"Is he Calvin Preston, the guy who got rejected by Serena Gill?"
"Yes, that's him. His face is indeed thick, daring to confess to the goddess even though he's a poor guy, ha ha."
"I witnessed it personally yesterday, Serena looked at him just like looking at trash, this world, really, anyone can dream."
Calvin was walking in the campus supermarket, these gossip and chatter all reached his ears.
But he didn't have the mind to care about all these at the moment.
Because right now, a mysterious mechanical voice had appeared in his mind out of nowhere.
[Binding of Supreme Fortune System in progress...]
At the same time, a virtual white panel began to float in front of his eyes.
Name: Calvin
Level: LV1
Age: 20
Basic Three Attributes: Physique 67, Spirit 73, Appearance 70
Charm: 54
Assets: 2003
Return Multiple: 1
Newbie Gift Pack: Pending
Experience:
Lottery Draw: times
Supreme Fortune System!
Calvin's breathing becomes rapid.
As a sophomore at Freeford University, he naturally knows what the system appearing in his mind means.
Unexpectedly, he happened to become the chosen one, bound by the system!
Following on, the rules of the system emerge in his mind.
Supreme Fortune System, refunds income based on the level. For instance, LV1, if the main income is 100, the system refunds 100, the multiple is 1, LV2, refunds 200, the multiple is 2, and so on.
To upgrade the system level, you need to accumulate upgrade experience. 1 experience point equals 1 yuan. Each time you upgrade, you will get a lottery draw chance and attribute point rewards.
Hint: Upgrading to LV2 requires 10,000 experience points.
Hint: Host's newbie gift pack is pending.
Calvin's heartbeat accelerates; whatever he earns, he gets back the same amount.
That is to say, at level 1, if he takes up a part-time job, he can get double the income.
Moreover, as the system upgrades, it could triple, quadruple... or even more!
"Is this the Life's Peak System?"
He takes a deep breath, mentally incanting,
"Open the novice gift pack."
Soon, a mechanical voice echoes in his mind.
"Ding! The novice gift pack has been opened. Congratulations host, you have received a secret hot pot base ingredient recipe."
Simultaneously, a recipe for the secret hot pot base ingredient appears in Calvin's mind.
"A hot pot ingredient? What am I supposed to do with this?"
A frown crosses Calvin's forehead.
The hot pot market is already saturated. You can buy hot pot base ingredients from any convenience store.
Could it be that he's meant to open a convenience store and specialize in selling hot pot base ingredients?
"Forget it, I'll try the taste of this base ingredient tonight. If it doesn't work out, I'll sell it cheaply to a convenience store and see if anyone will stock it."
Rubbing his aching brow, Calvin starts purchasing the ingredients listed in the recipe at the supermarket.
Some ingredients were not available in the school supermarket, requiring him to make an extra trip.
After purchasing, he attends his daytime classes, then returns to the small room he rents off-campus.
Although the school provides dormitories, he couldn't get along with his roommate. To avoid trouble, he simply moved to this small house.
Though small, the sparrow has all its organs, and there was a small kitchen for him to use.
It was already seven o'clock in the evening.
"Star anise, cardamom, fennel..."
Calvin began to stir-fry the special hot pot base according to the recipe in his mind.
Originally, he thought the hot pot base he made using this recipe would be similar to what they usually eat.
But as he was stir-frying, he couldn't help but salivate.
This special base was incredibly tempting!
The scent drifted upward from the window, reaching every household's room.
Many people started sniffing at home.
"Who in their right mind is cooking such a delicious meal?"
"It smells so good, I'm hungry, should we go out for a meal tonight?"
"I can't do it anymore, this smell is making my stomach grumble."
...
And right in the rooms above Calvin, where the landlord lived, the scent struck full blow.
The landlord Chloe Carter's daughter Camilla Carter, who is in her third year of high school, did not have night self-study today and had just returned home from her on-duty day.
At home, there were no leftover foods, and she was lying on the table, stomach grumbling from hunger. Suddenly, a delicious aroma wafted into her nose.
"What on earth smells so enticing?"
Her eyes lit up involuntarily, and her mouth began to water as she ran to the balcony to see where the aroma was coming from.
She noticed white steam was billowing from the window below.
"Is Calvin preparing his meal?"
With a smile on her lips, Camilla grabbed two boxes of yogurt from the refrigerator and dashed downstairs.
Meanwhile, Calvin had already prepared the hotpot base.
The aroma was so intoxicating that he felt like he wanted to cook a bowl of rice and mix it right in.
Luckily, he had bought some hotpot ingredients, and now was a perfect time to check the strength of this hotpot base.
After dissolving the base in water, he couldn't wait to drop the meat into it.
He swished a piece of tripe in the soup quickly, and without even blowing on it, put it into his mouth, his eyes widened in surprise.
"Wow, this flavor is simply extraordinary!"
The taste was spicy yet delicious. As he bit into it, juice from the tripe burst in his mouth.
The rich aroma danced on his taste buds!
Overwhelmed by happiness, Calvin busied himself with more bites of meat.
Originally, all the sauces he had prepared were left aside by him. Now, this flavor was just right; any more or less wouldn't do.
"Dong, dong, dong!"
At this moment, the door to his room was knocked. The voice of Camilla came through.
"Calvin!"
Calvin was taken aback, walked up and opened the door. Camilla was leaning at the door clad in a school uniform.
"Camilla, what's up?"
He knew Camilla was the landlord's daughter, but they rarely interacted on regular days, let alone her coming to see him.
Calvin's first reaction was, had something happened?
Camilla looked at the hot pot in the room, continuously swallowing her saliva.
"I...I brought you some yogurt, and...to freeload a meal!"
She swiftly pushed the two boxes of yogurt into Calvin's hand, squeezed into the room, picked up Calvin's chopsticks, and started to cook meat.
Calvin was torn between laughter and tears.
This little girl.
"Don't be in a rush, let me get you a new set of chopsticks and bowl."
"No need, I'll eat first."
Camilla stuffed the freshly cooked meat into her mouth. The taste of the meat juice flooded her taste buds, sending her whole body trembling slightly.
It tasted phenomenal!
Without a word, she proceeded to devour the food at a remarkable speed.
Calvin was caught off-guard. A look of dismay crossed his face as he quickly fetched himself a pair of bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen.
If he was any slower, this little lass might finish all the hotpot by herself.
"How do you find the flavor of this hotpot?"
Calvin asked while starting to eat.
Camilla, with her mouth stuffed with meat, raised a thumb-up toward Calvin before she even finished swallowing.
"Absolutely delicious, this is the best hotpot I've ever had! Where did you buy the base ingredients from?"
His lips curved upward in a smile, "I made it myself."
"I don't believe you. Why didn't you make it earlier? I'll have my mom bring over the best hotpot base ingredients in town tonight, I must find this one."
Camilla devoured food like a hungry beast, experiencing a level of gastronomic satisfaction unlike any she had experienced before.
Calvin observed her and couldn't hold back his laughter.
System output, truly top-notch quality.
It seemed that this hotpot base ingredient could enable him to earn his first bucket of gold. He began to ponder on the choice of a prospective buyer for his signature hotpot base ingredient.
"Ding Ling Ling Ling!"
Suddenly, the cell phone on the table started to ring.
