My Ability Pool is Superior

Although Xiao Xueyin was seeing Lu Bai for the first time in the real world, they had made contact plenty of times in the Deathmatch Arena.

He naturally knew very well what kind of personality Lu Bai had and wouldn’t think Lu Bai was being arrogant or anything: “Hahahaha, Brother Lu Bai, you’re still so humorous.”

The door to the private room opened, and several young women dressed in qipaos with curvaceous figures entered carrying trays of dishes.

“Try this. The flavor at this restaurant is very good. Many City Councilors are regular patrons here.” Xiao Xueyin introduced enthusiastically.

In the blink of an eye, the table was filled with exquisite dishes.

And they were basically all original ecological ingredients, without a trace of synthetic food.

It couldn’t help but make one sigh at how corrupt this lifestyle was.

“By the way, Brother Lu Bai, you’d better stay away from that Can Society.”

Xiao Xueyin weighed his words and continued, “They’re just a bunch of clowns. Their thinking is too extreme. They think they’re acting meticulously, but in reality, all their actions are under official surveillance.

If it weren’t for the concern that wiping out this group might lead to a new anti-government organization emerging, the Field Operations Department would have already started cleaning them up.”

The girl of marriageable age twisted her waist, serving one exquisite dish after another. Just these dishes in front of them were absolutely more than two people could finish.

Lu Bai inexplicably felt somewhat disinterested.

He indeed had no fondness for Can Society. He couldn’t imagine what was in the minds of those guys shouting to invite in the alien overlords.

However, he also couldn’t say he had much fondness for the current system.

If he had to find a way to describe it, it was like two piles of shit placed in front of him—he didn’t want to choose either one.

Upon closer examination, ever since he came to this world, he’d actually been quite passive.

At first, he thought being able to live again was pretty good.

Although his family was poor and he had an extra pair of younger brother and sister, relying on his excellent performance in Deathmatch Duels, at least their living standards could steadily improve.

They wouldn’t have to eat any more of that garbage synthetic food, and once they saved enough money, they could even switch to a high-end residence.

With the superior advantage from the Ability Pool, he wouldn’t face any life threats in the Deathmatch Arena and could live a lifetime without worries about food or clothing, enjoying life.

If his ideals were more long-term or a bit more chuunibyou, that would be to take down more aliens, and maybe even lead humanity out of the underground to return to life on the surface…

And after that?

Lu Bai couldn’t find an answer, but he just felt like he could do more.

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“Let’s leave it at that for now. I should head back too.”

Lu Bai hadn’t eaten much of this meal. He picked up a few bites with chopsticks and then stood up to take his leave.

“Not to your taste?”

Xiao Xueyin was first taken aback, then seemed to guess something: “Then let me give you a ride.”

The black sedan they rode in on was switched to a sports car.

The car was pretty cool-looking, but unfortunately the ride experience wasn’t as good as a business car.

Xiao Xueyin didn’t speed up. He pretended to casually inquire, “Brother Bai, do you feel like our lifestyle has detached from the majority?”

Lu Bai looked at the scenery regressing outside the car window, his tone inexplicably: “Just consider it me suddenly being pretentious.”

“Actually, you just haven’t adjusted your mindset yet. There’s no need to be like this. I know your previous life was very tough, but now you’ve become a Death Fighter—you’re already different from those people who waste food.”

Xiao Xueyin downshifted again and continued, “You’re just not used to it yet. I still admire more the decisive killing style you have in the Deathmatch Arena.”

Lu Bai gave him a sidelong glance: “Stop the car. Your words sound kinda gay.”

Xiao Xueyin: “…

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“I know people aren’t equal. In any era, some people just have to be more equal than others.”

Lu Bai smiled meaninglessly: “I’m not some antisocial personality. As long as a program can run, I won’t mess with it—at least not before there’s a better plan.”

He could already see the outline of Yiju City ahead, so he said, “Stop here. If you drive this car in, you’ll lose a few parts and won’t get out easily.”

Xiao Xueyin didn’t insist on keeping him and pulled over to the side of the road, unlocking the door lock.

“Anyway, my words remain the same. If you run into any trouble you can’t resolve, just call me directly.”

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Back home, Lu Qingyan had already gone to bed.

Only Lu Ziyi was still keeping the light on, waiting for him on the sofa.

After all, tonight had been a bit of a ordeal. From leaving the police station to going to eat, by the time he got home, it was almost past midnight.

“Have you eaten?”

Lu Ziyi was wearing pajamas with a bear pattern, curled up on the sofa, and couldn’t help yawning.

After barely waking up a bit, she pointed at the simple dining table: “If you haven’t eaten, I’ll heat it up for you. We didn’t eat much tonight either, so make do.”

Lu Bai looked at her sleepy appearance and couldn’t help smiling.

“You go to sleep. I’ll handle it myself.”

“Okay, then eat up quick and get some rest soon.”

Perhaps because she was too sleepy, Lu Ziyi wasn’t as aloof as usual, her tone a bit coquettish.

With that, she got up, stepped into the oversized men’s slippers, and returned to her room.

Considering that using the induction cooker would make too much noise, Lu Bai simply didn’t bother reheating and just picked up the bowls and chopsticks to eat it cold.

He truly didn’t have high requirements when it came to food. Besides, with his status in the previous Deathmatch Arena, what delicacies hadn’t he eaten? Occasionally changing up the taste wasn’t bad.

After eating his fill and washing up, by the time he finished everything, the night was already deep.

Lu Bai lay down on the sofa, watched the star-filled holographic sky screen outside the window for a while, then closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

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The next few days passed very peacefully.

The work at the Assessment Department was really leisurely. Lu Bai would clock in at school every day and then go practice combat.

During this time, Can Society seemed to vanish into thin air without contacting Lu Bai again. He hadn’t even heard any news about Can Society.

Xiao Xueyin would occasionally come to Zu Dian Campus to connect with Lu Bai, practically wanting to treat him to meals every day.

After Lu Bai refused too many times, Xiao Xueyin stopped insisting, but he still came unfailingly every day to hang out with him, hoping to win him over with this persistent spirit.

Worth mentioning was that as time passed, with New Birth Festival drawing nearer, the festive atmosphere indeed grew thicker.

Especially in a high-population-density area like Yiju City, many shops had added New Birth Festival decorations to their storefronts.

Even Lu Ziyi started complaining that food prices had risen a lot lately, and buying ingredients was starting to hurt.

Beep beep beep~

After a crisp ringing sound.

Lu Bai took his identification from the smart screen and turned to look at Xiao Xueyin: “Now?”

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