fell out.

…………

"Master, are you leaving?" Bai Zhen asked, her face full of reluctance.

"Yes, everything is arranged. I'll be leaving for a while, but I'll come back to check in from time to time. Contact me through the teleportation array if anything happens." Huo Yuhao checked the teleportation array and prepared to depart.

The teleportation array flashed, and Huo Yuhao's figure disappeared.

“Master…” Bai Zhen suddenly felt empty, as if the earth-shaking changes of the past few days had not been real.

"Oh, right, do a good job, I believe in you." The teleportation array lit up again, and Huo Yuhao reappeared.

After saying that, he left.

Bai Zhen: "..."

Chapter 23 Shrek's Morning and the Evil Soul Master Squad

"Ring ring, the electric alarm clock woke up the people of Shrek City. What do the Shrek people do before starting their day's work?"

A new era brings new lifestyles. A Shrek ape turns on the electric soul light, illuminating the room, and then, to the soothing strains of the electric soul radio, prepares a delicate breakfast on an induction cooker.

A bottle of pure water from the deepest part of Poseidon Lake is the best drink, seemingly carrying the blessing of the sea god and the academic atmosphere of Shrek Academy…

"And Dai Huabin's ashes." If Huo Yuhao were here, he would definitely say this in his heart, but unfortunately he is on leave and not here.

"This guy actually took such a long leave." Looking at the empty bed opposite him, now without that annoying guy, Wang Dong felt a little uncomfortable.

Wang Dong turned off the radio, and the radio host's refined voice came to an abrupt end.

"I don't know how Yuhao convinced Senior Brother Beibei to become a broadcaster, and isn't this content all about his product advertisements? It's really hard for those of us who know him to stand it."

Wang Dong tidied herself up quickly, hung the blue camera Huo Yuhao had given her on her waist, and went out.

Today is a rest day at the college, and there are no classes. As usual, Wang Dong took his camera and flew around taking pictures.

This is a habit she developed after receiving the camera. Perhaps it's because she genuinely enjoys taking pictures, or perhaps it's simply to show off the unique camera Huo Yuhao gave her.

"Hello, sir." Wang Dong greeted Mu En.

With a click of the shutter, a kind old man sitting in an electric wheelchair listening to the radio appeared in the photo.

"well."

Moon nodded with a smile. The radio was playing Beibei's broadcast. He does this every day now. Ever since he got the radio, he lies by the door with either Beibei's broadcast or a bunch of old people's music playing.

"Goodbye, sir." Wang Dong awkwardly spread his wings and flew away.

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"Poseidon Lake is really beautiful this morning."

Wang Dong took another picture; this is the shimmering Poseidon Lake under the morning sunlight.

They also filmed a large, dark-skinned man using a big machine to pump water from the lake.

"Brother He, what are you doing?"

That was He Caitou; Wang Dong had met him through Huo Yuhao.

"Ah, this? Yuhao said it. It's such a waste to leave the Sea God Lake here. Our Soul Guidance Department is short of funds, so we put up an advertisement saying 'Sea God Deep Lake water is pure and unpolluted, drinking it gives you magical powers,' and then pumped water from here to sell. And you know what? It actually sells pretty well." He Caitou scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly.

“This guy…” Wang Dong’s lips twitched.

"Well then, I'll be going now. Goodbye, brother." She grabbed the camera with both hands and flew away.

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Shrek Shopping Street

There are several grilled fish vending machines here, and every morning a large number of people line up early to buy them.

"Why are so many vending machines completely empty every morning, with not a single item left?" one student complained. If he can't buy it here, he'll have to order takeout from the city.

"I heard that every morning a ragged old beggar comes and buys everything, carrying a huge pile around, not afraid of his stomach bursting," someone said.

"What old beggar? That's Elder Xuan."

"What's all the noise about? Get in line, the new stock is coming soon!" Xu Sanshi shouted from in front of the vending machines.

At that moment, a stunningly beautiful young woman appeared like a gust of wind, carrying a large box full of grilled fish to the vending machine.

She was wearing Mengtian Logistics' exclusive uniform, with two soft rabbit ears sticking up on her hat. The rabbit ears were something Huo Yuhao had specially kept.

He said, "This is a unique feature; rabbit ears are a feature that can attract unique customers."

For example, the distinctive Xu Sanshi.

"Hehe, Nannan, here to restock." Xu Sanshi immediately put on a fawning and lewd expression.

Jiang Nannan didn't even look at him, only saying, "Pack it up." Then she put the grilled fish box down.

"Yes." Xu Sanshi replied with a serious expression.

"Senior Xu, you're at it again." The students in line burst into laughter.

"Start what? Start what! Are you still going to buy or not?" Xu Sanshi shouted, then turned to Jiang Nannan with a smile.

Wang Dong chuckled as he took a picture of the momentarily noisy school gate.

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Shrek City

Broadcasting Center.

"Ah, it's Wang Dong! Are you here to play?" Tang Ya had just finished hosting and came out of the broadcasting room when she saw Wang Dong fluttering his beautiful butterfly wings and flying over.

"Okay, let's take a picture." Wang Dong smiled and waved the camera in his hand.

“Then you should take lots of pictures, Shrek City is very bustling.” Beibei said, taking a sip of bottled Poseidon Lake water to clear her throat.

"Hehe, okay." Wang Dong snapped a picture of the two of them.

"Haha, Xiao Wang Dong, what are you secretly filming?" Tang Ya tapped her on the head.

"Alright, I'm going to film somewhere else." Wang Dong stuck out his tongue and flew away again.

“Wang Dong really likes taking pictures,” Bei Bei said.

"Don't you also enjoy being a host?" Tang Ya patted his shoulder.

"It was indeed a great experience, thanks to Yuhao. He even gave me the inspiration for a new special move."

"He's so smart, he's completely unlike a child his age." Tang Ya recalled what Huo Yuhao had said when she last mentioned wanting to revive the Tang Clan.

"Teacher Xiaoya, do you know how to run a sect? Do you understand the economic, human, and management methods required for a sect to operate? Have you thought about the sect's geographical location and organizational structure? And what about the sect's philosophy, characteristics, positioning, and development plan... These are all things a sect leader needs to learn. It's not something that can be accomplished with just strength. It's wishful thinking to think you can run a sect without any knowledge."

She was bombarded with a barrage of questions that left her completely bewildered, but they were all quite reasonable.

Then, under his persuasion, she helped him manage his "Huo's Technology Company", "Mengtian Logistics", "Huanwei Grilled Fish Restaurant", and "Shrek Broadcasting Center".

He said he was training himself to be the sect leader, but he was so busy with various tasks every day that his brain was almost about to crash.

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"What should I film next?" Wang Dong wandered around Shrek City, not missing a single corner, hoping to find something interesting to photograph.

"I'll reluctantly let him appreciate it then," she thought to herself with amusement.

A street corner,

Three ordinary-looking people are talking.

"Boss, where are we going to draw a map this time?" the short man asked.

"Keep your voice down. We're too close to Shrek Academy. If we do anything too obvious, we'll be easily spotted," the leader shouted.

"Yeah, last time there was that hothead who couldn't control himself who got caught and died!" the third person exclaimed.

“You guys are clearly louder!” the shorter man raised his voice again.

That's the downside of evil spirit masters; their emotions are too difficult to control.

"Put on your fake faces properly, so no one can see them."

"Ugh, this place is unbearably hot and stuffy."