Universe Infinite Canteen

Lin Cheng wandered into the broad-leaved forest, feeling a bit groggy. There, he met a group of really cool guys and had the most delicious meal of his life. After that, he groggily packed his backpack and set off again.

The Female Sorceress had to leave due to some urgent matter, and recommended the Skylark Squad to act as their bodyguards, but Ma Lu turned down the offer.

He righteously declared that this was a journey for men.

Of course, the main reason was that Ma Lu still hadn't figured out what was going on with this plane. Why had all the women mutated into monsters? Was it related to that strange tree that appeared suddenly on Cizi Mountain?

To be cautious, he put together an all-male team.

The team included Lin Cheng, himself, Old Wang, Mr. Furball, Flush your Pee, and Yan Wu.

Yes, although Ma Lu had just had a fight with the Hardware Store Owner, the old wolf still volunteered for this mission.

The camaraderie among men is truly something special.

Before setting off, Ma Lu went back to the ship cabin. When he came out, he was already wearing a set of Power Armor that looked just like the Sergeant from Halo.

Although Ma Lu had advised Angie and Zhen Ye not to spend money recklessly, he was actually the biggest spender.

Previously, he had left Earth on the Pink Whale Ship and arrived at the Aurora Trade Port. However, he was too busy dealing with Skulder to go shopping.

After saving the world, he finally had some time and received a three million Star Currency bonus from The Grand Alliance. With such a huge amount of money, Ma Lu couldn't contain himself any longer.

He spent a week shopping at a duty-free trade port. As a native Earthling, this was his first direct experience of the alliance's advanced technology, and he wanted to buy everything he saw.

He spent 1.6 million to install a Shield system on the ship, in case they encountered any danger, it could withstand a few more hits.

Next, he spent six hundred thousand on the latest multifunctional medical cabin, which could use 3D bioprinting to regenerate severed limbs, and the printed parts were almost indistinguishable from real ones.

This meant that as long as he wasn't dead, he could be saved just by lying in the cabin.

Then Ma Lu spent over 800 thousand on this set of Power Armor. He couldn't help it, it was just too cool; very few men could resist the pure mech romance.

And the armor made his 1.77-meter height boost to 2.3 meters instantly, which was way better than any height-increasing insoles.

Not to mention the armor had a flying function and came equipped with 56 types of weapons. Selling for less than 900 thousand Star Currency seemed like a steal.

In no time, the three million was all spent. He also spent a lot buying a ring for Angie, a console for Zhen Ye, and other items for the rest of the crew.

Fortunately, he hadn't spent any money on the warp engine, and The Grand Alliance didn't take back the energy core from Cosmic One, which they later tacitly gave to Ma Lu.

Along with his previous savings, he barely held up, but today there was not much left. That's why Ma Lu was so eager for the restaurant to open, to make money.

Unfortunately, it seemed like this plane wasn't going to work out; he'd have to wait for the next one.

Besides the Power Armor, Ma Lu gave Black Bear a pair of Alloy Gloves and handed Lin Cheng an assault rifle.

Lin Cheng underestimated the weight of the rifle. When he received it, he almost dropped it.

When he finally saw what he was holding, he quickly said, "Uh, I think I should give this back. I...I don't know how to use a gun."

"It's pretty simple to use this gun, just open the safety and pull the trigger like this," Angie instructed him, "It uses special Energy Bullets. Each magazine can shoot five thousand rounds, feels like having infinite ammo."

"But...I've never used a gun before. I'm afraid I'll panic and accidentally shoot a teammate."

Ma Lu glanced at the time on his Helmet, "Fair point. How about this, I'll wait while you practice shooting. You might need it later."

"Forget it. I was planning to feed Chen Yichen. Even if I learned to shoot, it wouldn't help."

"Alright." Ma Lu didn't insist, sticking the energy rifle back into the mechanical clip on his back, "Let's move out."

Lin Cheng looked at Old Wang and the others, "They don't seem to have weapons."

"I'm a pacifist," Old Wang replied calmly.

"I don't need weapons. My body is the best weapon," the Hardware Store Owner said proudly, putting on a pair of sunglasses.

"I am useless," Mr. Furball finally replied, "I don't even know why I'm here."

"You need to move around; otherwise, if you keep lying there smoking and drinking, you'll become a short-lived little cat."

"The meaning of life lies in its breadth, not in its width," the Ragdoll cat said nonchalantly.

"You're probably the least qualified cat to say that."

Ma Lu picked him up from under the tree and put him on his shoulder.

Then the group officially set out on their journey to find the strange tree filled with salt jars.

Perhaps because of the new friends, Lin Cheng felt significantly less nervous, especially since Ma Lu's Power Armor had a scanning function that could detect potential dangers within a 5-mile radius.

This allowed them to avoid the monsters lurking in the city's buildings.

However, since no battles had occurred so far, Ma Lu was getting a bit bored.

He started chatting with Lin Cheng, "Hey, that girl, since she's already turned into a monster, how can you be sure she is who you think she is? Don't tell me it's a hunch. Hunches have a high probability of being wrong, and you can only feed her once."

"It's not a hunch," Lin Cheng said, holding up his camera. "After the mutations, although many people became monsters, they usually retain some human biological characteristics."

"For example, that old grandma in the zoo, she still had 7 missing teeth even after turning into a scythe monster, and their positions were exactly the same."

"And my foreign language teacher you guys killed, she had slightly bow-legged legs, and that didn't change after she mutated."

"Bow-legged, huh? I didn't notice that when we were under attack," Yan Wu said. "Kid, you have a good eye to catch such subtle differences."

"Maybe it's because I secretly film everyone so often, I notice details others don't."

Lin Cheng adjusted the focus to 200mm, set the aperture to f7.5, then pressed the shutter, capturing a shot of a monster wandering on the rooftop of an office building at noon.