59: Chapter 59 Food Synthesis Machine

The two walked to a secluded area, and Mo Yufei opened his space, taking the ten androids behind him into it.

Then, he and Wang Chen took the magnetic levitation sightseeing elevator straight to the seventh floor, the Survival Technology Zone. The elevator's interior walls were mirrored holographic screens, reflecting the scattered floating buildings and shuttling aircraft outside the window.

The elevator doors slid open slowly, revealing a high-end store named "Food Realm Technology." A frameless energy light curtain blocked out the noise from the outside, and the interior was decorated primarily in silver-white and deep space blue.

The ceiling was dotted with soft starlight-like overhead lights, and the floor was made of highly reflective microcrystalline glass. Each food synthesizer was placed in an independent holographic display cabin, accompanied by dynamic functional demonstrations, exuding a strong sense of technology and luxury.

The shop assistant, dressed in a well-tailored silver-grey uniform, saw the two enter and walked up with a polite smile. Their demeanor was elegant and professional, completely devoid of the eagerness typical of a salesperson.

Mo Yufei was completely stunned. He subconsciously lightened his footsteps, tugged on Wang Chen's sleeve, and lowered his voice, his eyes filled with amazement: "My god, is this really a store that sells equipment? It's even more impressive than the top luxury stores I've seen! Are you sure we didn't walk into the wrong place?"

Wang Chen was clearly quite familiar with the place and nodded slightly to the shop assistant.

Mo Yufei swept his gaze over the sleekly designed synthesizers in the display cabins, inwardly surprised. The degree to which technology and spiritual energy were integrated in this world was far deeper than he had imagined.

The shop assistant immediately walked to the most prominent "Cloud Realm" home flagship model display stand, tapped the floating holographic screen with their fingertips to bring up the machine's core parameters, and turned to explain the details to the two.

"This is our top-choice flagship model and also the best-selling model in the store. Its biggest highlight is the dual-mode synthesis system, which fully adapts to different survival scenarios—something low-end synthesizers simply cannot compare with."

The mode icons danced on the holographic screen as the assistant said with a firm tone, "The first type is the full-energy pure synthesis mode. It doesn't require adding any ingredients or supplements; it relies entirely on the machine consuming energy to synthesize basic food out of thin air."

Mo Yufei's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "No need to put anything in? It can just produce food directly? That's too convenient!"

"It is convenient, but the cost is also high." Wang Chen nodded, then shook his head.

"The pure energy mode relies entirely on energy cores or external power conversion. It consumes three times as much energy as the normal mode and only synthesizes basic nutrient paste. It can fill your stomach and maintain bodily functions, but the taste is very average. It's suitable for emergencies, such as when you are traveling, haven't found any ingredients, or are trapped in a place without supplies. You can rely on this to get through a period of time, but it consumes too much energy for daily use."

Mo Yufei nodded slightly, instantly understanding the pros and cons. The pure energy mode was a trump card for survival in desperate situations, not a choice for daily use.

The holographic screen displayed the second mode. The second one was the ingredient-addition synthesis mode, which was the most commonly used for daily life.

If you want to eat a certain type of food, you just put in the corresponding raw materials. If you want soy products, add soybeans; if you want rice, add grains; if you want to make broth, add processed beast meat.

The machine will finely process the raw materials and reorganize the nutrients. Not only can it restore the original texture and flavor of the ingredients 1:1, but it can also greatly save energy consumption. The energy consumption is only one-third of the pure energy mode, and the consumables are all common ingredients that can be found everywhere, making it highly cost-effective.

The shop assistant stepped forward at the right moment and added softly, "Sir, our flagship model has a very wide range of ingredient compatibility. Whether it's fresh food, dried grains, or cleaned mutant beast meat and dried wild vegetables, they can all be put into the feed inlet."

"The machine comes with an intelligent recognition system that automatically matches the best synthesis plan. For example, if you put in soybeans, you can choose to synthesize tofu, soy milk, or dried tofu. If you put in rice, you can cook rice or make rice porridge. It perfectly restores the texture of natural food and can filter out impurities and optimize nutrition—this is also our brand's unique technology."

Mo Yufei stepped forward and touched the holographic screen with his fingertip, looking at the comparison data of the two modes: pure energy mode, high energy consumption, no ingredient requirement, single texture; ingredient mode, very low energy consumption, flexible ingredients, high texture restoration. The pros and cons were clear at a glance.

Mo Yufei spoke immediately, his tone crisp and decisive: "The ingredient mode is very practical and completely sufficient for daily use. The pure energy mode can be kept for emergencies. This model is just right."

Wang Chen nodded with a smile and looked at Mo Yufei: "We'll settle on this Cloud Realm home flagship model. I don't know if you want two, but I know your shopping habits—you want to keep one as a spare, right?"

Mo Yufei smiled and nodded, thinking to himself that he definitely needed two. If he couldn't come back in the future and one broke, he wouldn't know how to fix it.

Having received the affirmative answer, the shop assistant smiled and guided the two to the holographic checkout counter. The entire process was contactless. After swiping for credit points, the machines were automatically packaged into lightweight floating storage boxes.

Mo Yufei took the keys for the two storage boxes from the shop assistant and put them in his pocket. The detailed mode operation manual and ingredient compatibility list were downloaded to his wristband data terminal.

The two walked out of the store, with the floating storage boxes automatically following behind them.

Mo Yufei still couldn't hide his excitement, turning his head from time to time to look at the display machines in the store: "It's so worth it! With this machine, the problem of eating in the future is completely solved. If I want to drink soy milk, I'll add soybeans; if I want to eat rice, I'll add grains. I won't ever have to worry about burning the rice again."

The energy crystal delivery would take a while, so the two simply walked along the Mall's aerial corridor to a park in the city center to take a break.

The park was lush with greenery, and the evening breeze was cool. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city and the extravagance of the Mall, the environment was quiet and serene.

Finding a floating chair to sit on, Wang Chen took the opportunity to explain the machine's energy consumption principle to Mo Yufei in detail.

"Don't think that only spiritual energy can drive this machine."

Wang Chen spoke slowly, "Even if your own cultivation is insufficient or your spiritual energy affinity is weak, and you can't rely on spiritual power for energy, it doesn't matter. It fully supports direct civilian electricity supply, and even the latest solar power can keep it running normally. It is not limited by a cultivator's cultivation level at all, and ordinary people can use it freely."

Mo Yufei was stunned to hear this: "It can even use regular electricity? That's so accessible!"

He thought to himself that he had been worried about the secret realm upgrading and running out of energy crystals without finding a substitute. Now he could rest easy.

"That's right." Wang Chen nodded and continued, "This model has been iterated and optimized for many generations. The internal energy conversion circuits and ingredient reconstruction programs have been streamlined and upgraded, but it is limited by the basic principle of food molecular recombination."

"The power consumption is still slightly on the high side, but it is well within the normal capacity of civilian power supply; it won't be so exaggerated that it can't be handled."

He paused and gave the precise energy consumption data: "Let me give you an intuitive standard. Based on a normal lunch for one person, with a mix of meat and vegetables and complete nutrition, normal synthesis using the ingredient mode takes exactly 2 kilowatt-hours of electricity."

"Calculated over three meals a day, one person doesn't consume much in a day. Connecting to solar panels or a normal household power supply can fully support it, and there won't be any power supply pressure for long-term use."

Hearing this, Mo Yufei did a mental calculation. 2 kilowatt-hours for a lunch, in this world where technology and spiritual energy coexist, really isn't unreasonable.

"Then I can rest easy! No need to rely on spiritual energy, no need to consume rare energy sources—just regular electricity is enough. Even if the power consumption is slightly higher, it's completely acceptable."

Wang Chen added: "The pure energy full synthesis mode consumes more electricity—eight kilowatt-hours per meal. If you really encounter an emergency where you have no ingredients, you can just turn on the full energy mode."