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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 Slime 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 Slime 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 meal," Old Wang said.

"Is this a... keychain?" Ma Lu thought to say that this wasn't enough to cover the meal, 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 something 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 come to gawk to return to their posts, to stop crowding around the Golden Slime 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 dimensional 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 memory is fragmented and only scattered pieces are left, I remember that many years ago, someone from among them came looking for me.

"They commissioned me and an Artisan to jointly create a High-Dimensional Artifact for them.

"That High-Dimensional 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 Dimensional Pirates.

"So, they had to settle for the next best thing and use this method 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 time, when threatened by the Prime Pirate, he had only sought help from the Wandering Sorcerer and hadn't even considered that Old Wang might be involved.

"Not me, I just provided the method 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 mean these Dimensional Pirates know your identity? Maybe they even know why you came here."

Old Wang's origin and identity had always been a mystery. Although various signs suggested he was once a Cosmic Chef,

why he came to this remote Plane alone, and how he lost his memory, were unknown to anyone.

This rare encounter with his old acquaintances might just provide some 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 me 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 Slime, which was quietly waiting for its meal.

He tentatively asked, "Excuse me, that one... do you know who he is?"

The Golden Slime blinked its big eyes.

It seemed there was hope, Ma Lu said joyfully, "Brother, do tell."

The Golden Slime 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 Slime 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 Slime blinked again.

"Oh, oh, oh, does he have any enemies?"

The Golden Slime blinked once more.

"Are his enemies formidable?"

The Golden Slime 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 Slime continued to blink.

"A bull and a horse are the same thing."

The Golden Slime 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 remembered the two customers 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 time was running short.

In addition, Ma Youyou hadn't left either; Ma Lu frowned and said, "Next time 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 meal."

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 mess 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!!!"