Douluo Continent: The Evil-Eyed Dragon God, Many Women, Many Blessings

Chapter 320 On the Value of Fingerprint Locks

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, amidst the shocked and curious gazes of all the students who were dining, Meng Hongchen led Huo Yuhao to the most upscale food window and cheerfully accompanied him as he ordered.

A moment later, a table full of dishes made with the finest ingredients was piled up. Huo Yuhao took a bite of the steamed deer tail and smacked his lips in satisfaction.

"Yuhao, how does it taste? Are you getting used to it?" Meng Hongchen cupped her pretty little face in her hands, looking at Huo Yuhao with expectant eyes.

Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded: "It tastes great, the texture is soft and glutinous, and it's steamed just right."

Upon receiving Huo Yuhao's praise, Meng Hongchen smiled even more sweetly: "Hehe, if it's delicious, eat more. If you're not full, we'll get more."

"Huh? Yuhao, no wonder I didn't see you in the lab, you've already run off to the cafeteria!"

"Huh? Meng Hongchen? You two know each other? Ah! My favorite dish, stir-fried eel with shrimp, and you actually ordered so much of it!"

Just as Huo Yuhao was leisurely enjoying his meal, a woman's voice suddenly exclaimed.

Huo Yuhao looked up and saw that it was the foodie girl, Ju Zi.

Upon seeing the large plate of shrimp and eel in front of Huo Yuhao, Ju Zi was immediately unable to move, her throat involuntarily moving.

Ju Zi recently broke through to the fifth level of Soul Master and advanced to the sixth grade. She and Meng Hongchen can be considered classmates, but because they haven't known each other for very long, they are not particularly close.

But Meng Hongchen wasn't an arrogant, immature teenager like his brother. Seeing how familiar Huo Yuhao and Ju Zi were, and remembering that they were both Xuan Ziwen's students, he smiled and invited, "Ju Zi, come and eat with us. We've ordered quite a lot of dishes, and we might not even be able to finish them all."

Orange's eyes lit up immediately, and she quickly thanked him, saying, "Then I won't be polite, thank you, Meng Hongchen."

With a swift movement of her chopsticks, she devoured several fragrant pieces of shrimp and eel, slightly alleviating her hunger. Only then did Ju Zi let out a soft sigh and look at Huo Yuhao, saying, "By the way, Yuhao, Professor Xuan asked me to tell you that he wants you to go to the lab a little early later. He has something to discuss with you."

Huo Yuhao asked curiously, "Did he say what it was about?"

Orange shrugged and said, "I don't know, he didn't tell me."

Huo Yuhao nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, I understand."

Huo Yuhao valued Xuan Ziwen highly. This genius soul master from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy would most likely become a founding member of his own faction, a true member of his own team. Therefore, it was best to cultivate their friendship level as soon as possible.

Upon learning that Xuan Ziwen needed to speak with him, Huo Yuhao quickened his eating pace, leaving most of the shrimp and eel stew for Ju Zi. He then exchanged a few words with Xiao Baicai, making a promise to have dinner together before leisurely leaving the cafeteria amidst the surprised gazes of the other students.

"Who was that just now? How could he get Meng Hongchen to have dinner with him?"

"Could it be a member of the royal family?"

"Did your diarrhea affect your brain along with it? Have you ever seen any member of royalty with such fair skin?"

"Uh..." "Hey, that arrogant toad Xiao Hongchen went to Shrek Academy. Looks like someone's planning to make a move against his sister again!"

"Are you sure? When they were eating just now, I felt like Meng Hongchen was the one making the first move. And look at Meng Hongchen's outfit, I've never seen her dressed like that before!"

"Ah this."

Huo Yuhao was unaware that although his name had not yet spread throughout the academy, the fact that Xiao Baicai from the Hongchen family had invited him to dinner had already begun to become gossip among the students.

Back in Xuan Ziwen's laboratory, he had just sat down when Xuan Ziwen walked in.

"Teacher Xuan, Ju Zi said you wanted to see me about something?" Huo Yuhao asked curiously.

Xuan Ziwen nodded to him and said, "It's like this, I've already submitted your application for the Mingde Hall assessment, and the hall master has personally approved it. The assessment will be held the day after tomorrow. After passing the assessment, you will be able to enter the Mingde Hall for further study and become a formal disciple of the Mingde Hall."

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was quite efficient.

"Also, there's something else I'd like to ask your opinion on," Xuan Ziwen said, a little embarrassed. He coughed twice before continuing, "Could you sell that fingerprint lock you made this morning to the academy?"

Huo Yuhao seemed to have anticipated this, and chuckled: "Selling is possible, but what does the academy intend to use in exchange? Teacher Xuan, let's make it clear beforehand that if the academy plans to use gold soul coins to buy it, then we don't need to discuss it, because I'm not short of money."

Xuan Ziwen was taken aback. Not short of money?
He gave Huo Yuhao a strange look. How dare you, a thirteen-year-old kid, say you "don't lack money"?
"Then what do you want?"

Huo Yuhao calmly replied, "Rare metal."

Xuan Ziwen chuckled and said, "You certainly know how to scheme. So tell me, how much rare metal do you want?"

Upon hearing Xuan Ziwen ask him to name his price, Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up, and he decided to pass the buck back. He knew that if he made a hasty offer without knowing the exact market price, he would most likely lose money. Only by letting the other party name their price would he have more room for negotiation.

"Teacher Xuan, since you want to buy it, then naturally you can name your price. But let me make this clear first, don't take advantage of my young age and ignorance to offer a random price and fool me. The market prospects for my fingerprint lock are very broad. It can be used not only for the doors in the academy, but also for public departments and institutions, warehouses, gates of important areas, vehicles, even the private warehouses of nobles and the wealthy, or even for ordinary people's valuable safes, drawers, etc. It can also be used in conjunction with soul guide crystal cards."

"So you'll have to be sincere about the price. Of course, I will complete the research results, including the actual finished product, and I will make it all and hand it over to you."

Hearing Huo Yuhao instantly list a series of usage scenarios, Xuan Ziwen's mouth gaped slightly. Some of these things were things he hadn't even thought of!

After listening to Huo Yuhao's explanation of the fingerprint lock in the morning, he subconsciously felt that if what Huo Yuhao said about "no two fingerprints being exactly the same" was true, then this thing should be quite secure, and its convenience far surpassed that of the Soul Guidance Crystal Card, and its application range should be very wide.

Only after Huo Yuhao mentioned it did he realize, "Right! Who says locks can only be used to lock doors? This fingerprint lock can also be used in places like safes or drawers where valuables or important documents are stored! And if you combine it with a soul-guiding crystal card for double security, wouldn't it be even safer?"
Xuan Ziwen's eyes grew brighter and brighter. He had to convince the head of the hall to buy this fingerprint lock. It would greatly improve the convenience of everyone's daily life, and its application scenarios were indeed extremely wide!

The time traveler's knowledge is absolutely on a crushing level, haha!

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