Universe Infinite Canteen

Ma Lu carried Mr. Furball out of the bedroom and could somewhat understand why Wei Jingyan wanted to neuter him.

He had been lazy the night before after singing karaoke and hadn't sent Mr. Furball back. Little did he expect to encounter this situation today.

In the living room, the Wandering Sorcerer greeted the ragdoll cat, "Hi, nice to see you again."

"Hi." Mr. Furball responded, then turned his head towards Ma Lu, "Sorry I embarrassed you... How about I perform a backflip to apologize, or I could also pee some beer to entertain your guests?"

"No need, just stay put." Ma Lu said, placing him on a nearby foot mat.

He then returned to the Female Sorceress' side, "You've come much earlier than we agreed."

"I had nothing better to do, so I just came over early." The Wandering Sorcerer clearly wasn't very good at lying, as her words sounded somewhat sheepish.

"About the seal..."

"Oh, it won't be affected, the progress over there is going smoothly. Don't worry, I'll have the Gates of Hell completely sealed soon, and we shouldn't have any more problems in this plane for the next two or three thousand years."

"That's good to hear."

While they chatted, Ma Lu noticed the Female Sorceress' gaze drifting toward a certain direction.

She was looking at the kitchen where Old Wang was processing the ingredients for the afternoon meal, and Ma Lu understood immediately.

"Are you hungry?"

"What? No, I'm not... I already had lunch before I came." The Wandering Sorcerer's eyes flickered as she denied emphatically, "I didn't come early just to freeload."

Ma Lu didn't call her out, simply saying, "Then I'll ask Old Wang to make something for you to eat."

"Ah, no need, it's too much trouble, and I don't have much Star Currency left, I'll just have some dried sweet potatoes."

"Don't worry, it's on the house." Boss Ma wasn't always so ruthless. The Female Sorceress was clearly broke and couldn't be squeezed any further. Considering he needed her help later that night, he wasn't planning to charge her for this meal, so he made up an excuse.

"My restaurant plans to introduce a new dish today, and we just happen to need someone to taste it. Would you like to try it out and give me some feedback afterward?"

"Really?" The Wandering Sorceress expressed both shock and delight, "Then... Then I'll give it a try?"

"You wait here."

Ma Lu went into the kitchen and briefly discussed with Old Wang. Before long, he brought out the first dish.

This dish maintained the traditional style of the Universe Infinite Canteen, a steadfast appetizer.

Although it was always called by this name, the appetizer actually varied every week.

Firstly, the most obvious change would be in the ingredients; it started with radishes and cucumbers, then for a time changed to green vegetables, and later to lotus roots...

The method of preparation also differed slightly from time to time.

For instance, this time Old Wang used the small umbrella mushrooms Ma Lu had brought back before. He trimmed off the roots, kept the stems, boiled them, and set them aside.

Then he prepared a sauce using salt, soy sauce, pepper, minced onions, lemon juice, and fir oil, poured it over the mushrooms, mixed well, and placed it in a glass jar.

After storing it in the refrigerator for an hour, he sprinkled some chopped green onions on top, and it was ready to be served.

This appetizer was very refreshing and palate-cleansing; the structure of the umbrella mushrooms made them absorb the sauce easily, flavoring them thoroughly, enhanced by the mushrooms' inherent smoothness and tenderness.

Once the Female Sorceress picked up her chopsticks, she couldn't put them down again, and soon slurping sounds continuously filled the room.

"Such a rich woody aroma! Unfortunately, I communicate with the fire element, otherwise this dish could have given me some natural insights. Nevertheless, it is a rare delicacy indeed."

"Wow, to start with such delicious food makes me even more excited for the upcoming dishes."

Ma Lu did not disappoint her expectations, and next, he brought out a dish shimmering in golden splendor.

— Bursting Clothes Omelette.

The number of Black-Breasted Chickens in the Desktop Farm had already surpassed a hundred, and aside from their meat, they also provided some by-products, such as— eggs.

So many Black-Breasted Chickens could produce five to six hundred eggs a day, and the eggs in Ma Lu's fridge still exceeded three thousand.

He wanted to find a way to use them up, hence the creation of this week's Bursting Clothes Omelette.

When the Wandering Sorcerer first heard the name, she was startled, "Does that mean my clothes will burst open after I eat this?"

"No, not your clothes bursting, it's its clothes bursting," Ma Lu pointed to the omelette on the plate.

The omelette originated in France, and although the name sounds chic, it is essentially a fried egg roll. Due to its simplicity and deliciousness, it quickly spread worldwide and spawned various versions.

The omelette made by Old Wang was not the original version either. He added other ingredients and paired it with a special sauce.

But it still retained most of the characteristics of an omelette— the exterior golden and the belly incredibly fluffy. When Ma Lu brought it over, it trembled in the plate, looking quite adorable.

Then, Ma Lu cut it down the middle with a dining knife, and the egg skin immediately slid to the sides, revealing the still soft, unfirm center.

Old Wang's omelette differed from other chefs'. His sauce was not drizzled over the omelette but wrapped inside the core. As the omelette's skin was opened, the sauce inside immediately burst out.

In an instant, it covered the omelette.

This scene made the Wandering Sorcerer widen her eyes in surprise.

While the simplicity of making an omelette refers to the simplicity of the technique, creating a perfect taste and shape is not easy.

Not to mention achieving such an explosive visual effect.

The Female Sorceress, after snapping out of her trance, cut a small piece and put it in her mouth.

The first taste was a rich aroma of egg that enveloped her completely, as if she had fallen onto a large bed woven from omelettes.

The sauce that followed not only did not overshadow the strong aroma of the egg but further intensified the sensation of delicacy and smoothness, adding a layer of velvet quilt to the omelette bed.

"So light and airy!"

The Wandering Sorcerer couldn't help but marvel, feeling almost embarrassed not to burst her clothes after tasting such a delicacy.

"I didn't know that ordinary eggs could be this delicious. Is this the capability of a Cosmic Chef?! It's practically no different from the spells I practice.

"No, actually, even spells couldn't achieve this level. No wonder Cosmic Chefs are so rare in the Multiverse. The difficulty of mastering such control over ingredients is not inferior to practicing spells."

The Female Sorceress couldn't stop singing praises for the Bursting Clothes Omelette, then asked, "Is this your special dish for the week?"

"Our special dish? No, no, no," Ma Lu shook his head, "The Deliciousness Index of this Bursting Clothes Omelette is only ★★★, not enough to be considered a special dish. Besides, since it's winter, we must have something that suits the winter."

"Something for winter?" the Wandering Sorcerer blinked, "What's that?"

"Sunset Pot."