"I have some materials on hand, and their weight should be just to your liking. Once we return to the Imperial Capital, we can ask Master Beverly to make you a greatsword suited to you."
Ye Chuqi: !!!
"You know Master Beverly!"
"Everyone knows Master Beverly."
"..." Ye Chuqi sighed. She hadn't expected Bai Fenghua to still be in the mood to tease her. "You know what I mean by knowing him..."
Bai Fenghua laughed outright. "I do know Master Beverly. We aren't particularly close, but I was fortunate enough to earn a favor from him once. Having him make you a weapon would be the perfect use for it."
A favor. Those were the hardest things to put a value on, but a favor from Master Beverly was surely precious, and Bai Fenghua had simply given it to her.
Ye Chuqi rolled her neck and asked in all sincerity, "Is there anything Master Beverly needs? And is there anything you like? Don't worry about whether I can find it. Just tell me the answer. Think of it as satisfying my curiosity."
Bai Fenghua gave it some serious thought. "Master Beverly likes rare ores. Everyone knows that. But I think what he's needed most these past few years is a breakthrough in his forging skills. Only that would soothe his increasingly irritable mood."
Ye Chuqi nodded. That was more or less what she'd expected, and she understood.
"As for me, all I've ever wanted is for my family to be safe and happy."
Ye Chuqi: "..." That wasn't what she'd been asking. "What about you yourself? Don't you need anything? Even if you have everything, surely there are things you haven't had the chance to get, things you'd have to spend time searching for? Like the Nine-Leaf Green Flower that's