On the way back, Huo Yuhao noticed banners on some very tall buildings that read, "Soul Tool Joint Conference Coming Soon."
Curiosity piqued, Huo Yuhao immediately asked Lan Mei about it.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's question, Lan Mei glanced at the banners casually and said, "Oh, that? I remember it's initiated by Shrek Academy, in conjunction with some sects from the Three Great Empires, to jointly discuss the development of Soul Tools."
"Speaking of which, this matter caused some ripples within the Three Great Empires. Many nobles are opposed to the spread of Soul Tools, but they are the ones giving the royal families of the Three Great Empires a headache. The bigwigs in Shrek City won't pay them any mind."
"Come to think of it, Soul Tools are divided into military and civilian use. We commoners don't understand military Soul Tools, but we are very familiar with the benefits of civilian Soul Tools. However, most non-standard civilian Soul Tools have significant drawbacks, namely the lack of stable soul power support."
"Generally, if a normal family doesn't have any Soul Masters, they won't use Soul Tools. After all, if you buy a Soul Tool and have no energy to power it, it's just like buying scrap iron. It's better not to buy it at all."
"You can see the Soul Tool streetlights and household Soul Tool lights, which are collectively known as standardized civilian Soul Tools. They are all powered by the energy provided by the Soul Power Department of Shrek City. It seems there are three groups of twelve hundred Soul Masters on standby to replenish soul power at any time."
"Students in the fourth year and above at Shrek Academy also help replenish the energy every week. Even external Soul Masters can sign up to participate, and they can get a good sum of Gold Soul Coins for each time they help. I used to do it when I had nothing better to do," Lan Mei explained.
Listening to Lan Mei's explanation, Huo Yuhao looked at the banner and finally understood.
But it was obvious that these were things that hadn't been mentioned in the original story.
However, without stable Soul Power energy support, it was probably a major problem that restricted the development of civilian Soul Tools.
The people of Douro Continent had completely focused their technology tree on Soul Power research.
Unless Soul Power research made a breakthrough, everything else was useless.
No wonder Xuan Ziwen's status in the Hall of Bright Virtue would skyrocket after he created the sealed milk bottle in the original story.
However, the real game-changer was Kong Deming's invention of solar energy conversion technology for soul power.
Of course, the God Realm also played a part. After the God Realm was swept away by the temporal and spatial turbulence, the seal that had locked down the Douro Continent disappeared, allowing the people of the Douro Continent to venture into outer space.
"Honestly, if anyone could create a stable soul power energy source that doesn't rely on manual input, I think the whole world would consider him a god."
Lan Mei looked at Huo Yuhao and said with a joking tone.
"That little girl is right. If anyone could create a stable soul power energy source, the people of the Douro Continent would probably be offering incense and worshiping him." The bus carriage driver chimed in with a laugh.
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered, and his gaze became profound.
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Back home, Lan Mei immediately began to prepare the ingredients, while Huo Yuhao cleaned the kitchen utensils. After washing everything, he would make some skewers for Lan Mei to try, as they had agreed.
Once he had set up the kitchenware and charcoal, he immediately went to help Lan Mei with the ingredients.
"Finished?" Lan Mei sat on a small stool and noticed Huo Yuhao sitting down as well.
"Yeah." Huo Yuhao nodded and began to carefully prepare the ingredients for Lan Mei.
"How were the Sunlight Blueberries you ate last night?" Lan Mei asked while washing the vegetables.
Huo Yuhao paused, his tone strange. "They were very good."
"Too bad they didn't do much last night. After you're done with the barbecue, I'll give you two more. Today's a sunny day, perfect for cultivation," Lan Mei said.
"Okay. By the way, Sister Lan Mei, are there any limitations to using Sunlight Blueberries?" Huo Yuhao asked.
Lan Mei immediately replied, "Yes, there are. A person can only eat two a day, and if the soul master using the Sunlight Blueberries has a higher level than me, the effect of this soul skill will be extremely weak."
"Two a day?" Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered.
"I have another question. Does the effect of Sunlight Blueberries really just speed up a soul master's cultivation?" Huo Yuhao's words were filled with meaning.
Lan Mei glanced at him. "Don't underestimate the effect of increasing cultivation speed. Even Xiao Tao's master praised my soul skill as very powerful."
"I'm not underestimating it, I'm just curious if this soul skill will have any other effects," Huo Yuhao quickly explained.
Hearing this, Lan Mei was silent for a moment. "Whether there are other effects, frankly, I don't know myself. Because this soul skill is completely a mutated soul skill, and it might even continue to mutate in the future. Maybe there will be other effects in the future."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao nodded in understanding.
Then the two of them chatted, and it took almost an hour and a half to finish sorting all the ingredients.
"Alright, finally done. Little Yuhao, go set up the grill, I want to taste your skills," Lan Mei said to Huo Yuhao, nodding in satisfaction as she looked at the processed and packaged ingredients.
Huo Yuhao went to the grill.
There were bags of charcoal on the ground. He first spent some effort to ignite the charcoal, waiting for the flames to turn red. Then he fully ignited the remaining charcoal that was not yet lit, otherwise, the flames would easily boil up and burn people during the barbecue, which is what is commonly called an open fire. This would easily burn the food.
After finishing all this, Huo Yuhao took a small hammer and gently broke the large pieces of charcoal into small pieces, evenly distributing them in the grooves of the grill, so that the meat would be heated more evenly when grilled.
Feeling the indoor temperature begin to rise, Huo Yuhao gathered about two-thirds of the scattered charcoal, creating a medium-high heat.
He was going to roast skewers next, which were already marinated. Low heat wouldn't be suitable for them.
"Little Yuhao, you're quite skilled," Lan Mei said in surprise, watching Huo Yuhao's actions. Beside her, a plate held about twenty skewers and some vegetables.
"I learned by watching others," Huo Yuhao explained with a smile.
Then, once the temperature and flames were right, Huo Yuhao immediately picked up the skewers and placed them on the grill.
He placed the vegetables on the area with fewer coals.
Before long, a savory aroma wafted from the grill.
The skewers were releasing oil onto the charcoal, and the meat's surface was beginning to firm up. With the help of his Spiritual Eyes Martial Soul, Huo Yuhao perfectly controlled the heat, flipping each skewer at just the right moment.
Beside the grill, there were some seasonings, but not many, and even somewhat plain.
As for the vegetables, he brushed them with a layer of oil. This brightened them and prevented them from burning. The low heat made the surface of the vegetables turn golden brown, and the entire vegetables curled up. At this point, he added some table salt and a little chili powder.
Finally, he brushed on a layer of Aunt Lan's special sauce. Because the vegetables hadn't been marinated, they lacked a base flavor. This step was the final addition to enhance the taste, and the vegetables' "being grilled" journey was over.
"Blueberry, you eat this vegetable skewer first. The meat skewers will take a little longer," Huo Yuhao placed the vegetable skewers on another clean plate.
"Then I won't be polite," Blueberry took the plate of skewers to the table nearby. She lowered her head and sniffed, her eyes immediately lighting up. "It smells so good. It really rivals Mom's barbecue."
With that, Blueberry immediately picked up a piece of Baby Cabbage, then put it in her mouth. Enduring the scalding temperature, she exhaled, chewing in her mouth, and her eyes became more and more satisfied.
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