DD2—Chapter 22: Huo Yuhao's Harvest
"Have a meal? Then I have to show you my fish-grilling skills and let you experience the deliciousness of grilled fish!"
After all, if there was a god in the field of grilled fish, Huo Yuhao would long have been the god of grilled fish.
However, to be honest, the cooking skills of the two generations of the God of Emotions in the original novel are better than those of Oscar, the God of Cookery, and Uncle Sausage. Even Ning Rongrong complained that Oscar's cooking skills were not as good as those of the God of Emotions when she was in the God Realm.
The fake God of Cookery—Oscar, the real God of Cookery—Rong Nianbing, and Huo Yuhao.
Dai Mubai, the leader of the Seven Monsters, usually relies on his status as an ancestor to eat the meals cooked by Huo Yuhao, rather than going to his good brother Oscar for free meals.
However, this is understandable. After all, Oscar used to be a food-oriented soul master, not a professional chef.
In terms of cooking skills, Oscar can't compare with the protagonist of the Ice and Fire Magic Chef, Rong Nianbing, nor can he compare with someone like Huo Yuhao, who has maxed out his talent for grilling fish.
"Okay, senior sister, just let me know whenever you want to eat. I'm pretty good at grilling fish, and I don't think you'll be disappointed," Huo Yuhao said.
Juzi was stunned for a moment and looked at Huo Yuhao in surprise. "Huo Yuhao, you know how to grill fish?"
She felt that Huo Yuhao seemed to bring her more and more surprises. Generally speaking, soul masters rarely focus on cooking.
After all, instead of spending time studying how to cook, it's better to study how to create more powerful soul-guidance devices. After all, the profession of cooking is still considered a low-ranking profession in the Douluo Continent, which is dominated by soul masters and soul engineers.
However, Juzi admires people with good cooking skills. Even when chatting with her best friend Keke, she said that she wanted to marry the best chef on the mainland in the future.
"Well, I learned how to grill fish from my mother before," Huo Yuhao said frankly.
"Okay, then you have to treat me to a meal in three days." Juzi nodded, then clenched her fist and said seriously, "If your grilled fish disappoints me, then even if you didn't fulfill my request to treat me to a meal, I'm going to find a place in Mingdu to rip you off, junior. The prices in Mingdu are not low; you don't want to be ripped off by me, do you?"
"Don't worry, senior sister. You will be satisfied with the grilled fish." Huo Yuhao was full of confidence. In the original novel, Huo Yuhao's grilled fish reminded Juzi of the taste of her father's cooking. He inherited the talent for grilling fish; so, there was no way he could fail.
'This time, the advantage is mine!'
Juzi curled her lips, obviously a little unconvinced.
However, she did not refute Huo Yuhao. After all, when she tasted Huo Yuhao's grilled fish, she would know whether he was bragging or not.
She is a good cook, and it is not easy to satisfy her with grilled fish.
"Buy whatever you want now, and I'll pay for it later," said Juzi.
"Senior, I want to buy this!" Huo Yuhao pointed to the "Magic Whale Glue" beside him.
Juzi took a look at the price and immediately showed a pained expression on her face. "Thousand-year-old whale glue for three hundred thousand gold soul coins? Are you sure you want to buy this? Aren't you afraid of being overfed with such a big piece of whale glue?"
Because of Xu Tianran, Juzi is not short of money. However, few people know about her relationship with Xu Tianran. Even Keke, who is also a disciple of Xuan Ziwen, does not know this.
Therefore, the persona she has established in front of most people now is still that of an ordinary soul engineer.
Although being a soul engineer is a very profitable profession, it is also very expensive. After all, the prices of those rare metals are too high. This leads to the fact that most soul engineers have their entire fortunes tied up in the soul guidance devices they have carefully crafted.
The most typical example is Juzi's best friend Keke. Keke used all her savings and scholarships to buy rare metals and then built her soul guidance device. This means that once Keke's soul guidance device is destroyed, she will instantly become penniless.
Of course, this situation will not happen to high-level soul engineers, but high-level soul engineers are only a minority, after all.
"It's okay. I'm growing, and my appetite is good. Senior sister, you won't regret it, will you?" Huo Yuhao deliberately showed a worried look.
Juzi looked at the huge amount of whale jelly and felt that Huo Yuhao's appetite might be a little too good. Does he need to eat so much whale jelly to grow?
She took a deep breath and said, "Of course I won't regret it. Wait a minute; I'll buy something too, and we'll pay together."
Afterward, Juzi picked up a piece of rare metal at random in the shop and then took Huo Yuhao to pay for the selected items. The two items together cost 350,000 gold soul coins. Since the prices were relatively high, the boss gave them a 20% discount.
In other words, Huo Yuhao now owes Juzi 240,000 gold soul coins.
"I'm going back to college first. Do you want to join me?" Juzi invited.
Huo Yuhao shook his head and refused. "Senior, I want to go shopping a while longer."
Although he owed Juzi money, he did not panic at all. After all, it was relatively easy for a genius soul engineer to make money. He was short of money now mainly because he had been in the Sun-Moon Empire for too short a time and had no time to accumulate wealth.
Once Xuan Ziwen confirms the value of the soul guidance stun bomb he made, he will naturally earn a sum of gold soul coins. The Sun-Moon Empire encourages any innovation in soul guidance devices. If the innovative soul guidance devices can be put into practical use, the empire will not be stingy with rewards.
Moreover, as he continues to show his talent in the future, the academy will naturally provide more gold soul coins to support him.
"Okay." Juzi didn't say much; she just turned and left.
"Goodbye, senior sister." Huo Yuhao sent Juzi away and then continued to carry out his plan of picking up bargains. He still had some gold soul coins in his card, allowing him to continue with his plan of finding deals.
Late at night, a moon hung in the sky.
Huo Yuhao returned to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy somewhat helplessly. He felt that perhaps his luck had run out, as he did not pick up any good deals this time.
He walked towards the third laboratory, thoughts surging in his mind. "Let's take the ten-thousand-year-old whale glue first. According to my memory, if I want to use the ten-thousand-year-old whale glue, I have to find a fire-attributed soul master to heat it."
It is late at night now, and I cannot find a fire attribute soul master to help. However, some special soul guidance device can replace the fire attribute soul master."
A moment later, Huo Yuhao arrived at the third laboratory. Because he had a good talent in soul engineering, Xuan Ziwen permitted him to enter the laboratory at any time.
"Brother Tianmeng, how do I take this magic whale glue?" Huo Yuhao had no experience in using magic whale glue, so he could only ask Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
"How to take this? We soul beasts eat it directly. How about you follow the soul beasts' approach? Don't worry; with me here, you won't run into any problems!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said.
"Okay." Huo Yuhao still trusted Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. After all, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had never harmed Huo Yuhao in the original novel.
He walked into the third laboratory, then found three second-level flamethrower soul guidance devices and began to slowly heat the ten-thousand-year-old whale glue.
(End of this chapter)