Chapter 124 Oh no, we crashed into something.
Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek City a year early, ending his exchange and learning journey ahead of schedule.
Seeing the familiar city buildings after a long time, Huo Yuhao strolled around leisurely.
Shrek City has expanded considerably in size compared to before, and is now nearly the size of Dou San Middle School.
Various associations were also established one after another, with the Blacksmith Association, Soul Master Association, and Mech Association flourishing.
With the technical support provided by Huo Yuhao, various associations have recruited a lot of talents, especially the Soul Master Association.
With the generous sponsorship of the Sun Moon Empire, the Soul Master Association has developed exceptionally rapidly.
There are now seventeen Level 9 Soul Engineers, and the number of Level 8 Soul Masters is close to one hundred.
With the support of a large number of high-level Soul Masters, the Soul Master Association's annual income is quite considerable.
The commission fees alone are enough to maintain the basic operation of the academy, making it the undisputed core industry of Shrek Academy.
A level 9 spirit tool costs between 20 and 30 million gold coins, and a 2% commission is charged for each transaction.
In other words, a Level 9 Soul Engineer can earn nearly 600,000 gold coins from a single customized transaction.
It should be noted that Dao's apprenticeship gift to Huo Yuhao was only 100,000 gold coins. For Xu Sanshi, as a Young Lord of a sect, taking out tens of thousands of gold coins would be a huge financial burden.
Currently, Shrek Academy earns an average of around ten million gold coins per day from the Soul Guidance Association.
The daily transaction volume of lower-level spirit tools is also not low, but the association has not yet established a branch and cannot accept commissions from all over the continent.
The association model is still too advanced in the current version, far ahead of the current one-to-one trading model.
Huo Yuhao observed the operating models of several associations from a distance and did not find any major problems so far.
The only missing piece is the high-level Soul Masters taken from Mingde Hall; Huo Yuhao had promised them a share exceeding that in the Sun Moon Empire.
However, this problem will not be a problem for the next hundred years after the three warehouses have been emptied.
It's hard to say whether those people will live for a hundred years or not, and the next batch of Soul Masters won't be given such high conditions, so the problem has been basically solved.
Huo Yuhao walked along the sidewalk toward the residential area with his hands in his pockets.
He passed by many restaurants along the way, and he recognized the signs of a few of them from when he used to sell grilled fish at a stall.
Unexpectedly, his former fellow vendors who used to set up stalls next to him have now all opened their own shops, and the shops are quite nicely decorated.
The residential area is located right next to the college gate, which is indeed a good place to open a restaurant. In addition to the families of the residents, students sometimes come out for a meal when they are craving something delicious.
This is thanks to Huo Yuhao's wise suggestion, which finally changed the Heaven-Defying gate, which was facing the forest, into a back gate, resulting in the relatively reasonable plan we have now.
Shrek City now resembles Huo Yuhao's past life, with high-rise buildings lining the residential areas and various spirit tools making up for the lack of technology.
Parents can be seen picking up their children at the college gate, buying some snacks from the roadside stalls and chatting and laughing as they wait for their kids to come out.
Huo Yuhao suddenly felt a surge of joy at seeing his hometown. He had always thought that such a scene could only be seen in his dreams, but he never expected that the scene would be recreated one day.
Looking up at the sky, I saw a clear blue sky with fluffy clouds and a bright sun hanging high in the sky, bringing warmth with its gentle rays. Huo Yuhao's mood brightened as well.
Huo Yuhao took out his soul communication device and sent a message to Fan Yu. Huo Yuhao didn't plan to go back to the academy first; he wanted to experience the night market in the city first.
In the kitchen, Fan Yu, wearing an apron, was stir-frying vegetables over a high flame when her soul-guided communicator, which was placed on the vegetable washing table, vibrated.
Fan Yu turned the switch to reduce the flame, took a few steps, picked up the soul communication device, and saw the message on the screen.
A smile appeared on Fan Yu's cold face. He turned on the stove again, stir-fried the vegetable leaves a few more times, and put them directly into his storage card.
Huo Yuhao wants to treat him to dinner, but let's postpone the stir-fried evergreen leaves until another day, so we can have something better to eat.
As night fell, Huo Yuhao gazed wistfully at the brightly lit city. Would he ever have the chance to return to his hometown?
Huo Yuhao doesn't know the answer to this question, and who can predict the future? All he can do is live well in the present.
After the toasts and drinks, the gathering of friends and family came to an end. Huo Yuhao stood under the Soul Guiding Streetlight, quietly watching his own shadow and enjoying this moment of tranquility.
Unfortunately, this tranquility did not last long. Ye Guyi stumbled and grabbed his shoulder, putting all his weight on him.
"You really are something. If you can't drink, then drink less. This is a fine product made from rare herbs. Drinking too much will make you feel unwell."
Huo Yuhao, somewhat helplessly, led her back to Sea God Island, pushed open the metal detector door, and quickly walked into the room he hadn't lived in for a long time.
Contrary to expectations of dust everywhere, the room was spotless, with clean floors and furniture, suggesting that it was regularly cleaned.
Huo Yuhao didn't think much of it, assuming that the elders had arranged for someone to tidy up. He pressed the switch on the soul guide lamp, carried Ye Guyi, and headed towards the guest rooms.
The moment the door opened, Huo Yuhao and Xu Jiujiu's eyes met, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
It is known that Huo Yuhao and Xu Jiujiu made a promise to get married three years ago. Now, he is carrying Ye Guyi back to his home and is caught by Xu Jiujiu.
Most importantly, the relationship between him and Ye Guyi is really unclear, which makes things difficult to handle.
It was Xu Jiujiu who broke the awkward silence first, "This must be Sister Ye Guyi, right? I heard Elder Xuan mention her before. I'll take care of her."
Xu Jiujiu took the drowsy Ye Guyi and laid her on his bed.
Then I took a pillow and placed it under her back so that her head could be slightly raised to relieve the discomfort of being drunk.
Xu Jiujiu's blanket was pressed down by Ye Guyi, and after a couple of tugs, she couldn't move it, so Huo Yuhao took a blanket and covered her with it.
To everyone's surprise, Ye Guyi grabbed one of her arms tightly as soon as she put the blanket over her head. Knowing that she had just emerged from the shadow of revenge, Huo Yuhao could only sit on the edge of the bed and give Xu Jiujiu a helpless smile.
"It's alright, I don't care about these things. We have a contractual relationship, and you haven't breached it, so you don't need to feel guilty about it."
Xu Jiujiu straightened her nightgown, sat on the other side of the bed, and looked at Huo Yuhao tenderly, her expression revealing nothing other than gentleness.
"I haven't been at the academy for over a year. Are you adjusting well?" Huo Yuhao changed the subject, inquiring about Xu Jiujiu's recent situation.
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