It Costs Extra

"Alright, alright, Wang Dong, don't be angry. It was my fault for not helping you, but there was a reason, and it wasn't fair for us to fight two against one."

Back in the dormitory, Wang Dong angrily pulled the covers over her head. She simply couldn't understand how a Soul Master in their teens could possess such strong energy.

Remembering the first day of school, she had fought Huo Yuhao, but she hadn't used her Martial Soul, let alone any Soul Skills. Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, had already used his Spiritual Eye Martial Soul. The two were worlds apart.

Yet, this special selected student wasn't many levels higher than Huo Yuhao! This left Wang Dong utterly bewildered. How could she, with a higher cultivation level and as the daughter of God King Tang San, be so thoroughly defeated by a youth from a lower realm?

Huo Yuhao's words of comfort felt like a knife, savagely piercing her proud heart: "Wang Dong, losing to a special selected student isn't shameful. If he weren't strong, he wouldn't have earned the recognition of the Dean, nor would he have received so many privileges as a freshman. We just need to work harder from now on."

"Okay, you get some rest. I'm going to sell grilled fish. When I'm done, I'll save two for you to bring back."

Huo Yuhao sighed helplessly. His background wasn't fortunate, and he had to earn a living while cultivating. Only by putting in three hundred percent effort could he hope to pass the freshman assessment.

As he left dormitory 108, the door to the adjacent dormitory 109 also opened.

It was Su Qingfeng. Su Qingfeng spoke to Huo Yuhao from the doorway, his tone casual:

"Going out to sell grilled fish?"

"Uh... yes."

Huo Yuhao was taken aback.

"Can you save two for me as well? I'll pay."

Su Qingfeng said with a hint of helplessness. It was clear Huo Yuhao hadn't expected Su Qingfeng to know about his grilled fish business, let alone want to buy some.

"But you just fought my good friend Wang Dong, and I can't betray him."

Huo Yuhao replied.

"She attacked me first, and she's the one who challenged me. Should I not retaliate and let her hit me? That would be unreasonable."

Su Qingfeng stated calmly.

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao sighed, "But Wang Dong is my best friend. That'll cost extra."

This is my chance to fleece him and get revenge for Wang Dong!

After Huo Yuhao spoke, Su Qingfeng nodded. Money was not an issue for him. Although he had arrived with nothing but his unparalleled face and an otherworldly constitution, the Sea God Pavilion possessed immense resources and wealth among Soul Masters.

His senior brother, Yan Shaozhe, was also worried that Su Qingfeng might not have enough money while studying in the Outer Court, so he had directly given him a storage-type Soul Tool for protection.

This Soul Tool was a ring, worn on Su Qingfeng's left thumb. The ring was predominantly white and gold. The setting of the ring was inlaid with seven exquisite and brilliant gems, like stars in the night sky. Six smaller gems were evenly spaced around a single shining larger gem. Each small gem possessed a storage space of approximately 6 cubic meters, while the larger gem had a substantial storage space of about 36 cubic meters! It was named the Seven Star Ring.

Yan Shaozhe had placed three piles of Soul Coins in the Seven Star Ring, along with one hundred bags of coin-sized bags, in gold, silver, and copper. Su Qingfeng hadn't counted them, but there were at least tens of thousands.

"How much is a portion of grilled fish?"

"Five copper Soul Coins each."

"I'll give you a bag, is that enough for the medical fees and the grilled fish?"

Su Qingfeng casually tossed over a bag of Soul Coins. Huo Yuhao opened it and was stunned to find it was all Silver Soul Coins, at least fifty of them!

In that instant, Huo Yuhao was completely shocked.

What was this special selection student's background? He was so generous! This amount of Soul Coins was enough to pay for half a month's worth of grilled fish! On the current Douluo Continent, the currency system was quite complete: 1 Gold Soul Coin = 10 Silver Soul Coins = 100 Copper Soul Coins.

And Huo Yuhao's grilled fish only sold for five copper Soul Coins each.

"It's definitely enough, but why eat my grilled fish? With this much money, you could eat much more luxuriously at the school cafeteria."

Huo Yuhao was a bit confused.

"Sigh… you wouldn't understand. Sometimes, being handsome is a trouble."

Su Qingfeng patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder and said helplessly.

It wasn't until Su Qingfeng went hungry that he realized that even after awakening the Ice Extreme Star, he still needed to eat, though not as frequently as before. He still had to eat every day.

When he ate, he inevitably had to take off his mask, causing a commotion in the cafeteria. It was difficult to leave when surrounded.

Su Qingfeng chose to focus on cultivation in his dorm. Perhaps it was the Snow Empress's power still resonating, Su Qingfeng felt he wasn't far from level 16! "This money should be able to improve your situation. Of course, this money isn't free. You need to deliver the grilled fish to my dorm, and ensure it's fresh and warm," Su Qingfeng said.

"That's no problem at all. How about this, I'll accept this bag of Silver Soul Coins, and I'll save you grilled fish every night this week when I come back."

"Alright."

Su Qingfeng and Huo Yuhao reached an agreement.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao felt Su Qingfeng was actually quite good. Coupled with his aura, it made one involuntarily admire him.

Wait, admire? Why admire?

As he pushed the grilled fish cart towards the academy's commercial district, Huo Yuhao touched his head, feeling utterly bewildered.

It was ten o'clock at night when Huo Yuhao happily returned to the dorm building. He had bought two steaming hot grilled fish and first delivered one to Su Qingfeng.

Then he returned to his own dorm, placed one on Wang Dong's desk, and left a bag of Silver Soul Coins, saying: "Alright Wang Dong, a real man can handle a loss. Don't be sad. I've already avenged you. I heavily fleeced that special selection student for 50 Silver Soul Coins. My grilled fish only costs 5 copper Soul Coins each. Seven days of fish would only be 3.5 Silver Soul Coins, and I'll consider 0.5 as a delivery fee. The remaining 46 Silver Soul Coins are for you. He did injure you, so consider it medical expenses."

Upon hearing this, Wang Dong suddenly leaped up from his bed, "What did you say? Medical expenses? Isn't that a bit humiliating? You even delivered fish to him! Are you trying to anger me to death?"

Wang Dong rubbed his temples, genuinely furious.

Wang Dong's senses returned, her expression suddenly changing. "Wait, what did you say? You gave him fish?"

"What's wrong? But I already promised him, and I took his money. A man of his word, I can't go back on my promise, right?"

"Well done!"

She had originally expected to be scolded by Wang Dong, but to her surprise, Wang Dong looked extremely happy. She quickly jumped down from the bed and patted Huo Yuhao's shoulder.

"They say fools have all the luck. Isn't that you?"

"Let's go, we're going next door to break in!"

Wang Dong said excitedly.

"Go again? For what? We still can't beat him."

"Are you really that dense? He wants to eat fish! Can you wear a mask while eating fish?"

"Ah, ah!"

Huo Yuhao suddenly understood.

At the same time, Wang Dong had already rushed to the dormitory door and kicked open the door to room 109.

Little did they know, this one kick would change her and Huo Yuhao's lives forever…