Chapter 97 Handmade Woodcarving
After hearing what Leila said, Liu Bai and Senuo turned around and looked at Leila.
"That's right...you are a girl, and only girls know what girls like!"
Seeing Leila's appearance, Liu Bai suddenly realized and said.
"Master! Please teach me how to choose a gift!"
Then Liu Bai immediately and excitedly asked Leila for help, forgetting all about Seno.
"Eh? Master? I-I-I'm not that powerful!"
Leila waved her hands quickly, trying to explain.
"Master, you are too modest. You pointed out the problem in just one sentence. I believe you must be really capable."
Liu Bai said this seriously.
"Oh... well, if it's just a gift... I can help you think about it."
Hearing Liu Bai say this, Leila, who couldn't refuse, had to nod.
"I see... Is this a challenge to me?"
Seno, who was beside Liu Bai, had a fighting spirit in his eyes and suddenly said as he looked at Leila.
"Eh? Mr. Disciplinary Officer... I, I didn't mean that!"
Hearing what Seno said, Leila waved her hands nervously.
"Don't worry, I understand, but I will prepare a gift for him to give to Lord Grass God. I want to prove that I will not lose when it comes to choosing gifts."
Seno's eyes were full of fighting spirit, but he still explained to Leila calmly to avoid scaring her.
I have already accepted the commission and I must not give up!
"I'm going to pick out a gift and I'll give it to you within three days."
Senuo patted Liu Bai's shoulder and said something, then immediately turned around and left like a gust of wind.
"Eh……"
Watching Seno leave, Leila looked at Liu Bai somewhat at a loss.
"Master, please give me your instructions."
Noticing Leila's gaze, Liu Bai immediately stood up and spoke seriously.
"Ah... anyway, the most important thing is the thought. If the gift is handmade, she will definitely be happier."
"I saw a book about making handmade gifts on a street stall before. Let's go buy a similar one first."
Leila thought about it and suggested this to Liu Bai.
"Okay, I'll follow your instructions, Master!"
Liu Bai nodded quickly, and then immediately followed Leila out of the Church Hall.
After leaving the Church Order Institute, Leila brought Liu Bai to Baoshang Street, where there were all kinds of shops and stalls.
Following her memory, Leila brought Liu Bai to a stall selling various books.
In the kingdom of wisdom, books are sacred and generally not found in places like street stalls. At the very least, they must be placed on clean bookshelves in stores, or in places that are out of reach of desert people.
But the books here are quite special. A large part of them are entertainment-oriented. Entertainment activities are despised by the church, so they are not cared about.
"Hand-made woodcut... I have it, this is the one. I didn't expect it hasn't been sold yet."
Leila rummaged through the stalls and soon found the book she remembered.
If you make a handmade wood carving yourself and give it as a gift, it can just express your heartfelt feelings.
"Hmm... Let me see. I'll buy this one too. A birthday cake made by myself will be more meaningful."
At this time, Leila happened to see a book on making pastries, and immediately pointed at it and explained it to Liu Bai.
"...Birthday cake. Yes, the girl really likes sweet things. You are worthy of being a master!"
Liu Bai nodded in understanding and took the book as well.
These books were very cheap. Liu Bai casually took out a Mora coin, but because the denomination was too large, the boss counted for a long time before he could get enough change to give to Liu Bai.
"Next, let's borrow someone else's space to learn how to make cakes and woodcarving... Well, cakes can't be kept for too long, so let's learn woodcarving first."
After buying the corresponding books, Leila continued to explain to Liu Bai.
She knew that the Flower Goddess’ Birthday was only three days away, so she had to speed up.
The reason why she took Liu Bai's request so seriously was because it was to celebrate the birthday of the little auspicious grass king.
I hope that the Little Grass God can bless me to pass my thesis smoothly...
In this way, Liu Bai followed Leila and rented a small venue in Xumi City. It was a pastry shop that had just stopped operating not long ago and happened to have equipment that could be used.
"Then you should practice wood carving here and try to finish it within two days."
"As for the cake, don't worry...if it doesn't work, I can ask someone to teach you."
In the closed pastry shop, Leila pointed at the wood in front of Liu Bai and explained.
"Okay, let's start learning now."
Liu Bai nodded in agreement and opened the hand-carved book he had bought.
"The tools you need... a carving knife... this is easy."
After looking at the tools needed at the beginning, Liu Bai nodded. He could control his sword energy to accurately transform into the appearance of various tools. Soon the sword energy condensed into a small carving knife in his hand.
"Well, the equipment here is quite complete. We can make it after buying some materials."
While Liu Bai was learning how to carve, Leila opened another book to confirm whether the shop had all the equipment needed to make cakes.
When Leila returned to Liu Bai, she found that he had fallen asleep peacefully with a book in his hands.
"...?"
"Wake up, wake up! Although I know reading will make me sleepy, it's not time to rest yet!"
It was the first time that Leila saw someone who was even sleepier than herself, so she quickly went over and woke Liu Bai up.
Liu Bai, who had just woken up, was confused at first, but then his eyes lit up as he looked at the wood in front of him.
"I just had enlightenment in my dream, and I already know how to carve!"
Liu Bai said this seriously, then took out a piece of paper from the system storage room and opened it.
Leila couldn't help but lean over to take a look and found that the paper was a portrait of the little Lucky Grass King. She was sitting upright in a chair with a gentle and intellectual smile on her face.
"What a beautiful portrait..."
Leila said this in surprise, while Liu Bai placed the portrait on another chair in front of him, then picked up the carving knife and started working on the wood in front of him.
With his previous experience of cutting out three bedrooms and a living room from vines, Liu Bai actually has some understanding of carving.
However, the three-bedroom and one-living room and the furniture inside were basically square. Liu Bai could control the sword energy to draw a straight line accurately, but it was difficult to control the sword energy to draw an arc that met the requirements.
then……
"Pfft..."
After watching for about half an hour, Leila couldn't help laughing out loud when she saw the ugly goblin-like thing carved by Liu Bai, and then she quickly covered her mouth.
"...Master, please keep your smile down. This is my first attempt. I will try my best."
Liu Bai said this with dissatisfaction, and then moved another piece of wood to the side.
These pieces of wood were just bought on the way, there are more than 20 pieces in total, enough for Liu Bai to practice.
Handmade wood carvings and cakes. In the next two days, Liu Bai tried hard to improve his skills.
During this period, he went back to the three-bedroom apartment on the vine to sleep at night. In the morning, he ate the breakfast prepared by Nashida, and then ran back here to practice after she went to the Order House, trying his best not to let Nashida notice anything unusual.
In this way, time quickly came to the third day. Liu Bai packed the gifts and cakes early, and Senuo also brought the gifts he had prepared.
He chose to keep the contents of the gift secret, and asked Nashida to open it when it was time to present it to the audience, so that it could compete with the gift that Leila helped prepare.
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