My skill tree increases every day.

"What's Yu-ge doing?"

It was rare for Liu Zhiyuan to wear a shirt in his apartment; he usually only wore underwear all year round.

Even with the air conditioning on in winter, she doesn't want to wear a shirt, and when asked, she says she has an exhibitionist streak.

Lin Yu somewhat believed this.

During their freshman year, they still lived in the school dormitory. At that time, Liu Zhiyuan would go out to pick up takeout wearing a long down jacket over a pair of shorts.

When he sees someone returning to the dorm, he'll suddenly open his down jacket like a freak.

"Studying."

"Study? Study my ass!" Liu Zhiyuan patted Lin Yu on the shoulder. "Come on, let's go for a drink!"

"Now?"

"Of course, who goes drinking during the day?"

"...Alright."

Living outside is so convenient; you can go out whenever you want.

It's past nine o'clock at night now. If I were living in the school dormitory, and I wanted to go out for a drink and then go back to sleep, I would have to go through the window.

This is an opportunity only available to those living on the first floor.

Others wouldn't even have the opportunity to climb this!

Most of the windows in the dormitory building of Qingzhou University of Technology are equipped with burglar bars, but the burglar bars on one side of the first floor have been removed for unknown reasons and have not been reinstalled.

One of them is dormitory room 112.

Back when they were still in the dormitory, Lin Yu had often seen Liu Zhiyuan climb through that window.

Sometimes, people from other dorm rooms whom Liu Zhiyuan knew would come to say hello in advance, wanting to walk back through their dorm windows at night.

I wonder what will happen to those people if they can't get back tonight now that they're out?

The craft beer bar that Liu Zhiyuan frequented wasn't far from them, so the two of them each scanned a shared bike and went there.

We arrived at the tavern at exactly ten o'clock.

Pushing open the door, you're greeted by soothing music and warm, dim lighting. There are no dazzling colored lights or ear-splitting speakers. Unlike bars where you're partying and having fun, this little pub is more like a place for pure drinking and conversation.

A faint, mixed fragrance filled the air.

Behind the bar is a row of gleaming brass taps, with the names and prices of the drinks handwritten in marker above them.

"here!"

Behind a thick solid wood table, someone waved to Lin Yu and his companion.

Two people were already seated at the table.

One of them was a boy named Chen Botao, who wore black-rimmed glasses and looked very refined. He was a classmate in the same department but in a different class. They lived in the dorm next to each other. Because they both liked to drink a little, he and Liu Zhiyuan became quite familiar with each other.

The other one is a girl with short hair and healthy tanned skin, wearing a simple black T-shirt. Her name is Cui Feifei, and she is Chen Botao's girlfriend.

"You've finally arrived! We've been waiting for you for ages."

The three of them often had a few drinks together, and Lin Yu had joined in a few times, so they were fairly familiar with each other.

"Try this." Chen Botao pushed over an unlabeled glass bottle containing half a bottle of clear red liquid.

"What? This is why you called us out?"

"I brewed it myself in my dorm room."

"Damn! That's awesome!"

Liu Zhiyuan took the bottle with great interest, asked the boss for a glass, and poured out the bottom of the glass of wine.

"Oh, the aroma of malt." Liu Zhiyuan held the glass in one hand and gently fanned the rim with the other, inhaling the scent of the liquor.

"A true expert!"

"Bullshit! This is pure tomato stuff, there's no malt aroma at all."

Chen Botao exposed Lin Yu and his companion for acting out their own stories.

"Won't this fake liquor cause any problems? What if we drink it and wake up tomorrow morning unable to see?"

Lin Yu joked.

You have to be careful when drinking homemade wine. If you don't do it right, and some bacteria get mixed in, no one knows what you'll end up with.

In particular, if the pectin in the raw materials is not properly processed, resulting in excessive methanol in the brewed wine, then drinking it could lead to serious problems.

Just a few milliliters can cause poisoning, and tens of milliliters can lead to blindness or even death.

"Get lost! I've already tested it with a test strip, and it's lower than the ones you buy outside!" Chen Botao laughed and cursed, pouring himself a little as well. "I drank it a couple of days ago. If something happened, would I be bringing it here for you to drink?"

"It's hard to say. Maybe you're blind now and are just hiding it from us, trying to trick me into drinking it too?"

Lin Yu took a bite; it was sweet, with a strong tomato flavor and a noticeable alcohol content.

"Not bad."

"Come on, boss, you should try some. My friend brewed it himself."

Lin Yu poured some water and went to the bar to find the owner.

The boss was a round-faced man with a full beard and a buzz cut. He looked to be around thirty years old, wearing a dark apron, and was wiping glasses.

He looked up and saw the wine glass Lin Yu handed him. His eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his round face.

The boss took a small sip, and his beard trembled slightly with the movement.

"Not bad," the boss commented.

"Just a moment." The owner put down his cup, left the bar, and headed towards the warehouse at the back of the tavern.

After a while, the boss came out pushing a small cart with a half-meter-tall opaque glass tank on it.

"I won't drink your wine for nothing, come and try some of my brew."

The boss pushed the cart next to the table where Lin Yu and the others were sitting, and then sat down next to Lin Yu.

"The boss is so generous!"

"Boss, what's this?" Cui Feifei looked at the clear liquid in the glass.

"This is my own homemade mead," the owner said, handing Lin Yu a full glass. "Want to try some?"

"Thanks."

Lin Yu took the wine glass and took a sip.

It has a smooth entry, without a strong or harsh alcohol taste, and the overall flavor is a sweet taste with many layers.

Even someone like Lin Yu, who doesn't know how to appreciate things, could make the most basic evaluation.

It tastes better than the juice from Lao Da!

"It tastes great!" Lin Yu's limited vocabulary made it difficult for him to utter any nice words, so he could only express himself in the most direct way.

"It's good, isn't it? If you like it, drink more."

The boss seemed to enjoy it when others praised his work, and generously expressed his appreciation.

Drink up! Drink as much as you like!

It's okay to drink too much!

"Hehe, then I won't stand on ceremony! Boss, I've already told you, I've never been drunk before!"

Free wine, why not drink it! Putting everything else aside, Lin Yu believes he can't lose to anyone when it comes to taking advantage of small things.

I started drinking when I was three years old...

Five years old...

Before they knew it, the group had drunk quite a bit.

Liu Zhiyuan leaned back in his chair, already feeling a little drowsy.

"This guy is such a loser!"

Lin Yu patted Liu Zhiyuan on the shoulder with an arrogant smile on his face.

"Haha, just drinking isn't fun, let's play some games!"

The boss raised his hand to touch his buzz cut and smiled as he spoke to the group of people who were enjoying their drinks.

"Okay, what's so interesting about it?"

"Come with me."

……

Be careful, be gentle.

"Aim right, don't go off-target."

"Very good, that's it."