After more than an hour, Kirara, who had been waiting outside for a long time, finally saw Chiori and Alex walk out.
This time, it was Kirara's turn to widen her eyes, staring at Alex next to Chiori, her face asking, 'Who is this person? Why do I feel so familiar?'
Not only had he changed into new clothes, but his hairstyle had also become more refined.
Indeed, Alex's hairstyle had transformed from casually scattered to the classic anime-style short black hair, composed of strands.
On the inner side of his black short hair, Chiori had even given him a sky-blue streak.
And at the fringe above his black short hair, a wisp of sky-blue highlight was visible.
Alex was speechless at the time, letting Chiori do whatever she wanted with his hair.
To be honest, this was his first time dyeing his hair, and since he was already here and had a new anime-style haircut, dyeing it didn't matter.
It was like character creation; when he played games and created characters, he also liked to add highlights of other colors.
After Chiori finished dyeing his hair, Alex then noticed that Chiori's own hair also had golden-yellow streaks and a visible wisp of golden-yellow highlight.
No wonder... Kirara secretly thought to herself again, 'Oh, this person seems to be that Alex who rides the little scooter, right? The difference between before he went in and after he came out is too great!'
Hmm, he's become much more handsome than before. The clothes are nice too.
Then Kirara turned her head, her eyes sparkling, "Sister Chiori, how are all the clothes you design so beautiful? Especially this one I'm wearing, I really love it!"
"If you like it, then help me promote it more. The Chiori Tailor Shop currently has no popularity at all!" Chiori replied indifferently, her tone seemingly tinged with worry.
The two tails behind Kirara wagged happily back and forth, "Definitely, definitely! Sister Chiori's designs are so beautiful, I'll certainly help you promote them. I think in the future, the clothing brand made by Sister Chiori will definitely resonate throughout Teyvat!"
"Mm." Chiori nodded, this was also her lifelong dream. But now, she was very, very far from her dream.
Thinking this, Chiori turned to Alex, "You too, you must help me promote 'Chiori Tailor Shop' more!"
"Okay! I definitely will, Sister Chiori~" Alex felt great respect and goodwill for Chiori, who seemed to have given him a new lease on life. His tone was much more deferential than before, and he affectionately called her 'Sister'.
"Good! Well then, if there's nothing else, you can go home and eat!" Chiori nodded, and the next moment, she began to bluntly and mercilessly drive the customer away.
"Okay, I'm leaving!" Alex waved his hand and left.
As for what Chiori and Kirara would do next, or if Kirara would also be immediately kicked out by Chiori, Alex no longer cared.
Walking out of the Chiori Tailor Shop with his new look, Alex's first thought was to share his joy with Furina, to let her see how much more handsome and charming he had become.
So Alex teleported to the Palais Mermonia, turned left and right based on his last memory, entered the exclusive elevator again, and arrived at Furina's room door.
"Knock knock!" He knocked on the door. Alex waited for a long time but received no response.
Ah! Is Furina not home yet, even though it's so late?
What a pity, then he'll look for Furina tomorrow morning!
Another day passed, and it was now the second day.
Alex woke up early from home and saw the spirit fields outside the villa. The strawberries there would probably ripen tomorrow morning, while the lemon trees, which Furina had later drawn out, were planted a bit later and wouldn't ripen until tomorrow night.
Then Alex went to Furina's room again, but he didn't expect Furina to still not be home.
Does she always wake up and go out so early?
He naturally woke up at 8 AM, which was already quite early.
Furina had also told him before that some people had booked her schedule.
If I can't find her, then so be it. Today, I'll try to get the ascend materials first.
windwheel asters and glaze lilies could be obtained with Mora. He just didn't know if Cleansing Hydro Chunk, the green-quality gem dropped by Hydro-related bosses, could also be bought.
"To the stars..."
"Alright, Katheryne. Can I ask you something? In Fontaine, does anyone sell windwheel asters and glaze lilies? And also Cleansing Hydro Chunk."
Katheryne replied with a smile, "Hello, Adventurer. We have not found anyone selling these items at the moment. You can choose to obtain the items you need by posting a commission at the Adventurers' Guild. After posting a commission, we will charge ten percent of the Mora as a handling fee for posting the commission."
"Alright, there's no other way then, I'll post it first." Alex shook his head and posted a commission for the required amount of ascend materials.
Among the ascend materials, only Slime Condensate was easy to get; he already had enough in his inventory.
If not, he would drive his Baron Bunny to Mondstadt and Liyue to gather them himself later. If he couldn't secretly pick glaze lilies, then he would buy them for fifty thousand Mora each.
As for Cleansing Hydro Chunk, if he remembered correctly, Hydro bosses dropped them, events also gave them, and they were also produced in the gem-icon accessory shops in each city.
Alex clapped his hands, first ruling out fighting bosses. Hydro bosses were very difficult for him, a Hydro character, to defeat. Baron Bunny alone didn't have enough output, and he couldn't Freeze the boss.
He didn't have any teammates available now to accompany him in fighting bosses.
The most important thing was that in Fontaine, Alex didn't know where the Hydro Tulpa, the boss that was rumored to drop Hydro Archon Furina's ascend materials, appeared.
Alex only knew of this one major boss in Fontaine that could drop Cleansing Hydro Chunk.
He was perfectly clear on the locations and drops of bosses in the other four nations.
So, now there was only one option: go to the accessory shop in Fontaine and ask if they had Cleansing Hydro Chunk.
Before leaving, Alex asked Katheryne for directions to the accessory shop. After Katheryne told him the way, Alex quickly walked towards the accessory shop.
Not long after, Alex arrived at the accessory shop Katheryne had told him about.
"Hello! Do you sell Cleansing Hydro Chunk here?" Alex asked the shop assistant at the entrance.
"Yes, we do," the assistant replied.
"That's great! How much Mora? I'll buy three!" Alex said with a smile.
The assistant's smile faded, and he shook his head regretfully at Alex, "I'm sorry, Cleansing Hydro Chunk is a special item, and its quantity is very scarce. We only accept Hydro Sigils for this item... Ten Hydro Sigils for one Cleansing Hydro Chunk! Three for thirty Hydro Sigils!"
"Huh?" Alex's eyes widened instantly. He was truly exasperated; even this lowest-grade green material was so difficult to obtain.
Maybe he should inquire about where the Hydro Tulpa boss is.
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