The foam slid down along the jawline.

After shaving, he looked towards the cooking station and shouted:

"Little A, heat up."

The projection light above flickered, converging into a baby-sized Intelligent Brain Little A on the workspace.

It leaped onto the cooking station, jumped forcefully towards the switch, and slammed down.

The cooking station instantly lit up with a warm glow, and the chef robot was activated, starting to busy itself at the station.

Yu Chuan then approached the coffee machine, pressed the switch.

The metallic capsule emitted a squeezing sound under pressure, with the dark brown liquid slowly pouring into the porcelain cup, steaming up a white mist.

He habitually tested the cup's wall temperature with his thumb. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Turning around with the coffee in hand, the chef robot was just placing the last breakfast dish onto the plate.

As Yu Chuan sat down, the table automatically lit up with a halo.

Having finished replenishments yesterday, today's breakfast was particularly sumptuous.

On the heated tray sat a steaming bowl of oatmeal porridge, topped with a thin layer of milk skin, while a small side dish held pickled cucumbers.

Then there's his favorite slightly crispy fried egg, with the yolk semi-solidified. Breaking it with chopsticks instantly makes the golden yolk seep into the crispy whole wheat bread.

Lastly, there was a small dish of smoked salmon, the salty fresh aroma mingling with the scent of black pepper.

Just two bites in, Yu Chuan's expression froze.

"So unpalatable, Little B, have your skills deteriorated? Is this for human consumption?"

At this moment, Intelligent Brain Little A came to the table, sniffed the food on the plate vigorously, then shrugged helplessly:

"There's nothing wrong with the food, it's not Little B's fault. Most likely, you've recently gained Monster World qualification and experienced Spirit Food, causing your perception of food to change."

Yu Chuan couldn't help but sigh in defeat after hearing this.

Little A was right.

He had recently been qualified as a player when the Eternal Silence Ice Lake node opened.

As a player, the most enjoyable aspects are hunting and gourmet.

After leaving the Ice Lake Region, the first thing he did was buy himself some Spirit Food to try, which was a heavenly experience.

Later, while striving at Ah Le Training Camp, he'd allocate some sacrificial power income daily to purchase Spirit Food.

The result was starting to show symptoms described by forum players: a bite of Spirit Food enthralls the soul, while real delicacies seem like dust.

"Today's vitamin intake is suggested to be increased by 12%."

The chef robot's mechanical arm arrived again, putting down a glass of freshly squeezed mixed fruit juice, the deep green of kale and the bright red of cranberries creating a gradient in the glass.

Yu Chuan took a sip, and his expression instantly collapsed:

"Not tasty."

"Chug it in one gulp, have some guts." Little A cheered on.

Yu Chuan couldn't help but roll his eyes, yet decisively drank the mixed juice in one go.

Having finally become a qualified player in Monster World, he wanted to live longer, so his real body needed proper maintenance.

Quickly finishing breakfast, as the last sip of coffee went down his throat, the cabin's barometer just hit the green zone.

He donned the thermal suit, and once the mask closed, Little A's prompt sounded in his ear:

"Outdoor temperature is minus 82 degrees, you must come back alive, I'm waiting for you here, for sure!" Drama queen Little A shouted out desperately.

Ignoring Little A, Yu Chuan walked through the isolation zone and lifted the triple-layer thermal curtains.

Outside, the blizzard was tearing at the Arctic Station's alloy outer wall.

He tightened the electric thermal suit, and the vapor he breathed out formed ice flowers on his mask.

This hemispheric station built on the glacier is the only artificial light source within five hundred kilometers.

Yu Chuan's daily routine is to maintain the row of detection spheres erected around the station's perimeter.

This is one of Moon Eclipse Clan's monitoring stations on Earth, and also an important node for Earth Alliance to monitor space fluctuation information, guarded alternately by the Human Clan and Moon Eclipse Clan, with personnel changing every six months.

If the detection spheres find abnormal space fluctuations, it suggests a nearby space rift might occur.

This makes the entire Earth Alliance tense,

since it's impossible to determine whether the descending force is friend or foe.

Recently, there was an abnormal space invasion phenomenon, reportedly, Earth Alliance and the descending force had a clash over the Atlantic Ocean.

Fortunately, the Alien Race was repelled, avoiding spawning into a Descent War.

If a war erupts, even if victory can be achieved, the hard-earned ecological recovery over the years would suffer severe damage again.

Energy pollution from outside Earth, climate disruption, species mutation... every Descent War deals a heavy blow to the environment.

"Old buddy, wake up."

At the corner, he squatted down and tapped the metal shell of robot number 7.

The snow accumulated atop the robot gently slid off, revealing the dark silver emblem of Moon Eclipse Clan beneath.

"Initiate self-check program." He spoke to his wristwatch.

Robot number 7 emitted a low hum, with ice crystals on its shell shattering under vibrations.

The spherical body slowly unfolded, revealing an intricate array of sensors inside, with pale blue lines flowing along the metallic surface, finally converging at the core to form a small holographic projection.

[System self-check in progress...]

[Energy reserve: 97%]

[Sensor calibration: Normal]

[Space fluctuation record: No abnormality]

Yu Chuan exhaled a breath of white vapor, leaving a few more ice marks on his mask.

He reached out to open detailed data, instantaneously unfolding strings of jumping numbers and waveform diagrams before his eyes.

The space readings for the past 24 hours were so stable without any fluctuation, not even the slightest ripple.

"Another delightful peaceful day, how nice." He murmured softly.

Robot number 7 completed its self-check, its shell closed again, leaving only the signal light atop flashing green rhythmically.