Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 357, Section 353: What you love is your life.
Three months ago, the Nebula Trio descended from the sky and arrived on Earth.

They landed next to a shopping mall, where a giant LED screen was playing footage of Ultraman Tiga beating up three ancient monsters.

That was Qi Ming's first battle in this world. Although he was caught off guard, he still managed to display his prowess.

Seeing Tiga kill one monster and scare away two others with his fierce, demonic moves, the Nebula Trio were immediately filled with fear.

"If we fight it head-on, it seems like we can't beat it even if we combine our strength."

"Then we'll have to outsmart them. Let's gather intelligence first."

After a brief discussion, the three aliens decided to choose a base first and then plan their next move.

Finally, using funds provided by their home planet, they took over a sublet shop at a low price and renamed it "Nebula Restaurant," using it as a base for invading Earth—and a place to sleep at night.

I can't just sleep on the street.

At the same time, the shelves must be stocked, the fire hydrants must be filled with water, cultural workers must be cultured, and the restaurants must be able to serve food.

If a restaurant doesn't sell anything, it's very likely to arouse suspicion from Earthlings, and then the TPC will come to investigate, exposing them!
And then there's the fact that they live on Earth right now, so they need to earn some money to fund their invasion operations, and they also have to pay rent every month...

So when the first customer came to order, the Icarus alien [Icari] confidently started a fire and cooked the dish he envisioned.

"Please enjoy."

The result was that the customer said the food was so bad it wasn't worth the money, refused to pay, and left the restaurant.

Watching the guests leave indifferently, the Nebula Trio felt a deep sadness, thinking that Earth was really hard to live on.

"Is it really that bad? I'll try it!" The Nakri alien, unwilling to give up, took a bite of the food on the table.

He then spat out a mouthful of saliva: "It really tastes awful!"

Icarus alien [Icari]: "Damn it, you're not allowed to deny my craftsmanship like that!"

Just as the two were about to fight, the Balky alien [Halchi] quickly came over to break them up: "Maybe the food is fine, it just doesn't suit that guest's taste. Maybe the next one will be better."

When the next guest arrived, the Icarus alien [Ikali] once again started a fire to cook, and then confidently served the dishes.

The result is……

After taking one bite, the customer spat out the food and slammed the plate over their heads, exclaiming, "This is awful! Is this something a human could make?!"

The guest left looking utterly dejected. This time, the three aliens felt not anger, but fear.

Would they expose their identities because their cooking is bad?

To survive, to achieve their grand goal of reaching for the stars, and to prove themselves, the Nebula Three Fools began their efforts.

To this end, they studied diligently day and night by following the "cooking tutorials for beginners" videos on YouTube, and finally their skills have changed dramatically!
"Hmm... the taste is not bad." A week later, the restaurant reopened, and when the customers who came in gave this evaluation and paid, the Nebula Three Fools were filled with emotion.

They were the worst performers in their hometown, but they have gained recognition on Earth!

It felt so good that their hands trembled as they accepted the money from the customers.

"Okay, keep it up!" The Nebula Trio cheered excitedly.

"Wait a minute, aren't we here to gather intelligence for our invasion of Earth? What's the point of studying cooking?" At this moment, the Nackle alien [Nakri] realized something was wrong.

Balki Alien [Halchi]: "But then again, how should we gather intelligence?" Icarus Alien [Ikali]: "I've noticed that the diners talk about their lives while they're eating, like what's happening at school or at work. If we just sit in the restaurant and listen to their conversations, we can gather a lot of information!"

The Nackle alien Nackle strongly agreed: "Once we become famous, important figures from Earth might come over for a meal, and then we'll be able to learn classified information from them!"

All three were impressed by their own extraordinary wisdom and felt that this was a very good approach.

So the three of them worked even harder to hone their culinary skills, and under their management, Nebula Restaurant flourished!
The three of them gradually became overwhelmed. The Nackle alien said that all their strength had been used up while serving guests, so how could they invade Earth? They had to hire more people.

However, other extraterrestrials thought it was inappropriate. What if they noticed something amiss if they stayed with other Earthlings for a long time?
"Raise the price! Raise the price!"

"Yes, yes, if the price doubles, there will be far fewer people, but the money earned will not decrease."

However, the reality was quite shocking—the regular customers still came, the store's foot traffic did not decrease, and business remained booming.

But the three men's efforts paid off, and they successfully bought the store with the revenue they earned during that period.

This store is theirs now!
"Suddenly I think the sunset on Earth is so beautiful."

"It's because we feel at home now; this store will belong to us completely from now on."

"Is this what they call settling down?"

Business is booming, and many customers are complaining because the food is served too slowly.

One of the regular customers in line said, "Boss, your business strategy is very problematic. If you want to become the biggest and strongest, you definitely need to hire people."

In order to avoid arousing suspicion, the Nebula Trio had no choice but to hire a shop assistant, one of whom was named Kazama Isamu.

Because the salary is very high, Kazama Isamu is full of enthusiasm.

That evening, Nakl's superiors contacted [Nakl] to inquire about his current situation.

Nakri was immediately stumped by the question.

What to do? We seem to have been so busy honing our culinary skills and learning about restaurants lately that we haven't had time to invade Earth yet.

Fortunately, three heads are better than one. Having spent so long on Earth, the three men had greatly improved their emotional intelligence. After pooling their wisdom, they managed to evade their superior's concerns.

"We have already occupied a considerable amount of land on Earth as our base, and now we have territory on our planet Nackle!" Nackle replied.

The boss across from me: "Oh, well done! How big is this territory, roughly?"

[Narkley] glanced around the Nebula Restaurant: "It's about two hundred square meters."

Boss: "Square meters? Is that a unit of measurement from the other side of the world? How big is it exactly?"

[Narkley] had a sudden inspiration: "Many native Earthlings struggle their entire lives but still cannot obtain such a large area of ​​land to live in."

Boss: "That sounds really good. What's on this territory?"

Nakri glanced at Kazama Isamu, a waiter who was cleaning the restaurant: "There is... there is a human we enslave, who is now serving us wholeheartedly."

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