New Skills

[Congratulations, Master, on obtaining the C-rank passive skill [Culinary Master] and the A-rank passive skill [Son of Death]]

[The A-rank skill [Son of Death] is from League of Legends, featuring the Metal Master Mordekaiser. When the owner kills a life, the soul is bound to the owner until it disperses, and the owner gains a small amount of soul energy to strengthen their own soul.]

[The C-rank skill [Culinary Master] is from 'Cooking Master Boy,' focusing on Chinese cuisine, with dishes emitting light.]

Zane slumped in his chair, hands covering his face.

"Darn it, the system is toxic. Why have I drawn five times and not gotten a single attacking skill?"

While these skills were powerful, truly befitting the name of god-tier skill lottery, wasn't the most common thing in anime, games, novels, and movies attacking skills? Why didn't he get even one? He would have settled for a small fireball for style.

Well, 'Son of Death' is still a pretty awesome skill. As long as Zane can kill enough people, future cosplay as the king's force might not be impossible. As for 'Culinary Master,' Zane had no high expectations for a C-rank skill.

But it's not bad; at least he won't have to eat the junk food anymore. Who knows how people manage to eat burgers, pizzas, and cola every day without getting tired of it.

The moment he returned home, Zane collapsed directly onto his bed, falling asleep without even taking off his clothes. These days had been exhausting for him, mentally and physically. However, hard work and rewards are directly proportional. His character panel now looked vastly different from the initial three-blank interface:

[Name: Zane Abs

Age: 16 years old

Active Skills: A-rank 'God's Absence,' B-rank 'Thousand Faces'

Passive Skills: S-rank 'Death River' (Remaining Resurrection Times: 1), A-rank 'Son of Death,' C-rank 'Culinary Master'

Lottery Draws: None]

Though Zane couldn't directly confront any superhero or supervillain, he at least had basic self-defense capabilities. With the combination of his skills, he might even be able to outsmart specific individuals, like Iron Man and War Machine when they're not in battle attire.

Zane only woke up deep into the night, refreshed his face with cold water, and then went to the study to start writing down all the Marvel plot details from his memory, planning the path for his future.

Rather than adapting to circumstances and dealing with situations as they come, Zane prefers to plan ahead and keep all variables under his control.

Just as Zane was still in the planning stage, the system's notification sound finally came.

[Congratulations, Master, on completing the mission—defeating Apocalypse; contribution evaluation is in progress.]

[Evaluation complete, congratulations, Master, on gaining one B-rank skill draw.]

This outcome was within Zane's expectations. Although he decapitated Apocalypse, he fundamentally didn't play a significant role. Zane initially estimated a rank between C and B, with no consideration for A-rank.

Zane figured that if he wanted to obtain an S-rank, he would probably have to single-handedly eliminate Apocalypse, similar to what Jean did.

"Use the B-rank draw."

[Commencing the draw…]

[Congratulations, Master, on gaining the B-rank passive skill [Magic Furnace] (Can Grow).]

Zane pursed his lips; another passive skill. Just by its name, he could tell it wasn't an attack skill. Zane felt a bit frustrated inwardly before opening the skill description to see what this skill could do. The two words "Can Grow" were still quite appealing.

B-rank passive skill 'Magic Furnace,' equipped with nine slots, can install special treasures with energy. Depending on the different treasures installed, Zane receives various enhancements. The more precious the installed treasures, the more powerful the effects of the 'Magic Furnace,' and accordingly, the furnace can also be upgraded.

After reviewing this skill, Zane's first impression was the Infinity Stones. If he were to install all the Infinity Stones, would he become as formidable as Thanos, capable of snapping his fingers even with a glove on?

Suddenly, Zane noticed a benefit that he could easily obtain at the current stage.

"If I calculate the time, it should be enough. It seems I need to adjust the plan I just made, which seems to be related to the Cosmic Cube..."

Zane sat in the chair, his gaze flickering. The darkness blurred his face, and at this moment, it was unclear whether the expression on his face was one of excitement or anxiety.

The next day, Zane drove a stylish Ferrari towards the abandoned site where Captain America's original military camp was located. As for why he was going there, Zane was doing it for someone who had long been deceased.

Zane's target this time was a character who had made very few appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but was an undisputed genius scientist. To directly call him a genius might not catch everyone's attention since Marvel is abundant with geniuses.

To put it bluntly, this person's intelligence was on par with Tony Stark making him an extremely impressive figure, despite the unfortunate twists of fate.

This person is none other than Arnim Zola, the number one scientist of Hydra 60 years ago. You might not have much of an impression with that name, so let's put it another way: he's the short guy who wore a white coat, had a small pair of glasses, and followed Red Skull around. More precisely, he's a dwarf.

In the technological era 60 years ago, which was quite primitive by today's standards, this person managed to research various weapons powered by the energy of the Cosmic Cube in less than a year.

It might sound ordinary, but Howard Stark, Iron Man's old man and recognized as even more of a genius than Iron Man, despite having the Cosmic Cube at his disposal, took the combined forces of S.H.I.E.L.D. 60 years to make any substantial progress in this technology. They couldn't even replicate it.

From a scientific and technological standpoint, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Zola was a man Howard devoted his entire life to trying to catch up with.

The same man, 25 years ago, found out he had cancer and, in response, stored his consciousness in a computer. Considering the state of computers 25 years ago, even in such adverse conditions, Zola could achieve things that no one else can do even today. He could be considered a god-tier existence.

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