Absolute Zone Zero: I survive in Liufen Street

"Hey, uncle. Are you from outside?" A little girl with two pigtails tugged at Bai Zhi's clothes, tilted her head and asked curiously, "Do you know the latest news about the subway renovation?!"

“I learned a little bit from the news.

But I haven't had time recently, and I might not know as much as you do about the latest developments." Bai Zhi held Fu Fu in one hand, and to accommodate the short-legged girl, he was now walking at a leisurely pace.

"...Is that so?" The little girl nodded a little disappointedly, then puffed up her cheeks and complained indignantly: "Uncle, are all the rich people in your city better at talking than singing, but doing things is like farting... Ouch!"

"Children, don't learn bad words. I'm not from the city, and I don't have any money." Bai Zhi ignored the little girl's tearful, accusing gaze and calmly put the hand that had hit the person's head back into his pocket. "As for what rich people are like, you have to judge for yourself. What others say can only represent their personal subjective opinions.

Many people also believe that poor people are poor because they are lazy and unwilling to work hard. Do you think this is true?

"Bullshit...Pfft, that's nonsense!" The little girl covered her head, swallowed the curse words under Bai Zhi's calm gaze, and forced herself to utter an idiom.

She retorted angrily, "If we all work so hard just to survive, but the rewards we get are only enough to fill our stomachs,

Although I also know that some people can't stand it and do bad things.

But not everyone is like this! Many uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters also hold their heads high and live by their own hands!

"Hmm... I understand what you mean, uncle. Whether a person is good or bad, you have to see it for yourself, not just listen to what others say." The little girl's eyes were clear and bright. She tried hard to look up and look at the uncle who suddenly emerged from the "void crack" in front of her. He was wearing a strange and fierce-looking mask, but his tone of voice was unexpectedly gentle.

I think he's a really nice guy! He wouldn't mess with her just because she's young.

A mature and reliable adult should look like him!

"Very good. You can understand things from your own perspective and draw inferences from one example to another. You are a very smart child.

"Study hard when you go to school, and you'll definitely become a great adult." Bai Zhi noticed the little girl's sparkling eyes looking at him, thinking she wanted to be praised. He touched the top of her head and helped the child, who was struggling to look up and felt like her neck was about to break.

For this little guy who looks only five or six years old and is less than 1.3 meters tall, Bai Zhi, whose net height is 188 cm and he is wearing high-top military boots, is like an iron tower. If you want to see his face, you have to try very hard.

"Hehe, of course." The little girl squinted her eyes and blushed when someone patted her head. Then she proudly put her hands on her hips and said confidently, "I'm so smart, and I also have the "ether-adaptive physique."

In the future, I will definitely become one of those great people on TV and make a lot of money!"

“Money is not the standard for measuring a person’s ability, and a powerful person is not necessarily rich.

If you want to become a powerful "adult", the most important prerequisite is to survive to adulthood while constantly learning knowledge and enriching yourself.

"Etheric Adaptability" is not a magic amulet; at most, it ensures that you will not be eroded quickly.

But what if you're adventuring alone in the Hollow and encounter Yi Hai or other bad guys? Bai Zhi patted the little girl's head disapprovingly, taking the opportunity to lecture her.

Bai Zhi happened to meet this somewhat reckless and bold little girl when he stepped out of the "Hollow Rift". When the two met, they were both startled by each other.

After confirming that the Phaethon siblings at the video store were busy bonding with the new family member and that they were safe from further danger, Bai Zhi carried Fu Fu and Bai Yu's bodies and headed straight for the stage for the next performance.

In order to avoid being discovered, Bai Zhi, who was carrying two bodies that could not be decomposed into data and could not be teleported, did not leave the "void", but chose to rely directly on the "void rift" to reach his destination.

The "voids" are actually closely connected, and their relationship is like the "lakes" connected by the groundwater network.

The "active ether" overflowing from the [primary large void] forms a secondary [companion void], and the [companion void] also has the opportunity to give rise to a "void disaster" with lower internal "ether" activity and smaller scale.

The space inside the "void" is chaotic, and the "void cracks" often lead to deeper or larger "voids".

When Bai Zhi was exploring alone in the past few years, he had passed through the cracks of the [Associated Void] more than once and entered the six [Original Voids], and even the depths of the [Void Zero].

In fact, scholars from the Wistar Society proposed this idea a long time ago: "Use the 'void rift' to directly jump into the 'void' adjacent to the destination."

This is an academic hypothesis that the purpose is to reduce the time spent on the road by rescue teams when they cross cities to provide support, and to open up new rescue channels.

Because in principle this is entirely feasible.

But the prerequisites for the realization of this theory are:

First, a stable, reliable, and controllable "void fissure" is needed to ensure that the transfer will not get lost.

Secondly, it is necessary to ensure that the physical fitness of the personnel who will be exposed to ether erosion of different concentrations when passing through the rift quickly is able to withstand it.

Third, you must possess a high level of combat power to ensure that you can defeat randomly appearing corpses or groups of corpses with uncertain danger levels, as well as other emergencies.

These teams above the elite level rarely meet these inhumane requirements, which completely defeats the purpose of saving time in the first place.

After all, the military can just fly a helicopter in an emergency, which is much more convenient than jumping into a dangerous, unpredictable, and uncontrollable "void rift."

As a result, this academic research stopped on paper and was buried in the database, and no one invested a lot of energy in in-depth research.

However, the scholars at that time would never have imagined that in real life, there would actually be a strange existence that could perfectly meet all the prerequisites and use them as a common means of diversion.

That's right, I'm talking about Bai, who often explores the "Void" without looking at the map, and relies entirely on the "Void Fissures" to move forward randomly. He is not afraid of erosion, has super high military power, is very curious, and can run away if he can't win.

And Bai Zhi has a special ability that no one else can do, which is [opening up a precise space channel].

Fu Fu: Stand proud and tall.

As a species that can travel through different times and spaces, the [System] can be said to be born with the [Time and Space] attribute.

In other words, Fu Fu grew up in a wild way, without any guidance from her elders, which is why she made such a joke about the signal being affected by the [hollow wall].

Therefore, it is easy to open a channel in the [void], which has an unstable internal space and is full of energy.

So when there was no direct path, Bai Zhi created the conditions himself, gathered the skeleton group to increase the [ether activity], artificially created a one-time "void fissure", and then eliminated the skeleton group to absorb energy, focusing on making the best use of everything.

The group of skeletons being used by passers-by: Roar.

This is why Bai Zhi came out of the crack.

But perhaps because Bai Zhi's behavior was too cruel and arrogant, even the heavens couldn't stand it, so they created a little girl on Bai Zhi's face outside the destination, giving him a fright.

When the little girl first saw Bai Zhi, she was like a stressed-out kitten. She bluffed and accused Bai Zhi, and then looked for an escape route.

But perhaps it was Bai Zhi's image of a hard-working 'old father', with a child on his back and another in his arms, that diluted the danger brought by his image. Furthermore, Bai Zhi didn't want to scare the children, so he deliberately restrained his imposing aura and softened his tone.

Children are actually the most sensitive to adults' emotions, and Baizhi has the unique characteristics of attracting children and small animals.

The little girl, who was brave enough to run around in the cave alone, noticed the big man who suddenly appeared and had no intention of hurting her. Her attitude quickly changed from being cautious and keeping a distance to curiously grabbing Bai Zhi's clothes and asking questions.

All I can say is that this is a warrior who is worthy of giving Billy a punch in the face.

"Uncle, are your two children sick?

I'll take you out first! We don't have a hospital here, but our neighbor, Grandpa Max, was a very good doctor—and he still is. The little girl who, in the storyline, guides Nicole and the others to avoid the "Dead Road Butcher" and calls herself "old lady," becomes a considerate, well-behaved, and adorable figure in front of Bai Zhi, tugging at his clothes.

All I can say is, same person, different fate.

Small Theater

Billy: No, why?! What’s wrong with me?!

Amby: Maybe it's because you didn't hold the baby? Billy, why don't you try holding the cat again?

Nekomata: Who are you calling a kid, meow! I'm already an adult, meow!

Nicole: ...Puff~