The staff member couldn't understand. "This is a B-Rank Reward! Why aren't you exchanging it for useful weapons, equipment, or some items? What do you want these lousy shoes for?"
"They'll be useful."
Gu Qing offered no further explanation, only that flat reply.
Disgust showed on the staff member's face. "Don't tell me you're a fetishist who wants to redeem these embroidered shoes, which some powerful ancient woman might have worn, so you can find somewhere private and frantically sniff whatever scent is left inside."
Gu Qing frowned slightly. Feeling that this staff member was sticking his nose far too deep into his business, he shot back:
"All right, buddy, we get it. You're a pervert with a fetish. Don't pollute my ears with your filthy thoughts."
"I'm not! I don't! Don't make things up!"
The staff member vehemently defended himself.
Gu Qing had only made an offhand retort. He hadn't actually thought the man was a fetishistic pervert.
But seeing him panic so badly now, looking exactly like someone whose secret had been exposed, Gu Qing could barely keep a straight face.
Good grief, I was just taking a jab at you. You're actually a pervert?
You're really something, buddy!
Gu Qing didn't waste much more breath on the staff member. He soon redeemed the Mutated Embroidered Shoes and put them into his Storage Bag with a thought.
Then, without lingering another moment, he turned and left the Storehouse, heading toward his dorm.
I've got the Mutated Embroidered Shoes. I'll head back to the dorm and offer them to the Divine Maiden first, and see whether I'll really earn her thanks like the Magic Mirror said.
Hmm, hopefully the Divine Maiden's thanks will come with some tangible benefits, rather than just a verbal thank-you.
*I'm not greedy. Just a