And so, the Round-Collar Robe, laden with everyone's little ulterior motives, was presented to the Marshal.
A jade hairpin was much simpler for tying up his hair than any other sort of hair crown.
The Marshal had no ear piercings, so they could only commission a craftsman to make a pair of Dragon-Shaped Ear Cuffs.
They had originally intended to use gold or jade, but the Marshal disliked overly flashy colors. Jade would also overlap with the materials used for his Jade Pendant and hairpin.
They could only settle for the next best thing, spending countless Credits at an auction to secure a material close to silver in color.
Xianyu understood neither the care the craftsman had put into the outfit nor the personal agendas everyone had smuggled into it.
He put on the Round-Collar Robe, fastened his belt and Wrist Guards, and condensed everything he wanted to say into four words: "Holy shit, that's awesome."
Such detail. Such detail! What kind of game put this much effort into the little things?
The Chief Strategist's scathing review: "Awesome. Even someone like the Marshal looks vaguely respectable in it."
Xianyu, who was currently wrestling with his hairpin and hair and had already pulled out several strands: "...?"
A female subordinate beside him could no longer bear to watch and volunteered to take over styling the Marshal's hair. Within seconds, she held up a mirror, fishing for praise. "What do you think, Marshal?"
"Huh? That fast? How did you do that?"
Xianyu stared at his hair, neatly secured by the hairpin in the mirror, utterly stunned.
The female subordinate demonstrated it several more times.
Copying her movements with his newly tamed hands, Xianyu tried tying up his hair himself, only to yank out another dozen strands.
The female subordinate patiently slowed her