Universe Infinite Canteen
Chapter 767 - 767: 0.0009% of a Million

Ma Lu's mind flashed a name, "Are you talking about Sun Mei, the new student you just took in?"

"No, it's you."

"Huh?"

Ma Lu was stunned, "I am not unwilling to help, after all, if those Skulders really take over the Multiverse, everyone including me will die.

"But the problem is I can't cook, you know that, we've been roommates for so long and I've never even cooked once, even my instant noodle cooking skills are rusty now."

"That's true." Old Wang nodded.

"So... what use would adding me to the mix be? It surely can't just be about helping you build connections."

"Every great chef starts from zero."

"That's accurate, but isn't it a bit late to start cramming now, with the Multiverse about to be destroyed in two weeks?

"Even if I'm willing to start from scratch, the best I could reach is probably the level of Sand County Snacks, while any random chef from Shunde would do better than me, not to mention Sun Mei.

"She comes from a family of chefs, became famous at a young age, and has won many awards. In the last God of Cooking Competition, she only lost to you and secured a commendable second place."

"But you have something they don't." Old Wang said, "Sun Mei is a good student, young, diligent, and full of passion for cooking.

"She will definitely become an outstanding Cosmic Chef in the future, but she is not the same type as ψ, more inclined to play it safe.

"To reach, or even surpass ψ's standards, one must possess extraordinary imagination and the ability to defy all rules.

"You think I can do it?"

"I don't know," Old Wang said, "but I have been observing you for a long time, and you are the closest to ψ in talent I have ever seen."

"That's rather sudden of you to say..."

"Not sudden, I noticed your talent a long time ago and asked if you would like to systematically learn cooking with me, but you refused because you said cooking in the kitchen was too hard and it didn't showcase your talents." (See Chapter 343)

"Did I say that? Hmm, well, I kind of remember, but I thought that was just a polite remark."

"I never lie," Old Wang said, "As for cooking skills, that's not a problem, we have collaborated in the God of Cooking Competition before."

"You mean like last time, when you controlled my hands?"

"That way you can use ψ's culinary skills." Old Wang said, "After this period of cooking, my chef level has not yet reached the highest, but it's not far off.

"Now I can unleash about 90% of ψ's strength, but ultimately what dish to make will be up to you."

Dalia initially thought she had found the missing ψ Cosmic Chef, her expression excited, but upon hearing the news of ψ's death, the minister's face fell again.

After hearing Old Wang's plan, her eyebrows furrowed even more.

As an excellent politician, she could see that the proposition had too many variables, almost no feasibility.

ψ became the only Seven-star Chef in the entire Multiverse because his cooking possessed a terrifying power to twist reality.

This kind of power is not something that a silicon-based life inheriting part of his memories and a rookie chef who has never cooked can master.

Not to mention time is also not on their side.

However, out of caution, Dalia still asked Old Wang, "How confident are you guys?"

"According to my calculations, our chances of successfully preventing this cosmic disaster are about 0.00009%," Old Wang declared.

".........."

The female minister completely lost interest upon hearing this, sat back down at the table, and started drinking Cat Pee Beer.

Disappointment was also clearly visible on the faces of those high-ranking officials and tycoons from The Grand Alliance who had fled to Earth with her.

Soon, they stopped caring about Ma Lu and Old Wang and began discussing how to enjoy themselves in the coming days.

Ma Lu sighed, "0.00009%, that's really too low."

"Even if ψ resurrects and stands before us, the chance of defeating those Skulders wouldn't exceed 0.1%."

"That's a comforting thought, no need for comfort next time."

Although a probability of 0.00009% is indeed quite low, it's still better than zero, so we still have to give it a try.

Even if we can't succeed in the end, at least we did our part for the multitudes of life in the Multiverse.

And finding something to do in the last moments of life, keeping hope alive, also prevents us from degenerating like those people next to us, becoming Bunny Girls or messing around with dolphins.

"Let's do it!" Ma Lu declared, making a decision.

Recommending appropriate dishes for different customers, this kind of thing is not new to Boss Ma.

He used to set the restaurant's menu himself in the past, only needing to pick suitable dishes from ψ's existing recipes.

But facing a new crisis this time, ψ left no answers, and so he must create a whole new menu.

This is the first time Ma Lu is doing this kind of task, but he's not a complete novice either.

In fact, after a bit of thought, Ma Lu also understood why Old Wang wanted his collaboration.

Although he had never cooked himself, because he had always used Bug Eggs to travel through different planes, collecting ingredients for the restaurant, he had mastered the characteristics and flavors of various ingredients, unknowingly becoming an ingredient expert.

Also, always eating dishes cooked by Old Wang, Ma Lu's taste had become quite discerning, understanding of flavors far surpassing that of ordinary chefs.

What he has to do next is to use his cooking knowledge, unleash his imagination, and, like building blocks, assemble these ingredients together to achieve the desired effects.

This actually doesn't seem too difficult.

Ma Lu began to think about which of the ingredients he had collected could be used to confront the Skulders.

By the time Dalia and others had finished their meal, he still hadn't come up with anything.

Well, he decided to retract his previous thought; it was indeed difficult—eating and cooking really are two different things.

Taking down the Skulders and saving the Multiverse still seems like too big of a task. Ma Lu decided to start with smaller goals first. Using the menu to achieve some simple effects, then gradually increasing the difficulty.

For instance, corresponding to the slimming effect of Lotus Leaf Charcoal Cake, Ma Lu plans to create a dish that can rapidly increase weight.

He thought of the traits of the Infinite Split Cabbage, deciding to use it as the main ingredient for his creation.

With Old Wang's assistance, he quickly cut the cabbage into perfectly even and thin strips, then stir-fried it with Black-Breasted Chicken. The dish smelled quite appealing when it came out of the wok.

This made Ma Lu quite expectant, he picked up his chopsticks, ready to taste, but then hesitated. This was the first dish he had cooked, although it looked good, Ma Lu was still a bit uncertain inside.

To be safe, he decided to get some external help for a taste test first.

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