Chapter 248 Black Hole
Ma Lu first took a static tour of Brother Monkey's cloud somersault, which scored full marks for its appearance, representing the pinnacle of domestically designed and developed vehicles.
Unfortunately, a great design inevitably sacrifices space; the cloud somersault has a short wheelbase, not even better than a chopped pepper fish head, probably in the A0000 category. The advantage is that it's easy to park, but the downside is that it can't hold much.
However, according to Brother Monkey himself, this cloud somersault also comes equipped with the super skin-stretching technology independently researched by Mount Square Inch, capable of automatically adjusting its size based on the number of passengers and cargo.
From the size of a palm to that of an aircraft carrier, it can freely stretch, so this particular shortcoming can be crossed off the list.
As for comfort features, it's not lacking either, with its built-in cloud-level zero-gravity chairs. When Ma Lu gave them a try, not only was the zero-gravity real, but the clouds were too.
The air recirculation system is a pity though, as it can't be turned off and has to be running continuously.
The starry sky panoramic ceiling is indeed impressive when it's not raining.
Moreover, it has Black Tech Level 9 true fully automated driving, usable on any road globally, and even where there are no roads, point-to-point travel, truly freeing your hands.
Of course, the top feature of this cloud is its power configuration: zero to a hundred in 0.01 seconds, with a top speed of 194,400,000 kilometers per hour.
Forget F1, even an F22 wouldn't see its taillights.
But the side effect of super acceleration is that it also comes with an unconsciousness effect.
Ma Lu would get dizzy every time he rode it, and each time, he had to pinch his "renzhong" acupoint to wake up.
This, of course, is his flaw, not the cloud somersault's. Experience exclusive tales on empire
In conclusion, the cloud is great, but it's not suitable for everyone to drive.
This trip home took only five minutes, and he brought back 1,600 pounds of ingredients, including 1,400 pounds of meat and 200 pounds of vegetables.
Although there are still about 2,800 pounds of ingredients in the Desktop Farm, Ma Lu still had business to attend to, and he also had to keep a certain amount of ingredients for breeding and propagation to achieve sustainable development.
So this 1,600 pounds is pretty much the maximum he could offer.
Fortunately, after consuming this batch, all the cartoon characters finally burped satisfactorily, and some even bloated their bellies into small hills.
They truly came in leaning on the walls and left the same way.
"What a perfect party!" Minnie exclaimed, "I'm not saying the previous 108 parties weren't good, but this one really, really was the best!"
Her words also won unanimous approval from everyone else; Oliver chimed in, "The food here is awesome! Don't you think, Poppy?"
By this time, the latter had transformed from a small sailor into a muscular macho man and added, "Indeed, the spinach of this restaurant is the tastiest I've ever had, full of energy!"
"That's because they use Energized Plants," the Underpants Brothers didn't miss any chance to enlighten others and started explaining, "Energized Plants are very rare in this realm..."
"Apart from that, I must admit the beer here is really good," the middle-aged horse-headed man also said.
Brother Monkey by this time was a bit tipsy too, riding his cloud somersault drifting here and there in the room, moving gracefully, and joining in the conversation.
"This is much more flavorful than that old Jade Emperor's flat peach banquet, hahahaha, I'm full, Old Sun is heading back to Flower Fruit Mountain," he chuckled.
After saying that, he somersaulted and disappeared without a trace.
Meanwhile, the police uniform black cat also wiped its mouth and stood up, saying, "Thank you for hosting, I've got to get back to work, fighting crime and protecting the residents."
With that, he gave a big wave, "Let's roll!" and with a putt-putt from his motorcycle, he left the restaurant.
Ma Lu noticed that throughout the meal, the black cat focused solely on eating and didn't touch the beer at his side, truly a good chief of police of the people.
After the cartoon characters had their fill of food and drink, they began to say their goodbyes, until only Mickey remained.
Mickey expressed his thanks to Ma Lu once more, and then fiddled with his phone, intending to return to his animated shorts, but Ma Lu, quick as a flash, caught him.
"Hold on, you can't go."
"Why not?" Mickey asked, puzzled.
"You haven't paid yet."
"Oh, oh, oh, look at me, I almost forgot."
Mickey slapped his forehead, took out his wallet, and flipped it over. Instantly, black coins clattered onto the Traveler's Bracelet.
On the other side, the electronic account on the bracelet showed the amount of Star Currency jumping from 500 to 9388, adding exactly 8888 Star Currency.
Even though Ma Lu had seen many strange things that night, he still found this scene amusing and asked Mickey,Nôv(el)B\\jnn
"Can you create Star Currency?"
"No, no, no, I didn't create these Star Currency. Only The Grand Alliance can issue Star Currency. I just stored them in a different form, and I don't have much left," Mickey said.
"Actually, this is all the Star Currency I have left." Mickey then showed his small wallet again and gave it a vigorous shake, confirming that not a single coin fell out.
"Oh, so you used all your remaining money to throw this party?"
"I wanted Minnie to be happy," Mickey said. "It's my character setting, just like her character setting is to be my perfect partner, thinking of me. We were born this way and will always be this way, and..."
Here Mickey paused, put a hand to his lips, and lowered his voice, "Don't worry about us, we cartoon folks live only for today and don't care about tomorrow, wahaha!"
After saying this, he also struck the classic pose with arms wide open and hands raised to the sky.
"I heard from Yan Wu that you're travelling through the Multiverse, collecting various ingredients. If you ever have the chance to come to my realm, remember to try the rainbow ice cream. It's delicious."
After saying this, Mickey prepared to turn and leave but then stopped in his tracks as if he remembered something, "Oh, right, I forgot to tell you when I ordered earlier that my companions and I have very good appetites."
"I've noticed."
"Ah, my apologies for making you run an extra trip in the middle, you truly are a generous and kind-hearted person. In return for the successful conclusion of this party, let me give this to you."
As he spoke, Mickey took out another black hole from his pocket.
This black hole was much smaller than the one he'd thrown at the wall to summon his buddies, only palm-sized.
"This actually isn't mine; it's from another cartoon show, a great invention by a scientist."
"By chance, it ended up in my hands. There are two pieces, and since I already have the large one, the small one is of no use to me," Mickey explained.
"What exactly is this?" Ma Lu took it and held it in his hand.
"Its inventor just calls it a black hole. It allows you to move through any space. But yours is quite small, so you can only reach your hand inside. It's unlikely you'll be able to move with it. Also, ordinary people like you can't utilize its full potential, at best you could probably only move across a range of three meters."
"Really, how do I use it?"
"It's simple, just think of where you want to be and then reach your hand into it," Mickey explained.
Hearing this, Ma Lu looked around, and finally aimed at Mr. Furball nearby, who was completely drunk, then stretched his hand into the small black hole.
The next moment, something extraordinary happened.
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