"System, open the status panel!"
Host: Xian He
Lifespan: 398
Strength: 951
True Qi: 400
Agility: 260
Comprehension: 100
Martial Arts--
Strength: Breathing Technique (Eight · Peak Perfection), Grand Ancestor Long Fist (Six · Entering the Hall), Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Technique (Ten · Transcendent Sainthood), Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill (Ten)
True Qi: Seal Mouth Solid Qi Method (Ten)
Agility: Leaping Skill (Six), Groin Kick Technique (Ten)
Special: Goddess Control Art (Three · Beginner's Practice)
Skills--
Cooking: Grandmaster Level 1 (Seven)
Tailoring: Level 1 Apprentice (One)
Inventory--
3 Third-Grade Enlightenment Pills, 1 one-cubic-meter Space Ring
"I almost forgot about the Space Ring."
He tapped to activate it.
The Space Ring turned into a streak of light and flew onto Xian He's right thumb.
It looked much like a diamond ring.
Only, the diamond on his ring was so tiny it took a magnifying glass to see.
It was so small, practically the size of a grain of millet squeezed out of a pimple.
He flipped open his homemade calendar and glanced at it. In a few days, dawn would break over the Tianyun Plateau.
Xian He left the training room and headed to the tailor shop.
The three tailor shops stood on the western side of the north bank, arranged in a row from north to south.
"Master!" The maids greeted Xian He warmly when they saw him.
Xian He gave a slight nod without saying a word.
It wasn't that he liked putting on airs. He was just afraid the maids might get the wrong idea.
In the Inner World, he was essentially an emperor, and the maids were like palace maids.
If he smiled at them, they might very well sneak into his room at night, just like Ziyan had.
That one night raid had left him scarred for life. He didn't want a second one.
Of course, that night raid had failed. One Groin Kick Technique from him had left Ziyan bedridden for half a year.
Trying to force herself on him? No way!
Entering the tailor shop, Xian He found that the maids had already woven several bolts of Xiouwen Yellow Hemp Cloth.
The fabric had a distinct weave and was tough and coarse. Wrapping weapons with it could reduce the force of the recoil.
Xiouwen Yellow Hemp Cloth was a mid-second-grade fabric, suitable for making lower first-grade, mid-second-grade, and upper third-grade clothing.
Making lower first-grade clothing required twenty points of Tailoring Attainment, mid-second-grade clothing required sixty, and upper third-grade clothing required one hundred and twenty.
He was only a Level 1 Tailoring Apprentice, with just ten points of Tailoring Attainment. He needed a Level 1 Tailor Shop to make first-grade clothing, since it provided a ten-point bonus to Tailoring Attainment.
A Level 2 Tailor Shop provided a thirty-point bonus, while a Level 3 Tailor Shop provided a sixty-point bonus.
His Tailoring Attainment was now at seventy, enough to make second-grade clothing.
Depending on the crafting method, second-grade clothing came in four styles: Wind, Rain, Mist, and Cloud.
Wind Style Apparel increased evasion, Rain Style Apparel increased Force Dissipation, Mist Style Apparel increased Technique Countering, and Cloud Style Apparel reduced internal injuries.
He currently needed more Force Dissipation, so he chose to make Rain Style Apparel.
The Five Elders Crown was modeled after lotus petals. The crown was embroidered with the "Five Elders of the Five Directions" in colored thread, with sword-point-shaped ribbons hanging down on either side. They fluttered elegantly as the wearer walked, giving it a dashing look.
Increased Force Dissipation for the head by 25%.
The Plain Rainbow Long Shirt, as the verse went, "Clad me in my plain rainbow robe, and dress me for the jade terrace." It was white all over and could be worn by men or women. It gave men a dashing air and made women look captivating.
Increased Force Dissipation for the chest and abdomen by 25%.
Hemp Cloth Bracers were made by soaking hemp cloth in water and compressing it. They could be layered dozens of times and were comfortable to wear. Though they couldn't withstand blades, they could protect against gunpowder, gravel, and other concealed weapons.
Increased Force Dissipation for both arms by 25%.
Upturned Square Boots had square toes, symbolizing "masculine strength descending from heaven." The front tips curled upward and could hook onto a skirt hem, giving them a delicate appearance.
Increased Force Dissipation for both legs by 25%.
As a Level 1 Tailoring Apprentice, making these four second-grade garments would take Xian He forty hours.
A Level 3 Tailor Shop could cut the production time for second-grade clothing by a factor of ten, so he finished them in just four hours.
Special crafting methods could produce clothing with special effects, while ordinary methods produced ordinary clothing.
The Cloth Clothes Plain Robe consisted of a top and a skirt. Making this ordinary mid-second-grade outfit took just one hour.
From his wife to his servants, Xian He made a set for everyone.
Ordinary clothes didn't last long. After five months, they would wear out and become unusable.
Five months in the Inner World was equivalent to half a day on the Tianyun Plateau.
He only returned in the morning, and after selling his flatbreads and finishing his competition, he would go back to the Inner World. He would certainly have time to make them new clothes.
"It's about time. Jingjing, let's go."
This time, when he returned to the Real World, Xian He brought Chen Jingjing along.
The odds were low, but what if Chen Jingjing succeeded? He'd get a wife for free. Why not?
Tianyun Plateau.
The silvery dawn gradually turned rosy, and the morning glow shone beneath the windows of every household.
Leading his wife, Xian He made his way to the Congee Shop with practiced ease and set a burlap sack on the table.
"Jingjing, sit here and take the money. I'll hand out the flatbreads to the customers!" Xian He helped Chen Jingjing sit down.
Nourished by the spiritual energy of the Inner World, Chen Jingjing seemed to have been reborn, as if she were a different person.
She was no longer that scrawny little girl.
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