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Chapter 411

Chapter 411

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Hey, the Yangzhou caravan is setting up the "Sweet Translation Stall" today! The Silla scholar delegation and the Western Regions caravan meet at a desert outpost. Head Merchant Jin is gesturing grandly with a brocade piece bearing the character for "Benevolence," while Ali points at the lion pattern and shakes his head vigorously: "Miss Xiao! We even ended up talking about 'hello' as 'sweet dates'!" Huwa is squatting in the camel's shadow, chuckling away. The brush in his hand suddenly drips a blob of honey right between the patterns of the Analects and the Quran, unexpectedly weaving a piece of "chewy sweet cloth." A lick of the "Benevolence" character tastes like the Korean "annyeonghaseyo," and a lick of the lion tastes like the Arabic "ahlan wasahlan." "Huwa! Hurry up and bring over the 'Universal Languages on the Tip of the Tongue'!" Protagonist shouts. Huwa immediately stuffs a handful of spice candies from various nations into the loom. The woven star map starts clicking away and rattling off a tongue-twister: "Is it not sweet to study and constantly practice! ???????????!" Ali licks the Orion constellation, so astonished that even the camel kneels down: "By Allah! These 'talking stars' are more fluent than our caravan's interpreters!" Huwa puts his hands on his hips and laughs: "From now on, lick the cloth before talking business! Sweet and spicy flavor for the Western Regions, delicate fragrance for Silla, and butter tea flavor for Tibet—your tongue is more reliabl…

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