Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 391: Octopus

Ma Lu had spent the entire night playing games at Zhen Ye’s place, but since he had just gone out to gather ingredients the night before, he could hardly keep his eyes open by the late hours, yawning constantly.

His gameplay was all over the place, and several times he almost ran straight into Wild Monsters and got killed, eventually leaning to the side and falling asleep right on the living room floor.

When he woke up early the next morning, Ma Lu found an extra blanket on him, though it felt a bit heavy.

Upon lifting it, he discovered Zhen Ye curled up underneath, lying beside him with one arm draped over his chest.

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No wonder Ma Lu had had a strange nightmare that night, where he became a pink whale tightly entwined by an octopus, unable to move.

Ma Lu glanced at his phone afterward and realized it was 10:58 AM, just 2 minutes before the restaurant was set to open.

Luckily, he was sleeping over at Zhen Ye’s place, with the Universe Infinite Canteen right downstairs.

Ma Lu carefully moved the girl’s arm aside, placed it to one side, climbed up from the floor, and dashed into the bathroom to wash his face as fast as he could.

Then he grabbed his electric toothbrush and brushed his teeth while heading downstairs.

Even so, he was about half a minute late.

But upon entering the restaurant, he found everything well organized in both the rear kitchen and the front hall; the absence of him had neither halted operations nor thrown everything into chaos.

Previously, Ma Lu being the only one allowed in the kitchen to serve dishes meant his absence indeed affected the restaurant’s normal operations, but now with Ma Youyou around, it further liberated Ma Lu.

Due to the popularity of the Lotus Leaf Charcoal Cake, there were half as many customers today as usual.

Additionally, the Red Ridge Project Team sent Coconut Jelly, who planned to set up a permanent post at Universe Infinite Canteen.

Coconut Jelly set up a little stand at the entrance of the restaurant, promoting Red Ridge along with giving away game discs.

Seeing that everyone had things to do, Ma Lu, after finishing brushing his teeth and finding himself idle, pulled out the "Compendium of Zero-Tier Spells" given to him by the Wandering Sorcerer.

He attempted every spell gesture and condition listed, trying to figure out what Spell he had acquired through the Solidification Spell.

Of course, he skipped the more outrageous ones, like those requiring him to dance naked in front of a crowd, because even if he did figure them out, Ma Lu wouldn’t use them.

For the next few days, patrons who came to eat at the Universe Infinite Canteen could see the owner performing monkey acts daily.

Such as building a 16-level pyramid with playing cards, trying to draw a square with one hand and a circle with the other, eating four bowls of rice in one breath...

Unfortunately, after a week, Ma Lu tried ten pages of Spells without a single success and looking at the remaining 800-plus pages, he felt the task was daunting.

Fortunately, he wasn’t in a hurry to use these Spells, treating them more like a pastime.

As the day for going out to purchase ingredients arrived again, Ma Lu packed up and once again embarked on his journey.

This time, he brought along the Black Hole, secured with Radish Patch, primarily because it was perfectly suited for the new golden finger he’d received.

With the Egg Egg Highway disappearing behind him, Ma Lu reemerged just outside the small village from last time.

First, he dug up the two oil paper packages he had buried earlier, taking out the silver coins, clothes, and a Longsword.

He then planned to retrieve his horse from the village and head to Yuchang County to meet up with Gu Qingyi.

However, barely had he stepped into the village when he encountered an unexpected scene; the normally peaceful and serene hamlet was now in utter chaos.

A group of horse-riding people from the Jianghu were charging recklessly through the village, dragging villagers out of their own homes.

An elderly man who looked like the village head continuously pleaded with them, yet they knocked him to the ground.

Is this... running into robbers?

Ma Lu thought to himself as two of the people from Jianghu noticed him and immediately galloped towards him while shouting.

"You, yes, you, hand over your belongings!"

Ma Lu heard this but showed no reaction, and the two men had already reached him in an instant. Experience more on novelbuddy

Seeing Ma Lu not cooperating, one of the impatient ones already swung his Dao at him.

Under the sunlight, the shiny Dao sliced directly towards Ma Lu’s neck!

However, as soon as the blade touched Ma Lu’s skin, it was deflected.

Immediately afterward, the two were pulled back by an invisible force, retreating together.

Ma Lu twisted his waist again, adopting the starting stance of the Songxi Fast Sword, his body swaying slightly.

Even though he had already played two rounds of cards earlier, he still hadn’t fully gotten used to this part where he had to strike poses at the beginning, always feeling inexplicably embarrassed.

In comparison, the experienced robber across from him was much more skilled. As soon as he dismounted, he immediately took a horse stance, then leaned back with his left hand pointing to the sky and his right hand gripping the Dao, its blade slanted towards Ma Lu.

He struck a brave "Savage Bull Stance."

"Since you’re not willing to hand over your belongings peacefully, don’t blame me for being rude."

Seeing his assertive tone, Ma Lu had thought his skills were formidable, and his expression grew a bit more serious.

Then he saw that the Dao-wielding robber had only 24 points of health indicated by the small red figure above his head.

The next two cards he flung out included one "Foundation Building Jue."

This name might sound intimidating, leaping from martial arts to immortal cultivation, but it actually wasn’t as good as the "Minor Eternal Spring Technique."

Moreover, he had just entered the doorway of this inner strength technique, having reached the 1st Level. One card could only provide one point of True Qi.

The robber didn’t even bother to use this bit of True Qi to activate the additional effects of the other card, "Savage Bull Stance."

So, he only gained 3 points of parry, and it seemed he was quite confident in his physical body, planning to meet Ma Lu’s forthcoming attacks with his flesh and blood.

Therefore, Ma Lu didn’t hold back either and directly played a card for "Minor Eternal Spring Technique," adding 6 points of True Qi to the little blue figure above his right hand.

He followed up with another card, "Cave in the Clear Stream," the second move of Songxi Fast Sword, which after infusing 3 points of True Qi, could reach a power value of 19 points.

He immediately reduced the opponent’s health from 24 points down to just 8 points.

The robber was shocked, and at the start of the fight when he saw Ma Lu’s hefty 70 points of health, he felt an ominous premonition.

Then when Ma Lu used "Minor Eternal Spring Technique," he initially breathed a sigh of relief, but his face turned pale again when he saw the level indicator at the top left corner.

The person across him looked quite young, at most in his early twenties, how could he possess such profound inner strength, having mastered "Minor Eternal Spring Technique" to Great Perfection.

If it weren’t for his comrades watching, he would have wanted to admit defeat right there, but he couldn’t let it go in front of them, thinking at least to last a round or two.

But as Ma Lu thrust his sword, he didn’t dare to hesitate any longer because any further delay could really lead to death.

So he hastily said, "Stop, stop fighting! I admit I underestimated you earlier, but you’re just one person, you wouldn’t want to be ganged up on by so many of us, would you!"