By now, with several jar openings under his belt, Amon had more or less figured out the pattern.
Three items per jar seemed to be the norm.
Everyone else was used to it too. No one even looked surprised anymore.
Amon crouched down and picked up the fallen items, examining them carefully.
This time, the three objects were: a scroll, a small jade bottle, and a squat wine jug.
Amon already knew from experience that he could not judge anything by appearances alone, so he called the system directly to appraise them.
[Complete Collection of Grape Wine Brewing Secrets]: A scroll recording the brewing methods of grape wines from all over the world. A dream treasure for anyone who loves drinking or making wine.
[Eternal Beauty Pill]: A pill refined by a certain cold-tempered warrior after accelerating the growth of spirit herbs with a jade bottle. Consumption allows the user to keep their appearance eternally youthful, never aging in looks.
[Gragas' Brew Jug]: The beloved brewing vessel of the master brewer Gragas from Valoran. Using it to brew wine greatly enhances flavor. It also functions as a formidable weapon. [T/N: Gragas is a brewmaster from League of Legends who travels the continent of Valoran (the world of LoL)]
After reading through everything, even Amon, who had seen quite a bit by now, was stunned all over again.
These jars really did depend entirely on luck. (Or so he thought)
It felt like anything from any world could show up inside them.
That wine jug, for example... was that not the weapon of the brewmaster from League of Legends?
And now it was lying right here on the deck, freshly opened from a jar.
"Mr. Amon, how is it?"
Seeing the three items land and stay still, Makino stared nervously at him, her eyes full of expectation.
"Miss Makino, your luck is actually really good. All three of these are very suitable for you. You are truly blessed today."
If they compared pure value, what she had drawn might not be as outrageously broken as Ace's Magic Flame or Sabo's Ancient Relic weapon.
But in terms of compatibility, Makino's haul was easily the most perfect.
Every item was something she could use, that fit her life and dreams exactly.
Whether it was the Beauty Pill, the wine-brewing secrets, or the jug, each of them matched her to a frightening degree.
"Really?"
Makino's eyes sparkled.
She had been a little worried she might open something useless.
"Of course."
Amon nodded, then continued with a smile.
"First of all, this scroll. It is full of grape wine recipes and brewing procedures, covering every kind of grape wine.
"With this, I believe your tavern business will only get better and better, Miss Makino."
He finished speaking and handed her the scroll.
"All the brewing methods... for every kind of grape wine?"
The moment she took it, Makino could not resist opening it for a quick look.
As a tavern owner, she cared a lot about the art of brewing.
"Eh... brandy, Lafite, champagne... these are all wines I have never even heard of."
She had only glanced at a small portion, but Makino's delicate face had already flushed with excitement.
At first, when she heard Amon say it was a wine recipe scroll, she had felt a bit disappointed.
She already knew how to make most of the wines she had access to.
But now that she was seeing recipe after recipe for gorgeous-sounding wines she had never brewed before, her heart was pounding too hard for words.
"Mr. Amon, this scroll is far too precious. Thank you, truly."
For someone who loved wine, these recipes were beyond priceless.
"Haha, Miss Makino, you are giving me too much credit. This is all thanks to your own luck."
Seeing how excited she was, Amon waved his hand casually.
He was just a jar merchant. What came out depended on the buyer's fate.
"Even so, I still have to thank you. To me, this is really invaluable."
"Mr. Amon, you should accept her thanks."
Woop Slap chimed in from the side.
"She has always been the one in the village who loves brewing wine the most. Her dream since she was small has been to become a great master brewer."
"In that case, I really must congratulate you, Miss Makino."
Amon looked at her with new understanding.
No wonder she had reacted so intensely to the recipe scroll.
So her dream all this time had been to become a master brewer.
"In fact, there is another item here that will be very helpful to your brewing."
Riding the momentum, Amon took out the wine jug.
"Mr. Amon, this is...?"
Although Makino already had a guess, she still wanted his confirmation.
"It is more or less what you are thinking. This is a jug meant for crafting fine wines. It might look small, but it has a world hidden inside.
"Not only can you use it to brew even better wine and improve the flavor of all your drinks, it can also be used as a weapon in times of danger."
"It can brew better wine... and be used to fight? Wow..."
At some point, Luffy had wandered back onto the ship.
The moment he heard the jug could both make wine and be used in battle, he gasped like an awestruck fan.
Thunk.
Sitting on the deck, Garp's hand had been itching.
Seeing Luffy run back up just in time to gush over something that was clearly not food or training, he did not hesitate.
Another Fist of Love landed squarely on Luffy's head.
For a grandson who only thought about eating and playing and never about training, Garp's patience had always been thin.
"Waaah..."