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"Gurgle... gurgle..."

Inside the private room.

The hot pot, filled with chili peppers, boiled in its red oil, emitting a rich aroma.

Jiang Qiao tossed five or six portions of goose intestine into the pot. After about ten seconds, he fished them all out and placed them in his bowl. Then, he slurped them down with a loud "whoosh," just like eating noodles.

Numbing, spicy, fresh, fragrant, hot...

So satisfying!

This is how hot pot should be eaten!

Jiang Qiao's mouth was slick with oil, and sweat beaded on his forehead. But Shen Yingning, sitting beside him, had little appetite.

She couldn't stop thinking about Jiang Qiao's question.

"How do you prove that a person who never existed, did exist?"

She couldn't find an answer.

Because the question itself was unsolvable.

Yet, from Jiang Qiao's words, she felt a strange, suffocating sensation.

It made her feel heavy-hearted.

Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp--

Jiang Qiao downed half a bottle of his "Happy Water" in one go.

"Stop thinking about it. We'll take a stroll around the North District later,"

Jiang Qiao wiped his mouth and said.

Such questions were pointless and had no answers.

But speaking of which, he was quite curious about the North District.

Ever since the Supernatural Revival, the North District had been shrouded in a mysterious fog, its origin still unknown.

During simulations, Jiang Qiao had sent many people, and even gone himself, to investigate, but all efforts yielded nothing.

The only certainty was that the source of the fog was not the Braided Girl. After all, before the Braided Girl appeared, the source of the fog, like other Malevolent Ghosts, had fled.

"Ah, thank you, Teacher Jiang."

Hearing that Jiang Qiao planned to visit the North District, Shen Yingning's face lit up with surprise.

"Don't call me Teacher Jiang, it gives me a headache. My junior high math teacher was also surnamed Jiang, and I hated him the most."

Jiang Qiao corrected Shen Yingning's form of address.

"You look a bit older than me, so just call me Jiang Qiao. Names are meant to be called, aren't they?"

Shen Yingning smiled charmingly and was about to speak.

Suddenly, she froze, a sense of dread washing over her.

She abruptly looked out the window.

In her line of sight, a woman had appeared on the third floor of the opposite mall at some point.

She was now pushing open a window and slowly climbing out.

Then, with a strange smile, she leaped down.

Huh?

Seeing Shen Yingning's strange expression, Jiang Qiao immediately followed her gaze.

The opposite mall was bustling with people, lively, and there was nothing unusual.

However, when he activated the Underworld Filter, the scene in his vision changed.

He saw a young woman in a red dress climbing out of a third-floor mall window and jumping without hesitation.

As brave as could be.

And when the woman hit the ground, Jiang Qiao expected her to instantly turn into a mosaic.

Suddenly, a strange, old convertible car appeared out of nowhere.

The woman happened to fall right into it.

Then, the car, carrying the woman, disappeared around the street corner.

"This car..."

A hint of seriousness appeared on Jiang Qiao's face.

He hadn't seen this car before!

Since obtaining the simulator the day before yesterday, he had run dozens of simulations, but he had never encountered such a vehicle.

This was something new, beyond his knowledge!

And the unknown represented danger.

"Jiang Qiao, did you see that too?" Shen Yingning asked, her face pale as she withdrew her gaze.

But soon, she noticed Jiang Qiao's line of sight.

For no reason, she suddenly felt relieved.

All this time, she had been the only one who could see these strange things.

The psychological pressure had been immense.

Now that she found out Jiang Qiao might also be able to see them, she felt inexplicably lighter.

"Yes, I not only saw that woman jump off the building, but I also saw her get picked up by a convertible car," Jiang Qiao nodded, his eyes flickering slightly.

"A convertible car?" Shen Yingning was taken aback. She hadn't seen a car; in her vision, the woman had vanished the moment she hit the ground.

"Let's eat first."

Although Jiang Qiao felt a bit wary at the moment, he wasn't scared.

As long as he stayed alive, he would inevitably encounter all sorts of strange things; there was no avoiding them.

If he was afraid of everything, he might as well have committed suicide before the Supernatural Revival.

Besides, although that car was strange, it wasn't that powerful. It felt about the same as the paper car made by a Paper Figure Maker.

After acquiring the three major talents—"Mad Scientist," "Supernatural Chef," and "Dual Pupils"—Jiang Qiao had developed a peculiar sense for the strength of Malevolent Ghosts.

It wasn't perfectly clear, but he could generally tell the strong from the weak.

Lunchtime ended.

Shen Yingning was preoccupied and didn't eat much.

Most of the eight hundred yuan worth of food ended up in Jiang Qiao's stomach.

On the road to the North District.

Shen Yingning drove a Mulsanne, her eyes occasionally glancing at Jiang Qiao, who was dozing in the passenger seat.

She herself quite liked SUVs.

But when picking someone up, it was better to use a more comfortable car.

At this moment, Jiang Qiao had his eyes closed, checking the simulator's information.

The cooldown period had ended, and he immediately started a new round.

[Current Fusable Talents: Rather Dance, Live Commerce, Lift High, Share with Those Who See, ...]

[Rather Dance (A): My heart tells me, sleeping is not as good as dancing, eating is not as good as dancing, falling in love is not as good as dancing. Even death cannot stop me from dancing on my grave.]

[Live Commerce (SS): This streamer is something else, they'll actually sell fake goods!]

[Lift High (A): Want a kiss, want a hug, want to be lifted high, higher than the thirty-third floor, that's when the fall will be most beautiful.]

[Share with Those Who See (SSR): You can gain a share of every beautiful thing in life.]

After glancing at the talents, he decisively locked onto the SSR.

For the last few hours of the simulation last night, and from nine o'clock this morning until now, he had been continuously courting death using the talents "Idiot" and "Impulsive" alternately.

Because they always resulted in trashy B-class outcomes.

Therefore, the last slot for solidification last night went to "Supernatural Chef."

Now that a high-end talent had finally appeared, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This talent was called "Share with Those Who See," and just by its name, it didn't seem simple.

[Solidified: Lightning Thunder Fist (S), Invincible Body (A), Dual Pupils (SSR), Mad Scientist (SSR), Fate Dice (SSR), Supernatural Chef (S)]

[Current Talents: Stealthy (S), Share with Those Who See (SSR), ... (omitted)]

[Selectable Talents: Cold-blooded and Selfish ... (omitted)]

[Start Simulation--]

[Day 1. The Supernatural Revival, terror descends, Malevolent Ghosts are killing people everywhere on the streets. You stand on the balcony holding your cat, and several Malevolent Ghosts who have just killed people pass by below your building. As the saying goes, "Share with Those Who See," so a portion of their ghostly aura drifts over to you, and you absorb it. That night, feeling restless, you go out and capture a few Female Ghosts. You don't put up posters for them; instead, you use your newly developed high-tech to turn them into fully automated dolls. Your "Mad Scientist" talent improves.]

[Day 2. You use dried fish as payment to get your black cat to cooperate with you in killing Malevolent Ghosts.]

You walked all the way to the hospital, and unknowingly, your Lightning Thunder Fist improved by one level.

You stood quietly at the basement door, activating Stealth.

From within the main door, wisps of ghostly energy floated out and merged into your body.

The Female Ghost was cultivating diligently, striving to improve, but about one-third of her cultivation sponsored you.

You silently cheered her on from outside the door, giving her a thumbs-up.

[Day three. Your "Invincible Body" and "Supernatural Chef" successfully upgraded thanks to the Female Ghost's efforts.

You noticed that the Female Ghost's strength had also reached a certain critical point, so you walked in and severely injured her.

You became the Ghost Infant's father, and your "Fate Dice" upgraded.

You successfully controlled the Ghost Infant.

At night, you ate Purple River Cart dumplings, and your "Dual Pupils" advanced to the second stage.]