Universe Infinite Canteen

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Ma Lu looked at the Singer's Solanum Berries in the Desktop Farm.

These little things weren't very tall, about the size of a palm, dressed in sepals—which resembled a soprano's evening gown.

The sepals of the juvenile ones were green, turning gradually yellow as they matured. Following the guidance of the Fallen Witch, Ma Lu found them in a crevice between rocks.

That crevice was situated on a cliff with a very small opening, no wonder it had remained undiscovered for so long, yet the space inside was quite large.

It was somewhat like a concert hall, with these Singer's Solanum Berries gathered inside the red chamber, singing in chorus.

Ma Lu had to admit, their singing was actually quite pleasant to the ear; although he couldn't understand what they were singing about, the melody was melodious, and the tune was lingering—far more appealing than the trendy electronic singles in modern society.

Moreover, they were among the rare Energized Plants that didn't attack humans on sight; they seemed completely immersed in the halls of music, swaying gently to the rhythm.

However, this harmonious and friendly scene didn't bring good news to Ma Lu, as the crevice was really narrow; he could only manage to stretch one arm inside and still couldn't reach the Singer's Solanum Berries below.

Even the smallest Yun Que couldn't crawl through that crevice.

If it were someone else, they might have refrained from disturbing these cute little singers, but Ma Lu couldn't. The prospect of 800 Star Currency right before his eyes, yet unattainable, was immensely frustrating.

If only Black Hole was with him.

In the end, though, he found a way; Ma Lu recalled the barely useful, utterly ineffective power he had just acquired.

With an attitude of giving it a try, he asked Yun Que and the others to keep their distance from him, and then he maxed out his Envy Value.

He immediately became as conspicuous as fireflies in the night or golden beetles in the soil.
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Even those Singer's Solanum Berries, lost in the splendor of the Silver Moon Palace, could no longer ignore him; one by one, they stopped their singing.

After a brief silence, they started rushing towards the crevice, and Ma Lu, rather than being alarmed, got ready outside the crevice with delight.

Yun Que and the rest were quite far away, and it would take some time for them to arrive, but Ma Lu was in no hurry, as these Singer's Solanum Berries were just 2-star ingredients with an Attack Power of only 9 points, unable to break through his Armor.

He took the opportunity to experiment with the green button, and the Singer's Solanum Berry hit by the green light immediately fell to the ground motionless.

Initially, Ma Lu thought it had died, but after half a minute it got up again and rushed back towards him.

So, the third button's function was to stun?

To verify this deduction, Ma Lu then launched an attack on another Singer's Solanum Berry.

The result was the same as before; stricken by the red light, that Singer's Solanum Berry also collapsed immediately, only to revive precisely half a minute later, seemingly as vigorous as ever.

Ma Lu quickly realized the immense value of this new function.

It was a perfect Collection Weapon tailor-made for the Desktop Farm. Previously, capturing Energized Plants, to stuff them alive into the Collection Bag was not easy.

Energized Plants, unlike the desert animals he had encountered earlier, could not be stunned—they were very resistant when being bagged.

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Therefore, before bagging them, Ma Lu had to decrease their HP significantly to increase the chances of success.

The higher the star rating of the ingredient, the more difficult it was to capture, even if it was down to the last point of HP, they wouldn't surrender easily.

Moreover, it was often hard to control the health precisely in such high-level battles, and when the boss was left with only a sliver of health, it could easily go berserk.

For safety, Ma Lu generally chose to directly kill ingredients with a 5-star rating or above.

Until now, the majority of the Energized Plants he had captured were 3-star or below, primarily 1-star and 2-star.

But now it was different, with this new piece of equipment, the difficulty of stocking for the Desktop Farm had significantly decreased.

And speaking of the Desktop Farm, after Ma Lu's last round of restocking, the growth of meat ingredients was encouraging, with the desert ecosystem reaching the limit of 6,000 pounds last week.

Afterward, Ma Lu harvested a batch of ingredients, allowing Old Wang to make more durable items like ham and jerky.

But even so, they reached the weight limit again two days later.

Moreover, several species underwent evolution, for example, 6 one-star Jumping Mice evolved into 3-star Self-Destructing Jumping Mice, and 3 one-star Black-Breasted Chickens evolved into 2-star Black-Boned Black-Breasted Chickens.

Additionally, Ma Lu noticed a 2-star Six-Hoofed Grey Wild Buffalo on the cusp of evolution, which seemed like it could become a 4-star Heavy Armor Grey Wild Buffalo at any moment.

Under normal wild conditions, it is very difficult for animals to evolve; in fact, according to Boggy, not even one in a thousand Jumping Mice might succeed.

The high rate of evolution in the Desktop Farm, apart from the prosperous environment, was mostly due to the Beast Herding Frog that Ma Lu had brought back.

Now that it had completely adapted to the new environment, its egg-laying had significantly increased.

Consequently, the meat output rate of the farm also saw a notable increase, from about 12% per day originally to 16% now.

That was roughly a third more, which to put into perspective, with the 6,000-pound limit per single ecosystem of the Desktop Farm, it could provide nearly a thousand pounds of meat for Ma Lu daily.

The Universe Infinite Canteen's daily consumption of meat was only about 150 to 200 pounds, which meant the Desktop Farm could not only meet the restaurant's meat supply but also manage to have a surplus of six to seven hundred pounds.

That had become a happy problem for Ma Lu.

After all, he couldn't just turn all the excess meat into ham and jerky, the Universe Infinite Canteen didn't need that much.

Now he wished he could host another QQB party like last time; unfortunately, Cartoon Mouse had used up all his Star Currency, and it didn't look like another event would happen soon.

Compared to the overabundance of meat ingredients, the situation with vegetables was quite poor, dominated by low-star ingredients and with slower growth; even with constant restocking, Ma Lu had only just surpassed 2,000 pounds.

The surplus weight added each day was about 150 pounds. Theoretically, that was enough for the restaurant, but considering the varying demand for different ingredients, Ma Lu still had to go out and procure some himself.

There was still a gap to achieve full automation in the supply.

So Ma Lu thought about the Growth Liquid formula he had brought back from the other side; he had memorized it, and some of the materials he could collect by himself, but there were others that he had neither heard of nor seen before.

However, according to the Pointy Hat, all the items on the formula were fairly common in the market, which is precisely why the PPCW Growth Liquid held such great practical value.