Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 59 Sticky Web·Modified

By the second week of October, it was noticeably cooler.

T-shirts and mini skirts were less common on the streets, while jeans and jackets were gradually more abundant, making Old Wang's blue windbreaker look less out of place.

However, Ma Lu still used the excuse of not having enough clothes to take Old Wang to Outlets, hoping to make him realize that there were many clothing options available on this planet.

In the end, after a round of shopping, Old Wang chose another windbreaker, similar in style and color to the one he was wearing.

Seeing Old Wang walk into the changing room and come back out with seemingly no difference, Ma Lu couldn't help but criticize.

"So what's the point of buying this piece of clothing?" n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Old Wang seemed surprised, "Didn't you say that one isn't enough?"

"......"

"Alright, as long as you like it." Ma Lu didn't feel like saying more, went to the cashier to pay, and then picked out a pair of sports shoes for Old Wang.

He also bought himself a pullover, two pairs of track pants, and even got his down jacket for winter ahead of time.

Seeing that the off-season T-shirts were heavily discounted, he couldn't resist grabbing two, planning to wear them when it gets warm next year.

After leaving the mall, Ma Lu couldn't help but glance at the balance on his bank card again.

This week, The Universe's Number One Snack Stall had a total income of 106,608 yuan, with only 469.2 in costs, resulting in a profit of 106,138.8 yuan.

But the more he earned, the more he spent, with the bulk of it going towards equipment upgrades.

Ma Lu ordered 83 phones in one go, fed them all to Number 6, and directly exchanged them for 800 new value points.

After that, he spent 400 new value points to upgrade the Collection Bag from Level 3 to Level 4, increasing the storage limit by another 100 kilograms.

Since changing the strategy and focusing on the lower-end market, the previous pricing problems troubling The Universe's Number One Snack Stall were mostly resolved.

Together with the surge in traffic brought by the volcanic grilled sausages, the snack stall's business was booming and constantly in a state of high demand.

Ma Lu immediately decided to upgrade the Collection Bag again.

The additional storage meant more income, and if he didn't need to save some money for opening a shop, he'd even consider spending another eighty thousand to upgrade the Collection Bag from Level 4 straight to Level 5.

Afterward, Ma Lu used the remaining 400 new value points to enhance two other pieces of equipment.

The Chef's Knife was upgraded from Level 1 to Level 2, and the Traveler's Bracelet from Level 1 to Level 3. Now, their functions had changed to:

— Split all ingredients without damage. Increase damage by 10%, efficiency in handling ingredients by 20%.

And

— A feature-rich Different Dimension travel assistant that extends the stay by 2 hours.

The 10% increase in damage slightly improved Ma Lu's combat capability, preparing him for the possible upcoming fight with Black Horn.

However, more importantly, the extra 2 hours of activity time from the upgraded Traveler's Bracelet.

This would allow Ma Lu to stay longer in a different dimension, useful for both tracking Black Horn and for future hunting expeditions.

The Twin Sunflower Hunting Group had seen a significant enhancement in power after two rounds of expansion, but more people meant fewer spoils for each member.

If they hadn't stumbled upon Black Horn's ambush last time, which led to the acquisition of two Lava Giant Lizards, Ma Lu feared that he wouldn't have filled the Collection Bag.

For precaution, he decided to upgrade the Traveler's Bracelet by two levels this time.

But after accounting for the electricity bill and daily expenses, this meant he only had 20,000 yuan in profit for the week. Coupled with the 80,000 yuan left over from the previous week, there was exactly 100,000 yuan on the card, which might not be enough to open a shop.

Anyway, the goal was still to continue making money.

Ma Lu's first action upon returning was to wash his new clothes in the washing machine, and then he took a short rest. After replenishing his energy, he once again embarked on his journey.

......

When he opened his eyes again, the first thing he saw was a sack filled with Red-bellied Rattlesnakes, writhing densely inside with at least 50 snakes by a rough estimate.

There were also over ten Bloodsucking Tail Weasels with their limbs tied up, two Sand-Spray Qiang, and a Coyote.

Ma Lu recognized the Coyote as Little Grey, it seemed to have grown a bit since their last meeting, and it appeared to remember the kind-hearted big brother who had fed it lizard meat.

Relaxing its arched back upon recognizing Ma Lu, Little Grey then squatted back down.

Ma Lu, upon seeing the scene before him, immediately realized what had happened and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Is Jinjian outside the city?"

Boggy nodded, "We're in luck, he left the city two days ago and hasn't returned yet. Seta is currently keeping an eye on them."

With her reminder, Ma Lu realized that Seta wasn't there, so he asked.

"Where are they now?"

"Near Storage Point D9, about a 3-hour drive from us. According to the news Seta sent back, they are a party of seven."

"That's not many."

"It's an opportunity," Boggy said as well.

"Good, once I've enhanced the squad, we'll set out."

Ma Lu wasted no further words and immediately checked and claimed his previous points.

In the last round of hunting, he obtained a total of 125 blessings, which included 72 White Blessings, 44 Blue Blessings, 7 Purple Blessings, and 2 Golden Blessings.

His final score—3212, another new record.

Together with the 614 points remaining from the round before last, and the 20% interest from the Little Piggy Bank,

he now had a total of 3949 points at his disposal.

Ma Lu then opened the Strange Object Store, scanned it briefly, and spent 600 points to purchase the [Sticky Web·Improved], planning to save the rest.

The Sticky Web was the first strange object Ma Lu acquired, costing him 300 points. Its function was to retrieve one blessing of Purple quality or lower from the reset blessings.

The price of the Sticky Web·Improved had doubled, and the level of blessing it could retrieve had been raised from Purple to Golden.

Moreover, these two strange objects didn't conflict with each other, meaning from now on, Ma Lu would be able to inherit at least one Golden and one Purple blessing at the start of each round.

Without hesitation, Ma Lu immediately retrieved [Super Imitation Show] using it.

[Super Imitation Show: Designate a target and mimic its abilities with automatic conditions to activate, mimicry duration 30 seconds, cooldown 2 hours.]

He had used this blessing once on the Lava Giant Lizard in the previous round, and the effect was exceptional.

He thought it was a one-time use blessing, but to his surprise, the Strange Object Store conveniently brought out the Sticky Web·Improved, allowing him to reacquire this Golden Blessing.

Next, Ma Lu also retrieved his old partner [Charge with Hits].

[Charge with Hits: Each time a team member takes a defensive stance in combat and sustains an attack, their strength increases by 10%, this effect can accumulate, and resets after launching an attack.]

In the meantime, Ma Lu whimsically thought of using his work schedule to designate [Super Imitation Show] to see what kind of style he could put together.

But in the end, he resisted the urge. Going to trouble Black Horn, the experimentation could wait for another time.