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"Yuhao, what's wrong?"
Tian Meng saw that Huo Yuhao had been silent, so he asked.
Huo Yuhao asked calmly, “Whether in the Far North where you were born or in the Star Dou Great Forest, have you ever seen soul beasts living in harmony like these people?”
Tian Meng was silent for a while, then replied, "No."
Huo Yuhao continued, “Let me guess. Is it true that soul beasts live in fear all day long, always on guard against becoming food for other soul beasts or soul rings for humans? Either you eat it, or it eats you. There is no peace from morning till night.”
"All soul beasts try their best to live longer. Is it like this for ten years, a hundred years, or even ten thousand years or a hundred thousand years?"
Tian Meng nodded gently: "Yes."
Huo Yuhao looked at the market in front of him and said with a smile: "But humans are not like this."
"Powerful soul masters will protect weak ordinary people. They will unite and work together to drive away the dangerous soul beasts, build cities, build countries, establish rules, and establish order, so that these ordinary people can live and work in peace."
"They are weak, even inferior to some ten-year soul beasts, but they can still spend a short but happy life through their own labor."
"The scene you see in front of you is just a corner of this city. There are at least five million people living in this city. There are countless prosperous cities like this on this continent, and hundreds of millions of people live in peace and tranquility."
"Do you think the soul beast can do it?"
Tian Meng's face was gloomy, and he answered softly: "Of course I can't do that. High-level soul beasts will only regard low-level soul beasts as food."
Huo Yuhao said: “I heard that a hundred thousand year old soul beast will have intelligence that is no less than that of humans, but will they do the same as humans?”
Tian Meng shook his head: "Of course not."
Huo Yuhao chuckled, but suddenly changed the subject and his tone became serious.
"I don't like the soul beast community. Humans and soul beasts are natural opposites, so I must confirm your position now."
"And according to your crazy plan yesterday, I will definitely be ruthless to soul beasts in the future. Where do you stand?"
"Is it me, or the soul beast?"
Tian Meng sighed and replied: "Yuhao, do you think I can choose the other side? Of course it's you. And those soul beasts... don't regard me as one of their own kind..."
"That's good."
Huo Yuhao snapped his fingers in satisfaction, then looked towards the market with a smile, and stared for a long time.
"Humans, that's amazing, right?"
"Ah."
Chapter 29 The First Day of Setting Up the Stall
It was a new day again. Around seven or eight o'clock in the morning, Huo Yuhao set up his barbecue stall.
Outside the east gate of Shrek City, there have always been many vendors specializing in student business, but at this moment, one stall seemed a little more special than the others.
The stall was against the city wall, with a specially made long stove in front, which was big enough to grill eight large fish side by side at the same time. Unprocessed herrings were piled next to the stove.
There is a large lounge chair at the back, and the entire stall is under an extra-large parasol, so it is not afraid of the scorching sun or heavy rain.
There is a signboard next to it, on which are written four powerful and vigorous characters in Slender Gold script - "Hao Ge BBQ".
These days, it is still the time for enrollment and there are not many people here early in the morning, but the flow of people will increase in a few hours.
Huo Yuhao sat on the recliner quite contentedly and glanced outside the city gate.
This was a perfect location he discovered, with an excellent view. Everyone could see here when entering the college, and the fragrance could drift far away.
Unfortunately, the only drawback is the lack of fresh fish, and the cold chain logistics industry has yet to be developed.
Huo Yuhao took out the White Tiger Dagger and twirled it flexibly in his hand. Feeling that the time was about right, he began to prepare to process the green fish.
He grabbed a large black carp more than 30 centimeters long with his left hand, and with his right hand, he quickly cut both sides of the fish body with the white tiger dagger and scraped off all the scales.
He cut another small hole in the fish belly with a knife, and used the middle finger, ring finger and little finger of his right hand to reach into the fish belly and take out all the internal organs. He then pierced the herring with a wooden skewer and applied some seasoning inside and outside the herring.
A black carp was processed in this way. The movements were clean and efficient, without any delay. The whole process took no more than fifteen seconds.
Huo Yuhao put the processed herring on the stove and moved on to the next one.
But while he was processing the fish at the back, the fish at the front would occasionally turn the wooden sticks to evenly heat them. At the same time, Huo Yuhao was using his meticulous mental power to observe the temperature of the grilled fish and used cold air to control the temperature of the fire.
Grilled fish is the most helpful for Huo Yuhao's training, because different parts require different degrees of heat.
Grilling eight fish at the same time, although it seemed that he was very busy with his hands moving constantly, but if you look closely, you can find that Huo Yuhao has been maintaining a steady rhythm and everything is in order.
His stall was newly opened and there were no customers yet. He also did not shout loudly like other vendors to attract buyers.
Huo Yuhao believed that he would not be without business.
“These few should be fine.”
Huo Yuhao took out these grilled fish and put them aside, then sprinkled a handful of mysterious brown powder on them. Instantly, a rich aroma filled the air. This was the best advertisement.
The fragrance spread farther and farther, and the peculiar scent soon attracted a male student in a yellow school uniform who was nearby.
He walked up and asked, "Junior, how much do you sell this grilled fish for?"
Huo Yuhao was now wearing a white school uniform, so the other party naturally recognized his identity.
He replied, "Senior, grilled fish is five copper coins each."
"Then give one a try. It smells so good." The student handed over five copper coins readily.
He was about to take the grilled fish when he suddenly heard a sound getting louder and louder. He quickly turned around to look at the approaching sound.
“Ahhhh——Brother Huo, I’m coming!!!”
Before seeing the person, he heard the voice first. Accompanied by the excited shouting, the student finally saw the person clearly. It was a young girl with a black ponytail.
"Huh? Tang Ya?" The male student recognized the other person.
"Isn't this Xu Bo? You are so polite." Tang Ya also recognized the other person. They were classmates of the same grade.
Since they were acquaintances, Tang Ya was not at all shy. She directly snatched the grilled fish from the student's hand, took a bite, and patted the student's shoulder carelessly.
"You actually invited me to eat Brother Huo's grilled fish. Then I will protect you from now on."
Male student: “…That’s what I want to eat.”
Seeing Tang Ya so blatantly forcing him to take something, the male student smiled kindly, looked behind Tang Ya, and said through gritted teeth: "Beibei, can you take care of your Xiaoya!"
"Ahem...Xiaoya couldn't help herself either, it's because Brother Huo's grilled fish is so delicious. Your share will be treated by me."
Bei Bei explained to the male student helplessly, and then looked at Huo Yuhao.
"Brother Huo, nice to see you again. I didn't expect you to open a shop in front of Shrek Academy. Xiaoya has been talking about your delicious grilled fish."
Huo Yuhao was busy with his hands while answering, "Brother Beibei, this is not a store, it's just a small stall."
Beibei said with a smile: "Just give us five first. If we hadn't just finished breakfast, we would definitely eat to our heart's content here. Xiaoya, eat quickly."
Tang Ya said dissatisfiedly: "I haven't eaten enough yet."
Beibei smiled bitterly and said, "We still have to prepare for the fourth grade test. It won't be too late to have a good meal after the test."
"All right……"
Upon hearing this, Tang Ya had no choice but to finish her meal quickly and left with Bei Bei.
Before she left, she turned back and waved to Huo Yuhao reluctantly.
"Brother Huo, wait for me——"
Seeing this situation, the students watching around discussed it.
"Isn't that Senior Pili Beibei?"
"He is a strong man who is about to break through to the Soul Sect. He could have jumped to the fifth grade long ago."
"I heard that within two years, he will definitely enter the inner courtyard!"
The students were discussing at once, and while discussing, they turned their attention to Huo Yuhao.
This is the grilled fish that even senior Beibei thinks is delicious, so it must taste good, right?
Thinking of this, more and more people gathered around the barbecue stall.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile.
The celebrity endorsement effect was indeed significant. In just a short while, his stall went from being deserted to being packed with people.
However, the large number of people also caused some problems.
One student couldn't wait to say, "Give me two."
Someone next to him interrupted: "I was here first."
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, students. We still have a lot of grilled fish. It's on a first-come, first-served basis. Everyone can have a share."
He knew that his reputation had been established.
……
I am busy from morning until about 1:00 p.m. The scorching afternoon sun is burning the earth, so I can close the stall and take a break.
Huo Yuhao put the unprocessed green fish into his belt, lay on a chair and calculated his morning income, feeling quite unhappy.
It wasn't because he didn't make much money. He sold fifty or sixty grilled fish today, and at five copper coins per piece, he earned two or three gold coins. And Huo Yuhao's purpose of selling grilled fish was not to make money, but mainly for cultivation. After all, how much money could such a small stall make?
He didn't expect that someone would deliberately pay less. He was busy grilling fish and had no time to take the money, so he relied entirely on the other party to pay voluntarily.
A student of Shrek Academy actually did such a sneaky thing. Shrek Academy cannot escape the blame!
"We still have to find someone to take charge of the cash register."
Huo Yuhao didn't care about money, but he hated this kind of behavior of taking advantage of him.
"Who are you looking for..."
After thinking for a while, Huo Yuhao left the stall.
After a while, he brought back a little blonde girl in a white coat.
"Tian Meng, can you help me manage the stall?"
"Guarantee to complete the task~"