Hey, today the Yangzhou Yunjin Workshop has turned into a "multinational zoo"! Huwa is squatting behind a dye vat, giggling quietly, clutching a writing brush dripping with dark blue pigment. He is adding a beard to the "Persian lion pattern" draft, but ends up drawing the lion to look like a "grinning big cat." Xiao Moli looks at the "chibi lion" on the draft paper and bursts out laughing: "Fine! This 'Huwa-improved version of the Persian lion' is even more endearing than the Prophet's mount!" Ali from the Persian caravan rushes in and shouts: "By the Prophet! We want this 'smiling lion'! Our Dashi noblemen just love this 'fierce yet cute' vibe!"
"Aunt Wang! Add some '01' code fluorescent pink to the 'Dashi Star Map'!" shouts the Protagonist. Aunt Wang mutters through her reading glasses: "How come this Orion is messier than Huwa's bed-wetting map?" Huwa swooshes up the dye vat and sprinkles a handful of sesame candy into the star map: "Stars have to be like candy beans—sparkling and sweet!" Abacus Bead projects a knock-on-the-head animation: "That's fluorescent powder for testing fabric! Not snacks!" The dye vat burbles and bubbles, emitting fluorescent fabric patterned with stars, which turns out even more brilliant than the Yangzhou night sky.
Amidst the hustle and bustle, Grand Master Jin of the Silla trading delegation strides into the courtyard holding a copy of the Analects: "Miss Xiao! Our Silla nobles love these 'Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum'! But why d…
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