2026-09-10 21:00:21Once Glen Johnson had made up his mind, he immediately tapped the pepper spray icon again and confirmed the retrieval. The canister materialized in his hand, and he set it down casually on the nightstand. Then he reached out and selected the Spirit Flask icon.
The Spirit Flask had a capacity of one liter. Fill it with one liter of clear water, ferment it for twelve hours, and the water transforms into fine wine. The longer the fermentation, the richer and more aromatic the resulting wine
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Chapter 147
Glen Johnson had no time to think about the other rewards he'd received this time around. After a moment's hesitation, he decided not to upgrade the Upgrade Chest just yet.If he went ahead and somehow wasted the six remaining uses, he'd be kicking himself for a long time. Better to hold off. The smart move was to wait until he'd successfully formulated that Mana Potion first, then reconsider whether upgrading the Upgrade Chest made sense.But his own character level? That didn't need to wait. He might as well see what benefits a level-up would bring.He reached out and tapped the Upgrade Available indicator next to his Host Level on the floating interface.Just as he expected, a dialog box materialized before him:The Host has met the requirements for leveling up. Proceed with the upgrade?[Yes] [No]Glen didn't hesitate. He pressed [Yes].The moment he confirmed, the entire Upgrade Chest erupted with prismatic radiance. From within that swir
Chapter 146
Glen Johnson wasn't exactly slow on the uptake, and "Happy Birthday" was, when you stripped it down, just one repeating melody turned this way and that. Still, it took him the better part of half an hour before he could play the piece through cleanly from start to finish, each note landing where it belonged.During that half hour, Glen hammered out the tune on that piano dozens of times. Aria Wynn taught with genuine dedication, catching every mistake the moment it happened. If his rhythm lagged or a note came out wrong, she corrected him immediately, her attention never wavering. Her patience didn't flag once, even as the same melody cycled through the room again and again.At first, Aria had assumed Glen just needed to muddle through well enough to manage a passable version. After all, this was only meant for his girlfriend's birthday party. She would know he'd never studied music before, so even a rough attempt would surely move her. There was no need to aim for perfect
Chapter 145
Just as Glen Johnson was hesitating about where Aria Wynn could teach him piano, Ms. Holloway suddenly stepped forward with unexpected enthusiasm. "It's no problem at all! You only need ten or twenty minutes for this, right? You two can start the lesson right here, right now!""Uh..." Glen and Aria both froze, caught off guard by Ms. Holloway's accommodating attitude. This wasn't what either of them had expected from a manager during business hours.Glen tried to decline politely. "I'm not sure that's appropriate. You're still serving customers, and if I'm here taking a piano lesson from Miss Wynn, well... I'm sure her playing is beautiful, but I'm a complete beginner. If I start fumbling around on those keys, won't I ruin the atmosphere for everyone else? That doesn't seem fair to your other guests."Ms. Holloway waved away his concern with practiced ease. "Not at all! Our café's entire theme revolves around elegance and romance. And here you are, learning pia
Chapter 144
Aria Wynn glanced at Glen Johnson and realized he was right. Though she didn't have money either, the clothes she wore were cheap. The white sundress she had on now looked pretty enough, but she'd bought it at the night market for only a hundred and fifty dollars.Still, that didn't affect her understanding of fashion. What young woman didn't care about looking good? Even though she couldn't afford nice clothes herself, she often flipped through fashion magazines in the school library. One look at Glen's outfit told her everything. The style was outdated by at least two or three years, and the fabric felt coarse and rough, clearly a knockoff from some small factory. Not a single name brand on him. The whole ensemble wasn't worth three hundred dollars, and saying so was no exaggeration at all.But Aria didn't understand. Even if you're not rich, what does that have to do with me? And what's with this sudden impulse to learn piano? If you really wanted to learn, you'd go fin
Chapter 143
This wasn't the first time Aria Wynn had found herself in a situation like this.She came from a family that struggled to make ends meet, yet she possessed an almost obsessive devotion to music. From an early age, she had loved to sing, and her talent was undeniable. She could listen to a song two or three times and reproduce it flawlessly, her voice clear and captivating. Music wasn't just a hobby for her. It was everything.The spark that ignited her true passion came during a school talent show. A classmate had performed on an electric keyboard, fingers dancing across the keys, and in that moment, something crystallized inside her. She knew, with absolute certainty, that she wanted to become a musician.But dreams required resources her family simply didn't have. While other students signed up for private lessons in voice or instrument training, Aria could only watch from the sidelines. Her world changed the day a neighbor moved out and gifted her a broken electric
Chapter 142
Glen Johnson was speechless. It seemed the Omni-Leveling System was truly determined to mold him into an all-around genius.How long had it even been since he'd bound the Upgrade Chest? And already that damned add-on, the Omni-Leveling System, had saddled him with five separate professions.This time was even more absurd. He'd simply been sitting here, listening to someone play piano and reminiscing about the past, and somehow that alone had triggered a musician profession quest. At this rate, if he glanced up at a plane in the sky and daydreamed about soaring through the clouds, would the System throw a pilot profession at him too?Hell... actually, that was entirely possible.He decided then and there to stop letting his mind wander aimlessly. Otherwise, this cursed System would keep ambushing him with profession quests, and who could possibly keep up with that?The real problem was that he still had two incomplete Class Advancement Quests hanging over his
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