Of course, the ingredients still alive within the Milky Way, such as Star-Level Elephants and the like, could not be stored away. Only ingredients confirmed not to resist could be directly collected.
The ingredients NEO spat out almost all fell into that category. A few Rare ingredients required special handling and possessed self-awareness, but once those were sorted out, Shrimp Meat only needed to deal with them a little before they could be collected.
After some time, Lu Li obtained Meat Dish NEWS from the Deer King and had Shrimp Meat halt the sorting to begin cooking first.
That evening, the group gathered again for a lavish dinner.
Meat Dish NEWS had to be eaten after Fish Dish in order for its flavor to come through. It contained new gourmet substances, and fortunately, Shrimp Meat had sampled some Fish Dish earlier, so she could taste it as well.
They were instantly conquered by this unknown realm of gourmet food. The new gourmet substances contained in the tender meat juices stimulated their nerves like the fiercest drug, leaving them blissfully intoxicated.
Shrimp Meat also sprinkled Melk Star over the grilled meat, making perfection even more perfect. With a single bite, the juices and the fragrance of the seasoning blended together and exploded across the taste buds, directly causing Lu Li's Gourmet Cells level to rise again.
At this point, his normal state had already reached 208 total attributes. This meant that with all his abilities activated, together with the Peak Dance King title that ignored rank barriers, he could already step into the Eighth Order domain.
Of course, the Main Quest definitely did not require an Eighth Order achieved through stacked buffs. It required him to reach Eighth Order in his normal state, so he still had a ways to go.