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(The staff of Habitat 0 do not have many scenes, and their combat strength is unknown. The above is my personal opinion. If you have other opinions, please feel free to correct me O_o)

The staff of Habitat 0 are mainly able to adapt to most of the harsh environments in the culinary world, but if they really encounter a powerful beast, they will die.

"Sigh, I have no choice but to take the initiative..." Qin Zhou muttered to himself. The Angula Forest is vast and home to many ferocious beasts.

This is the person that Yi Long asked him to pick up, and it's also the first commission IGO has given him. If something goes wrong, it would be really embarrassing.

"Lota, Go Go Go~"

Qin Zhou sat on Lota's back, heading deeper into the Angula Forest. He couldn't stay here to meet that person anymore; if something really happened, he could lend a hand.

He's Jiro's disciple after all. If he can't even handle a simple task, then he's truly useless.

It's also possible that it hasn't arrived yet. After all, even if it arrives tonight, it's still within today's timeframe.

"The clams are such a nuisance."

A woman in a light pink nurse's uniform muttered to herself.

Because she was wearing a mask, only her clear eyes were visible. She was wearing pink and white medical gloves and holding a purple umbrella as a weapon.

Around her were a group of strange creatures with bird-like beaks and bodies resembling green toads.

When the bird opens its beak, it reveals a dense array of sharp, menacing teeth.

A vast number of them, countless, surrounded the woman.

These are bird-beaked clams, which usually appear in groups.

Individually, they are not particularly strong, but they are extremely reckless. No matter what enemy they face, they will charge straight at it, somewhat like the honey badger type who will fight anyone who dares to challenge them.

When they spot their prey, they attract more bird-beaked clams with a special, strange cry.

A single individual can only be captured at around level 100, but when hundreds or thousands of them move together, even some beasts at levels several hundred will perish in the Northwest.

The nurse knew things were getting complicated when she encountered the first clam.

Sure enough, the bird-beaked clam let out a loud, strange cry, which quickly summoned a large number of its kind.

Her strength is considered among the strongest in the human realm.

Many bird-beaked clams have already been dealt with, but this has not scared away other bird-beaked clams; on the contrary, it has attracted even more bird-beaked clams.

She was surrounded and couldn't find a place to put her feet.

Even with her level of strength, this she found the sheer number of people somewhat troublesome, though not helpless; it just couldn't be resolved in the short term, and she probably wouldn't be able to meet the agreed-upon time.

She was the person Qin Zhou was supposed to pick up. Yi Long had instructed her to follow the route determined by IGO. Who would have thought that upon arriving in the Angura Forest in the human world, she would encounter such a disgusting beast as the bird-beaked toad?

"Ah..."

The clams emitted strange cries and swarmed towards the woman; someone with trypophobia would probably have an immediate physical reaction.

The woman felt helpless and could only deal with the clams in front of her first. As for being late, she would have to explain it to that person later.

A deafening wolf howl echoed in the air. A white figure, moving with lightning speed, burst into the swarm of bird-beaked clams, instantly elbowing a group of them and clearing a path for the woman.

"This is... a fighting wolf?!"

The woman was taken aback. She recognized the huge white wolf at a glance, which made her somewhat surprised.

Dou Lang is a top hunter living on the second continent of the Gourmet World. How could he appear in this Angula Forest, which is close to the human world? This place is very far away from the second continent.

You may not recognize the other ferocious beasts in the culinary world, but the Eight Kings are a very famous breed of beasts, and their characteristics are easy to identify.

Even IGO staff members should avoid the Eight Kings race as much as possible unless they are attacked first.

"It's quite lively here. Are you the person that Grandpa Yilong asked me to wait for?" Qin Zhou's voice rang out as he turned to look at the woman behind him.

No wonder they were late; they were surrounded by a swarm of bird-beaked clams.

Even for staff members of the Zero Realm, dealing with such a large number of ferocious beasts in a short period of time is no easy task.

Bird-billed clams are quite disgusting. Individually, they are among the weakest in the culinary world. If they didn't come in large groups, they would probably have been wiped out by other predators long ago.

With so many bird-beaked clams surrounding and killing a beast of several hundred levels, they have a very high probability of winning.

One or two bird-billed clams are fine, but that's impossible. Encountering one means there are countless others, and nobody wants to encounter such disgusting creatures.

Is this considered giving him a chance to be a hero and save the damsel in distress?

The bird-beaked clam was actually quite kind.

Although, given this woman's abilities, she didn't need his help.

Chapter 52 Atasino

Qin Zhou looked down at the woman and immediately recognized her as one of the employees of the Zero Realm.

Atacino – a culinary surgeon and chef.

Her bright red eyes are lively, and she looks much prettier than in comics and anime.

Shimabukuro's portrayal of the female characters is rather average, so their appearances in the manga aren't particularly stunning.

In reality, she's much prettier than in the comics. Even though she's wearing a mask, you can tell she's a woman with decent looks.

Although being a gourmet is not Atacino's main profession, Atacino's own abilities are stronger than those of the average gourmet, otherwise he would not have been able to enter the culinary world.

Her culinary skills are so good that Yi Long must have been impressed by her, so she must be of an excellent caliber.

"My name is Atacino, and you'll be my future partner, Qin Zhou?"

Atacino looked at Qin Zhou with slight surprise. She had also learned from President Yi Long that she would have a partner, but she did not expect him to be so young.

At this age, he looked a few years younger than her, yet he had already entered the culinary world. She had thought Qin Zhou was waiting for her on the ground 20,000 meters above sea level.

However, the fact that Qin Zhou was able to get here shows that he is quite capable.

"Probably. Grandpa Yilong asked me to come and pick him up, but he didn't mention anything about a partner."

Qin Zhou scratched his head. He had no idea that the person he was picking up would be his future partner. However, having a beautiful woman as a partner was much more enjoyable than a male-male pairing.

Unexpectedly, the chef partner arranged by Master Yilong would be her. It is said that Atacino is a genius doctor and one of the most powerful doctors in the human world.

Atacino should know a lot about how to cook ingredients in the culinary world; he must have a lot of experience.

"I'm sorry, these clams are very troublesome, and I haven't been able to deal with them in a short time," Atasino said apologetically.

The number of bird-beaked clams increased, surrounding the two men and the wolf. They bared their teeth, their dense array of sharp fangs sending chills down one's spine.

Not only on the ground, but also countless bird-beaked clams swarmed down from the sky, completely cutting off all escape routes.

Although wolves are very threatening, bird-beaked clams are not afraid. They have a similar habit to honey badger: they will fight if they are not convinced.

Encountering one bird-beaked clam means encountering countless others; it's a ferocious beast that roams in packs.

Qin Zhou glanced at it, his expression calm, and smiled composedly before taking out two acupoint guns.

This kind of ferocious beast is a perfect match for him; he can deal with it by using acupressure.

Jiro's rescue in the culinary world was so cool, so today he's going to recreate it.

It's show time!

"Leave the tape to me."

"Pressure point rifle - Assault Mode!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Qin Zhou took a deep breath, pulled the trigger of the pressure point rifle in his hand, and countless anesthetic needles flew out in all directions, accurately hitting the bird-beaked clam and completing the pressure point strike.

During this process, Qin Zhou was like a dance master, with the style of Jiro, his movements were elegant and smooth from the ground to the air, and every anesthetic needle was delivered without missing its mark.

"Phew... Warm-up over."

"Let's keep dancing!"

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Qin Zhou changed ammunition in one smooth motion. Qin Zhou danced again, and countless tranquilizer darts shot out like a rain of chrysanthemums.

All the clams present were immobilized by pressure point manipulation.

"This pressure point gun is... a flying needle model pressure point rifle. I remember that not many people can easily master the high-difficulty attack mode, and it didn't miss a single one."

"That's an amazing technique."

The scene was so beautiful that cold sweat involuntarily seeped from Atasino's forehead. Even staff members of the Zero Realm probably couldn't do this.

"My technique is a bit rusty; I'm not as skilled as my master."

Qin Zhou muttered to himself, looking at the still-smoking pressure point rifle, and gently blew on it, his elegance timeless.

This was also the first time he had dealt with so many ferocious beasts at once. His accuracy was guaranteed, but he wasn't as relaxed and elegant as Jiro.

Upon hearing this, Atasino felt that Qin Zhou was acting a bit like he was in Versailles; these bird-billed clams were not some level ten or so ferocious beasts.

"Qin Zhou, thank you very much, my future partner," Atacino said with a smile.

This partner seems quite reliable.

"You're too kind. You said you'd be my partner from now on, so this is just what I should do," Qin Zhou waved his hand.

Qin Zhou had no objection to having such a partner. He had originally planned to find a chef as a partner, as he was too lazy to learn and didn't want to always be grilling or eating raw food, so finding a chef was definitely necessary.

Atacino is much prettier than in the comics, and having a beautiful female chef is also quite pleasing to the eye.

The female characters drawn by Shimabukuro are perfunctory.

Besides, this was Mr. Yilong's idea, so he naturally couldn't refuse.

Erina's cooking skills are alright, but her physical condition is far inferior to that of chefs in this world. If her strength can't keep up in the future, then there's no need to choose her as a partner; just treat her as a group member.

"Atassino, you know how to cook clams, right?" Qin Zhou asked, wanting to see how good her cooking was.

Clams with pressure points are everywhere. Pick a few at random. Even if they don't taste great, they are full of energy. Lota also needs the ingredients here to replenish his energy.

Not all ingredients in the culinary world are more delicious than those in the human world, but most of them have higher energy content.

"Yes, leave it to me."

Atacino nodded, took out his kitchen knife, not a particularly expensive one, but still much better than Komatsu's.

After all, Komatsu's kitchen knife was the first knife he saved up to buy, so its value was definitely not high, while Atasino was an employee of Habitat 0 and wouldn't be short of money.

However, Qin Zhou was a little puzzled. Melk was also an employee of Habitat 0, so why not use Melk's help to sharpen a sharper kitchen knife?

By the way, it seems that the original Melk was busy making a kitchen knife that could cook Air, so he probably didn't have time to make a kitchen knife for Atacino, or Atacino didn't go to Melk.

Once he got into cooking mode, Atacino looked incredibly serious, radiating an aura of intense focus as he slicing the clam along its weakest point.

The clam has a tough skin; if you try to cut it directly with a knife, the blade will chip. To dissect it accurately, you need keen observation.

Qin Zhou was somewhat surprised by Atacino's knife skills. As expected of a chef who could enter the 0th realm, he must have cooked a lot of ingredients in the culinary world, otherwise he wouldn't be so skilled.

After the clam was dissected, its white and pinkish flesh was revealed. It didn't look very fatty, so it seemed like it could be eaten raw.

"Qin Zhou, did you bring a pot?" Atacino thought for a moment and turned to look at Qin Zhou.

I was carrying a kitchen knife and other tools with me, but I never expected that I would still have to prepare ingredients before leaving the culinary world.

Chapter 53 Eating Clams

Clang clang—

She asked casually, but Qin Zhou actually took out pots and pans. Atacino was stunned to see so many things that he could pull out of his pocket.

Is this some kind of four-dimensional space bag?

No, is that right?

Noticing Atacino's confusion, Qin Zhou explained, "I used my ability to create a small space where I can store some items."

With his spatial abilities and creative powers, Aurelion Sol could easily create a stable little storage space.

When going out, put your belongings in a small space so that you have free space on your body and it won't affect your combat ability.

“That’s a really convenient ability,” Atasino said.

Her partner, besides being exceptionally talented, has brought quite a few surprises.

With such a complete set of kitchen utensils, Atacino began to cook, and he also brought some seasonings.

Flames rose from the pot, releasing a pungent aroma.