Universe Infinite Canteen

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"Anyway, this is the situation..."

Ma Lu told Mr. Furball about what had happened at Wei Jingyan's house last night, while he was drinking Erguotou.

According to the drink officer on duty, they had started drinking at 6 a.m. and had already finished four 500ml bottles.

They had produced about 1800ml of drink, with a conversion rate of around 90%, which was quite efficient.

Ma Lu had thought that Mr. Furball would get angry after listening but, to his surprise, the latter was unexpectedly calm and just responded with an "Oh."

"You don't seem surprised."

"If you had been married like me, you'd know that all women are crazy."

After saying that, Mr. Furball picked up the bottle and guzzled some more, "As a cat who's been there, the best advice I can offer is to never, ever, ever step into the grave of marriage."

"Then why are you still planning to marry Wei Jingyan?"

Mr. Furball sighed, "Because in this dimension, I'm just a pet kitty. I need a long-term meal ticket; it's that simple. As I said, women are all crazy. Wei Jingyan, my ex-wife, even if they aren't crazy now, they'll go mad eventually. And if I switched to another woman, the outcome would be no different."

"Those are really words of wisdom."

Mr. Furball belched, then started to scratch his rear, "But now I've changed my mind. I've found it's nicer to live here, with alcohol to drink, cigarettes to smoke, and no need to play dumb and chase after a ball of yarn. So let those women go to hell. In a bit, I'm going to download some cat videos and really get high. You want to join?"

"Uh... sounds kind of fun, but no thanks. It's almost time to open up shop," Ma Lu glanced at the time on his Traveler's Bracelet, "I've got to go to work. I'll come visit you some other time."

"What a pity. I know a website where you can download quite harsh stuff, guaranteed to blow your mind." Mr. Furball whispered, then scooped up some fresh "drink" he had peed into the fish tank with the empty bottle, preparing to drink it.

However, a drink officer saw this and immediately ran up, pushing his fluffy butt.

Then three other drink officers, in a hurry, hoisted up a bottle of Erguotou, placed it on a small wheeled cart, and jogged it over to Mr. Furball, then opened it for him with a special opener.

Mr. Furball set down his drink, took the Erguotou from the cart of those little guys, and praised,

"Buddy, I have to say, the service here is awesome!"

"As long as you're happy," Ma Lu said.

The drink officers poured the rescued drink back into the fish tank and then started collecting the drink from the tank with disposable bags, making packs of drinks.

Ma Lu took six packs of drinks from the refrigerator and returned to Universe Infinite Canteen, just as He Xiaoqian was also coming to work.

When he saw her enter, she slipped a book titled "Introduction to Coffee" into her backpack.

He suddenly remembered that during their previous conversations, He Xiaoqian had mentioned her dream of becoming a barista. It seemed she hadn't given up, constantly studying while riding the subway to and from work.

But despite all his trips to different dimensions, Ma Lu had never seen a coffee tree, so he also hadn't managed to get any coffee beans.

After thinking for a bit, he called He Xiaoqian over, "Go pick out a coffee machine."

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"You wanted to learn how to make coffee, right? Just buy a coffee machine to practice with. Don't worry, the restaurant will cover the expense, I'll reimburse you. Get a decent one, and go ahead and purchase any other related equipment and coffee beans too. For the budget, let's say 20,000."

"Really, Boss?" He Xiaoqian exclaimed with surprise.

"Really. If there's anything you don't know, you can ask Old Wang, but only after work. During work hours, you still need to stay focused on your job."

"Mmm, I'll definitely work hard." He Xiaoqian, feeling even more motivated by these words, started wiping the tables with extra vigor.

After rolling out some employee benefits, Ma Lu picked up a piece of chalk, intending to add cat urine beer to the small blackboard. Still feeling a little uncertain, he went to the kitchen and handed the drink package to Old Wang.

"This is the tasty drink I mentioned to you last night."

Old Wang took the package, looked it over, then opened it up and poured a small bowl.

He first sniffed it, then took a sip to taste.

It was Ma Lu's first time seeing Old Wang sample an ingredient. He didn't use his mouth but rather put a metal probe into the bowl to extract some of the liquid, and then started to test and analyze it.

About two minutes later, Old Wang withdrew the probe.

"This is indeed an ingredient."

"But how come it didn't show up when I scanned it with the Traveler's Bracelet ingredient scanning function?"

"Oh, that's because this is an undiscovered new ingredient."

"What, there are ingredients not listed in the "Multiverse Ingredients Compendium"?" Ma Lu asked, astonished.

"Yeah, that's actually quite normal. The universe is constantly changing. According to what you said, that ragdoll cat came to this universe because of a dimensional rift, and if I remember correctly, dimensional rifts have a certain chance of causing mutations in living beings."

"Such mutations inadvertently create marvelous ingredients that didn't exist before in the Multiverse," Old Wang said. "And this uncertainty is one of the charms of gourmet food."

"So, how many stars would this drink's Deliciousness Index get?"

"You've tried a good number of dishes with different star ratings. What do you think?" Old Wang countered.

"Well, I think it's probably between ★★★ and ★★★☆," Ma Lu mused carefully, reflecting on the taste of the cat urine beer and conjecturing.

Old Wang nodded, "That's right, according to my analysis, this dish's Deliciousness Index is at ★★★. If it's further refined, the star rating could be even higher."

"Refined?"

"Yes. Like I said, it is actually an ingredient. Although it's fine to drink it as a beverage, it could taste even better with the right preparation."

"Can you do the refining?"

"No, I can't. My current Chef level is Level 4. I need to reach Level 6 to unlock the Recipe Research feature and create new recipes," Old Wang replied.

Ma Lu took another look at the cat urine beer, scratching his head, "I see. But now that you mention it, I realize this stuff is pretty precious. Our restaurant is the only one in the entire Multiverse that has it."

"That's right, in the industry, such ingredients are referred to as exclusive ingredients. Those famed Cosmic Chefs from across the Multiverse usually have a few exclusive ingredients in their restaurants. Exclusive ingredients like these can help maintain a stable customer base and make it easier to secure loyal patrons."