Zone Zero: I'm invincible now that the heavenly fire has killed Nineveh!

It was around six o'clock, just as dawn was breaking.

Su Chen woke up on the sofa, not because he liked to get up early, but because he was starving.

He traveled through time yesterday evening and then waited until this morning. Especially after merging with the gold card, his energy consumption seemed to have increased.

"Huh!? Doesn't the Rabbit House serve dinner?"

Su Chen touched his stomach, somewhat bewildered.

When I first met them, they were all lying on the ground, exhausted, so they must have used up a lot of energy.

Why don't you eat dinner?

Little did they know, last night Anbie and Nicole upheld the virtue of perseverance embodied by the Rabbit House. (Just hang in there a little longer; if we can make it to tomorrow, we can save on a meal.)

"Take the card first, then go to the kitchen to make breakfast."

Su Chen opened the system panel in his mind, and a new card draw opportunity was suddenly refreshed in the card pool.

With a thought, a blank card appeared in the card pool.

Seele's Autobiography *1

"Even though it's a white card, Seele, that Seele!?"

Su Chen was somewhat excited.

That was his first main DPS character in the game, and although it was later discarded by the meta, he still cherishes the memory.

What secrets will Seele's diary contain?

Su Chen crushed the card with some anticipation, and a thick, heavy book appeared in his personal space.

Wow, Seele can write so much?

Su Chen sensed something was amiss and took out a large book from his personal space.

Mein Kampf (Chinese Translation)

"A failed art student, is this also Xi'er?"

Su Chen was somewhat disgusted.

He has no use for this stuff; bread in New Elidu doesn't sell for half a million denarii.

Su Chen raised his hand to throw the thing into the trash can, but after thinking about it, he put it back into his spatial storage.

If a student finds this, it would be bad if he failed his exam.

"Start making breakfast, make one for both of them too."

Su Chen muttered to himself as he walked into the kitchen.

Although he had awakened his cheat ability, Su Chen had no intention of leaving the Rabbit House.

Firstly, staying here offers better opportunities for development; secondly, Nicole is a very powerful figure.

As for why it was them, it's because Billy is a robot, so a cup of engine oil would be more appropriate.

However, upon entering the kitchen, one is greeted by two large sacks of potatoes.

After checking it over and over, Su Chen found that these were the only potatoes left in the kitchen.

"Is this a prison reformatory? Even if it is, the food wouldn't be this bad."

Su Chen couldn't help but vent his frustration.

Just how bad was the Rabbit House's financial situation? They only had potatoes in the kitchen.

He couldn't help but think of the autobiography of Seele that he had just pulled out; Seele's ally had died growing potatoes in Siberia.

Is this some kind of strange hint?

"Fine, potatoes it is, they're edible after all."

Su Chen sighed and busied himself in the kitchen.

Potatoes alone can be prepared in many ways.

Speaking of which, potatoes are probably the most familiar ingredient to this orphan—cheap, filling, and versatile in many ways.

In less than half an hour, the mashed potatoes mixed with cheese and cream, the crispy on the outside and soft on the inside baked potatoes with hot sauce, and the fragrant and crispy potato pancakes were successfully made.

Three potato dishes were neatly arranged on the table, their aroma filling the air.

"It smells so good! Is the neighbor making breakfast?"

Nicole sniffed and walked out of the room with a blissful expression.

"Nicole, you stayed up all night yesterday, so you need to replenish your energy this morning."

Anbi pushed open the door and said in a serious tone.

Wow! They're having breakfast today!

Billy exclaimed in surprise, clearly indicating that breakfast at the Rabbit House was a matter of probability.

"Eh?!"

Nicole stared incredulously at the dishes on the table.

Ambi's face also looked somewhat blank.

"Nicole, come have breakfast."

Su Chen, biting into a potato pancake, mumbled something indistinctly.

"Oh."

Nicole and Ambly sat down in a daze and began to savor Su Chen's cooking.

They quickly closed their eyes and began to enjoy it; it was so much tastier than their usual boiled potatoes.

Billy sat to one side, inhaling the aroma with delight.

Su Chen couldn't help but feel puzzled; this robot was simply too intelligent.

Soon, all the large portions of food on the table were devoured, and Nicole and Anby were quite satisfied.

"Newbie, looks like you're actually pretty useful!"

Nicole patted Su Chen on the shoulder.

Originally, I just wanted to get a free job, but I didn't expect Su Chen to have such good cooking skills.

"It's pretty good."

Anbi's gaze softened as she looked at Su Chen.

Although he's not exactly a Grandmaster, he's still significantly better than her and Nicole.

This dubious newcomer turned out to be surprisingly useful.

"You flatter me. If possible, I can buy more ingredients."

Su Chen said modestly.

The potato pancakes tasted quite good, and even gave him a warm sense of familiarity.

But eating this after time-traveling would be a bit too embarrassing.

"Ahem, forget about that. As long as you cook the potatoes well, that will be a great achievement!"

Nicole coughed awkwardly.

"So, the Rabbit House's finances have deteriorated to the point where they can only afford to eat potatoes?"

Su Chen couldn't help but complain.

"No, it's just that I need to pay off a debt this month, so it's particularly difficult."

Nicole said seriously.

If she hadn't owed Fahrenheit so much money that she had to repay a portion in order to continue their cooperation, she wouldn't be living such a miserable life where she had to eat potatoes every day.

Even Tenny, who worked hard to complete the task yesterday, will have all of it sent to the Phaethon siblings' wallets.

It's true, just thinking about it makes her heart ache.

"Okay, Nicole."

Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

It's unlikely that the Rabbit House is so poor; Nicole's ample bosom couldn't have been created by malnutrition.

"By the way, Su Chen, are you a person with an etheric aptitude?"

Seeing how sensible Su Chen was, Nicole decided to give him more in-depth training.

Etheric fitness refers to the resistance to the erosion of etheric energy. The higher the resistance, the longer one can remain active in the void.

Only those with an Ether Fitness score of 60 or higher are considered to have an Ether Fitness constitution and are qualified to explore the Void.

"I do not know."

Su Chen was also very curious about this.

Without his etheric aptitude, he would be completely out of place in this world that revolves around the void.

It's not that he lacks the ability to develop, but rather that a more abstract investigation would open up more possibilities.

"Where did you come from, you savage? Even an elementary school student can do an etheric aptitude test."

Nicole was speechless.

She no longer doubted that Su Chen was a spy sent by someone.

An undercover agent would never say something so foolish.

"Based on Su Chen's expression, he wasn't lying."

Anbi looked at Su Chen with a very subtle expression.

This guy seems to be hiding many secrets, yet he's surprisingly clean in some ways.

After breakfast, Ambly and Billy were free to do as they pleased.

Nicole then took Su Chen to the Hollow Investigation Association, where there was a free etheric aptitude test.

"You better pray you're etherically adapted, or you'd better prepare to be a chef for 20 years!"

Nicole pushed Su Chen through the door and said fiercely.

"That's not entirely true."

Su Chen muttered to himself.

If he weren't etherically adapted, becoming an assassin wouldn't be a bad thing.

This is the time of the new mayor's election, and the head of this mayor must be valuable. He may not have the same destiny as Trump.

Just kidding, just kidding.

How could a college student like him become a hitman?

With his strength far surpassing that of the Urban Dragon King, becoming a loli's personal bodyguard at Baiqi Heavy Industry would be a better choice for him.

With a jumble of random thoughts in his mind, Su Chen stepped into the Hollow Investigation Association.

A moment later, a gasp of surprise rang out.

Su Chen walked out the door with a happy expression, followed by a middle-aged man in a hurry.

"A genius, a genius with an etheric aptitude of 90, a born Sky Cave Investigator with a sacred body!"

"The Hollow Investigation Association needs your membership!"