Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 497: Infusing the Soul

Upon hearing this, Ma Lu was about to grab the clay pot, but then he heard Baldy speak.

"No need to take the pot, I’ve already ripped the seal off the outside when I opened the box. It won’t last long, just take the soul inside with you," said Baldy.

"Eh, how am I supposed to carry the soul? Plus, I didn’t bring the Collection Bag."

"The Collection Bag is useless, it can’t contain souls," Baldy noted, "-11° temperatures can freeze a soul, but to transport it, you still need a container.

"What container?"

As soon as Ma Lu had finished speaking, he noticed that the people from the Red Ridge Project Team were all staring at him, which left him somewhat perplexed, "What are you looking at me for?"

"Boss Ma, you’re a human; your body is naturally capable of containing souls," Brother Xiao Wei explained, "so you can temporarily store these soul fragments in your body..."

"No way," Ma Lu immediately declined without a second thought, "I don’t want to stuff strange things into my body, let alone someone else’s soul. I’m already a multimillionaire, wouldn’t I be at a huge loss if I got possessed?

"That’s unlikely to happen. The pot only contains soul fragments, which don’t have consciousness and won’t try to take over your body. At most, they may influence your emotions to some extent, but as long as they are removed within 24 hours, it’ll be fine..."

Brother Xiao Wei hadn’t finished his sentence when the hall suddenly started shaking, with pieces of stone and dirt falling from the ceiling and the surrounding walls.

In the darkness, some colossal creature was awakening.

Even Baldy’s expression turned unusually somber. He wasn’t afraid of the Evil Weaver matriarch deep underground, but Nightmare Town was, after all, her turf.

Fighting here meant not only dealing with the Evil Weaver matriarch but also facing her numerous progeny.

In fact, there were already Spider Demons rushing into the hall.

"Prepare to evacuate," Baldy casually twisted off a spider head and then snapped his fingers, "Let’s send Boss Ma back first."

"Yes, boss," Beigong Meng’s eyes emitted a faint green light as he began drawing a Magic Circle on the ground.

"Boss Ma, hurry up and collect the souls. The pot is about to break, and once they scatter, it’ll be hard to capture them," urged Brother Xiao Wei again.

Ma Lu had a conflicted expression on his face, mainly because the 7-star ingredient was right in front of him, and it was very rare at that. If he missed this opportunity, he wasn’t sure when he would come across it again.

He looked over at Brother Xiao Wei, "Are you sure there won’t be any side effects from putting this thing in my body?"

Brother Xiao Wei nodded, his next words swayed Ma Lu.

"The boss wants to continue collaborating with you, Boss Ma, to make Red Ridge better and better. He wouldn’t have brought you here to retrieve the gift if he wasn’t absolutely sure."

"Then let’s do it!" Ma Lu finally made up his mind, "What should I do?"

Today’s Cute jumped next to Ma Lu upon hearing this, "Pick a spot, Boss Ma, I’ll help you modify it so you can store and access souls freely."

"Ah, body modification is required?"

"It’s just a minor procedure, painless. It will allow you to handle the souls and won’t affect your normal functions. Moreover, after I’m done with the modification, not just this time, you’ll be able to absorb souls directly whenever you encounter them again," replied Today’s Cute.

"Can I use my ring finger on my right hand?"

"No problem."

After Today’s Cute said that, she bit Ma Lu’s ring finger and left a row of teeth marks, which disappeared in less than two seconds.

Ma Lu indeed felt no pain and moved his finger around, "Is that it?"

"This is it," Today’s Cute said. "You can extend your ring finger into the jar to absorb the soul."

Following her instruction, Ma Lu carefully inserted his transformed finger into the pottery jar.

The next moment, he felt his ring finger grow warm, as if something had indeed burrowed inside.

However, this feeling was fleeting, and his finger returned to normal. Even when Ma Lu held it up to his eye, he couldn’t spot anything unusual.

Just like Brother Xiao Wei had mentioned, these soul fragments had no consciousness, so absorbing them wouldn’t affect the body.

But Ma Lu could vaguely sense that something extra was present in his ring finger and was even able to discern the quantity of these things—65 in total.

Before he had the chance to study this further, the tremors underground intensified, and the entire hall began to shake.

Ma Lu himself was swayed from side to side, and had he not caught hold of Coconut Jelly’s shoulder in time, he would have tumbled to the ground.

After slaying two spider-faced monsters, Baldy shouted, "Is it ready?"

"Just, just a moment," Beigong Meng’s eyes were practically smoking as she finished the last stroke of the Magic Circle and then said, "Boss Ma, come quick! I’m sending you home."

At her words, Ma Lu dashed onto the Magic Circle. He saw a crack open in the ground not far away, and a large, hairy foot extended from within.

But before he could get a clear view of the foot’s owner, the Magic Circle had already lit up.

Ma Lu then thought of something and asked Beigong Meng nearby, "You didn’t get the location wrong this time, did you?"

"Don’t worry, I couldn’t possibly make the same mistake twice. This time I’ll definitely get you home safe and sound, Boss Ma," Beigong Meng promised earnestly.

No sooner had she spoken these words than the Magic Circle’s light surged, and Ma Lu vanished from the spot.

When he opened his eyes again, he indeed found himself at home, but it was the previous rental property.

His ES8 was still parked at the villa, and Old Wang was over there too.

It wasn’t a big issue though. Ma Lu went downstairs, called a Didi, and went to pick up Old Wang.

Only after really moving around outside could one appreciate the beauty of modern society.

As long as you’re not in some remote corner, transportation is never a worry, especially in China where public safety is also very good.

After meeting up with Old Wang, Ma Lu recounted the recent events and then headed to the kitchen to open the refrigerator, where he found 4 ice cube trays.

The ice cube trays each had 16 compartments, perfect for one soul per compartment. He carefully injected them one by one, saving one soul fragment to taste for himself.

He had never eaten a soul in all his years.

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But after Ma Lu released the soul, Old Wang shook his head. Then he picked up the ice cube trays, inspecting them one by one, until finally, he chose a soul from one particular compartment.

"If you’re going to eat one, eat this one."

"Huh, there’s a difference?"

"Of course, soul fragments are a person’s lingering obsession at the time of death, filled with intense emotions. When cooked with special techniques, the diner can also experience these emotions.

"Each soul fragment’s obsession varies; if you don’t choose wisely, it may backfire. For example, the one you just picked, its owner must have been troubled by constipation during their life.

"If made into food, you’d experience an unprecedented feeling of constipation."

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