Old Wang spoke up, "You can't eat this, it's being prepared for the guests outside."
Ma Lu's eyelids twitched at these words, fearing that the Golden Sli would lash out in a fit of rage.
He thought to himself it was just a pumpkin cookie, after all. If giving it away would send off this plague god, he believed Lady Cheng outside wouldn't mind waiting a bit longer to eat.
To Ma Lu's surprise, the Golden Sli didn't get angry; instead, it took half a step back and then took off the Bull Horn Hat on its head.
Underneath was a seal pendant.
It used its solidified tentacles to hold up the pendant and handed it to Ma Lu.
"Ah?" Ma Lu was taken aback once again.
"It wants to use this thing to pay for the al," Old Wang said.
"Is this a... keychain?" Ma Lu thought to say that this wasn't enough to cover the al, but considering that he couldn't defeat the creature opposite him, he decided to swallow the rest of his sentence.
"I don't know. I only understand things related to cooking. But sothing prized by the Pirate King definitely isn't just an ordinary keychain," Old Wang remarked.
Ma Lu accepted the seal keychain, still feeling slightly dazed. He had many questions but didn't know where to start.
He first gestured for the Valkyrie People who had co to gawk to return to their posts, to stop crowding around the Golden Sli to avoid upsetting it and causing a disaster.
Then, organizing his thoughts, he asked Old Wang again, "Can you understand what it's saying?"
"The Kulukulu Clan, also known as dinsional pirates by the outside world, even though they don't speak, are intelligent beings, so of course, communication is possible."
"However, because of the profession they have engaged in for generations, and the long-standing prejudice and misunderstandings of the world towards them, as well as their own need to maintain their mystique, various false rumors about them fly around in the Multiverse." Read exclusive adventures at My Virtual Library Empire
"Then how do you know these rumors... are false?"
"Because I know them," Old Wang responded simply. "Although this part of my mory is fragnted and only scattered pieces are left, I rember that many years ago, soone from among them ca looking for .
"They commissioned and an Artisan to jointly create a High-Dinsional Artifact for them.
"That High-Dinsional Artifact took the form of a bread machine. You just needed to add the ingredients, and it would automatically produce bread slices that almost matched the taste of my handmade ones."
Old Wang reminisced, "Hiring a good chef is of utmost importance for pirates, but ordinary chefs would not willingly work for Dinsional Pirates.
"So, they had to settle for the next best thing and use this thod to solve the issue of food on the ship."
"Ah? Was that bread machine made by you?" Ma Lu was stunned.
Since Old Wang was an absolute pacifist, Ma Lu instinctively overlooked him whenever they faced danger.
This ti, when threatened by the Pri Pirate, he had only sought help from the Wandering Sorcerer and hadn't even considered that Old Wang might be involved.
"Not , I just provided the thod and demonstrated it personally. The actual work was done by that Artisan. His skills were extraordinary.
"Even if it's only a 90% reproduction, his ability to replicate and preserve a dish in such a way shows that his understanding of food far exceeds that of ordinary people.
"By the way, the Secret Key used to contact the Artisan clan was also a gift from him," Old Wang explained.
Ma Lu stroked his beard, "Wait... doesn't that an these Dinsional Pirates know your identity? Maybe they even know why you ca here."
Old Wang's origin and identity had always been a mystery. Although various signs suggested he was once a Cosmic Chef,
why he ca to this remote Plane alone, and how he lost his mory, were unknown to anyone.
This rare encounter with his old acquaintances might just provide so useful clues.
"You can try, but the Kulukulu Clan have short lifespans. A normal Kulukulu lives only for 3 years, and even the strongest among them, their kings, live for no more than 5 years. The Kulukulu who found back then is most likely no longer alive," Old Wang said.
"Besides, although the Kulukulu are intelligent beings, they lack language and script, making communication with them not an easy task."
Hearing this, Ma Lu glanced toward the Golden Sli, which was quietly waiting for its al.
He tentatively asked, "Excuse , that one... do you know who he is?"
The Golden Sli blinked its big eyes.
It seed there was hope, Ma Lu said joyfully, "Brother, do tell."
The Golden Sli blinked again.
"This......"
As Old Wang had said, there indeed were significant communication barriers, but Ma Lu wasn't giving up yet.
"How about this? I'll ask questions, and you blink if the answer is yes, don't blink if it's no, how does that sound?"
The Golden Sli blinked.
"Okay, here I go. Old Wang, uh... that guy over there... is he famous outside?" Ma Lu pointed at Old Wang and said.
The Golden Sli blinked again.
"Oh, oh, oh, does he have any enemies?"
The Golden Sli blinked once more.
"Are his enemies formidable?"
The Golden Sli blinked.
Wow, this was a major find! I must write this down.
Ma Lu was invigorated, but to be safe, he asked again, "Is 1 plus 1 equal to 3?"
The Golden Sli continued to blink.
"A bull and a horse are the sa thing."
The Golden Sli still blinked.
Damn it, what a false alarm, it looks like this fellow just blinks no matter what.
Ma Lu sighed and had to bring this conversation to an end, then he rembered the two custors outside and went back to the hall to have a look.
He discovered that Lady Cheng was already gone, but Lao Hei was still there; although he was still very nervous, his hand holding the wine glass trembling, he hadn't run away, perhaps feeling that his ti was running short.
In addition, Ma Youyou hadn't left either; Ma Lu frowned and said, "Next ti I tell you to go, just go. This isn't a joke; it could actually be dangerous."
"Oh," Ma Youyou didn't argue, obediently nodding her head, "In the future, I'll listen to you... to the boss."
Ma Lu was pleased with her attitude and asked again, "What about Lady Cheng?"
"As soon as you rushed into the house, she got up from the ground and ran for the door. But I caught up with her, and she left the money for the al."
As she spoke, Ma Youyou pulled out a USB drive and handed it over.
"Well done," Ma Lu said as he took the USB drive, "Add three thousand to your bonus this week."
"Thank you, boss."
Ma Lu then looked at Lao Hei.
The latter sighed, "I'm sorry, it's my fault; I dragged you into this ss and even got your restaurant robbed."
"No, things aren't quite what you think," Ma Lu had an idea and pulled out the seal keychain from his pocket, "Have you seen this before?"
Lao Hei put down his wine glass and looked over, only to widen his eyes in shock and exclaim,
"Holy shit, that's... the key to the Pink Whale Ship, why do you have it!!!"
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