Douluo Dragon King: My Strategy System Is a Bit Off

Chapter 10 An Encounter with the Pretending-to-Be-Dead Guy

Business is booming today!

Watching her wallet gradually swell with the Federal Coins continuously arriving in her account, Lin Ci was in an extremely happy mood.

This slightly eased his bad mood after losing 100 million, and the money he earned this time was enough for him to eat well for a while.

I've been eating only Category C meals lately and I'm really starting to get tired of it. It's mainly because it gets so greasy after a while.

His grilled fish always sells out quickly. Although he's busy, he still has time. For example, most of the crowds are concentrated during the time when the academy lets out for the day, so there are long queues and a lot of people.

He rarely had the chance to sell at this time of year before, because as a student of Donghai Academy, his primary task was naturally attending classes. Although those classes weren't particularly useful to him, Wu Changkong wouldn't let him off the hook if he didn't attend.

This was thanks to the competition; Wu Changkong gave them two days off to rest.

So he took this opportunity to sell grilled fish.

Lin Ci wiped the sweat from her forehead and let out a soft breath; it was almost time to close up shop.

The crowd had almost all left, and only two people remained at the stall.

"Hello, how many grilled fish would you like?" Lin Ci glanced at the two people in front of him.

A classic boy and girl pair, though they look like siblings. The boy appears to be seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a blue school uniform, slightly different from Lin Ci's classmates in the intermediate grade, clearly a student in the advanced grade.

Beside him was a little girl who looked to be about the same age as Lin Ci's current body. She had two small braids, light blue hair, and looked extremely beautiful, like a delicate fairy.

It's prettier than Gu Yue.

Lin Ci silently added a sentence in her mind.

At that moment, the young girl was curiously looking at the grilled fish. When she got closer, she twitched her delicate nose and gently sniffed the aroma. Her bright eyes widened instantly.

The girl grabbed the arm of the young man next to her and said softly, "Brother, I want to eat this."

The young man did not reply immediately, but instead frowned and looked at the vendor in front of him.

Two signs were erected in front of Lin Ci's stall, serving as promotional slogans.

Unique grilled fish.

It tastes better than Huo Yuhao's.

Just these two sentences, it's very simple.

However, the young man looked disdainful upon seeing this, and then turned his head slightly to look at the girl beside him, "The things at this stall aren't clean, I'm not comfortable with them, I'll ask the chef to make them for you when we get home."

Hearing the young man's words, the girl pouted and said unhappily, "Brother, no, I want this fish. It smells so good. Besides, the sign says it's even better than Huo Yuhao's grilled fish, so I want to try it."

The young man wanted to say something, but Lin Ci interrupted him.

"Sorry, we're closing up shop now. Goodbye."

Lin Ci immediately packed up the remaining grilled fish and then tidied up his car.

The young man seemed offended, and his expression darkened slightly: "What do you mean?"

Lin Ci ignored him, only saying coldly, "I'm packing up and going home. What's it to you?"

Do you really think he has no temper? You told him to his face that his things weren't clean, and he got all worried. I think this little girl is really worried about having a brother like you.

"Feeling guilty after swindling?" The young man sneered, looking at Lin Ci as if he could see right through her.

Lin Ci had originally planned to ignore the other party and leave, but now she stopped what she was doing and looked up to meet the young man's gaze.

The young man chuckled and said nonchalantly, "Better than Huo Yuhao's? You've read a history book and you've forgotten who you are? You dare to use someone like that as your brand name?"

Xu Xiaoyu was actually quite angry, because they had already lost to another class in yesterday's competition. Today, she took her younger sister out to play for a while after class.

Then this happened.

Because Huo Yuhao was famous for his mastery of ice elements, Xu Xiaoyu had always admired this Ice Douluo. Naturally, she was also quite familiar with his life story.

I also know very well what Huo-style grilled fish is.

But what he didn't expect was that this young man would dare to use such a sign to sell fish.

"Have you ever eaten fish grilled by Huo Yuhao?" Lin Ci didn't answer the other person, but asked in return.

Xu Xiaoyu snorted coldly, "Of course not. Lingbing Douluo ascended ten thousand years ago, how could I have eaten his grilled fish?"

Lin Ci immediately gave the other person a look as if they were an idiot. "Then how do you know my baking isn't as good as Huo Yuhao's?"

Xu Xiaoyu was slightly taken aback, then became somewhat embarrassed and angry, and said sharply, "Senior Huo Yuhao is a legendary figure in Douluo Continent, and his Huo-style grilled fish is famous far and wide. Even if I haven't tasted it, I can imagine that the taste must be unique and unparalleled. You, a mere academy student, dare to shamelessly claim that your grilled fish is better than his. What is that if not swindling?"

"So, according to you, you can't compare if you haven't eaten it? Have you tried all the delicious food in this world? How dare you judge which is better or worse without even having tasted it? My sign says it's better than Huo Yuhao's, not that I'm better than Huo Yuhao. Why are you making such a big deal out of this?"

Lin Ci didn't hold back at all and went all out.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Lin Ci had eaten Huo Yuhao's grilled fish before; it was thanks to Lin Ci's improved recipe that it sold so well at Shrek Academy. Therefore, it was reasonable for Lin Ci to say that his was better than Huo Yuhao's, since it was his improvement.

Hearing the two arguing, the girl next to Xu Xiaoyu tugged at Xu Xiaoyu's arm anxiously and pleaded, "Brother, stop arguing, I really want to eat this fish."

Seeing her sister's aggrieved look, Xu Xiaoyu's heart softened, but she still stubbornly said to Lin Ci, "If you really have the ability, then prove it to me. Let my sister think your fish is pretty good after she eats it, then I can accept your brand."

"Dude, are you out of your mind?" Lin Ci wasn't angry anymore; there was no need to get angry with an idiot.

They've already slandered their own grilled fish like that, yet they still give you a grilled fish.

Are you dreaming?

Xu Xiaoyu's face darkened, and she wanted to get angry, but before she could say anything, she saw a figure.

"Senior, are you here for grilled fish too?"

Suddenly, another customer appeared at the stall; this was also a woman, but she was a bit older than the girl next to Xu Xiaoyu.

She looked about fourteen or fifteen years old.

The girl was very beautiful, with delicate features and big, watery eyes. In the light of the rising sun, she seemed to be bathed in a golden glow.

Xu Xiaoyu had no choice but to swallow her words, coughed lightly, and seemed to become a bit aloof.

He said casually, "Junior, you're here to eat too?"

This is completely opposite to the attitude towards Lin Ci just now.

"Damn it." Lin Ci was speechless. To encounter someone like this at Donghai Academy was truly a strange and wonderful world.

Ouyang Zixin smiled and said, "Yes, this grilled fish is delicious, but it's not always open. It only sells it once or twice a year. I just happened to see it today and was planning to buy some when I ran into you, senior."

Hearing Ouyang Zixin praise this grilled fish restaurant so highly, Xu Xiaoyu felt a little embarrassed.

However, the girl next to her rolled her eyes and hurriedly said, "Brother, look, even this sister says it's delicious, it must be really good, let's buy it quickly."

Ouyang Zixin then noticed the girl and said with a smile, "This is your younger sister? She's so pretty. Little sister, this grilled fish is really delicious. Let me treat you."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaoyu quickly said, "No need, no need. It's not right for a girl to treat me. Junior, I'll buy it for her."

After saying that, he looked at Lin Ci and said somewhat awkwardly, "Boss, give me three grilled fish."

Lin Ci shrugged, feigning helplessness, and said, "I'm so sorry, the grilled fish isn't clean today, so we can't sell it."

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(End of this chapter)