"What you get from the jar is just your luck."
Hearing Chef Mao's gratitude, Felix shook his head with a smile. "Didn't you say this was a scam shop yesterday?"
"I'm so sorry, Shopkeeper!"
Chef Mao's face flushed with shame. He bowed deeply. "Please forgive my rudeness yesterday."
Thinking back to how he had accused Felix of extortion, he wanted to crawl into a hole.
Where's the scam? He handed me a fortune on a silver platter!
Meanwhile, Xiangling was looking at Felix with open curiosity.
Seeing how young Felix was—roughly her age—she was amazed that he ran such a mysterious shop.
And beyond that... she thought he was quite handsome.
As Xiangling stared, Felix chuckled. "Why are you staring at me? Do I have something on my face?"
Xiangling's cheeks flushed slightly. Feeling embarrassed, she quickly said, "I'm sorry!"
She realized her behavior had been rude.
"Since you came to open jars, go ahead and pick some."
Felix teased her lightly, then smiled. "100,000 Mora per jar. Each person can buy up to ten per week. Between the two of you, you can purchase up to nineteen jars."
As he spoke, Felix's smile grew brighter.
Nineteen jars!
If they bought all nineteen, he'd finally hit the 100-jar milestone and unlock his Exclusive Jar.
Just thinking about it made him excited.
"Nineteen jars!"
Hearing Felix's words, Chef Mao was thrilled.
He and his daughter could buy nineteen jars together.
He had already pulled a gourmet recipe from just one jar.
If he opened nineteen jars and got a few more recipes... Wanmin Restaurant would be one step closer to global fame!
"Give me nine!"
Without hesitation, Chef Mao pulled out a pouch of Mora. "Here's 900,000 Mora. Nine jars. I'll take the entire bottom row."
He eagerly pointed out the jars he wanted.
Nine jars...
Surely, he'd pull at least a few recipes, right?
As Chef Mao waited with bated breath, Felix smiled and placed the nine jars in front of him.
"Crack!"
Chef Mao smashed open the first jar.
A red berry fell out.
[Valberry]: Plump and translucent berries that release a sweet floral fragrance when eaten. In the past, those who watched over the storms found their only comfort in the sweetness of Valberries and the hope for peace in the city.
"Wait... this is a Valberry?"
Chef Mao froze.
As a chef, he recognized it immediately.
I spent 100,000 Mora... for one Valberry?
"Yes, one Valberry."
Felix nodded. "The contents of the jars vary. You can get good items, or you can get common ones. If you're unlucky, you might even get an empty jar with nothing inside."
"Hiss..."
Chef Mao took a deep breath.
Looks like I was being too optimistic.
He had assumed he'd keep pulling good items. But that wasn't realistic.
Luck had its ups and downs. Even if he bought nine jars, bad luck could mean empty jars.
At least this jar had a Valberry. That wasn't a total loss.
Valberries could only be gathered in the wild, and they weren't easy to harvest. They sold for a decent price—though not 100,000 Mora, obviously.
Still, compared to an empty jar or truly useless junk, a Valberry had some value.
Adjusting his mindset, Chef Mao took a deep breath and opened the second jar.
Snap.
The jar shattered, and a can of Pepsi fell out.
[Pepsi Cola]: A special beverage from another world. Refreshing and thirst-quenching.
"Cola. A type of drink."
Seeing the can of Pepsi, Felix raised an eyebrow and explained it to Chef Mao.
Hearing the explanation, Chef Mao didn't let disappointment show. He continued opening the third, fourth, and fifth jars.
This time, only two items fell out from the three jars.
A red talisman slip and a white orb of light.
[Flame Talisman]: Tear it open to release a stored flame forward.
[Coffee Master's Experience Orb]: The lifetime coffee-making experience of a master barista from an unknown world. Absorb it to master various coffee-making techniques.
"A talisman?"
Seeing the talisman and the white orb, Chef Mao looked at Felix curiously. "Shopkeeper, I can tell this is a talisman, but what does it do? And what is this orb?"
As he spoke, his curiosity was piqued.
Why would an orb of light come out of a jar?
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