When Wendy Cross challenged Glen Johnson to make the soup bowl disappear, he felt no pressure whatsoever. Compared with the ordinary stage tricks Nolan kept talking about, this was simply another use of the Upgrade Chest, and Glen knew no one in the room could see through it. Still, he decided to make the performance look deliberate. If he treated an impossible feat too casually, it would only make Wendy and Nolan more suspicious of him.He reached out and lifted the large soup bowl with both hands, then called out with exaggerated alarm, "Whoa, this is scalding hot! This might be a bit tricky to pull off!"Seeing that Glen was actually going through with it, Wendy hesitated again. "Hey, it really is burning hot, isn't it? Maybe you shouldn't try this. I don't want you to get burned."Glen waved off her concern with a casual grin. "It's fine. This trick is genuinely difficult for beginners, but for me it's pretty standard stuff. Watch closely now. The moment of miracl

Glen Johnson could see the issue clearly. To craft even a basic low-quality Health Potion, he first needed to use the Material Synthesis function to combine various fruits. The problem was that five different types of fruit were required, but he only had three daily uses of Material Synthesis. On top of that, to keep the restaurant running smoothly and advance his Class Advancement Quest, he had to maintain a steady supply of green onions, ginger, and garlic. Right now, business was slow enough that one synthesis batch of those seasonings could last several days. But if things picked up, a single batch might be gone in a day. That would leave no room to synthesize fruits for potion-making.The solution was obvious. While business was still manageable, he needed to stockpile synthesized fruit as quickly as possible. He still had one free use of Material Synthesis today, and he couldn't afford to waste it. He'd pick a fruit type and get it done as soon as he had a moment. If he p

"What!" The woman in business attire never expected Glen's magic trick to happen so suddenly, with absolutely no preparation required. He simply reached out, pressed his hand down, and that massive bronze incense burner vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind.She let out a startled cry and jumped to her feet. Her hands immediately flew to the spot where the burner had been, patting and feeling around the surface. Only after confirming that nothing remained did she turn to stare at Glen with wide, disbelieving eyes. "How is that even possible? How did you do that? Where could the burner have gone?"Glen felt supremely satisfied with the performance he'd just pulled off. Flawless execution, if he said so himself.He was getting better and better at using the Upgrade Chest to create these mystifying illusions. In the past, he'd had to physically pick up an item before summoning the Upgrade Chest and placing the object into one of its storage slots. But recently,