Chapter 132: Xia Die: “father?”
Time is like a galloping river! It erodes the banks of the world, the river water brings vitality and change, nourishing the wilderness named reality.
A month has passed since the Magic Net was released, and there is still one month until Shrek Academy opens.
Huo Yuhao stands beside a window at Enthusiasm Headquarters, his finger resting on a blue butterfly with beautiful patterns on its wings.
The scorching sunlight shines on Huo Yuhao’s face, his black eyes sparkle under the light, and the sunlight sprinkles a layer of gold dust on his eyebrows.
Outside, the cicadas are calling out the arrival of summer with their cries, trying to dispel the sun’s heat with their rising and falling music.
This is the twelfth summer Huo Yuhao has experienced in this world. Since recovering his memory, his life has been racing towards the supernatural.
Summer has always been the season he finds hardest to describe. It’s clearly very hot, but Huo Yuhao always looks forward to it—perhaps because he never experienced this kind of warmth in his previous life.
Just one month after Huo Yuhao personally launched the Magic Net, the world has started to become very different.
The world line completely deviated from the original work the moment the Magic Net was born. No one knows where the future of this world will head.
The number of posts on the forum is in the billions, with various complex pieces of information interwoven like a spider web—some real, and quite a few fabricated wild histories by fictional historians.
For example, the cringeworthy post Huo Yuhao is seeing right now.
“Title: Why did Sea God Tang San keep his experience as a blacksmith apprentice in Nuoding City?”
“The poster will conceal their identity first, afraid of retaliation. In fact, at that time, Sea God’s family was very poor, and his father was a drunkard!”
“Sea God couldn’t even afford to eat as a child! In Nuoding City, to survive, he had no choice but to go to the blacksmith shop.”
“You know what kind of people were in those blacksmith shops back then? Round faces with bushy beards, dark skin with white socks and rubber shoes! A skinny child wanting to eat his fill there could only sell his body!”
“My ancestor was an authentic blacksmith living in Nuoding City! He slept with Sea God! Below is the history he personally recorded!”
“……………”
Huo Yuhao instantly felt like the old man on the subway with a phone, almost losing it—this wild history was too historical!
It’s just that only Huo Yuhao knows the real identities of those users on the Magic Net; otherwise, this guy would definitely be beaten to death by people from Shrek Academy!
Because the opponent’s writing is quite good, with vivid scene descriptions, many in the comment section tipped, and some even really believed this fabricated history.
After reading the article with critical thinking, Huo Yuhao used the “Ye Ge” account to tip him and gave it a like.
Besides the forum module, the live streaming module is also gradually exploding in popularity.
A large number of Soul Masters are opening live streams on the live streaming module—some live hunting soul beasts, some live Soul Fighting.
Among them, there are unlucky ones who got hunted down offline in real life by Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts directly tracing their address while live streaming soul beast hunting.
Dream Coins have also been successfully integrated. As soon as Dream Coins were launched, they received pursuit from the Soul Master world!
They discovered that Dream Coins are really useful! Unlike Gold Soul Coins, Dream Coins can truly be directly converted into combat power!
A while ago, someone from the Sun Moon Empire live streamed Soul Fighting. A Soul Sect, backed by wealth, prepared 100,000 Dream Coins to challenge an entire Soul Engineer Academy alone.
100,000 Dream Coins converted to soul power and spiritual power is one percent of Nebula Douluo Manyi’s.
Under the power of recharging, that Soul Sect wore down and killed everyone.
Under the influence of this live stream, all Soul Masters began hoarding Dream Coins.
But Dream Coins are not easy to obtain! A Titled Douluo converting their entire soul power and spiritual power only yields a few hundred thousand!
After all, only ten percent goes to them, the remaining ninety percent belongs to the Dream Space.
And a Titled Douluo needs at least a month to recover.
Because of the importance of Dream Coins, Douluo Three Kingdoms and the Sun Moon Empire have begun massively acquiring Dream Coins from the public as strategic reserves.
Even auctions are slowly starting to accept Dream Coins in place of Gold Soul Coins for transactions.
Dream Coins now are like spirit stones in traditional fantasy worlds for the Douluo Continent.
Ordinary Soul Masters don’t have the royal family’s vast wealth to acquire large amounts of Dream Coins.
The way they want to quickly obtain Dream Coins is by live streaming antics!
These Soul Masters have figured out the live streaming rules—as long as they don’t commit murder, arson, petty theft, drug dealing, or other dirty deeds, the live stream won’t be banned.
So within the allowed rules, these Soul Masters play as ruthlessly as possible!
Just to attract eyeballs and earn Dream Coins.
Even the usually arrogant Shrek Academy has begun hoarding Dream Coins.
The elders of Sea God Pavilion are not fools; they all realize this thing can really save lives in critical moments!
As long as the quantity is high enough, it can completely serve as the most important foundation of a force!
Through permission observations, all of Shrek Academy’s Dream Coins are concentrated in Mu En’s hands. He personally regulates the Dream Coins and distributes them to the Martial Soul Department and Soul Tool Department.
At one Sea God Pavilion Meeting, Qian Duoduo and Yan Shaozhe almost fought over three million Dream Coins in funding; neither wanted to give up this new resource.
Yan Shaozhe wants to use these Dream Coins to accelerate core disciples’ cultivation speed—absorbing this stuff is much easier than absorbing heaven and earth origin energy.
Qian Duoduo cursed Yan Shaozhe for being short-sighted; Dream Coins should be used as energy for researching and driving Soul Tools.
Absorbing heaven and earth origin energy won’t be much slower than absorbing Dream Coins!
Absorbing heaven and earth origin energy can still make one a strong person!
Unfortunately, to Huo Yuhao’s regret, the two guys didn’t fight in the end.
Huo Yuhao pulled the curtains, activated the cooling Alchemy Formula in the room, enjoyed the otherworld air conditioning, casually browsed posts on the forum, and took a few sips of iced cola.
Life was so leisurely.
“Bang!”
Unfortunately, the office door was forcefully pushed open, and Huo Yuhao quickly closed the light screen and sat up straight.
Su Tong helplessly came to Huo Yuhao’s desk and said:
“Teacher, browse the forum less, and stop drinking those sodas.”
“Do some real work!”
Huo Yuhao gave an embarrassed smile and said:
“Isn’t this about finding vulnerabilities in the Magic Net?”
“If someone exploits a vulnerability, it’s over.”
Su Tong sighed and said:
“Teacher, I am the Magic Net administrator.”
“If there are any vulnerabilities, I will discover them immediately.”
As early as a month ago, Huo Yuhao handed the Magic Net administrator permissions to Su Tong to help manage the Magic Net.
Huo Yuhao has always adhered to the concept of “don’t use those you distrust, and don’t distrust those you use.”
He is very trusting of his own disciple.
If even the disciple he chose isn’t trustworthy, then Huo Yuhao’s life would be too much of a failure.
For Su Tong, he has fulfilled a teacher’s duties—good things and knowledge have not been withheld.
The Alchemy books compiled by Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the “Five Years Simulated, Three Years Alchemy” that Snow Empress has been brushing were all given to her.
He personally taught her hands-on.
Looking at his slacking teacher, Su Tong straightened her facial expression and said to Huo Yuhao:
“Teacher, Doctor Roman is coming back.”
“I’m here to inform you.”
Hearing Roman, Huo Yuhao showed an interested expression.
“That guy is back?”
“Alright, I’ll go see him.”
Huo Yuhao stood up directly, ready to welcome one of his top ten employees!
Just as he stepped out the door, Huo Yuhao poked his head back at the entrance and said to Su Tong:
“There are a few documents under the desk; help me handle them.”
“I’ll treat you to grilled fish later.”
Su Tong was just about to reach out to refuse when she heard the door “Bang!” and close.
She helplessly sat in Huo Yuhao’s office chair and looked down below.
At this moment, the girl’s face turned redder than any words could describe!
Because there were at least a few hundred documents under the desk!
“Tea—cher!”
“Do some real work!!”
…………
At the main gate of Xilu City, Huo Yuhao was already waiting at the entrance.
In the distance, Roman’s figure was somewhat distorted under the scorching sunlight.
That guy saw Huo Yuhao, smiled and waved at him, then jogged over.
Beside Roman were two little followers.
One was Feng Jin with pink twin tails, the other was Xia Die with white-purple hair.
The two girls had gone to Heaven Dou Plain with Roman a month ago to play.
Roman was happy to have the two followers help carry things and taught Feng Jin and Xia Die some Alchemy knowledge on the road.
“Looks like the trip was pleasant.”
Roman came in front of Huo Yuhao, wiped the fine sweat beads from his forehead, and said cheerfully:
“Not bad.”
“I originally planned to take them to Heaven Dou City, but time was a bit tight.”
“We’ll have to wait for next time.”
“Boss, there will be a next time, right?”
Huo Yuhao patted Roman’s shoulder and said:
“Of course, how could I mistreat you?”
“The Magic Net happens to need maintenance personnel; you’ll go help repair the Magic Net from now on.”
Roman showed a sad expression.
“Ah? Work right away upon return.”
Huo Yuhao said earnestly to Roman:
“Without work, where does life’s value come from?”
“You’re still young, the age to strive. If you don’t work hard, your boss me can’t even afford to live in the villa anymore!”
Roman grimaced and shouted at Huo Yuhao:
“You black-hearted boss!”
At this moment, Feng Jin, panting and dragging Xia Die, arrived in front of Huo Yuhao and said:
“I—it’s Brother Huo.”
“Long time no see.”
Huo Yuhao smiled, took out two bottles of ice water from the storage soul tool, and handed them to Feng Jin and Xia Die.
“Yeah, long time no see.”
“Overheated, huh.”
Feng Jin and Xia Die took the ice water and said to Huo Yuhao:
“Thanks, Brother Huo!”
“Thanks, Father.”
Hearing Xia Die’s address, Huo Yuhao’s body trembled, a bit dumbfounded, looking at Roman thinking he taught it.
Roman wouldn’t take the blame and transmitted to Huo Yuhao with spiritual power:
“Don’t look at me! Not me!”
“It’s Adam and Amon!”
“You forgot they three are from the same batch?”
“They two know, of course Xia Die knows!”
After learning the reason, Huo Yuhao looked at the somewhat scared Xia Die at the moment.
This child saw Huo Yuhao’s expression and thought he disliked her.
Huo Yuhao gently squatted down and hugged Xia Die. This child’s Martial Soul had awakened long ago—it was the Dragon of Death.
On the day of awakening, the power of death almost couldn’t be controlled, but fortunately, it was ultimately suppressed by the massive life soul beast bloodline in Xia Die’s body.
Allowing her to continue embracing life and feeling its warmth.
This child, because of her unique death and life, has indeed attracted the gaze of the Goddess of Life, but the other party has yet to descend the divine trial.
Probably waiting for something.
Xia Die’s hands were slightly clasped over her small abdomen like a little maid, her gemstone-like eyes trembling as she looked at Huo Yuhao and said:
“Can I call you Father?”
Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded, then touched Xia Die’s soft hair and said:
“Of course you can.”
A smile appeared on Xia Die’s indifferent face, her palm extended, tightly grasping Huo Yuhao’s black trench coat.
Beside her, Feng Jin was also very happy, but soon she seemed to remember something and anxiously said to Xia Die:
“Oh no, Die Bao!”
“Yue Bao is almost at Xilu City South Gate!”
“We agreed to pick her up!”
Xia Die let go of her hand and looked at Huo Yuhao apologetically.
Huo Yuhao said to Feng Jin:
“Yue Bao is?”
Feng Jin explained: “Yue Bao is a friend we two met on the Magic Net.”
“She wants to come see the delicacies in Xilu City; we three agreed to act together.”
“When she private messaged us back then, the address she showed was Star Dou Great Forest Core Area, which scared us.”
“But the other party said it was because an elder took her to the core area for soul hunting.”
“Um, Xia Die and I will go pick her up first!”
“See you, Brother Huo!”
Huo Yuhao almost lost it watching Feng Jin drag Xia Die towards Xilu City South Gate.
“Go to Star Dou Great Forest Core Area for soul hunting?”
“Good grief, that’s some strength.”
“And named Yue Bao?”
Roman looked worriedly at the two girls’ backs and said:
“Should I go check on them?”
“The other party might not be human.”
Huo Yuhao waved his hand and said:
“No need.”
“I already know the other’s identity.”
“There shouldn’t be any malice.”
“No need to worry about their safety, especially since this is Xilu City.”
“It’s my main base; if there’s any danger, I’ll instantly teleport over.”
“I’m not Chicken Leg Douluo.”
“Come on, let’s go eat!”
Soon, Roman followed Huo Yuhao to a well-known restaurant on the core street of Xilu City.
