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Chapter 23: New Student Huo Yuhao

"After finally registering, Brother Hao is now an official student of Shrek Academy."

Coming out of the new student teaching building, Huo Yuhao stretched and hummed a tune, ready to explore the academy and familiarize himself with the environment.

"Hmm? The cafeteria?"

Coincidentally, he arrived at the academy's cafeteria, and since his stomach was feeling a bit empty, he decided to go in and see what it was like.

Entering the new student cafeteria, Huo Yuhao looked around and couldn't help but furrow his brows.

There wasn't a single available seat in the cafeteria, and even though it was past mealtime, there weren't many students eating, making the place feel quite spacious.

At the entrance of the cafeteria, there was a sign that read: "Absolutely no taking food out of the cafeteria."

"Who would place so many rules in a place to eat? Even if you're in my Spirit Guidance Device, can you really control me?"

Huo Yuhao snorted coldly and walked towards the ordering counter.

Inside the cafeteria, there were a total of eight windows offering different dishes, each progressively more expensive.

Huo Yuhao ordered a meal from each window without hesitation, not holding back at all. He ordered a meal and ate it, totaling eight meals right on the spot.

He discovered that cultivating his Body Martial Spirit enhanced his physique significantly, but the stronger his physique, the greater the energy consumption. He easily finished all eight dishes without any problem.

"The taste is average, at best it's not bad. But compared to my own cooking, it’s lacking.”

After finishing his meal, Huo Yuhao didn't leave the cafeteria. Instead, he held a toothpick and surveyed the cafeteria's environment.

The cafeteria was taking advantage of its monopoly in the academy and had no intention of providing proper dining services.

The expensive dishes, priced in gold soul coins, weren't necessarily delicious, but rather contained a bit of energy from soul beast meat, which was beneficial for cultivation.

Before entering the academy, Huo Yuhao had noticed many vendors selling food near the east gate of Shrek City.

Many students didn't dine in the cafeteria and the city's central market was too far away. Instead, they chose to buy snacks and meals from the vendors near the academy's entrance.

This was an excellent opportunity for him to set up his own barbecue stall.

He had noticed a spacious area with high visibility and foot traffic near the entrance before entering the academy. He couldn't let others take it first.

Taking action, Huo Yuhao ingratiated himself with the cafeteria staff and quickly got in touch with the logistics personnel responsible for procurement.

Coincidentally, the food supplier was present as well. After some bargaining, Huo Yuhao established an informal supply agreement with them and even obtained the address of Shrek City's food center.

Shrek City was bustling, and the supply of chicken, duck, fish, and other meat was stable. With a slightly higher offer, he could even buy some soul beast meat.

This process didn't take much time; he got everything settled in less than two hours.

As for the matter of setting up the stall, Huo Yuhao didn't need to worry. He had a complete set of tools stored in his belt-like storage-type soul device.

After finishing everything, Huo Yuhao headed in the direction of the dormitory building.

"Huo Yuhao... Why are you so determined to sell barbecue?" Skydream asked in confusion.

Huo Yuhao had grown accustomed to Skydream's constant chatter in his ear. She had been acting like a curious baby, asking questions in his mind.

But he didn't mind; the banter and conversations with Skydream added a touch of liveliness.

The only downside was that occasionally he would subconsciously respond aloud, making Beibei and Tang Ya think he was talking to himself.

"After staying in my head for so long, didn't you notice that I practice the fastest when I'm barbecuing?"

"Huh? Really..." Skydream said hesitantly.

Huo Yuhao shrugged. "When I'm barbecuing, both of my martial souls are used at very high intensities. Let's take roasting fish for example. I have to constantly monitor the level of browning all over the fish with my Demon Eye, while precisely controlling the temperature with my Ice Martial Spirit."

"Roasting fish is quite a test of both temperature and attention. Different parts of the fish, like the head, body, back, and tail, require different temperatures, and the control of the flames demands high precision."

"My spiritual power and control over the ice element are both rapidly improving during this process. It's much better than meditation or daydreaming. Haven't you noticed?"

Skydream stammered, "Um... I guess I've noticed a little, but I wasn't paying much attention..."

Huo Yuhao sighed, "And you've seen my memories, haven't you? How come you don't know what I'm thinking?"

"Well... I didn't pay very close attention... But how about...?" Suddenly, Skydreams eyes sparkled, and she playfully said, "Huo Yuhao, let me take another look~"

Huo Yuhao decisively refused, "No way!"

"Come on, just once~ I really want to take a closer look at the world of your previous life. I didn't pay much attention last time~" Skydream continued to act coquettish.

"No~ chance!" Huo Yuhao remained unmoved.

"Please, just once~ Huo Yuhao, you're the best~ I really..." Skydreams voice turned saccharine to the point that it gave Huo Yuhao goosebumps. Just when it was about to get excessively cheesy, she abruptly stopped.

"Huh? Why did you stop?" Huo Yuhao asked in confusion.

In his mind, Skydreams voice replied with a solemn tone, "Huo Yuhao, I'm going to hide for a while. I'll come out when it's safe."

After saying that, Skydream S voice disappeared from his mind, and she retreated deep into Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea. The once bustling sounds around Huo Yuhao's ears finally returned to tranquility.

Safe?

Was there danger here?

Huo Yuhao paused and looked around. He had arrived at the entrance of the dormitory building. It was an unbelievably large building.

This single dormitory building, only six stories tall, had to accommodate nearly all the students from the outer court. With less than five thousand students, and two students per room, one could imagine how spacious the building's footprint had to be.

Why would there be danger here?

Huo Yuhao suddenly illuminated his soul ring without any warning. The white jade-like million-year soul ring on his body started to pulse with a faint light.

Million-year soul ring soul skill, Spiritual Detection, activate!

Every detail of his surroundings formed a data stream that flowed into Huo Yuhao's mind. The dormitory building ahead was revealed like a hollowed-out model, with nothing hidden.

Huo Yuhao paused for a moment but didn't notice anything unusual.

"Ahaha, look at him, he only has one soul ring, and it's white!"

"That's true. How did he even get into Shrek Academy?"

Whispers from a few new students reached his ears. Even though they were speaking in hushed tones, Huo Yuhao still caught them and shot them an intense glare.

The few newcomers, perhaps still wanting to save face, awkwardly walked away.

The danger couldn't possibly come from them, so who could it be?

Huo Yuhao slowly turned his head and looked toward the entrance of the new students' dormitory building.

There, an old man lay.

He was quite elderly, dressed in gray clothes, his wrinkled face recounting the vicissitudes of time. He had the appearance of an old man in his twilight years.

He squinted his eyes while sitting in a reclining chair that gently swayed. The golden afternoon sunlight fell upon his face, seemingly attempting to fill the crevices formed by his wrinkles.

Was it him?

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes and retracted his soul ring.

Although that old man looked like an ordinary and benevolent elder no matter how he examined him, Huo Yuhao dared not think that way.

After eliminating all the impossibilities, whatever remained, no matter how outlandish, was the truth.

This elderly man was the danger Skydream had mentioned!