Chapter 178 | Life Span Reward

Chapter 178: 178 | Life Span Reward

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[10,000x Investment System Activated]

[Calculating daily investment returns...]

[Multiplier: 100x]

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[Investment 1 — Protecting Mira]

[Action: Host shielded Mira Calloway from emotional and physical threat posed by hostile family visitor. Host absorbed Mira’s chronic pain via Ring of Shared Burdens and provided ongoing medical care through massage therapy and Grade-4 Enchanted Meals.]

[Return: Ultra Violet Protection Earring — Type 3Artifact]

A black stud earring that automatically protects the wearer against attacks from a Peak Ultra-Rank opponent. It can completely nullify three such attacks before its protective energy is exhausted.

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[Investment 2 — Suppressing Selene’s Eternal Winter Ice]

[Action: Host activated Abyssal Flame to provide warmth for Selene Frost during shared cultivation session. Host endured three hours of immobile sitting to avoid disturbing Selene’s sleep. Host’s body heat suppressed the Internal Winter Ice throughout the night, allowing Selene her first pain-free rest in three years.]

[Return: Cold and Frost Resistance (Permanent) — 20%]

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[Investment 3 — Caring for Mira]

[Action: Host performed 108 Body Massage Sutra on Mira Calloway using Shockwave Glove and Grade-4 Spiritual Massage Oil. Host channeled mana into damaged nerve pathways, stimulated dormant muscles, and provided sustained physical therapy over multiple sessions.]

[Return: Joy and Harmony Acupuncture Technique]

A peculiar acupuncture technique that stimulates specific acupoints throughout the body, triggering intense relaxation and pleasure. It has no healing effect and is purely designed to induce bodily comfort and pleasure.

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[Investment 4 — Caring for His Wives]

[Action: Host provided sustained daily care for all three wives including cooking, cleaning, bathing assistance, medical treatment, emotional support, and household maintenance over an extended period without compensation or complaint.]

[Return: Lifespan Extension — One Additional Year]

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[Investment 5 — Seeking a New Source of Income]

[Action: Host established business partnership with local bakery, prepared and sold 20 Grade-One Enchanted Meals to generate independent income for household support. Host deliberately suppressed own abilities to produce affordable meals suited to neighborhood economic conditions.]

[Return: Arcane Nutrition Insight — Passive Ability]

A passive knowledge ability that allows Dexter to identify the nutritional, restorative, and energy-boosting properties of any ingredient on sight. It also allows him to determine which ordinary, non-spiritual ingredients can be combined to create meals that provide minor but genuine benefits.

Effects include:

Improved stamina

Faster recovery from exhaustion

Better cultivation efficiency

Slightly improved concentration

Temporary resistance to fatigue

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[Investment 6 — Repairing the Broken Window]

[Action: Host personally repaired damage to family home caused by hostile visitor. Host purchased materials, installed new window frame, fitted replacement glass, patched interior wall, and painted surrounding area to restore the living space for his wives.]

[Return: Type-3 Pure-Air Fragrance Artifact]

A small decorative artifact that releases a faint, pleasant fragrance throughout the house. It continuously filters dust and impurities from the air, removes unpleasant odors, reduces airborne pollutants, freshens the entire house, and maintains clean, breathable air for all occupants.

The artifact can operate continuously for one full year before needing to be replaced or recharged.

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Reading the first notification, dexter flipped his hands and an simple black earring materialized in his palm.

Although it looked simple, it actually contained the power to nullify three full attacks of a Peak Ultra-Rank attack. That was the kind of defensive artifact that could save his life when placed in a desperate situation.

If he had this during the outbreak at the market district, he might have been more bold with his attacks.

The three girls already had their own defensive equipment. This one, he would keep for himself.

He immediately placed it in his ears. While he didn’t know how he looked, it should be quite alright right?

And maybe he would look even handsome. ’What would Mira, Lyra and Selene say?’

Before he knew it, his train of thought went to what his wives would think of it.

He laughed softly and shook his head to remove his thoughts from them. Then accepted his second reward.

20% permanent resistance to ice? It wasn’t necessary needed as he had a high ranking flames but if he came into contract with an ultra rank ice user, then maybe it would prove useful.

Since all attacks involving extreme cold, freezing temperatures, or ice-based energy will have their effectiveness reduced by twenty percent against him.

Dexter flexed his fingers but didn’t feel much of a change but he noticed even without his heavenly flame heating his blood, there wasn’t a shred of coldness in his body.

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When it came to the Joy And Harmony Acupuncture Technique, Dexter ea stunned and read the notification twice.

’Pleasure.’

’Purely designed to induce bodily comfort and pleasure.’

’No healing effect.’

His face went through several expressions in rapid succession as he finally figured out what the system meant.

’First the contraceptive capsules. Now this.’

’What exactly does the system think I am doing with my wives?’

He pressed his palms against his face and groaned quietly into the darkness of his room.

’I am a Foodsmith. A husband who is trying his best to take care of three wives in peace. I am not running some kind of pleasure palace.’

He shoved the technique’s knowledge into the back of his mind.

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Then his next return which was an additional year of lifespan.

Dexter lowered his hands from his face and blinked at the notification.

One year of life, just like that? He had thought he would receive a year of cultivation, not lifespan.

But every human being, no matter how powerful, was bound by the finite length of their life. One additional year meant one more year to live longer.

Although he didn’t think his lifespan was low but having additional life span wasn’t bad.

He accepted it without hesitation.

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The next was the ability: Arcane Nutritional Insight.

Dexter’s eyes widened as the knowledge integrated into his mind. While he had a bit of this ability due to his high level foodsmith and his Heavenly Gastronomy Body, this ability would make him gain more insights into materials.

He could create an entire menu of affordable, beneficial meals tailored to different needs.

His mind was already racing through recipe combinations when the final notification appeared.