"Afternoon tea sounds good. Would you like me to come along to buy the ingredients?"
Li Qiuzhi happened to be heading to the Adventurers' Guild to collect his Primogems from Katheryne, so he could stroll through the streets with Noelle and buy some ingredients for pastries along the way.
"Yes!" Noelle nodded happily.
The breeze stirred her skirt, brushing it against the sides of her high-heeled Armored Boots, as gently as waves caressing a reef.
She rubbed her fingers together and continued:
"But please wait here a moment, Mr. Honorary Knight. I'll finish today's work first."
With that, Noelle stood up and picked up her broom, ready to head inside the Knights of Favonius headquarters to finish today's cleaning.
"I'll help too. I'm not doing anything anyway." Li Qiuzhi stood up as well.
"All right, then. I'll take you to get a broom," Noelle said after a moment's thought.
Li Qiuzhi nodded, then followed Noelle inside the Knights of Favonius headquarters and began helping her clean.
About half an hour later, they finished their work and first went to tell Acting Grand Master Jean and Lisa about their plans for afternoon tea.
Then they went out to buy ingredients. Along the way, Li Qiuzhi also took the opportunity to roll a Spirit Rank Affix for himself:
[Spirit Rank Affix · Aura Circulation: This affix only appears among humans. When someone with this affix is in close physical contact with a member of the opposite sex, they can circulate vital energy and mental energy endlessly between the two, forming an energy draw that absorbs external energy into their bodies and strengthens them, achieving a powerful cultivation effect.]
Perhaps he was lucky today, as he obtained a good affix after only twenty-odd rolls.
Simply put, he could grow stronger by