Chapter 22: Huo Yuhao's Gain
Eating? Then I'll have to show off my grilled fish skills and let you experience the deliciousness of grilled fish! After all, if there were a divine position for grilling fish, Brother Huo would already be the God of Grilled Fish.
Honestly, in the original story, the culinary skills of the two generations of the God of Emotions were even better than Uncle Sausage Oscar, the so called Food God. Even Ning Rongrong once complained in the God Realm that Oscar's cooking was inferior to the God of Emotions.
The fake Food God Oscar. The true Food Gods Rong Nianbing and Brother Huo.
Dai Mubai, as the leader of the Seven Devils, usually relied on his seniority to mooch off Brother Huo's cooking rather than going to his good brother Oscar for a meal.
But this was understandable after all, Oscar was a food type soul master, not a professional chef.
When it came to cooking, Oscar was nowhere near someone like Rong Nianbing, the protagonist of Magical Chef of Ice and Fire, let alone Brother Huo, whose talent for grilling fish was maxed out.
"Alright, Senior Sister, just let me know whenever you want to eat. My grilling skills aren't bad; I don't think you'll be disappointed," Huo Yuhao said.
Juzi blinked in surprise and looked at him, "Huo Yuhao, you know how to grill fish?"
She felt like Huo Yuhao was constantly surprising her. Generally speaking, soul engineers rarely spent their energy on cooking.
After all, instead of spending time learning how to cook, they would rather focus on creating more powerful soul tools. Cooking as a profession was ultimately unremarkable in a world dominated by soul masters and soul engineers.
However, Juzi actually admired people who were good at cooking. Even when chatting with her best friend Keke, she had mentioned that she wanted to marry the best chef on the continent in the future.
"Yeah, I learned how to grill fish from my mom," Huo Yuhao admitted.
"Alright then, in three days, you'll treat me to a meal," Juzi nodded, then clenched her small fist and pretended to be stern. "If your grilled fish disappoints me, I won't consider it a proper treat. In that case, I'll find a fancy restaurant in Mingdu and make you pay for it. You know how expensive things are in Mingdu, right? You wouldn't want me to make you pay a fortune, would you?"
"Don't worry, Senior Sister. You'll definitely be satisfied with the grilled fish," Huo Yuhao said confidently. In the original story, Brother Huo's grilled fish had made Juzi recall the taste of her father's cooking. Since he had inherited this talent, there was no way he would mess up.
This round, the advantage is mine!
Juzi pouted slightly, clearly skeptical.
However, she didn't argue. After all, she would know the truth once she tasted Huo Yuhao's grilled fish.
She herself was a skilled cook, and impressing her with grilled fish wouldn't be easy.
"What do you need to buy? Get it now, and I'll pay for everything together," Juzi said.
"Senior Sister, I want to buy this!" Huo Yuhao pointed at the "Demon Whale Gel" beside him.
Juzi glanced at the price, and her face instantly showed pain. "Thirty thousand gold soul coins for a thousand year whale gel? Are you sure you want this? That's a huge piece aren't you afraid of overeating?"
Because of Xu Tianran , Juzi wasn't short on money. However, few people knew about her connection with Xu Tianran . Even her fellow disciple under Xuan Ziwen, Keke, was unaware.
So, to most people, she still maintained the persona of an ordinary soul engineer.
Although soul engineers made a lot of money, they also spent a lot. Rare metals were insanely expensive, which meant that most soul engineers poured all their wealth into crafting soul tools.
A typical example was Juzi's best friend, Keke. She spent all her savings and scholarship money on rare metals to build her own soul tools. This also meant that if her soul tools were destroyed, she would be instantly broke.
Of course, high level soul engineers didn't have this problem, but they were the minority.
"It's fine, I'm still growing, so I have a big appetite. You're not backing out now, are you?" Huo Yuhao deliberately put on a worried expression.
Juzi looked at the massive piece of whale gel and wondered if Huo Yuhao's appetite was a bit too big. Did he really need that much to grow?
She took a deep breath. "Of course, I won't back out. Hold on, I'll buy something too, and we'll pay together."
Then, Juzi casually picked out a piece of rare metal from the shop and paid for both items together. The total cost was thirty five thousand gold soul coins, but since the price was high, the shop owner gave them a 20% discount.
In other words, Huo Yuhao now owed Juzi twenty four thousand gold soul coins.
"I'm heading back to the academy. Want to come with me?" Juzi invited.
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Senior Sister, I want to look around a bit more."
Although he owed Juzi money, he wasn't worried. After all, a genius soul engineer could make money fairly easily. Right now, he was low on funds mainly because he had only recently arrived in the Sun Moon Empire and hadn't had time to accumulate wealth.
Once Xuan Ziwen confirmed the value of his soul shock bomb design, he would easily earn a fortune. The Sun Moon Empire encouraged innovation in soul tools, and if a new invention was practical, the empire wouldn't hesitate to offer generous rewards.
Moreover, as he continued to showcase his talent, the academy would naturally provide more financial support.
"Alright." Juzi didn't say much and simply turned to leave.
"Take care, Senior Sister." Huo Yuhao watched her go before continuing his treasure hunting plan. He still had some gold soul coins left, so he could keep looking for bargains.
Late at night, a bright moon hung in the sky.
Huo Yuhao returned to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, feeling a bit frustrated. Maybe his luck had run out he hadn't found a single hidden treasure.
As he walked toward the third laboratory, thoughts swirled in his mind. I should take the ten thousand year whale gel now. According to my memory, I need a fire type soul master to heat it up before consumption.
But it's late at night, and I can't find a fire type soul master. Some special soul tools should work as a substitute.
Moments later, Huo Yuhao arrived at the third laboratory. Because of his outstanding talent in soul tools, Xuan Ziwen had given him unrestricted access to the lab.
"Brother Tianmeng, how do I take this Demon Whale Gel?" Huo Yuhao had no experience with it, so he asked the Skydream Iceworm.
"Take it? We soul beasts just eat it raw. Why don't you try that? Don't worry, with me around, nothing will go wrong!" Skydream Iceworm assured him.
"Alright." Huo Yuhao trusted him. After all, in the original story, Skydream Iceworm had never harmed Brother Huo.
He entered the third lab, found three second tier flame spewing soul tools, and began carefully heating the ten thousand year whale gel.
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