Selene quickly put the extra fabric back in its original place, ultimately choosing only one bolt of light blue fabric!
After all, she was only buying fabric to make "little clothes" for Fu Xuan! And one bolt of fabric was about twenty-five meters long; just buying one would be enough to make several outfits!
After selecting the fabric, Selene followed the Foxian lady to the counter to pay.
"Little sister, this bolt of fabric costs two thousand nine hundred ninety-nine stellar jade. Will you be paying in cash, or...?"
The counter lady smiled faintly, speaking the price in a gentle tone.
"Ah? How much?!"
Selene exclaimed in surprise upon hearing the price.
"Two thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, little sister!"
The counter lady repeated the price.
"Why is it so expensive?"
Selene asked, puzzled.
"Well, the fabric you're holding is of superior quality, which is why it's a bit more expensive!"
The counter lady patiently explained.
"Oh, this..."
Selene was at a loss for words, and began to hesitate, wondering if she should change the fabric. She truly couldn't accept a price of nearly three thousand!
"Little sister, are you buying this fabric specifically to make undergarments? A girl's intimate clothing should be made from good quality fabric to be comfortable! And since you're buying it as a gift, a slightly better fabric would also be more presentable, wouldn't it?"
Seeing Selene's hesitation, the counter lady began to persuade her.
And Selene's heart was indeed swayed!
This was her first time giving Fu Xuan a gift, right? It was only right to choose something a little better, wasn't it? Especially since it was something worn underneath... But wait? How did she know I was giving it as a gift?
"Alright then, please wrap it up for me! But how did you know I was giving it as a gift?"
Selene said, taking three thousand stellar jade from her bag.
"Because, little sister, you can't wear clothes like this yet! So it must be a gift, right? Hehehe..."
The counter lady said, covering her mouth and chuckling softly.
After hearing her words, Selene's mouth twitched. Good heavens! Why did she have to open her mouth and ask? Wasn't that just asking for humiliation?
And... she actually *was* going to wear it!
...After paying, Selene put the fabric into her system space and then walked towards home.
Knowing she could now relax and slack off, Selene was eager to go back and make the clothes to complete the system task!
After all, on this Xianzhou, without some strength to protect herself, Selene was truly afraid of being swatted away by the Ape God one day!
However, for someone with no experience in making clothes, making "little clothes" was quite difficult!
Selene looked at the tutorial on her jade amulet, struggling for a full two hours! She couldn't even make one presentable undergarment!
Instead, a third of the expensive fabric had already been used up by Selene!
However, if it weren't for the Divination Commission's closing time, Selene probably would have kept at it for a while longer!
...When Selene returned to the Divination Commission, she found that Qingque was still sitting in the Archives and hadn't left.
Selene checked the time again: 5:10 PM, the Divination Commission had been closed for five minutes.
"Senior Qingque, why are you still here?"
Selene asked, puzzled.
"Ah? April Seven, you're back! Wasn't I punished with overtime? So I didn't leave!"
Qingque yawned, speaking with a hint of resignation.
Hearing Qingque's words, Selene then remembered that the two of them had been caught slacking off by Fu Xuan that morning and were punished with overtime... Selene found a seat and continued looking at the tutorial.
But whether it was due to a lack of talent in this area or not, the more Selene looked, the more confused she became!
Finally, out of helplessness, Selene, with a "let's try it" mentality, went to ask Qingque.
"Senior Qingque, can you make that kind of clothing?"
"Ah? What kind of clothing?"
"That kind!"
Selene said, pointing to her own "private airport."
Seeing this, Qingque instantly understood, but she naturally couldn't make them!
"Although I can't, I can learn first and then teach you."
Qingque said, continuing to play on her jade amulet.
This left Selene completely bewildered. What did she mean by learning first and then teaching her?
...A few minutes later.
"Alright, I've learned it. Do you have any fabric on you? I'll teach you!"
Qingque put down her jade amulet and said with great confidence.
"Ah?"
Although Selene was a bit surprised, she ultimately chose to trust Qingque.
You see, this person was very clever! Someone who had been controlling her scores since childhood! She always got exactly sixty points to pass every exam, not a single point more!
Selene took out the fabric, needle and thread, scissors, and other items from her space and placed them in front of Qingque.
For the next hour or so, Qingque began to teach Selene how to make "little clothes" hand-in-hand.
Under Qingque's careful guidance, Selene finally made an undergarment, and its appearance was quite passable.
[Phew! Now the gift for Fu Xuan is finally made!]
Selene thought to herself, and at the same time, the system prompted her that the task was complete.
This made Selene pause. She hadn't even given the clothes away yet? How was the task already complete?
[Host, you clearly didn't read the task carefully! The task only required you to *make* it, not to *give* it away!]
Selene: Really, truly?
System: You *truly* your *!*
Selene: ...No longer dwelling on the wordplay in the task, she had already received her reward and could now activate her Path!
[System! Help me awaken my Path!]
Selene shouted to the system in her mind.
[Path randomly awakening...]
[Congratulations, Host, for awakening the Path: Elation!]
Selene: Ah? Elation? From Aha's side?!
Hmm... that's acceptable. As long as it's not Abundance or Destruction! If I awakened Abundance, wouldn't Fu Xuan personally send me in?!
[Actually, Host, you don't need to worry about that. Because the Host's Path power is not bestowed by a Stellaron, but by me, the System! Therefore, as long as you don't use your Path power in front of Fu Xuan, she won't even know you've awakened a Path!]
The system actively explained.
Selene: Oh, this?! Can I change this Path? I actually wanted Abundance!
System: ...Didn't you just despise it?
Selene: You don't understand! I despised it earlier because I was afraid of being sent in by Fu Xuan! Now I'm not afraid anymore!
System: So why do you want the Path of Abundance?
Selene: To live longer, of course! What else?
System: Host, is there a possibility? As a Spirit Cat, your lifespan is inherently very long?
Selene: Eh?! Is that so!
System: Then do you still want to change your Path?
Selene: Never mind then! Elation is pretty good!
Aha: This is truly too much fun!
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