Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#114 - Lotus Step Shake

On the way, Elizabeth leaned softly against the leather sofa behind her, her face full of interest as she fiddled with the black wooden box Liang Yue had given her.

From the carvings and inlays to the materials used, she examined everything carefully.

She hummed a little tune unconsciously, the joy in her eyes impossible to hide.

Seeing this, Aunt Lina, who was driving, curved her lips into a smile and then said softly.

"Aren't you going to open it and take a look? Your little boyfriend seems to have put a lot of thought into this gift ~"

Liang Yue's gift, of course, took a lot of his effort.

Leaving aside everything else, the black wooden box itself was a valuable item.

It was made of a whole piece of ebony, the surface polished to a glossy shine, the edges of the corners inlaid with gold filigree, and a lotus flower, elegant and upright, was subtly carved in the center of the box.

Even in the Qing Dynasty imperial palace, which possessed the entire country, it would be considered one of the top jewelry boxes.

Liang Yue, this guy, happened to be passing by an internal affairs office in the imperial city that specialized in making various jewelry for the harem.

Then he conveniently snatched a batch of jewelry made by those highly skilled craftsmen ~

With a soft "click."

The blonde girl opened the clasp of the box, and the lid sprang open, revealing the contents inside.

It was a pair of silver lotus hairpins, elegantly and dignified in shape, and under the illumination of the car's lights, even the two women who were accustomed to seeing all kinds of top jewelry couldn't help but hold their breath.

In the center of the silver lotus flower, there was also inlaid a piece of warm Hetian jade, the just right carving, embellishing the flower shape even more vividly.

Three tassels were strung together with tiny Eastern pearls, the ends occasionally finished with round pearls.

Aunt Lina, who was beside her, simply parked the sports car on the side of the road, reached out and took one of the hairpins from the jewelry box, and began to appraise it with a serious expression.

"How is it, Auntie? These hairpins must be very valuable, right?"

"This kind of ornament is called a 'buy-yao', which means that it sways with the wearer's steps. It is said to be a kind of head ornament that began to be popular in the Song Dynasty in ancient China.

The pair he gave you is mainly made of platinum, supplemented by yellow jade and Eastern pearls, which are the most precious and auspicious in Chinese culture. In addition, this is a pair of pure handmade products.

It adopts the ancient Chinese court production techniques, which have now been lost, so in terms of value, it should be the top kind, because it can't be bought now."

"Wow! Is it so rare? How did you know, Auntie?"

"My cousin's family once participated in the war of plunder against China, and their family retained many of the spoils of war at that time. This kind of buy-yao was my great-grandmother's favorite head ornament when she was young.

However, the few pieces that their family obtained are not as good as yours."

As she said that, Ms. Lina looked in the rearview mirror and put the two head ornaments on the hair on the side of her head.

With a charming smile on her face, she shook them gently to watch, but in the end, she took them off and put them back in the jewelry box.

"My hair color is too white, it is not suitable for head ornaments made of platinum. Your little boyfriend obviously chose it specifically for you. It looks just right when worn on pure gold hair ~"

"Hee hee ~!"

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After returning home, Liang Yue didn't delay any longer and directly flashed into the stronghold world.

At this time, he was in a somewhat restless mood. After a complicated heavy physical labor and a thorough sweat, he slowly calmed down.

The construction of the village in front of him was very time-consuming. Originally, this guy estimated in his mind that the cause that could be completed in one or two days would eventually cost him another week!

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《Fully Automatic Comprehensive Weaving Machine》: A mechanical product from a certain technological world. After putting in the corresponding basic materials, it can weave almost any finished fabric.

The selling price is 500 points.

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《Emerald》: From the game world of "Don't Starve", an alchemical material, the inside of the gem contains a trace of magical creation magic.

The selling price is 100 points.

......

The above two items are the newly refreshed products in the system store in the past week.

For Liang Yue, these two things are naturally not powerful auxiliary props, but they themselves have their own unique functions.

It's not for anything else. When he was in the world of "The New Legend of Shaolin", this guy once stripped off a body armor with amazing defensive power from Ao Bai.

Later, in Shanhaiguan, after the authentication of many martial arts people, it was finally confirmed that the material of that armor seemed to be really woven with a special silkworm thread.

It is said that it is a unique silkworm only found in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which feeds on various metal minerals and is very rare!

Once discovered, it will almost immediately be secretly collected by the locals, and many martial arts masters and dignitaries can't get it even if they want to!

After Liang Yue heard this statement from everyone, he no longer had any ideas about collecting this kind of silkworm.

Who knows, the speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional ~

At that time, the martial arts people gathered in Shanhaiguan were all there to resist the Qing army outside the customs, but their origins were indeed a bit complicated.

In addition to the disciples of the major martial arts sects, there were also many masters from the warlord forces in various places.

And since Liang Yue drove the entire Manchu upper ruling class back to their old home in the Northeast with his own strength, his status has always been very special.

Especially, those forces who are determined to dominate the imperial industry and compete in the Central Plains have also been wooing him overtly and secretly.

Unfortunately, this guy has always been unmoved ~

However, when Liang Yue expressed his demand for this special silkworm in front of a group of martial arts people, the warlords distributed in various places finally realized that their opportunity had come...

In about a month or so, more than a hundred of these exotic silkworms, which were extremely cherished in the eyes of many "martial arts dignitaries", were successively sent by various forces.

There were even thousands of young eggs and silk cocoons of this kind of silkworm ~

Not to mention Liang Yue, even the old abbot of Shaolin in Shanhaiguan, Chen Jinnan, the head of the Heaven and Earth Society, the top master Hong Xiguan, and many Jianghu celebrities present were stunned.

Then, under the enthusiasm, Liang Yue could only reluctantly accept it with a smile

Needless to say, the reason why this guy bought this weaving machine product now is naturally to weave all the silk cocoons into finished fabrics, and then use them later!